Local

Keep your eyes peded for begus silver pieces. l'ork is coming in quite lively, and a '1at from $5.15 to $5.25 per cwt. The city milis recently received an order for 2,000 barrels of' flour from Scotland. Eleven signers to the pledge were obtained at the meeting last Sunday afternoon. Where is that "John S. Hopkins" university the Battle Creek Journal talks about? The Cornwell Bros. aru rebuilding their paper mill at Ypsilanti, recently destroyed by fire. Rpvs. Wyllys Hall, of this city, and J. H. Magoffin, of Dexter, exchanged pulpits last Sabbath. "Business along the line constantly improving" is the word the T., A. A. & G. T. R. K. gives. Cari Radke has purchased the old Stieile property, corner First and Washington streots, for $700. An infant daughter of Benj. and Catharine Bu.ih died last Saturday, of inflammation of the lungs. Justice Winegar has full dockets and has cnmrileted a full calendar rjparly ovcry day th(! past woek. The Sunday evening series of diücourses at the UnitaríaD church will be suspended for the holiday vacation. Athens lode, No. 40, A. O. U. VV., are ¦to elect officera to-night, and tlio inembtrs are requested to turn out. Mmmh, Miller & Webster, former bankrs of this city, are gradually working theii way through bankruptcy. Some nice piekerel aro l.uitig cauglit ai the dam l.y fishermen. Sumo of ihem wcighing fivo or six poiinds. OylvL'stcr li'irn (oolorod) .li:n lierii mu tencod to the house of eorreetioo ai [onia for four inotitlis, by .)ntice Winegar. i he Ann Arbor Demoora4 ipi aks t gaod word for W. K Childs, of Vork, foi the position of eergcaut-at-aruis of the state bouso of representatives. Our new sheriff, K. W. Wallace, of haliin'. is tuakÏDg preparations to takeup his ibode witb U8 the 6rst dny of next year. John W. Maynanl bas residod in tUis ;'ty over lil'ty ycars. Thoro aro. probably few, if any, of' the pioneer who outrank hiui. Mrs. Lyman - nee Miss Fannie Kellogg- of Battle Creek, is visiting her uncle's, Dorr Kellogg, of the 4th ward, for a few days. The dicuurse of Rev. J. Alabador, last 3 u oda y cvoning upon "Hindoohm" was viry in tructive and an exoelleDi literary effort. It is stated that a social is to be givcn kfter tbc holidays, for the benefit of the bnnd, under the manageraent of Frank Hangsterfer. This wi;ek has beon a good one fur black - smiths. Last Tuesday two workmen, Henderson and Esterling, set 95 shoeg. A good day's work. .li-.s M. A. Lutz, of Lansintr, while visiting at her father' s, Geo. F. Lutz. had her pocketbook, containing $26, stolen from the house. The interest of Joseph üonnelly in the old W. S. Maynard "block bas been disf', and M. and P. Duffy are now the po.sessors thereof. Mr. .Tewell, of the Cook house, propones to hold the lort, and has no idea of giving uji his leasaï or rctiring Froiu the business, notwithstaodiog the efforts of otbers to the oonTary. Tho b'imls of circuit court conimissioner 1'. M Kernari, have been fileJ with the ounty c!i;rk, with David Kinsey, A. Kearney, nnd Wui. Mclntyre as surety, in the sum of' $4,000. All o!' the schppls of the city elote to-day for the holiuays, and niany of the teachers md foreign pupila leave, somo for their homes, others to spend Christmas and New Years with friends. One of the contractors on the T. , A. A. & T. 11 11 , S. 15. TtimnpsoM, ktt this oity tast Mdnduy morning with about 100 men, for the sooth wbere tliey innend to work on the li vee at Ureenville, Miss. We notice the name of Hon. K P. Allen, jf Vpsilanti, mentioncd as a possible dark horse in the senatorial contest. Washtenaw county would be proud of (he honor is sh aln-ady proud of tlie imm himself. A fertain üitle damsel, being aggravated past rndiirauee by her big brother, fell lown apon her knees and erkd, "Oh Lord ! bless iuy brother Toni. He lies, ils, he swears. All boys do; us girh ion't. Amen." The kclure of Col. Sylvester Laroed in the Initarian church hut Sabbnth after noon, under the auspices of the reform t;lub, was one of the best üstened tovooently. He spoke at Saline in the eveDitig on the F8me subject. The regular Sunday afternoon services of tlie reform club will be held at the opera house next Sunday, at three o'clock p. ui., and be in charge of Messrs. Hughes and Ward. We have not been informed au to who the speakers will be. Mac C. Le Beau haa severtd büoonoeption with the finu of J. Keek & Co., aud is to favi.1 (or the Columbus buggy company hereaíter, recuiving a salary of$l,200. He was fonnerly in the ciuploy of