Around The County

Manchester may lose II. G. Anthony and bis linie machine shop. Dr. E. Hall. physician in Saline 32 years, poes td Traverse City to live. Dennis & Glover will give up th strnggle as machinists in Saline, and will be suceeeded by Brown & Mason. Godfrey Beck, of Scio, died last Friday morning of typhoid fever. He had a fine farm and was well known. Age, 49 years. Hugh Townsend, medie U. of M., '89, is one of the most promisingof York townshio's promising yonnir men. and will practica medicine in Buffalo, N. Y. L. D. Watkins and a party of gentlemen contémplate taking a trip to the north-west British possessions next fall for Ihimiími; and sight-seeing. - Manchester Enterprise. The Champion wagon oompany, of Owego, N. Y., write E. S. Cushtnan tliat they gave his conpling severe tests, and thatsince then they have placed it on every wagon they have made in their new factory. On Sumlay evening as Mr. and Airs. C. Youn"hans were returning from a visit in Freedom, in descending a bilí, something about the harne-s gave way and the horse betran to kick, which frightened M 8. Y. and in jumping from the bngiry she broke her leg. - Manchester Enterprise. Willie Walsh, a six-year oíd son of James Walsh, of North field, was severely cut in the back with an ex on Sunday. His ten-year-old sister was playinsr with the ax and attempting to split wooH. In some raanner the ax descended upon the boy's back, making u gash öve inches long and two inches deep. It would have penetrated the abdominal cavity had it not strnck the hip bone, chipping offa litïle piece. Dr. C. G. Diirling, of Ann Arbor, sewed up the wound. Ypsi aiKI. A new furniture store has opened on Hnrnn-st. Miss Rnth Hoppin, of Ann Arbor, is guest of Mrs. Jenness. Mrs. Ward Swifr, who bas been dangeronslv ill, is renorted a trifle better. Mrs. Lambert Barnes and danghter, Miss Alice, are visiting at Bi'tle Creek. Chas. M. Fellows started West Sunday evening, to get hisdaughter Hattie, who is ill. Prof. Foote isgetting up an entertainment for the benefit of the Ladies' library aswociation. Perry F. Powers, of Cadillac, has been spendin: a few days in the city attending to 8ome work of the Normal board. Enster services were held by the Sunday school children, at the Presbyterian and Eniecopal ehnrehes Sundav. and bv the students at the Normal Conservatory. Many citizens whowereonce opposed to the water-works question, talk favorably of the new scheme, and it looks as thongh there'd be a big turn-out at the opera house, May 6, to discus the matter on all sides. Dexter. Easter seemed to be observed by each of our 8x churches, and by good congregatioa. Confirmation services at the Germán church Palm Sunday were largely attended and of ranch interest. A beautiful organ has just been placed in position at St. Joseph'w rhnrch, costing, according to report, $1,500. Dexter carp ponds are being drawn this week, fnrnishing amusement for the leisurely and material for stocking nuraerous ponds throughout the country. Some of our people who wintered in Florida have retnrded within the last few days. Amona them are L. W. Brijrgs and wife, Mrs. Dr. Adams and son, soon to he folio wed by Dr. Adams, who lingered on his way home to close out a business venture. Hilan. The Pinkham gambling case went over for another week. It eeems to be hard to punish gambling. The frame is tip and nearly covered for the Besrole fence machine coinpany, and it is hoped to get to work building machines very eoon. A veritable steamboat will be lannched upon the placid waters of the Saline river soon, provided enough water is found to float the craft. Andrew Jackson now draws a U. S. pension. Aitorney Williams says he alwas was ready to help Old Hickory, bul he stnpped voting for him when the Greenb ck craze arose. A v-t who has failed to get into the G. A. R. on sci'ount of personal habits, was gently reminded on Monday that it does not doto cali a man a d - ncoward for wearing the G. A. R. badge. He walked t-ome straighter after the little unpleasatuness. On Thureday morning last the M. E. society here had advertised to dedícate their new church. ín figuring up they found themseives with adebtofover $1,200, which was not provided for. At the morning service something over $50U was pledged, when an adjournment was taken until evening, at which time pledses were given which put the society practically out of debt and the possesors of the finest church building in the village. Wbitmore Lake. D. A. Pray has been appointed notary public. F. M. Dodge was at Laingsburg over Sunday. A new piano adorns the Lake house parion. Frank Beardsley and wife, of Howell, viMted friends here recently. Wm. N. Stevens, of Ann Arbor, spent 8everal days at the Lake house, lately. The new steamer arrived at the Lake, Tuesday, and will soon be in running order. Besidesthenew housesthat are building, there is quite a deal of repairing going on and the vil lage promises to boom