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The beautiíul mío - sliut up. There uc eigiit prlaoners in jail now. Show wiiulows begin to have a holiday appearance. The awful tbrm of' the tax-gutherer loouis up in tlie neiir distance. The postoffice wlll be opeu to inorrow f rom 9 to 10 o'eloek a. m , and f rom 6:30 to 7 :ÜO p. m. ________ Mrs. Sarah Outlirie. of the 3d ward, died Tuemtay, the 18tb, aged 00 years, of general debility. ____ Old winter itaook hands witli Da Monday morningin a vlgoroua manner- regular Begole shake. Dr. Steele, at tbe Presbyterlao cfaurch, i, tó úlfcouree upon " Mi-moiïea of Rome " Sunday evening. It was kind in the weatherclerk tosend antee rain to fill our cisterna before the cold snap froze cverylliing up. Aniong tliose wh seeured certiticates at the Monroe exainiuation of teacher?, was Geo. H. Wood, of this city. M. (.'. Shcchan is to give a dancing matinee at his ac.ulemy on Ann st, to-moirow afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock. A turki:}' slioot takes place to-morrow at the park, between teami trom Schutïenbund and Co. A. It is tor h prize. - A new train put on the Wabash gives the people coming to Ann Arbor trom Adrián direct cominuiiioation on the ujornlog train. We are infoinied that Sheriff Wallace has offeted a reward of $25 for the capture of any of the gang of burglars now worktng this city. A floek of sheep were run into by a train on tlie T., A. A & N. M. R. R. Baturday, near Pittslield Junction, and six of tliem tnuttoned. The skating rink will be open Tliurg. day fvon tt:30 to 12 o'clock a. m., and trom 2 to 6 o'clock p. in., and in the eveuing after 7:30. A rcpublican governor will be the means of retaining one democrat to Ann Arbor. Warden Pond will soon retire to private lile once inore. A gío:l turkey for to-morrow's dinner will cost you ahout $1.50, or 14 con ts peí Ib. A braoe of nicc chickens will cost you about 75 cents. A nice spare-rib will cost from 40 to 75 cents, according to now spare it is. The república ii party liaH turncil lts toes to the dalses - Uakota Herald. Not much. It has sluck its toes in the turf for a fresh holil, and is anxiously waiting for the iicxt round, and don'C yon cease to remember it. "The Nob, the Sob, the Bore, the Bored, tlie Puilistine and the Prig," is the subject of Dr.Wm. R. Altera lecture at the Unitaiian church ncxt Sattirday evening; admission, 25 cents. It will be a rich treat. First Seargent Saín. B. Revenaugli, of tliis city, bíars the distinguished honor of beinj: the oldest state militia man in conSícutive service in Michigan. Saín, is also a ve te ran of the late war and a inen - ber of the G. A. R. There will be a Thanksgiving service at St. Andrew's church Thursday at 11 o'clock .i. ni. Sermón by Rev. Dr. Pitkin. The oflerings nt this service will be devoted, as usual, to the Christmas festival for the inmates of the coiinfy poor house. To-morrow Hiere will be a family reunión at G'otinty Clerk Robison's. Mr. and Mis. James T. Eaman, of Pinckney, -Mr. and Mrs. Geo F. P.obison and J. Emmet Iíohison, of Detroit, Cassiua C. Robison, of Dakota, and Jas. A. Robison, of thU city, constitute the table's ciicle. A sale will be glven by the ladies of St. Andrew's church, "Wednesday evening, Dec. id, at Fireman's hall. Some very attractive a ticles suitable for Xmas gifts have been prepared by the ladies, and an invitation is extended to their friends of all denonünations to be present at the sale. Besides thc fancy and nseful anieles, there will be refreshments. An admittance fee of ten cents will be charged. A narrow escape from the destruction by fire of bis home was experienced by J. J. Goodyear, Monday nigbt. A fireplace recently put in had been carelessly constructed and the wood work near it ignited. But for timely discovery the house would have bnrned. There should be some way to reach workmen who build chimneys lined witli tar paper and wood. Sucn carelessness should be crimW:ll. The board of jail inspectors, consisting of the coun ty superintendente of the poor and the county Irawurw, made their semi-annual report to the circuit judge Kov. 25tli. They found tiiat there had been confined since last report 172 persons, G7 being for druiikeniiess, 15 disorderly, 12 Urceny, 16 assault and battery. disorUerly- ¦second oftVnse- 23, assau.t with intent to kill, 5, and the balance lor various crimes. To of the prisoners Were women. Well, he has been caught. The famous conridencc min, calling himself A. R. Byle, the "pliarmic," who took $480 away from here on forged drafts. He wasn't very ibarp, alter all. He went to Bay City and the Saglnaw and played the same gaine, and got caught. City Marshal FiII, of this place, went to Saginaw Öntarday, identilied tbe fellow, and lie confessed, but only a small amount of nioney was found on his person. It ia expected that he will be biought here after being (ried in Süginaw. Who are candidates for the postofflee, did you ak ? Well, we have heard raentioned Capt. Mauly and Capt. Scliuli, to start with, and Ben. Watts, W. R. Henderson, J. S. Henderson, llomer Henderson, Jolin Hunt, Henry Bower, Editor Bailey, II. D. Bennett, Warden Pond, D. kramer, L. C. Risdon, Thos. F. Leonard, H. Douglass, Ed. Dufly, Dr. Kapp, Jj'dge Lawrence, J. L. Stone.W. 8. Hicks, H. Drake, John Beahan, A. D. Styler -who denies the rumor emphatically- C. Mack, F. Schmid, Patrlck O'IIearn, CC. Clark, Will Douirlass, and forty or "tty more who are desirous of keeping 'thetkingstill, youknow." Ko more school tliis week. County offices wlll be closed tomorrow. Court convcncs Der.. 9(li in