this lauto firm, and they k iow of capabilities. A didgracel'ul drunken row took place between a dozen or bo loafers last Saturday night, in the viciuity of Cook's hotel, on 4th -trt'it. Tlie pólice captured several ugly iuiplemeuts of war and a few of' the portonners have had to pay for their side show. (juo. '. aud Margaret Farmer, oí the 5th ward, were called upon to mourn the death of auulher child, aged three years, on the Iuth iost. This uiakcs the third ehild Luiitd by these parents within a few moriths. Affliction seems to press sorcly upon theni. Tho Uaily News has been telling some grave stories about our genial undertaker O. M. Martin. Rouscup hadn't better be coffin' round there nmch or he'Jl get Taune(r)d; or receive an O.iver for bis Rowl.md, or aooiething uf that kind, and don't jou forget it. During the month of' November there were 2'J,73G three-cent stampa sold at the postoffice, and during the month of Ootober 31,553. You'sce the boys and girls liad become a little less home siekin Novem ber, consequenlly didu't feel so tuuch like writiug home to ma aud pa. A Sunday school fair and supier will be held at the Unitarian church in the afternoou of Tuesday, Dec. 21 st. Supper for the childrea at 5 o'c!ock p. ui., for the older folks from G to 7:30 p. m. There will be Christmas presents for sale in the afternoon. Adtnission ten cents. The choir of the reform club, under the direction of A. W. Britten, are giving excellent satisfaction, and add an entertaining feature to the regular Sunday services. The old Ann Arbor gloe club is to reorgan ize and help the temperance workeis through the winter, we understand. Tho poles havo arrived for the telephone exchange, and are boing prepared for ereotion. Work will be rapidly pushed, and Ann Arbor will soon be abreast of sister cities in this respect. If an exchangc is established ia Ypsilanti, we understand a line will be run connecting the two cities. The Adrián Pres.s strains its intellectual power to an enormous extent and produces the fullowing : " Ilenry Winter, an Ann Arbor ruechamo, lost a finger at Keck's factory. ' Ice io.se snow use to sleigh niyselt' though ' said Henry and Winter set in for a game of 'froezeout,' whcre two pair could beat a fu 11 hand." This, fromjthe LowellJournal, might possibly be a good notico for other office.s than the one mentioned : " The following ode to tlie yuung bas been Uicked up on the door that leadsinto the Journal composing room. Printers can't talk whilo setting type any more than a man can whistlc a tune while eating his dinner." The following item from the Allegan Journal, may have some interest in tliis loeality: "Tt cost $25,000 to the liquor dealers to defeat Capt. K P. Allen for the legislature and to place Oov. Jeromc 5,000 votes below his ticket. . Outside of the larger villagcs and citks the whiskyites exerted no influence. " The reaetion from the excellent temperance work whieh bas lillilllil tbia city for two or three years past seems (o have set in, at least we have noticed more druiikon men on the strect rcccntly than for s long time. It is our private opinión that the ofluence of' the general election was not extremely beneficia! in this respect. Our reidor will find in its proper place, a niïw time-table of tlio Michigan Central 11. R. , whieb wout into cftect last Sunday, December 12th. Thero have been somo important chancos in tlie running of traios, and the holiday travcler will do well to consult this i.ssue of the Courier before going to the depot, and be sure he ia right. Rev. John Alabaster delivered the first in a course of leetureM under the auspioes of the ladies of tho M. E. church, at Mount Cleuiens, last Tuesday evening, his subject beiug "The lile and works of Michaul Angelo." The Monitor, of tbat placo gavo uim the prefix of " Hon." in its annoum'eraent of the lectura, which looked a littlo odd. The Hancock and English hiekory pole whosc streamer peaked over the tops of tho buildings uear Main street at the intersection of Ann, was felled last Monday, choppcd up into wood, and carted away to feed tho iüsatiab'.e stove. It nevcr was a hand'ome pole, and its poor, humped back has looked sorrier than ever since the 2d of last tnonth. The "busy beef," a society of littlo folks connected with the M. EL Sunday School, held a very pleasant entertainment at the residence of Ur. W. F. Breakey, on Huron street, last Monday night. It eonsisted of Uibleaux, pantomime, ve.eitations, etc, interspersed with music, was