Local Affairs

Subscribe foe the Arous. - Cook's Hotel wa9 re-opened oti Monday last, with J. F. Avorj as proprietor. - Tha mercury got pretty well down toward zero ou Mouday morning last. - Order your Tax Reeeipts at the Arqüs oflice ïf you want them in " lagal form " and cheap. - Deer from Ludington ornamentad the f ronts of some of our city meat markets on Saturday last. - A new time tablt.' was put into effect on the Michigan Central Kailroad ou Sunday last. Note the changes. - Judge Kingsley, .now of Corunna, came down to Thanksgiving, and was welcomed by a. host of old fnends. - Jolm Maynard, the older, has gone to New York, in search of fresh holiday goods. Make ready your eel-skins. - The tirst term of tlie public schools of tiiia city closed on Wodnesday. The secoud term will open on Monday nest. - Thanksgiving was duly obserred yesterday, stores and offices and business places being half-closed during the day, or closed during half the day. - Mat Blosser, of tho Manchester Enterprise, wants 25 cords of wood, irom paid up subscribors and on duplícate subsesiptions, to diatribute amoug the poor. -The mails, under the new arrangement of train8, now close asfollovvs : öoüig eat, at 8.15 A. M. and 4.30 p. m.; going west, ai 11.30 A. M. and 4.30 r. M. - The new palace drawing-room and slooping cars beingput upon tbe Central road by the Wagner Car Company look splendidly from the outside. We have not yet looked iuto one of them. - Ths Kev. I. N. El wood will commence on Sunday evening next, a series of sermons on the Prodigal Son. The subject of nis first sermón will be " Leaving home." -The dramatic entertamments advertised to be given Doe. 6 and 7, under the auspiees of Company B, have been necessarily postponed. The date will be announced in due season. -The Gravel Eun postoffice, in Northfield, has been discoutinued. Mail matter to that addresB will be retained or detaiued in the oflice in this city until otherwise ordered by the proper parties. - Rev. D. C. Jaeoke.s, assigned by the State Ceutennial managers, tu the duty of compiling the educational, literaiy, and newspaper statistics and history of the State, was in our city on Wednesday. - W. W. Bliss has just received a large stock of collars, the best collars to be found in tho city, which he sells for 25 cunts per box, equal to those for 35 3ents elsewhere. Cali and see them, they are fine. -Inspector-General Trowbridge visited this 'city on WeUuesday eveuing, and iuspocted Oumpany B, guns, uuiform, etc., and put them through "the drill." The boys made a good show for theniselves. - Two barns belonging to James M. Congdon, living near Chelseti, were burued at an early heur of Sunday inoining Iast, with a large amount of hay and grain. Supposed to le an incendiary fire. -The little church in the Fifth ward having boen nicely refitted Sunday school will convene as usual next Sunday, at 3 p. m., Revs. I. N. Elwood, Benj. Day and others may be expected to be present. -One woman was made happy on Monday, Judge Crane awanüiif; Jiora deeree of divoroe. Ttcice happy we presume, sho having consumroated a second marriage a few weeks ago, in advance of the deeree. - Subjects of discoursos of Eev. U. H. Brigham, at the Unitarian Uhurch, on the next Sunday : Morning- The measure of benevoleuce ; evenintf- Confucius and his teachings. Students' class at 9.30 A. M. The Baruabee Concert Company, reorganized for the season oí 187Ó-6, with uew, varied aud pleasing programme, will give one of their eutertainments in University Hall, on Tuesday evening next, Nov. 30th. - Still ahead on those fine Havana cigars, the boss cigar tor five cents, is what all amokerB say that smoke them. The way they go is enough to satisfy us that they are what they are advertised, at No. 3 South Main st. - Hon. Heniy Waldron was registered at the Gregory House on Monday afternoon, and a delegatiou of the " faithful " interviewed him in the evening. The occasion of his visit is a proliflc question, but we'll never