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31
Month
March
Year
1881
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Additional local on second page. Election next Monday. To-morrow is April fools' daj'. Mrs. Wru. Exinger died Sunday. Dexter is to have a uew brass band. The A. U. T. office has been closed. J. Bonn has gone to Mason City, Iowa. Democratie ward eaucuses this evening. The Cook house will be opened April 11. C. Mack is in New York purchasing goods. Republican city convention to morrow evening. Who will be the republicau nominee for mayor? Paul Schalt don't want to be constable any longer. R. E. Prazer speaks in Pontiac to-morrow evening. Wm. Frank has opened up under the Gregory house. E. W.Orcuttis building a $400 bain for J. W. Watts. Leonard Vaughan, the roofor, died in a fit Monday night. Burt Lyman, of Corunna, is visiting f riends in this city. Geo. Moss was given a benefit last evening at McMahon's hall. Prof. Perry has gone east tü attcnd the funeral of his mother. Walker Bros. will build the new Episcopal stone parsonage. Luick Bros. will do the earpenter work on Keck's new building. Mrs. Wm. Burke has gone to Peunsylvania, to visit her mother. Geo. H. Pond has moved into Prof. Tyler's house on North street. Chas. Barry is working in the abstract office of Manly & Hamilton . F. B. Braddock, of Bay City, was the guest of Aid. Keech Sunday. David, a six-yearsold son of Micüael Keek, died Sunday niorning. Democrats are requested to remember the caucuses to-morrow evening. Work on the new foundry bridge in Manchesier bas been commenced. Librettosfor "Paust" can be procured at Watts' jewelry store for 25 cents. As we predicted, Cramer never got ft vote in the convention for circuit judge Hutzel & Co., furnish the plate-glass for the front in th3 Gregory house office Samuel Allen Hedley Smith is to be the next street commissioner in the third ward. Ex-prosecuting attorney Emerick was in Monroe, Saturday, on professional bus iness. John Zeigler, charged with assauit and baüery, paid the costs and was discharged. A maple sugar social is to be given by the Baptist society of Saline to-morrow evening. W. H. Peaso has rented his farm in Pittsfield to Win. II. Donaldson for $300 per year. C. Kitson has materially improved the appearance of his salooa by the free use of paint. No. 19 South Main street, the store cupied by Wm. Ball, is to have a pialeglass front. There were 32 names added to the registration list iu the third waid, and 70 stricken off. Ross Granger gave a dance at McMahon's hall Tuesday evening which was well attended. Geo. Woods has taken up his resideuce on a farm a mile and a half west of Manchester. Jusl ti year ago uuw a number of ie cendiary fires were starled in different parts of the city. Hm. Margaret Maroney, of the fifth ward, died Monday of pneumonía. Her age was 75 years. Prof. McLouth, of Ypsilauti, was one of tlie speakers at the teachers' institute in lluiisoii tilia week. The operetta of the "Land of Nod" is to be givin iu the opera house on the evening of April 20. fcFrauk Hangsterfer intends to put a number of new boats on the beautiful ilurou this summer. The farmers' club of Manchester will have a meetiug to-monow at the residence of 8. W. JJorr. ïhe romaips of Mrs. Governeur Morïs were taken trom Poutiac to Monroe or burial last Friclay. David Norton is actin;; policeman in )lace of Geo. W. Brown, whois taking a ay off for a few days. Miss Anua Branch of this place, and "hos. B. Young, of Ingham coiinty, were marricd last week. Dr. M. F. Finley, of Ypsilanti, lias )een elected secretary of the Michigan tete dental association. Rev. Dr. Brown, fornierly pastor of ie Presbyteriao church, will go to Mansijuan N. J. , to preach. C. A. Colby, who has had charge of the .. U. T. office since it was opentd, has oue to Detroit to reside. Zach Chase, mayor of Flint, and wife, ■ill be euteitained by Prof. Steere durïg their stay in the city. The democrats of the town of Scio omínate township olücers in Dexter this fternoou at 2:30 o'ulock. Mrs. Ada B. Ross, of Frankfort, Ind., aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Levan, arïved in the city Saturday. Lucy Hogan, the woman whose feet 'ere SO badly frozen this last winter, died Suiiday aged 34 years. St. Audrew's Episcopal churcli is $500 tetter off, it beiug a gift from the heirs of Mrs. E. (J. Seaman's estáte. Next Thursday is the adjourned day 'or hearing the final accouut in the estáte of Wm, Wheeler, deceased. Tlie StrakoscU & Hess grand opera compauy appear at the opera house next Vlouday evening in "Faust." A week from next Saturday the greenjackers expect to know whether they will ïave an oigan in this county. Jas Brooks, of California, who some 'ears ago resided on Spring strent, has been visiting nis old fnends. An entertainment was given last evennu in the Oougregational church by the hildrens' missionary society. Joel W. Hamilton has moved hia office umiture to the ofüce of Manly & Hainilon, in the cpera house block. J. Gould thinks Ann street, where ie has carriud on business so many years, should be kuown as Wall street. The rnonthly meeting of the pomological society, will be held in the basement of the court-house next Saturday. A number of business men in Saline ïave established telephonic connection