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Who is Tom Buil of Chelsea? The sleighing is about whipped. Next Monday is St. Valentine'd day. D. J. Loomis is doing pólice duty. There is $2,672.00 in the contingent f and. Thereistobe anolher saloon on "rat row." C. H. Cady has s"ld out his grocery store. Ac last the town pump has been vepaired. Jas. ClementR, Jr., has retnrned f rom África. The peach erop ncxt scasou will be a failure. 'Underthe Gaslight" at the opera hous tliis evenin.tr. Ypsilanti is excited over another cate of sinall-pox. Examinations this week at the horneo, pathic college. The bazar witl not close until next Tuesday night. Dor Kellogs; celebrated his 81st anniversary Tuesday. Jay Rial's Humpty Dumpty troupe next Monday evening. The shcd in the rear of Schuh's store feil in Tuesday night. Mrs. H. E. Eldert, of Dixboro, died Sunday aged 26 years. Prof. Maclean's leclure Tuesday evening was full of interest. M. O'IIara,thedrover, sprained his foot juite budly lust Friday. Eli Manly is acting special policeman during Porttr's absence. The Gregory house has iilled up wonderfully since yesterday. Show Tuk Democrat to your neighbor and ask hlm to subscribe. The sum of $171 was taken at the tem perance meetings Sunday. Daniel Wood is serviug a 10 days' jail seutence for getting drunk. The Dexter reform club will glve a q cent social to piorrow evening. The university asks for $175,000 iu approprialions froin the legislature. Policeman Millman is acting chief during the absence of J. G. Johnsou. And uow the Chelsea youugsters have the whoopinq; cough. What next? Dr. Torn Ewing, of Dexter, has engaed in the drug business in lieading. The legislativo committee on appropriatious, visited the university last Friday. Jas. Richardson will firo the 8teamer, for which he will receive f60 peryear. The Dixboro reform club was addressed Sutiday evening by Mrs. E. A. Warren. John Keek and C. "Weitbrecht occupy the same store No. 53 South Main street. It was the body of Wm. Couch found in the dead room of the medical building. A. R. Hammond has the contract to build a f3,000 residence for R. K. Ailes. A cotnpany to carry on the tanning business is about being organized in this city. The homeopathie hospital s now connected with the ceatral telephone office. Policeman Porter has gone east on a visit. He espeets to be absent about two weeks. John Mesner, Geo. Smith.and a danghterof John Schenck, all of Freedom, are quite 111. 3 City attorney Knowlton has been iiistructed to make a test case of the dog tas law. C. W. Brown, for many years an uonored citizcn of Clielsea, was buried last Thursday. Last Fiiday night was the coldest known in nitiüy years. Over 20 degrees below zero. The Harkins and Granger combination played to good houses Friday and Saturday evenings. Gilbert Bliss it seems is the only man in the first wartl who can run a caucus suecessfully. Last weck David Rupp, of Saline, was kicked in the head by a liorse he was leading to water Mrs. Einilie Allen.assisted by the Franz Abt quartctte, gire a concert next Wednesday evening. Geo. Walker had his cutter smashed by a couple of Ypsilanti chaps runaing into him last Friday. Rev. Mr. Alab.tster will preach next Suudi.y eveuing on the proposcd prohibítory amendmeut. Geo. Clarken bus puichased Herz's paint shop, aud will move it in the spring ou to a vacint lot. Geo. Pulcipher is going to Texas, where he will have charge o( au engine on the T. C. R. R. Prof. C. K. Adams is boou to lecture on the "Iriah Land Troubles" for the benefit of the reform club. Wm. B. Seymour, of YpsiUnti, has been elected G. O., by the Grand Lüdge of the A O. U. W. The ice around the bridgen should be cut away, for if the thaw continúes therowill be trouble. Wm. W. Kelly, business manager of the Charlotte Thompson combination.was in the cityyesterday. Col. Baio.and probably Samuel F.Ciiry, will be present at the anniversary of the reform zhib in Mnrch. Monday May Öth is the flrst day of hearing claims in the estáte of Jacob Ilangsterfer, deceased. It cost $14.50 for fuel for the two en giue houses last month, and $36.12 to warm the indigenc poor. Another .ld persou, Otis Cutler, died Snndny night at the residence of Mrs. H. H. Cowls, in his 83d year. The L jader says it takes seven men and 14 uounds to catch a sickly, dyspeptic lookitig, half-sized fox. After Thurscjay nest the Ann Arbor agricultural company will settle with their men every two weeks. Ut. Amos Winslow, of Ft. Madisou, who has been ill for some