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Day
20
Month
December
Year
1878
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- The boiler for the Court House arrived yesterday. - The public schools close to-day, to open again on Monday, Jauuary li. - Hou. H. J. Boakes left for Washington on Mouday. It is, we uuderstaud, his first visit to that city. - The track connectiug the Toledo aud Aon Arbor with the Michigan Central Eail road was completad on Monday. - Steighing has been good for a tew days and industriously improved : as the resident? along South State street can testify. - Dis. Sawyer, of Monroe, and Eldridge, of Fliut, two Ieading homeopathie physiciaus, were in this city yestorday, to take part in the hospital iuvestigation. - Information is wantod at the AkoüS oftice of the pra8eut rasidence of Josiah Ward, w lived in the towu of Supsrior-near Dixbor .- w are advised - in 1838. - Dexter Leader ; "Harrison Viukle and family left for Lincoln, Nebraska, on Tuesday eveuing laet. We understand that Harrison lias a good situation secured. " - William usina waa tried before Justiee Grauger on Wednesday, on a charge of indecent exposure, convicted by the jury, and fitied $00 aud C08ts. Appeals to the Circuit Court. - Before Justice Beahau, William A. BaiItty aud Johu Tice have beeu couvicted of violating the hack ordinance, and let off on payment of costs. Solioitiug paseugers mside the limita. - Ou Wednesday Jane King was convicted before Justice Granger on a charge of drunkenness, ordered to give bonds for her good behavior for SS days, and iu delault committed to jail. - John B. Galligan, of Northfield, svho wai taken to the insane asylum at Poutiac on the 29tb of November, died last week, and his remains were brought home on Saturday for burial. - Two Norma! School students have been arrested for makiog hideous noises in the Street, aud let off on payment ol costs. The boys called lt "singing." A collection was taken up among their fellow studeuts to pay the bill. J- Ou Tuesday the Supervisors' Committee on Insurance, Messrs. Krapf aud Foster, awarded the iusurance on the poor house, jail old offices &c, at 68 cents on the hundred dollars : less than halt pnid last year. Z. P. King ia the lucky agent. - Manchester Enterprne : John Larry, of Bridgewater, was arrested last night and locked up for being druuk on the 6treets. Upon beiug brought before Justice Goodyear, this moruiug (Dec 12,) he pleaded guilty and was fined $1 aud costs, total f 5, which he paid rather than go to jail. - ïpailauti Sentirte!, Dec. 11 : The residence of S. B. Morse, near this office, was this morning discovered in flamea. An alarm was souuded aud in a short time the iire was subduad. The roof aud secoud story partitions wertburned, and the housa flooded. The insuruiice will cover the loas. - Supervisor Burch, of Mauchester, has eoutributed to the columus ot the Enterprise a statement .of the taxes levied on his roll for 1878 : State tax, f2,023 78; County tax (iucluding pooi' house bilis) ?3,6S9.67; re-assessed, $78,13 ; town tax, $1,557.75 ; school tax, Í.5824.06 ; dog tax, $164. Total, $13,337.38. - Ypsilanti Commercial : Ypsilanti ornithologists are uow puzzling their heads over a rare bird captured near Saline by Mr. Vaughan, and now on exhibition ia the Windows of the D. H. & S. W. B. R. office. The body is entirely blue, while the wings and tail are about the color of unpainted pine The bird will probably be sent to the museum at Ann Arbor. - Mme. Modjeska, Couutess ot Bozeuta, and suito, arrived in our city yesternay morning, coming from Lansing in her palace car. Last evening she appeared at the Opera House a6 Camilla. A large nuiaber of seats had been sold in advance aud a full house probably Rreeted her. We sav "probably," for tti3 ARous went to prees at 5 P. M. - If the ladies of Ann Arbor vvho propose to keep "open house" on New Year's day will send us, as early as Tuesday morning next, uotifioation of that fact, with a list of the ladies who will assist, we will give.them place in the next Aequs for the information of gentlemen who propose to make calis on that day. Tilia was done last year in Detroit and other citios of the State, and was found to be a great couvenience. - The trial of Dean Franklin, on charge of an assault upon Dr. Maclean at the Hospital (see Abous of last week), wa6 had bef ore Justice Granger and a jury on Monday, and resulted in a verdict of "guilty." Sentence was suspended until Tuesday, to give defendant'i counsel time to prepare appeal papers, and at the time named Jusuce Granger entered up a iiueof ïlOaud costs,- $27, or thereabouts, in all. An appeal bond was immediotely filed and the case goes up to the Circuit Court. - During the night oí the llthinst. Franklin C. Crittendeu, of PitUñeld, had 82 sheep stolen from his yard, and ou the 12th Joseph Wagner, of Scio, had a flock in hi8 yard which didn't belong to him, and whioh were afterward identifled as the lost fiock of Mr. Crittendon. Wagner's daughter aaw a man named Christian Eichorn turn the sheep into the yard, and it was also proven on the examination before Justice Beahan that Eichorn offered to Bell the sheep for 1120 dollars to a man he met while driviug them from Crittenden's to Wagner's. He was held for trial, and committed to jail in dofault of bail in the sum of $1.000. - Ex-Gov. Bagley, Judge Maratón of the Supreme Oourt, Hon. O. M. Barnes of Lansing, and Hon. Thomas W. Palmer of Detroit, have accepted invitationa to be present at the meeting of the New England Society this evening, at the Congregational Church ; and it is expected that Judge Marston and Mr. Piilmer will respond to toasts. Among others who will respond are Profs. Langley and Adams, Gov. and Felch, H. W. Eogers, Esq., and Eevs. Sunderland and Pope. The address will be by Prof. Pettee, and Prof. Frieze will preside at the organ. The musical portion of the programme includes a hymn written for the occusiou. A good time may be expected. - The musichl drama Belshazar was produced at the Opera House on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Prof. E. M. Foote as director and also appearing in the leading chracter. Othor leading parts were as follows: Uyrus, King of Persia, Prof. E. L. Walter ; Zerubbabel, Governor of tho Jews, M. S. E. Comfort; Daniel, Prophet of Israel, Dr; W. J. Herdman ; Nitocris, Queen Kegent, Mrs. Bell Fleming; Antcni.a Queen of Belshazzar, Miss Lizzie D. Avery ; Shelomith, wife of Zerubbabel, Mrs. G. C. Owen; Festus, Lord Chamberlain, Mr. H. V. Hannum Jewess Princess, Mrs. Emilie Allen ; Angel, Mrs. A. M. Warden. The other parts were taken by well known local singers. The house was not full either evening, but the audiences seemed pleased with the performance - Our usually amiable f rieud of the Ypsilanti Sentinel has worms, Witueïs this statement : "The Anous and Register, both of Ann Arbor, have repeatedly held up the health of of this city in a very poor light. " Novv the cause of our otiendiug is simply this. In the Anous of Nov: 29 appears this brevity : " Ypsilauti Commercial, Nov. 23 : " A case of small pox is repoited, and scarlet fevcr is very prevalent. " If the report was a false one the Commercial wa.3 responsible and uot the AröUSBut in a later issue the Aeous committed an nnpardonable sin in jocularly remar " Tho Ypsilanti Board of Health deuiesthe report (in an Ypsilanti paper ) of small pox ia that city. The patiënt died befüre the denial waa given to the public. Shaip practice. " By way ol atonement for a poor and unappreciated joke "let it be recorded" that the Sentinel saya it was not small pox and tliat "the scarlet fever hii3 subsided. "

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