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ImproveiuentH are iu progress at the pOit office. ______ lHiuilvbeUe, bic acaree in Adr: . How ato you off fov oar-boys? Arolnu MeLean bad a valuablc pin taken from his shirt frout at FDSilapti last Saturday. We liavc noticcd several eows running at largo in (lic strects within the past few iliiy:-. Ilon. EJwiu WilliU and Ilon. A. J. tiawyer sptsak at Costello's hall, in Dexter, to night. __ A number of our horso fanciers coiitomplate attcudinii the raoes at Plyinouth tomorrow. ____ (iood, sound peaches have been sold aa low as 50 cents per bushei on tho strect this week. A new tor haa been invented by Chaplain Day, and ho has obtained a pawnt upon the same. Bxnaiofttioiú for adiuissioo to the high school will be heid to uiorrow, at the high chnol boildiiiK. It tnke.s five pecks to makc a bushei now. It used to take four bcfore the fruit dealers were flo numeroua. Some wreteh wants to know if " ten (k) Hghtt in a barroom" was any rarity for Chicago hut week ? ¦ The W. C. T. U. have rented booths at the fair grounds, and will iurnisli warm during fair week. An eluctric machine of Prof. Langley's, reeastlj sent to Cincinnati, has. been pronounoed a decided suecess. Morris Lucas, who for many years ran the (iregory house barber hhop, s looking over the old stamping grouud.s. Tho l'resbyteriftn pulpit will bc occupied nest Sabbath by Ilev. Samuel W. Duffield, the fonner pastor, now of Altoona, Pa. A eounty couvention of greenbackers.for the pufpose oí' nominating eounty officers, ¦will bo held at the court house to-morrow. llemember tho meeting of the pioneer Hociety, at the court house, next Wcdnesday. A very large attondance is expoctod. The Fiushing (Genesse county, ) Patrol, ays tbut Mr. Lang, of Aon Arbor, bas been engagod as principal of their high schoei. W. K. Childe, of Pittsfield, offers for sa!e bia farm, eontaining 60 acres of land, in excellent condition, which will bc sold at a feargain. llev. W. V. Washburn, of Ypsilanti, preuuhed at the M. E. ohurch last Sabbath, hnviiig exebanged pulpits with Rev. J. Alabaster. Tho republicana of' Lenawce county havo nominatcd T. M. Ilunter, of the Adrián Times, lor county clerk. He was forinorly student at tho university. Spring Mtrect has been gruatly iuiproved in ita appearaaco by the uiowing down of a iimmer's erop of weeds. Now, if the Mtluwalk was only rebuilt, but, then - . ¦ m tjuery : If our treet sprinklers cannot liy tbc dust on Main streetwhen theyhave rain to help them nearly evory otherday, what in the world can thcy do in a dry uu '! "What's in a name ?" One of our own local papen speaks of Dr. Herdman, as Dr. UeruiaD, and the Dcxter Leadex followa the examplo and calis hini Dr. Hüj man, too. The orebestra lor the dance, at the tent, this (Friday) cvening, wül be componed ol 18 iirst-class musicians - or the ontirc l)extor cornet baud, undar the direction of thcir now leader. ________ We have apon our tablc a song and horus entitled " We'll votu for Oarficld." Words by Jno. M. Jolley, music by W. II. I'ontius. Publishod by W. W. WbitDey, Toledo, ühio. Tho inoert at tho tent laat Tuesday n'8lit, Ly tlic Lumbard troupe, is said b 'hoso kttendiog, to have been excellent. Tfca troupe have agreed to ropeat the entertainment soon. Rov. Samuel W. üuffield, of Altoona, i will i-jicak before the red ribbon club next Sunday afternoon, at threo o'clock, in the tent. He will have sometbing to say orth listening to. Mary P. Townscnd, relict of the late F. '' Townaend, f'or 44 years a resident ol the township of Superior, died of genera 'lebility and oíd age, boing nearly 80 years "IJ, on tho 92d in-t. Btnixing the &ot that an oditor's ta l)'u lookcd well docor.ited, Mrs. Kli Moorc, Pnodeotof the ladics' decoration tooiety l woed a handsoine bouquetupon our tablü }'r wliii;li we return thauks. K Trevcllick spoke in the tent last MonJ night to about XX) people. His speech rehpeetfully listcned to but failed to 6ut the etitliusiawni which was foruierly 'lrwu out by aimilar uttcrances. " Mwp as a Reporter, " is tbc headini ül an artitlo golng the rounds of the pa Pers. We thought hoiiio suoh fellow h Kot tito bornea un tho dailies by the ¦Miiuber 'of labios they iill up witb. Ncxt Saturday afternoon and evening, he -StH inst., the ladies decoration society will hold a lawn festival at Mrs. E. Moore's. cc crcam and rcfreshmonts will bc served. