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Quite a number of our citizens attendcc the fair at Ypsilanti yesterday. Rot. A. F. Bournea la i keep the book iu Swift & Co's. mili. JobQ Keck opens up iu his liandsoine new block ni'xt week. Laai Saturday Mrs. Elizabeth Mahar, o] Superior, died, aged 62 years. The Dexter Leader says tlie Deubel Bros pakl $12,000 for the Scio milis. Nine lnindred tickets were sold at tUis station tor the state fair at Jackson. J. M. Thompson is the name of the new teacher of algebra in the high school. At last the war on passenger rates ha reached Detroit, and tickets to Boston are being sold is lo,w as $4. Quite a iiiinibor of our physicians attended the lirst meeting or tlie uiulluai soclctj ever lield In Milan, last Wednesday. Next Sabbatli ufternoon, at 3 o'clock, N W. Cheever will aiUIress the reform dut at their rooms in the Jewett block. Last Saturday Benj. Bfwn, treasurer o the city relief eommittee, sent a check o ,400 to the Detroit relief committee. Last. Tuesday the sum of $34 was for warfed to the Detroit relief committec trom the Catholic congregation of Detroit The delightful rain of last Tuesday evening did "heaps of good." The new wheat was givcu a grand Ímpetus because of it. There is to be a conference of greenbackers of this county at the court house, on the 6th inst., Thursday of next week, at 1 o'clock p. m. The PhelpsBros.,of Dexter, tooka large munber of first and second class premiums at the recent state fair at Jackson, on their -vjiioic of stock. Andiew Smith, of Ann Arbor tetttuhip, had his pocket picked of $30 white iu attetidance upon the state fair, at Jackson, last week, we are informed. Jas. Tolbert, whoovns the lumber yard in this city of which Aid. T. J. Keech is superintendent, lost 6,000,000 feet of lumber by the forest Ores. The southeastern Michigan bee-keeper's association is to meet in this city on W 'ednesday, Oet. 5th, instead of the 6th, u sta;ed iu last week's paper. A number of our citizens went to Ypsilanli last Wednesday night to hear Col. J. L. Burleigh, in his presentatlon of Othello. They all seemed to be highly pleased. The relief committee here proposes to close up their books to-morrow. So if you have anything you wish to give to the sufferers, don't delay, or you will be too late. The South Lyon Excelsior comes to ug In the shape of a seven column folio instead of a smaU quarto. A grand improvement. The Excelsior U aa excellent paper. Philip Lohr, who has resided in Pittsfield for the past twelve yeare, has purchased a residence on Grove Street, and has moved into the city to edúcate his children. At the memorial services held in Ypsil:inti Uut Monday, Hon. K. P. Allen, and Prosecuting Attorney C. R. Whitman delivered the addresses, which were prouounced very fine. Julius Zeiler, of New York city, formerly a resident of Ann Arbor, sends $25.00 to the forest lire sufferers, through Emanuel Manu, of this city, and the same has been given to Treasurer Brown. With the " doublé compliments" of " Ren." Barker, of the Lake City Journal, we have received a complitnentary ticket to the first annual fair of the Missaukee county agricultural society. a prudent exchange remarks : " We have just read a handkerchief flirtation code, and advise all men desiring to avoid breach of promise suits to wipe their 'iiontlis with their coat tails." The man Kennedy who injured his foot y trJg to extricate it from a frog on the M. C. K. R., track of which the Colrieh spoke week before last, died at the county house a tew days since, of lock juw. Gue the editor of the Ypsilantian ¦ been tronad the county much. The monthly meeting of the Wnshtenaw county pomoloical society will be held on haturday, the Ut of October, at the court l'ouse. öubjects : " Fall planting," " The '""i'ty faii," and miscellaneous business. -Toseph Steere, of sáúltSt. Marie, has re'Ked the office of prosecuting attorney of Ch.ppewa county in order to accept the (""lshi„of theeleventh circuit. J.H. OS has been apjwinted prosecuting attorIt h said that the people naturally look 8 i. the fall of the year, but it is our PHrafe opinión that the price of butter JM more lo do with the glum looks of JJ Ul)1r l''"P just now than the fall Mr. H. K. Clark, of this oity, had 31 enVueS1n vegetables