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Day
21
Month
May
Year
1875
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Public Domain
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gi'BSCBiRE fob thk Asors - f 1.50 per year. Tbe commona toath of tlie Uuiversity ure ho teneed nnd laid out into lots anl , ,,.et racentty. - Au Eucaiiipmont uf OJd Fuüimvs ii to bp nstituted at the villiuro of Milnn next Wed„esdsy ereuing. - Y'. D. Harriman haa let the contrnotof tiuilding his house In the bixth wird t. Mr. tfMshall lor $4,800. - The Court Houae has received a thofough tleauing this week; also the Couuty offices. 0 superintends the work. - Bev. Mr. Brooks, oí the clasj of '72, Michijyi University, occupied the Presbyterian pulpit on Sunday evening last. - A Prussian, whoae name we have been nualile to lonrn, died suddenly Saturday afternoou while at work in the Seeond ward. _ W. W. Bliss inteuds making a specialty, or the aummer months, of gents' cotton soeks, dl irhich he now has a large stock iu store. - The man arrested as a vagrant Saturday fnniished satisfaetory evidence to the con. and was therofore released Moiiday moruing . - A larmer's team ruu away in the upernjrt of the city Weduesday. The driver was tdrowti from the wagou, aud received cousiderbl injury. - Cook, the man who attempted to coniolt rape on a little gili iu Ypsilauti recently, WB9 bound over to the Circuit Court, and is ,oir in jail. . - An extensive business is being carried on brJ. F. Schuh, mauufacturing Refrigerators, shjpmeiits of which are daily made to various parta of the country. - Monroe street is being improved by Aljerman Ferdon, of the First ward, by putting don sewers. The tile used were manufacturad at Jacksoo, Mich. - Rev. A. A. Livermore, President of the Iheological School in Meadville, Pa., will preach in in the Unitarian Church next Suujít, morning and evening. - The Baptist association, of Washtenaw Couuty assernbled in this city on Wednesday !ist and are stil] iu sessiou. A large number atmenibers are in atteudauce. - The exammation of Sylvester Clark be[ore Justice Coleman, of Chelsea, on Friday hut, resulted in the defendant's discharge, tere uot being sufKcient evidence to hold him u trial. -Three hundred seholars from the ward KJioolawill singat the Opera House, Friday tfternooi), May 2Sth, at 3 o'clock. No admituoce fee will be charged. AU interested are urited to be present. - Acouple of fast young men from Ypsi" lanti were driving around this city Sunday, ihcn the horse becamu unmauageable (or the juiing men unable to manage) aud runaway tewmg off a wheel aud doiug considerable tange. - R. O. Siuith, of Mooreville, lias jmrehased luid of S. P. Jewett, ou West Liberty street, th the view of engaging in the nursery business. He will remove to this city Wlthin a few vs, and mteuds to build a rcsiiieuce during tbe aummer. -The special term of the Circuit Court, in Chancery, which was to commeuce last llonday for the purpose of hearing the case of Ltwitt vs. Lewitt was adjourned by reasou of Judge Crane's illness uutil uext Monday at üiue o'clock a. m. - St. Andrew's parish in this city hicve apluted John M. Wlieeler, C. H. Millen, and Henry W. Hogers deputies to tlie Diocesan Uurention to be held it Flint, June 9th. Almates- C. H. Eichmoud, Tnil. (3. P, Moitís ndJ. T. Swathel. -The assigneo of a haukrapt Chicago house has coosigued a lare collectioii of pictures to besold atauoti.iu. They ave said ín be very fine, and mu3t all be sold by Mouday eveniug. Hey are now on exhibitiou at the Farmers' ore, 18 Mam strvet. - The calumiei lor the Circuit Court, for the coming term, numbers ninety-fuur Citses, iirided as follows: Criminal, 9 ; Issues of law, !; Issues ot f act, 53; Imparlance, 9 ; Chancery int class, 10 ; Chancery seeond class, 2 ; Chaucery fourth class, 8. - Tlie entertainment given by the " Ned West Troup" at the Opera House on Friday lud Saturday eveuiugs of lant week was repited on llouday eveuing to etiable the trmpe to leave the city, the treasurer having iepaited without paying the bilis. - The coming session of the Circuit Court promises to be au interesting oue. On the calendar are seveu cases lor divorce- the parties diairiug to be uuuiarried ; and two for breach I prouiise- because the parties didu't get isrried. " The uauphty, uaughty uien." - A special eltction of the tax-paj-era of will be held at Firemeu's Hall neit y, for the purpose of vuting upon the propoiition of raising the sutn of $1,000, to 'j iu the coustruction of the new Hospital Mldmg at the Uuiversity. The propositiou gtt to receive a unauimous voto. - Aniong the papers recorded at the Kegistos Office rturiug the week, was an old land fteat dated Oct. 16, 1835, signed by Andrew iacksou, President, and A. J. Donaldson, SecKtary of State, conveying to Martin Olsaver tt suutheast quarter ot the southeast quarter ' sectiou 2, iu the township of Webster. -Lelioy C. Noble, of Houston, Texas, a mei resideut of this city, and an old chum