Neighborhood Notes

Manchester want? a photograph gallery. 5oith Like expecte to have a writing chool. Clinton Í6 in the midst of a teiuperance revival. Dexter Congregationalifcts have just omrleted a uommodious parsonage. j H. Whitney has been elected masler workman oí the Ypsilanti A. O U. W. The inembership of the Souihern Washtenaw club ncludes twenty-one families. W. J. Knapp has been elected superintendent of theCongregationalSunday school in Chelsea. Henry T. Coe, of Ypsilanti, is one of the members of the executive coinmittee of the Michigan Shropthire Breeders' Aesociation. Mrs. A. H. D. Godman, of Winsted, La., superintendent of the Gilbert Academy, delivered an address 111 Dexter, 8unday evening, on the social and industrial eondition of the south. The NorthLake and Lyndon Lyceum, at its next meeting, will diecu?? the qnestion, "Resolved that the ue of labor-savirg machincry has been a great detriment to the laborinj; m ui." While building a fence along M. A. L. Ky. last Fríday the section nien killed six snakes of'the garter variety, and Freiuan Pearman thinks it nothing extra of a day for snakes either.- Oakland Excelsior. An Augusta citizen of the feminine gender went to Milán a few da) and met another of the same eet and had some words over an oíd affair, finally resorted to blows, the foriner gettinií somewhat Ypsilanti Commercial. J. Evart Smith attended the Sbeep Breeders' Association at Lansing this week. He is its treasurer, and toefeow tbatthe orzanizitionhaslots of vitality reports that the disburseraents for the pat year amouut to about $2000.- Ypeilantian. Followiug are the officers elected by Manchester lodge, No. 148, F. and A. M for the ensning vear: W. M., Mut D Blosser; & W., J. H.Ki"gsley; J. W.; Fred Spafard; S. D.,T. B. Bailey; secretary, Ed. E. Root; treasurer, C. W. Case'; tyler, S. Hammon. Olive Lodge No. 156 F. and A. M., oí Chelsea, elected the following officiih last week. H. M. Woods, W. M.; R. S. Armstrong, S. W ; Geo. Blaich, J. V.; T. E. Wood, ser.; H.S. Holmes, treas.; J. Geo. Webster, S. D.; Jas. Bachman, J. D' J. A. Palmer and C. T. Conklin, stewards; D. W. Maroney, tyler. At the annual election of 8aline lodge F. and A. M., No. 133, held at their hall Tuesday evening, the following ofBcers were elected for the ensuinc year: A. J. Warren, W. M.; D. A. Bennott, 8. W.; F. D. Ford, J. D; C. N. How, secretary; A. C. Ciarte, treasiirer; H. D. Heller, S. D.; A. C. Coe, J. D.; J. F. Arery, O. M. Kelsey, stewards; W. J. Jackson, tyler. Dr. 8chrepper, veterinary surgeon, performed a difficalt operation upon a colt of A. Daniels, Stony Creek, la?t week, removing about six pounds of proud flesh and Reveral bone splinters Troro theshin, whioh had been bruken & year before. The bone was also sawed andscraped where it was out of sbape. and a good-looking leejnsroT )fit, which promtrisTcome sound. ""nfpmuuuaii. The annual elpction of ofticers of Union Council, No. 11, R. anl 8. M., was held Wednesdav evening at their hall in Ypsilanti. Those elected are: T. I. M.. Adam S. Tnrnbnll; D. M., Georee N. Flower; P. C. of W., James C. Bemisp; treafuirer, Henry R. Scovill; secretary, Walter L. Park; C. of G., Calvin C. Vroman; C. of O.. Byron H. Bdwards; steward. Martin Cremer; scntinel, Georgé W. Kishlar. The fourth class postmasters of thc connty met in Ann Arbor last week for tliepurpoBPof effeftingan organization. The following officers were elected: President, Mr?. Ella E. Marsh, Saline: secretary, Harris Ball, Dexter. Mr. Marsh was chosen delégate to the Rtiue conyention which is to be held in Lansing next month. The objer.tof the organization is to secure an increase of salary for postmasters in small villages. Several old timers living south and aonthwest of our village were er ga (ed in conversation on ourstreets the other day, regardiue the ages of some of the pioneers. As Lucius Cooper, of Lima, approached, one suggeRted that Mr. C. had not pasped bis sixtieth year. The man seemed quite positive in bis statement, and being a man of keen, pernep ive faculties, nis opinión certainlv oarried (treat weight. On being inteirosated, Mr. Cooper announced himself as past eighty-three years of egp. Ootogenarians of old Washtenair. - Dexter Leader. The Daeember meeting of the Saline Farmers' Club was held at the residence of Delos Townsend. An inter 8ting report was made by N. A. V ood, of the viewing committee, who gave special attention to the growing of apple orchardf. The ladiec, alier dinner, discussed the professional women of the country, while the gentlemen inspected sto k. B. N. Smith gave an essay on the subject, ''Do the People Appreciate the Rights of American Citizennhip?" which gave rise to much discussion. The next meeting of the clnb will he held at the residencc of fíeorge J. Nissly on January 8. A worthy deacon living in Xorth yarmington was so absent minded Sunday before last that he mistook the day forSaturday, hitrhed up his team and took h. grist to Franklin to mili. He could liardly believe his senses when the jolly miller informed him that i! was the Sabbath day, and the mili was never run on Sundays. The deacon had toacknowledee that he was never so beaten in his life.and returned home to inform hif good wife to put away her Saturday's (?) mending and try and amend their mistake. The deacoi: likesa joke.but it is safe to say thal he will not try to get eijfht days n n