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The regenta met last evening. The big 4 next Thursday evening. L. F. Wade has invested in a type writer. Sheriff Wallace was in Detroit Moniay. Fred Wallace is to be turukey at the jail. The Ypsilantian is now in its second year. The Saline reform club is about out of debt. Wm. W. Hannan was in the city over Sunday. A little more snow would inake fine leighing. The number of student enrolled in the university is 1,515. John H. Davis was janitor of the courthouse for 11 years. The Scio band seranaded Sheriff Wallace last Thursday. Mrs. Munson Bliss, of Toledo, is the gueat of Calvin Bliss. Mrs. Dr. Lewett, of Leadville, is visiting at N. M. Schoff's. Jas. Donovan, of South Lyon, paid the city a visit last Fnday. O. H. Manly is lo have bis office connected with a telephone. Dr. L. M. Jones, of Brooklyu, Mich., was in the city Tuesday. E. W. Wallace's house in Saline, is occupied by John Schairer. Coroner Clark's bondsmen are Geo. W C'ropsey and Andrew Bell. A new boiler takes the place of the old one in A. L. Noble's shop. _ Dr. Frothingham lcctures tomorrow eveuing at the opera house. Hereafter the temperance meetings are to be held iu the opera house. A. A. Wood, of Lodi, has gone to Vermont after thoroughbred sheep. Union evening prayer meetings are being held in Saline tuis weck. Mrs. H. SkeLon spoke in Hastings last Friday evening on temperance; The ncw janitor of the court house has lived ia thiscity for many years. The red ribbon social is to be repeated in Dester next Saturday cveninj;Dr. House, of Teeumseh addressed the Hahnemauu society last evening. David Mark's youngest son Samtnie died last Thursday, of diphtheria. Prof. Wilson spoke in Ypsilanti last Sunday on the temperance question. C. II. Myers, of the clas9 of '80, is practicing medicine in Farna City, Iovva. Messrs. Dale and Nowland purchased in four weeks, 80,000 pounds of pork. C. II. Manly has moved into his uew office, store No. 11 opera house block. The pomological society will meet Saturday the 15th uit , at the court house. Tim Baxter, a member of the Chicago board of trade, was in the city Monday. Fred Chapin in the town of Northfield is preparing to build a barn 36 by 80 feet. The royal templáis of temperance are about forming an organization in this city. Mrs. E. A. Warren, of this city, spoke in Saline Sunday evening to the reform club. Aid. Kellogg is of the opinión that bridges No. 1 and 2 should be re-built at once. DeWitt C. Fa!l and family, of Corunna, were visiting friends in the city last week. The dead body of a negro was found in a trunk at the M. C R. R. depot last week. The foithcoming history of Washteuaw county will be a book of about 1,200 pages. Jno. D. Heinrich feil down stairs one day last week and was quite severely injured. Jas. E. Ilenriques will accept our thanks for copies of Mars-halltown (Iowa) papers. Prof. Yaughan was a witness in the Hall murder case, on trial at Poutiac last Saturday. County Clerk Clark held the lucky number which drewue meetschaum pipe at Buck's. A unión prayer meeting was held at the Coneregational church last Saturdny afternoon. The Dexter Leader will don a new dress tomorrow. This shows] signs of prosperity. Jíichael J. Fanning is to address the temperance meeting Sucday afternoon and evening. Frank JoBlin was secretary of the eastem Michigan agricultural society !or seven years. G. W. Noble, of Buchanan, a brother of A. L. Noble, has been spending several days in the city. R. M. Collier, formerly editor aud proj.-ietor of the Qrass Lake News, was in the city Monday. V. Widenmann has gone to East Saginaw, where he has accepled a position in a hardware store. Bishop Harris administered the rite of confirmation at St. Lake's church, Ypsianti, last evening. E. P. Goodrich, court stenographer, las had his salary increased trom $1,000 to $1.200 per year. D. E. Doane left the city in a huny some days ago. He is supposed to be in the western country. Jeff Davis expects to leave for Lexington, Ky., next Saturday to visit his mother who is 98 years old. Teu cars of iron for the Toledo, Aun Arbor and Grand Trunk railraad, miehed South Lyon, Saturday. During December the Washtenaw muual insurance company cancelled three ïolicies and added one. Wm. McPherson, who superintended the construction of the court-house, is iving inFranklin, Iud. Rev . S. T. Holmer, of Chelsea. occu)ied th3 pulpit of the C'ongregational church, Sunday evening. Stephen Fairchild succeeds, Newton Sheldon as secretary of the Washtenaw flre insurance company. Dr. WiUonreceivedfrom Paris, France, ast week for the