Washtenawisms

Albert Blaess, of Lodi, has started np his sawmill. An antisaloon leagae bas been organized in Chelsea. Waterloo will build a new Fchool honse thiB sumuier. Martin Ottmar bs moved on the Seeley farm íd York. It oost Saline a little over $14 to hold the village election. The winter term in the Manchester schools closed last Friday. John Friermuth has moved onto tbe Gabriel Freer farm in Lima. George P. Glazier gave a banquet to the retiring Chelsea oouncil. George Runcirnan is after a nominatiou for supervisor of Lyndon. The democrats of Saline pnt tbeir ticket, in tbe field tomorrow. g David Haselschwerdt and family, of Manchester, will remove to Grass Lake April 1. Caudidate Lister, of Saline, was looking for votes aronncl Iron Creek, last week. Reuben Oveusbire, of Salem, bas gone into tbe launciiy business in Plainwell. Pinckney bas a boy mayor and a kid connoil. The average age of the council is 27 years. Wm. D. Sniith, of Dexter towuship, contemplates moving into the village this spring. Tbe Baptist Ladies' Aid society will serve a dinner in Saline on town meeting day. Hebron Felluws has moved on the Miller farm in Manchester, owned by Wm. Burtless. The senior class of the Chelsea high school give a concert tbis evening in the Chelsea opeia house. W. H. Glenn, of North Lake, recently had 15 beus, wbich h(j bas no more. They were stolen. Supervisors and town clerks are requested to have their election tickets printèd at the Argus office. Fourteen converts were baptized into the Baptist church of Dexter, Sunday eveuing week, by the pastor, Rev. H. A. McConnell. The local earnings of the Ann Arbor Railroad at Milan for the monfch of February were: Freight, $585.40; passenger, f234.65. Posfcmaster Laird, of Cbelsea, is incnbating ohickens, while varióos republicans in Chelsea are boping to incúbate a postrnastership. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Loenard, of Milau, have moved to Dnraud, where Mr. Leonard will run a sawmill, in additiou to the evaporator. H. R. Palmer, of Bridgewater, has sold the Potts farm to Ann Arbor parties, and bas deeded tbe plaoe. wbere he lives to W. D. Vantuyle. Rose Soully olosed her winter term in district No. 7, Manohester, Maroh 10, witb a school exhibiiton at whiob an elabórate program was well rendered. Over $100 was realized by the entertainment in the Chelsea opera house on St. Patiick's day, for the benefit of St. Mary's ohurch. The affair was a great success. Milau's new firebell was placed in the belfry of the new village building Monday. The Leader says, "It's a beauty and has the ring and tone tbat was desired.," JUrs. Willard Holsted went to Ann Arbor last Saturday to the U. of M. hospital for an operation for cancr, but on examination it was decided unsafe to opérate and she returned home on Moday night. - Milan Leader. The Argus is especially well equipped for printing election tickets for the various t-ownshipe and will see that the law is in every respect complied with in the printiug. Make no mistake and have your printing done at the Argus office. A tramp stole a pair of overshoes froru Harvey Rose, of Mancbestur. The tbief was held in Clinton for the theft and Mr. Rose went there to get bis property. It cost bira as rnuch as he conld have bought two new pairs of overshoes for to get the old ones. But, then, revenge is sweet even il" they did let the tramp go. One of South Lyon's young men who is absent for a few weeks, made a break the past week that gave the whole thing away. J3e wrote his mamma and bis best girl a letter, ponring out bis affecMon in strains of convincing arguments - to the latter. In mailing the epistles be got the b. g. 's letter in his mamma's euvelope and ivoe versa. His "mama," after her embarrassment, is oonsidering what she had better do with the youngstt.r. - Excelsior. A university assooiation reading circle has been organized in Manchester with 23 rnembers and the following offioers: President, Fred. H. Blosser; vioe president, Mis. E. M. Conklin ; secretary, Miss Marie Kirohhofer; treasnrer, Mrs. E. E. Root; leader, Evan Essery ; organizer, Miss Margaret Blosser; executive committee, F. H. Blosser, Mrs. E. M. Conkliu, Miss Marie Kirchhofer, Mrs. E. E. Root, Mis3 Lucy Poucher, Miss Jennie Saley, Joseph Lamb. Miss Edna Springer, of Milan, died Tuesday night of last week, after a lingering illness of over a year's dnratiou, of consumption, aged 20 years, 10 rnonths and 20 days. She graduated froru the Milan high school in 1805 and commenoed teaching Nov. 4 of that year in Exeter towuship. tibe had t" give it np ttie I7ch of April foliowiug, when her fat il illuesu resulted. The f uncial serviles were held Friday rnorning, Rev. C. E. Marvin, of Azalia, vfiip b:p(:sc(l her, preaohing the sermón, si ■ ratnaii s were interrtd in the London iVmetery. Roller skating is now the rage at Ypsilanti plaius. The Ruwsonville woolen mili will remove to Northville. Elard Knleukamp has purchased the John Esoh farm in Sharou. The Manchester fruit growers are oomplaining that peachbuds have been killed. The Mauohe8ter Enterprise wants a sugar beet refinery established ia Manchester. William Burtless, of Manchester, is sbippiug carloads of sheep and hogs to Buffalo. William H. Smith, of Ypsilauti loso, ran a rusty nail iato his foot a few days ago. Miss Mande Goodell, of Manchester, teachea the spring term school in the Katner district, Bridgewater. Jack Jibb is going into tbe poultry raising business in