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Altar soverul yaajra oí' suooo ín jtmtnal' ism tbe Evenins; News concludes " that cheok is trump." Jaekson has aa orcheslra composed mostly of young girls. Their musió is Baid to be in B mine ah. H Ji. Rollingstone and Emuia J. Moss were married at Chillicothe, ()., recently, riitht in the face ot' the oíd proverb. Nexf 8undy eveoing Rev. J. T. Sundorland will answer the question at the ('nitariati church, " Who are Christians?" Tin' T-irlies' Homeopathie Hospital Aid Association will meet on Thursday, Dec. 9th, at tlivoe o'cloek p. ni., in the hospital building. I)r. W. W. Nichols will remeve his deotist rootns which he has oecupied so ruany , (o r uiis over A. L. Noble's store, in a few ;lays. Rev. Dr. .Steele, of the l'rtsbytcrian church, wil' commence next Sunday evening, a stícs of discourses on "The parable of the 1'rodicalSon." Robcrí Morris, well known in the masón io ranks, is to lecture this evening for the benefit oí' the menibers of that fraíernity above the rank of M. M. The meetinjí ofibo unión school temperance association, which was announced for this week, Saturday, has been postponed until Priday of next week. According to the table in another column, furnished us by the eounty treasurer, there are about fourteen less saloons in this eounty than last year. John S. Kellogg, of Superior, aged 22 yers, Hied of consumption, at his home on the 29th ult. Tbe deceased was a nephew of Aid. Kelloeg, of the fifth ward. Nothine so takcs the conceit out of the average man as to order his paper dicontinued, and then soe the editor going right along and getting rich without him. Democratie papers u different sections are callinir for all the funny shows traveling to (Mine to their various localities. They want somethingto get up a laugh about. Sarah Donnelley, daughter of Joseph Donnelley, aged twelve years, died last Wednesday night, at 12 o'clock. Funeral services to-day froin St. Thomas church. W. K. Childs of Pittsfield township, we are inforuied, lost a very valuable horse on Tlianksgiving day, on account of its having taken cold after having had the epizootia There were two antl-Masonic votes in Michigan, and Macomb eounty turnlshed one of them.- Mt. elementa Monitor. That's a whopper, Washtenaw eounty furoished them botu. Ann Arbor has probably the finest natural skating park in the State, just at present, with no cost to skaters, and the boys and girls are right merrily improving the same. The Evening News is dishing up a few ideas from a low tariff standpoint that are clinchers in their way, and must make the laboring man see wher'jin high protection robs him. The human mind posesses many noble traits of character, but none that show to any advantage, than that of being willing to help your fel'ow mortals around you when they are in distress and need your help. Myatt Kyan, the Karen student of the medical department of the university, will give and address on "The future of the Kareos," in the Baptist church, next Sunday evening. All are invited. A collection will be taken up. A lady wants to know why the railroad coropanies do not provide special cars for tobáceo chewers as well as for mokers. Bless her innocent heart!- tobáceo chewers are not so particular as that. An ordinary passeoger car is good enough for thein. A friend sends us a niarked copy of 8 paper giving an account of the marriage of a friend, and among the presents we notice that of "A Fool's Errand." The doner, we suppose did not intend that aDy sij:mfieance should be attached. Oo M Diiday eveniog next, at the resiuence of Mr. Hogers, Huron street, Mr. Gyley wül read a paper upon "The SumjttM iu Ireland " for the benefit of the ladies library. Tliere will also be pleasant music. Admiasion, tiftuan cents. All are cordially mvited. ? Several people of our city, being unable o attend the recent band concert, and feel'k I deep. interest in the band, have sent in soms of money to assist the boys o mak'"K up the deficit of $35 wbich was occawned by the concert, for which the uiemoers are very grateful. Tbagfeat teuiiieranee workers, Messrs. 'lughes and Ward, will coiumence bui in this city on or about the 15th inst. 1 hey como highly recoaiuiended from every P'aoe where they have been engaged, and aseason ofgood aolid temperanee work is Promueii und;r iheir direction. Mr. J. T. NobU and wife, formerly of ' Lonii, Mich., have opened a barber shop on Huron streel. They removed to 'nis city for the purpo.so of putting their on uoder treatment of Dr. Franklin for spinal curTature, and haveentered business "ith the purpose of n maining. The state poroologienl society at its last st:ito mectÏBg changed Ui name by i unaninious voto, to be hereafter callod the state hoitüultura) s-ociety. The next state meeting will bo held in the Waahtenaw county court house, Ann Arbor, December f, 7, and 8. Thomas Collier, of Ann Arbor town, niourns the loss of severa] very fine latubs, causod he thinks, by too intímate connec tion with daui-ocratiu dog?, but as Toni keopsacur hiinself, his neighbors tliink he should not be too positive or emphatic in asserting damages. An exehange thinks if' souie kind of