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28
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October
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1881
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There wUl be a harvest concert at the M. E. church this evening. There will be a special meeting of Fraternity Loiige, P. & A. M., tliis evening, with work on tlie third degree. The next entertainment in University Hall will be giren by the Slayton Concert Company, Friday evening, Nov. 4. The question of a telephone in the coort house wus postponed indefinitely liv the Board of Supervisors on Wedneadajr. The services in tlie M. E. cburch last Suiiday eveiiinjr wcre conducted by Rev. Mr. Clappison, Professor Chute's father-inlaw. The bonds of Messrs. 1). IJ. Green and A. Case a9 superintendente of the poor have been accepted by the Board of Supervisors. We are sorry to gay tliat tlie city map shows a Davidson and Guitean addition to the 5th ward, Damed after the fathpr of Guiteau. B. F. VunSlyko. a carpcnter at work 011 a house for Mrs. O'Brien, in Webster, acci dently ent one of his hands very batlly, a few days ago. The temperance meeting at the Opera House on Sunday afternoon was well attended and Ilon. K. E. Frazer gave one of his best addresps. Gerhard Josenhans and Miss liosa Bross were raarried on Friday last. The membere of the Beethoven Gesangverein gave the happy couple a serenade in the evening. J ud ge Harriman has presented his case clearly to the Board of Supervisors and showed wherein he is justified in demanding his legal salary of $1,500 for the past year's services. On Monday evening last a few friends met at Mr. W. W. Whedon's, to gire his son, W. T. Whedon, a good send off. They did the matter up in style and all report a "glorious good'' time. The St. James Hotel, or old Gregory House is about ready for occupation. It has been corapletely made over f rom top to basement. The proprietors ire now busy in arranglng the furniture. r m t Prof. Perry is to be congratulated upon the recent arrival in his family of a couple of assistants- a boy and a girl- but, alas, too late for the baby show. They would undoubtedly have taken the prize. ¦ Fred Henne, formerly of tliis city, and Miss Ella A. Hauser, of Saline, were united in marriage on Wednesday at 2 o'clock. The good wishes of their f riends are extended to thera. May they live long and happily. There is a report afloat that the chaplain of the Michigan troops, while on the trip to Yorktown, "took his whiskey straight" with the rest of the boys. If there is no , truth in the story, the reverend gentleman ¦ought to correct it at once. A. P. Burbank, Friday evening last, gave one of the best readings ever gires in Vniversity Hall. He fully sustained his reputation as a humorist and au impersonator, but there was almost too much of a sameness in his selections. A piano recital was given at the resi lence of Mrs. Babeock, in the villageof Chelsea, on Tuesday evening last. The participant were music pupils of Mis Nelly Whedon, of this city, and the recital was given under her direction, a few friends being present. Hon. Robert E. Frazer delivered a rousing address before the üniversity Temperance Association at their tirst meeting in the law lectnre room, Monday evening last, on the necessity of energetic work for the temperance cause in the Üniversity. The Big Kapids Pioneer Magnct says: When the committee of Supervisors visited the county poor house last week, Mrs. Douly, an insane woman conflned there, expressed the opinión [tliat they were the homeliest and most ragged lot of men that 8he ever saw. The Reform Club wlll be addressed Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Dr. T. P. Wllson and probably others from the University. Admission to the club's meetings lias been put at 10 cents until its debts are paid . Let tliis not hinder a large attendance next Sabbath. There has been a change in the time table on the Toledo and Ann Arbor railad. Passenger trains going north leave Ann Arbor, No. 2-7:30 a. m., No. 4-.'