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We bad quite a sharp trost last nigbt. Don't forget the minstrels next Monday eveniug. Courit wfll not meet on Monday, but on Tueaday the I5th. Paintcrs are busy putting a dress of red paint on the post-offlce. The heavy rainstorm yesterday afternoon extended over a wide territory. Some pretty good iteroscopic pictures of the Fireman's Hall have been taken. At the Congregational church last Snnday eleven were adraitted to meoibership. Frequent rains have varied the monotony of existence during the past ten days. Several important changes are in contemplation in the High School for next vear. A new bridge was put in at the foot of Jefferson Street last Sunday by the Toledo road. '¦_ _¦_ The club croquet ground back of Qeo. Moore's on Main strect is agaln iu f nll blast. _ Ambrose Kearney has bought a lot in Monnt Pleasant, and is going to build a store there. Mrs. Cross, a missionary frora Burmali, spoke in the Baptist church Hunday evening. The recent rains show that several of our streets could be considerably improved by a little gravel. No action was taken by the council on Monday evening in respect to the High street bridge. The tramps are still being gathered into the county hotel and funiished with free lodging and board. The champion croquet player of the city is M. C. Peterson, the manager of the new Telegraphic college. ? ¦ Iq his new, little two-wheeled cart Joe T. Jacob3 went fishing Tucgday af ternuon, and caught enough black bass for a whole meal. The interest of Joe Hamilton in his block has been traded by him with a man iü New Mexico for silver stock. $25,000 i the price reported. Decoration Day will probably be well obserred this year, now that the Ladies Decoration Society is to be reinforced by the G. A. R. Post here establUhed. It e estimated that there are 12,804 cb.ildren in the county between the ages of 5 nd 20 years. As the primary school interest fund for this year is $1.43 per capita, the amount apportioned for Waihtenw county is $18,175.30. The fairy costumes in Iolanthe are said to be very pretty and appropriate. Great care has been taken in making them, to weure a narinonious blending of delicate coloi8. ïhèvands, crowns, and wings are those of the Emma Abbott Company. A special train went frora here last night on the T., A. A. & G. T. road. It was chartered by the I. O. O. F., who ent to South Lyons to institute a lodge 'o that town. Between thirty and forty wnt, and returned early this morning. I accordance with orders from headquarters G. A. R., Welen Post, No. 137 of Michigan, in this city, will take charge of the ceremonies of decoration day. The Adjutaut of the post, Mr. Wm. A Clark, w been instructed to invite the ladies of ' Decoration Society to particípate with the Pst ta the proceedings of the day. The ladies of the Methodist church are Mklng great preparations for their Paper val to heW next week Friday even'' Refreshnients, and all sorts of arti's that can be manHfactured from paper t, t0 be o sale, During the eveniug ere will e 10 at auction an elegant , ' "azy im, With autographs which ""e been cellected. Er,IT0R cMER-Pieaae correct an ww " Ty artícle in 5'0Ur P"Per ot last eK rektive to the death of Miss P8Ke. ' d.ed at paw PaWj an(] not at Iou we amele stated, The error is chargeyourlfmyOW" . and not to Uien r comPs'tor. If writers for wdDriM,WPnld more "'.ditors dprinter8.wouldgetless curses. I.. D. Yith thecompllnients of Mrs. F. Button we huve received a basket of enormous potatoes raised 40 miles north of Jamestown, Dakota. The grandfathur of the flock is 9 inclies long, 9 inchea around and weighs oue pound :nid ten ouiices. - . The Unitariau church, of Ann Arbor, will be represented by six or eight memberaatthe Western conference which is now in session in Chicago. Rev. Mr. Suuderland will be :iway next Suuday and in consequence there will be no evening service. We are informed by one of the old residents, Mr. Calvin Bliss, who himself auffered by the great flre, which the Washttnaw Post told about last week, that it happened on the night of the April election in 1849. This would uiake it Monday night, April 2, thiny-four ycars ago, instead of April 30, forty years ago. The managers of the opera, Iolanthe, have received numerous applications for reservedseats, especially f rom participan ts in the opera, whose friends are coming to Ann Arbor to attend the representation at the Grand Opera House, Friday evening, May 25th. The box-sheets, hovvever, will not be opened until Monday rnornIng, May 21st, at Watts' jewelry store and Moore' book-store. VVhile the wife and motherof Mr. Will Bliss were returning in a butrgy from Lima Centre, Wednesday evening, the horse became frightened at sonie eheep in the road and turning suddenly the front wheel was wrenched off, and the youneer Mrs. Bliss was throw out. The horse then ran away and the other !ady was dragged forsome distancebetween the box and the wheel. When rescued she was found eonsiderably bruised. One of out eastern exchanges lias the following : " Duprez & Benedict's minstrels were greeted Friday evening by one of the largest houses ever seen in Lawrenee hall. The mammoth company fllled every nook and corner of the stage, and in the flrst part were ranged in four tiers reaching nearly up to the eeiling. They gave an entertainment which, for variety and quality, bas rarely been equaled and uever surpassed in the record of iniustrelsy in this country. The Ann Arbor brancu of the Irish National league met Sunday, and their delégate, Mr. Edward Duffy, read a report of the recent convention at Philadelphia. He said the convention had lGOOdelegates from every part of the Union and from every profession and trade. The platform and principies of the Dublin conventiou were adopted. Eighty-three new branches lad been established during the year,makng 550 on the roll. There liad been raised during the year nearly $$6,000, which amount had been forwarded to Ireland. Hany ladies were present,and among theni Mrs. Parnell, the mother of Chas. S. Parnell, the great agitator. It was an enthusiastic meeting, and shows a warm f Celina among the Irish in this country for their siifferiag and down-trodden brethren across the sea, "on the Old Sod.'' The popular concert given at University lali, Friday evening by the Choral Union, the University Male Chorus and the Amphion Club (ladies' voices) was heard with ileusure by a fair-sized audience. Gounod's Mass, although greatly shortened, seemed somewhat heavy from the fact that the five parts were given in succession. However, it is a great satisfaction that such classic music can credltably be given entirely by home talent. Encores were estowed upon two of the numbers - the one of the male 'chorus, because it was funny.and the other of the Amphion club because of its excellence. The former hen sang the Lorelei and the latter Tennyson's " The splendor falls on castle walls." From the program and ts consequent appreciation it is evident that a revolution has taken place in the city as regards musical taste since Mr. Cady made lis appearance here.