Around The County

Dexter citizens contémplate organizing a "wicked club." New rollers are to be put in at the Manchester roller milis. A grand picnic will be the interesting event in Lyndon on Aug. 9. Large quantities of huckleberries are being shipped from Chelsea. Blind Torn has been entertaining the Ypsilantians with his playing. An order has been received at the Saline poultry farm from Mexico. The Belleville Gun club has received a challenge from a club in Detroit. Grimes is all right and will handle the mail at Stockbridge after Sept. 1. The new furniture factory at Stockbridge is completed as far as the smokestack. Hon. E. P. Allen will address the Grass Lake Farmer's club at Wolf Lake, Aug. 14. Dexter now has a base ball club which isjust aching to beat the clubs in this vicinity. A. Wilkereon, of Dundee, shipped 3,300 pounds of cheese at one shipment last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Sellman, of South Lyon, are the happy parents of a 10 pound boy. The corner stone of the new Livingston county court house will be laid Saturday, Aug. 3. The young men of St. Luke's church, Ypsilanti, are to give an excursión to Lake St. Clair, tomorrow. The failure of the wheat erop in the Northwest will undoubtedly raise the price of wheat in Michigan. The state encampment buildings at Island Lake have been torn down and removed to the new location. "Camp Alger" will be the name of the soldiere' and Bailors' encampment which is to be held at Pontiac this month. A mad dog madethingslively in Dexter tast week. When he reached Lima a shotgun Boon put an end to the dog. John Gies, of Ypsilanti, died July 19, of asthnia. He was 62 years old and one of the prominent Germana of Ypsi. Mrs. John Gretz, of Dundee, has been awarded a pension amounting to $3,000 at present, with $18 per month in future. A stnall son of Dr. Bell managed to tumble into one of the water works trenches and break his arm, last week. E. L. Coopar, of Grass Lake, is now postmaster. T keep the homors in the family, he has appointed his wife chief clerk. Henry Snowball, of Whittaker, is the fortúnate winner of a pension prize. He gets $1,500 back pension, and (8 a month in future. Stockbridge now has something that has been wanted there for a long time - a hall wliere theatrical entertainments can be gi ven. Ypsi. has had a little branch postoffice for a few citizens living in lower town. Under a new ruling this office has been di&coatinued. The state teachers' institute for Monroe county will be held at Dandee during the week of Aug. 12. Prof. I. N. Demmon will conduct the institute. Hugh Clark, near Pinckney, was obliged to go 203 feet towards China before he could strike water, bnt he has a well now that is the envy of his neighbors. Three weeks from the time that the Ypsilanti water works were begun, mains were laid and protection from fire furnished in the business part of the city. That'e quick work. There are some parties in Whittaker who are too mean to live. While Rev. John Holsople was attending service, some miscreant cut the harness which was on his horse, in a dozen places. The Lake Shore railway has had two different branches running to Manchester, with different depots and employees. The schenie now is to put in a Y and run both branches to one depot. Wm. H. Dell, father of Dr. Jesse Dell, of this city, died at Saline last week Tuesday, from injuries received by falling from a load of straw. Mr. Dell was 70 years old and leaves nine children. Amos Smart, of Detroit, smarls under a fine and costs of $16.56 which Justice Griffin, of Ypsilanti, was smart enough to make him pay for cruelty to his horse. Smart wjli not trv any more of his smartness at Ypsilanti. The Free Methodists will hold a camp-meeting near Britton, commencing Aug. 7. Let us see, wasn't Britton the place where congressman Allen and his opponent, Stearns, held a little "campaign camp-meeting" last fall. Joseph Rabbitt, who was placed in the Pontiac asylum some time ago managed to slip out on July 15 and' wander back to his old home at Dexter. The asylum officials were notified and he was taken back on the following day. H. T. Nichols, of Saline, has a nioe, full-grown goat that he is willing to dispose of. Masonic lodges and other secret organizations in need of such an animal will find this one just right for their business. The postoffice and a saloon adjoining at Manchester were both painted the same color, but so many absent-minded people would walk into the saloon and ask for their mail that the owner has had the front of the building painted another color. James Ellis of this place has received a raise of $6 per month on his pension rating, making his check $90 every three months, or a dollar a day.- South Lyon Excelsior. Guess there's a little mistake in the figures. We can't make 91 a day out of $90 for three months. Word has just been received from England that Robert Peach, of Green Oak, who suddenly disappeared from Detroit, a month or so ago, after having sold some stock for P. Standick, has arrived at his old home there. It was thought that he had been foullv dealt with by Detroit thugs, but this explains the mystery.- Brighton Argus. Dexter must be a hard place for boys to enjoy life. Last week the authorities objected to allowing a couple of the boys to tap the tills of the merchants, and now tbe officers are after those who have been stretching a rope across the sidewalks, in theeyening, and watching the unsuspecting victims turn sommer saults through the air. As some of the victims happened to be women, war was declared against the boys at once. Webster. By way of correction, Mrs. instead o Mr. W. E. Bovdeü was on the sick lis last week. She is improving. Herbert Merrill and wife, of Chicago are visiting his brother, Geo. Merrill. W. C. Latson and wife have gone to Genoa where they have been called by the Bicknes8 of their daughter, Ada. Stony ('reek. P. D. Rodgers attended the races at Detroit, last week. William Dansingburgh entertaine( friends from Cleveland, last week. Mr. Wm. Dell attended the fuñera of his father, at Saline, last week. Thomas Talladay is entertaining his nephew and wife from Auburn, N. Y. Miss Alice Babbitt, of Ypsilanti, was the guest of Miss AnnaBuck, last week Surprise party at Thomas Talladay's last Friday evening. A fine time is reported by all. Seth South worth 's house burned last Friday. Owing to prompt action nothing of any importance was lost. Dexter. It looks now as if there will be a change in the pastorate of the three churches before long, ri : Baptist, M. E., and Congregational. Capt. Manly and son, with James Kearns, were at the carp ponds trying their luck with hook and line, last Friday, and it was well worth a journey frotn Ann Arbor to eee the captain draw in a large mirror carp ; he just escaped a ducking. The torm of Saturday evening played especial havoc on the premises of James B. Armes, two miles northeast of this village, in the township of Webster, partially unroofing a large barn, demolishiiig a strong windmill, and scattering the shocks of barley as compleetly almost, as before cutting.