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13
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August
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1884
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Electric llghfc The city schools open Sept. 1. fout persons were baptized at the Baptist ctaueb last Bunday. Clevehnd hat No. 2- the city treas- iirer's: Xo. 3, tlie county clerk's. The prospective marriage of a young inn street grocer Is rumored. Miss Edith Kemper is engaged as clerk at the Bee Hive, conimencing last Monda-v' . ..+1 Company A had two photograpiiers to photogrnpliically record Incidents of the trip. ____, Mis. J. T. S inderland speaka on teinperance Belt Snndayafteraoon, In Union Hall. ?? About three buodred weit from here this morning on the Knights of Pytliias excursión. The couuty farm had eleven acres of oats out; the yield will probably be about 450 bushels. The State Fair will be held at the new Ealamazoo grouuds September 15 - 19 inclusive. Sed. James has A. L.Noble's contract for a stone walk from the ffate in front of his uew house. Last Sunilay was unusiiiilly quiet on the streets here. Ererybody seems to have gone to Damp. W. 11. Ilenderson severed his connection with the firm of Douglus, Ilenderson & Co., last Suturday. Tlie Enight Templara have ab.indoned the proposed camping party at Belle Me the latter part of the month. Work is progressing in the cliange of iie heating apparatns at theM.E ehiircli. It will be completed about Sept. 15. Messrs. Jones and Story, of the Detroit bieycle club, rode out on their wheels tliis morning and returned after dinner. The President of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., occupied the Congregational pulpit Sunday morning last. At the Methodist church Sunday morning Rev. Samuel dementi occupied the pulpit. Rev. R. B. Pope will be here next Sabbath. m a The weather has been too cold forcorn. We have had plenty of rain for a while, and with warm weather now the coru will havegood growth. Here is a big berry story. The other day while in Evait Scott's blackberry pateh we saw some huge ones, as agreat many of tbein would weigh three or four ounces. The Vrife ot Richard Jolinson, driver of Polhemns' bus so long, died of coneuniptionlastSaturd;,y. The funeral wis held afteniooii al the Baptist clmrch. Capt. Manly'g infant son Waker A., whose death occurred last week, received the middle initial from Corapany A, wlth which Mr. Manlyhas been connecte'd not a little in years past. Preüminary arraugemeius are being made for the pioneer meeting at the residenceof Wm. P. Groves, Northlield, to be lield on thefii-st Wednesday in September. Full announcement sooii. More of young Coulson's skull has been removed. Ilis hat was the single thing saving his life, the straw braid being such that a strong resistance was oflered to the Penetration of the cartridge and its load. In ie circuit court'h.st in thecae of John D. Cook, Ypsihuui, divorce was granted on the ground of desertion The applicatioi of Oeorge H. Dole, for admission to practice of the law was deniedFor the moTTulylsSi, compared .tl. the average of corre=ponding months 'Ia" W"V 1879-1884.' the temperares;o,v.erit,eal)3ohiteamitieiei_ si' y'amUlleil:ly:l'Ullllel'i=1't The tatíBg rink wm open Saturd.y WghtMdhMi a large atiendan,.,.. J. E nan.ofAnnArbor'.rink.isthcpresr " f a new skati;'!i '''ik company just fmT' '" T'"-yWi:!p1,tupa IK,000 nuk therc 'caretold tbat a Fifth ward bntcher ea'"ig that onions would prevent the "Olera, bonght a load Tnesday, nnd rejd to sell them, bnt p..,sst,.d „ c.lüng "cvery passer by, tmCL presenteci tlieni 'tü a bunch or Iwo. The new Catholic school, to be erected theoourge of a year, on the corner of " and State aireeU, wil! ))robably 'We the foundation in thla feil, in prcpation for the buildmg's completion In The new strticture will cost S10.000. Ti M picnic of the L;idies' Dccoration ociey, at the residencc of Mrs. Bow," '" Ule fifth wd, was a very pleas "thiir, indeed, was so gucceMfu] that ei' thcy adjourned it was to meet at lh ''ome of Mrs. Nrilie Balley, on oadwaVi ïhur8(, st 8lül"r purpose. Last week Thursday u tinnera u-ere win in " Haller Son's roof ' u blew seveial burning ooals fromthe bnrn Vl' UP" Deau Co's awni"K t "!Dg a hole Peri'aps four feet long and u7ÍWide'In the canvas before it "PM out. sevcral Braall holes were lo be hot, or to be cola, ie the aueaion. The News Depot is invoiclng stock this wcck. Company A. caine homsyesterday foreDOOD. Dr. Gaorge anawen Che 'Helio" cali now by telepbone. Were you down town last nlgbt to see tlie ck'ctric light started ? Aun Arbor is becoming quite metropolitas, with tu new llght. The Republican State Convention is n sessiou at Detroit to-day. Two finierais at the Fifth ward cernetery at the saine time, Monday. Geo. Keek attempts the ridlug of tlie triangle this eveing in two hours. The circuit court was in session thiee dsyg last week, adjourning iintil