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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
February
Year
1889
Copyright
Public Domain
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Howell is after a city charter. The village of Stockbridge wants to be incorporated. A. Deekert, a Dexter business man, has decided to pull up stakes and move to William8ton. Chelsea is to have.a bell weighing 500 pounds in the town hall, in place of the one now in use. Congressman Allen is to be one of the speakers at the presentation of the Cass stalue at Washington. The Dexter musical convention will close wnh a concert at the Methodist eb u ruh Friday eveninir. Mrs. Charles Bleiclier, aged 65 ypars, died in Webster township on Jan. 27th. The funeral was held in Dexter. The house of Martin McKune, atChelsea, wat iestro.yeil by tire last week, the family barely tscaping with their live. Milan village is to have religinus revivul meetings at the Union church when the small-pox excitement passes away. The accommodating council men of Cheltea recently granted permission to a resident to paint signs on the village windmill. There will be no inore freezing while atteiKlintr service at St James' church, at Dexter, hereafter. A new furnace has been put in. The ministers of the rural districts of this vicinity are inflicted with a disease al most as serioup in its efl'ects as the small-pox - donations. The calendar for the February term of the Monroe county circuit court contains 36 cases, 3 criminal, 18 issues of fact, and 15 chancery. Walter Murray and Walter Hewitt, of Salem, are going to Montana prospecting. They will probably be glad to get back to Michigan in the spring. B Snyder, of Chelsea, walked through a hole in the ice on Cavanaugh lake last week and nearly lost his life. He will stay on the solid eanh hereafter. Mr. Latson, of Webster, drew the bandsorue autograph qnilt tliat was raffle off by the Dexter G. A. R. The post cleared $40.40 by the venture. An Ypsilanti lady censures the authorities forallowing theatrical companies to exhibit immodest posters in that city, and threaleus to remove as soon as she can do so. That's right, come to Ann Arbor. The members of Stansell Post, G. A. E., of South Lyon, have demded to indefinitely postpone their annual campfire. These veterans were not afraid of bullets, but the mention of small-pox sets them shaking. Fr. Loughran. of Dexter, has let the contract for the new organ for St. Joseph's church. The organ will cost $1,000, and the money for paying for it has been subscribed by eight members of the congregation. On Monday evening deputy sheriffs Houston and Codey, of Detroit, arrived at this place and arrested Jno. Chase, who is wanted in New York on the "Eed Line Wheat" fraud. He was arrested at his home north-west of this place and taken to Ypsilanti where they took the ruidnight train for Detroit. He will be taken to New York state wheie the trial will take place. - Belleville Enterprise. A novel accident happened to the head cook on the dining car going east last Sunday. Just as the train was starting from the station here, iie carne out upon the car platform to get ice from the ice-box, and as he stooped over, his feet slipped upon the snow, and he pitched head foremost right over the box to the ground. Before he could gather himself lip, the train had gone and left him, and he carne back to the station, his face as white as the apron and paper cap he wore. Had a train been coming down the other track, he would have been killed.- Ypsilantian. Tpsllantl. Millard Fletcher is added to the postoffice force. L. E. Childs died last Friday after a long and severe illness. Trscy Towner runs the insurance business formerly owned by J. H. McVicar. J. Evart Smith has jost a valuable colt which ran into a neighbor's barbed wire fence, causing immediate death. Perry F. Powers, formerly of the YpsiKniian, has taken to his Cadillac home a bride- Miss Jessie Warren, a Normal student. The Follett house, which so long has been the favorite hotel of this city, has had to give way to hard times and close its doors. Charles, son of Bernard Kirk, died last week after a short illness. He was a member of the high school senior class, and a general favorite. Miss Florence Stewart, who has overseen the ladies' bathing department at the Sanitarium so long, has resigned her position and returned to her home in Battle Creek. Saline. The Musical society talks of presenting a light operetta in two tnonths. