County News

Corn is going to be a gocxl erop. Lightning killed a horse for Alex. Soulier, near Dexter last week. According to the Ypsilantian two inches of rain feil during July. Threshera report wheat turning out much better than was expected. Mrs. John Henry Connors, living near Birkett, has become insane. E. C. Wright & Sons, dealers in flour and feed, Howell, have failed for $10.000. ' Eemember the farmers' picnic at Whitmore Lake, Aug. 18. Half fare on all roads. Lyman Baldwin, near Manchester, had a cow killed by lightning one day ,. last week. Geo. Brown, of Saline, lost a fine cow last week by being caught under a falling tree. J. D. Masten, an old resident of chester, dropped dead in Hillsdale, one day last week. Ypsilanti's female physcian Dr. Flora Ruch, proposes to lócate in Saginaw, where it isn't so healthy. During the storm, Friday, lightning shattered a number of telephone poles between Dexter and Pinckney. Burglars entered D. Waite'8 house in Dexter, last Thursday night, and capt tured a number of articles and 14 cents 1 in cash. A horse belonging to R. C. Auld, near Birkett, was kicked by its mate one night last week, breaking its leg. It was shot. The South Lyon Picket is shedding tears because they have no brasa band there to make a noise for them during the campaign. Charles Grimes, of Pinckney, was arrested last week and taken to Laneing for obtaining signature to a note under false pretenses. Charley Briggs, of Dexter, was so badly poisoned by ivy, while camping on Base Lake, last week, as to require _ medical assistance. A drummer for a Rochester boot and shoe firm carried off a Turkish towel from the Stebbins' house in Dexier, and to settle it willingly paid $5.00 when overhauled in Anh Arbor. Len Rodman, of Dexter, drew Monday the first wagon load of fifty carloads of stone, to be deliyered at the Dexter depot, for Detroit parties. He gets a good price for them. They are "hard heads" for building purposes. In a few years at this rate, etony farms will be bonanzas. Drs. Herdman, of Ann Arbor, and Nichols, yesterday, performed a deli_ cate surgical operation upon the limb of Geo. Hunter, who has been siek with rheumatism for many months. An incision five inches long was made in the limb, and the bone found in a very diseased condition. Hopes are now entertained for his speedy recovery. - Saline Observer. How's this! Mrs. Edwin H. Coats lives near Gregory, Livingston Co. i Some of her neighbors say she used to i be the wife of one Benjamin N. Jacobs, I of Dansville. Jacobs being a married man got riled, and according to the [ Stockbridge Sun makes the following l affidavit which settles I State of Michigan. I .06unty of Ingnam, s8f Personallyappeared before me, the uudereigned ■ justice of the peece, of the township of Insham, t m sald county, Benjamin Jacobs, cf the city of Masón, in said county of Ingham. who deposes and says that Mrs. Edwin H. Cnats is not now nor ever was my wife; neither does he look like her, for my wife had grey eyes, anJ Mrs. Coats has black eyes. B. N. JACOBS. Sworn and subscribed before me this 28th day of July, A. D. 1888. ANDREW J. MILLER, ' Justice of the Peace. Webster. Miss Nettie Latson is visiting friends in Brighton. Misa Ida Spoor, of Ypslanti, is the guest of Mr. Scadin and family. Mr. Wilson, who was kicked in the I side by his horse some time ago, has l partly recovered, but is unable to work Miss Della Leslie, who has been eick for a lonjr time, died while visiting relatives in Detroit. The funeral was held at home Monday. Saline. A. K. Rouse has returned from Jackson. Henry Collum has eo far recovered as to walk out. _A. B. Van Duzer has recovered from his sickness. Misses A. and F. Caldwell visited Ann Arbor the 6th. Everett Smith, of Ypsilanti, was in l town, Monday. f R. Gauntlett, of Detroit, called on friends last week. Mrs. Burroughs and daughter Ida are visiting in Coldwater. Mrs. Rogers, of Hadson, is visiting her nephew, Geo. Hunter. Missea Ada Liesemer, Agnes Gillen and Mrs. Irv. Clark visited Mrs. Will Ward, of Clinton, Aug. 5. W. H. Davenport and family, E. R Aldrich, H. T. Nichols and wife joined the A. A. S. 8. excursión at Pittsfield, en route for Detroit the 7th. Chas. White, of Elkhart, Ind., has I been spending a few days with his k ftiend, Geo. Hunter, who has long been Wïonfined to the house. Drs. Herdman r and Nichols performed an operation on Mr. Hunter's limb, Aug. 1, and found the bone in a very bad condition. Tpailantl. Miss Carrie Hey wood is in Port Huron for a three weeks' visit. Hay & Todd have rebuilt the "picking house " lately destroyed by fire. Miss Francia Stewart and Mrs. Nellie Yerkes are spending a two weeks' vacation at Chautauqua. Loughridge & Wilcox shipped $3,600 I worth of monument work to the Upper I Península, last week. I J. J. Stephenson, the photographer, I has gone to California with his family n search of better health. Jíev. Welton, of Grand Rapids, fllled "e Presbyterian pulpit, last Sunday, and is expected again for next week. The indications are that there will be a large turnout of school ma'ams and masters at the institute here next week. The Methodist and