Local

The Maccabees are still buzzing. The paving project still hangs fire. How thick did you say the ice was in the Huron The Ann Arbor City band will furnish the music for field day. Good bye foreign peddlers and autioneers. Your day is gone. John Chase has been recently chosen 5th seargeant of Company A. Hon. A. J. Sawyer has let the contract for a large addition to his residence. The juveniles are to repeat the "Land of Nod" at the opera house to-night. Gottlob Schaible, of Sharon died last Friday of consumption, aged 32 years. On Monday, May 9th, Wm. Freer of Superior, died, aged 68 years, of consumption. The West house at Whitmore Lake was reopened last Friday night with a grand ball. The state homeopathic association will meet in this city on Tuesday and Wednesday week. Last Sabbath Mrs. Elizabeth Green died at her home in Green Oak, aged 72 years. She has been a resident of this city many years. The boys of the A class of the grammar school defeated the freshman class of the high school in a foot-ball contest last Saturday. Last Thursday there were but four papers received for record by Register Gilbert, the least since his administration commenced. The ladies composing the decoration society of the 5th ward are making arrangements for the proper observation of Decoration Day. A greenback paper is to be started in Milan by Mr. Onderkirk. If he isn't Ondertheweather in a few months he will be fortunate. A firm in Pittsburg Pa. has ordered twenty of Prof. J. W. Langley's electric machines, and Alles & Gretton are manufacturing them. The ladies society of the Presbyterian church will give their annual May festival in the parlors of the church, next Wednesday evening, May 18. A good thermometer marked 91 in the shade Monday noon, before the shower. Pretty good for May. But, oh, my, how the green did grow. An address will be delivered next Sunday evening, before the young people's society of the Presbyterian church, by the Rev. F. T. Bailey, of Detroit. Patrick Brown, of Northfield, who went to Colorado some time since to seek his fortune, is to return next month without finding it, we are told. If business is not booming in Ann Arbor the erection of new buildings of all kinds, and the repairing of old ones, is no criterion by which to judge. At the May term of the United States court at Detroit, T. G. Farrell, of Saline, and W. I. Yeckley, of Ypsilanti, have been drawn to act as jurors. The school board has ordered the painting of the high school building and the first and fourth ward buildings. The lowest bidder to secure the job. The annual meeting of the Ann Arbor scientific association for the election of officers will occur next Saturday evening, May 14th, at 8 o'clock p. m. A stock company for the manufacture of the Langley electric light has been organized, we are informed. Why could not Ann Arbor secure the manufactory? farm of 60 acres in Pittsfield, giving the Grenville homestead, corner of Fifth and Washington streets, in part payment. Miss Henning, a former Ann Arbor teacher, occupied Miss Pond's place in the grammar school last Tuesday and Wednesday, on account of that teacher's illness. Supervisor Galpin reports 14,750 acres if improved land in the township of Superior; also, 7,020 unimproved; 3,282 acres now in wheat; 553 horses; 508 cows; 580 other cattle; 748 hogs; 7,543 sheep, etc. We notice that Clark Cornwell, of Ypsilanti, was chosen president of the state fireman's association at their next meeting at Kalamazoo, and Dr. Batwell, of the same place, statistician. In our primary school fund table last week Ypsilanti township was credited with 482 children, just 100 too many. We didn't intend to give the good people of that township undue praise. Those wishing to attend the base ball games at Detroit, up to the 28th inst, can secure tickets to Detroit and return, via the Michigan Central, for $1.65, which includes admission to the grounds. Were it not for wasting our pencil, patience and space, we should say something about or beautiful sidewalk to be found in many localities. All remarks in that direction are useless. "Sid" Millard is first mate on the sidewheel steamer "Minnie," plying between Hangsterfer's dock in this city, and Barton. He can be seen in his famous "umbrella set" every Friday evening. No charge for reserved seats. The writer agrees with the Democrat that a cross-walk on Main street, near the center of the court house square block, would be a good thing. Ditto on the south side across Huron street. Fast-horse men might object though. Vegetation never took a livelier start, or come forward more rapidly than it