a linie. Mips Minnie Simon, of Cleveland, O., the Misses Suaie and Anna Smith, of Jackson, and MissMattie Drake, of Ann Arbor, guests at the Clifton house. The sand bar has become so dry that a great deal of dry rushes and drift material had accumulated there, and when it was fired one evening last week it presented a beautiful sight, looking like a line of flame on the water full length of the bar. With a little labor, an excellent park could be made on this land. Etnery. The Ladies' aid society tneets at Mrs. Hemingways next Saturday. Easter service was observed last Sunday. Rev. Mr. Crane addressed the people on "Missionaries," alter which there were readinga and singing appropriate to the day. Chelsea. Rev. Mr. Haag was in Ann Arbor Monday. Miss Nellie Bacon and Miss Nellie Noyes have eacli a triciclo. Several of our Sunday-school workers attended the conventiou at Ann Arbor on Tuesday. J. L. HaMow, of Dexter, was in town, Monday, lookin for jobs of building concrete sidewalks. VVill Blaicli, of Cleveland, Ohio, spent a few hours among his Chelsea friends last. Monday. Rev. J. E. Reilly aseisted in the ordination or Rev. David Curry, at Whittaker, last Thursday. Mrs. Dr. Finch has gme to her old home in Ohio, to spend several weeks with her parents and old friends. Messrs. Kempf & Schenk have turned the town hall i tito a dry ennds store, where they expect to seir$22,000 worth of goods, saved from our late fire, within the next ihirty days. Everv yard a bargain. Webst-r. Rev. Mr. Lincoln on Monday went to Highland, where he will be a guest a few days. The work is resumed of hauling logs from Boyden's to Stringer & Co.'s sawmill, which recently slarted up. For two weeks John Bnyle lingpred with pneumonía until Friday, April 19, when death name lo his relief. The funeral was hell Mnndav at the Catholic church of Northfleld. of which he was a devoted memher. His death was much grieved by all who knew him. He leaves no family, but only two maiden sisters and a brother, J. H. Boy Ie, of Emery. PittsflM. Aaron Huss U with John Walz, learnina the carnenter's trade. Miss Mande Hastings has securpd a position as teacher in the town of Dexter. Her school commenced Monday. John Sneny, of Ann Arbor tosvn, has rented his farm to August Barrin;er, and will soon remove to the city with his family. Mills Bros. have rented pisrhty acres at $1.25 per acre, of Hngh Vrealand, of Lodi. Better reut than buy land, it would seem, at present. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hendricks, of Carbondale, Pa., were the gnests of Mr. and Mrs. fftn. Hanford, last week. Mr. Hendricks has been spending the winter in Ea8t Pasadena, Cal., where he is president of a company estahlished for the erection of ice freezing machinery and cold storage building. Alfred Paul, a son of Henry Paul, who recently went from here to Porlland, Oregon, writes home an exceedingly interesting account of his trip, describing the vast prairies of the northwest, and the flres then raging over thein ; me tnousaiiiiM or wíld ducks and enese seen from the cars; the mountains; the grand canyons; the miles of snow sheds and tunnels; the land sude, delaying their train several hours at Glaziers ; the glimpse of old ocean and the ride via steainer through the sound to Tacoma., stopping at Seattle, which, he writes, is overcrowded with people and "looks like a piece of new ground;" arriving, after five days' journey, at Portland, tired, vet he soon songht out his friends, Joh"n Main and Harry Roper, who left Pittsfield in March and are now busily employed in a brickyard, earning 835 per month and board. Saline. N. H. Isbell is still on the sick list. Miss Hattie Ford was an Ynisilnnti visitor Sunday. Peter Weinnett has been under the doctor's care the past two weeks. Miss Vesta Müler, who was home during theEaster vacation, has returned to Ann Arbor. The entertainment given by the Gebhard sisters, of Detroit, in the M. E. cliurch, Wednesday evening, was quite well attended. Frank Tuoker's Metropolitan company will present "A Wife's Honor," and "Hearts of Oak," in the opera hall in the near future. I. N. Allen, of Elüngton, L. S. Allen, of South Lyon, and G. C. Allen, cashier of the First savings bank of Ionia, were guests of Mra. Gilbert Allen and daughters the flrst of the week. Rev. and Mrs. V. E. Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Crittenden, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Crittenden, E. A. Glover, Arch. Glover, Mrs. Ida Donaldson and Mr. A. Wood all attended the Sunday - school convention at Ann Arbor Tuesday. Once more another horrible accident has bef-tllen one of Saline's young men. Will. Walker, who lias for some lime been at Kanpas City, ivas killed there, last week Thursday, by the fallofan elevator. George Walker went at once to Kansas City, and brought back the remains of bis brother. The funeral was Monday, from the Presbyterian church, and was very largely attended.