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Around The County

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Parent Issue
Day
2
Month
May
Year
1889
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Manchester Enterprise says that there is consideratie unwashed wool in the country now and owners are ready to geil at a fair price, but there ia no tnarket yet. Peter McColltina, of Manchester, went to Jackson about three weeks ago in seareh of work, but returned home and says that what ihey want in Jaksm is mechanica, not day laborers. The city is full of men out of a job and looking for work. Miss Jennie L. Moore came here on Monday to assist in parking their household goods for shipment lo Ypsilanti and she and her father lefl fr that city rm Tuesday alternoon. Mr. Moore has been a resident of this village about a quarter of a century and was a meniber of the firm of Dorey, Moore & Co., liunber merchante. He leaves ht-re with the best wishes of nis friends.--Manchester Enterprise. Died, in Bridgewater, April 27, 1889, Emmons Wheelock, aged 72 years. Mr. Wheelock was born in Genesee county, N. Y.. May 7, 1817. He Carne to Michigan in July 1829. After six months at Woodruff'-Grove.Ypsilanti.they moved to Saline on the farm now owned by Geo. Ni-sly. In 1832 they loealed 80 acn-s of land in Brulgewater. His father dying in 1833, he took charge of the farm where he has since resided. He leaves a widow and 11 grown children. Last fall as Dr. Kapp was driving on Jeffersnn street, he opened a letter and bejran to read it, letting the horse Jojr along and did not see Wm. Campbell and Joseph Iizell who stnppt-d in the rad to talk. Ca'iipbell saw ihe doctor coming and stepped out of ihe way, but Lazell did not and the bnggy sirintk him and his ar.kle was sprained or fiactured, frooi whi'h he has been quite lame ind slill uses a cruf-h. We umlerNtand that lie demanda $1.000 damags f rom the doctor.- Manchester Enterprise. Nlon.v Creek. Seth Southworth lost a valuable horse last week. The farmers are mostly done sowing their oats. Mrs. Mead is quite sick. There is some doubt as to her recovery. Mrs. Hammond is still quite f 11. Her son Georiie was out from Detroit recently to see her. Workmen and teams are busy moving ihe madi'nery, etc, from the former fhop' of G Begole, to Milán, to be plai-ed in the new one at that place. Orton Davis died at the residence of his father, Barney Davis, Salurday, April 27, after a t-hort illness of only fonr days. Ir. is 8up)osei 10 be the reeult of an ïnjnry reoeived lust winter while skiddinj logs. The funeral oo curred at the York church, Monday, April 29, after which the reinains were Imried at the East Milan cemetery. Deceased was IS) years of age. The granlfnther, Benjamin Davis, is very low, and his death is expecled at any time. Pitlsfldd. Henry Preston is collecting cream for HangHterfer. Th Moiloc club his dricontinued it meetings, some of whirh during tlie winter were very interesting. Supervisor Cise hiis returned from Lansing (!) and Pittslield tax payers ure receiving tlieir annual cali. ïhe Pittfield Ladies' aiil snciety met at Andrew Catnpbell's, laRt Thtirsilay. M.ire than a year tliis litile l)and of home worktrs have met every two weeks, to devise bett ways and means of relieving the necees ities of tlie worthy poor, and they have not lahored in vain, as many whoin they have aided would gladly testify. PittsfieUl joins Ann Atbor, Ypsilanti and Salem towns wtiere ihurch nd vantunes are among the best; yet in addition to this it has ihreeSabhatli-sclionls within its own limit, each well supported, non-sctitariüii, and doing very creditable work. The flrst oriranized inei-ts every Sabbath in the Roberts' sthool-house, wilh W, J. Cai. field as superintendent. Another was organized in the Stone sehool-house, and one in the Millw, last month, the former by Messrs. J. Harris and Geo. Mi-llwain, and has an average attendanue of tlnrty ; the latter by Mesera. Goddard, Williams and Miller. Ctaelsea. No thanksgiving services were held here on Tuesday. Miss Belle Chandler entered upon her dut es as schooldame, in Lodi, last Munday. Mrs. Josie Brewer, of East Saginaw, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ji.mes McLaren. Mrs. Tiru. Drislane, of Lodi, was the guest oí her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Chandler, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Osborn, recently married, comnit-nced bouekeeping at Bloom, Illinois, May 1. Rev. Mr. Reilly attended the Olivet association, at Oüvet, last week Wednesday and Thtirsday,andpreached the opening sermón. Rev. F. A. Amold, of !Ypsilanti, has accepted the cali ot' the Cuelsea Baptist chnrcb, to become their pastor, and will enter upon lus duties as such, next Suuday. Our Union school observed the inauguration (Jentennial anniversary, on Tuesday, by a very interisiing literary performance, consistí ng ol songs, readings, recilalions and essays, all iatriotic, and uiany of them lelatiug to Washington himself. The whole performance reflected high creditupon Prol. Looiuis, bis assistam teachers and tlie pupil. Tue Chelsea fire departmenl, whose oigan ization has just been conpleted, consista of two engine couopauies, each baving a Babcock chemical engine of one buudred gallons capacity, a hookand-ladder coinpany wiiii all theappurtenances thereto beloning, and a good, clear toued bell, weighing 500 pounds, inounied iu the cupola of tho ïuwn hall. Tuesday afternoon a furious ringing of the fire alarm bronght our citizens into the streets, and a dense, black Buioke rising hetivenward directed their hasty fooibtepti to