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23
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October
Year
1874
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Uarus - Ciiculars. _ Bill-Heads. Xjetter-Heails. - Shipping Tags. _ Printed at the Aeous office. _ In the best style and cheap. Don't order elsewhere before calling. - The law firra of Frazer, Harriman & Hamlton has been dissolved- Mr. Harriman retirïng. - Timothy Keatiug, of this city, left for California on Sunday night last, on a prospectiug tour. - Prof. Adama is delivering a courae of lectures to the Seniora on " The English Government." - Do breaking down gates, smashiug street lainps, etc., come uuder the head of innocent amusements ? The seniors hold thtjir clas3 election to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The officers elected will cfliciate on claas-day. - The Palladium, issued annually by the secret fraternities of the Univeraity, will be printed iu Detroit this year. - Geo. W. Bailey, an employé in the machine shop of Tnpp, Pnce & Ailes, had a finger crushed on Wednesday afternoon. - The uumber of students in the Univeraity at present is as f ollows : Law Department, 304 ; Medical, 350 ; Literary, about 500. _ At the meeting of the Common Council on Monday evening, George W. Brown was appointed an additional policeman. - Prof. Tyler opena the course of the S. L. A. to-raorrow evening. Subject: "Early Colleges and College Buildera in America.1' - Fred. Sorg had one of his hands badly mashed on Monday, while engaged in lifting some heavy timber. No bones broken. - Last spring Jas. J. Parshall, of this city, planted the corn of four small ears, from which he has harvested 35 bushels. A good yield. - Baudolph R&gers, the sculptor, and brother of M. Eogers, of this city, spent yesterday in town visiting relatives and old acqaintances. - The remains of Mra. E. P. Gardiner, of Saginaw City, were brought to this city and buried in the Old Cemetery on Saturday last - It ís expected that the Mutuals, of Jackson, and the Univeraity club will play a match game of base-ball at Jacksou scme time next week. - The Board of Supervisors visited the Poor House, on Tuesday and found everything in apple-pie order, as it always is under the care ol Mr. Van Eiper. - The lecture given last Friday evening by Kev. S. W. Duffield, on " Rare Ben Johnson and his Friends," is spoken of as an interesting and able production. - Pupils of the ward schools imítate the children of a larger growth at the University by having exciting " rushes" in the streets. Practice makes perfect. - The Board of Supervisors yesterday elected Daniel LeBaron, of Bndgewater, County Drain Commissioner. It was a practical joke on Dan. but a good selection nevertheless. - Foot-ball to-morrow : 9 o'clock- between the Lavr and Medical students. 2 o'clock- betK-een one-half the Senior (Literary) class on oiw side and one-half on the other. - The eccentric and unf ortunate Hugh Downey, well-known in this vicinity, is no more. He died at Wayne, on Thursday laat, and his remains were brought to this city for burial. - That's where you make a mistake : when you go out ot Ann Arbor expecting to get a bet. ter job of printing than can be done here. Most every attempt made heretofore has proved this. - The arresta made or attempted by the police, on Friday evening last, were not for engaging in the noble and manly sport of " Rushing," but for disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct. - The National Board of Fire Underwriters have offered a reward of ?l,000 for the arrest and conviction of the persons who fired the flouring and paper milis at Manchester on Aug. 3d last. - The Supervisors don't believe in making haste, and don't wish the people to know how slowly they progress. At least, they have as yet refused to provide for the publication of their proceedings. -Dr. Cocker's lecture last Sabbath at the Uoiversity Hall was largely attended. His subject was the " Philosophy of Religión." Dr. C. will give a second discourse upon the same subject on Saturday af tenioon next. - The Baptists ot this State haye been holdsomi-centennial exercises at Pontiac this week, ia connection, with the meeting of their annual convention. Rev. Dr. Haskell, of this city delivered the historical address on Tuesday. - It ís reported that our former fellow-citizen, A. H. Partridge, who emigrated to Texas about a year ago with great hopes and expectations, will soon return to our city ; not having found that Texas abounds with "milk and honey." - To accommodate such members of Dr. Brigham's Bible Class as have a desire to attend the Sunday afternoon exercises in University Hall, the class will, until further notice, meet before morning service instead of at the hour aeretofore. - President Angelí, of the Univeraity, ha served a notice on the several saloon-keepers of this city, directing their attention to the State W forbidding the sale of liquors to students, and also to the City Ordinance relative to billiard tables, - At the meeting of the Common Council on Monday evening, owing to the absence oí Mayor Beakes, no action was taken upon the water supply question. The question will be considered at an adjourned meeting to be held next Monday evening. - The students were on the rampage on Friday and Saturday nights last, making night hideous with their howls, and disturbing the sleep of ïuiet citizens. Have students any more rights than citizens ? and would town boys be tolerated in such performances ? - The Freshman class has elected the following class officers : President, George H. Harrower ; Vice-President, Miss A. S. Peck ; Secretary, Mísb A. I. Clark ; Treasurer, S. B. John. son ; Orator, P. H. Hannus ; Poet, E. B. Sellers ; Historian, 'H. B. Wansles ; Seer, Miss' M. C. Douglas; Toast-master, C. M. Dougherty; Mar. hal, E Manu ; Musical Directora, J. B. Wright, H. Newbury, Miss A. I. Murray. - Mra. Julia Ward Howe and Miss Eastman, both of Mass., addressed a large woman-suffrage meeting at the Unitarian Church, on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Howe didu't have very xnuch to &ay about