Around The County

Peter Cook, of York township, has used $1,200 worth of onions as a fertilizer this spring. - Milan Leader. Rather fishy. "Sons of the Union" is a new order in Ypsilanti, covering nearly the ground of the Sons of Veterans, and with antisaloon sentiments. The Dress Stay Co., of Messrs. Glover & Bowling, and the Knit-Goods Co. of Messrs. Hay & Todd have Becured a three years' lease of the brick structure near ihe iron bridge formerly occupied by the bottling works, and expect very soon to bc;in the manufacture of paper boxes. - Ypsilantian. Last week Comstock post, G. A. R., of Manchester, received a telegram from a G. A. R. post in Perrysburg, about ten railes from Toledo, saying that a comrade named Perrin had died there, and wanting to know what to do with the remains. He was "Dr." Alrin Perrin, eldest son of Jacob Perrin. The death was very sudden. The remains were brought to Manchester, and interred under the auspices of Comstock post. The oratorical contest, last Friday, at the Normal school, had Gov. Luce, Don M. Dickinson, E. P. Allen, Miss M. Louise Jones of Lansing, a student at the University, and Mrs. Mary W. Livermore, of Detroit, as judges. Among the young men, W. N. Lister was the successful speaker, and his subject was "The Nation's Needs." Of the ladies, Miss Mary Camp took the cake, her subject being "The Dignity of Labor." The contestants put much work both in writingand practico in delivery. Some of them came to Ann Arbor to get drill in elocution. Married Llfe 'ot AlwnyN Comedy. Tomorrow and Saturday evenings, at the residence of T. C. Owen in Ypsilanti, the comedy, "Married Life," will be given with the following cast : Mr Samuel Coddle. _ -..R. L. Owen. Mr. Lionel Lynx L. L. Trowbrld. Mr. Frederick Younghusband C. M. Hemphlll. Mr. Ge nte Dismal E. A Waliace. Mr. HenryDove .... E. A. Moore. Mrs. Samuel Coddle Misa Margaret Gilbert. Mra Lionel Lynx Mi.- Cl Goodspeed. Mrs. George Dimal._ Miss Led Bellows. Mrs. Henry Dove Mls AbbleOwen. Maid „ Mt-8 Ruth Pease. Siage Manageie, E. W. Owen aml H. A. Thayer. A "Model Naloan." The Milan Leader says : " Last week Thursday evening the council accepied the liquor bonds of Harve Hitchcock and John Pfeifer, with L. A. Wilcox and Ira Hitchcock as sureties. This firm has paid the full licenee for dealing in liquore and tobáceo, amounting to $527.50, and intend to run a model saloon - we suppose there are model saloons as well as model anything else, and the glory of one saloon may differ from the glory of another saloon as the glory of one star differs from another. However, laying anide theories and discussions, this is to be a model saloon ; cards and card tables, dice and dice boxtiH, and like games are entirely eliminated, and the proprietors propose to run a quiet and orderly place and keep within the law at all times, so as to reduce public and private sentiment against the business to a fraction. If they can run the business so that no one except their patrón would ever suspect such a place was in town it would be an improvement, indeed." Tpil anti. Fifty persons were confirmed at the Episcopal church last week. Chas. Stevens and daughter Grace spent last Sunday in Toledo. Stephen Bowling cives a fine reception to about 150 friends this evening. Rev. Mr. Harkwell, of Potsdam, N. Y., supplied the Presbyterian pulpit last Sundav. One dealer shipped 18000 dozen eggs in one day recently. So says a very honest man. The Summer Normal will be condiKted by Profs. Key, Weeks, McLouth, Miller, and Miss Hays. H. B. Lee and daughter Lillie spent Sumiav in Howell, toattend thefuHeral of a relative, Mrs. Derby. Father DeBever has been to New Orleans to witness conferring of the Pallium on Aren bishop Jansen. A 'Cycle club has been formed with H McCormick, captain ; Messrs. Ridley and Wilcox, lieutenants; M. Straight, secretary. Miss Smiley, of Kalamazoo, who was Miss Cornie Howland's guest last week, was eummoned home by the death of her mother, who was one of the unfortunate ladies killed on that fated street car. A brush