Neighborhood Notes

Houaes are scarce in Chelsea. Don't forget the farmer's picnic on the29lh. Worden now receives ita mail by ay of South Lyon. The Manchester Enterprise is nearly twnty-five years old. John Tuffs, of Dexter, has purchased a new traction engine. Officer Eaton, of Ypsilanti, raided a gambling hole laat week. The new Roman Catholic church at Fowlerville will cost $4,000. The Chelsea cornet band accowpanied the Maccabees to Jackson, Tuesday. Children's day was observed by the Cbelëea Lutheran church last Sunday. Homer Smith, of Dexter, aged seventeen years, died last Thursday morning. It ie said that there is one rabbit to every acre of ground in North Graas lke. The Telephone association of Patrona of Industry hold an open meeting at Chelsea todaj-. Misa Grace M. Smith, of Saline, has been elected preceptresa of the Manchester high school. Mary Sager, of Sylvan, a twelve-yearold girl, was struck by a large swinging gate and aeverely injured. # Chelsea carpenters are unhke the Frince of Wales. They never carry their chips with them.- Herald. Elisha Lañe, a former resident of Dexter, has purchased a one-half interest in the Chelsea flouring mili. Henry Frey, of Chelsea, pleaded guilty to the charge of keeping his saloon open on Sunday. He paid $20 and costs. Philip Digby, a farmer living about two miles south of South Lyon, lost a a barn and its contents by flre. A span of horsea were suffocated. Do not be surprised if, in the near future, we have a motor line of cara to Ann Arbor. It ia rumored that the contract for layinp the track has been let.- South Lyon Picket. Fred Heininger, who is at work for D. F. Reeves, beats the record for 'heavy loads of wood. Last week he delivered at the school house a load of second growth oak, weighing 9770 pounde. -Saline Observer. While in Stockbridge last week Tommy McNamara purchaaed Garrett, the thoroughbred stallion which won the nalf inile running race, and before returning home sold him to Mr. Kirby the well known horaeman, of Galesburg, for $275.- Chelsea Herald. An old gentleman lives in our village who lacka but a few weeks of being ninety years old. Four years ago he left Dexter about eight o'clo:k in the morning and footed it to near Fowlerville, a diatance of thirty miles, before I ve o'clock. p. m.- Dexter Leader. George Kissane, of Cantón, planted seventy-six pounda of oats sent him by a brother, and his harvest ia estimated t more than one hundred bushels. A specimen head from his field is on exhibition at Davis & Worden's, and uieasures nineteen inchea and containa more than one hundred and sixty grains. Sentinel. Charles Wheeler's barn, which was a week ago, is now no more, except a heap of ashes. He went to the barn with a lighted lautern, and in somt; way which he cannot explain the hay caught fire from the lantern, and the barn and contenta sooned burned to the ground. Loss about $600 ; insured in Ohio Farmers' for $300. John Peer was not trying to make a i.-ecord during laat harvest, but put in ■twelve hours one day and cut twenty acres. He did the wbole job with one team. He saya he could have cut five acres more if he had thought of it, or ia other worda, he stands ready to wager he can cut twenty-fi ve acres a day without changing teams. Last Saturday a boy whose name we will print if he continúes his depravity wantonly shot Tommy Rogera three timea with an air gun. One shot struck ' lim about an inch from the right eye and tore off the skin, the otbers hit him on the leg creating severe but not liangerous wounds. The shot in the face had it struck the eye would have leetroyed it forever. - Chelsea Standard. The Ingham farmer's alliance have elected the following officera: President, ' Samuel Stetlei, Onondaga; vice-preniient, W. O. Bolter, Delhi; aecretary, H. H. Pulver, Pine Lake; treasurer, Mrs. F. Stocking, 'Onondaga ; lecturer, J. W. Gifford, White Oak ; chaplain, Mrs. E. M. Moore ; ateward, J. W. Clink, Aureliua; door keeper, C. A. Gunn, Delhi ; sergeant at arma, Joseph Lake. On the way to Ann Arbor the other day we aaw a self-binder going round a large field, leavin the shaaves lying (tihick in its path, but there its work stopped, several boys were gathering them up in the good old way. Thia nart looked like good old timen, and we were glad that the "march of improvetnent," had not knocked the boys out entirely. We would like to see the Yankee, who can invent the machine ' to run round the field and shock up v the 8heaves.- Ypsilanti Sentinel. -Charles M. Smart and Simuel Killenbeck, Augusta, are brothera-in-law, but enemiua in fact. In a dispute over pasture rights between them, Killenbeck argued a la Sullivan, but Smart iook his inning later when he had hia relative convicted of assault and battery, Justice Bogardus accepting a fine of $15 and costa to heal the wounds of the people. But Smart had in the dispute made sundry allegations regarding Killenbeck's wife, and Monday the same justice assessed him $92 in all as a punishment. Was the graas worth all it has cost? Sentinel. Pleasant memories are awakened in the minds of many of the people of Dexter, and especially Webster, at the sight of the genial face of Lucius Ball, who left this, hia native place, nearly 30 years ago. It will be remembered that he took about that time as hia bride one of Webster' fair daughters. Misa Eliza Cuahing. With tremulous voice Mr. Ball tells of the death, a Httle over a. year ago, of their only child, a young ldy of 23 years, leaving a little girl baby and loving husband behind. Mr. B.'s home is at Poplar Bluffa. Mo.-