teil. -"Breaking the fence" is "for what " a Detroit Tribune item had Frank P. Butterfield, of the senior law class, fined Í10 and coata by Justice McMahon. Garrying off gates may bs done with impunity,but students must let the " fences " alone. Good. -Can anybody in Ann Arbor identify and place the man Forbes who, claimiug home and habitation here (an ex-merchant), professes to have been knocked down and robbed on the 17th by some Dexter b'hoys, of a gold watch worth Ï160 and a small sum ot money. - Thos. Condón and John O'Toole have been fined, the one, Ï10 aud the other, 9, for participating in that little Monday night " scrimmage " with ButterBeld (a law student who hasn't yet learned that a Iawyer should be lioth a gentleman and a law-abidiug citizen.) -All the new styles of gent's neck wear will 1 found at the popular gent's furnishiug house, where you fmd those fine Habana cigars, worth ten cents, and you can get them for five cents each, or five for 25 cents, or $5 per hundred, at W. W. Bliss', No. 3 South Main street. -Hon. Geo. M. Huntington, judge elect for this circuit, paid a brief visit to this city on ïuesday, and looked in upon the court room where he will aid in dispensing juatice after tte 31st of December. He was cordially greeted by Judge Craue, the members of the bar, and other citizens. -The public schools at Ypsilauti suffer by Pupila, especially those belonging in the High School, bemg sent to the Normal. And that will be the case just so long as the Normal, inatead of confiuing itself to the legitímate work f educatiug or drilling teachers, prosecutes general school work. - Cold, cold winter is again about dropping its icy bands about us ; but who cares 'i Joe T. Jacobs & Co. have just received a car load of overcoats, which are a protection against M Borea's chilly blasts, and an iudispensible 'duition to one's wardrobe on a frosty niglit. We their announcement else where. -The Attorney-General ha approved the amended or revised charter of the Washtenaw Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and it is "ow the governing law of the company. The new directors uamed in the revised charter havo organized by electing Allen Crittenden, l'resident, and Newton Sheldon, Secretary. ' A directors' meeting of the Aun Arbor Hoek üil Company, organizad arly in 1866, Was held on Wedueiday evening, a full settlemnt nrnde with the Treasurer, and a divi''-'l of 12 1-2 cents por share declared. The '■nis in Canada hava beeu well disposed of- bybeing sold for taxes. Gone to meet the "Bmma miuo." -This is what the Manchester Enterprise ■mching a recent confession of Republifi wenknesses, made by our local cotemi .lary: "According to the Courier, John J. bison has lost none of his shrewdness, for it cMms that John at the head of the Democ"t8, sontrotlcd the BepubKcam on the Board f Superrianrs." - Unïon services ware held yesterday forenoon in the Presbyterian Church, Eev. F. ï. lirown preaching, Dr. Angelí and Rey. I. N. Elwood assisting in the services. Services were also held in St. Andrew's Church (Episcopal), St. Thomas' Church (Catholic), and in the Lutheran Churches. After that a general raid was made upon Turkey. - Tlie ladies of the Congregational Church will give a "mite social" at the residence of D. S. Wood, on South Main street, Friday eveniug, Deo. lid, for the benefit of the organ fund. Prof. Elisha Jones will speak in a " familiar manner " upon Naples. The young ladies are preparing tableaux ior the occasion. A general invitation is extended. -Ex Cónsul-General to Frankfort-on-theMain, Hon. W. W. Murphy, made a short visit to our city on Friday last. He reported the receipt of a letter from Dr. Tappau, advising him that he intended to put in au appearance at the next June University Commencement. We since learn that President Angelí has similar advices directly from Dr. Tappan. Philomathan Society.- The public exercises of the Philomathan Society of the High School were held at Union School Huil, on Tuesday evening, with the following prograrame ; Music. - Antliem. - " Teach me, O Lord." Or.ition.