au amendiueot oould be added to the ïuarriage ceremouy which would niake it mandatory on the part of the bride to kindle the mnrning fires, it might induce a few of our oonfiruied old bachelors to get into the matrimonial harness and quit thumping about the country. Dr. John A. Wardor, president of the Ohio State Ilorticultural Society, will deliver an address on "Landscape Gardening in the Cemetery," before the Michigan State Horticultural Society, on Tuesday, Dec. 7th, at '.) a. m., during its annual meeting, held at the court house, in this city. All interested are invited to attend. Mrs. Helen W. üouglas, wife of Dr. S. H. Douglas, died at her home in this city, at about midnight of Wednesday, November 24! h, from erysi pelas. The deceased was a native of Utica, N. Y., and has rc.sided in this city since 1838. She was 59 years of age, and leaves a family of seven children- Cour daughters and three sons, nearly all arrivod at man's estáte. Tho annnql mxatLag oi' ik Skoop Ditrcüers and Wool Growers Asssociation, will be held in the city of Lansing, op Monday the 13th of December, next, at 7 o'clock p. m. We hope to see all interested in these two great industries of our state at that meeting. Farmer, it will do you good to come. Meet at the Hud-ion house. W. J. Q. DEAN, J S. WOOD, Seeretary. President. City treasurer O. F. Webster, will have the tax rolls and be ready to receive taxes at C. Spoor's store, 4." S. Main st, Monday, Dec. 6. He ba?got his arrangemeiits all ready made to dispose of all dogs seizt-d for taxee, so that if you do not want to see your dog's hide on sorae man's haods - ro the shape of mitte as - jay your dop tax promplly. _ The entertainment for the benefit of the Congregatioual society, in Webster, notice of whioh wastfiven inlast wcek'sCoi'KiF.B, will takü place on Thursday evening of next week, instnad of Friday, as was annound d. A doublé quartette of male voices will go from this city to assist, and we think there will be some musio there worth listening to. On Thursday, November 2"th, Mrs. Mary Danforth, wife of the late Judee Geo. Danforth, of this city, died at the old homestead in this city, aged 60 years. The deciased had rosided in this city for 42 years, and reared a family, four of wlinm survive her. She had been an invalid for several years. One by one the old pioneers are gathered to the other sbore. - An adjourned meeting of the bee keepers of Washtenaw county and vicinity, will meet Dec. 9th, at 10 o'clock a. m., instcad of the 4th, in the rooms of the poniologioal society, in the basement of the court house, Ann Arbor. Prof. A. J. Cook, of Lansing, is expected to be present and assist in the formation of an apianan society. All interested are invited to attend. The following, relativo to a new station oo the line of the Toledo & A. A. II. R., from the Monroe Commercial, may be of local interest: " Where is Willits? For the benefit of those of our readers who do not know, we would say tbat it is the name of' a new postoffice recently established on the line of the Toledo & Ann Arbor 11. It. in the township of Bodford, and Harriet M. Lord is the postmaster." At the meeting of the state hortieultural and pomological society, to commence a throe day's session in this city next MojQday, Dr. Warder, of Ohio, oneof the most distinguished pomologists in the country, together with other eminent men in that line, will be present and address the meeting. Present prospects indícate a larger attendance of dÍ9tinguished people than ever before at a state meeting. The people living west of Allen's ereek, in the 3d ward, who have to pass the coal sheds on Miller avenue, complain bitterly of the danger pedestrians, and especially ladies, are subject to in that locality in the evening. The pluck of a medical student who happened to be passing that way Wednes-day evening, was all tbat saved a young peron from brutal outrage by some miserable brute, who it is to be regretted, succeded in eluding capture. Mr. E. D. Price, for several years connected with the Post and Tribune as sporting editor and draniatw critic, has accepted an offer as advance agent for John McCullough, receiving $50 per week and expenses, for 30 week's work. Mr. Price is a gradúate of the university, and has many old acquaintances here. The Ann Arbor girls, however, have neverforgiven "Quiz" for some of his correspondence while reporter for tbe Free Presa when he was in college. _ i The fullowing from the Allegan Tribune, will probably be appreciated by the parties interested : "The Ypsilanti Sentinel claims that democrats should be relieved from paying taxes to support the university, because some of the professors spoke at a republican ratificatiou meeting. Perhaps it would also have Univert-alists excused from paying the same kind of taxes because a Congregationa") minister 8 the presideut of the university, and perhaps bometimes preaches of an eiernally bad pluce that naughty btudents will go to." There were 422 tramps receivd at the Ionia house of correction last year,at a cost to the people for fees and expenses of officers of $6,528.51 ; cost of their keepiug while inmates, $18,132.55; and transportation, $1,429.81, tuaking a grand total of $20,100.87. This taken together with what the county poor superintendente and local authorities expend for their benefit, and you have an enormous atnount expended for thij class of vagabonds. The people will yet have to establish stone yards at our county jails, and sentence tramps to the chain gang. Among the many things whieh the Evening News observes is the tact " that the icy sidewalk in front of saloons is covered with ashec so that pedestrianit pass in safety ; but in front of churohes ia left bare so that they pass in danger of broken bonos." Isn't that ju.