homeopathie hospital a complete set of test glasses. The following is the vote on drain coinruissioner: F. Schaebele, 12; J. J. Parshall, 6; C. S. Wooaard, 3. The board of hcalth of Chelsea, has closedtbe churches and schools on account of the prevalence of diphtheria. The festival of the epiphany was celebrated last Thursday by the Catholic, Germán and Episcopal churches. The funeral of Adolphus Bousenbark, took place Friday afternoon last, from the Leiand church in Northfield. Jno. G. Almandinger, an old resident of this county, died in the town of Ann Arbor last Saturday, aged 80 years. Jas. Corwin, who moved from Sharon last April to Bunker Hill, has lost several membera of his family of diphtheria. Luick brothers have contracted with C. Frank, to build Mm an $800 house on the corner of North and Main streets. The only paper represented at the annual meeting of the press association held in Lansing this week was the Courier. For nine years and three months Newton Sheldon served as secretary of the Washtenaw mutual insrirance company. The amount of money turned over to deputy Treasurer Seyler by his predecessor, xe-Treasurer Fairchild.was $2,580.39. The Ann Arbor scientific association met Saturday evening, and listened to the reading of reports by a number of professors. Lewis Lang, an old resident of this city, died last Wednesday night. He had been sick with dropsey for a long time. Daniel F. Danforth, of Kanbas City, Mo., was in town Monday. He came here to altend the funeral of his brother George. County Clerk Clark is to receive $100 for keeping an account with the county treasurer and with the .several fund of the county. Commissioner McKernan was eugaged Monday in taking testimony inthedivorce suit of Mrs. Francis L. Lyon against Wm. F. Lyon. Fletcher Jewell has the fastest horse in the city. He scooped everything on State street Mouday afternoon, and the high flyers wcre allout. Among the deeds filed for record last Thursday with the register, were two hearing date April 22d, 1824, and signed by James Monroe. The members of the Washtenaw county asricuHural society are already asking tliequcslion, "How are we to get rid of tbe tramp printer." The flrst suit tried before Commissioner McKeruan was to obtain possession of the preinises occupied by a Mrs. Johnson on North Fourth street. Geo. H. Winslow has been elected janit-or of the courthouse with a salary of $400 per year. He entered upon bis duties Friday morning. There was another death in Chelsea Saturday from diphtheria, A. McClean, wlio worked for B. J. Bdlings, when he kept ihe Leonard house. The following supervisors voted to discontinue the suits against the constables: Daneer, Depew, Gregory, Kress, Rhodes, ShutU, and Yost. Gilmore & Miaco's Humpty Dumpty drew well Friday evening. There was a largo audience present and the performance exceptionably good. The janiter of the court-house, Geo. H. Winslow, flled his bond Friday in the sum of $2,000, with J. W. Hunt, and Chas. H. Manly as sureties. Mrs. and Mrs. Daniel C. Giffert, left for West Point.Nebraska, Monday. They were accompanied as far as Chicago, by Mrs. Goode and Miss Gilïert. Isaac Wynkup, who has been ill for the past three months, is slowly improving in health. His many friends wil be pleased to see hiin around once more. Charles H. Ludlow, who has been in the employ of Wines & Worden as book keeper for the past 13 years, has accepted a similar position in Bay City. The bilis of Constables Loomis, Imus andPorter against the county for $1,047,G9, were cut down by the supervissrs and finally allowed at $856.09. The members of the Washtenaw county bar have signed a petition praying for the appointment of Judge Cooley to the bench of the supreme court of the U. S. Geo. Q. Cannon, the mormon, will not l)e a delégate to congress from Utah as the certifícate of election has been given to Alian G Campbell, antimormon. The Gregory house with the improvemeuts soon to be made, an office down stairs and re-lurnished throughout, will te oue of the best hotels in the state. Supervisior Dansingburg was allowed $41.50 for services as a memoer of the committee on criminal class, in the cases of prosecution against the constables. Superintendent Green has been appointed a delégate to the state meeting of county superintendents to be held in Lansing the 18th, 19th and 20th of this month. The remains of Mrs D. L. Botsford, who died in Lima, O., were brought to the city Friday for iuterment. Funeral services were held in the Unitarian church. Joseph I. Johnson, for the past 25 years in the employ of the M. C. R. R., was run over at Ypsilanti