the center of the town, where a light frame, that had been previously well snuraled wiih kerusene and gasoline, was burning most furiously, at a Bale distance trom other buildings. Whwi the farce had reached iu higlit and the whole town scemed to be present, the new chemical engines, that bad arrived the lay before, were let loose upon the flames, which HlC''umbed instantly, much to the delict and gratification of everybody pni nt. Ypsi remi. D. M. Doyle has rented the Follett house. Ilon. E. P. Allen is in Washington agüin for a short. time. Fred. Williamo, of Chicago, made Ypsilanti friendsa visit last week. A ging of Detroit workmen are making matters hum on ilie now Jenness block, Hnron-8t. The Light Gnards did up a mnck battle in BRva?e style, on the coinmons. Tupsday aflernoon. Mra. Wm. Rirkey attended the wedding of Miss Fannie Lng and David Robbins, at Detroit, April 24. An incendiary fire de.anedout the inside ot an empty bnilling on lower Congress-st, knuwn as "Goldsmith's hotel," Tuesday night. Mrs. Chas. Champion has returned fnun a six-weeks western trip and says, with the rest, that ''Michigan is about good enongh for her." Wm. Densmore's horse ran away, Monday, throwitig him and a daughrer out of the carridge. Fortunately no bones were broken and not much damage done otherwise. Conservatory hall was filled, Tuesday evening, al the Sappho concert. The Cecelias, of Detroit, and Prol. A. A. Stanley, 6f Ann Arbor, assisted in the presentation of "Kiug Ilene's Daughter." Hilan. Th Mnskegon chemiral engine oompany niaile a very snecessful exhihit of their engine, at Milán, on Monday evening. Prof. Hearne oelebrated the Centennial of Washington' inauguration by a school program, which. was interesting and inatructive. The much-adjourned case of Dr. Pinkham, to recover miney lost at gauibling, carne to a trial here on Moinlay. The defensa ebowed that the doctor had invited the quartette, as he called Ihem. to liis rooms and fix-d up a gainliling heil where the nefarious business was carried on into the mnah hoiirs. Althoiiüh he appeared to be ihe banker, the bank, it seems, was broken, and ihe. jury was fureed li brinu in a verdict of no cause for action. w.ii-it r. The Webster Farmers' club meets wil h Mr. McColl this week Saturday. Frank WVstnn has purchased the place ol'Rev. Mr. Seelye, for$lt00. Tne latter has moved to Dexter. On April 28, two University stndents, Reuben Moore and I. G. M Coll, made a pleasaut cali on the huter's folks in Webster. On Frulay last Bruce Monroe, while arsisting Mr. Bennett and his team to remove a huge stone, was stnuk under the chin by a pro, used in the removal. He recovered his eenses within a few hours. Lodl. Mrs. Ssrah J. Thompson and children arrived on Satnnlay froin Portland, Oregon, atid will spend some time witti her mother, Mrs. Chas. Almendinger. Knline. H. T. Nichols left for Oklahoma, April 29. Jno. Burg, of Ann Arbor, Sundayed in town. Arlia Howard and family, of Ypsilanti, vjpited Iriends in lown April 28. Billy Smit li and his trotter will be remly wlien the heil taps in June. Peter Weinnett, who recent Iv moved froin his farm to8aline, is reponed on the sick 1 st. Texas Jim, owned by A. Hormon, has the apjiearance oi mnking the boys .■ ea him pass uuder the wire ihis spring. Nate Bunline has rented ihe house at corner of Marris and McKay-Htu, and i-ays he will be at home on and after M.y Jt. K. VV. Mills, of Saline, G. L. Iloyt, C. C. Warner, Ira Wood, and i-everal others, shipped about 20,000 pounds of wool to Boston, last week. On the very idéntica! fpot where Cap'. N'irth landed wilh a boat-load of eungrants, way back in the twentiep, F. U. Ford built him a boat house. Alanson Morgan'wtwo olde-t children have died with diphiheria. Five others ar sick wilh it. Mr. Morgan bas been dangerously nick wiih typhoid for over two montlis, and is now insane. They have taken him to his brothers in Piltsfield. Dexter. New verandas with French roofs are now the rage in Dexter. Another new stork of goods roming to Dexter, occupying the old Croarkin blo.k. Dr. Lee's drug store is to be moved across ihe ntreet to the store now occupii-d by II il! as a saloon. Dr. S. H Adamsgladdened the hearts of his parishioner8 last week by his return frum a ihree months' stay in Florida. Ea h end of Ann Arbor-st. has located on opposite siiles the re.-idences of newly reiired farmers, Messrs. Dancer and Uavin. nf the lownsh' pof Lima, and Smilh and Phelps, of Scio. Whilmore l.ukr. Mrs. L. J. Sliles visited at Fowlerville ili s week. Dance at the Clifton house next Saturday evening. A store, ronm will soon be erected at the T. & A. A. station. The hotels are making their regular spring improvement8. J. D. Stevens, jr., is rapidly improving in health at Denver. Col. Mr. R. Bixby.of Linesburg, has been visitinga F. M. Dodge's. Freil Koper and wil'e, of Ann Arbor, visited f'iends over Sunday. John Trainer; Andersonville, Libby and Murry prisons. Pension. L. J.Siilesand Mail in Kapp went to CaHillao on business Tuesdty. James Halleck, S;ate agent for the Trinuiph harveslers, was here Monday. Mrn. Lizzie Payne, of Port Clinton.O., is visiiing her pareuts, Mr. and Mrs E. W. Snell. Rev. R D. Robinson commenced last Sunday evening a series of sermona on the millen uní. Jos. Pray and daughter Allie wentto Dimondale Saturday. Mrs. E.W. Stiles and children will relurn with them today. The T. & A. A. road has settled with Martin Kapp for his barn that caught fire f rom a passing train and was destroyed. Ulie new steamer is ready for' business It is a nice boat of good size and miikes good time, landing at the Lake house duck