uur boyhood days, has been spending a few %s here visitiug frienJs. Mr. Noble has reJ '■' ui Texas for the past four years, and is Kiy lavorably impressed with that country. ïeleaves for his home to-morrow evening. - President Augell received a letter f roro t AVatson a few days since, dated fcmbay, March 31st, from which place he was t i'e uext day for Suez, and trom thence Continent of Kurope. The Professor extreme warm weatlier iu India, the hiDOBttet ranging about 100 in the shade. -The Couuty Treasurer has received uotice i amonut of pnmary school money ap■ d to Washtenaw county is $6,338.50- aerease of $98 over last year. He has also '■- ij of fine mouey to be divided among the '"eral towns and cities. We will g?ve the e of apportionment of both fuuds neit eek. -Henry Chapin Granger, of the class of '.Michigan Uuiversity, was in town on Fristy and Saturday of last week, on his way to Oiicago. Prof. Webb, of the same class, now " theluinojü Industrial Uoiversity, was also 14 towu on Monday of this week. Haviug 'ipleted his work for the year, he will sai1 Europe on Saturday, where he expects to :ind the sumrner. -Joe T. Jacobs & Co., the One Price -wl'iers, are opening the largest stock of ■ -"en Goods, Alpaca Coats aud White Vests :''jwn in the city ; also a complete line of ia Ulsters, i&c ; a fine assortment of '■"peil coats at low prices. In linen suit i Black Alpaca Coats, they eau fit the largest :s'"1 '■ Washteuaw Co. Xh boys aud child7 ve nt been forgotten m making their lectiorjs. Decoration Day will be observed on the 'rnoon of Monday May 31st, in the 5th a'd Cemetery, under the auspices of the es Decoration Society, with appropriate 0"W8, huch as music, speaking, and decorat'8 tl.o Soldier' Monument with flags anc "fers. Let uot the caies and business of hf enRro8 our attention, that a few hours may willingly be devoted to tle memory of ou "n heroH. The day set apart is a legal holi Ti and it is confidently expected that a larg nber ot people will assemble to attest thei ?Uty to the government and their apprecia n of departed worth. - A match game of base ball was played on the Uuiversity frrounrts, Tuesday last, bet ween the Mutuflln, of Jackson, ud the Uuiversity olub. The game was a cl"se one and W88 well played. The University boys, however, Inbored under the disodvantage of having never all played together betore. The acore stood, Uuiversity club, 5 ; Mutuals, 7. - Chief of Pólice St.iling arrested and conveyed to jail on Saturday last, a youug man whom he found doad drunk on Main street. Monday morning the prisoner waa brought betore Justice Clark, and pleading guilty to a charge of drunk and disorderly, was let off on jiaying costs. About an hour after he was before the same Justice on a similar charge, when he gave a bond for his good behavior. - The following booka have heen added to the Ladies' Library : Social Life in Greece, by ltev. J. P. Mahafty ; A Winter in Kussia, by Gauteer; The Great Lone Poets, by Crowest : Station Life ia New Zealand, by Lady Baiker ; Couqueriug aud to Conquer, by the Author of the Cotta Family ; We and uur Xeighbors, by Mrs. Stowe; Malcom, by Gao. Mac Donald ; Ralph W ilton's Wierd, by Mrs. Alezander ; Wm. Chas Macready's Ueimnocences ; Cyclopaediu, vols. 9, 10 11. - A large parish meeting of the Congrega tional society was held at church Monda evening, foi the purpose of considering th prospecta for conipletin;; their new church. I wi8 resolved by a unauimous Tote to complet the audience room the present season. A sub scription paper was circulated at the meeting and a sum uearly suflioieut to aocomplish th work was pledged, maiiy of Mie largest subscri bera expressed a willinguoss to pay their eutire amount at once, so t at the work may be iminediately commeuced. It was regarded as one of the most earneat parish meetings ever held in the city; all having bot one ob)ect, the occupancy of the new churoü at the e irhest possible day. - - At the receut meeting of the Board of Regente of the Uuiversity, it was decided to establish water works to supply the University, iu accordance with the appropnatiou of ö,000, made by the Legislatura for thut purpose, and Dr. Douglas and Henry D. Bennett were appointed a cooimitteo to superintend the work. The committee accordingly leassd, in behalf of the Regente, a spring situated on the farm of Kniatiuel Manu, and comuienced the work of layiug pipes, etc. Ou the 14th instant J. T. Swathel & Co., of the City Mills, üled a bil' in equity, and served an injunction on Dr. Angelí, restraining the Regente from further piosecutiug the work, alleging ubstantially that the spring leased by the Regente was a source of supplying water to run said milis and that they had a prior easemeut thereiu. Tue Regente have moved to dissolve the injunction, which will be arguod bef ore Circuit Court Commissioner Lawrence to-morrow. H. J. Boükes appears for the complainaute and A. Feloh for the Regents.

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