greatly enjoyed by those present, and a nico little .iuti was realized by the children. We would cali the attention of our readers to the excellent cjmmunieation froui ourveucrable lriend Isaac Wynkup, in another column, respeotiog the wriliin; and couipilatiun of the history of this county. If there are any farmers in tliis vieinity who can excel Mr. W. in wielding a pen, we shou'.d be glad to have them cali at the Courieu office ; we should like to see them. Ilev. A. F. Hoyt bas this to say in u recent issue of the Michigan Chri-tiau Advocate : " Bro. Washburn spent Saturday and Sunday with the people of Whilmore Lake circuit. All present ut these services lelt thnt it Wl h.xhI tor them to be tliere. This circuit ha just bought nnil piiid for a parsonage- somethinc thcy very iniich oeeded. It ís about as i:..c.(l ad any on the district, outskle of tuecltles. Krom the pastors study you can see neai'U' all ver the heautiful lake In fnmt uf the hmise. Why üo n ot more of our charges bastir theinselves and secure a corafortahle parsonage? The hlghest any person or famiiy on (nis charge had to pay toward the parsonago was . The following truthful paragraph is fiom the East Sasinaw llcrald : " The men wbo advertisc in their home paper m-e tlie men who do the business of the town, every time. You can piek up any newspaper and in five minutes teil who the men are that do the buying and seiling and keep alive the interest of the town. A newspaper invnriably reflocts the worth, enterprisc and int(lligenc3 of the couimunity in which it is puli'.ished." At a regular couvocation of Washtenaw ohapter No. 5, It. A. M., lield at Masonio hall, Monday cveninií, Dec. 13íh, 18S0, the following offioers were eleetcd for the ensuitig year : H. 1'.. B. F. Watts; king, ('. M. Jones; wribe, I. G. Handy; C. of H., Wm. G. D'oty: P. S., J. W. llamil ton; II. A. U, C. G. Wüson; M. of 3d V.,E. Eberbach; M. of 2d V., Sed. James; M. of lst V., S. Revenaugh ; seeretary, A. Sorg ; treasuror, F. Sorg. An article form the pen of Thurlow Weed, entitlod "Aaron Burr," upon the fourth page of this paper niay enlighteu some of our readers as to the kind of a min the murderer of Alexandcr Hamilton was. The venerable Thurlow Weed, howevor, .sliould remember that somo people are extremely senitive in speaking of the dead, and believe that all dueds, of' a questionable character, i-hould be buned with the oorpse, and naught bul the good rferred to alter düsolution. Dear old ÈSanta- dc-ar in more sensc-s than onc- is so near at hand that papa's pocket book has worked clear up to the entrance of bis pocket, lo be ready for the great grasp which is u:adc lor it about this time of year. Soinetinies :-aid pocket book iiiihtakes ihe season for the lst of April, and comee up empty, and then thcre is great sorrow atuung the litlle ones who have been awfully good for tbc last few weeks lest the mythical old gent should in bis anger refuse to notice their line of hose. The first public rehersal of the uoiversi ty musical society and choral union occurred at university hall last Tuesday evening, to a fair audience. Miss J. C Mahon, violiuiste, and Miss Jeannie May, pianiste, assisteJ in the performance, which was accounted one of the önest given. Ourcritic ia not safficiently versed in musical loro to criticise, and in applauding uiigbt show his iguorance, so will desist, but will assert that the audience seemed quite wcll pfeased with t!ie program in its entirety. The ladies of the Baptist church aro to inaugúrate, or initiate, tbc rooms in the lower porlion of the uew church cdifice on Huron street, nest Tuesday evcning, the 21st instant, by a sale of articles suitaHo for Christmas presents, and an oyster supjier which will be served from 0 to 8 o'clock. By helping the ladies of this society alonj: ia their cioht excellent undertaking of raising funds for the new church, you will be helping a good cause, and a pluoky, energetic and goahead association of ladies. It seems that one Frank Hangsterfer was in the disgraceful row Saturday night. and the publicity given the same has brought out several of that name. In tlie first place, our Frank Hangsterfcr, of restaurant fame, quite unnecesíarily took pains to deny being the man. Next carne Frank Hanesterfer, of the M. C. R. R., who likewise denied being the man; and now Frank Hangsterfur a student, hopes his friends will not mix bis name up with the affair. You are all excused gentlemen. The following item früiu the Brighton Citizen