Around The County

The Patrons of Husbandry have established a lodge at Salem. Ypsilanti has C.12S people- just 3.3S1 less Ihan the Athensof the West. Cheleea will build an addiiion to its schoolhouse, which will co3t $7,000. The Ladies' Aid Society at Willis report $700 subscribed for a new church. O R L Crozier, of Ann Arbor, is the prohibition candidate for state feenator. E Ellis, of GrassLake.hasraised meions 'this year worlh, tn the aggregate, $320. A female dry goods drummer threw Saline into a whirl of excitement last week. From eight to ten persons are regularly employed in the Saline evaporating works. The Waslitenaw demócrata look unto Boss Lehman and sav, our Father.- x psilantian. Washtenaw county , by the revised eenous, bas 42,255 of Ihe best people in the United States. , The recent harvest home festival given by the Saline ladies of the Presbytenan faith netted $9ü. The property of the late II. R. Watson who lived near Saline, was auctioneered off the other day for $4,000. Joel White, of PittEfield, raised between sixty and seventy bushels of potatoes on a quarter of an acre. The Ypsilanti LumberCompany is the ramo of a new Corporation recently formed, with a capital stock of $12,000. A sugar beet on the farm of Uriah Siíkwortb, Grass Lake, measures eleven iuches in diameter and is still growing. The Chelsea postoffice has been moved into Kempf Bros', building. Two liundred and fifty new lock boxes have been added. Philander Rouse, says the Saline Observer, had on exhibition at the Ann Vrbor lair six squashes that weighed 112, 82 82, 7ÖJ, 64 and 70} pounds, respectively. It any oneean beat this let him trot our his squashes. The Ypsilanti Commercial waxes funny and delivers itself of the following bon mot: " We live next to a man who has never been arrested for bigainy vet he himself married more Uian a ilozén women . He is a minist' r." J. A. Eisenman was surprised Saturday morning to learn that he was soon to be married, seeing such a notice iti the Chelsea correspondent-e of the Argus. As John has a charmins wife and several children, there must be some mistake. It's some one else, however, noc John. - Standard. The republicans of this county made a good selection in nomiuating A. F, ïreeman, our hrilliant young attorney, for prcsecuting attorney. He is one of the most succesBful lawyers in this section of the state, and if elected will be able to look after the people' interest to the fullest extent.- Manchester Enterprise. Act I- Tabe Feldkamp, of Sharon, coaked some corn with strychnine, last spring, in order to kill crows and chipmunks, and carelessly placed the empty bottle on thefence corner. Act II- John Linda, the hired man, finding the bottle the otber day, and thinking it contained luiters, swallowed the dose. Act III - John L. carne to town and procured the services of a doctor. He is now convalescen'. Rev. Dr. Charles Reilly, a Lyndon boy, ■svhose birth-place is only five miles south of Stockbridge, and who has for a long time been pastor of St. Patrick's rhurch, Detroit, has resigned bis parish and will continue studies for a year or more. Mr. Reilly is a fervent exponent of the Irish cause, and has been for a number of years treasurer of the Irish National League of America. He will probably do a good work for the downtrodden". - Stockbridge Sun. Saturday afternoon last, while Mr. Jay Kverett was drivinsj to town with a load of rye, one of the lines slipped from his hand, and in alighting, while the wagon was in motion, he in some way feil, the wheel passing over his right arm and nearly across the chest, and tben bücking otf. With great difficulty he got out of the way of the forward wheel before it backed down on him, and with assistance he again mounted the load and ame home. - Chelsea Standard. Tb e number of horses in the state last May was 396,883; milch cows, 405,675; cattle, other than milch cowa, 363,519; ho's, 450,748: sheep, 1,908,254. Comparecí with the stat.stics of a year earlier, there is an increase of 11,892 in the number of horses and 2,842 in the number of milch cows, and a decrease of 30,580 in cattle other than milch cows, and of 26,725 sheep. The number of sheep reported sheared in 1889 is 1,944,297; pounds of wool, 11,983,491, an average per head of six and one-sixth pounds. At thesame average per head as in 1889 the wool clip o!' the present year amounts to 11,754,844 pounds. Died, at her home in this village, on Saturday morning, September 27, of old flgp, Mrs. Susanah Cecil, aged 99 years 1 month and 24 days. Mrs. Cecil was, at the time of her deatb, probablv the oldest woman in the stats She was bom in England.'on the 3d day of August, 1791, her raaiden name being Jhanabers. On the 22d day of June, 1814, she was tnarried to John Edward Jeiil, in Christ Church, in the city of I.ondon, by the pastor, Rev. Samuel Crowther. Mr. Cecil, who died four or five years ago, was a Br tish seaman and assisted in rigging out the vessel that carried N'apoleon Bonaparte tothelsland St, Helena.- Milan Leader. How far, in voting on county matten, ihoold carry our partisan politics is ',ur each man to decide for himself. As ;i general principie, we should not inlulge pvu'h partisan spirit to our own hurt. The county oflices stand in close relation to our personal interests. Do not these officers have to do tnore with our busi ness interests and personal safety tban with politic3? Should we vote for a demorrat because he is a democrat, or a republican because he is a republican ? Would it not be far wiser to act as we do in purely business relations? Republicana employ democrats ard democrats republicans, in their stores, offices and on their farms. Why not act on the saine broad plan in these matters which are purely of like character? - Ypsilantian.