Manchester in good eamest and is building his poultry house. Plymouth is kicking hard to get out of tbe same townphip with Nortbville, whieh it acenses of holding the offices. The Willis creamery received 7,000 pouuds of rnilk in one day last week, the most it had yet received in the same period of time. Mrs. Pierce, of Ypsilauti, died Friday night of consumption, aged 24 years. The funeral services were held at the Quaker ohurch. It is said tbat the hoboe3 have reoeived such kiud attention from Manchester housekeepers that tbe villape is being overrun with them. Charles Pray, of Whitmore Lake, has rented his houso in that burg and bought a farm in Iosoo township, Livingston oounty, and moved onto it. The recent Maocabee entertainment at Mooreville was well attended in spite of the bad roads, and was a complete success. It netted $80. Over 300 tickets have alieady been sold for the anuual celebration banquet of Queen City Hive, L. O. T. M., of Ypsilanti, which is to be held on tbe evening of April 8. Einil Vokac, while running a printing press at the Scharf Tag, Label and Bjx Works in Ypsilanti, Tbursday of last week, had his fingers badly smasbed through being caught ín the machine. A large party of friends surprised Henry Cook, of Superior, on his 47th birthday one night last week and enjoyed, as a correspondent puts it, "a feast that wonld delight the eye and tiokle the palate of a king. " Two gentlemen arrived in Ypsilauti, Friday, ready and anxions to purchase farms in the vicinity. Mr. Dupont, of Detroit, desiring to live a retired life, went out and looked over the Stevensou farm at Carpeuter's Corners. Mr. B. D. Taggert. of Almout, Mich., inspected the Traoy farm at the Lake Sbore crossing. No tarnsfers of property have yet been made. - Times. Dr. Elias Smith, of Whitmore Lake one of the best knowu medical men in Washtenaw county, who enjoys an extensive practica in the northern part of tbe county and is generally known for his kindness to the unfortunate, was so serionsly injured by his buggy overturuing while he was returning from a visit to a patiënt at 2 o'olock on the raorniug of March 10, that he has since been unable to be removed home. Dr. John Kapp is attending him at the home of James Hammei, in Nortbfield. The Ypsilauti common couucil has twa offers for the mineral well property nêar the waterworks in that city. One is from Mr. Johnson, of Boston, who offers to purchase the property for $1,500 and if a $4,000 building is not erected on the land within 18 tnonths tbe land is to revert to the city. The other is from Mr. Clapp, of Washington, D, C. , who offers to purchase the property for $2,000 and erect a 4,000 building withiu the same period of time bnt offers no reversión in case he fails to do so. Unless Mr. Clapp makes the same offer as Mr. Johnson does, the offer of the latter will be accepted by the council. Alderman Davenport is a lucky man. Last Tuesday he ualled in a member of a local firm of live stockbuyers to look at a fat hog he had for sale. He was offered $11.50 for the porker. He soon after started to drive the animal to the stockyards and while en route met anotber member of the firm, "What will you give for this hog?" he queried. The other, after looking the quadruped over replied, "He is worth $12.00." Ou the alderman went, thankful for tbe raise, but be had got scarcely a block before he met another man whose especial business it is to buy stook for tbe firm re'ferred to, for shipment. "How much foc this hog?" oried the city father. Dell looked at the grunter poiut blank, transversely and cornerwise and then responded, "Will give yon $12.50." And he got what he bid for. of course. - Grass Lake News. Morris Thompson, a highly respected resident of Lima township for nearly 50 years, died at his home there March 18, aged 83 years and 11 days. Mr. Thompson was one of a family of 11 children, four of whoin are still alive. He was twice married, and his second wife aod four of their cbildren survive bim. In religión, Mr. Thompson was a Qaaker, and in politics, a republicau. He had served two terms as justice of the peace in the township, and was supervisor for eight years. He had also held various other offioes. In the death of Mr. Thompson, one of the long-time residents of Lima passed away, one whose useful life ás husband, as father, as neighbor and as citizen was highly respeteed and will be gratefally remembered. The funeral services held at the house, Monday, March 15, were conducted by Eev. T. G. Potter, of Dexter, assisted by Dr. Holmes, of Chelsea. An old colored man tianaed Evan died at his rooms in the McAndnw blook, Ypsüanti, Sandny, of old age, being over 70 years of age. 8 Jobn S. West, died of consumption, at bis home on Ypsilanti Plains, Monday rnorning, aged 36 years. The remains weie takeu to Reed City for interruent. The Cbelsea soldiers' monument is abont comp'eted and George W.Lnughtidge, of Ypsilanti, who is finisbiDg j it will be ready to set it in pi; ce tfce early part of next month. Dexter village is thinking of investing in a fire engine and T. J. Rioe, represeuting the Racine Fire Engiie Co., was there last week looking over the prospeots of selling the village one. William Sbannon, aa aged resident of Dexter, died at his borne Tuesday night of last week. after a lingering illness. The funeral was held at St. .Tosepb's obnrcb, at 9 o'clock the following Thursday raorning. The remains were bnried in tbe old Catfco io cemetery in Dexfcer township.