Among Our Neighbors

"Wrn. Gray was thro.vn from his sleigb, nearWilklnson's corners Frlday forenoon, and sevcrcly iojured about the back. - Chelsea Hera Dr. Copeland, of the homeopathie dopai-tment ol the U. oí . Dextor, last night, on "Roman Walls and Feudal Halls." The proceeia will go to the monument funu. J. D. Murdock, of l'lymouth, wai ia Cholsea, last week organizlng a 1 ranch of tbo Columblan League, a fraternal beneficlal order which was founded by W. Warne vVilson, past tu; maste'r worKman of the A. O. U. W. - Chcltjea Standard. Dexter has electric lights. The peoplc put away all thelr lampa last weck and aro now bringing thcm oat to Ecrve ou those occasions wtien thoy aro suddenly lef L. in öarknesa just as they are finishing a novel or writing a letter that must go on the next train. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Schatz last week received a box of fruit weighing 200 pounds and containin-i fifteen varietiés, from thcir son Georgc, of Fresno, CjI. Some of this fruit va pack :á by Miss Sophia Schatz. A fino display (f tliis fruit may bo seea in tho window of Thorndiko & Schal Op.- Chelsea Standard. The Saline Observer.- A young lady of this village sent a fifty cent raoney order to a finn ít Clucaso recently to flüd out how sho could keep hor hands nice and white. The answer came in a dayá thus, "soak them in dish water three times a day." Tho answer nearly killed her and tho tived mother was ticklcd lo death. The Ypsilunti dopnrtiaont of the Times says:- Said a gentleman today. "Twenty years ago when the Michigan Central was giving commutation rutes of $22.50 for three inontha between Ypsilanti and Detroit, there were 57 commuters in Ypai oday Sumuel Post is the onlyono. lef t. It wassome object for a man then to "ive c.ut in a suburban town, but v.hen thoy trippled tho p.'ico it ioreel every man in busiin Detroit to reside there. R J. Beckwith was altempticg to olean a pair of overalls ono day last weck. Ia the process he used some gasoline. Soon after ho put the garment into a boiler of water and set it ou the stovo, and in a short timo was greeted witn an explosión whicli iiUed the room with llame. Mrs. lieckwitb. sustained'a uumber of burns, which while painful are not dangerous. Mr. Bockwith was let oft' easily, burning ono hand but slightly.- Chelsca Standard. Ypsiianti Poultry Breeders' Association will hold a poultry show in the hall over Wells & Fisk's groccry store on Congress streel, Thuréday, FrWay and Saturday of this week. It is expeoted that ïnany birds from outside the city will be entered. H. A. Briggs, of Columbus, Ohio, will act a3 judge. No admittanco will be charged, and tne show being given with a view to increasing the local interest in poultry it is hoped that there will be a largo attendance.- Commercial. At the annual meeting of Cholsea Savings Bank stockholders, on the Gth inst., the following directors were reelected, viz : Thos. tí. Sears, Jame3 L. Babcock, Heman. M. Woods, John R. Gates, Wm. J. Knapp, Gco. P. Gla.ier and V. D. Hindelang and Dr. Geo. W. Pamer was eleoted a director ia place of H. S. Holmes. The cld officers of the board were re-eleated, viz : Wm. J. Knapp, president: Tho3 S. Sears, vice president; Geo. P. Glazier, eashier and Thoo3ore E. Wood, assistant eashier. - Chelsea Herald.