Local

Mrs. Hoppae, of the 2nd ward, died Friday night last, aged 27 years. Dr. Ramsay lectures th!s evening for the Mry Palmer Church in Detroit. The Chequamegon orchestra play for a grand masonic ball, at Jackson, on the evening of April 2d. E. W. Wallace has bought the farm of Luis D. Wheeler, of Pittstleld, consisting of 180 acres, ior $9,293. One week from next Sunday a elas9 of 31 candidates will be contlrined in the Bethlehem Lutheran church. Charles B. Davison was in Detroit last week, taking the Sovereign Consistory degrees. He is now a 32 Mason. The only spring song bird that has dared to open nis head about the beautiful weather hereabouts is the crow. Dr. R-nnay will conduct a series of services at the chapel in the 5th ward each evening of next week except Saturday. Admission to Prof. Harrington's lecture free. The occasion is a thank-offering service for Uie benefit of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. The thrilling story of John Sevier, on our rirst page, should lose none of its charm by the fact of its being a true tory, and a part of the history of this nation. The Michigan Central is about to provide ita passenger entines with deep toned, sonorous whistlea, like those used by steamboats, leaving the present shrill ones upon tlie freight locomotives. Deputy Clerk Brown got sort o' absent minded the other day, conversing ubout the school marin, and ruined tlie county eal. It will cost him about as much as a seal skin sacque to get a new one. The township board of Ann Arbor township will submit to the electors of Acn Arbor township, at the spring election the question of building a new bridge across the Huron river at Geddesburg. Tobias Holmes, who has lived about four and a half miles out on the Dexter road, nenr the Tremper school house for the last 30 years, has sold Ml farm of 120 cr to S. J. Stroh, of Monroe Co., for 9,000. Prof. M.W. Harrington is to deliyer a lecture at the M. E. church on Thursday, (to-morrow) evening, on "'Honduras," ueioreiue woman s Foreign Mlssionary Society, lt will be aomething well worth hearing. Chas. Pierce and Joseph Oakley, two long-haired cow boys balling from Texas, &re in jail, each charged witli stealing a uit of clothes from Mr. Haeselscliwerdt, of Chelsea, on last Saturday. They will probably be tried at thia term of court. There will be a prohibition convention at Flremen'g Hall, on FrUlay, April 6th, '88, at 11 o'clock a. m., to elect 18 delégate to tlie state conrention. etc. The Silver Lake Quartette is advertised to furnish music, and Prof. A. A. Hopkins to ipeak. The ladies of the First Baptist cburch will serve a "Crazy Tea" in the most approved "crazy" fashion In their parlors, on Friday evening of this week. No delïptlon will do justice to the dress of the waiters, the tout ensemble, etc. Let every one come and see, and enjoy for himself and herself. It is only a few weeks ago that a certain gentleman of this city got up in a Poiitical metling held on Sunday afternoon in this city, and advised everybody to top takinjf the Courikb and to take our coiilemporary. What was that but an tempt to boycott? Will some one Pleaie teil us? n s perhaps unnecessary to add that hia advice was not taken. A very quiet wedding took place last Wednesday evening at the residence of S. M. Spence, on División 8t., the Parties beiDfr Miss Daisy Richardson and r. Harry Wyeth, U. of M. '89. Besides the Ann Arbor relatives there were prest, Mr. and Mrs. Wyeth, of St. Louis, Mo., father and mother of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. Hill, and Mr. and M-s. Ywkey, of East Haginaw. The cohI men have surely got corner n the weather this spring. And say, d yo know, the tariff is to blame for it "This iniquitous tarilF" that building UP America as no other country was er builded up; that helps make the omes of the working millions more com'ortable than they are in any other nation JOM exUts to-day or ever did exist in the lUtory of the world; thafs where the ouble lies. Just glve m free trade and weHther will be lamb-like and beautlul kil the year through. If you don't be"ve lt, ask the Argus. The March winds seein to bc here witli both feet. Work on A. L. Noble's additlon Is progresslng lively. Fred Koder, of Pittsfield, aged about 37 years, died Sunday last, of inflammation of the lungs. Dr. Haskell has been the pastor of tlie Baptist church of this city for 17 years when April lst comes. Thomas Presley, one of the early settlers of Dexter village, died Monday morning last, aged about 70 years. At the Zion Lutheran church on Sunday, April 8th, thirty-nine candldates will be conflrmed by the Rev. H. F. Belser. The üttle two yearg old child of Mrs. McClay, who lives at the corner of E. Catharine and N. Ingalls sts., died last Monday, of dropsy. Myron VVebb was choMD president of Saline, Monday, but Hiere was only one ticket in the field, and no organized attempt to keep the people trom gettirig into a web. The present ropublican city committee consista of Uol. H. S. D.