Among Our Neighbors

The village was visited with a heavy shower Iubí. Sunday night and, strange to eay the storm lino did not extend acarcely boyond the corporate limite in any direcüon. While considerable wool is bcing marketed. farmers are by no means climbing over each othor in their haste to sell. Many of them are holding their wool in hope of an increaaed priee. Burkhart, the Chelsea photographer, was in town last Thur.sday and made a fiash-light photograph of the graduating class, teacherá. speaker of the evening, school board and ali who took part in tho exercises of the evpning, at the close of tho commencement program. Ypsilantï Sentinel. George Fuller, of Ypsilanti, was granted a pension last Friday. Postmaster C'arpenter's salary has been re-ad justed, giving him $1UU more per year. Germán Day will be celebrated in Ypsilanti this year, and the date has been fixcd as August 22 Messrs. L. Z Foorster. R. Kopp. John ïerns, Joseph Meyer and John Maegle are the committe3 on arrangement. Charles VVoodruff, the veteran editor of thi paper.has whobeenan invaüd at hit, home for a long time, was taken considerably worse last Thursday, and since time that has been confïned to his bed. He is now considerably better, and the attending physician anticipates his full i-ecovery in time. Saline observer. The L. O. T. M. have just had printed a lot of very pretty badges representing their order. The Misses Gertrude and Belle Hiniiian, of Battle Creek, are the guests of their eousin, Miss Blanehe Mead. Rev. Yager was called away Friday by the death of his father-in-lavv. His pulpit was filled Sunday by Rev. Ebling, of Ypsilanti. The Russian thistle is getting a start in this vicinity. Tt is a weed to be dreaded and outpeople both in town and out ought to destroy everyone that appears. Mrs. Frank Whiting, of York, who went to Ann Arbor several weeks ago to have a tumor removed died there Sunday. The remains were brtuht home the same day, and the funeral held Tuesday afternoon. Manchester Enterpkise. On accouut of an increase of business in this office tho salary of Postmaster ('ase has been raised $100. He now receives $1,100 a year. About once a year Tom Farrell has to fish the garter snakes out of his cistern and on Monday last he gathered the erop and is ready for the harvest of fresh rain water. Tho8. F. Murao returned home from Qaltimore last Thursday afternoon. We underetand that he has accepted a postion as teacher of history and political economy in the University at La Fayette, Ind. CHELSEA Herald. James McLaren, Jr., carne near losing one of his fingers of his left hand one day last week, by the accidental discharge of a revolver. As it is the finger will always be stiff. A oompany is now being organized here for the purpose of putting in a telephone exchange. They purpose to put in this exchange and rent telephones at the extremely low rate of $1" per year in re6idences, and $18 in business places. A Chelsea youth went to a doctor the other day and asked him if cigaiette smoking was injurious to the brain. He was hardly satisfied with the reply, for the doctor imparted the following inforination "Oh, no, not in the least; for a boy who has brains will not smoke them." Chelsea Standard. J. M. Sweeney, traveling secretaryof the University Association of Chicago, has micceeded in organizing a circle of üghteen members, to be known as Chelsea University Club. At a meeting held in the Congregational church, Monday evening. for the purpose of organizátion, the following officers were elected for six months: Pres. V. J. Knapp; Vice-Pres. Mrs. L. T. Preeman ; Sec. and Treas. S. E. Van Tyne C. Chandler and Miss Mary Van Tyne. were eleeted instructors for a quarter. The work of the club will begin the tirst week in September, notice of which will be given later.