weeks, was brought home Friday night. A.inong those appointed a committee on historians by the state pioneer society, ii M. 11. Goodrich, of thij city. Miss Annie Austin, one of Detroit' school malms, spent last öabbath bare as the guest of Misa Alice Porter. Nicholas Bird is going into the saloon business and Christian Martin and Mathia Fischer go bis bonds for $2,000. The Ypsiianti fire department give a grand ball on the lOth inst. The Minnis orchestra will furnish the music. Notwithstanding the rain Tuesday uight agoodly number attended the party at Fred Hutzel,s in Pittsfleld. Walter Lathrop, who bas been engaged in the milk business for the past four years, has sold out to Elmor Mills. Charlotte Thompson 's combination will appear at the opera house March 2d, in the new play of "The Planter's Wife." Aretus Dunn is to make some improvements in the old Sager house on the corner of Washington and División streets. The authorities of Dexter show their rood sense by sending out snow plows to clean the walks after a heavy snow storm. Louis Gerstiier, Jr., aged 27 years, died yesterday, of consumption, at the reei dence of his parents on Fountain street. The operetta of " The Land of Nod " is to be given in the opera house sometime in March, by the juvenile temperance union. The Ann Arbor jubilee singers are to give a series of concerts in this county. They will sing under the aaspices of reform clubs. The Braun brothers, living on the old Moe farm, are to build a large barn, and they have let the inason work to D F. and J. J. Flynn. CordeliaM. Hose answersher husband's bill of divorce by charging him with eruelty. She further says he drove het from home. The Ann Arbor council R. T. of T., will hereafter meet on the 2d and 4th Mooday's in eacli month over Bach & Abel's store. Policemau Millman made 9 arrests in January. The ainount of money received for services and turned iuto the city treasurer wa8 $23.11. There was a very pleasant party at the residencc of Mr. Warren, in Webster, last Thursday evening. There were 214 persons present. Last Friday Thos. Larken, Frank Shep. ard and Harvey Allen, New Englandbra were given 15 days to rest and feed at the county's expense. Winfield Banfleld has been appointed cngineor of the new steamer for three months from Jan. lst, with a salary at the rute of $110 per ycar. Jewell & Son have taken possossion of the Gregory house. They were busy nearly all day yesterday moving the furniture from the Cook house. Chief Johnson receired a telegram Monday that his wife's mother was lying at the poiut of deatn, and in company witli his wife, left for New York. Mrs. O. B. Schuyler, and family, are Koning back to Chicago to live. The temperance cause here will lose one of its most warmest advocates. Because Col. Dean couldn't elect his chairman at the republican ward caucus, he pitched into everybody, and for a time a ñicht seemed imminent. Not one of the 300 who hare called have been able to give a correct answer to A. A. Terry's conundrum. We won der who will get the hat? To-day the Iwys will see how manj rabbits they can kill on the fair grounds About 50 rabbits will be let loose and considerable sport is anticipated. Lant Watkins, after a year's absence from this city, put in his appearauce last Friday. He is one of a party getting up a history of Hamilton county, Ohio. John Keek has moved his stock of f urniture and is ready to wait on his oíd cus lomers at 53 South Main street. He has rrnted of C. Weitbrecht temporarily. The time for collecting taxes has again l)een extended until the lst of March. This should be sufllcient tu allow every one who has not done so to whack up. The Maxwell theatrical company, whicu is to commence a three uights' engagement at the opera house this evening, comes well rccommended by the press. John B. Dow is talked oí for alderman f rom the third ward. We second the nomiuaüou well knowing the interests of the peoplo 'woultl be looked after by Mr. D. The bazar ib in f uil blast. We hope Compauy A will clear $2,000 from the bazar. This can be accomplished if the citizens will patronize the boys as they ihould. The funeral ot Isaac Eiliot, an olci resident of tuis townahip, was held Friday, and bis remaius were foilowed to the giuve by many of nis friends and tonner asaociates. The few greenbackers that are left in the county propose to hold a convention next Saturday at the court house and appoint delégate: to the greenback state convention. The next lecture of the red ribbon course wili be