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Rebcooa Congdon, wife of Chas. Congdon, of Salem, died August 20th, aged 47 yearp, of dropsy. Tbc doceasecl was born and had always resided in Salen, ïuried in the Wheelock burial ground. Tbc first heat taken" óff at Ailos & Grot.on's foundry was successfully aoootnplished. This firm report business rushing. ?hoy havo alrcady twelve men at woik, üd more to do than thcy eau accompli.-h. Uaseall Ranstbrd bas filcd abill in chanery f'or tho purpose of compelling tho ïeirs of' Hiram Arnold to perfect to him be title of 57 aerea of land in Ann Arbor owd. This land includes what is known as school girls' glen. To Ilústrate how Ann Arbor boys take ank where thuy lócate, it can be stated bat Dr. A. I Worden has been electod a ¦rusteo of the M. E. church, at Dunlap, a., where ho Uves, and also secrotary of he board of trustees. Mure cases of hay fever this scason thau ever known in this vicinity beforj. The writer can testify to the unpleasantness of he dicase. Uubeb smoking is quite pop llar, but it doesn't cure, though in some oases it does relieve for a time. The M. E. Suiulay school picnic at Cook's grove, on Miller avenue, last Saturday, was a pk'as3nt occasion, aud though a little lamp in the forenoon, yct in the afternoon t was üicu enough to make up fur it, and he little ones hand a grand time. Do not forget the republican meeting at Üjapérioi tnwn hall, to-morrow, Saturday ivening. Hon. A. J. Sawyer and othor pèakeri will address the meting, and a outsing gsod timo will be had. Turn out and beur what there is to be aaid. ('has. Alber, living one uiüe north of eland's ehurch, Northfield, had three ows truok by lightning and killed last Wednesday night. There was no insuranot- ujion the animáis, and Mr. Alber is a oor man who can ill afforü to sustain the oss. _ A new platc glass. front is to be put in he store oocupied by U. Bliss and Winans & Berry, at No. 11 south Main síreet. The plate glasB will be 0x8 feet. This ia an mproveruent very much ceeded, and will aiM Kieatly to the good appcaranee of the )lock. The Fust and Tribune job office har iasued a full sheet (ortrait, 28x42 inche, of Jon. James A. Garficld, for oommittee rooms, or for transparencias anl bannera n proecssions. For partieulars address Wm. II. ThoBipaoB, manager, Detroit, Mich. Alargeuumberof the elderly people, who are members of the M. E. church, repair ;o Whitinore Lak o nnuually, for a pionie and a general good time. Last Tuesday was the day chosen for the present season, and about forty members went, and report haviug a good time. Franz H. Coe, class of '79, at present principal of the schools at Phoenix, Lake Superior, was married on the 17th inst., to Miss Carrie Everett, of Sharon. Among the presenta was one of a $1,000 from the bride's father. The oouplc left immediately for their new home. A small portion of the things reported by the stcward of the reform club as missing from the rooms have been returned. The members of tuat organization would be pleased to sec this good work of restoration kept up until all the missing articlcs are in their wonted places. The demócrata were all alive at their primary meetings last Saturday. The young class of politicians pretty gcnerally captured the delegates, while the old fcllows took a " back seat," if tho expression is allowable. The fixed up slatcs were all smashed to " smitbereens." The county pomological socioty will hold its next meeting on Saturday afternoon, September 4th, in the court house. All who have fruits are requested to bring in samples for display. It is desirable that a good exhibit of peachea are made. The discussion will bc on the cultivation of the peaoh. Kev. J. Alabaster, D. D., from Aun Arbor, will preach at the Whitmore Lake M. E. churoh on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 29th, at three o'clock. The church has been closed for a time, undergoing reiairs, and will then bc reopened. An carncst invitation is hereby extended for all who eau to bc present and enjoy the services. In Ann Arbor one cbu get on a ten "ont bas, or a twenly 08Ht bost. Ann Arbor young tjkxxls ustmlly patronlzc thu liiltcr.