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1881
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Coiumon couiicD meeting Mdnday even ig. LT[)on nh.it do oockroachea fatten that they slioukl Infeat the laootDm of au editor? Eflbrta ra belng nade tu establiah a lodge of the Boyal Ajcanuni order la this city. Our neighboring city ol Ypsilatiti propowsto rdehrate the coming Kourtli of ,)uly. Last Saturday Wn. Ki-c-u-iiwu.ll iTHippointed iKnna.steratPittsIicUl P. ü.,in this ciiiiiity. Ja. O'IJrit-n has beeusent tO Detroit house ot' enrrcction foröOdayi tiy .íucIjíFrueuntl. Only t'oiir weeks more of school. The cloaiug exurcisc-s takei place on the 84th ...... Jiilm ClMM lias lieen chlW te) the leadership of the A 11 il Albur eity band. A gtxxl selectiiin. The Uelli vuu Gszette tayi thal Frank Emerid, (our Frank) formerly taiiL'lit In The I lll in. et in the Odd PelIciw ' hall uver .loc T. JmBOba stm e, I lirst Moiiiluy in even inonth. 'Ihero will he a duily sUige running between this eity aml Whitmore I.ake duriiig the tent meeting Dext week. Mis. A. Helden, of the lil'th ward, has pur haaed the rrtmon PraU proierty of K. e. Whitiiijr, cuisideralion $4,000. A little son of Dr. Frothlngham cbim luar beiiif? seriously injured by being run orerby a earriaga decoration day. F. II. Jewell, of the QngOtJ house', was tUbpcMHMd last Wednestlay, as. :i witness in (he Hall wlfe polaooleg caae, ut Pmtftafi -tiawliriry mul e eream festival will be beid at the .M. E.Ohnrefa, aext Tuesday eyeniugföf the benefit oftbe mission circlc. Last Thondajl the niaehinists and tnoulrim iittiMti'd the painten and blackamithi in a game of balebal] ly MQN of 2:i to :!. Mis. & Merrill, of Webster, ilied last S:ilib:ith, ot coiisuinjitioii, agad M yeiirs. Slic ni the wife of George Merrill. As hus been customary forseveral yearg, the graduating cluss of the high school will hold their aiMi la exercises at Whitmore Lake. ? Kd. I,ewis, who leaves for his new home in New York to-day, was given a baBfMl by the Club ;i few days plnee, ut Whitmore I.uKe. Tlie juvcnile band have been more sucil in obtalning uniforms than the city band, and they will appear in tfaeir new iiothes n ¦ iru daya. Billy Camiiion, Torn. Keanis. Jasjwr Imus, l)ud. Loomis and Johnnie S huiniH her lmve all K0Ile iighing to Uush Lake, to remato one week. l!ev. Mr. Sunderland will preaeh next Suiidny iniiniinu; at the rniturian elnireh on "the new version of tue liible," fioni the idpoint of VnitariaiiUiii. A. yomijr man got $10 worth of experifnoelas! TllMday. Hetookoneoftheshade trees in the park for a hitching post. That's the usual prtca for sueh mistakes. The store on Main street oecupied foiI j aan by T. Taylor, haa been purehased by (lia. H. liichmond, for $6.000 Jle propoMS to improve the broi)erty. The estafe of Edward L. Jtoydrsn has been pittirely settled up by the GonntfMtohera andthert was aaf i elaim of a single dollar against it. It is estimated at about 05,000. The Muskegon Chroniele says thatArtlmr M.iiMi.ii ,j, mm cuy, wao nas recent lv eeculeil -uuie v.-ry liiieplans for dwellings there. contemplates opening :m nfflee in that city. Accordinjr to the new apportionment nyde by the le-Ulature, Wahtenaw county will retain her euator, hut loc ¦'.¦presentative, bul hvo representutives in the county. Rev. J. Alabaskr delivcrs liis lecture on Nineveh and Babyion at Charlotte tliis evenmg. He has beet. in attéjidanoe apon the Sunday Mbo] institute at East Saginaw dnring the week. At the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor Rcientilir aasoclation next Saturday evening Prof. V. M. Spaulding will raad a inper enütled : "Practical Hearings of Cryptogaaüc Botaajr." Last Kridiiviiiiinbcrof Ui.. Aclassin the L'r.uiiiimr deprtOMtof the high school, gV a rehMTMl in Miss ( 'onover's room, whlofa wu ill injoyed by thi ¦ttwiHug. 'J'bepupllsdolug rcnmrkably well. Aiiiim (;,;,(, of the late firm of Slater & irnf, dUd fMterday niorning, at hU home ia the tirst wanl. The deceasetl had been trmildcd f or yi-ars with gevere attacks of rli'Um:iti.Mii. lic Umm I tamil, ReprWenUtlre Kinnc, of this city, made tlic tpech for the nMMmger boya of tlie hoM i,l i.insciitalivcs at Lansinjr tl,,"""¦'¦'la.v, ui, cm tllt-y pnnatwl Sp.