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13
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January
Year
1893
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J. F. Hoelzle expects to build a store on tlie corner of Washington street and -Fourth avenue this year. Aun Arbor Commandery, K. T., has accepted an invitation to visit the Jacksou commandery on the 25th oi this montli. The arfmual meeting of the stock:holders of the Ann Arbor Organ Company will be held on the evening or the 24th inst. A goodly number of our people have had their ears frozen this week, and the purple-tipped nose is one of the fashionable things. The Washtenaw Evening Times has purchased a Mergenthaler type-setting machine, which will displace several compositors. It is the same kind of machine that is used by the Detroit Free Press. A company of between thirty and forty persons, young and old, of the Unitarian church, went on a sleigh-ride to Mr. AndrewSmith's, in the country, for a surprise social, on Monday eveiiing. Though the mercury was below zero they report a delightful time. Coroner Martin Clark, who graduated in the literary department of Hamilton college in 1842, Las received an invita tion to attend the banquet of the Western Alumni to attend their annual banquet in Chicago this month, the tickets to which are only $4. Next Sunday a new line of work will be entered upon by the students' J3ible class at the Unitarian church. Kev. Mr. Sunderland will begin reading with comments, illustrations, and opportunity for questions) the ad vanee heets of his new book on "The Origin .nd Growth of the Bible.'; The class meets at 12 m. in the main audience oom of the church. Everybody invited. Abüut eighteen young people of tliis city enjoyed a pleasant sleigh-ride last wtek, to the residence of Herman Armbruster, of Pittsfield, and partook of a bounteous supper. They had lots of fun. David Wilsey, a pioneer of Pittsüeld, died very suddenly at his home Tuesday morning. He came to this county sixty years ago f rom Genesee county, New York, and was sereiity-tliree years of age. oThe handsome chancel of St. Andrew's church wil] be consecrated on Sunday morning, January 22. Bishop Darles of tlie Michigan diocese will act as consecrator and Bishop Gillespie of the Western Michigan diocese, formerly rector of this parish. will preach the sermón. The annual meeting and banquet of the Chicago association of alumni of the University of Michigan was held in the parlors of the Grand Pacific hotel in that city on the 23d of December, over seventy-five being in j anee. President Angell was present, and delivered one of his characteristic speeches in response to the toast, "The University," and Henry Wade Rogers gave a rousing address on "Athletics." Plans were diseussed looking toward the establishment of a Michigan alumni headquarters in Chicago Juring the Woild's Pair. G. H. Snow, state editor of the Detroit Evening News, will deliver an adclress before the Utiiversity Press Club tomorrow evening, on "How a Newspaper is Run." And what the editors of the News don't know about running a newspaper is soaroely worth the trouble to f erre t but. The Unity Club is making extensive preparations for its anuual banquet to be held in the church parlors on Friday eveuing of this week at 6:30 o'clock. Invitations have been extended to the professors of the university and öfchers who are this year assisting the club in the way of giving leetures, papers, musical evenings, etc. At the animal meeting of the Forest Ilill Cemetery Company, last Monday, John M. "Wheeler was elected president, Col. II . S. Dean vice-president, and E. B. Pond secretary and treasurer. The vacancy on the board of trustees caused by the death of J. Austin Scott was filled by the election of his son, Evart II. Scott. Between twenty-five and thirty Ann Arbor people, occupying five sleighs went to Saline on Wednesday evening' to attend the concert given by the Ann Arbor Banjo and Guitar Clab. They relate some rough experiences during }he drive on the heavily drifted roads. Owing to the extremely cold weather the concert was rather slitnly attended. i'he delight (and nuisance) of coasting is being indulged in on all available inclines, and young Ann Arbor is happy all the way through, except. perhaps when the up-hill part of the exercise comes in. It behooves elderly people to look out for the ubiquitous sled. This is about the time when "one upward look" may save a limb. Mack & Schmid's clerks are of the unanimous opinión that for wholesouled hospitality the Hon. F. E. Mills, our representative in the legislature from the second district, and his excellent wii'e, are imequalled. The clerks were treated to a sleigh-ride to and . : mu Mr. Mills' home on Monday evening, and enjoyéd a bounteous repast. Etev. Mr. Sunderland's last two sermons on "Religión and Evolution" by request were deferred until the close of the vacation and the return of the studente. That on "Evolution in lts Relation to Chiist and Christianity" will be given next Sunday morning. In the evening he will speak on "The Heresy Trials of Professors Briggs and Smith." A pleasant sleighing party was got ten last week by Dr. Flemniing Carrow. It consisted of Mr. and Mrs Garrow, Mrs. W, F. Breakey, Miss Caroline Owens, Mr. sfnd Mrs. S. II. Mills, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Nancrede, H. H. Sharpless, and other prominent citizens. They drove to Ypsilanti and enjoyed a well served supper at the Hawkins House. The Washtenaw Germán Fire Insurance company held their annual meeting Monday. There was a good attendance. Jacob Reichert, of Scio, was elected president; Jacob Knapp, vice-president; Charles Braun, secretary, and George J. Manu, treasurer. John Keppler was re-elected director for three years. No assessment was made the past year as the losses were so light. The company is in excellent shapéand the amount of property iitsured is much larger than ever before. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stapish celebrated their silver wedding last Saturday evening at their handsome and spacious residence two miles north of Chelsea. About sixty friends and relatives surprised them and presented them wilh a silver tea service. It was a genuine surprise and everybody was pleased thereat. Altogether the silver wedding was one long to be ;remembered. . C. G. Cook, Wm. Corseiius and Giljert Mclntyre are trapping and iishiug hl the vicinity of Strawberry and Zukey lakes, with excellent success, as some of their friends in this city, who ïave received consignments of game and lish from them, can testify. These sportsmen, durinjf their sojouni at the akes, have caught pike weighing upwards of fifteen pounds, and they do ïot seem to think that anything extrairdinary, either. The Dexter Leader f arnishes the.following list of ñames of persons who settled in this county in 1827: Pierrepont Sinitli, llirani Ainold, David Dudley, Solomon II. Mathews, Edwin Hond, Millicent Bond (now Mrs. Dexter), Caroline Bond, ChaunceyS. Goodrich and family, Sturms Kimbeiiy and family,Calvin Smith, Samuel Clemente (in 1825J, Charles Kingsley, George K. Lillibridge, Ira Seymour and two brothers, Gen. Asa Williams and wife, Francés J. Provost. Dr. Klingmann was in the city the first of the week. We are pleased fco hear of his success in Bay City, wliere he has pernaanently located. Dr. Klingmann is well worthy of the success he is meeting, whicli is due to his abilities in his profession. He has had every opportunity for a thorough training, as he has been in active practice of medicine for six years with his preceptor and graduated as a pharmaceutical chemist from Michigan University, after whieh he entered the College of Medicine and Surgery. The First National bank on Tuesday elected the following board of directorsJ. M. Wheeler, PhilipBach, Henry Cornwell, Harrison Soule, Moses Seabolt, E. D. Kinne, William McCreary, James Clenients, and James L. Babcock. These are all re-elections excepting Mr. Babcock, wlio was elected to the directorship left vacant by the death of Charles II. Richmond. The board immediately re-organized with Philip Bach, president; John M. Wheeler, vice-president, and S. W. Clarkson, seeretary. The followmg oflicers were inatalled by the J. T. Jacobs Camp, Sons of Veterans, last Friday evening: Capt., W. H. Krapf; lst licut., II. M. Perkins; 2d lieut., J. C. Flagg; chaplain, Clyde Vosburgh; lst sergt., Bruce Monroe; quartermaster-sergt., K.. C. Kern; color sergt,, B. II. Dugdale; sergt. of guard, J. L. Cox; camp guard, Phillip Hudson; chief musician, C. Z. Strong. The Camp Council eonsists of C. Z. Strong, W. O. Thomas, and W. J. "Woodlin. Karl C. Kern was elected delégate to the Michigan División Encampment, and R. II. Dugdale as altérnate. The many friends of Adolph Kemper, who is now in a large clothing house iii Chicago, will be surprised to learn that he is in the Presbyteriari hospital in Chicago for treatment About seven vears ago he had his leg ])adly broken, while coasüng down High street, and, he has had trouble with it ever since. About a week ago it got so bad that the doctors persuaded him to go to the hospital and have an operation performed, which included the removal of a few bones and the scraping of other bones. The operation was performed and he is now gettiug along nicely and probably will be out again in a month or so. On Thutsday evening cf last week, at half-past seveu o'clock, Miss Mary Kannenberg, of this city, and Rev. Robert J. Graetz, of Arlington, OIüo, were united in marriage, at Zion churcb, Rev. Max Hein offleafcing. The bride was attired in white silk crepé, trimmed with ChilTon lace and gimp. The bridesmaid, Miss Amanda Graetz, sister of the groo in, was dressed in creaui Henrietta, with gimp triraming. Mr. William St. Clair, of this city, acted as groomstnan. Ouly the relatives of the contracting parties were present. After the wedding a receptioa was given at the home of the bride's mother, on North First street. The presenta were numerous and valu - able. The happy couple left on Friday morning for Arlington, Ohio, their future home. Severa! of the churches in the city were forced to alter their programme of services last Sunday at the last moment. There was no preaching at the Presbyterian church owing to the illness of the pastor. The Sunday school and the Young Peoples' meeting in the evening were the only services held during the day. In the Baptist chureh, owing to the illness of the pastor, Prof. Spaulding read a sermón. At thé Methodist church it was found that the water pipes had burst and it was impossible to' heat the uidienee raom. It was therefore necessary to hokl the services in the ecture room. Eev. Mr. Bradshaw )reached in the morning and Rev. Mr. Cobern in the evening. Rev. Mr Cobern preached in the Congregational church Sunday moi-ning. The following new books have been received by the Ludies' Library: "Autobiography of a Blander," by Edna Lyall; "Prince Tip-Top," by Marguerite Bouvet; "Cousin Pliillis," by Mrs. Gaskett; "ïlie Preacher's Daughter," by Amelia E. Üarr; "In Üld St. Stephen's," by Jeauie Drake; 'God's Fooi," by Marrten Marrteus; "When a Mau's Single,'' by J. M. Barrie; "Boyhood iu Norway," by Iljalmar Boyesen; "Ilermine's ïriumphs," by Madame C. Colomb; "Along the Florida Reef,"' by Charles F. Holder, LL. I); "Other Things Being Equal," by Enima Wolf; "The West Froni a Car Windovv," by Richard II. Davis; "Prose Idyls," by John Albee; "Autumn," from the journal of Henry D. Thoreau, edited by H. Gr. O. Blake; "In Gold and Silver," by George Ellwanger; "Spanish Cities," by Charles Augustus Stoddard;"My Autobiography and Reininiscences," by W. P. Frith, K. A. The Detroit Archaeological Society met last evening at the residence of D. M. Ferry. Prof. Rolfe, of the University, and Herbert De Cou, formerly of the University, who has been studying 'for the past year at Athens, Greece, read papers.