at the state fair h,8t weck, and took fourteen premiums-e,, ; ; -'d IX second. He a.so had seven AwnT aW eSl u"d took flve PtaiM two hr8t anU lhTtM wcoml i)rem.iii)is Sa amnUnti"g tü A -l Stephen FalrohMd, G. M. M on roe aod niimbcr of old veterans of the '2üth Micui gan infantry atended the reunión of tha regiment at Eaton Rapids last Wedncsda) Sevenil of them were accompanied by thci wives. The Ann Arbor city band will funiisl music for the fair authorilus during fai week, playing each afternoim. The peo pie can rest assured of ana tking, tha they will liave some good uiusic on tha occasion. A trip by ye local tlirouli Wubtenav Wayne, and a portion of Macomb, Oak land, Lapcer and Tuscola counties, th other day, showed the wheat erop to be ii prime condition for the time oí year. Ii inany fields the grain was quite rank. Slnce the famoun soug of "Our Urandfather' t'Un'k," nono of the popular song wrlters hav succueded In touchlug the popular heiirl. W liuviui'i had a " rage on usonn in a long ttmo Another sure slgn of the end of all terrestrla thlngs. - Ana Arbor Courier. Happy man Then yon have not heard " A Flower from my Antcel Mother'g ürave ? "- Keuton Imlepeud ent. No, we haven't. Sing It, please. P.W. Carpenter, the gallant K. O. T. H. who is stationed as deputy register of deeds has conipleted the copying of the index books. lie has done his work in a nea nianncr, and itwill be a great convenidle to the public who have business with th office. TIn1 Presbytery of Detroit met in thi city Tuesday evening, and agreed to th election of Rev. Arthur T. Pierson, D. D. of Detroit, as moderator. The openin„ sermón was delivered by BeT. Hcnry Gel ston, of Nortlivilli', and it was a very ablt eftort, well delivered. The New York Sun declares that th lager beer brewed in the United States i now one of the worst adulterated drink nade. Briey, malt and hops are conspic nous by tlieir absence, glucose being pres ent in great quantities. lts excessive con sumption Usuid to cause kidney.complaiut Tlie work of preparing the Gregon house for its new occupant, Win. H. Lewis of Yisilanti, is being puslied with vigor The marble floor is being extended to the hall, a complete lot of new furniture aiu new crockcry and dUhes have been pur chased, and the place will be put in excel lent condition. Query - Ik It neceesary for the preservatlou of buiter to mix It with equal parta oí galt.- Dexter Leader. Guess not. As we takc it, that isn't w hu it is done for. It is done to extract monej out of other people's puckets by deception and fraud. In plain talk, it is a fashionu ble way some people have of practicing petty thieviug. It's salting for money. ltev. K. 13. Pope, tormerly pasior of the M. E. church of this city, now pastor o Trinity eburch, Chicago, returned from his European trip last week. He is said to bc lookimt and feeling well. He occupied his pulpit last Sabbath, a memorial service was held, the church was beautifully decorated and he preached a very line discourso Bishop Harris was present. We shall have to give up. This las corn story, taken from the Saline Observcr has too man}' ears for us: " Now ye corn growers and county exchanges, beat thi if you can ! Luther Phelps has le ft at tliis office a stalk of corn, on which are grown five fully developed ears, which measure 5, 6, 8, 8}4 and 9 inchesrespectively. Each ear Is ripe and perfect in every respect.' -- Miss Addie Barret, of Jackson, who has a nuniber of friends in this city, and who played a cornet in one of the red ribbon socials, given by C. B. Davison, something over a year ago, has been engaged ns one of the stars in Helen Potter's pleiades. Last night the people of Jackson gave lier a benefit concert previous to her departurc, for which extensive preparations had been made. Last Monday night the mother of JIrs. Sellick Wood, on South División street, retired ;is usual, and has since remained in a comatose state, her friends not having boen able to rouse her to consciousness. The attending physician pronounces it a case ol brain paralysis. (Since' the above was in type we learn that death resulted yesterday afternoon. She was Mrs. Judge V. D. Harriman's mother.) The county fair bids fair to be a very fair sort of a fair, and by all means should be more than