delivered by Prof. FraakItn one week trom next Tuesday nigüt. Subject, "The Press, lts Powers and liesponsibilities." Tlie following are the oflicers electecl by the Alpha Nu society Friday evening: G. M. Bigelow, piesitlent; Miss Gilmore, 7ice president; A. G. Hall, secretary; N. P. Schirmer, treasurer. Oue of the attractions al the teinpsrance meeting Sunday eveniug was the jubilee singers, who tavored the audienee with a number of selections. They were called out several times. trod Esslinger was so cuaning that it was two weeks before his ueighbois knew oí a new arrival at his house. It was a hoy umi kickea the bearu al 13 pouua. Mother and child doing well (Jol. Bain, who delivered a series of temperante lectuits in this place, is to visit ïpsilauü. He will cominence there on the evening of the 19th inst. He ia u power uncl draw iinmensely. The audieoce in the opera house Suuday evemug was siniply immense, and the speech of (Jol. tíain a maguiiicenl efforl. A large numDerot' men umi wonaeu signed the pledge of total auslinence. Last inontli policeman Johnsou, ai poor mas ter, distributed ïiUii.ÜG as follows: Kust ward, faa.aö; secoiid ward, fytiö; third ward, PU.W; fourth ward, 50.51; lifth ward, $16.49; sixth ward, $16. The funeral of Miss Lydia Josenhans was held Öunday. Öome 14 memberg of the Beethoven Gesangverein attended the ceremonies which wcre held in York. Bev.Jfr. Ailtmer, of Detroit, ofllciated. Policemun Crown, who puts in several hours in the aflernoon at the medical college, has the rooms under his charge kept neat and clean; a decided improvement siuce (Jeorga w;is assigned to the post. Dr. Frauküu is auxiousto estaülish auother private bed in the homeopathie hospital, aad to raise funds for tuis purpose he proposes to deliver his lectiue on "The Piess" in different cities in the state. A pauper f rom Manchester who died at the county house, was found in the medical college last Sjalurday by deputy sheriff Vreeland. The body was delivered to the offlcer and he returned to Manchester in the evening. We learu that action is to be comïnenced against certain saloon keeperg who kept open üere on Christmas ana New Year's days, providing the prosecuting attorney deeais the evidence sutficient to convict them. The building ou which lime is stored at Cornwell's müls at Foster's Station, caught flre Atonday night. It was disovered burning by a workman. The fire was put out, and what might hav been a serious contlagation was avoided. The great "Rial's Ilumpty Dumpty" company is booked to appear at the opera liouse Monday. Feb. 14. This is one of the plays that sends every body home buttonless and with much side-achiug. It had an immense rua in New York last season. Maxwell's dramatic company commences a three nights' engagement at the opera house this evening, in the play of "Under the Gasüght." To-morrow even ing the grand doublé bill, "The Octoroon," and on Saturday evening "Joshua VVhitcomb." A letter was reeeived a few days ago f rom Missouri by a gentleman in this city, which atated our former townsman, John Clancy, had struck a regular bonanza on his farm in Washington county, in tke shape of a lead inine.and was making as high as f30 per day net, minicg the orej Geo. W. Bain, the güted teiiipeiance orator froui Kentucky, appeared for the flrst time before an Ann Arbor audience last Thursday evening at the Presbyterian church. He also spoke on Priday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Thosé who heard him pronounced him the most eloquent advorate nt the oause of perance they ever listened to. St. Patrick's temperance society of Northfield is togive an exhibitiou at the old Catholic church, Friday eveninj; Feb 18. The room is large and will accommodate all who come. "The Whiskey Fiend" a temperance drama in four aclq, will be rendered in good style. Doors open at 6 o'clock, entertainment to commence at 7 o'clock. P. 8. Purfell is manager, and is sparing no pains to make the exuibition a success. Jay Rial'a Hutnpty Dumpty will be the attractiou at the opera house Monday Feb. 14, and of course, there will be plenty of f un. Everybody has heard of" Hurnpty Dumpty ;" Ihat is, everybody who is anybody m a theatrical way. The public needs no introduction to its ecceutric inmates. - Tbe play was the me.ropolitan success of last 3-ear, and it is good for season. Thecorapany is a strong one, and a large audiencemay be looked for. A rommunication from a person signinghimself'Hunter" is on our table. The writer says tliat while