Local

Council meeting Monday night. Seecorrected tirne-table of M. C. R. R. in its accustomed place. A fine new flagstaff has been procurad for the new masonic temple. A new cross-walk is very much needed on State st., at the intergection of E. Catharine st. The fine Italian airs of an accordion have been floating from the Street corners for a few days past. And 8Ü11 the Washington plums are rare-rlpe. Beautiful in anticipation, but not ready to be plucked. Sunday, June 14 has been set aside by the Congregationalists of the United States as Children's Day. The Sundiiy-school classes of the Misses Paul and Kandolph enjoyed a picnic at Whitmore Lake, Saturday. Scanlan closeg the season here next Saturday night, and proposes to tnake the occasion a memorable one. There is a "spink-span " new "Tempranee Hotel" opened up In the 5th ward, accoiding to the sigu. A strawberry_and ice cream festival - the tirst of the season- will be given this evening at the M. E. church. The woods, from which the water supply tor the city is proposed to be taken, ia said to be fuli of dead horses. The chances are that Rev. Samuel Earp, A. M., Ph. D., will accept a cali to St. Andrew's rectorship, though his decisión has not yet been announced. The jall committee have been oflered $1,500 for the oíd jail site, and propose to accept of the same, we understand. Paul D Groves, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Groves, who reside on Cemetery st., died on Saturday lust, at the a;:e of 15 years, of spinal meningitis. The gutter on the south side of the court house square is being relaid so that the water from the street can run into it instead of having to soak under it. Tbere are suspicions tbat s foul murder hus been committed near Ann Arbor. TLe matter should be sifted.- Cheltea Herald. Indeed it should! 'Sposin you come down and bring ajong your sifter. Last Monday the M. C. R. R. discontinued the Jackson accommodation, passing Ann Arbor for Detroit at 8:23 a. m., and going west, passing this station at 7:23 p. m. Oscar O. Sorg will move into his new block next Saturdiiy, over which fact he is very much pleased. He will have a convenient aDd gooil business place when he gets moved. The City Recorder will be at his office in the Courier building on the fitst Wednesday and Thursday evenings of each month to accommodate those wanting city warrants. The following is a pointer for those interested in gold or silver mines: "The three degrees of mining speculation are : positive, mine; comparative, miner; superlative, minus." Mrs. J. F. Sunderland, of this city, will address the temporáneo meeting next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Temperance Union Hall, Main at., over ïioble's clothing store. M. T. Woodruff was in the city, Monday, looking Qp business tbr nis new paper, to be starled in Detroit soon. Willis Boughton, of the postofflce newsdepot, will be ajfent in this city. St. James is dead. On his ashes arise the Masonic Temple. That is to say, the former name has been discarded, and the latter adopted for the block once known to fame as the Gregory House. Three of the aspirants for Uncle Sam's P. O. in this city were seated around one hotel table at Adrián the other dny. Al' by accident, of course. One proposed to risk the dice to decide their chances. Irying K. Pond, son of Mr. E. B. Pond, has an interesting article entitled"Tan gier Sketches" in the Inland Architec and Builder. It is artistically illustrate( by drawings of Moorish buildings aii( scènes. Forepaugh's agent was In town Monlay. He fays the reason for slighting A.nn Arbor was because they were unuble to make any satisfactory arrangeruents for transportation with the M. C. R. R. Co. Wlien the new dam is in good boating condition, the oar and yachtmen ot the city talk of combining and putting in a boat shute - a machine made for shooting boats, occupantó and all, over falls, milldanis, etc. It will cost about $1,000. We acknowledge the receipt of a doublé ticket to a piano-forte recital by Mr. Julius V. Seyler, asslsted by Miss Alice Andrews, soprano, and Miss Nellie liru-.li, contralto, held Monday evening, May Mtfa. A press of busineBS preyented our Utendance. " Please cali upon your county clerk for onc copy eacli of Vols. I, II, and III, of the Joint Documenta of 1883, which Imve been forwarded to yon," says a postul card received a day or so ago. Thank you John, you can have them. They're 110 good on earth. Sell them to the rag man and gct you a new hat, or something of the kind. The Grman A. O. TJ. W. ball Monday nlght was a success. The telephone excliange was datnaged about $100 worth Sundny afternoon by in incipient flre. Samuel Dett, while workiug on Mr. ilumery's house In tho Gth ward Monlay, feil and broke bis arm. John Remick takes bis old place back again at the M. C. depot, and Wm. Buntng goes on as night operator. The Hillsdale mutual Ufe Insurance ompany received thirty new recruits 'rom tliis city during the week past. If you want your bill against the city allowed at the uext meeting of the counil, it must be In the hands of the finalice ommittee on or before Friday. Every wheelman in town is invited to meet on the campus base ball grounds laturday at two o'clock, to form in line br Decoration Day procession. The soliciting committee of the Beethoven Gesangverein were working lively 'esterday securing necessary pledges to vard making the coming Saengerfesl a uccess. On State street, at the crosslng of Fuller treet a good job is being done by putting n large sewer pipes in place of the old ulvert which had got to be dangerous br travelers. Eider Davis is furnishing a paper upon lis "Personal Recollections of the Early Ministers of Washtenaw County," for the next meeting of the State Pioneer society o be held at Lansing, June 3d. "Whcn will the water works be commcuced ?" is the question that greets our ity officials at every street corner. 