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H. C. ltaymond, dnt. '88, hag located at Milan. Prof. J. N. Martin has been appointed to Dr. Duoster place temporarily. Dr. Ford has been authorlzed to ppoint an assistant at a salary of $é00 per annum. Hou. John J. Adam, died at his home IQ Tecumseh on the evening of July 4th. aged 81. He was a former legislator and educator of note In the state. He was a memberofthe tirst board of regenta the Universlty of Michigan ever had, and has always been a firm friend nd warm supporter of that institution. The regents have decided to try the scheme of havinjf the Unlyersity authoriiies take charge of the hospltals and hare appointed Joseph Clark, of Monroe, as steward, at $1,200 per year, ha to make all purchaser, for both hospitals, the accounts to be audlted by President Angel I, Secretary Wade and Treasurer Soule. The Anti Arbor Ons Co. will have their office In the 3t. James block, Huron st. after this. John Waltz has the contract for building over the Blitz & Langsdorf store, and he is a man who always does a good job. The school board advertlse for blds for $2-1,000 in bonds at 4ó but they will issue only such amounta as mar be necessary. Andrew Ileutschler of Siilem died July Oth, aired 00 years, 8 mog., of kldney trouble. Funeral services were held this a. m., from Salem Oennan church. The last issue of the Reneter objects strenuously to boy's tying flrecrackers on dojf's tails. Wonder what It'i opinión will be on the next important public issue? Wm. W. Uouglass has packed up bis stock of goods and shipped them to Au Suuble. Toni Bonner goes with thcin. A good many of the boys here in Ann Arbor will regret to have the genial Toni leave the city. Last Thursday Abe Polhemus killed eight out of twelve sparrows shot at in front of this office, using a Flobert rifle, and some of the shots were very dlfflcalt ones. Thie is a better record than Hon. A. J. Sawyer made up north. The Ypsilanti Commercial, whlch has been a prohibitlon paper, nuw comes out for Cleveland. Tliis shows the trend of prohibitionists. Taken together with Xeal Dow's support of Cleveland it shows to the people bow the two parties are puiling together. According to the bill sent from tbc Eastern Michigan Assylum for the Insane at Ponliac to the countjr treanurer, up to July lst, tliere were 21 patients at that iistitulion charged to thin county, and it cost $900.51 to take care of theui the past three months. In tlic window of the Farmer's & Meclianic's Bank, Casliier Belaer lias tiiniitliy 5 ft. 2 In. tall, vvheat over 4 ft., witli big plump heads; oata over 4 ft. tall and oniy half headed out; and dover n like proportion. All grown on the farm of Fred Hutzel, in Pittstield. Prof. Emil Baur dellvered the Fourth of July oiation at Saline, before the Arbeiter UnteratuetzuiigaVerein.in Germán. There whs a big crown presrnt. Mr. Buur told of the part borne by Baron Von Steben, Gen. DeKalb, Gen. Muehlenberff and others; of the great prosperity of this country for the past twenty yeare, and huw Germnn iiulu-t ry Hiid thrift had assisted tkerein. The father and brother of a younsr girl in Ypsilanti who was assaulted by a eapagraM of Umi. pi tee have taken a very i'ltcriii il muil ner of punishment. Last Suiiiluy the fatlier met the i'ellow umi threshed liim. A little later the brother did tlie Sütne tliing. They proose to keep this thine up erery time they meet liini, and he daers not have tliein arrested for fear of xng to prUon lümself. W.W. Walta. who U attendlng the meJlcal college at Ann Arlior. wua the gueot of frlt-mls In thls place over Sunday.