!:30 m.; going gouth.No. 3-10:35 a.m., No. -1-8:20 p. m. The cbange win be ma(]e jn oor regular time table next week. Prof. Henneqiiin is always happy, luit we have noticed Ihat he has been stili mota pleasant of late tban usual. The truth of the matter is, that he liad placed under his special charge a very young student. Mrs. Hennequin seems to be just as much intcrested in the new comer as the Professor. While other sections of the State are boasting of wonderful yield9 of fruit and vegetables, we wish to step in forourshare of notority. Mr. E. J. Knowlton ha.s cul.tivated U acres of onions this year, 3 acres of which yicldcd 1800 bushels, while the whole field produced 4,000 bushels J)ocs not this beat the Post and Tribune-g man ? The ladies of the Episcopal church are wid to have made about $600 by their Art I'oan Exhibition. Considering the rainy weather and the entcrtainm!nU of the week, this s not bo very bad. The ladies fcnve, bemdes, the satisfaction of knowin that every one wnoattended the exhibition notonlyfeelsthathereceived theworth f his money, hut that it was . rare treat as well, to go irongh the rooms Yesteulay the supervisors divided' tbc county cast and west into two representalive districts, of ten towns each. THe population is bout equal, and botb district are democratie. Tbe young daughter of Mrs. O. M. Martin, Jr.. Jennie E. Polhemus, died of consumption on Wodaaaday last. Shewasthe granddaughtar of Samuel Koster and J. A. Polbemus. Tbe funeral services will take llace from the residence of Mis. Martin on Fifth street this afternoon. Thus after 17 ymn of life and happiness anotber young üfílit has gone out. There will be a meeting of the Washteükw Agricultural and Horticultural society, at tbe court house, on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 10 a. m., for the purpose of re-organization, with the view of perfecting papen tliat will enable the society to borrow money to take up mortgageon tbegrounds at less per cent. than is now paid. Every member of the society is earnestly requested to be present. The Adrián District Ministerial Institute of the M. E. church will be held at Tecumseh, on Tuesday, November 15th, beginning at 2 p. m., and concluding Wednesday evenlng. Each pastor in the district is expected to be present and to take part in the exercises. Rev. J. Alabaster, D. D., of tliis city. will give the Wednesday evenitig lecture, having chosen for his subject "Leomudo da Vinci, the Clristian Artist." Mr. H. H. Camp, ot Aun Arbor Town, one day last week, met witli quite a serious accident while picking apples in his orcfcard. Both the limb on wlñch he was standing and the limb that he held with hla hands, broke, causing him to fall a distance of aboi.t twenty feet. He was taken up for dead. A doctor was sumraoned at once and found his shoulder fractured, bis arm badly bruised and some internal injuries. Ni one should miss attending the'harvest concert this evening at the M. E. church. The program will be varied with reading by a leader and responses by the congiegation, choir and congregational singing, music by chosen singers, and recitatloi. The home talent in music and recitation, for wliich the M. E. chur-ch is noted, will be employed to make the excreta appropriate to the season and entertaining. Rev. J. T. Sunderland will preach next Sunday morning at the Unitarian church on "Men's Desire for Infallibilities in Religión, or Infallible Popes, Creeds and Sacred Books." At 12 o'clock immediately Bftér ninrning services he will begin his student's Bible class, giving the lirstofa. series of familiar lectures, liis subject being "Theism or Belief in God." In the eveningwill bc opened a series of discourses oix "Famous Myths and leegend of the Bible." The flre comi)any was called out on what proved to be nierely a acare, on Saturday ovening bont half past nine o'clock. It seems that some one threw a lightid stub of a cigar beneath the sidewalk in front of Koek & Haller's furniture store. Thcre being a heap of old rags and paper there a. blaze was soon started that nilght have resulted in a most destruciive fire, but for the timely discovery. A little carelessness is i the cause of more tires than all the real aocidenU that happen. . On Wednesday last at 2 o'clock the case of the arrest of Constables Loomis, Portei and [nu eharged, about ayear ago, with overcharging in their bilis, was made u special order of business by the Board of Supervisors. The defendant's counsel explained that the erronous charges had been made, but with do intent to defraud the county. Tliey liad simply followed the bilis of their predecessors. The matter was made perfectly satisfactory and the suits in the circuit court discharged. The