fair-ly attended by the fair people of Washtenaw county. Everybody come and contend for some of those special premiums, if for nothing more. Come to town, and bring your úneles, your cousins, your sisters, your cuildren, your brothers, your babies, your wives, or sweethearts, and your aunts, but don't fail to come. The village of Chelsea has responded nobly to the cry for help which has come from the sufferers by the forest fires in our state. Her record shows a total of $1,117.12, of which $5S4.74 was cash, $459.K in grain- mostly wheat- and $73.25 in new clothing, boots and shoes. Chelsea has also given fïfteen large cases of clothing, bedding, etc., besides a quantity of household furniture. As good a record, we venture to assert, as any place of its size in southern Michigan. The baby show at the fair is to tuke place on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and lots of the pretty "tootsy wootsy's"are getting tlieir lungs ready to join in a chorus upon the occasion. As "Gib'' Büss only proposes to part with one silver cup, he had better get a good insurance on his life before theaward is made. Everybody's baby Is certainly the prettiest and the handsomest, and the one who says that any particular one is prettier or handsomer than the rest, is a mean man, devoid of good judgment und taste. A postal froin W. I. Keal, of Dexter, referred us to an article on Chas. J. Guiteau n the CooKiP.n of Sept. 14th, 1877, and on ooking back on our files we found the folowing: "Instead of lecturingon 'The ijecond Coming of Christ,' it would be mora appropriate for Chas. J. Guiteau, 'lawyer and theolojfian,' of Chicago, to adopt the ubject: 'Liars and Deadbeats, of whicli lie Lecturer is One,' and when he gets ired of this, vary it with Wliat I Know About Jumping trom the Cars whlle in (lotion, and Kscaping from Justice.'" La.t Friday eralag we bappenod to -. at the depot wlien an totem express train irrived. Nothin ve ry singular ubout that. int on tliis train canica Gcnnan gentlenan, erldentlj just returned from the old ountry, and the inanner in which hegreetd soine twelve or fiftcen middle aged men vho were there to meet liiin was quite singular to iu. He embraced ind kissed every one of them. The blushes which sufl'used hemselves over the sunburncd features of some of these hunr-i men of toil, over the osculution procesa, would have done credit 0 a coy maiden of fourtcen (they are old naid.s now at twenty, you know.) Evening News, Sept. 2Sth : "Jonathan Shearer, one of the pioneers or Wayne county, died at his home in Plymouth on Monday, at the a;e of 85 years. He was 1 man of larjfc stature and rigorotM frame, and until a few days ago enjoyed excellent lealth. He settled in Plymouth in Kin, and was several times elected supervisor. Ie was elected to the state senate in 1841, to the house of repesntatlves in 1851 ; was i -bil of the constitutioual convention )f 18G7 ; and for ten years vice-president of the Michigan state agricultural society. Ie was also an active nicmber of the state )ioneer society; Mr.öhearer was a democrat of the old school, a patriotic citizen, and a kimi-hearted gentleman. Hts ileath wi be sincerely rejíretted by warm frionds in many parta of the state." If the foUowinji extract be truc, our readers will know how to avoid that very bad disease known as hay fever, next ycar. If this man's theory be true.the name, also, of the disease should be changed to peach faver, and the innocent hay be relieved of the fearful responsibility. We quote : " lr. Mncklc, business manager of the PfalUdelphiB Ledger, and an authority on hay l'ivt'r, ailvanees the theory that the dtfeeaK is caused by eating peaches. He is con ïii imd in this impression by tho fact tlmt in his own case, and in the cases of all wiüi whom he has compared notes, the violence and duration of the fever have been in exact proportion to the extent of uilulgunce in peaches. Moreover, tne period of hay fever invariably occurs simultancously wtth the peach season, and when peacli time is over hay fever departs. üesides he has noticed that in MMona when peaches are scarce, and, therefore, Hule caten, tliere is an alniost utter absence of the fever. The scarcity of pmofcwthta year and the abnence of the affection seeuis to confirm the theory."