- Aclrlnu lJreB. That' a a whoppor. Adrián young bloods who patronizo our Btato polishing shop may make the choiee spoken of, but Ann Arbor boys are better brought up than to go on busts- or get married on the sly, either. Francis W. Holland, who attendcd the teachers' institute, at Ypsilanti, and lecturcd upon penmansbip, says that an expression of preferences for president, on Friday, the 20th, resuited in tho fullowing figures: Males- Garfield, 20; Hancock, 'i. Pernota - üarfield, over 00 ; Hancock, 1. Democratie journals will be pormittcd to copy ttiis without credit. Tho wcather has not been on its good behavior for the past week. Tho wind lias blown hot aud then cold, in a ícmarkably short space of time. Tuesday it was sweltcring, andihc thouhts of an iceberffoven, was grateful. Wednosday it bid fair to frecze. Frost in dog days ! Just.think oí it ! As a consequence doctors' borsea get tired, and hay fever rageth. We have been given a bunch of tomatoes, fi?e in numbcr.weighing three pounds, whioh grew ou a stem less than six inches in length. Thcy were raised by our popular Methodist divine, Rev. J. Alabuster, and jirove him to be a most sucecssful horticulturist. Wc supposc the secret of tho Huccess is that tho tomatoes are of the variety known as the Garfield tomato. The niembers of the Ann Arbor reform club were so much interestcd in the speaker, Col. Crandall, last Sunday afternoon, that thcy decided on anothcr meeting the same evening, to be addressed by that gentleman. The meeting was held and a large and attentivc audience assembled, and woro repaid for their time and trouble by the eloquent words of the ppeaker. It is hardly ncceBsary to remind the public that tho Dexter band are to hold forth at the tent to-night, and that all the boys and girls, and old folks, and youog folks, and middlo aged folks, should turn out and giro them a rousing audience. The Dcxter boys have always been prompt to rcspond to any eall from this city, and our oitizens Hhould at least return the compliment. There will bo a grand time at tho tent to-night, and if you Htay away you will always regret it. So don't do it. A gentleman from Saline, in who9o word we have oonüdenco, sends u tlte following chicken story, and vouches fur the truth of it : " Second erop cf chiekens iu a hurry- Mr. Williaui Brninard, of tliia viilage, hus some young chickens hatchod a day or two since from the cggs laid by young pullots that wcro raised since the lUth of March last. Who can beat it?" '.ny a long of ¦hot-guni, Pooicet iull of knives ; Kourand-twenty black men Running for thelr llv. Wiien the polla ue opea Simt the niciïcr's nuuilh ' Isn't that u bully way 'i"o DUÜC6 asolkl soulh! Norlberii sympathizui'M MaUlnu speeches ehalfy MiOor-Uunernl Hnucock Eating ri'lu'l Uiffy ; Engllsh in a qiiRudnry llow to B&ye hlfl dollars! AloiiK oomei a Koliil sonth Ainl flu thora all wlthcoünrs Carrill M. Coe, of this city, has beon spending a few days at Holly, and in conipany with S. A. Wood, has given the citizens of that place an idea of how they ride and manage bioyolos. These young gentlemen are to go from Detroit to Niágara Kalls upmi their steel steeds, and returning in time for the state fair attend the meeting of the bicycleists at that timo. Do they cali Chicago the "tíardenCity," because thcre isn't a garden or anything rosembling such a horticultural luxury withio ita limits? According totbattbcy mu.st name cities on tho same principie that young poople are adviied to fall in love ; with thcir opposites. The Knights who fttefided the treat conclave avor they found nothing green in Chicago. The obarges wcro all hot-house ones, (hougb. A'inira, wife of the late John Pomeroy, and mother of Mr.s. J. J. Elüs, of this oity, died at hor daughter's, August 2óth, i years, of neuralgia