Around The County

Saline has 900 people. There are 500 people in Brooklyn. Postmaster Crenier, of Ypsilanti, gets $2,300 a year. Prof. Hall is conducting the census in Sylvan township. APittsfield lady has raised over 200 turkeys this year. The Cnelsea Chautauqua Circle consists of tifteen memoere. A now bridge is soon to be built across the inill race in Milan. On an average, forty persons are at Glenn's North Lake resort every day. H. H. Fellows,of Stiaron, is manufacturing a corabined hay and stock rack. They have begon to lay brick for tlie new school house, at Row's corner, near Sharon. Prof. E. C. Glenn, formerly of North Lake, was inarried recently, at Albion, to Miss Carne Bruce. Tlie Sonthern Washtenaw farmers' club met at Woodward's fruit farm, Tuesday afternoon. Probably a dozen cows, at leat, were killed hy lightning during thb recent storms in this county. In the recent Btorm, fourteen telephone poles were shattered by lightning, norrh of Siiaron. A. D. Mrlutyre, of York, recently sold eleven steers, averaging 1,600 lbs. apiece, for four cents a pound. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Leonard and Bon, of Milan, have just returned from a six months visit at Pocatella, Idaho. The Chelsea Heratd says: Sani Tucker showed us a spear of timothy, last Monciay, the head of which was ten inches long. About 30 or 40 members of the Manchester arbeiter verein went to Jackson to attend a picnic given by the Jackson verein, on Tue9day. The Farmers' Association will meet at Ypsilanti, July 19. The subject for discussion will be "Influence of the Tariff on the Productiou and Price of Wool." Miss Dortha Blake, of Grass Lake, was awarded $1,780 recently, for damaïes sustained in Waterloo township, last year, by being thrown from the buggy. Mr. W. J. Hyzer, of Ypsilanti, and Miss Mary R. Corkin?, of Martinsville, were married at the bride's home, the afternoon of July ti, by Kev. Mr. Decker. The Patrons of Industry are talking about organizing a bank, taking subBcriptions for stock from farmera only and borrowing and lending to Patrons exclusively. - Brighton Citizen. The several merchante in Chelsea sell about $10,000 worth of tobáceo, snuff and cigars, every year, and the Herald wanta to know how much the Patrons of Industry "pay for a thing which is worse than useless." As Charles Whipple was driving into Milan, the otber day, his horse ran away twice. The first time it was stopped, and no damage was done, but the seoond time Mr. Whipple was thrown out and seriously injured. The following is the erop report of Salem : Wheat ripening slowly. Late eowed and winter killed wheat a failure. It is already struck with rust. Clay Boil in this vicinity will yield but little more than the seed. The Milan Leader is responsible for the following : " Francia Hill raises gooseberries that might pass for quite respectable sized pumpKins, some of them measuring as much as 41 inches around the Biuallest way." The Patrons of lndustry, of western Washtenawcounty.southern Livingston, eastern Jackson, and p3rhaps eastern Ingham, will hold a grand picnic on the shorea of North Lake, Wednesday, August 20. A grand tima is anticioated. Webster has a "slimmer resort," near Elm corners, that is rapidly gaining notoriety. So much so that the good citizens of the township threaten suaimary punishment if the Sunday ornies are not stopped instanter. - Dexter Leader. Will Xisle and Myron Silkworth, two Manchester boys who were anxious to see a little of western life, suddenly left their homes, the other day, without the knowledge of their parents. Myron's courage gave out, but Will has found work in Indiana and will stick it out. August Boos, who lived about six miles west of this place, spent Sunday at Cavanaugh Lake, and on returning home in the eveninp, he had almost reached the house, when a blood vessel burst, causing his death. His sons,who also spent the day at the lake and returned later in the evening, found his body by the roadside. - Chelsea Herald. The editor of the Milán Leader has turned dratnatist. Read the following: "Act I. Some man from over south bought a keg of beer here Thursday night and put it into his vehicle; when he got ready to go home the keg, beer, bunghole and all had mysteriously disappeared, and no trace of the malt stuff could be found. Act II. 'Twas on the bridge at midnight. The murky waters of the Saline flowed silently and gently along its muddy bed, and beer went guzzlingjoyouslyand boisterously down a score of thirsty throats. Curtain." You ought to have written an Act III, Mr. Editor, the ending of which should be somewhat tragic. Mrs. Chester Higley, of Milan, was the heroine of a thrilling incident, which occurred a few days ago. The Leader tells the story as follows : Mr. Higley had been to Detroit that day and sbe was driving to the depot to meet him. On River-st Mr. Harria, the owner of the herd of western horses here, got into the carriage with Mrs. Higley, to ride to the depot, which proved to be a very fortúnate thing. Just at this instant the big drove of horses came down the street at a fast trot, going to the river, surrounding the horses and carriage. The whole aggregation then went peil mell down the street, across the bridge, the carriage swaying from side to side, and continued in this dangerous manner until they reached Dan Case's place, over a half a mile from the starting point. In the ïnelee Mr. Harris took the reins and managed the affair in so skillful a manner that no one was hurt or anything damaged.