liunting last week on the farm of Sid Benham, he saw several colts who bad nothing to eat except what they could dig from underthe snow, and with no place to shelter them from the winter's blast. Tho writer further says these colts have been allowed to hunt their living al! winter. Oh for a Berghf Perhaps then an example would be made of Ihose who cruelly treatdumb brutea! The board of Chronicle editora have made the following assignments: Managing editor, P. H . Goff, Cleveland, Ohio; various topics, M. K. Perkins, Ana Arbor : exehanges, W. L. Liggett, Detroit; things chronicled, G. B. Dnniels, Grand Uapids; general literature, J. E. Beal, Ann Arbor; personáis, W. Streeter, Quioey; literary notes, G. W. Staples, Cleveland, Ohio; secretary and treasurer, R. T. Gray, Uetroit. F. H. Goff, M. R. Perkina and J. E. Beal are a committee to revise the constitution. The board are in favor of uniting witü The Universitj next year. The Evening News says the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northeastern railroad company seem to be in hard luck. The labor ers were paid in orders which had to be disposed of at a discount, and Friday Judge Barrett, of New York, granted an attachment against the company and Jas. M. Ashley in a suit of the New York, New England and Western Investment company. The plaintiff company alleges that they acted as commissiouers under contract to negotiate all bonds and stocks of the companies, and that the defendants did not allow them to complete their contract, and they claim a balance of $286.750 due on the contract. Some weeks ago certain papers, including the one published by the tramp printer, who, by the bye, took an "original" article from the Hastings Banner.had considerable to say about a will made by Louis E. Smoke, the patiënt who died in the hospital. The will, it will bereniembered, was pronounced a forgery, and the relatives of the dead man gave notice of contest. At the time appointed for probating the will in Barry county, John F. Murphy, and other legattes from tuis city were present. As was expected ihe case was adjourned to last Saturduy, when Mr. Murphy expected to be present with his witnesses. He received a letter in the mean time from his attorney, who 3tated the contestant of the will wanted to compromise matters, and to save useless litigatioa had agreed to settle. The forgery dodge evidently wouldn't work, and by the terms of settlement they were obliged to admit the will to have been made by Smoke. David G. Rose is a well-to-do farmer living in Sharon. He is also state senator from this county and a democrat. time ago he flled a bilí of divorce from his wife, Cordelia M. Rose, and now Mr. R. files an answer. She sets forth in the reply that slie has not disregarded the soleranity of the marriage vow, a sttted in the bilí of complaint, and that she did not, on the 17th of August, 1878, or on any other day, without cause or againit the will of Mr. David G. Rose, desert him, as complainant has claimed. She admits that she has not lived with him as his wife since the 17th of August, 1878 for the raason of cruel treatment. She states that on the 17th of August, 1878, she left her husband and went to live witU her friends in the township of Grass Lake where she has since resided, and this astion was only taken af ter a long course of cruel and abusive treatuient on his part had terminated iu his ordering her out of the hou3e. She states that at the time of her marriage with Mr. Rose it was understood betweon themselves thal for the convenience of herself and daughter, a child by her former husband, Qilbert Rowe, she should take and keep' on complainant's farm a horse and buggy. It was the unreasonable and cruel conduet the defendant charges, in refusing o allow her to use this horse and buggy that occasioned the separation on the 17th of August, 1878. She further claims that during the entire time spent under his roof her life was one of very hard worK, ana mucñ of the time she did not have adequate assistance. About August 20, 1878, she went to the house of the complainant to talk with him of their difficulties, and he then told her among other things Ihat if she remained there she would be treated worse in the future than she had been in the past, and tht he did not wish to talk any further with her about it, bat he did want her to take her trunk and other things and go to Grass Lake and stay there. In view of these things she asks the bill of conjplainant to be dismissed with costs against him.