heap burned the other day, and as water was not plentiful enough to dampen the surrounding country, the house of Mr. Ring caught fire and burned. We evidently need water works, if for nothing more than to shdue burning brush heaps. Mra. Warren Pattison was bnriei Tuesday. She leavesthree small children who will be cared for by friends, as their father, it will perhaps be romembered, left them and their mother to their fate, a year or more ago. It ia said that he is now in Washington tarritory. Saline. A. A. Wood is quite ill. Rev. W. E. Caldwell was an Arm Arbor visitor, Monday. Rev. D. D. Barry has been on the sick list, but is now recovered. Mrs. John Warner gave a pleaaaat tea-party to a few ladies, Wednesday. Mell. Bliss and Louis Boyle, of An Arbor, were guests of Mrs. Bliss ■ Sunday. What is the matter with our bicy diste? Two or three of them want to dispose of their machines. Rev. M. B. Gelston occupied the Proabyterian pulpit, Sunday, In exchanea with Rev. Caldwell. Rev. D. Yokom gave a very interetrting talk to young men Sunday evening. The illustrations by Corden and Briggg were also good. Geo. Walter has been visitiner relatives at Flint the past week. He hai severed his connection with D. Nissly, and will take a trip to Washington territory soon. Wliltmoro l.akp. The fishing season has commenead. John H'lderbrant is cutting hickary ax-helve limber at Dundee. Miss Mabel Stiles is recovering from a dangerous attack of siekness. The M. E. Sunday-school is makiig arrangements for children's day exercises. John Whitman, of Howell, will ope a barber shop in Swindeman's old stand. A "sucker" show, the biggest anide that ever left a town alive, took in a lot of "suckers" both young and old, last week. John MeMahon, painter, has just pat the finishing touch on Wm. Dunlap' new house, the finest house that adorna the banks of our lake. Mrs. Wm. Rane went to Detroit, laat week, to attend the funeral of Mra. Martraret Ballard, once a much respected citizen of this place. Hilan. Our bridge will be oarried some foet farther into Monroe county. The officials are now trying to find hard pan t set the piers upon. Fire got into a pile of wood in Augnata township, last week, and consumed about two hundred cords of wood belonging to Mr. Smith, of Ypsilanti. A small blaze at Mr. Seeley's housa on Richards-st, was extinuuished by the ladies of the neighborhood. Don't teil u.s that Milán has no fire department. Milan business men are getting economical. This is the first Beason that they have thought it possible to get along without having the streeta sprinkled in some years. They tried it last year, but soon found their goods resembled the last rose of summer. Emery. Quarterly meeting at this place next Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Ernest Cook, of Ann Arbor, ia visiting at Mrs. M. Smith's. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Ramsdell hara been visiting at their son's, Rev. D. H. Ramsdell, of Deerfield, the past week. The T. & A. A. are making some inaprovementa in the line of coaches. Tiro new chair fars are daily run on the evening traína. Mr. Halleck, living in the westerm part of the town, got hold of a bottle which he supposed contained whisky that some of the boys had hid, aa drank the contents. It proved to acontte which they had got for a sick. horse. He died soon after drinking it. Dexter. The Alliance has reorganized with a determination to push. Mrs. H. A. Williams has purchased the Erastus Allen house near the depot. The Senior class reception at the residence of John Costello, last Friday night, was largely attend. Mullet in abnndance have been rumning up the river the past fewdaya, affording lots of sport to the small boya and numerous ethers. Geo. Alley begins to pnt on the aire of a fuil-fledged merchant: stock of new goods coming, and new firm, of which he is senior member. Wrbst-r. Jay McColl, of the Agricultural coilege, returns Friday for a week's vacation. The Congregational Sunday-school have deeided to observe Children'a Sunday, June 16.