-aker Moffattwith a silver water mttImJ rlültt'ln'l.i'' Wi;rII'1'1'H aHtf-" '" Ml.lland U Well, ),.ll, wtliadalwayssupiscd.lurctofore, tliat the reet of tbeemrtfa rerolred aronnd Ann Ai hor l'ruf. X. V. 'Xiter, (J. 11. Kirhmoud and I. M. Whcolerhavo been chosen delegates from St. Andrew's parish fo the dioceian conrention to be held at Detroit. II. .1 ISrown C. II. Millen and E. Treadwell are ulternates. A green worm is inaking havuc among the grape buds, and rapidly devouring wha tlie winter did not kill. A man who would anything in this world of ours must light for it. An idler cannot be succssful i" the vinyard. The pastoral relations of 1U v. ¦(. I'.Tiu dal] withthe Presbyterian ehurohof Fliut have been dissolved on mutual applicatlon Kev. Mr. Tiudall f omeriy lived at Ypihinti, wliere lietillcd the pulpitof the l'r.sl'.vlerian churéh. In some unaccountable manner, a rea! sale 'rept ulo tlie list of sales last which was not made. Mr. WUmot tilis us. The MM ira that of " C. T. Wilmot to .luliette J.Vines, $2,000." So we take it all back. The Baptist churcu have effected a sale of Unir oíd ohureh property on Catharine street to the Langleyelectric light company A farewell service will be held ou next Sunduy morning, as posseasion is to be given on Alonday. The property brought fl.500. ui Thefe will be a lawn festival glven by the ladtes of the Congfeg&kional church at the grouuds of J udge Oooley thU evening. The juvenile band will be in attendance. Sliouhl the weather be unfavoruble, the festival will be held In the basement of the ¦lnirc.li. __f At an uljourned session of the Barry circuit court, at II:isiiiifïs last Friduy, a inotion for :i new trial was argued and denied, in the famous case of Murphy, for perjury, :ml ihat gentleman was then sentenced to the Iouia henise of correction for six montht. Next Wednesday, .(une Sth, the Ann Arbor city band are to go to Dundee, to attciul ¦ gnuid machine delivery whlch an ajrrii uliural iinplement dealer at that place ia to have at that time. The boys will receive good compensation for the day, and we are glad to see their famc extending. The Chicago driving park have sent us the program of their siunmer running meeting, to be held from June 25 to July 4, inclusive. A f 10,000 purse and added money is offered. They huve one of the tinuxt driving parka in the land, and their list of races is very attnictive to lovers of fast equines. Next Monday evening it is said a resolutiuu will be ollerud at the eouncll meeting prohiblung ny farther compromise with Mtudcnls wlio di'Stmy city iropcrty. With llic view c,iiroscciitini; under tlie Ikw hereatii r. hy uot strike out the word "students" aiul instrt " penons." Don't be too partial in this business. MM not Kut acnrd nor anoake, nevertheleai Will luw our baat irlilm lor future happlii. -ss in bfRinnliiB the real pleasures of lile.- Uepublll'tlll. fjuena he scrvcii the Déwapaper men all alikc. Bui tiicn, they did the iqaarc thing by hiin. and he niav want to run for lili c some Ome. Then wc'll have htm, won't wat Nature providus compensation in some l'orni, for all of her freaks. For instance, we noticed that up to last Wednesday the dry weather kept two orthreeof the Dlacksinilhs opposite our office very busy setting tire. The circle wbere the tire is heated had been quite idle for many inonths previou, and the graai had nearly covered it over. It is wull-known fait that tliere are people in cilio wfao iimkc a Rvtflg by clipIinr, piiMcliiiiir, ,-tixl otherwlw mutilating coins. Tliesecoins are beeomingso niunerous that tlic postoflioe authoritiesand otuer government officials will not take them. Many bnnks also refuse to take mutiluted ootn cxccpt at a discount. Ba look out for thein. There has been some change of property in tbe city rccently. Mr. R. Kempf, of Chelsea, has purchased the Leland house M William street, for $5,700. Philip Bach and Aretus Dunn have sold the Burleigh property to Wm. Burke for $0,500. J. S. Sanford lias purchased of C. H. Manly the lot adjoining hig house, corner of Main and Packard streets, for f 1,200. Thé Milan Morning Sun is the name of a new Washtenaw county candidate, in the newspaper field, for public favor. This uiakes twelve weekly papers