has the past week. The trees have put on their robes of green, and the earth her carpet of the same color, almost in the twinkling of a raindrop. Mr. Teats, who has lived at the county house for several years, celebrated his 84th birthday recently, and Mrs. McDowell, the keeper's wife, and Miss Montford made the old gentleman happy by remembering him with some presents. The pulpit of the M. E. Church was filled by Dr. Cocker last Sabbath morning. There was no service in the evening. Rev. Mr. Alabaster was absent at Lansing, where he delivered a lecture before the state legislative temperance society. Henry Waldron reports good progress in securing the renewal of notes given for the construction of the northern extension of the Toledo & Ann Arbor railroad, and thinks that work will soon be resumed and the road completed. Hope so. The old stuccoed brick dwelling at the corner of Huron and State streets, opposite the high school building to the north, has been torn down, and preparations are making for the erection of the new Unitarian church building on its site. The fire insurance board of this city, it is stated have agreed to revise the rates now charged. Whether they contemplate raising or lowering we are not informed. The former would probably cause some lively "kicking" among our business men. County clerk Clark has been heard from up in the wilds of Dakota. The latest information is to the effect that he has fallen in love with the country, and purchased two sections of land, l,380 acres, at Ellsbury, about thirty miles north of Tower City where the Michigan colony is located. Boys, be careful how you use those little rulilicr playthiiiifs you cali sling shots, as Mvanl severe accidents have occurred in otfaer towns, and one or two boys have had ,in cvc severely injured or put out by their carelM MP, So a íimxI healthy care on your part may save you a deal of trouble. TM Me-kcapan meeting was not numeri.u-ly attcmlol yesterday. There were M few present In the morning that au ad1)1 HUW"" """ ¦""'¦ nnlil iJkMNMMNk hul. Hu' numbera did not materittlly sugment and no business ot Lmportance was trans actiMl. 'l'lie farmers are too Imsy to buz iniicli just at present. Suinht even log', May 23d, there will occiii at the M. K. church a tloriil eoMMTt, Kutten up liy the Sunday school workets. ut cAt-rciiHiB win eonsist nf sinfjinfr, reipnmiTr rc1lif n. radtatlMM, tenate. The church will le :iiropri,iti-ly ilcrorntcil, aml an eveninjr ot rare interest will le passf.l. It s statetl tliat the atOM walk in f'roni of the Gregory liouse is to rtUM thh MMon. üpon the south side of the house leading to the paatattea, the walk is to bt widened to foiirticn f.-ct. An improvement irreatly needed. The present widtli makes it vi tv inconvenient to the thouMBdl wlio travel it every dny. Manly iV lliiinilhii) have MMMMtd i-x rivatinu; for their new block corner ot Huron and Fourth streets. They are now coiiUniliiting a proposition to tuild IMM ui stuur instead of brick. Slioulü they to so it would probably be the only business lilnek of tliP kind in the state. We fiinpy it would make a handsome block. TU hetcroppropect as reported from lliis rounty in the Detroit papers, is not ntj MMOWagtaf. Chelsea, Dexter, Manchester and Saline reports about half a crop, Baat Lakt about one-third, and Ypsilanti I fair yield. It's our private opinión that if favorable weather continues from now on, the crop will be better than is anticipated. The trouble is with that pesky little word ' il." There is to be a festival at the Lower Town M. E. Church, this, Friday evening, niinmencing at 1% o'clock. By special reciuest ¦ portion of the Easter services will be repeated. These exercises were eonsidereil very line, and the weather at that time was so bad that but comparatively few eanie out to witness them. It will repay any one wishiiijr to spend ¦ pleasant evening to attend. bMl Sunday, as we saw a man who bore every Indication of being a hard working lulmriiig man, reeling along the streets, we wondered if the law relative to the closing t liquor saloons in tliU city. on the Sablwfli day was enforced? And if not, why BOtf Out merchante imii nther business men have !o be content with six days of labor. Why should saloon men not be content with the same? A good healthy cow is said to be equal to :i -mail silver mine jnst now, in the production of vaccine matter. All over the state Hi' -mail pox scare seems to have obtained u iiiinii-iisi' ln,l,l upon the people, and varination is extremely fasluonable. A pvr¦M u 'ithout a sore arm is considered elear out of the pale of food society. It has