Monday by the road repair train and bis right leg crusüed. Wm. H. Lewis, the popular landlord of the European hotel in Ypsilanti, who Lias been under the weathcr for several weeks with rheumatism, is able to be tround again. The supervisors Friday appropriated $550 for purchasing books of index, and having theni copied; also two disks and what other furniture may be uecessary B the register's office . The students who were expected to address the temperauce meeting Sunday afternoon didn't put in an appearance, and Messrs. Frazer, Jonen, and other members if the club did the speaidng. Miss Ada Johnson and Miss Kittie McCleery were throwh from a carriage by a runaway horse oue afternoon last week. The former escaped uninjured, but Miss McCleery sprained her ankle. Rev. Mr. Gilmore, pastor of the colored M. E. church, was given a donation on Wednesday eveuing of last week. He made the donors i neat little speech and ioped they would come again. Under the old prohibition law, and with a population considerably less than we now have, there were 73 saloons at one time in this city. To-day with a [Ícense law the saloons number 38. Tke First National BaDk elected the following directors Monday: E. Wells, P. Bacu, J. Clements, Wm. McCreery, J. W. Knight, John Henley, J. A. Scott, J. M. Wheeler, and C. II. Richmond. Alian H. Frazer and O. F. Hunt, of the universily addressed the opera house meeting Sunday evening. Mr. F. made a most convincing and logical address, and his comparisions were well taken, As Supervisor Dancer, of Lima, was coming to the city last Thursday morning, his horse feil down and broke the harness to pieces. He was not present when the supervisors elected a janitor. The popular comedian, M. B. Curtis, will make his flrst appearance at the opera house next Monday evening in Jno. H. Jessop's new American comedydrama in three acts, "Sain'i of Posen, the commercial drummer." Enterprise: WillMerriman, son of Geo, O. Merriman, started for Kansas on Saturday lafet in company with his brother Noua. We learn that he intends to make Kansas his home, provided the climate agrees with him. Fred Schaeble, of Manchester, who was appointed drain commissioner at the last meeting of the board of supervisors and who failed to qualify, was re-appointed Friday, and is to give bonds in the sum of $1,000. Geo. M. Danforth, a gradúate of the literary and law department of the university, died suddenly in Minneapolis last Friday. His remains were brought here Monday for interment. Mr. D. , was 44 years of age. The following was the vote taken by the supervisors on janitor: G. II. Winslow, 9; J. H. Davis, 9; T. D. Horton, 2; Wm. Schlede, 2. Second ballot, Winslow, 11; Davis, 10; Horton, 1. Third ballot, Winslow, 12; Davis, 10. Leonard Gruuer and Prof. Newcomb, who went to Madison, Wis., convened witli a number of prominent men there, and from the best information that could be gained it was thought best to forward the will to Wisconsin for probate. The following are the ofllcers elected by the Aun Arbor Schutzenbund : President, C. Krapf; vice-president, John Walz; secrelary, Anton Eisele; scuutzmasters, Frederick Schmid Jr., and Christiau Smith; marshal, Fred Graf. Lectures will be resumed in university hall next Sunday afternoon.and continued every altérnate Sunday by the vanous professors. Dr. Cocker will speak Suudayafternoon at 3 o'clockonilsome of the characieristics of modern skepticism." Thos. Sheekell, living about three miles south-west of Saline, took an ounce and a half of laudanum last Saturday and died Sunday afternoon. He was unmarried and in good circumstances, but for sometime he has not cnjoyed the best of health. The St. Thomas temperance society elected the following offlcers Sunday: President, Andrew Norton; vice-presideut, John Flynn; secretary, Frank O'Hearn; flnancial,;secretary, Peter Dignan; councilors, ffm. Clancy, John O'Grady; marshal, John O'Mara. Dr. Franklin is reviewing dislocations, and fractures, and is showing the practical workings of that branch of surgery. He has a subject, and each student is required to diagnose, reduce, and put on the necessary dressings for every important dislocation of the body, and the same thing in referenco to fractures. Each student is required to perforni all the functions necessary to set a fractured imb. A series of lectures for the benefit of the reform club are to be delivered in the opera house by the following well known scientific gentlemen : Drs. Frothinghain, Frinklin, Maclean and Ford, and Profs. Langley, Wincheli and others. The first lecture of the course is tomorrow evening, when