Ypsilanti Sentinel makes some very uncompllmentary remarles about Professor Moses Coit Tyler in the issue of Oct. 19th. We would quote the passage were we inclined to circuíate any thing detrimental to the man whom all have learned to revere. Studente and cltizens alike have fonnd in Prof. Tyler an earnest workerfor all that is elevating and ennobling. As an escape valve for his accumulated spleen, the item referred to niay do the editor of the above journal a great deal of good. The post office war hiis resulted in the decisión ot the government authorities to accept the proposition nf Messrs. James and Booth. It is claimed that these gentlemen intend to build a three story brick block consisting of seven stores and extending from the present post office building on the east to Second street on the The new post office is to be a duplícate of the Lansing or Battle Creek office, as the government will hcreafter decide. The building is to be ready for use by the 15th of Oct.. 1882, and will be a valuable addition to the city. During the short time that Mr. W. T. Whedon has been connected with the High School as teacher, he has both proven hinuelf to be a successful instructor and hasgaint-d the good will and friendship of his pupils. On Tuesday evening, the eve. of his departure for the East, his Caesar class gave htm a reception at the residence of Dr. T. P. Wilson on State street, thus showing their regret for his departure. The members of his college fraternity and many other friends were down to see him off the next inorniDg. All feel su re that he will succeed in his chosen fleld of labor. The Ypsüanti papers are bathing their scalded palates with a story, very gratifying to them, but the truth of which is flatly denied by those who were there. The Jackson Citizen is credited with reporting that about forty of the Michigan soldiers were picked up from the gutters drunk, while in that city before leaving for Yorktown. As there is no foundation for the statement we hope that the gratitication derived from its circulation will amply repay the above papers for the pains they have taken to injure tlie reputation or to créate a false impression concerning the chaiacter of our boys. The members of Company A are very much pleased witli the way In which they were treated on their trip to Yorktown. Nothing h appened to mar the pleasure of tlie journey. John Sweet was tlie only member of the company that was sick. He returned accompanicd by one of his brothers tlie last of last week. The officers enjoyed the pleasure of shaking hands with the President. While in Washington, the boys viited the Government buildings and other places of interest" Gen. Hancock gave a reception ot Yorktown, atVhich the offleers were present. They were welcomed back on Monday night by a large crowd, and escortcd back to Armory Hall. - The series of musical cntertainnients, commenced last spring under the auspices of the Ladies' Library Association, will be resuiued next Monday even ing, at the residence of Dr. Frieze. The following programme, the music consisting of selections from tlit' works of Mozart, will be rendered : PART FIKST. 1. Chorus Kyrle, from the 12th Mus , l'lulll) SolO ... :i. Vocal Duett 4. Bkotcb of the Life of Mozurt I'ART 8ECONP. 5. Trio- Piano, Vloliu and 'üello 6. Vocal Solo 7. Chorus Gloria, from 12th Man The entertainment will commence at 8 o'clock. Admission, flftcen rents. Aliare cordially invited. The IbHowtng resolulicuia wcre pined by ihc Board ol Stewards of the M. E. cliurch, Oct. 17th: Whkkkas, It hasjpleased Almlghty God by an iuscrutlble Provideuee to remove by death trom ouf Sqclety, Mrs. Harriet A.AluluiMcr, tlie wlfeo lh.e Rev. Dr. Alabaster, our MteeméO pastor. Therefore Xetolved, That whlle we bow In humble submisslou to the ülviue wilt, we cannot but deplore and deeply (bel the Iohh we have sustulned, comblnlng, as alie dld, so many brluut and beautlful tralts of cliurnoter. As the oompuulun of a ührlstlan minister sue was pecnllarly tltted for the p.wltu.ii. As a wife and motliershe was endowed wltli ."rarelqualltles llmt made her presence in the domestic clrclê a constant Joyand lenedlotlon. In herüeportmeut shone consplcuously the araces of the UhrUttan character. In the social gntherluK shewasalwuysamnrked and welcome guest vntla In the generalcommunltv she was recOKulzeil aa the refined Chrlstlan liidy. W' wou ld emulaleher