-an, John Ileinzman, Chas. E. Hiscock, M. ff. Goodrich, N. D. Gates, and Z. P. Kiog, with Chas. E. Hiscock as chalrman. Prof. II. W. Rogers is beautifying and improving the residence bouílit by him t)f Mr. Ferdon, on S. State st., and will convert it into quite a modern afl'.iir betore he gets through with it. The old G. D. Hill mansion bas been sold by Aid. Sutherland to John Pfistcrer wlio is removing ttie material of the ame to the 2d ward, to be used ia contructing dwellings this season. A water pipe in J. T. Jacobs' block roze and burst Monday niglit, injuring everal hundred dollars' worth of clothng. And the corapany with lts accur. omed liberality propose to give the pubic a benefit. We are very glad to state that the two oungstere who were brought up some ' mr weeks since under the truancy act, ' nd whose cases were suspended on romises, are attending school regular I ow, and doing well. Thia changeable weather of freezing and thawing is knocking the life out of winter wheat. lt s evident tliat our farmers will have to drop wheat before long and turn their attention to stock raising or something more profitable and not so uncertain. Little Johnie McMahon died of diphtheria on last Sunday moniin?, and was buried at 5 o'cloi'k p. tu. of the same day. Tbe family reside in the Hamilton block, and lliis makes the third death we utiderstand in that place, and the second n the same family. Arthur Case, one of the prominent pioneers of this county, resident of Manchester, died Monday, aged 70 years. He was for year8 a prominent member of the Misonic fraternity, and bis funeral wil' be held to-morrow under tbe auspicps of the Adiian (Jommandery, K. T., at Manchester. Air. Campbell, of Newport, Ky., who is superintendent of the only Northern M. E. Sunday School of that place, was present at tbe M. E. Sunday School last Sabbath, and gave the children a pleasant talk. Mr. Campbell has been vibitiug his sou who is in the literary department of the Jniversify. Our young friend, Thos. D. Kearney, is to respond to a toast al the celebiatlon of St. Patrick's Day at Chelsea, Saturday evening, having that "grand old man," GladttOMi as his theme. It there is any inspiration to be drawn from one's mind, it seems as tliough tliis su'Ject ought to bring it out. We have fu.ll faith that Toni will get there. M. M Steffy and S. Serviss, under the firm name of Steffy & Surviss, have purchased the iixtures of the Ana Arbor fteam laundry of A. Kearney and are preparing to commenee work in earnest. They are both practical men, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, and hope to commence starching the linen of Ann Arbor people in about a week or ten days. Our system of water works has saved to residents of tliis city, more every }rear than it costa the city for rental. Several serious and costly tires have been prevented by a prompt use of the house hose, aod even the calling out of the fire department made unnecessary. He who says that the investment has not been an economical one for the city must reason from a queer standpoint. We looked in at Bach & Abel's store Monday, and saw the worst-looklng lot of clerks, the dreariest looking store, the scowl-iest lonking proprietors, that we ever noticed. The reason of it was iip puren t, ho wever, for workmen had been in there and tore the old floor all up, and were pounding and sawing and making a fearful din and racket in putting down a new one. It will be all right probably when this reaches our readers. The next meeting of the C. L. 8. C. will be held at the home of Miss Cowan, corner of Main and William sts., Tuesday evening March 20th, for which the following is the program: RollCall - Some event rocorded sloce January lst, 18s. Muslc. Paper- The Principie Rellglous BeHeh of the World at the Present Time., iu Huylry. Lesson- Questlon on "Plau of fSulvallou" and ''Physlology," In the March Chatauquan. Hule. Table Talk-On Blalkle's Ideas of Daily Exerclse. Kending- A selectlon frorn one of Holmes' poema Mist Payne. "Hevlewof Guardian Angel,".. .Air. Darling. A correspondent, in another column, complRlng about there being great carelessness in spreading diphtheria in oiir schools. We know nothing about the cases he refera to, but we do know that too inuch care can not be taken with these contagious diseases, and it ought to be somebody's business to prevent the wbolesale exposure of children and otliers to tbeir terrible ravages. Ann Arbor sbould pay a health officer enough so tbat he can afford to devote his time to the health and cleanliness of the city It would be economy. Mrs. Emeline Pryer, wife of the late Benj. Pryer, died at th home of her daughter, Mre. Uartlett, in Superior, on the 8th day of March, aged 73 years, three months. Mrs. Pryer was one of the oldest of the Washtenaw Oounty pioneers, having come tö Michigan with her parents as early as 1828, she being then 13 years of age, settling in Salem township. She was unl'ed la marriage with Benj. Pryer In 1834, and they removed to Ann Arbor townsuip In ls-js, living In the üeo. Sutton neighborhood over thirty years. The deceased was a consistent member of the M. E. church, being united with that society as early as 1830, and was a lady very much loved by her ln.mil y, and esteemed by her friends. One by one the aged pioneers are being gathered on the other shore.