Baptist young ppople's societies will give an excursión to Detroit and Lake Erie next Wednesday. The groceries, hardware, shoestores and clothing stores close at 8 o'clock, the only oldfashioned places being the drug, jewelry and variety stores. Dr. Flora Ruch is about to hie herself to Saginaw for future operations, and her place here will be supplied by Dr. Chrietine Anderson, of Iowa. The Harrison veterans of '40 have organized a campaign club with the followingofficers: President, David Edwards ; vice-president, Manley Holbrook ; secretary, J. M. Chidister ; treasurer, Ashley Minor. Numbers of Washtenaw ris are very anxious to hear what Andrew McAndrew has to offer about winning 'em in this county, and if the story don't suit these girls, there'll be war declared against Andrew at once. The campaign season bids fair to créate eome enthusiasm even in Ypsi. The small and middle sized fry are already sporting embleius and badges and enav,ing in war-like discussions with the fierceness displayed by their elders. Mllan. Postmaster Babcock now sits up a little. The heaviest rain of the season feil Friday night. M. J. Lehman, of Chelsea, was in town Friday last. Mrs. Abbot has taken steps looking to a permanent residence in Milan. She is Mrs. Case now, thank you. One wonld think from the expressions of reeret at Little Phil's death by the Milan G. A. R. boys that they feit as if they had lost a personal fnend. His peculiarities are now common themes of conversations. Two law suits in town last Saturday. The Washtenaw snit was discharged becanse the prisoners were running no saloon on July 4 when the Ilegal Helling was done. What difference should that inake, Mr. Prosecutor, provided they sold liquor? The storm of Friday nieht left eevere marks at the farm 'of Mr. Hardy, of London. His barn was consumed by fire caused by lightning. Wm. Whaley's house, of Milan village, had part of its cellar wall knocked down. Will says this makes three times within two years. Cbelsea. Geo. H. Kempf has typhoid fever. Mrs. E. E. Shaver is on the sick list. L. L. Smith, of Columbus, O., is the guest of his sister, Mrs. L. S. Homes. Jas. L. Babcock spent Sunday at his home near Chelsea, with his uncle, Th os. S. Sears. Mrs. M. J. Noyes has returned from visiting her friends in Port Huron and New Haven. Oliver Cushman, of Sylvan, has advertised, forbidding all men to trust his wife on his account. Dr. Hawley Hoag and wife, of Kansas, are visting their parents and other friends in this vicinity. Campers at Cavanaugh Lake' are having fine times, fishing, rowing, sailing and recreating generally. Ed. McNamara, of Traverse City, is visiting his brother-in-law,G. J. Crowell, and other friends in this vicinity. Mrs. Holley, of Lockport, and Mrs. Wisewell, of Séneca Falls, N. Y., are visiting their sister, Mrs. J. H. Durand. Bert Sutton, of Penn Yan, N. Y., after an absence of five years, is visiting relativeH and old friends here at his fortner home. Mrg. C. H. Wines returned, Tuesday evening, from Augusta, where she has bepn visiting her aged mother, Mrs. Morgan. Mrs. W. J. Dancer and her two children, of Stockbridge, are spending a few weeks with her parents for the benefit of her health. The Congregational church has called an ecclesia-itieal counci!, to be held on Tuesday, 14th inst., for the purpose of ordaining their new paster, Rev. J. E. Reilly. Wb il more I.ako. A. DeForcst, of Ann Arbor, visited at J. King's, last Saturday. Miss Lillian Draper; of Ypsilanti, is enjoying the lake breezes. The Webster M. E. 8unday School pople will picnic here, Saturday. Miss Blanche Hartshorne, of Brighton, has been the guest of Miss Mabel Stiles, this week. Messra. Frank Durfee, of Perry, UI., and Geo. Holmes, of Williatnston, have visited at Tobias Holmes. Last Sunday waa the most quiet Sabbath tbat we have enjoyed for some time, although the day waa very pleasant. New gueets at the Clifton : Ann Arbor- Thos. Kearney, Frank O'Hearn, John Duffy, James Duffy, John Slattery, Chas. Gibson, Geo. Blum, Miases May Wing and Ella Matthews, Mre. Wm, VVulHh and 2 children, Sam Langsdorf. Detroit - Mrs. Freedman, nurse and 3 daughters. Ypsilanti- Fred H. Williams and lady. New corners at the Lake house : Geo. Pettengill, Cleveland, Ohio; Theodore Royer wife and son, C. W. Wellor and family, D. L. Hyde, W. F. Tolchard, J. A. Van Arsdale, Ann Arbor ; R. P. Gilbert, Fort Yates, Dakota ; E. L. Rundel, Ed B. StevenB, Toledo; Miss M. E. Cowie, Detroit ; Miss A. B. Foster, Minneapolis ; Mary B. McPherson, Howell ; Fred J. Hemgartner, Cantón, A quite interesting game of base ball was played here last Saturday afternoon by the Whitmore Lake and Salem teams. Ernest Lewisand Walter Booth, of Ann Arbor, are respectively pitcher and catcher of our team. At the end of the 5th inning the score stood 18 to 0 in favor of the Lake nine. The Salem boys were on the point of calling the game, but decided to play two more innings. They played one of these in which Booth pitched and T. W. Rane caught. The score ran up 31 to 0, and the Salem men went home, a downcast ten. It was indeed pleasing to see the Salem umpire get fooled on Lewis' curves.