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Day
4
Month
October
Year
1878
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Public Domain
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-Regular meeting of Common Council next Monday eveuing. - A sharp white frost last Friday inorning, with ahnost summer weather since. - Much wiud and a little rain last Tuesday nigkt, and plenty of dust yesterday. - Morris O'Rourk, tailor, has gone to Malvern, Iowa, to tccept a position as cutter. - In the band blow-out at Jackson last week the Ypsilanti band took the second pnze. - Rev. J. T. Sunderland wiil commence his labora in the Unitunau Church uext Sunday inorniug. - Rtív. R. B. Pope has been elected Superintendent of the M. E. Suuday School, and enters on duty uext Sunday. - Messrs. Frazer and Waldrou are making active canvass of the county in the interest of the National-Greenback tioket. - A uew sidewalk has been put down on the soutn side of Hurón street, from Main to the alley. A great improvemeut. - Mrs. Ferry, wiie of the Superintendent ot our public schools, has gone to New York, to take lessons in paiuting in the Cooper Institute Art School. - Ypsilanti Commercial: "J. Evart Smith starts for New Mexico uext week. He will take with bim about 150 American merino raras to sell to ranchemen." - Mrs. M. E. Foster and E. E. and J. E. Beal, wbo went to Europe and the Paris Expositiou the latter part of J une last, returned home last Saturday, looking well. - Moses W. Field dispeused greenbackiam on the Square Wednesday evening, and Dr. Brown was advertised to enlighteu the followei-8 of Moses last eveniug, iu Haugsteifor's Hall. - The Teunessee Jubilee Siugers had a small audieucö on Monday evening, but their siuging gave general satisfaction. They return here aud give a secoiuí concert this evening. - The telegraph luie along the T. & A. A. R. 11. was corupleted yesterday. On Monday next another passenger train will be put on, giving a morning aud eveniug passenger traiu each wuy daüy. - The Board of Supervisors will meet in anuual session on Monday, Ootober 14. All bilis against the couuiy must be filed with Couaty Clerk within the first three days of the ses8iou, or the Board cannot act upon them. - Fannie Maria, wife oí David Vau Gieson' ot Lodi, died on Friday last, of consumption. Her muiden name was ïieat, aud she was the daughter of Philo and Polly Treat, oí Cayuga Couuty, New Yock. - The Manchester Enterprise says : " Wm. F. Hall & Sou, of Sharou, have lately been to üauada, where tbey purchased a car load ot Lincoln sheep. These sheep ure a long-wool variety. They bought laiubj, oue year old, that weighed 100 lbs." - Mrs. Aim Casemeut, wite of the late Bobert Casemeut, died rit the re3ideuoe of her daughter in Scio, Mrs. Henry üsborue, Sept. 28, aged 83 years, 4 mos., 20 days, of consumptiou. Mrs. Oasenieut was a uative of the Isle of Mau. She was the mother of tíen. Casemeut, of Oliio. - üu Saturday eveuing (to-morrow) E. CSeaman will read a paper before the Aun Arbor Scientific Association, at the lecture room in North College, entitled " An mqiiiry froni whonoe came the materials formiug the eacth's rocky crust and the etirtby matter and stones lyiug upou it F " - D. Cramer has furined a partnership with Messrs. Frueauff & Corbin, and has vacateü the office so long occupied by him iii the AKOUS office block, and located himself on Washington street, in tho office of the junior partners. The uew ürm will also opeu an office at Duudee. - In ' Amusements ' a rare treat is oftered at the Opera House for next week : Miss Ada üray for two uights - Miudav and ïuesday - with a good support, presenting ' East Lynne' and ' Betray ed ; ' and Georgd F. Rowe for Thursday eveuiug, aa ' Micawber.' These are two stars of the stage. See adv. - Maj. O. T. Clarke, of this city, has been calling the attentiou of the Jackson peopie to a new railroad project : a branch of the Toledo and Aun Arbor road from Milau to Jackson, - giving the "Central City" connection with the Pennsylvania and Columbus roads at Toledo, with competitiou in Ireight rates. The distance is about 38 miles. - Manchester Enterprise, Sept. 26 : " David Moody was arrested in Bridgewater, on Friday, for stealing goods from Wm. Bowers. He was taken before Justice A. T. Bruegel, when he pleaded guilty, and was senteuced to