a palé ettert sometimes, too, when ttie .irni swells ii ilic sizc of a sniall pail. The advantage of living in a country M ntl that do crop can be a failure in all of it is illustraU-d by late reports from the heat fields. Cool-headed men in Minnesota are predictiní a large yield of the ' '""",'"'¦ "" fl the reserves of moisture stored in the soil at an iinusiial depth, while trom Ohio word comes that the orop 'i (881, coatnuy to pnantsn repons, is likt-ly to be aboye the average. The Adrián Times of the Uth inst., has Iliis item wliicli may be of interest to ttie kimts uliicli eonnted out .luit;c Steere before the returns ere in "The judicial circuit of which Joseph H. 8t- re has been elected circuit Judge, In HnpoHed of the counties of Chippewa, Mackinaw, rii toleran and Manitou Returns from ull bul the laat kívc i..ic .i majority. ín 1878 Manitou county cnst 187 vt-s, atn'i gtive a democratie niHjorlty of 121. 1 1 doea nol m-ein likely that it will now give much, If nny over l.Vj democratie majority. Thiii would leave Mr. Steere's iiiiijorllv #, añil we do not thmk it will vary much from that." Oren Collier, who had resided on Liberty stieet, at the head of Thompson street, for many years, died l.-ist Saturday, the 7th inst., of paralysis. The deceased bad been u hrble health for some time, and death ;is not entirely unexpected. The funeral services were held on Monday, at the residence. Mr. Collier came to this city from Beonlngton, Vermont, where he was born, in 1848, and has resided here iver since, a period of :- years. In tlieoUfcn times, of which one can gain considerable knowledge by reading almost any of Sir Walter Scotts novels.it was the castora ader i gratt fetal, to ;tther up the fragments and give them to the poor of the vicinity, Por whieh they returned thanks. Now we notice that it is the cutom in many ptoBM to jratlier wp MM of the imdevoured jroodies and send them to the editor, exjiecting therefor a long notiee tá the toast, profuse thanks for the "sweets" and a complete report of the beautiful costumes worn by the gallants and their ladies. Things change only in name. 'ic of those enjoyable time that people usually have n the country was held at the residence of Robert McColl, of Webster, on Friday evening. Prof. Geo. Renwick and wife, and D.C Fall and family from the city were there to enliven the company with their music, and good nature and a general good time was had. Mr. and Mrs. McColl were in their best humor, and every one went home with the determination to have a great many more such evening visits. Several citizens of old Washtenaw have returned from the western country perfectly contented to live and die here. Some of them are very much disgusted with the western states. As we have frequently remarked in these columns, a person will have to search through many climes and travel many miles to find a better place in which to live, all things considered, than Michigan, So "Stay on your farm. and you'll suffer no loss, For the stone that keeps rolling will gather no moss." Charles Kitson. who has kept a saloon on the block south of this office for several years, died very suddenly last Wednesday morning at about 3 o'clock, of heart disease (supposed.) He was born in England in 1828, and came to Canada as a mason in 1858. In 1860 he came to Ann Arbor, working at his trade for four years and then entering into Um aalooa hoatneaa. Ba leaves an estáte valned at 110,000 without a relative in this country. Be ha,l and daten In England. to wliom the property will donbtleaa fall, aa do wlll (¦an ba fonnd aOMOg his afecta. Speakiug of the prospect i m fever vvhich is ragingsoextensively now. the Saline Observer last wiek had two items wliioh ttrock our eye. One was to the eft'eet tliat Eri L. Mniinnl. who liad been up nortli prospectiiijf, .lidn't likc the country, and the other thai .]. Bcbatferwbo hád been to Nebnaka, didn't like that countrv. whicli lic mjt II tit tot norhing bot stork raislng. IJotli lctMi May at home where everything is in good shape ; soil good, the climate good, the country siibdued nul civilizt'd, schools in prime condition, fruit oí al] kinds in ilmiHlanrf. ,tc. etc. Yes, we think old W ashtenaw as gootl as any country onder the sun. Comstock F. Hill, who went to Dakota to attend to the affairs of his brother Jas. M. Hill, an account- of whose suicide we noticed in a recent issue,- returned last Thursday morning. We are told that he reports seeing many former Washtenaw people, and that they are all contented healthy and happy. We are also informed that his brother's'--':-'1. her personl property, and return