-Foreigu Interest in the Centenuia!, C. A. Barry. Recitation. - Allie Goodrich. Music. - " Autumu Ode." Discussion. - Resolved " That Circumstances make the Man." Affirmative, E. Gr. Embler. Negative, C. J. Reyuick. Music. - Instrumental. - Annie S. Peck. Essay.-" The Two Statues." Minnie Thatcher. Declamation. - G. A. Yulo. Music. - Solo. - " This evening brings my heurt to thee." Jennie Goodrich. Olla Podrida. - Lucy E. Chapia. Music. The programtne was well made up and it i was canied out with credit. It was not too long, as is geueralJy the case, nor were there any blunders or forgetfulness on the part of the speakers. It was a great improveinent to limit the speakers on the debate to two, and the gentlemen were wise enough to speak no Ionger than ten minutes. Mr. Embler, the first speaker on the question, was evidently a little embarrassed at the outset, and did not spoak hardly loud euough ; yet his arguments were exceedingly good, well arranged, and to the point. The second speaker, Mr. Reynick, was rather more eft'ective in hia style of delivery, yet hardly as logical in his arguments. The essay would have been more effective if original ; it was, however, i repetition only of one of Irving's stories in the Alhambra. The declamatiou by Mr. Yule could hardly be bettered ia poiut of delivery. It was perhaps the best thing on the progranime. Olla Podrida is the name of the Society Paper which has reached its fourth volume. When will the " stuft' " called poetry, which finds its way into these papers, be omitted ? This does not apply to all the poetry in this number. One effort, at least, was praisoworthy. The editorial was very good, and one of the contributed articles, but it seems that some of the jokes were without real pith. The music was furnashod by a quartette, consisting of Messrs. Taylor and White and Misses LeVau and Goodrich. A goodsized audience was in attendance. II i I TnE Alpha. Sigma Public. - The Alpha Sigma Society of the High School held its uaual term public, at Uuion School Hall, on Wednesday evening. The following programme was observed with credit to the Society and to those who took part : Anthem.- " Consider the Lilieï of the Field." Oration.- " Charles Sumuer." J. D. Callahan, Mina, N. Y. Recitatiou.- " Brides of Euderby. Satie L. Jewell, Aun Arbor. Vocal Duette.- Misses Swift and Hall. Discussion.- Resolved, "That the character of the Puritans has been too highly esteemed by their posterity." Affirmative, J. W. Smith, Eaton Rapids. Negative, C. A. Fyke, Striker, Uhio. Instrumental Solo.- H. C. Post, Grand Rapids. Affirmative, J. H. Hoffman, Fenton. Negatige, L. R. Hunter, Lyon. Essay.- "Faces." Carrie J. Lovejoy, Anu Arbor. " Golden Sheaf," Jessie Kennedy, West Eau Claire, Wis. Quartette. Nearly everything on the programme was praisworthy. Mr. (Jallahan, in his oration, dwelt rather too mucb on personalities, to make his effort highly entertaiuiug, and hia tone and manner were, whetlier naturally or purposely, rather too solemu and stately. The "Brides of Euderby" was well recited by Miss Jewell, with a few exceptious. The vocal duette by Misses Swift and Hall was the best of the music, and was truly excellent, botli as s selection and in reudering. The audienue persisted in hearing from them a secoud time, but they as resolutely refused. Nothiug can be said in criticism of the instrumental solo by Mr. Post. He responded to an encoré and gratiü'ed his audience a second time. The debate was too lengthy. Two speakers could havo done the subject justice. Miss Kennedy was unable to be present on account ot sickness, so the reading of the " Golden Sheaf " was deferred. üne poem from it, was read however, by Miss Aimee Martyn, on " The Thoughts f a Critic on visiting the last Public of the Alpha Sigma Society." The poem was a very good oue. The audience dispersed at ten o'clock, well pleased with the exorcises.