the county jail for 60 days. While under arrest at the G-oodyear House, he attempted to take his life by cutting his throat with a pocket knife, but failed." - We have a letter from J. M. Wheeler, Esq., written on ship-board, but muiled in Londou. He reports a pleasaot trip across the oceau with enjoyable fellow-passengers. In mid ocean (Sept. 12) they met a Dutch vessel, and, Mr. W. wntes " f uil in the faith " that they recognized on ita deck Prof. A. H. Pattengill and lady. Up to üct. 29 Mr. Wheoler's oddreas will be Venice, ferme in posta. - John A. Mcümber, of Butler, Pa., formerly of this city, is now here introducing Bebuhu's Patent Frame aud Sash Balance, for placing in brick buildings and in old buildings not having box frames. Can be put in any wiudow without removiug the frame, aud inside of an hour. Do uot get out of order, and are indorsed by the best architects in the country. Twogood carpenters wantod. - There will be a " pouud social " for the benefit of the Ladies' Library Association, at the resideuce of Mrs. Dr. Wells, No. 12 N. División Street, on Tuesday evemug, October 8, at a quarter before 8 o'clock. Each lady member is expected to contribute one or more pouud packages to be disposed ot' at auction during the evening. The packages will be called for by the comznittee on Monday aiternoon. All are invite J. Admissiou IU cents. - Einil Buur, Superintendent of Schools of the Township of Ann Arbor, wishes us to say that a public examinatiou of persons offering themselves as teachers in the piimary schools of said township will be held at the Fifth Ward school house in the city of Ann Arbor, on Saturday, October 12, at IU o'cloek a. m. The exaininntions being raostly in wntuig applicants ehould provide themselves with writiug material. Owing to scarlet fever prevailmg in his family Supt Baur has appointed Miss Eliza to conduct the examinations - The Court House Building Committee had another meeting on Monday last and ilisposed of the vexed furniture iiuestion. Fiva bids were receivei as follows: Haynes, Speucer ifc Co., Kichmond, Ind., $1,795 ; Kapps & Egger, Chicago, Í1.Ü34; F. K. Woíinger, Chicago, Í2,76ó ; Meilink & Co., Toledo, $2,812 ; i'eige Bro., East Sagiuaw, 3,800. The contract was awardad to Messrs. Hnynes, Spencer & Co., coupled with whose bid -as an oiïer of 2 1-2 per cent. off tor cash, wlüch would indícate that the couuties down iu Indiana dou 't pay cash dowu oa sucli contracta. We understanil that J. Keek, of this city, sent in a proposal, but at so late au hour (after the other proposals had been opened and read) that the committee rejected ït. - Charles H. Mauly, Alvm Wilsey, and Herman aud John Armbruster attended the first anuual touruament of the Toledo Scheutzenbund a few days ago and brought home cash aud other prizes to the amount of $175. Mr. Millar, of Toledo, won the first prize, $100 in gold ; aud J. Stahl, of Battle Creek, who took the first prize at the recent tournameut in this city, bore off the second, a lady's watch and chaiu, valuad at $75. In the contest for the third prize, $50 in gold, there was a tie betweon Miller aud C. H. Manly, each makiug 61 in a possible 75. In shooting ott Miller beat Manly. Manly took the fourth prize, a silver tea set worth $50 ; and H. Armbuster the fifth prize, $25 in greenbacks. A Wilsey ot a silver water set, and John Armbuster ;ied on centers and divided $100 with his opponeut. - A meeting of tax-paying electora was held at Ypsüauti on Thursday evening of last week in the interest of the proposed railroad trom that city to a couuection with the Grand ïrunk at Pontiac. The meeting was assured that but oue obstacle was in the way of the early building oi the road,- the reputation of Ypsilanti as a repudiating city, and also that if provisión could be made to pay the bonds of the city issued to the Detroit and Hillsdale road, the road to Pontiac would be built. After a prolonged discussion the meeting by a vote of two to one instructed the Council to make provisión for payiug the bonds. The (Jouncil met next day and appoiuted a coinmittee to cauvass the city and ascertain the exact sentiment ot the taxpayers on the queatiou. Since the canvass another meeting of the Council has been held. Kesult : No bonds will be paid until the highest court says so.

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