'üon't know, but about the ürst of June 'spose," is the customary answer. The Washtenaw county pioneer society ïas the largest lot of collections pertainng to the early days of the county of any imilar society in the state, and it is even said to be ahead of the state society at anslng. The boys are rapidly demolishing the ld Hooper brewery, thus saving the M. C. E. I?. folks the trouble of the job. 'lie height of a hoy's ambition in that section just now is to get " a trophy from he old brewery." Mrs. Owen Clark, who lives at the orner of Stat? and Fuller' streels, mother f Michael Clark, is very sick from old ge and general debility. Mrs. Clark has ived in the city about 34 yearsand reaches he ripe old age of 82 years. Monthly poinological ineetiuji the 6th f June, in the basement of the cmirtïouse at 2 o'clock p. m. Heport of eomnitttecs on publication, fruit paekages, ules for pickers, rliscussinn of small fruit, and exhibit of fruit, jellies, canned fruit nd flowers. Fred Esslinger, the ndustrious blackmith across the street from the COURIER anctuni, "caught a Tartar," the other ay In the shape of an equine he was rying to shoe. The horse didn' t want to be shod, and the dispute between the two vas hot for a few minutes, but Fred had grit and came out ahead. The Detroit Every Saturday gives the roposed new democratie paper in that ity the following send off: The second paper will be a polltioal organ alled the Michigan State Democrat, owned by &1.T. WooUiutfandenglueeied edltoriHlly y that prime old pollllcal snorlar Uharley VoodrutT. If WoodruiT" mukes as many eneui. ¦ as be dld whe running Ihe Yp&llanllan ie wilt not raake a fortuue In bis new venure. The services at University hall last Sunday, in honor of Memorial Day, were not as well attended as they wou ld have een had not a heavy shower threatened duriiig the afternoon. Co. A, and the Q. A. R. post had full ranks however and a goodly spi inkling of citizens were here. Hev. R. B. Pope deliverid the disourse, which is highly spoken of by hose hearing it. The bicyclists are taking advantage of he good roads hereabouts and make frequent runs to Ypsllanti and Saline. The other evening a party ran to the former place in fifty minutes and returned in orty. A recent run " around the trlangle'1 to Saline, then across to Ypsilanti and home was made in three hours. The distance is a Hule over i1% miles by cyclometer measure. The inner or dividing wall between he two stores of the new brick block built by Peter Long, to the rear of the )ostofflce, resembles somewhat a map of Afghanistan as the Afghans say it must be, as England says it shall be, and as iussia says it shan't be. An excellent pattern for a " crackled ware " set could e taken from it. All because the frosta of last winter got uuder the wall. That the people may understand the subscription being secured for the coming Saengerfest, it might be well to state tbat it is not a bona fidesubscription, but siuiply a guarantee fund In case the enterprise should fail to pay expenses, and only under the most unfavorable circumstances would a cali be made for any portion of it. Such a fund is required however to insure the state society against loss. 8hould the weather be favorable there is llttle doubt but that the fest would be very profltable. In some Itistitnces as high as $5,000 have been made. The sum of f1,000 as a guarantee fund has already been secured by the comïnittee. The Ladies' Library Association of this city have resolved to commence the erection of the new library building upon ,heir lot between Dr. IIerdman"8 and Dr. Smith's residences on Huron 8t., about June lst. The plans cali for a small but very artistic structure, and when completed will certaiuly be an ornament, as the society lias long been a benefit to the city. The edifice will be constructed for the express use of the asso-iation. lt will have 2(i feet front on Huron st., and extend 40 feet back, exclusive of a farther extensión of several feet to accommodate fire places, etc. The basement will be tlnished off eventually for parlors and reception rooms. The first floor will consist of an audience room with books arranged alongthe side walls. Al the front, over the vestibule, will be a fine gallcry for use of an orchestra in case of an entertainment or for other purposes as may be deslred. The roof will be arched and finished in native woods, making an appearance which will be exceedingly artistic and pretty. But it is unnecessary to go i n to details at present. The main thiug now is the inoney. The lot upon which the building is to stand is paid for and there remaina In the treasury $500. But the ladies have resolved to build and depend upon the liberallty of the community to ald them. The building will cost $2,635 according to contract prlce, and if there is anythinjj you can do to help thegood cause along, don't be bashful about it.