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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
October
Year
1876
Copyright
Public Domain
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- The two words most used in this locality : üliio and Indiana. - The annual session of the Board of Supervisors comnieuces on Monday next. - Large amounts of' wheat and apples are now being purchased in this market. - The work of laying the stone on the walk aiviiuil the Court House square commenced Mouday. - Kev. Dr. Laidlaw, oi Detroit, will preach at the Presbyterian Church, in this city, on Suiiday uext. - The Ann Arbor and Lodi Plank Road Co. are improving its road by constructing two uew stone bridges. - The Common Council held a meeting on Monday evening, but transacted no business of importance. - "Davy" Tobin is now feasting at the expenBe of the counly - for 20 duys. Cause : petty larceuy. - C. J. Kintiier has recovered from his receut sickne98 so as to be able to atteud to his iliitit-s as City Recorder. - Hon. Jas. M. Ashley, of Toledo, will address the Deniocracy of this city, on Saturday evening ot next week. - The Saline Oracle man has been unable to devote his whole time to business during the past week. Cauae : twins. - E. B. Pond, of the Akoxts, left' for the Centennial on Saturday last, accompanied by his daughter.and Miss Matie Bach. - Company A has arranged for a series of ocial hops, to be held each altérnate week at tlieir Armory, cornmenciug this evening. - The convention to nomínate a Democratie candidato for Representative in the Legislature, 3d district, meets at Dexter this foreuoon. - Washtenaw county, unlike many other counties, is not indebted to the State but has a credit on the books of the latter to the amouut oí about Í200. - Theodore Tilton is advertised to lecture t the Opera House, next Friday evening. He 31 undoubtedly draw a f uil heuse, on account ■ ot his recent " exploit." - The Democratie Conveution to nomínate candidato for Representativo in the State Legislature, for thie district, ineets at the Court House at 2 o'clock p. m. to-day. - The foot-ball match between the Freshroen and Sophoinore classes of the University, on Saturday afteruoou last, resulted disastrously to the latter. The score stood 5 to 0. - The fair at Ypsilauti has been in progress pince Tueaday and closes to-day, and is reporteiia success both in exhibitiou and attendanceThe weather has been very favorable for it. - Rev. H. L. Hubbell will preach at the Congregational Church next Sunday morning, on Tvhich occasion he will present his resignation as pastoi of the church and society. - The Demooracy of Superior held an enthnsiastic meeting at the Town House on Wednesday evening. Telling speeches were made hyHessrs. Ri:hmoud, Haj liman, and Manly, of this city. - At a special meeting of the Fire Depai tment, on Tuesday eveuing, E. J. Johnson was elected Chief Engiueer, in place of R. F. Sanforct removed Irom the city ; Eli S. Manly was elected Secretary to flll vacancy. - On Mouday Thos. Burns waa up before Justice McMahon, on a charge of bastardy preferred by one Jane Goodwin. He was released on $200 bouds to appear at the same court next Tnesday. ' - The professional departments of the , versity opened on Monday, with classes larger thauexpected. Tne number of students registered in the several rtepartment, up to Wednesday evening, was : Law, 235 ; Medical, : 225 ; Homeopatby, 33 ; Dentistry, 18. - John Burns died very suddeuly on Friday ' last. He has been in the employ of the (Jas Company during the past fifteen years, which ; speaks well of his usefulnets and integrity, ! and was respected by all who knew him. He leaves a wife and three children. His funeral ■ "" ry largely attended on Suuday aftersoon at the Catholic Churcb.. ' - Maj. J. H. McLaughhn, of Detroit, left , that city on Saturday last for New York to make arrangements for the coming wrestling , match between himself and J. H. Martin, of i psilant, the Republican nominee for Sheriff ot this connty. The match is for $600 a side ' ud the cliampionship. Martin starts for New York the fore part of next week. - Tbis is the way a Detroit Post itemizer picks up an Ypsilanti cotemporary : " Young men and women of Ypsilanti," says the Com"lercial, solemnly, " you will never make half man or half a woman unless controlled by ' onsei ence ;" but . whnt iu the name of won4er they want to make " half a man or half a woman " jor remains a mystery. - Rev. C. H. Brigham will give in the tanan Church, on Sunday next, a lecture 3n ' "The Crusades," the first of a couree of ten i 'ectures on the Middle Ages. At the morr.ing 1 ervice in the church report will be made of 'he work done at the recent conference at 1 ntoga. Students' class in the lower room ' a' 9-30 a. m. ; essay on the " Book of God." i While the Courier is sending "east j e'ght miles " some of those " reformers," had " not better send west about the same i t'nce Borae of thoae " law and order w" that stole the rope from the wckory pele at the corner of Washington and ' División streets on the evening of the 3d inst ; f does the fact that they are Republicans j ot out their iniquities, the same as it does 1 ' thoae rebels who vote that way ? Öur cotemporary of the Ypsilanti CotnmeraJ was induced to illuminate his palatial res"1Ke n the occasion of Sylvester Larned's recent visit. And then this was his reward ' (his own account) : Col. Lamed, leaving out 8 out one-third of silly trash, meaningleBS Wies, did very well. But theu, Lamed is ' ng unless getting off a coarse joke. It will do 1 r a street harangue. The order ought to i av" been, LarneU in the street, and ! ïer ia the hall."