Around The County

And now a lodge of Good Templars is to be organized at Dexter. The mumps are baving lots of fun with the residents of Sharon. A. F. Bnrbank bas been appointed superintendent of the Ypsilanti water works. It is reported that a feed mili is to be built at Birketts, on the site of the Dover milis. An enterprising firra of Northvilleundertakers have appointed F. C. Wheeler agent for their line ofgoods at Saline. At the evening service of the M. E. church at Ypsilanli last Sunday the saloon queslion was discussed by various speakers. Rev. Ledeier, pastor of the Lutheran church at Saline, sports a fine new carriage harneas - a Christmasgift from thecongregatiou. Saline is a bealthy burg. Only 24 interments in Oakwood cemetery last year, and this was one more than during the preceding year. Eugene Coffee was arrested at Ypsilanti last week, charged with stealing coal. Tlie charge was hot proven, and Coffee is now free again. The Jaimary meeting of the Saline Farmers' club will be held at H. W. Bassett's to-morrow. Every meniber who doesn't go will miss a big time. Miss Rose Klager of Lodi and Leonard giller of Lake Bidge made a resolve -m new year's day to aiake each other happy'during the balance of their lives. Mrs. Oiive Phillips, widow of the late W.H. Phillips, died at Elkhart, Iud., on Dec. 27, 1889. The deceased was an old pioneer of Ypsilanti, having lived there from 1838 to 1887. G. M. Sweet, of Ypsilanti, haa reeently had for his guest Miss Francis L Palmer of Toungoo, Burmah, who bas acted as a inissionary in that country during the past ten years. The Michigan Poultry farm at Saline is known from one end of this continent to the other. An order was received last week from Piedras Negras, Mexico, and another from Minnesota. Martin Heine, of Bridgewater, went out to celébrate the passing away of tlie old year and the advent of the new. His celebration ended when he broke one of his legs wliile jumping over a fence. The Chelsea Savings Bank announces that the regular banking hourn will be from 8 to 12, and 1 to 4, but to aceomaiodate customers the bank will be open from 8 o'cloek in the morning until the same hour in the eveuing. Stowell E. YVood.of Lima, andAdelia M. Fiske, of Sylvan, will ever remember the first of January, 1890, as their wedding day. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride'sparents, and Rev. J. H. Mclntosh presided. Fred Gateo, of South Lyon, thought it would be niee to let people know who was boss in iiisfamily, go he gave his wife a whipping on the street recently. He is now in the bastile at Pontiac, and when he gets out of this scrape he will ' probably know more than to try it again. The Saline Musical Union has slept, awaking only for an occasional yawn for several years, but somebody has Btuck a pin into it and the oiganizatfon is jnce more ready for business, preparations already being in progress for a grand musical entertainment. The poor widows and victims of misfortune are well provided for by the liberal farmers of this county. The widow Alber, whose home in Bridgewater was burned recently had $230.20 momea to nei reliel by neighbors, and has beenenabled to build another house to live in. C. T. Harria reporta about 1100 eggs incubating in his hatchery, and will 8oon have 1500. There will be chickens galore after a while. Mr. Harris is a "hu8tler." He distanced the field in buying apples, and paid out $28,861.75 for fruit in this county, besides hia Eaton Rapid8 business.- Ypgilantian. A tnrkey which had escaped from Morse's "chicken factory" on Congress St., was in such haste to get away from the pursuing men and boys that it flew right through ono oi' the large plate glass front Windows of Stowell & Paliner's store. Both turkey and window were badly damaged.- Yp. Com. Alden Blaisdell was not sure what the dynamite cartridge was made of until Christmaa day, when he made an investigation which resulted in the loss of a porlion of his first finger and thumb.- Manchesier Enterprise. This ia the second accident of the kind that has happêned in that place withiu a few months. Misa Mollie Tuttle, who is teaching at Manistique. returned home to spend New Years. She intended to return in time for Christmas but the loss of her pocket-book containing something over 75, prevented her. Luckily this was found by an honest man who returned it.- yp. Com. Just think of it- an honest man atill living at Ypsilanti 'Tis wonderful, indeed. Eev. T. F. Babcock, of Stockbridge has a horse that can cover as much ground in a day as the best equineborn At one o'clock in the afternoon of last week Monday, he started from Clayton. Lenawee Co., and bv nine oVlocV ihat ame evening, the dominee was enjoying the warmtb. of his own hearth-stone in btockbndge.just 55 miles from the etarting point. Howell has anorganization calledthe Ancient Order of Spike Tails which meets annually to have a good time and they usually have it, too. While' enjoyint themselves at their usual annnal gathering ton new year's eve, the members did not forget others less fortúnate than themselves, and took upa collection amounting to $47.60 which was distributed amoug the poor of that place. Fraternity Grange of Willis has elected the following officers : Master Kichard I. M. King; Overseer.B. Kelly: Lecturer, H. A. Ballard; Treasurer, Á! M. Darling; Chaplain, Lucy Childs feteward, John Campbell, Gate Keeper George Moore; Assistant Steward, S. P. Ballard; Ceres, H. Moore; Pomona Mertilla King; Flora, Nina Darling; Secrery ?eifn Kelley; Lady Assistant Steward, Mary Breining. The Saline Observer prints a list of 14 pioneera of that vicinity who have died during the past year, theaggregate of their ages being 1048 yearsj and the average 75 vears. The names are as follows: Mrs. Margaret Forbes, 78 ; Wm. Minett, 77 : C. B. Eozell, 70; Jortin Forbes, 76; D. B-Wood, 81; Mrs. J. M. Ottmar, 63; Mrs. Eliza Hall, 78; Mrs. Roana Robinson, f2; Eli Benton, 89; James Kelsey, 80; W. H. Dell, 70: Mrs. Melinda Wood, 59: John Kanouse, 93; Mrs. Magdalen Kern, 82. The missionaries have been at work among the heathen and a fully equipped lodge of Good Teraplars has been org;uiized at South Lyon the officers being: J. T. Hodgeman, C. T.; Jennie Connor, V.T.; Newton Peer,G.; Chas. Rorabacher, Sec; Cora Calkins, ass't Sec; Flora Hodgeman fin.Sec ; J.H Jacobus.Treas ; Wm. Case, C; B. W. Hodgeman, M.; Millie Hodgeman, D. M ; H. Prosser, S.; A. Goodfellow, L. D.