will be of interest to many in Ibis oity, who knew and ercatly respected the three sisters spoken of: " The remains of Chloe A. Clark, of Ann Arbor who died in Ht. Luke's hospital, Detroit, where she had been recelvliiR treatiaent, rere brouiiht to this place. Saturday, mul taken to the h..me of her Tbrotoer. li. T. O. Clark, awaitiui; Ijurial. The funeral was largely attended at the l'resbytoriau church, ttuiulay, ltuv. K. II. Dsnnli offlclatlng. She ha.l heen perfeotly In Ii.li-Bs for many months, and flnally died with what the doctors tliouubt WM cerebro splual meningitis. She Is the second, now dead, of threo malden liiten, who for miiiiy vearsllveil In Aun Arhor, where they kept u ,l,..t school. The death of Mary, a few years ïln?e howcver, was the cuuse of their clcwlac tnelrobool. The remalolng sister is now bare with her hrother, aud wllf probably remaln tlils winter." The 23d annual meeting of the New England society is to be held in armory hall, next Wednesday evening, the 22d inst. Tbc exercises will be oponed at 7 o'clock p. m., with prayer by Hev. 11. H. Steele, followed by un address by Rev. John Alabasier. At 8 o'clock supper will be sorved, after whicii thu following toasts and response will bc given : "The l'il grim Fathew," re.snonse by Rnv. J. W. Hough; " Putitan Nomenclature," by Prof. I. N. Denjuiorj; "New England Pioneers in the West," by Rev. T. B. Forbush; "The Press," by B. Frank Bower; "Tbc Eastern Man," by Hon. R. Waples; "Conimon Schools," by Prof. J. M.B. Sill; "New Plngland Mcrchantilo Enterprise," by Prof. T. P. Wilson. Miss Maggíe O'Keefe, of this city, held the winning ticket, No. 224, at a fair held in Detroit recently, fur the benefit of St. Vincent's orphan asylum, nnd drew a billiard tablc valued at $200. An exchange sensibly reuiarks: "Every resident of the county should support a good home newspaper in preferenoc to outside papors whieh can neither give the news ol' the couuty or advanoe ita interests. Don't be taken injust now by cheap outside papers which, having no merits of' their own, can only be floated by ineans of a bad chromo, or a cheap and inaccurate dictionary. Subscribe for the best local paper in your district and pay fur it ! An cxchange has tuis most excellent item, and the idea suggested should receivo far greater attention than it does: " Yollow-covcred literature, demoralizing flash fltories, and indecent pictorials are forbidden on the trains and the news stands of the Now York Central and Pennsylvania CeDtral railroads. The wickedness and disgrace springing from such vile reading matter, and especially its baleful effects on tho youth of our country, have ncver been rightly estitnated. Now let a purifying hand be applicd to the literature peddled on Michigan railroads." A poor farmer can not conceal'the fact that he is a poor farmer. All his surroundings proclaim the verdict against hiui - his horses, cattle, wagons, harness, plows, fences, field i - even his wife and childron bear silent but uninistakable evidence against him. On the other hand, all these things will testify favorably on beh.ilf of the good farmer. Kvery passer-by can read the evidence pro orcon. This fact alone ought to stimulate every farmer to do his best lor the sake of his own character, as well as interest ; for he may rest assured that every paaerby will prunounoe judgment according to the cvidonce. ?- Our astronouior easuully remarks: 'The year 1881 is very prom'iMDg to astronomers. Thcre will be two eclipses of tiie aan and two of the moon during the year, and on November 6th therc will bc a transit of Mercury. The planct Saturn will bc so improved in position that a fair Rtudy of the rings can be ui kd$ At the present time the planet presants a njagnificent spectacle. The space betweeu the rings is faintly visible with a power of 250 diameters. There will be comet3 enough to keep utronomera busy. Foyo's coraet wül be in periUelion on tho 2M of January, and in NoVi Kncke'.s will pass its perihelion." The temperanoe revival, undcr tho auspices of the Ann Arbor reform elul, and in charge ol' Miisrs. Hughes and Ward, the great temperance agitators, commenced last evening at the opera house. Bosidos these workers all of the city divi íes, nearly all of the university professors, and many of the prominent business men of the city will give short talks on temporáneo during the progresa of the meetings. It is hoped not only to secure many new and active members to the reform club. and to encourage those