letween their stores and residences. Chauncey Orcutt proposes to build as ine a hennery as money will construct on üs farm in the town of Ann Arbor. M. D. Miller, who worked for Win. Noble eight years, has left hiiu, and is now working on the Baptist church. M. C. Cotter, of Northfield, has obtained a situation in an expresa office in Chicago, and left last Monday night. Chas II. Davis 13 running on the republican and democratie tickets in the tovvnship of Ann Arbor, foi constable. The opera of "Faust" will be given by the same company which has been playïng at Whitney's opera house this week. The democrats and greenbackers of Augusta township have nominated J. D. Olcutt for supervisor. A good nomination. Dr. W. W. Nichols will take possession of his new office over Joe T. Jacobs' store is soon as the rooms are put in shape. There was a necktie party last week at the residence of Henry Paul, in Pittsfield. Beveral coupie from this city attended. The Michigan mutual life insurance cempany paid to Hr. L. Gruner, Monday, oneofthe executors in the Watson estáte, f 10,000. The Hawkins house stables in Ypsilanti burned down Mondiy The loss is put down at $1,000 on which there was no inaurance. A fire broke out in the allopathic hospital last Friday morning, but it was eitinguished by the house surgeon and a number of palients. In 1837 Capt J. 15. Arms took up from the ioverninent 240 acres in the town of Webster, and never recorded the patentsuntil last Friday. Policeman Porter wisheï it understood that he was not taken to Milan nor was he obliged to pay a fine - that it was some one higher in authority. Dr. Taft was in Detroit last week and addressed the state dental association on the subject of a law for the regulation of the practice of deutistry. S. G. Taylor. of Tawas City, paid this place a visit Monday. Some years ago Sib held the office of circuit court coinmissiouer in this county. B. W. Forbes, of Forbe3' Corners, has a library of oyer 500 choice volumes. Is there another farmer in the county who can show such a library? The liabilities of Case & Corey of Manchester, who made an assigcment recently, foot upabout f5,500. The firm owed J. D. Corey nearly $2,000. The democratie electora of the town3hip of Pittsfleld will nomínate candi dates for town offices next Saturday afternoon at 1 o"clock, at the town hall. What the democratie city couvention should do Saturday evening is to nomiuate a ticket that can be elected. This can be done if the right kind of men are selected. The farm resideuce of Juo. Gumper, a mile east of Manchester was destroyed by tire Sunday night. Cause - a defectivo flue. There was no insurance on the building. A. V. Robison returned from Canada last Thursday night with thj handsomest span of horses ever brought to this city. The horses are five years old and weigh 2,700 pounds. Just as soon as the frost is out of the ground Aid. Kitredge proposes to commence work ou the streets in the third ward. There is plenty to do toput ihem in proper suape. A house owned by a colored man named Wilsoii living in Ypsilanti, was partially destroyed by flre Sunday evening. Loss about $800 ou which there was a small insurance. A workinjjman asks this questioa : Why janitors at tuVHiniversity are not hired the same as the court-house janitor - by lettiiig the job to those who will do the work the cheapest? The delegates irom this county to the democratie judicial couveutiou lastThursday, held a caucus, and the ballot rcsulted as follows: Joslin 9, Beakes 4. One delégate refused tovote. J. C. Bontecou was in towu Tuesday. He is the gentleman who attacked D. Bethune Duftieid, and gbt most beauti fully flayed in a commuuication from Mr. D. in the Detroit papers. There were no services in the Unitnrian church last Sunday. Next Sunday there will be morning services at the usual hour. No evening service on aocounl of the temperance meeting. Wm. Ball, who has an "ad" in to-day's paper, has a fine stock of picture and photograph frames, looking glasses, crockery aud glass ware, ;o which he invites the attention of the public. In ment.oning the fact last week that iramer, who was a candidate forthe nomnation for circuit judge, wouldn't get over a certaiu number of votes in the convention, we evidently got it tico high. Moses Rogers makes his bow to the ublic to-aay through the columes of The íemocrat and invites attentiou to his arge stock of plows at his agricultural rooms opnosite the Buchoz block, on roit street. John Jaynes, Jr., tor sometirae in the employ of D. H. Silvers, a Manchester clothier, has skipped out, and the books how he is u defaulter for a considerable unouut. Jaynes we believe formerly reided iu the fifth ward. The funeral of Capt. Edward Torrey ook place Saturday. In nis dcath the county loses oue of it3 oldest pioneers. Ie was a man who had mauy frieuds and was held in high esieera in the communty where he so long resided. The Messrs. Jewell will move into heir new olüce Saturday. The counters which are not yet finished are being manufactured by Ker.k & Co. , and will cost ;550. It is quite probable that within 90 lays the hotel will be lighted by the elecric light. A farmer uamed Oberschmidt underook to drive his team across the Michigan Central railroad track ia front of an ncoming train last Saturday. The