and one daily in this county, aaide from four or five stuI'hN' publicatione. But believing in the survival of the flttest, we have no fears of competltton. S-Milon Bllver Sun, or words to that effeo.t. The circuit court for the county of Washtenaw will convene next Monday, Judge Morris jm-sidinif, E. 15. Clark. oUrk 'l'hc jury are not sumiuoned uutil the 13th. Thcre are 57 cases uponthe calendar, classilied as follows : Criminal, 10 ; issues of tact, 28; issues of law, 1 ; Itnparlanee, I ; chancery, lst class, 5 ; chancwy, 2d class 1 ; chancery, 4th class, 9. c 0 t # As uearly all of the papers in the country are abusing Vennor, the Cunadiun u catlier prophet, for the hot, dry weather, when he promised rain and frost, we would advise him to change his prophecy a little. If he would give us"cold and dry,'1 we would undoubtedly have it " warm and wet," as we want it. Prophecies, like inany things else in this life, seem to go by contraries. A meeting of the gtockholders of the T., A. A. & G. T. R. K. was held in this city recently, and the following offlcers chosen for the ensulng year: President.Jaines M. A.ultj,, T.u,i„ . accretary, Alfred N. Holman, New York; treasurer, Ilenry K. !- Eligath, New York. Directora- Parkor Ilandy, J. Warner Nash, New York ; Chas Luce, Frederiok C. Chupin, James M.Asliley, James M. Ashley, Jr. Toledo. Thejail was ingpected last Monday by the supcrintcndcnts of the poor, and the record for the past half-year, ending May 3Oth, shows the followtnj; stutistics : W holt number of persons couflned 362, and for the following offenses : Drunk,44; burglary, 2; issault and battery, 12 ; petitlarceny, 16; disonlcrly, 108 j adultery.6; drunk and disorderly, 146; nsane, 4; vagrancy 20 ; larceny, I ; perjury, 1 ; fast drivlng, 1 I. N. S. Foster, supervisor of Ann Arbor tnwn, hands us the following statistics relative to his townshlp, and adds that there wil] not be over half erop of wheat this year : iWfl A a Acre of Improvod land 14,500 Acres of unlmproved laiül ,8U0 Acre of wheat burveslud .) (M3 Hiuhfli, threHhed _ 9,17a Uushels of pem-ties gold i.."....."!!... 6.81T Acre of wheat now on tho goanu. ,40 No. of blrth In 1880. ? 24 No. ofdeathaln 1880 '.'.!'..'.". 14 No. of dog tuxed .."..... 124 We are inforined that durinj{ the recent field d:iy exorcises on the fair grounds gome of the boys becoming thirsty, opened an old well on the grounds, and drank some of the water. A peculiar tastu was noticed at the timo, but mineral water luint; m plenty n these parts they thought il Mime luw lirand of Conpivss water, and paid no attention to it. Later in the day ¦mni w!io partook of the kMMi wen1 taken siek, which convinced them that it wasn't a healthy mineral, at any rate. Since then the well has been cleaned outandfour decomposed woodchucks were found in the wtll. So the boys joke each other consi(itrutily (boni tlicir animal s[)rint:. Two liulj medical student preaented Dr. P. B. Rose, on Decoration Day, an elegant and expensive bouquet with the following Inacriptlon : u October 87th, lï64; May 30, 1881." The fornaer date to commemorate the day that he lost hls leg, on the battle tleld at Hatch's Run, because he would not leave hU wounded comrades to the tender mercies of the rebels, though they urged him to go, but remained wilh them who needed nis services. In the issue of the Couriek for October 2yth, '80, wo published an account of how Maj. Keenan.and his 300 troopers MUrtfloed theniselves that our army might be saved at ChanceUorgville. This week we publish a poem upon the sume subject. Those 300 bmve nmrtyrs should have tlieir noble deed hended down in imperishable story as long u uations of the earth shall exist, and their praises should be sung by every nortliern tongue. During April or May 1865, tivc jrOOBg cavalrymen, supposed to have beeti from Michigan, were captured while.on a raid, and iinprisoned at Pendleton, Anderson county, South Carolina, and what became of them has always remained a mystery. W. A. Dickson, Townville, Anderson Co., South Carolina, writcs the Free ih;it if any of the frlends of these men desire to learn their fate he will cheèrfutty give all the inforniation. The quarterly pioueer meeting was held at Chelsea last Wednesday, in