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G. R. Williarns has just received pay for his rations which lus Únele Samuel failed to furnish him when held as prisoner of war in 1862. He sniiles when he says he don't propose to use that inoney for " hard tack." Webster. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kenny have a little daughter. TheCongregational Sunday school will hold an Easter concert. Theservices are to be held in the morning. Mrs. Averill Burnetteand fatnily leave nextSaturday for California. Theauction held lait Saturday was attended by about two hundred people. Saline. A. Miller & Son have purchased the livery of J. A. Alber. Mrs. G. B. Masón started for Detroit Monday night for a short visit. At the Corporation election last Monday only one ticket was in the field. John Smitb, a shoemaker, was found just alive, Vedne8day night, having been without food and fire for five days. He died on Friday morning. He was buried in Oakwood cemetery. Lima. Willie Wedemeyer, of the University, spent Sunday with his mother. The Patrons will give a match social at O. C. Burkhart's on Wednesday evening, March 18. A cordial invitation is extended to all. There were only eighteen present at the grange last Friday at E. Keyes', on account of the snow. The next grange will be held at E. A. Nordman's on Friday, March 20. Theremains of Walter Besley were interred in the Clements cemetery last Friday. Mr. Besley was formerly a resident of Lima. He was an uncle of W. H. Dancer. Hia death occurred at St. Louis, Mo. Dlxboro. Thomas Finnell is 111. C.L.Downer isexpected homeshortly. Miss Matie Galpin was quite sick during the past week, in Ann Arbor. Our well-known thresher, JohnCainpbell, has purchased a new machine. Mrs. Geo. Fisher and daughter, of Ann Arbor, are the guests of Thomas Finnell. After four months of very successful teaching P. S. Townsend on Friday laat closed school. A tobáceo agent passed through here leaving a sample on every gate-post. Soon after he left two of our villagers turned out and "gathered up the shell." Slimy ('reek. Henry Finch is quite sick. Barney Davis is very low with pneumonia. Mrs. MaGraw has gone to Chicago on a visit. The Patrons held an open meeting on the 4th. Wm. Crane has moved onto the Peter Rogers farm. E. C. Crane attended a Masonic meeting at Detroit yesterday. Fred Douglas has gone to Saline, to work for H. Wheeler during the coming seas on. Richard Hopson has gone to Detroit to fill a position in the Michigan Central yards as check agent. The Y. P. S. C. E. of York will hold a social and literary entertainment at the church, tcmorrow evening. School in the Tamarack district has cïosed, Mr. Whiddon being called home to Vassar on account of the death of his father. Chelsea. Chas. Depew has bought Mrs. Newton's property. Mr. Kalmbach has purehased the Young farm of 120 acres. Geo. Webster, tailor, with W. P. Schenk, has gone to Detroit. Hummel & Whittaker will soon open a hardware store in the Klein building. D. Duncan and wife, of Duluth, Minn., spent a few days last week with ,T. McLaren. J. Hummel has sold his interest in the farm of Hummel & Fenn to Dr. R. S. Armstrong. A. T. Clark, of Detroit, tenor of the Mozart Quartette, accompanied by Mr. Rouse, a fine baritone singer, gave a recital in the Congregational church on Monday evening. The Woman's Relief Corps gave an oyster lunch and social last Saturday aïternoon and evening at the Post rooms. The time passed pleasantly, with refreshments and music. Thesum of 15 was cleared. The election on Monday resulted as follows: President, Wm. Bacon; clerk, Albert Winslow; trustees, Frank Staffan, Alonzo Conkright and Chas. Whitaker ; treasurer, Fred Roedel ; assessor, James Wood; constable, Ed. Moore.