Dr. Froihingham will deliver a lecture on "The Eye, thediseases which afflict it, and the preventions and means of cure." While the population of Ann Arborexceeds that of Adrián by 955 souls according to the census, the total vote of the latter city exceeds the f ormer by 289 votes as per election returns. The reasons for which, though somewhat a matter of speculation, is doubtless largely attributable to the large number of widows with their families who have sought residences here to eke out a subsistence by keeping boarders. Just prior to Judge Harriman's taking bis seat as probate judge, four years ago, the board of supervisors cut the salary down to $1,200 per year, which was the amount he has been receiving. Thursday he went before the board, and asked that he be allowed the difference between that and the amount fixed by the legislature, prior tohis election, $1,500 per year. His request was 'granted and the clerk was instructed to draw a warrant for $1,200 the amount of the claim against thb county. Observer: Postmaster Mason kindly furnishes us the following figures, showthe large amounl of money order businees transacted at th3 place, during the past year: Number of money orders issued in 1880,1,503; value of the same, $22,628.24; greatest number in one day, 17; average number per day, nearly five; average amount of each order, $15.05; jreatest amount in one day, $318.01; smallest order issued, 50 cents; whole number received, 571; namber registered etters sent, 371. One order was held by the owner from December 25, 1879, until August 9, 1880. 'Pat" Finley some years ago resided in this city. At one time he figured quite irominently as a defendant in a f#rgery case in the Washtenaw circuit court. Everyone knows or bas heard of this "Pat" Finley. The following appeared n the Detroit morning papers one day ast week : The recent statement of the sublisher of Truth confirms the belief, expressed last summer by experts, that the Morey letter was in Finley's handwriting. Finley is in a bad way ; deserted jy the men who have used him in the jast two or three campaigns, having 'ailed in business, shunned by all decent men cognizant of his f orgeries, he is almost an object of pity. Report of the secretar}' of the Washtenaw Mutual fireinsurance coinpany: Number of mernbersbelonging to the company Dec. 31st 18S0, 2,005; amouot at risk, 54,064,415; total resources, $739.37 claims or losses due and payable, $8 ; for losses uot matured, $2,639.94; for losses remited, $1,313.05; bank note, $3,000; total liabilities, $6,901.59. Total ucome for the year, $8,019.3ö, expenditures, $S,01149. The numjer of assessments during the year, 1; imouut $4, 796.58. Received since Dec. dist 1880: On assesáments, $85.93; received on 10 per cent, $7.72; received on polices, $19.64; paid out, A. G. Lawrence, award. $410; justice fees, $6.60; postage, $2.42, total, $419.02. Balance Lec. 11, $299.16. Proposals for bonds opened by the school board Tuesday evening. Mis. G. Gwinner, for $1,500 due Feb. lst, 1888, offered $1.25 premium on $100. Amos Corey, bids for $2,000 due Feb. lst 1887, or for $2,000 due Feb. lst 1888, $1.25 premium on $100. Mrs L. Wildhag, for $500,premium $1.50 for each $100. First National bank, offered for the $4,000, $4,031.20. Ann jVrbor Savings bank offered $1.27 premium on each $100, for the $4,000. Bacil & Abel, for $4,000 bid $4,555.55, and as they were the highest bidders they were awarded the bonds. There were 15 bids for furnïshing wood, running from $3.50 for oak, up to $5 for hickory. It was left to the treasurer to award the contract accordins- to his best iudgment. The Commercial last week published the following notice of one of the oldest pioneers in the county: Mr. Joslin came to Ypsilanti in 1837. In 1840 be formed a copartnership with Mr. Lane, under the tirm name of Lane & Joslin. In November, 1849, Mr. Lañe, a valuable citizen, died. In February, 1841, he formed a partnership with Walter A . Buckbee - Buckbee & Joslin. Mr. Buckbee died in 1841. February, 1843, with Churchell H. Van Cleve, under the firm name of Joslin & Van Cleve. In 1844, Skinner, Geo. N. & Joslin. The partnership in 1850 wa9 dissolved by the death of Mr. Skinner. Alone until January lst, 1854 when the firm became Joslin & Norris. Lasted two years. Over two years out of the profession and engaged in runn ing milis. From April 1858, to 1871, Joslin & Blodget, Amos now residing in Philadelphia. He was alone three years, and in 1874 Joslin & Whitman, C. R., a sonin-luw. 1881, alone again, and to use his own wor.ts, "Chauney is himself again." The fojlowing pertaining