- l'luckuey Diapatch. Now thcre U a W. V. Watts who is oneof Ann Arbor's busine-s men. Lat spring the latler who Is familiarly known aa "Will," got into a heap or trouble by reasnn of his name appeariug upon a certain petition, and soiue of big democratie friends refused to vote for hira In convention for Hecorder just on that account, : l 1 1 J i 1 1 ir 1 1 he protested lus innocence. Perhaps the above Item will serve to clear up the mygiery. Probably the most jolly and it may be piitriotic party in the city ou the Fourth was the colony of 25 or 30 J apáñese stii dents. In the evening they all assembled at the residence of Mrs. Evuns, at the corner of Miiynard and Wil Ham sts., wbere they fired off a line display of firework?. Whether they tul lyappreciated tlie sirn i ti - canee of the celebration or not miy be questionable, hut they made thing lively tor a time. One of the young men doubtlesg appreciates independenoe day as he U pay injr his way through the university by his own exertions. Mrs. Fannie S. Hubbard, who resides in lliis city, on 8. Fuurth si., has lu her pofsessiou mu' of the Harrisou metíais of 1840. which as a little glrl phe wore upon a ribbon about her oeck. The medal is made of and has been wonderfully well kept. Upon the obverse side is a porirnit of Gen. Harrisou. with the words 'Maj. Gen'l W. H. Hairixon, born Feb. 9, 1773." Upon the reverse is an excellent representaron of a log cabio, and a hard eider barrel with the words: "The People's Choice In the year 1840.1' It is a meil il that bas miieh value now. Tlie miiny friends of .lames A. Kobisoa, knowii so wi-ll and 90 fainiliarly as the genial deptity County Clerk under his fatlier Jolin J. Itobison, but at present court reporter Dn the Detroit Free Press, wure surprised to read a inurrin'e liceuse in last evanlnif'a papers in wliicli I1Í9 name fijfured. The fortúnate bride is Jlrs. Maud E. Hotclikiss, of Detroit, who recently returned from a Europeau trip, and is considerably noted usa musidan. The people hereubouts who will givc Jim a hearty graBp of the band and vvish li i in God speed are numerous. The ci-rcmony was perforrued at 10 o'elock tliis a. 111., but there was nothing in the court columns of the Free Press bont it. Thli inornlng some 15 or 20 of " Jim's " old frlends here united nadispatch congratulating hiin upon the event, and expressing a hope tuat his cour'-'ng dys would never ceuse. At the prayer meeting held on the eveninjf of the 4th of July at the ('onjrn - gational church, the service was soinewhat in commemoration of the nation's birthday as well as tliequarter centennial of the all of Vicksburjf and battle of Gettysburjf. The meeting wa led by Den. Campbell, at which time lic vlvldly portrayed some of hls personal oxperience and observations of tliose auspicious days of the rebellion. Prof. D'Oojfe and others took an active part in the service. And it was conceded that it would be well for the cburcheg to make a practice of commemorating that national day witli a sacred celebration. At the close of the meetinjr Dr. Angelí In behalf oí frlends from the church and society surprised Dr. V. II. Kyilcr by presenting him with $100 In gold. His prosentation rt-inarka wcre happy and well chosen, :nd the response of the recipiënt was heartfelt and appropriute. Mayor Heakea, Aids. Allmendin}fer, Mil Ier, and Martin went over to Howell yesterday forenoon to examine tue depot of the T., A. A. & N. M. R. E., which was built at the expense of $1,800. Henry V. Asliley was seen and told the committee that he would not put more thtn $3,500 lnto a new depot here, that it was not )i h idea of buiMness to erect ornamental buildings. Upon the refusal of the committee toopenup the street on such term Afhley told tbem that he would patch un the old depot and let It go at that. Now the thing for this city to do is to go to work and brinjr In the M. S. It. K. from Pittstleld Juncflon, a dlstance of less than tive miles. The M. 8. U anxIoii8 to come to Ann Arbor, and would llke to divide up the trafflc of the milis and factories here. The road Ims offered to come here for 10.000 and rlftht of way, but some shrewd Lue8fers in the city beJleve it could be done for merely the rlght of way. It is worth trying for at any rate. Tlie more competlllon the more business.