regular sessiou. Rafa'l Joseffy willappcar in Ann Arbor ome time during January, Holiday artieles will be very clienp tliis year - so the merchants say. Diphtherla is on its regular winter tour - be oareful of the little ones. After Jan. Ist, n-xt, Win. Waliii will take up his residence In Ann Arbor. You can't pass nny forged draf is on tlie bank to-ruorrow - or genulue ones eilher. Tlie pioneer meeting ou the calendar for l)ec. 3d, at Clielsea, has been postponed. If you are a tax-payer it will pay you to read Isaac Wynkup's coniniunication on the 2d page. Maggie Flymi, of the sixth ward, died Nov. 19th, agedityears. Betnalus taken to Manchester for in terraent. The path to the fortune tellers over In "cup and saucer" htll, is well Worn, and often by aristocratie feet, too. The Argu3 classes .lanitor Crawford among the county officials. If Crawford doesu't kick about it we shall not. Tlie first or fall term of the public schools closes to-day, and examinations have been in progresa for a week or so. Burglars tried to enter the house of Mis. Orares, on II. Catharine st., last Friilay uight but were frightened away. The ladies of the Charitable Union return thanks to Mr. Jue T. Jacobs for nis generous donation of iifty bluhela of pi,tatoesfor tlie poor of the city. Patriotism is minpunt just now. The demócrata are engaged in paiutlog the town red, Jack Frost in painting it white, and the republicana in paiuting it bine. The walls of the new hospital building at the county house are up, and the roof will be on in a few days. It is hoped tlrnt it will be completed ill two or three weeks. The T. A. A. & N. Al. A. R., bas put in about a half niile of side tr.ick, reach ing from Felch to High sts , and hare iuiproved tilinga considerably in that vieinity. A concert is to be given on or about Dcc. 12th, under the auspices of the Ann Arbor school of niusic, for the benefit ol the Ladies' Library Association, in niversity hall, probably. lï. H. Rhue, of the first ward, tlie coloied man who kept the secoutl-haud store In the old church building, on Washington streel, died Frklay last, of consumption, aged 35 years. AccordiDS to i writer In Harper's Monthly we are to have a blusteriny, stoimy winter, an early spring and a fruilful fal1 the coming year. All because Christmas falls on ThnMdmy. Bah! A week ago la.st tí tiiiday the body of the late Dr. Coeker, with that of littlr Bennie, was taken up and carried by wagon over to Adrián to be nterred in the cemetery lot of Prof. W. J. Cooker. Nearly every day we liear of some new case of burglary which has been committed. The thieves are reaping a rich harvest, and no mistake. Isn't it abom time pomething was done to ferret out the gang ? Capt Schuh denies the story about givin $1,000 to take Co. A to Cleveland' iuauguration He would rather give that much to the worthy poor of tliis city, who are having a hard time of it tliis cold winter weather. Guess we won't "give away" the boys who saunter off toward the "White house'' every Siinday with empty canteens under their coat, and return filled- canteens and all- with apple juice, though we have been asked to do so. Union Thanksgiving ser7ces will be held in the Baptist church to-morrow, commencing at 11 o'clock, a. m., Rev. R. B. Pope preaehing the sermón. The usual contribution for the benefit of the Ladies' Charitable Union will be taken Miss Katie Burnctt, dauhter of Mis. Rev.Sidney K.Beckwith.ot PortHuron died Wednesday last, from an operatiou performed for the removal of a tumorThe deceased was born and reared in Am. Arbor, and maoy there ra who will regret to hear tliis news It is quite a comí 1 inent to Maj. Wm. C. Stevens, of this city, that he received the largest majority of any candidate upon the state ticket. It is alio a rebuke to the unprincipled methods taken to compass his defeat. We congratúlate Mr. Stevens and the people of the state, also. Saturday afternoi n last, as one of the lady clerk's in D. F. Schairer's cloak room was standing by the window,a stray shot hit the glasa and shattercd it. N one heard a report, or has any idea l'r m whence the missile carne, except that itcourse was upward, and evidently f rom a northe.ist direction. Miss Kittie Moloiiey, well known in Ann Arbor as the writer of "On tlie Boards," an amateur play givcn hete two years ago, has since that time heen fitting herself for the stae and last wet-k she appeared in Chicago in support of Lawrence Barrett. She has no small amount. of talent in that din-ction. As corapared with 1853 the acrenge of wheat in this county on the grom d now, is 97 per cent., and the condition 110 per cent. The acreage of clover si-cd harvested tbl-i year was 125 per cent., and the yi.ld per acre 140 percent. In potatoes the acreage this year was 100 per per cent., and the yield 102 per cent. Thos. H. Kearney, of Northfield, well known in this city, died FricUy ni'lit last, of heart disease, aged about 70 years. Mr Kearney was born in Tipperrary, Ireland, came to this county some 55 years ago, settling on the farm on which Bfl has ever since resided, and was btghly reapected by friends and neighLors. He leaves an estáte valued at some $30,000, and but one chiiü, a son, to inheric it. The anniversary of the Woman's Home Missionary Society, of the AI. K. church of this city, was held Sunday evening. Mrs. E. A. Royer presiding. After prayer by Mrs. Bourns, the secretary, Mrs. Geo. Douglass, read a remarkably fine report, followed by the report of the treasurer. Addresses were theu deüvcred by Mrs. Pope and Mrs. II. W. Rogéis. Aftpr wht(-li a contiibution was taken up.