County

Saline river overflowed its bank in some places last week. Lloyd Conklin, of Bridgewater has lost a valuable horse. Fred Bristle, of Sharon, put the cords of two of his fingers by falling on an ax. The Chelsea "Alger" club ha 174 members with A. A. Wükinson as pi'esident. A number of Jackson fishermen took out 300 pounds of fish from Jiorth Lake. Dennis & Glover, of Saline, armanufactunng a one horse power engine for light work. Now that the local option election is over, let us hope that news items will be more plentiful. Rev. H. Palmer, of Chelsea, was married to Miss Mattie M. Craig, of Unadilla, February 2ist. Willram Hanke, the Eiver Raisin postmaster, will rebuild the burned store buildings this spring. Mrs. Matilda Dean Roberts, died in Ypsilanti, February io.th, aged 65 years. She was married in this city in 1845. Mrs. C. Bliss, has sold her 100 acre farm in Saline on the Manchester road for $7,200 to George Walker, of L,odi. The Milan postoffice uses 6,000 one cent stamps a year instead of 2,000 a year as when the Cleveland administraron began. Tacob Luckhart, of Bridgewater, had the misfortune recently to break his arm while cutting down a tiee, a branch of the tree striking it. The Vpsilanti Sentinel this week returns to its full four page form. Here's hoping that it may prosper sfficiently to warrant its continuance. News has been received from Baldwin, Mich., of the death there of George West, a former well known citizen of Ypsilanti, aged 57 years. Henry G. Paal, of Scio, has purchased 250 acres in Pittsfield of John George Koen for $ 1 1 .000. The buildings on the place are wortl $5,000. The Michigan Central intend setting out shrubbevy, fiowers, etc. near the Grass Lake depot providec they can secure the land at a reason able price. The Chelsea Herald carne out asa republican paper last week. This was an unexpected move and the republicanism probably sljpped the waichful eye of the editor. A Sharon correspondent says that after the recent thaw in that townthip, the water in some places was six feet deep in the roads. Possibly he meant to say in the river. The new law firm of Turnbull & Wilkinson in Chelsea is composed of George W. Turnbull and Archie Wilkinson. It is divided politically but otherwise will work in harmony. Mis. Thomas Honey, died in Ypsilanti February i8th, from cáncer, ageil 57 years. She carne to Michigan with her parents in 1853, and had lived in Ypsilanti since her marriage in 1858. The little daughter of Myron Pool, of Whittaker, was recently burned by her clóthes catching fire from the stove. Luckily the Mames were extinguished before she had been seriously burned. , Rev. D. R. Shier spoke at Rowe's Uorners in Sharon during the recent campaign under difficulties. The church was closed against him and "boys" had taken down the stove in the school house and plugged up the key hole with wooden plugs. Mrs. II. C. Calhoun, who read a paper on poultry beiore the Southern Washtenaw Farmers Club at their February meeting said she commenced last spring with 80 fowls and six turkeys. Besides the eggs and poultry used in the family she, had received $128.16 for eggs and poultry sold as follows 473 dozen of eggs $56.54; 65 chickens $22.56; turkeys $49.06. The "evolution" of the county paper mili from the time The Sentí nel printed lts first bundie of paper, to the present, can only be imagined by one who has seen it, at times during the whole Then it was a simple three story frame building, making some hundred pounds of rag paper per day, by water power alone, from one doublé Foundrinier machine. Fire consumed that plant and has touched the works several times since. It is now a concern covering a large space, and a perfect lybrynth ofdepartments, through which no man can flnd his way without a guide. It has in addition to its water power a large engine, and another larger Corliss engine with a balance wheel weighing 15 tons, and carrying a three feet belt, will soon be in operation. Attached to the mili is a machine shop where its own supplies are made, and also rolls for roller flouring milis, being the only place in the state where these are made. More tons per day of paper, are now made, than were hundreds of pounds at the commencement, and yet not more than five or six large iaily paper consume the whole put of the milis. Oil is the only fuel