engine struck the carriage and Oberschmidt and his wife were thrown out. They had d narrow escape. The will of Elizabeth Cullinene is béng contested by her daughter, Margaret iing. The amount of property at issue s between $2,000 and $3,000 which was willed to her son, John Culliuene. Undue nfluence is the ground of contest. Judge larriman was in Chelsea yesterday tukng testimony. The most important ofticer in the city s that of recorder. He is obliged to keep an account of the different fund3, and the msiness connected with the office requires considerable attention. During the past year the duties of the oflice have been faithfully performed by the present incumbent, W. W. Doutlas, who should be unanimously renominated. The demócrata of Ann Arbor town üominated the following ticket Saturday : For supervisor. Chas. Braun ; clerk, AndrewSmith; justice of the peace, J. J. Parshall; treasurer, Thos. G. Burlingham; highway coininissioner, Cornelius Tuo mey; superintendent of schools, Oscar Ide; inspector, Benj. F. Colé; constables, Chas. Davis, Pred Huss, Simou Braun, Jacob Hagan. The following ticket has been nated by the republicana of Ann Arbor town: Supervisor, Isaac N. 8. Foster; clerk, L. Davis; treasurer, Jno. Allmand; liighway comniissioner, Jno. Schenen; ju9tice of the peace, Jno. Geddes; superintendent of schools, Prancis M. Holland ; school inspector, Evart H. Scott; constables, C. G. Orcutt, Chas. H. Davis, David Frederick, Frederick Staebler. A paper by R. W. Emerson, on hls personal impreasions of Thomas Carlyle, made up from his unpublished letters written at tke time of his first visit to England, will appear in Scribnerfor May. The publicatton is made by special arrangement with Mr. Emerson and the Massachusetts historical society, before which the paper was read, and in the minutes of which ït is to be printed after its appearance in Scribner. No clue bas yet been received as to the wuereabouts of the missing student, Samuel J. Platt, whose myaterious disappearance is the absorbing topic just now discussed. He left his home Sunday morniiig for church as he stated, and as he did not return his mother became anxious, and a thorough search was instituted. Members of the university have scoured the woods in all directions, but no tidings of the mi8singrnan have been received. The Catholic benevolent union, branch No. 14 was perfected lasi Thursday even ing and the following offlcers elected: President, M. J. O'Brian; vice-presklents, Wm. Kennedy and Wm, Caspary; recording secretary, P. II. Dignan; fluancial secretary, C. P Carey; ticasurer, A. Eisele; marshal, R. Burns; trustees, Daniel F. Ross, J. V. Sheehan, P. Sheehan, Wm. Caspary, C. P. Carey. Each member admilted to the organi.iition beoomes insured for $2,000. The bids for J. Keck's new building were opened Saturday and stood as follows: Masón work- B. Mount, $2,888; Walker Bros., f2,806; Lucas & Tessimer, $2,600; E. Graf, $3,956. Carpenter work - J. Walz, $2,725; Luick Bros., $1,500; Geo. Scott, $1,900. By the tenns of the contract Mr. Keek is to have everything in readiness for the masons to commence work April 20. They must be out of the way for the carpenters bv Juae 10, wlio are to have their work finishen by July 10. The bid of AValker Bros. to do the mason and carpenter work was $4,7lC. The Rive-King concert company will give an entertainment to-morrow evening in university hali, under the auspices of the students' lecture assoeiation. The following lyric stars will appear: Signora Laura Bellini, prima donna soprano; Miss Emma E. Mabella, coniralto; Mr. Geo. II. Broderick, basso cantante; Mr. Ferdinand Dulcken, the celebrated composer and pianist; Herr Reinhard Richter, violin virtuoso and Madame Julia RiveKing, America'sgreat pianist. Our citizens will have an opporlunity of witnessing the finest concert given here this winter, and the officers of the assoeiation hope to have a full house. Ypsilantian: While Mr. Schumacher's letters to Dr. Crosby.. of Ne # York, deriding and attacking him for his "defeuse" of anti-prohibition, muy have been impertinent, the publication of thein in the Independent was cowardly in Crosby and unpardonable in the paper. We will agree to give any one $5 for eiich man who can write an original letter, containing not less Ihan one hundred words, which we can not fiud a mistake iu, if he will pay us ten cents for each one who makes one or more mistakes. That is, not one man in flfty is a masler of srammar and orlhography. We doubt if even Dr. Crosby ever composed au article that went into print without correction. Mis. Anna M. Herz, wife of August Her., died last Friday aged 61 years, 3 months and 29 days, of erysipelas, after a brief illness. She was bom in Beinda, Prussia. In 1851 she took up her clence in the flfth ward where she resided uninterruptedJy until her death. She leaves five children, Frank and Henry Ortman, and Mrs. Jno. A. Volz, August Herz, Jr., and Augusta Herz, who mourn the loss of a kind and indulgent mother. In 1837 she was married to A. Herz, by whom she had three childreu. In October last Eliza Herz died quite suddenly, and she is now foüowed by her mother who wassick less than a week. The family have the S3'mpat!iy of' the public in their deep afBiction.

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