Among Our Neighbors

Chelsea Standard. Mrs.Truman Baldwin met with a very serious accident on Saturday last. Í seems that she had bean out of doors and was returning to the house whena small peioe of board that she was stand ing on slipped, throwing her in such a, manner as to break her hip. As Mra Baldwin is a very old lady the outconae of the injury will probably bc verj serious. The twenty-seoond annual meeting of the Adrain District Woman's Poreigh Missionary Society was held al the M. E. ehureb here Tuesday ant Wednesday of this week. Word was reeeived here Sunday from Monroe, that Mrs. Morton, inother o] A. N. Morton, of this place, Had fallen and broken her skull. There are but slight hopes of her recovery. The case of Noah West vs, Villiage of Chelsea, was settled Tuesday morning, by the village paying West the sum os $40. Saline Observkr. Joseph Avery, another of the old pioneers of Saline township, died at his home southwest of here Tuesdiy ni.ght, and was buried in the Pennington cemetery this afternoon. Mr. Avery ai 7ö years of age. Mrs. D. F. Reoves and children returned Saturday night from their north woods visit. Mrs. Goodrich celebrated her 81st birthdry Monday afternoon and evening with a surprise party. About a dozen were present and enjoyed rehearsing the past very much. Everett Davenport has outdone all the sparrow hunters thus far. 2londay at one shot he laid out 57 of the little pests. Ypsilanti Sentinkl. The many friends of Mrs. E. .T. Jennings (formerly Miss Julia Stebbins of this city) will learn with deep regret of the death of her little daughter, Evelyn, which occured at the family home in Fargo, N. D. Octaber 4. The little one was ten months old. Last Thursday evening the Ypsilanti Orchestral Society surprised Chark's Samson, vvhosemusic parlors have been thrown open to the ormanization. by presenting him with a $38 easy chair. E. V. Hang;iterfer,of Aun Arbor, has leased the west store in the new Beal building, where he will opérate a branch of his popular catering business. Some 15 friends W. J. Bostwick gave him a pleasent suprise last Thursday evening, by calling to celébrate his fiftythird birthday. W. E. Smith, of Chicago, was in the city Monday and Tuesday, tO'attend the the funeral of Mrs. Chatterton. J. M. Martin, of Sioux City' lovva, has been among the old Ypsilantians visiting us the past week. Chelsea Hekald. An oil stove exploded at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Canfield on Orchard street Fuesday afternoon, butneighbors extinguished the fire before the fire department arived. Damage $100. C. H. Kempf has purchased the lot on Jefferson-st., east of B. Parker 's, and Mark Lowry has purchased the next lot east of that. This means two new houses on that street next spring. Bert Schumacher, of Ann Arbor is spending a few days in the vicinity of Waterloo hunting. Died at her home in Waverly tovvnship, Oct. 11, 1895, Mrs. Cora A. Bean, aged 26 years. About twenty-five of Mrs. Israel Vogel's friends tendered her a surprise party last Thursday eveninsr, the occasion being her 50th birthday. Manchester Enterprise. Tent No. 141 K. O. T. M. of this village have moved Into the rooms in the ( 'larkson block recently vacated by the masonic fraternity, which they have ropainted and refurnished and now have a pleasant and comfortable lodge room. A good many farmers throughout the oountry use oíd rails or other wood in the threshing engines. Most if not all insurance policies prohibittheuseof wood but careless farmers take the risk and if a tire occurs try to make the company pay. A large number of relatives and friends attended the Blum-Kramer wedding and reception yesterday. Apples havo been shipped here froin Cola water, to be squee.ed into eider. C. B. Carr says that he has never known tho demand for eider to be so great as it is tb is year.