the Congregational church. It was well attended and the pioneers set down to one of those grand dinners that the ladies of Chelsea know so well how to set ud. We will wasrer a year's subscription to the Coükikr that there is no place in this county that can beat them in making chicken pie. The next meeting will be held in Ann Arbor, whrii the pioneers of this city hope toseea good turnout from Chelsea. It may interest a portion of our eitizens to know that Prof. and Mrs. A. J. Goodrich, of the St. Louis (Mo.) conservatory of music, accompanied by several of their pupils, will spend the summer in this city. Prof. Goodrich is a thoroiifjh musician, and one of the most efficiënt and successful teachers in this country. Mrs. Goodrich is an accomplished pianist and vocalist. It is :i matter for congratularon, that such pecple chjose our beautiful city as a resort during the warm suramer months. Let them be heartily welcomed. The participants in the closing exercises of thu high school, have been announced and the following fortúnate individuáis compose the list : Miss Nellie Borland, lmlay City; Nathan D. Corbin, Ann Arbor; 1 '- ", „„ ri nj l):irruw, Ilomer ; Elnicr Pwiins. Kciisselaer, Ind; Miss Clara A. Haylay, Ann Arbor ; Miss Abby L. Hiteheock, Ann Arbor ; Chas. McClellan, Ann Arbor; Thos. D. Phillips, Calumet BauMt L. HoIUn worth Rensêolaer, Ind Hlram A. Sober, ¦í lunt ; Elias F. Schall, Moore l'ark ; Ii les 'l'hompsoD,; Rans.elaer, Ind ; Miss Ora TlidiiipM.M, Hansselaer, Ind; Mi Adcll Wheeler, Ann Arbor. We see that Niles expecLs to have an eleJiHiit depot building erected by the Michigan Central R. R. this summer, to coat, if we are not mistaken, $20,000. Why is it that Ann Arbor, with her immense pussenger and freight trafile is conipellëd to put up with old buildings, while Hher cities, not contributing nearly as mvch to the business of the road, are favored with fine new buildings? More strangers, more prominent people of the nation, yeB, even of the world, stop at Ann Arbor, than at uiiy Uvo or three stations on the line of the central roadj combined, and that corporation ouglit, for its own good reputation, to rake some pride in its buildings here. Tbe persons interested in the printing and distribution of certain dodgt-rs vhich were thrown about ourstreets a few niglits since, respecting some of the witnesses and participants in the recent Murphy perjury trial- which grew out of the Smoke will case- had the extreme satisfaction of seeing their poor wit and contemptible abuse fall Hat on the community. The concern did not possess sufficlent wit to provoke mirth, and its abuse even, lacked pöint. As usual in such cases the shafl feil harmless at the feet of the ones it was intended to pierce. It injured however gome innocent people whom the public believe too sensible to enter into auch warfare. The Ann Arbor Couriib advertlses some Kind of a eiren to come ofTSunday mornlnK June 19, to whlch the people of the United State generally are iavlted. Neptune, Saturn Júpiter, UranuH, Venus and Mercury seem to' be the star nctora. The entertainment will be second to none. We believe Perlhele Is tlie Ing maslr. , (Pleaiie send over 11 or 13 comps - Berrlen Sprlngs Er. Don't believe we are comp-etentto giant he request. Wait until aftcr llic ihow, and you won't need them. The Midland Republican, speaking of the same thing, says : Tl.. Ann AlUiM ! kim: [ll ll I NliOH a long artlcle on "the remarkable planetary plienomena of 1881." with a diagram showing " tho posltlon of the eleven great planet ut the crltlcal moment" ol June lth, 8:4.1 a. m. when, according the astrologers, something nerlms may happt-n.Nu ruany ol these planeta helng in nuarly a straight line. (uotatlona aro madu from varloiiH au thora of fonner times, showing bow much attentlon has been dlrected to 1881. A stock company has boen organized in (Ml city for the purpose of manufacturing Prof. Langley's electric light, with a capital stock of $100,000. There are seveuteen stockholders, ten from Ann Arbor and seven from Toledo, as f ollows. Toledo : M I. Wilcox, H. T. Stock, II. Baker, II. B. Tillinghast, J. T. Newton, L. C. De Wolf, C. H. Bunker. Aun Arbor : Philip Bach, H. C. Waldron, E. B. Abel, Prof. J. W. Langley, Johu