of the heart. rn in Poultncy, Vt. , has been a member of the Baptist churoh for tnatiy years, and for the past twelve years had lived in thi.s city with her daughter, Mra. Kilis. Her remains wera taken to Plint, for burial, last Wednesday. On Thursday night, of last week, ;i bura on the farm of Gco. Thoinpsoa, F Su ¦- rior, was struck by igutuip.g and burned to tho ground, together with a iiuaatity of h;iy, train, and f'arming iiupiemeiits. A man who was working the furm on shares ne-half the grain and some of tho personal property, which is a total iMi Mr. Thoatpson'd interest were insured in t Ik Washtüiiaw Mutual, and have beon iütigfactorily adj usted. The following item from tbc Albicm Uupublican is of some local interest : " A. B. Covert, of' Ann Arbor, a taxideniist, who has been ougaged on some work in the museum, at the college here, for the past two or three weeks, hus finished some vory iino work. Dwing the past few days Eiward Brigham, of Battle Creek, bas been cDgagod in naming tho minerals, fossilí, etc. Albion oollego, through Professor Fall, is seouring a raro colleation for tho museum." According to the Dundee Reporter, an independent jourual, one of our pohtieal workers has been helping his political enemies ; "Ex-Mayor D. Cramer, of Ann Arbor, addressed the democratie club, as advertiscd, on Wednesday evening. Iliw speech was a very fair one, and rather helped the rej)ublicau cause. Espccially, when hc claimed tbat tho groatest mistakt of the republican party was in electing to the presidency a purely military man- unae((uainted with civil affairs - the very same thing which they themselves are uow asking the people to do, in electing Hancock to the preaideney. " The republioan congressional eommittce have peri'ected arrangetnents for tho distribution of such documenta aa will advise the country of the objects and ainis of the democratie party. They have now rcady 37 such speeches and other documents, most of which are sent to any one desiring thcni for twenty cents per 100. A few of them will, however, cost 40, 50 and 80 cents per 100 copies. Committees or individuáis desiring these can obtaia all necdful information by addrossing Edward MePherson, Sec'y liep. Cong. Com., 1317 V street, Washington, D. C. -?- - - - The following from a Romeo paper will have some local interest : " G. II. Cannon brings with him from the upper peninsular, numerous .peoimens of ornamented ancient pottery, which very closoly rcembles that found near this place a few years since, and he has already forwarded a portion of these relies with the teeth oí' soiue unknown animal found at the same place to the museum at Ann Arbor. He also exhibits a tiny Lird's nest originally cous!riited hy wasps and a skillful weaving of birch bark and wild grass, made to do service ü a home for the feathered songFëaohea huve been one of the uhiefproducts of thi.s market for the past week. Last Monday tho fruit growcrseonimeneed harvesting tlieir Early Crawfords, and (hoosande upon thousaods of baskets have been shipped to the various citics, eaat, west, nortli and south. This región is rapidly rivaling the east sliore of Lake Michigan, and the trees are entirely free from the yellows or any other disease. l'lunis, pears, and erab-apples have also been plumiful. rhen our orchards have a few yeare more growth, this región will bccome as famous as the St. Jo. fruit belt ouce was. And more so, too, for all kinds of fruit known to tho températe north latitudes, are successfully grown hero. Maria Todd, a former resident of Ann Arbor town, died at Kalamizoo, August iM.t, of consumption, agcd 7ö ycar. Her body was lirought to this city for internaat on the 23d. Mrs. Todd resided ojion a farm in Ann Arbor own for twenty-two years, and had inauy old friends in this vioiuity. The family removed to Chicago aonie thirteru yen since, but for the past five years have re.sided iu Kalamazoo. For thirtcen years tho deeeased had been a constant reader of the CoülUER, and retained a keén interest in the niany ohaDges obnstantly taking i)laeo hcre. lier death, tUough not unexpeeted, is a sad bereavcment