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Day
14
Month
April
Year
1893
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April 28 is Arbor day. Frank Minnis has a new daughter. Charles Sauer has a little daughter at his house. The circuit court will be in session next Tuesday. The lady Maccabees held a social nst evening. Prof. Eeighard rejoices over the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Foley's new house on Detroit street has been enclosed. Four emigrants from Wurtemberg arrived in the city, Monday. The parochial school of Zion church jpened Monday, after vacation. The first meeting of the new council will be held next Monday evening. The Junior league of the M. E. church meets at four o'clock this after10011. The annual meeting of the Ann Ar3or Agricultural cornpany will be held April 25. The Ann Arbor road bas been putting new ties under their side-tracks m this city. George Clarkenhas sold his saloon jusiness to William Stiegelmaier and ïeorge Mast. The Ann Arbor Gas Company has et a contract for i new gas holder, tol ïold 25,000 feet. The senior class in the high school s the largest senior class in the hisory of the school. The Anu Arbor road will finish the emaining span of their bridge over he Iluron in wood. It is said tliat Mayor Thompson has i long list of names from which to select city offlcers. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gates, of West luron street, celebrated their silver wedding last Saturday. There are seventy-three inmates in he couuty house, or twelve less than it the same time last year. Samuel G. Miller bas had some very jlegant plans drawn for a new brick ïouse in the Miller addition. The St. Thomas TemperanceSooiety ?ave a social in the old Catholic ïhurcli, Wednesday evening. A large waluufc tree near Obristian Eberbach's on Packard street, was truck by lightning, Friday night. The "Trial by Jury," by the Gesang Verein Lyra will be repeated at the opera house. It will draw a crowd. The Anu Arbor rules are looking up a location for drill and rifle grounds and propose erecting a barracks. A much needed street crossing has )een put in acro.ss Detroit and Beakes streets to the Central freight house. The reunión of the pupils of the Ann Arbor high school betvveen 1856 and 1866 will be held this evening. The celebration of the anniversary oí' Odd Fellowship at Flymouth, April 26, will be attended by Ann Arbor Cantón. Ground has been broken for a nevv house to be built by James L. Babcock on the córner of William and Main streets. s Mrs. üeorge Colégrove has made a pair of curtains containing 25,000 yards of thread for exhibitiou at the World:s ?air. Congressman Gorman has recommended II. VV. Robinson for postmaster at Eniory, and F. -I. Hammond for postmaster at Whittaker. The Ladies Aid Society of St. Andrevv's church has re-elected Mis. B. Si. Thompson, president, and Míhs Aunie Condón, secretary and treasurer. Wlio is Supervisor McQuinn of 1)p? - tertownship? Will the Courièr, which attempted to correct its mistake of last week, please anawer? Willys L. Watkins íus been appointed supervisor of Manchester in place of Williiiin Chase, who was elected but refused to accept the office M;-s, Kobert Campbell luis been rcelected treasurer of the Michigan Branch of the Womaa's Foreign Missionary society of the Congregational churcli. "A fragment of a newLife of Christ, written by an unknowii au thor 1,700 01 l,80ÏÏ years ago - recently discovered in Egypt" will be examiued in the M. E church next Sunclay evening. All pig-pens found with pigs in the = will subject the owner to a fine. Inspector Clark says the ordinance must be obeyed and he will make special effort to see it enforced. George Kalmbach, connected with the street railway as machinist since its organization, bas severed bis counection with the road,to accept the foremanship of Cornwell's pulp mili at Fosters. Ann Arbor Cantón, No. 30., I. O. O. F., has elected the following officers: Commandant, C. H. Manly; lieutennant, J. M. Feiner; ensign, George Scott; accountant, II. Krapf; clerk. James II. Ottley. Mrs. A. B. Palmer has been elected president of the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Andrevv's cliurch, Mrs. Chas. S. Millen, vice-president; Mrs. A. A. .Stanley, secretary, and Mrs. Iludson, treasurer. An upper península student states tbat there has been sleighing near Iloughton for flve months and the sleighing is yet good. The snow drifted 20 t'eet high. Sleighsare still crossing Portage lake. Two carloads oí' the University exhibit at the World's Fair, leít Tuesday morning for Chicago, accornpanied by Adolph B. Covert and Ilamilton Reeves. The exhibits will be placed in the Michigan building. Giouud has been brokeii for a flne residence to be erected this spring on Fiftli avenue, soutli, by Prof. F. M. Ilamilton, of Bucyrus, Ohio. The residence is just north of Mr. Ilamiton's house now occupied as the Presbyterian parsonage. The Ann Albor Gas Company, Monday, elected the followiug directors: Moses Seabolt, William Wagner, E. D. Kinne, S. T. üouglas, and II. W. Douglas. The board organized by electing E. D. Kinne, president; II. W. Douglas, treasurer, and S. T. Douglas, secretary. The ladies library association, Monday, elected the followiug officers: Presideut, Miss Kate M. líale; vicepresident, Mrs. L. M. Palmer; secretary, Miss L. Parker: treasurer, Mrs. Celia Jaycox; directors, Mrs. Elislia Jones, Miss Anna Gelston, Mrs. S. VClarkson, Mis. Lombard, Mrs. W. W. Beman, Miss Alice Donglas. Mr. George Mahon died at bis home in Detroit on Wednesday night, in the seventy-seventh year of his age. He was a resident of this city for some years and a man of une education and literary tastes. He gave to the University his line Irish library. He was a kind hearted man and true Christian gentleman. He leaves a widow and one daughter, and a son who married Miss Aiies of this city. The olí and well established dry goods flrm of Bach, Abel & Co. lias been dissolved and the new dvy goods íirni of Bacil & Roath takes its place. The new iiim is composed of the surviving meinbeis ot' the oíd ñrm, Philip Baeh and Z. lloath. The flrm lias a well established reputation uniong the ladies for the quality ot' goods they sell, a reputaüon uhich is vvorth much in dry goods. May success attend the reorganizad ftnn. Last Simday morning as Mrs. Li. L. Speech !y and her daughter Carrie were going to church, their horse became frightened ;it some largo stones that had been carelessly lelt by the side of the road and overturned the carriage, throwing both of thetn out. Jlrs. Speeehly escaped with but a few injuries, while lier daughter was thrown against t telephoue pole, burtiug her side iiiite badly. Tlie carriage is a total wreek. A l-'ie;lim:ui 0H3G to Hades wem. Sum thlngs he wisht to lern, U;ii they !-ent Iiim back io earth agaln, le wns in green to lurn. -Ex. H. L. Hegner, law '93, has gone ti) Washington on business. Thie Choral l'niou will beobliged to meet twice a week for a part of the titne after vacation.

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