F. Lawrence, Dr. E. Wells, Fred. Besimer, T. M. Cooley, B. P. Crane, and Jas. Clement. Each of the Ann Arbor stockholders hold 40 shares, each share representing f 25. The sum of $21,000 isto be paid in iinmediately. The Corporation is nniíteu lo ;w years. it ls understood that the manufactory will be located in this city, so that Prof. Langley may have the whole thing under his personal supervisión. The minimi meetings are to be held in this city on the first Monday in September of each year. The following offlcers have been chosen : Preatdent- M. I. Wilcox. Toledo. Vlce-Presldent-Philip Bacil, Ann Arbor. General Manager- Benjamin P. Crane, Ann Arbor. Seoretary 4 Treasurer- Eugone P. Abel, Ann Arbor. Director- Herbert Baker. M. I. Wilcox, I,. C. De Wolf, Toledo ; Philip Bach, James ClemenU, Erof. J. W. Langley, Benjamin P. Crane, Aun Arbor. _ Decoration Day was quite generally observed in this city. The bankswereclosed, and the schools gave the children a halfholiday. The regular exerclses in the afternoon, under the direction of the ladies' decoration society of the 5th ward, were carried out according to the printed program fh last week's paper. Company A turned out with f uil ranks and made a line appearance as they marched with soldierly bearing to the lower town, preceded by the Ann Arbor city band, discoursing their very beat uiusic. Had the threatened showir lakl the dust for the procession, niiicli more comfort would have been exjicrienced not only by those takinj; part but by the on-lookers. Arriving at the soldier' monument the procession was met by the ladies' decoration society and children bearing flags and flowers. Company A fonnol a hollow square around the monument, and after the ïnourid was strewn with flowers in memory of the brave boys who responded to their country's cali, but turnt to come back U their homes, Mrs. KI i Moore recited a poein appropriate to the occasion. The people then adjourned to Et stand near by, and Capt. Manly, as prtsiient of the day, introduced spuker.s. ¦ vyero dolivered b Hon a 1 Sawyer, Prof. T. P. Wilson, Mrs. E. Sun ilerland and Mrs. N. H. Pierce of this city, and Rev. Dan. H. Shier, of Saline, music by the band being interapersed between the addresses. Evêrvthing passed off pleasantly, and the large audience expreaied much KAiisfuction at the excellent and appropriate words of the different speakers. The followinji urticle taken froin an address of Rev. W. F. Hatfleld, of New York city. is upon "Influence of Sensational Booka and Papen upon tlie young." In the coursc of Ins uruion the minister exhibited an illustrated sheet thut had been handed to him, and said : " Hear the na. ture of the advertisementa In this paper.' Here are the titles of some of the dime books : ' Hniv tn Flirt,' 'How to Become Hlch," ' Red Wolr, the Pírate,' 'The Bla k Brothers.' Here are the titU-s ot sdinc livicent books for boys and girls : ' A Woman's lleart,' ' .ix Shooter Jim,' ' An Error of Love,' 'Catamouut Bill,' and Uoariiitf Ralph, the Ring-toiled Snorter of the I'rarie.' Such workmorally wreek the young pcople. The boys and girls uho read those sensational novcls are fllled with a distaste for the ordinury things of this life. The young are apt to shapetheir Uves atter the pattern presfnted to them. Ile who rcads of robbers and advanturers is apt to unlonsclcsly partake of their spiril. Boys dreain of BMUrrying heiressea owning palatial resldence, and drivinji nianiücent steeds. The young ladies expect to marry some suiish and woixlthy young oflicer. A book or newspaper tlmt breeds such dreanis and hopes is a foe to mankind. Boys and girls are likely toimïi-iv,. „„i „„ !mBiriiift.rv charactersthat eaptivate tlieir hearts. Pictures In oui home have as much influence in education as books. I once knew a minister to whom a w unían once applied saying that she was much distressed about her sons. They all showed a tendeney to g to sea. It was discovcred by the minister subsequently that the house in which 8he lived was full of pictures and marine view, "l'nless you keep an eye to the character of your childrens reading you need not be surprised, parents, if your boy becomes an iidventnrer anl your girl elopes with a villaln."