vlrtues aud follow her Ulnistian example. Uemlvod. That we hereby expresa to Mr. Alabnster andfamlly our heanfelt sympatliy we condole wlth them over thelr Irreperable oss aiKl Dray that riiMnlte Kather may lutaS them by hls preseuce and blesslng and gulde them all „afely to the "home" t5 whlch the dear wlfe and mother has been gathered. The adjourned business meeting of the University Teniperancc Association met in the law lecture room, on Monday evening last. The officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows : President, Dr. T. P. Wilson; vice-president, Dr. J. B. Stoere, and vice-presidents from the several departmente; secretary, J. A "Wet more, '81 ; treasurer, W. A. Tolchard. A canvassing committee, consisting of two itndènta from eacli class in the University was appointed, whose duty will be to present to every student in their respective classes a thni; plcdge coveiing his college course. An adtlress was dellvered by Hobert E. Prater. In addition to the canvassing scliciuc ¦ plim was discussed for holding a series of public meetings in university hall, to be addressed by the higliest talent to be obtained, and also a course of scientific aml iiistructionul locturos, to bo tlolivor.,1 by professors. It was proposed th.it ocensional meetings, to be addressed by students, should be held. While the quiet iiihabit:ints of the fifth ward are holding tlieir breaths in anxious expectation that the to-be-constructed bridge across Huroii River will siuUU :nly appear before them, completed by magie, for there seems to be no human agency at work, the traveling portion of the dwelleM across the river often meet with remarkable adventurcs, in attempting the daring feat of walking the shaky loot crossing. A few days ago a young lady was obliged to pass over the river al'ter dark. A man slightly under the influence of liquor was following her pretty closely. As they approached the center of the crossing, whcre tlie planks are ratlier springy, this knight of the whiskey bottle was bout the right distance behind to act as a good spring to the walk. An unearthly lioot and a vigorous leap on the part of the man suddenly elevaicd one hundred pouiids, more or less, of fetninine flesh about six feet in the air. Landing on lier feet she turnad and tlireatened to run hini throiigli with lurumbrella if he tried that trick again. The boghlng Huron continued in Is sleepy course heedless of the amusement this sllght incident furnislicd two or thrce spectators, and the plank walk is growing more rickety evcry day. The Clara Louise Kellogg concert company gave one of its matchless entertainnients in University hall on last Wednesday evening. The audience was one of the largest that has over assembled to listen to ¦a concert given under the auspices of the Students' Lecture Association. As a pianist Herr Leibling was good, but was not rcceived as heartily as the other members of the troti))e. Öig. 'l'agliapietra was the finest bariton singer that we ever heard. His voice was peculiarly clear.and wonderfully sweet and pleasing while his rendition of the nnisic was faultess. He was heartily encored. Next appeared the violinist, Mr, Adamowski, who was as heartily recelrad and did not disappoint the audience in the niannrr in which he drew forth the sweet tone8 from his instiuinent. An encoré awaited him also. Miss Poole did not nu-et with B good reception on her first appearance, but completelygained the admiration of the audience when she sang '"Tisl," receiving a doublé encoré. Sig. Brignoli sang veiy finely, but did not seem to care inuch whether hc pleased the audience or not, and positively refused to answer to an attempt to encoré him at hissecoud appearancc. The reception of Miss Kellogg showed whom the audience were waiting to hear. She seemed to enjoy the entertainment as mucli as the spectators. Ko one was disappointed in her. To apply to her singing the appellation of "linked sweetness long drawn out" would express in a slight degree the beauty of her execution and the number of encores that slie received. It is something uncominon to see the prima donna play an sccompqniment to lier own inging, but theatteinpton the part of Miss Kellogg to do so met with the approbation of the whole audience, and pleased every one. This haa been by ill "ai8 tUe enterüiinniüiit of the sia-um and those who failed to atteml liave only to regret it.