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Day
12
Month
August
Year
1898
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Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5, is the next legal noliday. Some repairs are being made to the roof of the Unitarian ohuroh. The annnal Tri-State Fair will be held in Toledo, Ohio, Aog. 23-26. Extensivo repairs and improveinents in the high and ward schools have been ordered by the school board. L. L. Renwick is studying in Paris, France, under the organist Widor, instead of under Guilmant as he at first intended. E. Besoh, the milkman's, horse ran away on State st. Snnday. The wagon was smashed and damage of about $100 was done. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Prentiss will oconpy Dr. W. W. Nichols' house on Hill st., on tbeir return f rom their wedding trip. The Washtenaw Evening Times has amended its name, dropping tbe word "Washtenaw" and will be hereafter known as "The Evening Times." The $14,000 worth of school bonds issued by Sohool District No. 1, Ann Arbor, are offered for sale in denominations of from $100 to $1,000 eaoh. Mrs. E. A. Kline, mother of Charles H . Klioe, and formerly of this city, is to be married in Detroit, nest Wednesday to Mr. John Woodbridge, of that oity. Aniong the important additions contemplated at the fair grounds is the plaoing of a show case the entire length of the inain building. The poultry building is also to receive some much needed obanges. The school board has authorized the teachers and text book committee aidec by tbe superintendent to purohase abou $300 warth of supplementary reading for use in the grades from the fourth to the seventb inolusive. The contraotors are at work on th paving of Main st. and already hav tbe concrete foundation down as far a E. Ann st. The railroad company has nearly completed its work on the curves and "Y" at the corner of Ann and Main sts. At a meeting of the sohool board held Tuesday evening some changes were made in the teachers and their dnties oansed by the resignation of Mrs. E. R. Sunderland. Miss Lulu B. Southmayd was made teaoher of history vioe Mrs. Sunderland. Miss Genevieve K. Duffy will take Miss Soutbma.yd's plaoe as teaoher of politioal eoonomy, and Miss Fitoh, of Grand Rapids, will take Miss Daffy's place as teaoher of physiology and general Englisb. Frank A. Worden, of Ypsilanti, hag jeen granted a patent on a musical toy. Tbe oase of the People vs. Seyfried Das been fnrtber adjounred ontil Ang. 30. The Ann Arbor Railroad steam 3hovel is ontting down a hill in North9eld. William Osins, of Pittsfield, is now at the Universiry hospital for treatment. Alfred Parsons ia spending 10 day6 in jail for beiu rirunk. Justioe Dnffy sentenoed him Mouday. Eugene E. Baal having leased bis house on E. Madison st., will in the future reside at 327 Thompson st. Dr. E. A. Clark oan still be fonnd in his old offioe rooms in tbe Hangsterfer block, over Wadhams, Ryan & Reule's store. J. T. Jacobs will sell at auotion toraorrow morning at 10 o'olook a lot on S State st., three lots south of the S. A. E. house. The Detroit, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor railway is puttng up mile posts along its line starting with the commencement of the track in Detroit. Dr. George Dook, professor of tbeory and practioe of medicine in the U. of M. hospital, bas gone east on a vacatiun. His assistant, Dr. D. M. Cowie, bas charge of his work in the hospital during his absence. Mrs. Jennie L. Klein died at the home of her sister Mrs. Paul Snauble, 86 S. División st., on Monday evening, of fatty degeneration of the heart. Her naaiden name wasLindsley aud she was formerly a sohool teaoher. At a meeting of the water oommittee of the common oouncil held Tnesday evening the petition of the W. C. T. U. for a publio drinking fountain found favor in the eyes of the members, and t was decided to reooinmend that one e erected on the west corner of Main nd Huron sts. The execntive oommittee of the remblican connty cotnmittee is as folows: W. W. Wedemeyer, E. F. Johnod, P. J. Lehman, William JadsoD, Ann Arbor; R. O. Campbell, Frank Savery, Ypsilanti; A W. Wilkinson, Chelsea; Grove M. Ronse, Saline; Bert ienny, Webster. Tbe Detroit members of the Sigma Chi fraternity, with a number of goasts rom the Ann Arbor ohapter, spent Saturday afternoon and evening on the Detroit river aboard the yaobt Louise. While on board an alnmni assooiation was formed and plans made for fntnre sooial rennious. Orla B. Taylor was eleoted president. Now is the time for the farmers to jegin their preparations for exhibits at ;he conjing' county fair, Sept. 27-30. The managers are making every effort to have this semi-centennial exhibition ;he gteatest snooess in its history. The special attractions will be numeróos and interesting, nut the least of which will be the pioneers' log cabin which will be open during this fair. Seoretary Wade has received a letter from Prof. M. E. Cooley wiitten in snoh a vein as to make certain his return to the U. of M. faculty in Ootober or soon thereafter. It sets at rest the story tbat Prof. Cooley will resign his