Among Our Neighbors

An excursión train from Jackson to Toledo pa9sed through here Sunday. Traveling photographers have been laking pictures of bnsiness houses and residences. Roy Barrett, who hae suooessfiilly conducted a laundry here the past year, has sold out to Bei-t Waite and will leavc town. On account of a wreek at Dexter last Saturday night the Michigan Central ran their fast trains througii here over the Jackson and Ypsilanti branches. Chelsea Hekald. The side-track is being laid to The Glazier Stove Co's. foundry this week. Messrs. John O'Brieú and Arthur Bacon are home from Detroit College to spend their vacation with their parents. Died,Monday. July 1, 1896, Mr. Daniel Doran, aaed about 71 years. The f nneral was held from St. .Mary'schurch Wednesday. Professor J ames P. Bacon, of Detroit, College, received the degree of Master of Arts at the reeent coramencment of that college. Mr. I5acon is spending his vacation with his mother in Chelsea. Dexïer Leader. Charles Neeb will remove his family here from Ann Arbor this week. He will occupy his own residence on Baker Street. Prof. E. D. Walker, forraerly of the Dexter schools, has been ehosen principal of the Deoatur, Iowa, high school, at a ealary of $1,650 a year. The memory of a man goeth not back to tlic time when Fortage Lake was as low as now. A dam has been placed across the outlet in hopes to raise the water. A couple of flsherman from near Unadilla contributed $5.20 each before Justice Stannard on complaint of Deputy Game Warden Chas. Bell, Monday. They plead guilty to catehing minnows with a net. Wm. Hetherington, a nephew of TI109. Bii-kett, arrived here from the north of England on Wednesday of last week. Mr. Hetherington expects hereafter to make his home under the stars and stripes. Chelsea Standard. Col. Vic Deland, of Jackson, has been appointed state statistsoian by Gov. Rich. The beautiful halo of snioke that is hanging over our village is caused by the lire in the marsh just oast of town. Henry H. Walker, brother of the pastor of the Congregational ohurch, occupied the pulpit of that church last Sunday morniug. The following are the teachers and their salaries for the next school year : Supt. Lester MeDernid, 8750: Precepties, Miss Carrle McClaskie, $$475; 9th grade, Miss Nettie Storras, $425; 8th grade, Miss Florence Bachraan, $375: 7th grade, not j t iupplied; tith grade, Miss Matie Stap si, $320; 5th grade, Miss Elizabeth Depew, $320; 4th grade, Miss Dora Harrington, $320: 3d grade, Miss Mary Van Tyne, $320; 2nd grade, M iss Amelia Neu berger, $320 ; 1 st grade, Miss Liuella Townsend, $:30. Ypsilanti Sentinel. A despatch frora Washington announces that Assistant Seoretary of State Uhl is about to go abroad with his family. The Y. W. C. A. are in possession of their home, the residenee of It. W. Hemphill on Hurón street, having dedicated the same last Monday evening. Among the changes in the Normal faoulty, perhaps the most prominent is caused by the retiremont of Mrs. Lucy A. Osband, of the natural science department, after a successf ui and devotec service of 14 years, of whioh we have never heard a'word save of praise. Ainong the membws of the Mlehi gan Music Teachers' Association here last week, was an old-time Ypsilantian mention of who names will recall form er days to many of our pioneers. We refer to Mr. Geo. Kloek, organist of the Preabytèrian ehurch at Kalama.oo whose father keptthe leading shoe bus iness of his day in a frame store on the present site of Harris Bros. & Co"s grocery. Saline Observer. Prof. E. Walker has secured the position of principal of the schools at De buque, Iowa. Miss Llzzie Stuefer, of West Point Neb., was the guest of her cousin, Mis Bertha Schairer Sunday. .Miss Grace Smith has decided to ac cept the position as Grammer teache in our schools for the coming year. I 'ostmaster Gillen has given us th report of his oth'ce for the past year a fofiows : For yearending June !!0 18!) Total receipts, stamps and box rent 1,590.04. Money orders issued 180P Money orders paid 815. The year previousthere was only 1156 money orders issued for the vear ending Jine 30th, 1895.