to the uriiversity is from the retiring message of Gov. Croswell: In no department of its educational system can Michigan more justly maifest a wellgrounded feeling of pride than in its university. This great institution of learning has proved more successful than any other created by the munifleence of the general government and sustained through appropriations made by a state. It aitus to be broad in ts teachings, comprehending as much as possible of the scientific and literary pursuits of the age. It keeps abreast with the most powerful movement of educational thought, and has made itse'.f the pioneer in providing for "the scientific course, the co-education of the sexes, the course of elective studies, the extensión in length and number of tertns, and the advanced requircments exacted ;it matriculation.' It cnrollcd last year 1,430 stndents, a greater number than ever liefore. It is wholly out of debt, aud in every respect may be said to be in a flourishing condition . 1 bespeak for it your favor, and apprehend you will not liesitate to make any necessary provisión for keeping it in vigorous life. The regents request a continuance of the appropriations h ere tofo re made for conducting certain branches of scientific cducation taught in the university through the express action of the legislaturc, which in my opinión, should be granted. The Sunday Magazine for February. This is the second number of the ninth volume of this excellent periodical, which is now conducted, we see, by the Rev. Alfred Taylor, an experienced correspondent and editor. The formcr editor of The Sunday, Magazine, Rev. Dr. Deerns, will, it is announced, he henee forth a regular contri butor, and other attractive features have beeu added which will ineroase its already great popularity. Thu present number is literally crowded with good things, of which our space will only permit a general notice. ''The Ternperance Movement," by Alfred H. Guernsey, "Missionary Success in Tahiti,' by the Rev. Daniel Edwards, "Character istics of the Esquimaux," are replete with interest and informatioD, and liberally illustrated. "Hard Places in the Bible," by Rev. Dr. Deerns; "Women of the Bible," "International Sunday school Lessons," "The Home Pulpit," etc, are among the many noteworthy features. In the department of fiction "Out of the World" is continued, and there are uumeroiib short stories, sketches, essays and poema by distinguished writers. The mi8cellany is unusually abundan t. In fact, the number isja rarely attractive one in its literary and artistic features, and highly creditable to the editor. It contains 128 quarto pages and over 100 illustrations. $3 ayear; single copy, 25 cents - postpaid. Frank Leslie's Publishing House, 53, 55 and 57 Park Place, Now York. The whole number of interments in Forest Hill cemetery during the year 1880, was 122. There died in this city and town, 81; Scio, 5; Pittsfield, 3; Superior, 2; Webster, 2; York, 2; Lodi, 1; Freedom, 1; Dexter. 1 ; Northfield, 1 ; Lima, 1 ; Salem, l;Jackson, 2 ; Kalamazoo, 2 ; Pontiac, 2; East Saginaw, 1 ; Grand Rapids, 1 ; Detroit, 1 ; Green Oak, 1 ; Mackinac, 1 ; Indiana, 3 ; Missouri, 2 ; ühio, 2 ; Illinois, 1 ; Tennessee, i; Wisconsin, 1. Seventeen died of inflammation of the lungs; 12, consumption ; 6, paralysis ; 7, still born; G, oíd age; 5, heart disease; 4, general debility; 3, pneumonía; 3, dropsey; 3, erysepelas;3, kidney disease; 2, diabetes; 2, child berth; 2, cholera infantum; 2, nummer complaint; 2, typhoid fever; 2, scarlet fever; 2, inflammation of bowels; 2, dysentery; 2, inflammation of bladder; 2, inÜanimation of brain, 2, diphtheria; 2, cáncer; 1, cáncer of stomach; 1, tumor of bowels; 1, croup and convulsions; 1 croup;l, inflammation of wiudpipe; 1, dropsey of bowels and heart disease; J, overdose morphine; 1, poison, (accidental); 1, spvnal disease; 1, brain fever; 1, cáncer of liver; 1, paralysis and pueumonia; 1, typüoid fever and oíd age; 1, epilepsey; 1, hemorrhage of bowels; 1, capillary bronchites; 1, conjestive chills; 1, apoplexy; 1, asthma and consumption; 1, inflammatory rheumatism; 1, rheumatism; 1, spasms; 1, typhomalarial fever; 6, not reported. Under 1 year of age, 7 ; Letween 1 and 5 years, 8; betweeu 5 and 10 years, 5; bet ween 10 and 20 years, 9; between 20 and 30 years, 14; between 30 and 40 years, 5; between 40 and 50 years, 10; between 50 and 60 years, 12; oetween 60 and 70 years, 13; betweeu 70 and 80 years, 18; between 80 and 90 years, 10. The oldest person was Lewis Reeves, of Pittsfield, who wa9 89 years, 9 months and 2 days.
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