Sept. 1. Water from the Watrousville mineral springs has been sent to this city for analysis. A Hurón street nineandthe Dudes play a match game of base ball at the campus to-morrow. The improveinents at A. F. Hangsterfer & Co's., with the electric light, aie goiug to make a splendid corner. A very enjoyable private party was was given last evening at the residence of S. P. Jewett, west Hu ron street. In the case Monday before Justice McMahon of Barnes vs. Vauglni, of Dexter town, the defendant was founcl not guilty. Foftyjsix of Company D, 2d Regiment, JNf. S. T., dlned at the St. James yesterday, on thcir w&y home to Th ree iiivers from camp. Hot weather again. These three words are writteu at almost the last moment, fearful that the weather may change before we go to press, you know. Among the Jist of patents issued to Micliigan inventors for the week ending August 5 is one to Thoinas A Reader, of Ann Arbor, for a carpet stitcher. For the Soldiers' and Sailors' re-union at Battle Creek on the moruing of the 21st the M. O. R. R. will ruu a special train with 1. 5U for the round trip. Dr. C. M. Woodwardand twodaughters, of Tecumseh,were at theSt. James yesterday on tlieir way home froni catnp. Tlie Doctor is the lst regiinent's surgeon. The city lire tiepartment does not expect to attend the tournament at Charlotte ou the SS, 27 and 28 inst. State hose and liook and ladder races ara ou the program. A. H. Brown, Detroit, managing editor of tlie Michigan Prohibitionist the new paper to be launched in his city ou the 2(Jth,is attendiog the county couvention lieie to-day. The skating rink will probably be opened on "SVednesday and Saturday nights, if the weather proves favorable. The fall opening will take place about the raiddle of next montli. A good one : A young fellow on North University Avenue tip In all apple tree knocklng down ïpples, a nuniber of them quite green, and lad No. 2 puts In appearance with, "Why, Sa}1, those nre greener than you are." No. 1, in all innocence, "No they arn't." It may benefit farmers to be reminded that " wlien a l'rost has hurt the leaves of corn much,the sooner it is cut and shocked up the better it will be for both fodder and corn, and if the kerneis have begun toglaze it will ripeo." "We quote trom au item left on our table. About 300,000 pounds ol wool will be the Ann Arbor purchase tliis season, Mack & Schmid buj'ing up to date some 230,000 pounds. The lower town buyers have bought about 60,000 pounds, we believe. Mack & Schmid's largest purchase from one owner is 5000 pounds frotn Jonathan Yosenhans, of York. The remains of Mrs. Jímioa J. Gate?, claughter of J. H. Burtlett, a former resident of Ann Arbor, were brought fiom Toledo, O., yesterday morning, and after funeral services at the fifth ward church, at eleven o'clock, were interred In the lower town cemetery. lier death, of eonsumption, occarred in Toledo last Monday. Mr. Bartlett bas been a resident of Toledo the past year. The Michigan Central improvements are looming up. K. B. Hall's new coal sheds near the city milis at the Central's track will have a capacity for 5000 tons of coal. Already about two hundred car loads of coal have been unloaded la the sheds. Last Saturday between niue o'clock and live o'clock twenty-seven car loads of coal were unloaded. lt looks as if we should escape a coal famine the coming winter, doesn't it? The attendance at the County convention of the Greenbackers yesterday, was not very large, twenty-five being reported present. To the State convention the following were elected :- George A. Peters, C. F. Bates, Albert Iluyden, P. Slieehey, Dr. Pattison, and J. M. Forsyth. The delegates to the Congressional convention are, Horatio Burcli, Jas. Doyle, Jonathan Sprague, Ransom 8 ilisbury, N. B. Covert, and W. E. Walker. One week ago to-night six of the prisoners at the jail escaped through a hole made through the wall. They got out of their cells by picking the locks of the cell doors. They were Fred. Fole3', James Brown, Frank Taylor, John Tobey, and Thomas Clancy. The flrst three were seen by parties the latter part of Thursday afternooueast of the city, the authorities were notified and they were duly captured. The ramalnlng two were secured Saturday last n Detroit. Another proof of a rotten jail. Last Thursday raorning about eight o'clock it was reported on the atreets tliat a boy had been diowned at the river. Investigation showed that Traugott Schultz, a lad about twelve years of age, whose parents have but recently come over from Gcrmany and are as yet unable to speak English, feil from the Toledo niilroad bridge iuto the river and was drowned. It seems that he had just taken a politlón on the bridge, getting ready to fish, when the accident occurred. The body was recovcred about ten o'clock. An inquestwas held and a verdict rendered in aceordance with the above facts. The funeral was held on Saturday.

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