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Day
25
Month
December
Year
1891
Copyright
Public Domain
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Johai Taylor, di-unk, paid Justice Pond $2 fine and $4:91 costs, Monday. The Bethel A. M. E. church aetted .$112 from the fair held last weck. Mrs. D. C. Fall has been atfpointed D. G. M, oï Eebeeca lodgea ol Michigan. It is expected that the new ï. & A. A. bridge wlll be cotnpleted by February lst. Justice PoimI sentenced Hariy Foster to ve days la jail, Monday, for drunk The Januory meeting oi the Pomológica! society wlll bc held on Saturïay of next week. Wm. Bender was sentenced to jail for twenty days by Justice Butts, Monday, lor bebig drunk. Morni'ng services, serinon and holy commnnion will be held in St. Andrew's ehnrch to-day at 10:30. W. E. Boydem, of Webster, has been eleeted presidont oi' the Michigan Shorthorn Cattle Breeders' tasoeiation. The ChrLsfni.is festival of the Geddes mission will be held at the Geddes school house; Monday evenlng, at 7:30 o'elot'k. Momlay evening the newly elected officers of Fraternity Uodge. No. 202, antd Golden Rule Lodge, No. 159, were ingtalled. It is reported that Judge C. B. Grant is to te invited to visit Ann Arbor and agítate th,e law and order movement. The annual Christmas festival of St. Aikirew's parisfli at the oounty house will be held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock. One of our citiens quietly remarks that it is a bad idea to have taxes and Christmas gifts come at the same season of the year. George F. Lutz, of S. Maio street, was badly bi-uised by a fall he received while aligihtmg from a can iage at Dexter, Friday. The Christmas festival of St. Andrew's Sunday school and the Foster mission -vvas held at Harris Hall, last evening at six o'clock. Edward, au infaut son of David Shenk, of Pittsfield, died on Monday and was buried at the Germán cemetery, Wednesday afternoon. Three hundred and tliirty-six happy clnldren received presents from two huge Olu-istmas trees at the Zion Sunday school festival, last evening. Prof. H. C. Adams vill deliver a coarso of lectures on "Political Kcbnomy" before the Detroit University Extensión brjuicii, eommencing ,Tau. 5. The oase of James Tolbert vs. Wm. Burke, in wfcidi a verdict of no cause ïor action was given in tlm circuit court, was atftrmèd by the snpreme ourt, Monday. W. E. Beach, of Howell, has taken Eugeme Gilmore's place as cashier at the T. & A. A. depot. Mri Gilmore bas accèpted a positioa with the F. & P. M., at 'East Sagi'naw. Lucy A. Seranton has asked the circuit court to graint her a Jivorce frora Ju;r iiusband, Don S. Seranton. Chas. S. Ackerman also asks the same relief f rom Elizabetli Ackerman. The superintendent of the sewing school requeste that all donations for the lioliday festival of the school be sent ín before January 1, as the entertainment will be given Jan. 2nil. Prof. L'. D'Oogc Üelivered a leeture on "EzeWal, His Times, Personality and Work," at the Biblieal Institute at Detroit Saturday, the press reterring to it as i deep nad seholarly address. Fred Sehaiblo died on Tuesday, of consumption, at the home of his mother on W. Iberty street, near the city limite, aged :2) years. 'l'he funeral will be held at Bethlehem ehureh this aiteraoon. Thoe. Smitli and lrank Howard were arrested Friday for begging and were let off on suspended sentence. They aiterwards srtole two pairs of mittens from Goodspeeds' and were again arrested. '['lic School of Muf.ii: j)rojcct liiispro-, gressed so far tliat it is now an assured success. The subscription committee to the guarantee fund has already the s!natin'es of about sixty ■wlio will guaraatee $65 each, and it will bc an easy matter to secure the hundred mannes needed. John Fordham, alias Smith, and Frank Howard were genteneed to the Detroit House of Correction lor sixty d&ys each, by Justice Pouid, Saturday. They stole a couplc oí pairsf gloves from Goodspeeds.' A cage of monkeys, a real live Santa Claus and handsome automatic figures are among the attroctlono whieh severa! of our merchante have displayod in thoir show windows tliis week to attraot attention to their goode. Special Christnins music lms In-en arranged at the M. ïü. oh ure h, next Su'iiday. In t-he morning, Kev. Camden M. Cobern 'will preacdi on "A Christmaa Idyl - The Madonna." in t'he evcning the pulpit will ba occupied by Rev. Dr. Ryan, oí Adrián. Tto handsome Wells memorial windoiw i-n St. Andrew's eJiarch Is an ex,i. i duplícate oí onc In :i large Iondon ohurcli. The Argos made an error in stating sotue time ágo bhat the desigoi was originally made for a Londo'ii ehurcJi and not used. Late 