-t as it should be? The saloon's custouiers couldn't stand on slippery walks, while the church members with levelheadshave the warningof the icy walk to keep them always ereot, on the principal that the straight and narrow way, is difficult and hard to travel. It may bo surprising to sotne of ou readers to know thut the total tax levied i this eounty last year- exclusivo of th municipal tases levied by cities and village ia July- atnounts to $125,207.6.!, but suoh is the fact, according to the followio figures given us by County Clerk (Jlaik Town and city taxes, $35,516.42 ; highway taxes, $3,473.59 ; school tax, $80,437.24 ; dog tai, $2.lisr,.ui); drain ta!Ci $2,001.60; poor tax, local, $1,092.78. Somo people siy " thet have uo influcnoe," but for the purpose of' showing what can be done at the right moment, we in.sert the followitig: At the temperance meeting, last Sunday afternoon, when the eall for signers was made, and tho.se in the sudienoe roqucsted tolook around them and see if there wen; any who had not signed, and if so, to invite them to do so, little Lottie Saunders stepped uj to a man and asked Li in : " Have you signed the pledge?" He replied: " No, not yet." She then said: "Won't you go up now and sign?" He replied : " I guess I will." And immediately did so. A largc audience greeted the Tetinessceans at the opera house last Saturday evening, and we don't believe a person went homo f'rom the entertainment without their soul being filled with uielody. The concert conhisted of songs, choruses, melodies, etc., peculiar in the most part to the colored people of the south, but briuu full of sweet and weird straina, pleasing to the ear. The merubers of the troupe are each and evory one excellent artists, and posses voices of remarkable clearness, strength and sweotness. We take great pleasure in commending this troupe to thegood people of our own state, or to the neni)li nf any other state. Those who miss their concerts lose a rare treat. Mr. Donavin does not fail ia a thing he advertises, and the repeated encoring given last Saturday night leads us to believe that his good nature nearly or quite doubles the advertised program. Another of Ann Arbor's daughters, who took Horace Grceley's advice as beiog applicable lo young women as well as young uien, has succunibed to the persuasive eloquente of a western bachelor, and joined the great army of the mated. The follow ing fruui the Denver Daily News tells the story : "A nuinlier .if Uulii-Haml gentlemen assembled y.strid .iy raornlDK at the r.sitenc cif Mrs. Euslinan. 438 iliainpu street, to wunetw the inniTlüue of lier daUKlitur. Mísk Anna E 1' Kaxlman, M. D., to L. K. Manih, M. D., of ireeley. Colorado. The happy pair were UDlt.il n the lioly bond by I!-v. Dr. WmVmxf, iiastor of the Oeutnu I'irsh,vtrlnn chnrch, of wlilcli the brlUo is a Uevout meiubur. Trie brldu wore n plumb-polored trnvellnfr snit. TInpresi-ntson t)ieC(asloii ¦ nuuierpus Dr and Mrs. Marsh dri led :,:ier ort mony lor tbeir home In Oro :,rnii h;i8 reslded lor t]e pust t liirc u'Rrs und !nm ii large prkotloe. .Mrs. Marsh is k lady of superior telueatlou, havini formerlyKriuluatd from the high school in A mi Arhor, Michigan, where u:is subSHquently a teacher for ten yearti. In 187Usiit' gradualed with high nonors from the medical departmeut of the unlverslty of the laat-named city, and rame to Denver shoitiy alter, wliere she ha won t lie esteem of those who have luid t hu plcusmo of comlnu in contact it.li her." uu electlon dajr when the board in [Mttsiield H.ljouriifd for dinner, thu ballot box wan uf oourae taken by one of the lnspectors. When he returned to the polls he forgot th box, and s.-ut a man, not a nn-muer of the board, for it. In i-oiintingllie ballots at nigiit they dhl not i cree witli the poll list, mul dcmooratR thiuk there must have been soiue ' nKjnkeyiug." The towuship Is republican.- Ypsilantt Sentinel. The above is intended to misrepresent. The three members of the board did adjourn for dinner, that is very true, but they ¦ealed up the ballot box took it with them, and the seal was not broken until after they retumed. They did not forget the box and send a man after it as alleged, but one of the iuspeetors, thtnkiug the box they were using would perhaps be insufficient, sent his hired man back home for an empty one, to u,se in case of nccessity. The ballot box was not tampered with, as all know who know any thing at all aboutit, and was kept in plain view of the three inspectors of election during tbe entire adjournmeut. This is the truth as told us by tlnse who ought to know.