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26
Month
September
Year
1879
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- County fair next wock. -Dr. Dormid McLean is building an arldition to his residence, for office purposes. - Annual renting of pews of M. 13. cburch will take placo on Mondy eveniug next. - Frederick Pistorius has transferred Lis !aw office to rooms over John Goetz's grocery store. - Excavation on the site of the now Baptist church to ba built on Huron Street, has begun. - Rev. Mr. Sunderland will proach his first annuiil sermón at the Unitarian church next Sunday morning. - Hat and cap dealer, Mr. A. A. Terry, has cauglit the fever, and is ornamonticg his store with a píate glass front. - Dr. Rose has filed his vouchers and papers with the county clerk in nccordance with the decisión of Judge Morris. - Among articles of association filed in the office of secretary of state was that of the Keek furniture compauy, Kept. 12. - Frank Martin contributed $10 to the treasury of Detroit for assaulting a brakeman at the Michigan Central Depot on Saturday. - In the case of the People vs. Adam pressman, adjournnient was 'ordercd to Oct. 8. - JLn the case of People vs. Kobert Pattipiece, charged withassault and battery upon Paul Tessmer, a masón by trade, Eobeit picad guilty and squared up by payment of a fino. - Dr. A. W. Chase of receipt book fauie who has engaged in business in Toledo for several years, lias returned to this city with the iutention, of making it his future home. - Popularity of the Reform Club socials continúes. That given under the auspices of Charles Richards on Friday eveuing drew the usual large sized audience, a $98 house. - Tho Unitarian churoh Las been undergoing several long feit ituprovenients. A new i'uruace has been put in and a systein of ventilatiou adopted at an expense of several hundred dollars. - The next Reform social two weeks frooi this erening wlll be given under tho auspices of Women's Christian Temperance Union led by Mrs. Dr. Tyler, the proceeds to go into the treasury of their society. - The young lady, the daughter of a farmer, under sixteeu years of age who exhibiU at the county fair next week, the best loaf of bread niade solely by her own hands, will receive a years subscription to the Argus, free. a prize for target shootingbetween coigraissioned officers of first brigade of Michigan's troops, at Belle Isle, on Stturday, is on exhiiiitiou in the window of Bliss and Sou, jewelers. - Early Tuesday uiorning a shed on tue preiuises of Dan Crawii rd, iu ïvhioh wasstoredathreshine machine andino vver and reaper belonging to 8. Bond, was set on fire and tfaö building and contents destroyed. Loss ahout L00. - Mr. C. L. Tuomey of Ann Arbor township places a basket of superb peaches upoa the editorial table, which duly inspected by the editor and family wore voted choioe and splcndid. Thanks to the gentleman, and any others likewise impelled. -lu the crowd jcstling eaoh other about the city hall in Detroit waiting to shake bands with tho Presidential party was Edward Perego, ' wlio was pushed against the sido of the city hall with such torce as to sustain a fracture of the right arm." - lïetaü pricea of vegetables and fruits : cabbage 5a6c per head ; turnips 40c per bubbel ; onions $1 per busbel hubbard squash lOu each ; best apples 60c per bush ; beets 50o per bushei ; pumpkin8 best, 10c each ; celery 5c per head ; pears $1 per bushei ; peaches $1 $2 per bushei ; quinces $2,50 a $3. grapes 4 ets a pound ; - Tho Anu Arbor city band haselected the following officers : President, John Chase ; secretary, Henry Hatch treasnrer, Charles M. Jones ; leader Henry Otto; drill master, Charles B. Davison. The band meets two nights in a week for practioe, and, although it has been organized but a short time, tkemeuibers already show muoh profioiency. - John ïraiaor of Whitmore Lake was arrested Friday and taken before Justice Beahan to answer to the charg of larceny. It is claiined that four year ago a watch valued at 20, the property of a Mr. Rane, carne up missing, and was recently discovered in the possessioi ot' Traino. As he refused to givo it up a warrant was sworn out for his arrest and he was held to bail for trUl. 7'", st;. -..„ent ■ D0troit Po and Irihmic tWt Eev. John Alabasto . Auburn, New York, is to supply the pul pit of the M. E. ohuroh ot thiscity the coming year, is somewhat premature.- The society, earnestly hoping au engagement with the reverend gentleman can be effected, is awaiting the actiou of Bishop Bowman, now presiding over couference, including tho Auburu district. - From what can be learned relativo to Oov. Ashley's visit to Boston, it is safe to say that the Arm Arbor and Pontiao road will not be constructed for some time. The bottoiu to the wholo project has fallen out, and as a cousequeuoe the people here feel it badly, for they had every reason to believe that when the money waa raised and the right of way secured that the road was ft reality. - An east-bound freight train ran off the track at Doxter on Thursday night of last week, causing the wreek of seven oars and the serio us injury of Wm. H. Burns, a brakoman residing at 184 Hustings street, Detroit. The accident carelessly caused by leaving a switch open, disarranged the time of all the trains the eusuing day. One hundred or more Persons intending to take the early train bound east wero compelled to lounge about the depot three hours before neans were provided for .leparture. Passeogers on the 2 A. ir. train bound Weet were raüroaded back to this city íor breakfast, some obtaining a warm aeal at the depot, and eighty-seven of the number breakfasted ut tho Cook House. - Prof. Friezu of the university, has bought a lot and will erect a stone house thereon. - Mrs. Kont Mason of Grand Rapids will address the Keform Club on Sunday afternoon at the Opera House. - The annual meeting of the Washtenaw counly pomologicnl sociuty is to be held in the court-house October 2. - A court martial has been ordered by Col. Fitzsiuimons of Tecuuiseh, to be held at the arinoiy of Co. A, Uct. ti, for trial of private Frederick Huson and others charged with non-attendanoe and insubordinaron. The court will consist of Chas. H. Manly, Captain, Win. Kay, Ist Lieutenant, Chas. Ludlow, 2a Lieutenant. Judge Advocate, Joel W. Ham' ilton, private. - A distressing accident befel John Steeb, an employee in the woolen factory of Cornwell Bros., three miles west of the city, on Saturday last. Bteeb's business was to look after the machinory in the uiill. While other hands were in the city procuring gooda he was attending to duty. By an accident he becauie entangled in the belting and whirled around a shaft several tiuies, breaking the right arm from its socket, the left within an inch from the socket. He is now arniless. Steob is a single man, 25 report his rocovery probable, a fact wonderful considering the injuries he withstood. - On Saturday evening Company A preceded by the city band proceeded t the Michigan Central depot, to mee Captain Munly who won the sword a Belle Isle military tournament. Messrs G. S. Pitkin and Nichols were detailec by Lieutenant Kay to escort the Captain to tho artnory. Along the route the band gave se veral popular airs, and reaching corner Hurón and Main Streets a calcium light was thrown upon the procession by druggist Brovvn. At the Arinory Captain Manly thanked the company for the consideraron shown lim. The company then responded with threo rousing cheers fpr their Captain, vho gave them distinction in military quarters by winnicg the beautiful prize.

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