position here in order to stay in the navy, and will be good news to friends of the university aud the genial professor's nnmerous friends in Ann Arbor. Word was received here Wednesday evening announcing the death at Chiokamauga of Fred Von Walthenhausen, a private in Company A, 31st Michigan. His home was in Bay City, although ,he enlisted in this oity with Co. A previous to the oompany starting for the front. The oause of hie death is stated as fever and he had been sick for three weeks in the división hospital. Mr. Von Waltenhausen was a olerk in Mnminery's drug store previous to his enlistrueut. A business men's oonvention is to be held in Detroit Aug. 23-25, under the auspioes of 12 of the leading commeroial organizatione of Detroit, inolnding the Chamber of Commeroe, Board of Trade, MaDufaoturers' Club, and the Merchants &Manafaotnrers' Exohauge. Visitors who wish to inspeot the faotories and salesroooma and meet the dealers in those lines of trade in whioh they are particnlarly iuterested, will have an opportnnity to do so, while those whoprefer to give the entire time to reoreation and enjoyinent will find the hours well fllled. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Auoompaugb, of 436 Spring st., on Friday, a boy. Miss Gussie Bncklin, of Broadway, lad the misfortune to fall frotn a stoop n Monday, braaking her arm. Saturday of next week the old solders and sailors will have a reunión at be home of H. C. Packard in Salem. Mrs. John Yonng, wife of the janior of St. Andrew's churoh, has had to go to the University hospital for treatment. George Blaiah has purohased tbe readence at the cornet of S. University and Forest aves.' frorn Prof. John 3ewey. The fonr gravel tráins on the Ann Arbor road have been taken off for a iine, and the 200 oars are being rejaired at the Owosso shops. The infant son of Mr. Fred Radke, of W. Second st., died on Satnrlay and was buried Monday. Rev. föhn Neumann conducted the funeral ervioes. Lawrence E. Clintun was sentenod ;o five days in jail by Jutice Duffy, on Monday, for loitering on the streets. There are lots more "loiteiers" that ;be pólice oould piok up and make esampias of. According to the Michigan erop reorts the orop of wheat this year is ;he largest of any year siuce 1879. The fignies indioate the total erop to be 30,700,000 bushels, an average of 18 bushels to the acie. Charles Walker rode nis norse aown the sidewalk on Washington st., MonSay. The pólice gatbered him in on a charge of being dinnk. Walker denied tha charge and a jnry will deoide the cinestion ia Justioe Duffy's conrt Aug. 24. The marriage of Rev. C. G. Stanger, professor of rnnsic at Elmhmst college, 111., and Miss Paula Heek, daughter of the late Rev. Heok, took plaoo at Elkbait, Ind., on Wednesday. Mrs. Louise C. Stanger, Miss Hannah Stanger aud Nate Stanger, of this city, attended the wedding. J. Fred Maser, of Ann Arbor town, who it was thought was getting well of the typhoid fever, had a relapse and died on Saturday moruing at ]0 o'clook. The funeral took place Sunday aft8rnoon and he was buried in Forest Hill cemetery. Mrs. Maner and her two daughters, the only surviving members of the family, are getting along nicely . Great complaint is made of the despioable aotion of some unprinoipled persons who are making a practioe of stealing the üowers and plans off the graves in the Forest Hill cemetery. In tha pvpnt, nf t.hpwñ chnnls bp.inL tured they should be sverely punished, for the home of the dead, at least, should be saored from the hands of the despoiler. James Washington, of the Northside, has, by his attorneys Lehman & Stivers, oommenoed suit against George A. Peavey for f1,000 damagee. Washington rented rooms in the old Wasbtenaw hotel whioh Peavey recently bought of Airs. Ottley. He gave Washington notioe to vaoate the rooms and when he did not get out Pavey commeuoed teaiing down the building and the piaster and dirt feil down in the rooms oocupied by Washington. The farmers' pionio at Whitmore Lake will be held this year on Saturday, Sept. 3, and every effort is being made to ïnake it better thau ever. Prof. Weole, the -witty Sootoh professor of philosopby of this oity, has been seoured to ruake one of the addresses. The date was uriginally fixed one week earlier, but as it oonflioted with the date cf Ringling Bros. ciroue in this oity, the farmers very acoominodatingly ohanged their date to Sept. 3. Every farmer in the county should plan to attend. John Haarer, the bookseller of W. Liberty st., is well aoquaiuted with the brother of Capt. Dreyfuss, wbo is oonflned on an island of the ooast of Oayenne, obarged by the Frenoh governraent with selling plans of fortifications to the Gerinans. Mr. Haarer says tbis brother, whose family is very wealtby, traveled for a Toledo cigar house and visitad Ann Arbor abont the year '88. His stay in Ameiioa was simply to learn of the people and their ways Mr. Haaier folly believes in Capt Dreyfuss' innooenoe, and tuinks tha time will prove this. Eugene Oesterlin, jr., the well kuown oarriage painterof this üity, has opened up a shop in Dexter. ïhe new stone steps at the nortb entranoe