who have (ried lr keep the pledge aud failrd, in trying ai;ain, but olso to oréate a heilthy and tolül temperanoo sentiment in the ooinmunity. . The meeting of tho bee-kespers of this oounty at the oourt house rocoutly, resulted in the formation of a county society, adoption of a constitution and by-laws, and the tl.'ction of the following officers : President, X A. Prudden; vice-president, N. Eastwood ; secretary, O. M. Stephen.son ; treasurer, Stephen Mills. The president appointod the following executive committee : F. E. Mills, Pittsfield ; Charles M. Davis, Sylvan; C. R. Bennett, Northfield ; Geo. Naylor, Salem ; J. H. Murdoek, Dexter ; O. A. Kelley, Anti Arboroitj ; It. Goodale, Ann Arbor town ; Dr. Ashley, Ypsilanti city ; Oscar Gear, Lima. Tho next meeting of the assoeiation will be held at the oourt house, on Thursday, February 24th, next. If a lawyer shculd be askod to teil the tocrets of his cliënt, or if a doctor were asked to reveal what hc learus in the siok room, by partios who only seek to gratify curiosity, such parties would very likely meet with a firm reproof. Why is it then that when an article appears in a newspaper, as correspondence, or when sorne editorial attracU more than the usual attention, there are persons who will ask the editor of that paper, "who wrote this article," or "who wrote that article?" And yct such questions are ankcd every day. If editors should " give away," their correspondents, or should teil the sources of their inforuiation, tliey would vory soon lose the confidence of such persons, who would very likely thereafter take no pains to serve thein. And now the season is approaching when the earth shall be filled with questionings ; and secret comniuningsshll, in appearance at least, divide each family against itself. For while the younger generation is conjecturing, with aspirations in various directions, what shall we receive ? the eider is deliberating, with anxiety born of respont-ibility, the no less important question, what shall we give ? While one enamored swain ponders within hiuiself whether a ring would seem toa pointed an offering to his fair one, another 9tudies whether a Iocket will be üuflicient evidence of the despcration of his state of mind. Young ladies lay cunning plans to obtain possession of cast off boots and shoes, wherefrom the measurements for elippers may be taken ; and wife and children in vent snares for paterfamilias, to induce him to exprese, unthinkingly, his preference for a moustache cup, or a set of shaving tools, or a warm and cozy dressing gown. Even that hardoned miscreant the old bachelor, becomes sensible of strange nioveinents in the oseouts formation which he tcruis his heart, and mutters something uncomfortably to himself that he supposes Lizzie's or Tom's young ooes will be exptcting somethinK from him. The lcctuie of Prof. John Clark Ridpath at university hall last FVfiíay evening was largely attended. Tho audieaue as a general thiny was somewhat disappointed. The speaker' s voice was in poor condition, and his euunciation far from perfect. What he said of Alexander Hamilton may have been true, but there were numerous dissenters in the audience. The policy of selecting some individual of former times, and placing him upon a pedestal way above lili fellow man, and falling down upon one's knees and worshiping him as the only genius of his day, is unworthy the ability and reputation of such men as Prof. Ridpath. Especially is this the faet, when the traditional good name and reputation of his cotemporaneous laborers and state.-mon have to be leveled to the ground that he raay be buildeil pp. It seems a little strange that such peculiar dihcoveries should be left to lecturars alone. Another thing, a lecturo frotu a poluical standpowit is in bad taste before a paid audience. When admission is free, ofooui-iie it is different, but nono of us are especially fond of paying our money to have our sentiments abused. To be sure the Iaugh was on our side this time, but the next time it may bc upon the other side, and if such things are avoided entirely there can Le no hard feelings. The his.siiiK and hootiiiK by a few in tho audietK'e aayored too much of a political eaucus, and should be relegated to out-door gatherings of a different nature. Síill furtUer, the seats in the hall are not upholstered, and a two hours' and a half sice was a littkúrcsome. The effort in a literary point of view was uieritoriouH, and denoted deep study and extensive research.