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Additional local on second page. Constable Clark has filed nis bond. Pontiac is to have another railroad. '!ev. Donaldson of Dexter is quite sick. McCullough, the tragedian, is coming. Judge Harrirnan is back from Vermont. There is fine fishinj in Whitmore Lake. Sixty-one telephones in use in the city. Laboring men now find plenty of work. .1. Bueil of Biighton was in town Mondiy. The fruit crep promises a large yield in Ohio. W. H. Peasc is selling patent whiffletrees. J. H. Ilicks had tlnee steers sloleu reeen t!y. Rev. Dr. Cofcker preached in Dexter Sunday. AVm. Everott lias opentl a general store in Saline. Several citizens contémplate a western trip soon. The hay scales on Huron street cost Bome $300. Business at Whitmore Lake bids fair to open soon. J. W. Struble is visiting bis parents in Kalamazoo. The gross receipts of the bazar were bout $375. Rev. Wyllys Hall preached in Ypsilanti Sunday. O. O. Sorg invites attention to his adyertUement. Joe T. Jacobs reports the clothing business A No. 1. Frank Howard is surety for ju&tice elect Brennan. Mrs. Craue the milliner is going to Alpena to live. The bazar will net a handsome sum to the band boys. John Moran has purchased a $300 brick making machine. . A number of flrst-class shows are yet to visit this city. Geo. McDougal of Superior wiil qualify as supervisor. Frank Ortman is goiug to Dakota some time next month. It is said that Adrián is soon to have another sensation. A fruit preserving house is being built by J. D. Baldwia. Plant your little trees next Thursday lor it is Arbor day. McCullough, the great tragedian, at the pera house May 10. Rev. D. R. Shier addressed the Saline reform clul) Sunday. Street work will soon commence. There is plenty to be done. J. Maloy of Kalamazoo was in the city the last of the week. The old marble shop on Ann street has been fixed up a little. J. C. Knowlton has been under the ■weather for some days. Miss Lizzie Avery has sold her home om ijtutu street to A. Dunn. Jno. M. Klagertf Saline, i selling agï'icultural impleuaents. The State street postofflee racket is kicking up quite a muss. The policemen are in a tight place but propose to do theit duty. The museum building needs bolstering up with a little more iron. Another new hack has been received by A. V. Rubison & Son. Mrs. Erastus Sampson an old citizeu of Ypsiianti, died Saturday. Geo. Boylan is working for a painter named Merritt in Adrián. In Mason the saloon keepers are obliged to give $6,000 bonds. E. Weinett, an old resident of Saline, has gone to Texas to live. Frank Harlow, of Dexter, is loreman of a paint shop in Detroit. The Wetzel property on Secoud street was sold Saturday for $930. C. J. Gardner was in Tok-do Monday on business of importance. D. Schleicher sold his furniture in the old Deahl hotel Saturday. Patrick Sheehan drew the bicycle at the bazar Monday cvening. The largest diamond pin on exhibition at Watt' is valued at $2,500. Rev. Geo. Taylor of Lansing was in the city the first of the week. Wm. Bourk, a resident of the sixth ward.died Saturday.aged 80 years, A. J. Sawyer was in Lansing Tuesilay arguing a cuse ia the supreme court. John McMahon SharoD, is with ForepaugU's öho.v again this seuson. A Gwinner has purchased his mother's place on Thompson street for $1,500. A new saloon is soou to be started op posite the court house on Anu street. During his recent trip west C. (J. Clark purchased a track of land in Dakota. Mrs. Ann Isbell aged 83 years, and an old resident of Saline, died last week. DexUr no longer has a night watch. The village board bounctd the offlcer. L. Schleicher kas quit the hotel business and will go to work at his irade. Wm. Kline has engaged himself as clerk in tüe grocery business, Saline. Al. L. Noble walked to his store Friday the first time he had been down in a year. Wesley Hicks has purchased the Frazer house at the south end of State street. Dou't be excited gentlemen the postoffice is going up. The "boss" is all right. W. K. Childswill aildress a temperance meeting at the Lodi church Sunday evening. The city band gave a street parade Saturday evening. The music was eDchanliug. Geo. W. TurnbuU aud lliraiu Pierce will review tlie taxable property in Sylvan. Michael Seery and Win. Caspary are couiniissioucrs in the Joseph Eisuie estato. The flue display of diamonds at Watts' tbe pasi weck attracted hundreds of persous. A nuiiibcr of Saline people carne over Thursday evening to bear Faucy Davcnport. W. W. Buit, a brotlier of Prof. Burt, died last week in Battlc Creek of cousurup tiou. i Jas. B. F. Davis, son of Johu II. Davis 1 üied Sttturday.of cousumption.iu his 23d . yew. The reinaics of Margaret Wallace were brought to tliis place Friday froin Detroit. Mr. Frederick J. Gerstuer and Miss Jessie NebeJ were inarried Suuday iu Scio. Messrs. Poud, Treadwell aud AV. H. Alclntyre are commissioners iu the Earl estáte. Three children of T. Wallace of Chelsea liuve died receutly witü the spotted fever. Myroii Webb of Saline üas beeu elected village trustee to fill vacancy of tíeo. Jewett. Fred Schmid is back f rom N. Y., and soon a larga stock of spriug goods will follow. The ladies' society of the Presbyterian church contémplale refurnisliing their parlors . Supervisor Robison says wheat never lüoked better iu Shuron than it does tliis spring. The reform club will probably give a social at no di&tant tlay iu tlie UniUriau church. Uscar Werner.at the Leonard housef or some years, has goue to work for Geo. Clarken. The Lee & Rix combiaation is going to play again in Lansing duriug the counly fair. Miss Fraucia Jewett returned home Saturday aftor several month's visit in .Montreal. A fire got started in some woods uear the fair jrouods Sunda}', and burnt over ftve