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Local And Other Brevities

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Day
23
Month
June
Year
1871
Copyright
Public Domain
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, Haying has commenced. „Jíext. weck - Coniíneucement. „Strawberries are getting acaree. _A fine rain - on Saturday afternoon V.. _The drill is jet tast at the very botIduof the Malo Street bore. -Sunday, at 3 r x - Baccataureate serKm by Rev. B. F. Cockeb, D. D. -Whe&t is stlll looking aud doing well, iiJ lammer crops have Improved siuce _Mrs. Fox of this city, and her oldest ■l have gons K pend the sumiller in E:2nd. -Ei Register of Deeda Cmst SPEKCun tu been appointed Postmaster of TpiiUntl. -JoHNSOjt has hats for all sorts of latner. a desirable stock for these catchla; times. -Tliere was a llght ehower on Monday, im wbich the clouds have promised but otperformed. -Teury Ís pushing the High School enlirsemeat and the walls will soou be up ud ady for the roof. -Tuesdsy evening - Alumni oratiou by Ti. H. Wait, Esq. of Xe v York ; aud poem -: II. M. UTLKT, of Detroit. -The Premium List or the coming ftonty Fair has been issued, and is ready todislrlbutlon by the offleers. -Sonday- Sermón before the University Cïtistlnn Assoclatiou, by Rev. Dr. Z Edbt.jI Brooklyn, N. Y., at 7}L r. st. - Om of our most prominent cltlzens calis iitention in our co'umns til week to an erll that ueeds remedying. -Tieiron front of Cook'.s Hotel is In, nd the second story Is going up. The Iran cornice m.ikes a substantial and flrra tppeamnce. -TheKev Dr. Z. EnDT.of the " Church on the Heights," Brooklyn, N. Y., wlll occupythe pulpit of the Presbytcrian church, Síndíy mornlng next. - Wedneidny - Commencemcnt exercls,inangratlcn of President Angel, Uni'trslty diuner, and laying of the corner i'.one of the new ball. -The Circuit Court was In sesslon on Tiesdayund Wdnesday,and Judge Hioby fopcued of a reasonable amount of court klDe, dlvorce cases, motlons, etc. -Oen. Hii.l has recovered from hls bruis recelred " while taking hls usual Sunia mornlng drive" - to church, and also rtports th mare not serlously injured. -The Secretary of the AgrlcuKural Society alvlses us that a new building has fcaierected on the grounds, which will i!'l ;reatly to the accomraodations at the Kt fair. - The Common Councils of this city ni Yfgilanti vlslted Jackson yesterd ly, Wted by the Common Cóuncil of the "Central City," to examine her Hoily Want Works. -The Relief Park Associatlon propose b tttebrate the coming Fourth of July 'l'i a Picnic. There will be a procesan, music, danciug, ymnastic exercises, (!fresht5nti, etc. - Ellis & Co. have afflxed to their soda tont a patent extensión tube, whlch adds 10 fte lastlng qnalities of the soda they tow. You needn't hurry while dleposlng ''the creimy gubstance. - The la Iis of the First Congregalional tety of Salem held a strawberry and icefao festival, at the rcsldence of Dwioht 'Obles, on Wedng;lay evening of last ■, the receipts of whicl were about HOO. -The Opera house is approaching com tion, and Gen. IIill informed U5 yester1 'ast he hoped to have It done and the 'wkaien out in time for a 4th of July celedón. Itwlll beoneof the fluest halls ihe State. - Examlnations of the undergraduate !es of the University commenced on tnesday and conclude to-day. Appücants ■ adnilísion are to be examined to-mor " ud M jnday. The incomiog class ímlsía to be a large one. - ücthkulakd & Wheedoh have com'octd the erection, at their Mineral 'wgs, west side of the city, a bathing 28 by 92 feet, and three stories. The JV11 of these springs, In sulphur, Iron, 4(1 "her qualitles, are said to equal any ""Ie8tate. -Oor exchanges are croaklng about c lt erop. The cool, dry vvontlier J,"16 'nect promised to raise the dickens tind nou we shall probably hear ot njury by the recent rains Olie 01111 tliink that " seed time and rTe1" were things of chance. -The Free Pret of MoDday contaiiic.l k ïcommunation Or letter frotji E. N. bl"SS0IÏ' a Clvl1 enKlneer on and favorleto narrow gauge railroads. The Free tori" al" cnlor8e8 tlle uarrow cili"'T, and predlcts that the preseut 4 It. Inch road will be changed to a 8 ' 8uge. Thc Work ig progresslng rapldly on roit, Lansing and Lake Michigan "W(l' tlle ron being laid at the rate of Cl day" " Wetll'dav of last week fth i "' of Salem celebrated the advent , „, lron hore by giviug the tracklayers vat in the groand8 of Weh8tbk VfHEBXdtB The citizens of Plymouth, with thclr band, joined with tllc Satemites and had a gooil time. The freshmcn bad thelr clas3 supper on Frltlay eeaiog list,' Uttd thcrcaiter procccdcd to perambulate the town, to their own sweet(?) music. At 2 A. m. we hcard a propositlon for a po wow In the campus, and Saturday morning disclosed a goodly lot of hay secured against the coming storm by being housed in the law building, a pall protecting Franklin's head, etc. We hear of no gates or sidewalks belug lifted.

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Michigan Argus