to the court honse are being iaid by Contraotor John Baunigardner. The connty offioers attended the fnueral of the late Mrs. George A. Cook at Ypsüanti on Ftiday afterncnn in a body. The next teachers' examinatiou for Washtenaw oonnty will be held at the conrt house, Ann Arbor, next Thursday and Friday, Ang. 18-19. Dr. J. A. Boylan, of the Noithside, and Miss Ida M. Lawlass, of tíalt Lake City, Utah, were ïnarned in Lansiug Wednesday of lase week by Rev. Fr. Brancheau. James W. Doane, the Northside barber, has entered suit for divorce from his wife Estella Doane, charging her with adultery, associatng with bad women, etc., etc. The date for the appearance of Ringliug Bros.' cirous at Ann Arbor aud the farmers' piunio at Wbitiaore Lake are the same day Saturday, Ang. 27. Thie is unfortnnate. George Darrow, who was charged before Justice Duffy witü au infraotion of the dray ordinance, had his trial Saturday. He was flned 5 and 3.70 costs, whioh he refused to pay. Mrs. Anna Evans, of No. 62J Forest ave., celebrated her 94tb birthday on Thursday of last week. ABide from herfailingeyesigbt,she is in goodhealtb both iinysioally and mentally. Tbe tbeatrical season will open at the Atbens Theater Sept. 23 witb the greac war play "Cbattanooga. " Wilton Laokaye, wbo made such a hit as Svengali in "Trilby,"takes tbe leading part. Fifteen school districts in the county during the montb of July voted on the qnestions of "Free text books" and "Uniform text boks" for tbeir soboola aud everyone of them voted down both propositious. Etnanoipation Day exeroises were held at the state jirison, Jaokson, on Thursday evening of last week under the auspices of the oolored literary society of the prisou. M. W. Gay, of thiis oity, deliveied the address. Chief Engineer M. E. Cooley, of the Yoseroite, says that althongh the thermometer was never below 80 nor above 90 off the ooast of Porto Eioo. the Michigan Naval Reserves did not suffer as mucb fcom the beat there as they did in Norfolk, W. Va. Many of the buildings on the campus are reoeiving repairs and improvements whicb will greatly add to tbeir looks. Tbe mechanioal laboratory is being enlarged, an addition is being made to the library and tbe engineering department is being painted. Frank Chapman, whose wife Rowena (Jhapman, bas instituted divorce proceediugs against him on tbe ground of non-support, denies the oharge and says tbat he bas offered to give her a bond that he would continue to support her if sbe wonld return to him. On Friday Judge Duffy genteneed John Buss, au old man who gave his age as 90 years, to five days in jail for being drunk. Ün Satnrday the justice gave John Smitb a 20 days' seutence for being too free in his use of a club on the person of Blakely Wood. When the uses to -wbioh a womairs lair pin can be applied beoome cironmcribed the world most be coming to an snd. The latest use to which it is put s the plaoing of one in the ordinary aozzle of a garden hose for the purpose of breakiug the water into a fine stream for sprinkling pnrposes. Mrs. Rose Hatto. of tbis oity, was married on Thursday of last week at 3t. Andrew's ohnroh to Alfred Aoton, who lives a few mil6s sonth of Saline, Rev. Henry Horton oiHoiating. They left immediately for Lockport, N. Y., where they visited Mr. Acton's brother and on the retnrn they will be at home at 1103 Forest ave. Tbe Home Forum Sooiety gave a public reoeption to Don A. Stark Friday evening, on John Baumgardner's lawn, 216 Catherine st., wöicb was attended by hundreds of oitizens. The Washtenaw Bvening Times Band furnished music, refreshments weie served . Rev. W. L. Tedrow delivered a fine address and everybody enjoyad the evening. The Lyra Gesangverein, 35 stroug, left Anu Arbor Wednesday morniug to attend the Peninsular Saengerfest at Berlia, Ont., held Wednesday, yesterday atid today. They left Detroit at 12:02 noon and went via the Grand Trnnk Railway to tbeir destination. In the street parade at Berlin it was their inteution to be dressed in white duok saits and carry yellow and bine umbrellas. All the societies from this side have been royally treated sinoe they arrived at Berlin and a gathering of over 5,000 people is present in the bnsy little Ontario oity. The Stars and Stripes and Union Jack float amicably side by side witb the Germán flag, also oonspiononsly displayed, and the best of good feeling and jullity prevails. The fourfi annnal exonrsion of the Y. M. C. A. for the benefit of its building fund will take place Tnesday nest and will be to Detroit anrt Lake Erie. The train wil! leave the Michigan Central depot at 7 a. m. ; arriving at Detroit the steamer Sappho will oatry all who desire it on a delightful ride down the Detroit river, passing Fighting Island, Wyandotte, along the Canadian shore between Grosse Isle and Amberstburg and on out into Lake Erie, returning to Belle Isle at 1 :30 p. m. Tlie fare for the round trip is $1 ; to Detroit only 85 oents. Refreshments can be obtained on the boat at reasonable prices. Tickets on sale at Mnmmery's drug store, Wm. Qaodyear & Co. 's, Wagner & Co 's, Stimson & Son on State st., and Y. M. C. A. rooms.