to the family, by whom sho was beloved only as a good Christian wifo and mother could be. Last Monday night at about 10 o'cloek, rtipid firing of a gun, anvil or revolver or some other deadly instrument, upon the campus, starled tho university night-watch upon a run to ünd out what was the matter. But as he arrived upon the spot where he supposed the firing occurred, bang went the L'uns in another part of the campus. This thing was repoatcd a few timos, wc undèn&nd, but no clue to the depredator or depndston, who routed out many residents of that part of the city by their mysteriotu prooeodings, could be obluinei!. We understand a reward of $5 lias been offcred for tho arrest and conviction of the offender or ofTendore, and the matt. i has boen placed in the hands of Chief Johnson to ferrct out. This will forever settle the thing. Nothing was ever known to remaiu a mystcry to him - if it was easy tounntvol. Bis argna oyes are keen. The ladiei of the deooration nooicf.y held thoir annnnl meeting orrflaturday evening last, at tha residenco of Mrs. E. Moore, at whicb time the ibllowing offieers werc olectcd: $tra. E, M'iorc. president Mrs. Wm. Lovejoy and Mi. M. Seabolt, vicc-pre.-.idents ; Mrs. Ooo. H. Rhodes, socretary ; Mr, J. vSeabolt, treasurer. .lust after the business was coacjudud, thoy wcre agreeably uipriscd by a serenade frotn the-Ann Arbor city band; after enjoying the musiu for a time, the president iavited tliem in and served theiu with peaches and creara and delicioua cake ; the vocal luuaic l-y Messrs. WilsoD, Malony and Magee wan thoroughly enjoycd by all. I " really thinkit was." The evcning thus plcasantly spent olosod with othcr musio, fincly rendcred by the band. 1ITT ATWT1 - - ¦ The following, from tho Adrián Press, will bo read by inany of the bride's friends in this city with eycs wide open with surprise : ' if is probably not gencrally known that Mr. (eorge-II. Cleveland, arduously pursuing bis medical studies at Ann Arbor, nevertheloss found tiiuo to sandwich iu a little oourtiug and manage to make aiatters legally binding. At all ¦ Georgo was married a little time ago to Miss Jennie A. Jolly, of tho university city. George was a, trifle sly about the affair, and now haa u bit oi' a lauh on tho industrious young society reporters wbo in a knowing way havo hinted now and then that he was sooh to bc marriod. The wedding with Jennie was -A. Jolly one ; but we fear he wiii be dissected by his young acquaintanoes tor keeping so still about it. The bride is still at Apn Arbor." Huw some of our old and sharp business men iuay be taken in by total strangers, if they bo the right looking sort of people, wan handsomely illustrated laat Monday. A specimen of the genus tramp, or profesión! dead beat cauie to towa that day, amlproceeded to " take in" several of our merchants. At every place hc to!l ihe same story. TUat he was a farmer, lived just beyond the big pcach orchard out here ; hia uaine was Myers, sometimc John and again Frodorick, but always Myers ; that he had threshors, aud wantod to use all the he had to pay them with ; but that hc was coming in Saturday with a load of wheat ; and then he would pay them for the goods he wanteö. By this plausible story, and the genera! cut of an honest lo king old tarmer, he suiceeded in obtaining some $25 worth of different kinds of goods, at various places, and one merchant even lent him some money. Ilis packages being too numurous to carry looaely, hegot him a valise to put them in, under the same promises. Our tramp hied htmsolt to the depot after obtaining all he could well narry, and patiently waited for tho first train, whieh goès cast at about 5 o'clock p. m. I?nt fato was bound to overtake him. Somebody oommenced smelling a miae, and to compare notes with other deludcd victims, which resulted in his capture just before getting on tho train. He was arrested, brought back up town, made to disgorge all the goods and money obtained of the merchants, and sent to jail to await punishment. All of which goes to show what a man can do if he will but try. Ilereafter these merohants will look a "leedle oud."