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Parent Issue
Day
14
Month
January
Year
1876
Copyright
Public Domain
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- Wiuter has come at last. - A few cases of scarlet lever ai e reported iu this city, but of a mild type. - 6,000 chickeus : that is the number Luther Mcliee, of Sharon, is credited with owning. - Dr. H. Eaudolph White, of ttm city, forinerly an operatmg dentist, died on the 8th inst. " - Philip H. Reeves, for 40 years a resident of Webster, died on the 7th inst., aged 73 years. - A statue of St. John is to be placed in a niche in front of St. Johu's Church, Ypsilanti. ' - Prof. Jones hos leturned from the Enst - Coitrinr. Which Pro.'. Jones, ueighbor? ïhere are three of 'em. - Kev. U. H. Brigham attended the quarterly meeting of the State Bo;ird of Health, on Tuesday, at Lansing. - Compauy B expects McKee Kankin and company for two entertainineuts Date and programme hereafter. - 5,000 California salmón fry, from tlie hatchery at Nortnville, have been planted iu the Huron above the Dover milis. - Eurotus Morton, oue of the oldest mul most prominent citizens of Ypsilauti, died on Friday night last, aged 76 years. - S. P. Jewett has been re-elected a trustee of the Prusbytenaii Church, and H. D. Benïiett has given place to H. M. Tabor. - Mrs. Ella K. Hinchman, sister of (}. W Cropsey and Mrs. Martin Clark, died at Nassan, N. P., Bahamas, on the 5th inst. - The last reported inarriage was in Northfietd, by Hou. üeo. Sutton: Benj. Parker, agod 19, to Mre. Hnriiet Oonmplin, nged 70. - The school board of District No. 2 of Webster is advertising for proposala to build and iurnish a frame school house, 26x36 teet. - Win, M. Hathaway, an Aiïgus boy iu years gone by, was married recently at Ada, to a Miss Mary J. Banks. He resides at Grand Kapids. - The anuual nieeting (adjourned) of Forest Hill Cemetery Company is tu be held on the 18tb of Ihts January, instead of January 1875, as the Argus of last week had it. - At the uiiiual meeting of the Congregational society, on Monday evening last, Jud'ge Cooley and Hon. Chas. Tripp were re-elected trustees for the term of three years. - Detroit butchers advertise sirloin and porter house beef steaks for 12 1-2 cents a pouud. The Aeous advertising columns are open to any of our market men for a like venture. - The well-known English lecturer, Henry Tmcent will deliver nis iecture " City and Country Life in England," before the Lecture Associatiou in Uaiversity Hall, Tuesday evening, January 18." - The East Saginaw store of J. C. Watts, of this city, had a narrow escapo irom lire on the lOth uit. The fire originated in an engraver's room over the store. Damnge about $800; fully insured. - Gardiner and Richardson, contractors for finisliing the audieuce room oí the new Congregational Churoh, are pushing the job as rapidly as the weather and the tino work being done will permit. - ïhe Sharon Grange had a public installatiou of officers ou tlie eveuing of the 6tE. John J. Kobison is the new Master, and his inaugural address consisted in amiouncing that " supper is ready," - Subjects of discourse of Eov. C. H. Brigliam on Sunday next at the Unitarian Church : Morning - Practjcal ïheology. Evening - The Ancieut Religión of Mexico. Students' class at 9:30 A. M.- ïhe Character ot Samuel. - By speci-al request, the Rev F. T. Brown will repeat his sermón on Mount Pisgah, on Sunday evening, at the usual hour nf service, In the Presbyterian Church. - E. ïhatcher, Esq., has commenced suit against the vestry of öt. Andrew's Church and tlie school board of this city, to quiet title to the Hundy property on State street. At present Thatcher seems to be quietly in possession. - Company B have made arrangements with the popular actor McKee Iíankin to play for them two nights, Weduesday and Thursd:iy, January 19th and 20th. The plays have not been decided as yet, but will ba announced by posters in duo time. Tura out aud give the boys a benefit. - The ladies of the Congregational Church will give that Centennial Tea Party in tlie basement of the TJnitarian Church, on the eveuings of the 25th and 26th inst., for the benefit of the organ fund. - There was a little rush in the postoffice on Wadnesday evening, during which a medical student his head against policemau Johnsou's club. The wrong man making the mistake, Johnson apologizod and paid a dollar. It don't cost much to hit a medie. - J. Beal Steere will lecture bef ore the Ladies' Charitable Union on Monday evening. Subject : " The Lower Amazon." Admission 7,5 cents. Go and hear him. - Those croakers who continually marred the full enjoynient of the mid-spring weather of last week, by oft repeating " we shall get our pay for thii," chuckled in their sleeves last Monday morning. We didn't. - The " reading circle " of tlie Ladies' Library Association read the " Merchant oí Venice " on Monday evening last, in the parlors oE Mrs. Judge Cooley. These monthly gatheringa have the reputation of beiug both pleasant and profitable. - For fear that some reader may really imagine that we have lost a year during the recent " suminer spell," we would gently hint that the date of "December" on the first page of last Aeous wiis onlv a mistake. The extra simimor waa not respousible for the blotting out of eleven months. - The wood for the Lansing schools has teen contracted for at $1.87 por cord for throeieet wood, - equivalent to $2.50 a cord for four-feet wood. The school board of this city have to pay $4.50 a cord. Lansing íb in the voods, you know. - Mr. Houseman, of Grand Kapids, assignee m baukruptcy óf the estáte of the late Win. O'Hara, has sold the real estáte in thia city, subject to tho iucumbrances and tho widow's dower, two stores and three dwellings, for $85, - loss than tho expenses oí tho sale, Mr. Jlouseman lias paid the creditors Üö per cent. on their allow'ed claims, and another very slight dividend will be dtclared. - Philip Bach, of this city, waa re-ele;ted a director of the Detroit Fire and Marine Xnsurance Coinpany on Tuesday.