'last Thursday night, two brothers, Toni and AVill Jones, colored, got ínto a quarrel in rear of the Arlington House and drawing revolvers, began shooting at each other. Six shots were iired but fortunately both were poor marksmen and nelther was serlously hurt. jA Clarísimas tree will be held in the audienec room of the Presbyterian church, Mooday evening at six o'elock, tor the benefit of the scholars of Miss Brown's Industrial School. tiood speeches, good niusic and a heavily laden Christmas tree will be among the attraetione. Last Friday evenrng. Aun Arbor Encaaiipment, No. 7, I. O. O. F., elected the oft'ieers: George Scott, cluef patriarch; Eli S. Manly, liijjli priest; John J. Forguson, senior warden; Herman ICrapf, scribe; .las. H. Ottley, jiwvior warden; ('lirisüa.i Schlenker, treasurer. Mrs. May Jenkins, the "wlfe of Creo. I'. Jenkins, of Jackson, died snddenly at Toledo on Snnday, of peritonitis, aged 27 years. She liad licen at Pittsburg, Pa., for snme and arrived in Toledo on Friday. Her maiden name was Murray. her mot her being Mrs. Fall McDlvitt, bul she was brought up by Mr. and .Mrs. Herman Krapf and lived with tliciu uiitil her marriage. Her remain-i were brouulit, to this city and buried trom Mr. Krapf 's residonce on Detroit Street, Wednesday afternoon. She leaves a son, ten years of age. On Saturday, three young boys, Wm. Bowen, Fred Garlinghouse and Adam Kii;:. :■ arrested for stealing trom the store of P. DomoVan, about a week ago. Justice Butts let tliem off on suspended sontenee upon the payment of tlie costs and the value of the goods stolen from Mr. Donovan. AnJtjpr Tent, No. 296, K. O. T. M., electeá t!he followiing officers, Friday eveaing: P. C, N. ,1. Kyer; C, W. S. Banfield; l,t. C, E. F. Mills; R. K., J. Geo. Lutz; F. K,. W. F. Sttmson; Chap., (M. H. Mills; Med. Ex., W. F. Breakey; S., Chas. Essllmger; M. a1 A., F. J. Muehlig; Ist M. of G., W. E. Allen; 2 ml M. of ., N. F. Estnbrook; Sen., Jollín I,utz; Picket, G. P. Btauch; trustee for three ycars. Wesley E. Howe. A rcqurst has been made lor a iuw trial by the dtJemdant in the case o( Martha 1,. Smurtlhwalt et al. agalnsi llary A. Thomas, whieh was BO hotly eointested last weck. The jury was out all nlight .-iiid the claim is nade that all the files, papers, etc, in the case were left in the court room, whioh thé jury oecupied during the nijihl, and that the jurors had aceess to them, oven ffoing go far as bo liold a mock court. At three o'clock Saturday afternoon Gilbert C.Khodes and Miss Clara (i. Woodman were quietly married at the resdilenve oï George Khodes, on Broadway, the Rev. H. Tatlock, of St. Andrew's church, performing the ceremony. Only the imniedlate Ininïlies of the coaitracting parties were present. ïhe groom is one oi the popular young men of this city and for several years has been book-keeper at Ferguson's cart works. The bride has been a teacher in the third ward school and is very popular with her soliolars and colleagues. The couple left for ui eastern trip. The Biograp'hical Sketches of Waglltenaw County, for whicli orders were taken severa! ïnonths agro Jias been completed and is now belng delivered to tlie subscribers. Tlie volume is reallyta bandeóme piece of work. Tlie eover, pajier and typographical work are oi the finest. The book contalng interesting sketches of all the ]residents of the United States and of tlie various governors of the state. Besides these short biographlea are given of 411 of those with whom our citizens are bet ter acquainted, residente of Waahtenaw county. The book is embelis'hed with numeroiis portraits. The only objection that has been made to the volume is that it is not as complete and does not give as many sketches as was expected. Williain ("Peewee") John.son died Wedaiesday aigiht, oí eonsumption, ai home oí liis fatlicr, on N. Flfth ave. He is the ymmg man who was arrested a íew weeds ago for brealdng into .1. R. Baeh-8 oïfice aad taldn; $00, the case being settled and pi'Osecntion stopped lx!eause Ihe was in neh pooih.-;Uth. Som iourteen uiouths ago, a tbree. ycai-old colt lxilongiaig to E. Moore. of Scio, got its leg fast ia the barn and Iractured the süiiii bone. Pront flesh et iu. F. G. Schrepper, of this city, bought the colt, removed a piece of iprout ftesh lü iiiL'ihcs long and thirteeu imclies wlde w'hich cöntained fifteen islivers oí bonr and welghed six pomnde and three o unces. He then removed two booy enlargements, one of whieli cöntained six sinall slivers oí borne. The coH is ai present doing well and b4ds fair to recover.

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Ann Arbor Argus
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