suffrngo ; Miss Eastman is the most ffective speaker, but even she failed to show what especial benefits women would derive from having the suffrage conceded her. - The long-disputed question as to how far 't is to Ypsilanti, has been settled, at least to their own satisfaction, by two merabers of the eenior class, who measured the distance last Saturday on the middle road. They found the distance from the postoffice here to the post ffice at Ypsilanti, 8 miles, lacking 140 feet Other measures were taken as f ollows : Between the two city lines, 5 miles 2,170 feet; from our PO8tofiice to the city line, 1.57 miles; to County House, 3.16 miles ; to crossing of D. H. & I. R K 5.52 miles. - The Students' Lectura Association have thus far secured the following attractions for the courBe of 1874-5 : Moses Coit Tylor, Wm. Parsonsi Bayard Tayler, Mrs. Louise Woodworth , Hon. N. P. Banks, Eev. W. H. H. Murray, Jas. T. Field, Camilla Urso Concert Troupe. Engagements are being made with other lecturers and at least one other musical troupe. - Mr. M. B. Knowles, of Greeley, Colorado, lectured on temperance, in the Baptist Church on Wednesday evening. He went in strong for prohibition, and criticised the churches, editors authors, lecturers, preachers, etc, for neglect of duty : forgetting, perhaps, that they may not see their duty in the same line. The moderate drinkers were also permitted to see themselves in a mirror. - The Michigan Dental Association held its annual meeting at Ypsilanti last week, commencing on Tuesday evening. Dr. W. H. Jackson, of this city, read au interesting paper on Histology and Physiology. At the close of the session (Wednesday evening) the Association held a Bocial at the residence of Dr. Wattling. The next meeting of the Association will be held at Grand Eapids, Oct. 12th, 1875. - The Júniora have elected the following officers for the ensuing year : President, E. H. Ranney ; Vice President, Mrs. Vine Colby Foster ; Secretary, Miss Lucy C. Andrews ; Treasurer Miss Emma S Stockbridge ; Orator, Miss Allee E. Freeman ; Poet, Miss Mary E. Farrand ; Toastmaster, Mary A. Williams ; Historian, LouisaM. Eeed; Seer, Clara B. Wooüruff ; Marshal, C. W. Wooldridge. We expect to see thisseized upon by the suffragists as an argument that women have the abilityto hold office. - The opening ball given by Company B, at their new arinory on Wednesday eveuing, proved a very pleasant and enjoyable affair, and was attended by some 50 couples- severa! visitors aevng present from Ypsilanti and Detroit. As customary on like occasions, the opportunity was taken advantage of for " a little fun." At supper time the visitors and their ladies were formed in procession and escorted to a room adoining the dining-room, and seated at a table decked with tin plates, sliced pumpkin, &c. !ilaj . Fox, of Detroit, being seated at the head of the table. The victims after discovering the oke were conducted to the dining room, and seated at the bountifully supplied table. The affair produced considerable merriment, and was duly appreciated by all. The Board of Supervisors resumed busines on klouday, and have been in sessiou during the week. No very important business has been ransacted as yet. The Committees are at work, and numerous bilis have been allowed The amount of State tax apportioned to this county for this year is as tollows : Agricultural College, Act No. 33, 1873, $1,430 10 Asylunl i'or the Insaue - Kalamazoo - Act No. 62, 1873, 3,000 00 Asylum tor the Insano - New - Act No. 120, 1873, 5,000 00 General Purposes, Act No. 102, 1873, lö.OOO 00 Institution tor the D., D. and B., Act No. 24, 1873, 2,300 00 Military Fund, Act No. 16, 1862, 1,669 12 New State Capitol, Act No. 4. 1872, 10,000 00 State Prison- Building, Act No. 60, 1873, 2,500 00 State Public School, Act No. 122, 1873, 1,000 00 State Kel'oim School, Act No. 159, 1873, 1,697 50 University- Aid, Act No. 32, 1873, 1,575 00 $45,171 72 County Indebtedness to State, Act No. 163, 1871, 4,502 76 Aggregate of Tax and Imlebtcdncss, $49,674 48 President Angelí took occasion yesterday morning in Chapel, to say a word or two to the tudents, in regard to their responsibüities under he law, - both civil and University, -and the ubstauce of his remarks was, that students and rofessors and citizens were alike and in the ame degree Bubject to the laws laid down in the tatute-books ; that students were as liable to arest upon the University grounds as anywhere lse, and that on the other hand they were under Tniversity authority when off the University premises ; that if a student thought himself unustly airested, his proper remedy was by law, - n short, that a student was not a privileged per. on in the eyes of the law. All this most rightminded students have understood and acted upn. A few only have had queer ideas about auhority, and tho remedy for real or imagined wrongs, and the quicker these ideas are dispelled he better it will be for them. The Common Council has designated the folowiug places for holding the polls at the comng election : First Ward- At F. Sorg's shop. Second Ward- At T. W. Boot's office. Third Ward- At the Sheriff 's office. Fowrth Ward- At M. Eogers' office. Fifth Ward- At the Engine House. Sixth Ward- At Cole's store. We find the following item in the Battle Creek Journal of the 19th inst. : G-alIoup, Hollister & Co. have shown us a flve dollar bill on the back of which is the following ndorsement, which we publish verbatim, omiting the signature : " The last of a fortune of 50,000, left to me by my father three years ago - the most of it spent for whisky and lewd women. " Ann Arbor, Mich." New Mill. - We understand that Untertircher & Eeynolds are negotiating with parties or machinery for a new fiour mill to be erected on the site of the old Premium Mills, lately burned at East Manchester. They intend puting in five run of stones, and if possible have it eady for business next spring. We have heard ome talk about the people of this vicinity subcribing something to assist them in so doing. We hope they will succeed. - Manchester Enterprise.

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