Around The County

A driying club is the latest fad at Stockbridge. Dogs are playing ead havoc among the sheep about Dundee. The Patrons of Industry are preparing for a big time at Howell on Jan. 27. The installation of officers of the Manchester A. O. U. W. was held last week. The Brighton high school has three more scholars tban are provided with seats. The M. E. Society of Pinckney is to erect a nevr, $12.000 church in the spring. The Patrons of Industry have organized abranch in "Union district," near Saline. The Germán Benevolent Society of Manchester cleared $100 from a New Tear's ball. L S Allen bas been chosen superintendent of the M. E. Sunday School at .South Lyon. Fred Lutz of Freedom is suffering from injuries received by falling from a load of lumber. George Ryder has been elected manager of the creamery at Salem, in ilace of D. E. Smith. The school at Lima has bicorne so large that it has been necessary to put in 20 new desks. J. L. Gilbert, of Chelsea, shipped a car load of 39,000 pounds of dried apples to one point recently. Congressman Allen lias recommended the appointment of Miles B. Johnson as postmaster at Dundee. Dwight Pebles of South Lyon has started for Dakota to hunt up sonie genuine winter weather. A Good Templars' lodge has been organized at Chelsea, willi W. H. Wood as the presidinp officer. D. D. Duray, who made a failure of business at Chelsea, has moved to Addison, where he will try again. The Methodists of Pinckney cleared $30 from "An Old Fashioned School" which was held there last week. M. J. Noyes, of Cheisea, will plant 1,000 peach trees this spring and see if there is any money in raising fruit. Thfi Michigan branch of the Women's Auxillary Society of the Episcopal church, will meet at Ypsilanti, Jan. 21. The post-office warat Howell is ended, Congressman Brewer recommending Thomas G. Switzer for the position. The Union Agricultural Society met at Stockbridge last week and elected George Mclntyre of White Oak, president. The next entertainment in the Saline Y. P. A. courae will be given by Prof. Trueblood, of theüniversity, to-morrow evening. The Howell council has contracted for a tower clock and bell to cost $991, to be placed in the tower of the new court house. Will Smith of South Lyon made a "miscue" whilecuttingbrush last week and will limp around on crutches for several weeks. The "Queen City Building and Loan Associatum" is to be started at Ypsilanti, wilh a capital stock of $500,000 (not all paid in). "Millie.theQuadroon" is tobe rendered by the Dexter amatures to-morrow evening, for the benefit of the Ladies' Library Association. Jenter & Rauschenberger, Manchester furniture dealers, have purchased a steam engine and will engage in manufacturing furniture. George H. Bogardus has been elected captain of the Ypsilanti Light Guards, in place of Chas. Hemphill, whose term of office had expired. The clerk of Oakland county has issued 320 marriage licenses during the past year, and for once the divorces and deaths fall In the rear. The ladies of Ypsilanti have organized a class in physical culture and gymnastics, and soon 'twill not be safe to talk back to an Ypsi. girl. The insurance companies have adjusted the recent loss by fire at the 'Peninsular milis at Ypsilanti, at $3,425, and the cash has been paid by them. On Tuesday evening of last week, Irving Hamlin and Miss Belle Wood, were quietly married at the residence of the bride's father, Geo. S. Wood, in Lodi. A farmers institute will be held at Saline, Feb. 4 and 5. Amongthe speakers will be Prof. Johnson of the Agricultural college, and Hon. Wm. Bill of Hamburg. Dexter is trouble.l whh wood thievcs. V Httle powder judii-imisly distributed through the wood piles will prove a great preventive 'o a second uttack by the thieves. Gersham M. Lyons of Stockbridge has becorae insane and has been taken to the Pontiac asylum. His insanity was the effect of injuries received in a runaway accident. The Dexter K. O. T. M. are lively " bees." They held an initiation, , tion of officers a.id an oyster supper, all the same night, recently, and every member was ready to repeat the task the next night. With hundreds of our citizens we want to extend our thanks to Marshal Moore for cleaning the street lamps. - Chelsea Standard. The marshal of Chelsea eyidently has to earn his wages, when all is quiet in that burg. The Milan band has elected officers for the term ending July lst, as follows: President, E. A. Farrington ; secretary, M. W. Hitchcock ; treasurer, Willis Delaforce ; leader, A. W. Reynolds; business manager, Albert S. Hayden. Jacob Armbruster, of Freedom, will keep his thumb out of a hog's mouth while butchering hereafter. He swears this with reference to the thumb that he still has left, the other one having been sacriliced in this manner recently. The Workingmen's Benevolent Society is one of the solid institutions of Manchester. The society now has 139 members, 24 having been added during the past year. Arbeiter block is owned by the 6ociety and besides furnishing fine rooms above js a source of revenue, the lower floor being rented. Frank Brown of Bridgewater, was fooling around on the roof of his father's house when he slipped and feil. No bones were broken but the boy received a shaking up that he will not recover from for sotne time to come The traveling fakir who "writes up" the business men of the town bas been 'doing" the surrounding places, but bis success has been poor. The business men everywhere have become disgusted with these catch-penny sohemes of advertising. Manchester now has the gas and oil fever. There's no doubt but a vein can be struck there if they only drill deep enough, but it may be necessary to go half way through the earth before the gas can be found. Dundee had a Hule experience with boring for gas. The last meeting of the Southern Washtenaw Farmer'fl Club was held at "Wheatland's," the handsome farm of J. F. Spafford in Sharon, and was a most interesting meeting. The question for discussion was: "What preparations can farmers make to counteract the effects of a drought?" On New Year's day three young men of York, Jim. Litchard, Orel Harmon and Lew Koucher, having read of boys bathing in Detroit river Ohristmas day, decided to break the record, go them one week better and take their bath New Years' day. ConEequently about noon of that day, with probably more "sand" than discretion, they repaired to a small lake or pond, and actually took a germine summer "swim," diving and plunging as in June. These are cold (the boys said it wasn't cold) facts.