Around The County

A dancing school is what the yonng people of Manchester want badly. Over 600 little chickens are now runaing arnund at the Saline poultry farm. Dr. Bert Hause, foimerly of Tecumseh.is now practicing at St. Paul, Minn. A " conundrum " social is the newest fad at Saline. We gi ve it up. What is U? Hiram Warren of South Lyon died on Tuesday, Nov. 26, after a long illness. Mi. George Boyd has Bold her farm in Lima and taken up her residence in Chelsea. Shaver & Co., who were burned out at Pinckney recently, have opened a Btore at Chelsea. The masonic social at Manchester was guch a 6ucce8sthat another is to be given to-morrow evening. The works of the South Lyon Furniture Co. have been closed for repairs during the past week. Dr. Fay of Chelsea carries a very sore hand, caused by bis putting it through a pane of elaB last week. Geo. H. Mupgs of Dundee now draws more pension than he has done heretofore, thanks to Uncle Sam. An electric light is to be placed on the top of the Ypsilanti water tower, 150 feet above the ground. W. H. Druse of Saline has poor luck raising colts this year. He bas lost two uring the past two months. The snow storm last week broke down six of the mast arm lights at Ypsilanti and left the city in darkness. Charles Heath of Ypsilanti has put np the necessary buildings and will engage in the business of raising poultry. While grading for the doublé track laEt Saturday some workmen dng up a human skull and some bones.- Chelsea Herald. "The Danger Signal " was played by local talent at Pinckney last Friday and Saturday eveningsfor the benefit of St Mary's church. Clarence Sanford, who went from Saline to Elhkart, Ind., to work in a machine shop, has returned and settled dowa in liis former home. The Pontiac masons paid a visit to their Birmingham brethen last Wedneëday night, and showed them how the goats butts in that city. An acre and one-quarter of M. Sage's farm in Ludí has dropped into a lake, caused by the lower of the water which had undermined the ground. The second lecture in the course at Saline was delivered Tuesday evening by Dr. Z. Griniiel of Detroit, who took for his subject, "Good Things." The regular meeting of the Southern Washtenaw Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co. will be held at the People's Bank, Manchester, next Saturday morning. The merchants of Chelsea are to be represented by 40 young ladies at the "Trades' Carnival " to be given by the Contrregational church this weck. Last Wednesday evening Charles J. Depew and Miss Lillie Armstrong were married at the residence of the bride's nncle. Dr. R. 8. Armstrong, in Chelsea. Fire at Pontiac on Monday night of last week destroyed the elegant house belonging to John Meloy, together with the contents, the lossbeing estimated at $7,000 According to the circuit court calendar for the Pontiac circuit, the Gilbert Starch Co. asks for a divorce from the Birminghan Tack Co. - a rather peculiar proceeding. E. E. Reed having grown tired of hatching stories as the editor of the Northville Record, has gone into the poultry buf-iness, and will now try hatching chickens. The firm of S. W. Parsons & Co., lumber dealers and manufacturera at Ypsilanti, has become so embarrassed that the business will be turned over to the creditors for settlement. Rev. T. W. McLean of Bay City, formerly lector of the Episcopal church at Ypsilanti. delivers a lecture at the residence of Jerome Watson, Ypsilanti, next Tuesday evening. The village authorities of Chelsea are willing to pay $10 to find out who hung an iron gate on the top of the flag staff on the school house last week, but they probably will not find out. The YpRilanti Dress Stay Co. has won a suit in the U. S. Circuit court at Hartford, Conn., asking that an injunction be issued restraining T. P. Taylor from infringing on their patents. On Tuesday evening of last week, the house of Mrs. Regina Alber, a widow woman living three miles west of Saline, was burned and a twelve year old daughter perished in the flames. On Saturday evening, November 23, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Phelps of Dexter celebrated the 25th anniversary of their marriage, a large number of relatives and friends assisting in the event. While the brieklayers were finishing the fronte of the Wilkioson and Staffan building last Saturday, about 1,000 brick feil from the top. The brick were wet, which was the cause.- Chelsea Herald. Memorial services of the four children who a few weeks since died of diphtheria in the Benton district west of here, were held at the Lutheran church in that district last Sabbath. - Saline Observer. Frank Daram, a deaf mute living at Azalia, is in hard luck. A short time ago be was tossed off the track by an T. & A. A. engine, and last week he was taken by a Monroe county sheriff on a, charge of bastardy. St. Mary's church at Chelsea was filled on Tuesday raorning of last week by relatives and friends of C. E. Hindeland and Miss Margaret Poll, called together to witness the marriage ceremony between these parties. A party of North Lake eitizens under the leadership of H. Watts, defeated an equal number from the same place at a shooting match, and last week the defeated party furnished an oyster supper for the crowd. D. B. Greene will represent this county at the annual conference of County Agents which is to be held at Detroit Dec. 9 and 10, at the Bame time that the annual convntion of the Board of Correcticn and Charities is to be held.