Around The County

Ypsilanti fair this week. The Chelsea fair is in full blast this TT Gpfe. Teachers' examination at Ypsilanti Sept. 27. Giles Lee has purchased the George Maltby farm in Green Oak. The commercial college building at Ypsilanti is nearly completed. A New York man is putting in machinery for a fruit evaporator at BrighThe township board of Pinckney has appointed J. M. Kearney township clerk, in place of A. J. Chappell who resigned. There is great demand for farm help juBt now, and the supply is very short indeed. The Stockbridge fair will be held Oct. 1, 2 and 3. Everybody in that vieinity is going. David E. Waite has bought a stock of hardware and will open a store at Dexter soon. The Belleville band boys gave a " peach " social last week and cleared $10 from the enterprise. D. N. Blaisdell of Stockbridge has a patent for an ingenious wire contrivance for repairing old rail fences. The machinery is being placed in the factory at Salem and everything will be in shape to run next week. There is talk of opening a photograph gallery at Dexter, so that the people can get "took" without leaving the village. B. C. Whittaker is now a full fledged life insurance agent at Dexter, and he is practicing on increasing nis talking qualities. About fifty of the Salem farmers ehip milk to Detroit every morning, and receive in exchange a nice little check for the same. The Salem W. C. T. U. was to have given an entertainment at South Lyon last week, but the date has now been changed to next month. Rev. S. V. McKee preached his farewell sermón to his congregation at South Lyon last Sunday, and has removed to Southport, Iüd. Fred Smith, Frank Force and Eli Sawtell, Pontiac kids old enough to know better, are in hot water for "cooning" watermei )ns.- Bill Poster. Charles Lockwood of South Lyon does not like the sudden changes of Michigan climate and will remove his family to Virginia next month. Scarlet fever has broken out in a mild form among the scholars of the Salem school, and it seems like a continuation of vacation to the teacher. Geo. VanAtta sold to Char. Pardon last week a ten months old calf that dressed 420 pounds. It was as fine meat as ever hang in a market. - South Lyon Picket. The Stockbridge Sun is willing to take almost anything from delinquent subscribers. ín the last issue Bro. Gildart says that he will take building stone on account. A young man about 25 years of age hired a horse and buggy of liveryman Palmer of Grass Lake last Saturday, drove away and has notsince been seen. $50 reward íb offer ed.-Chelsea Herald. Rev. Dr. Adams and family expect to leave for their new home the first of next week. Rev. Mr. Cope, who has been given charge of the Methodist church here. will at once occupy the parsonage. - Dexter Leader. Miss Betsey Reymond.a maiden lady 87 year3 of age, while passing out of the rear door of her residence in west Sharon, feil accidentally, and 80 injured her hip that she is unable to move without assistance. - Grass Lake News. The firm of Warner & VanEtten will succeed Warner & McClain in the eider and jelly business. The eider mili Is being renovated and a new engine put in. The firm will be ready for business in a few days. - Dexter Leader. The imported Shropshire ram lamb which tuok first premium at the State fair Ihïs week over nineteen competitors, was purchased by Coe &Sawyer of Green Üak and will lead the Ragstreet llock hereailer.- Brighton Citizen. The citizens of South Lyon are stil! clinging to that old chesmut of trying to raise a bonus to build a mili there. The ofl'er of a mili ia now down to '2,'!it). but still the citizens cling to the r pocket books and refuse to dónate. Last Monday Mr. Fred Jonnson sold to Mr. Deyo of Jacksou bis famous trotter, Fountain, for $T00. The hor sired by Nathan Mills, owned by B. F. Bennett of Superior. Mr. D. expects the horse will go to l'rooklyn, N. Y. - Ypsilantian. It is said that Abljah Appleton, the Hamburg farmer recently killed in a runaway, carried a S1,000 policy in the K. O.T.M., but had neglected topay the last assessment and his family therefore will not be able to collect the insurance. - Republican. "Those fellows who were " dosing dogb" Wednesday may think they dia a manly act, but there are none btside themselves wbo are of the same opinión. They had better not repeat the offense unless they are prepared to appear before Justice Crane. - Dexter Leader. Miss Josie Clinton of Pinckney went all tho way to Jaekson, Nebraske, last week to be united in marriage witn Dr. Will Watts, formerly of Unadilla. Both are estimable youg folks. - Livingston Republiean, ïhat's going a long way to get a husband, butwe know him, and she wül never regret tbat she went. Last Friday the Shaw familycalled the roll in this city,and 21 inembers answered to their nanies, while 7 were absent. The combined weight of the 21 representatives, according to Mr. Oberst's seales ,was 2000 pounds. A pleasant reunion was held and everybody renewed their youth in recalling the incidents of . earlier daye. - Ypsilantian. Mr. L. H. Warren arrived in the city Tuesday evening from Seattle, W. T. Mr. Warren is well known in this city as he spent all his childhood and youth in our luidst. He reporta 45 briek blocks in process of erection in Seattle, and nearly all the water front is restored. Seattle is bound to succeed, Hotwithstanding the destructive elements. -Ypsilantian. . - - - Mr. Brink, formerly manager of a sawmill at this place, now at Delhi, had his foot severely crushed and his leg broken above the ankle last Saturday by being jerked under the wheel of the log carrier. Geo. Sweet of this place will asBume management of the mili for the present. Jay Davenport returned Monday with him as an assistant.- South Lyon Excelsior. "Last Friday evening about fifty of the friends of Rev. L. S. Tedman and family proceeded to the parsonage and surprised them with a "pounding," but as the chastisement was administered with several pounds of sweets it was received with good nature. After spending a couple of hours in social conversation and music, and after serving refreshments, all returned home feeliDg that the evening was well spent.- Stockbridge Sun. If "pounding" parties come in style, the ministers niay have a chance to get even with the people who get up donations. The walls of the new court house are looking up in good shape and they ara handsome. The stone archway over the etst entrance is up. The superiority of the Ohio red brick will add greatly to the durability of the building as well as its looks. They will also avoid painting and repainting every few years, and will thus be more economical than the common brick. The building committee evidently made a good investment for the county when they concluded to use the pressed brick. The first cost is a little more, but the better material will be found in the long run to be less expensive, and even with the added impvovements the rast is still within the appropriation.- Livingston Republican. What is it? A large, black animal, about the size of a yearling calf with eyes as large as teacups and shining like coals of flre, has been scaring the life out of some of the citizens north of this place. In one instance a young man was going to the barn to put out his horse when the animal attacked him, but he succeeded in hitting it a smart blosv with the whip and the beast started for the woods, leaping over a flve board fence as easily as a man would a small ditch. Some claim it is a regular "man eater" but as y et we have heard of no one being devoured by his beastship. As the parties who relate their experience with this strange animal are not in the habit of getting intoxicated we don't seeany other way thanto believo that there is some monster roaming around this section of the