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Clark, of Ann Arbor, were Saline visitors Saturday. Geo. Jewett was agreeably surprised by about 20 of his friends last Monday vening. Frank Smith, of Ionia, has been visiting his relatives hear here. He returned on Tuesday. Miss Jessie Lawrence, of St. Paul, Minn., is visiting her fither, A. G. Lawrence, and old friends here. The principal charaeters in Queen Esther had their photographs taken, Monday, in full costume, by Miss L. A. Gillette. Queen Esther was, after three weeks' practice, given in the opera hall, Friday and Saturday evenings, to large audiences. The performance was one of merif, and the society cleared a handsome sum of money. Credit is due to D. A.Bennett for so ably conducting the company of singers. milan. Last week one of the Thorp boys coupled cars just for fun, and now heis nursing a mashed finger. D. W. Hitchcock says his horses were found at Saginaw, and now he proposes to have that $50, also, or know why. Dundee has its second chanel towards China which it would like to sell for post-holes. It is about 2300 feet long. The last 144 feet is in Trenton rock, where gas is sure to be found. $4,500 will biiy the hole, the Trenton thrown in. Dundee will receive sexlfti tiJs frona ambition towns. None olh. r meed apply as they have made up their uiiuds not to sell for holes. Judge Ilarriman was in town Tuesday. Miss Pheobe Turnbull returned Wednesday, to the care of her invalid auut, ■ear St. Thomas, Oniario. Mr. and Mrs. Tlieodore Huffman, of Dansville, were (uests of Mr. H. M. Wooda from Saturday until M.mday. Miss Hattie D. Noyes, eldest daughler of Hun. M. J. Nove, was married VVednesday, Feb. 6, ]8S9, to Mr. Harry J. Osborne, of Michigan City, by Kev. Dr. L. K. Fisk, of Albion. Rev. D. M. Kirkpatrick, of Grass Lake, gave a leccure on the Pilgntns Progresa, illustraied by magie lantern views, at the Congregational ehnreb, on Tuei-day evening, to a good and appreciative audience Mancliislcr. There is a good site in East Manchester lor som! guod ioundiy or paper mili. Manufacturers, cast your eyes luis way. ïtie (ierruan workinguien's aidsociety took possetsion of their new rooms in Goodyear hall Monday evening. Tüey íormed a a procession at their old hall and marched to their new quarters headed by the brass band. ltridü 'Maler. Scarlet fever in raging to some extent in Bridgewater. Mr. J. VValtz bas lost a. little girl, and they have it in Charley Ogden's family. The school in the Short district is broken up on account of the disease. Pitlsfield. Mills Bros. put up about forty tons tons of ice last week, drawing it from the river near the water works. Two hundred or more bushei of feed is the ainount ground out every Friday by our townsman, Clinton Almendinger, for his neighbors and others who apply. Amos Lohr and a young relative irom the south, have spent seveial winters alone in the handsoine brn-k residence occupied by his father' faruüy previous to their removal to Ann Arbor. l!ut though alone, his friends evidently do nol ïuteiid he hall be lonely, and last Friday evening the spacious rooms were again thrown open to a festive crowd, wlio ttrove, and not in vain, "to drive dull care away." MissEinma R. Kempf and pupils in the Milla district, gave a very pleasant entertainment last Friday ailernooti consisting of songs, recitations, dialogues, and a ratlier witty discussion beuveen six of the older pupils on the question ''Resolved, that nummer is a pleasanter time than wiuier." The stories of Evangeline and Miles öiandish were reproducid and recited, the former by Miss Maude Hastings, the latter by Miss Fanny Van Gieson. The "doll show" was very unique and pretty, in which eight hule girls responded to the lollowing notioe printed on the black board: "Bal y show at turee o'clock. Is your baby Mandsome? Then bring it, for it may get the priz,' and they appeared, eacli with her dolly, from the comic little black one, the rag one, up to the elaborately dressed "Flora McFlimsy," each setting forth in pretty rhyme her doll's good qualities, and claiming for it the prize. There were other very excellent recitations, and the presence of so many of the patrons of the school was encouraging üoth to teacher and to pupils. The following are the names upon the roll of honor for January : Clara Enst, Tommie East, Willie East, Clara Huss, Carrie Jedele, Edwin Jedele, Charlotte Jedele, Edwin Kempf, John Mair, Laura Mills, William Seyfried, Eddie Jedele.

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