to this county to reside. She will hold the real estate, at present, at least. The estate of Mr. Hill was the tirst one ever probated In that eounty and tbe jnde m obliged to go tbirty miles to nttuiu a bi.uk pemttftr, and had considerable difficulty in making it out altar he got t. A Botad pliysician says tliat whatever bo the plan of treatment decided opon, rest is the Uní to be nculcated Ín rery evm hea&che. Kest, which the busy man mil .nixioiis can do t obtaln so long as they can manage to keep abont, is one of the im remedie for every headaclic, uul we sliould nevcr eeMG to nforce t. hrain, when exotted, u macb needs quict an.l repose :ls ¦ fraotared linib oran intlMined eye, aiul it so!jvnus tlial tkadwMatof Aortniaf ti.e aeteon and tlic ,an will topead 011 our powef ti) llave this earried 04)1 ¦IVectnally. It :i iinictic.il css,.n lo U,-p slra.lilv ín View, in UmI Hiere niay link Ixliin.f I imple hendadle some Kerm of unknown magnitnde which muy leniain sl:itioii:irv f quietude can be maintained. There is a point worth ntteii.ling to in the trcalTiunt of all heatliuhes. Sec that the heail is elevated at. nKlit, niid plllow hard for, ( the pllo I,,, mft, the In-ad iiiki into it and becomes )iot, hielí witli some people 8 enoujfh to provoke H Itttct in the moniing, if the sleep bal been loBg aiul heavy. Froni nearly all of our neighboring cities ootne report. d( the establishment of mw manufacturas and the enlargetnent of old ones. Hardly a villaje or city in the state but ii energetically engaged in building up new en'erpnsos or IIIHmrHin old ones. And yet here Ann Arbor .tand, li-itless, willing perhaps, to allow a iarge bwÏMM to grow up within its borders providing it can do so by its own exertions. Not a thing is done to induce thrift and enterprise to take up their abode here. Perhaps we don't want the city to grow. It is a very pleasant place, that's so. People who have retired from business find it a nice, quiet town in which to live, possessing nearly all of the advantages of a large city with but a small part of the expense. People wanting to educate their children find it unequalled in all this grand union of states. Parents with large families of marriageable daughters sometimes settle down here with covetous eyes resting on the marriageable males attending the university. All these classes help to fill up our city. The question, naturally is, do we want to expand, spread out, and have street railways, paved streets, water-works, a system of sewerage, a common council with an upper house, an armed police force, etc., etc.? If we do want all these, we must grow, and we can only grow by establishing manufacturies. There has been considerable smoke in university circles over an alleged will of one Lewis C. Smoke, who died at the homeopathic hospital last December. This document left $400 to Murphy who acted as Smoke's nurse during his last illness and $100 to Dr. Franklin, dean of the homeopathic faculty , to be used for the benefit of the hospital. About three weeks ago the will was presented for probate at Hastings, in Barry county, and the judge of probate denied the same, leaving Smoke intestate. By this proceeding Smoke's property will go to a brother, Amasa Smoke, who contested the will, and other relatives in Barry county. On Friday, April 29th, the man Murphy, who drew up the alleged will, is said to have gone to Dr. Maclean's office and made affidavit before Frank Emerick, ex-prosecuting attorney for this county, that the will was a forgery, that Dr. Wheeler had written Smoke's signature, and that Dr. Franklin was cognizant of the fact. It is said there were three witnesses who heard this confession of Murphy's. On this affidavit Amasa Smoke had Dr. Wheeler and Murphy arrested for alleged perjury, and taken to Hastings, where they waived examination and were admitted to bail with bonds at $500. These the doctor gave but Murphy did not. On the journey to Hastings Murphy told the officer that the affidavit which Dr. Maclean had was made while he was drunk and not responsible for his own actions, and that Dr. Maclean had offered him money for the same. The latter statement is denied by the doctor. Dr. Franklin and Dr. Wheeler also deny Murphy's affidavit. That's the whole story as we have heard it, without prejudice to either side. Murphy is either idiotic or out of his head. What the outcome will be is of course difficult to tell. It is a sad complication resulting from the bitter hatred of the two schools of medicine, and in the end will probably harm the university to a far greater extent than any of the individuals mentioned.