acres. Fred Avery, ex proprietor of the Cook house, and wife, were at the St. James Saturday. The pleasant weather interfers with the constables business as the tramps are less numeroua. Frank Connett, Windfield Sanford and Charles Briggs, all of Saline, have gone to Dakota. Dr. Herdman is to have a telephone in his residence. The nuvnber is steadily increasing. Hon. Thos. S. Applegate one of the big bugs of Adrián, was in the city the first of the week. The naaple leaf dancing club gave a grand masquerade at Hangsterfer's hall last evemng. Rev. E. II. Pilcher formerly of this place is slowly recovering from a. stroke of paralysis. Jas. Kitson will leave for Ena;land within a week. He expects to be absent until Sept. 1. JIr3. Geo. Neat, wife of alderman Neat, of Ypsilanti, died of hemorrhage of the lungs Sunday. On the first of May the saloon men will be obliged to come down with their license money. C. Remick has taken A. F. Peacock's place as clerk in the Michigan Central freight office. T. McKune, proprietor of the McKune house in Chelsea, was in the city Monday and Tuesday. Geo. Ehnis of near Saline was taken to the Pontiac insane asylum yesterday by sheriff Wallace. A. D. Seyler received an order ilonday for several pair of shoes which he shipped to Leadville, Col. The new license law which goes into effect May 1, will only close some six saloons in this city. Several] hundred 'dollars is being expended in improving the store adjoining the Courier office. Mrs. P. Winegar bas the finest collection of potted planta in the city, outside of the green houses. When the barbed wire that bas been ordered is received, the fencing of the court yard will proceed. Labry Buchholz who has been with Geo. Clarken for several months, has gone to Saline to work. The Daily News is crazy on Beal and itg columns for some days have teemed with abuse of the boss. The heirs of the late Sophie S.M. Wetzel will receive 12,400 by the death of a relativo in Switzerland. Mrs. Grace Taylor late of Englaud,has purchased Mr. Fleming's place on Fountain street tor $1,000 cash. Several colored persons from Dexter, Ypsilanti and Saline attended the funeral of Frank Davia Monday. 3 ■ R. Sage will move his muaic store to tht' corner of Ann and Fourth streets, in the ByronJOieen place. Ohief Nowland iu liis new snit of blue and brasa buttons, presen ts a br.ndsotue apjicarance on the streets. J. Hoffstetter has purcbaseJ of 11. K. Hill ibe barn that. stood ie the rear of the opera house. Price, $75. Business iu the office of the register of deeds is iuereasing, and two clerks are kept busy recording papers. It is thought telephonic communication betweeu this city and Detroit will be opened sometime next month. C. Ii. Richmond, administrator, will sell the personal property of the laleThos, Earl at auction next Saturday. Luinber and other building material is going up. Ou tliis account contractors refusc to take jobs at present. A charcoal burner from Moorovüle was up before Freuauff Jlonday as a disorder ly person, and got 20 days in ja.il. The farmers are busy seediug, and cunsequeutly very few are coming lo the cily unless u is a case of necessity. F. liettich will retire from the saloon business next month, aDd lie will be auc ceeded by his 3on Frederick Jr. Business is not very brisk around the court house, and the officials have plenty of time to sinoke corn cob pipes. 'J'he theatre goiDg public will bo jjiven an opportunity of seeiug the grcat McCuüougu. the lOth of next month. Mr. A.. G. McJCean wüo graduated from the law departnient iat moutb,uas ppened an office in thc opera houe block. The Dundee Ledner thinks President Angelí ought to be secured to delirer his lecture on (Jhina in the above place. The last will and testament of Eliza Willets was admitted to probate Monday. Hicüard O. Willets is administrator. No accident has yet occurred on accounl of the fencing in of the courtyard. Reporters are careíully en the watch. It is singular what knowmg fellows there are in this wórld. They seem to know all about brother Beal's affairs. Foliceman Millman who has beeu livíug nearly opposite the jail for several years, has moved opposite the etrect. A number of Chelsea busiuess places were raided by burglars last week who carried off some $200 worth of goods. W. C. Jones, M. D., hoineopatb, has left Blissfield, this state, and for tbc preseut can be found at Randolph, N. Y. The Daily News is just advertising Mr. Beal, wbo must think he is some pumpkins to claim sucb extended notoriety. A bilí for divorce was fllled Monday in the case of Chas. H. West agaiust Elizabeth West on the grouud of desertion. The stone for the foundation of the postoffice building are being drawn. What will the wise men (?) have to say? The First National bank will be organized under the same name and board of dírectors. The capital will be the same. The Ford brothers who murdered Jesse James, pleaded guilty, and were immediately pardoned by Gov. Cnttenden of Mo. The regular meeting of the superintendents of the poor was held Tueaday. The principal business was the allowance of bilis. Jno. A. Nichols sold tobáceo on the road for 20 years and four days, and nerer lost an hour's time on account of sickMM. Dr. Billmeyer and Miss Alida Wallace will be married this eveuing at the rc-sidence of sheriff Wallaee on North Main street. A stranger in his haste to get off of the tast train going east Saturday night, lost his footing and carne near falling under the cara. Ashley Pond, oí Detroit, broüier of E. B. Pond of tuis city, has been appointed attorney for the M. C. R. R. A good selectioii. There will probably be no extra ession of the board of.supervisors, as the more ecoaomical members are opposcd to the expense. The upholstered ehair presented to Prof. Johason by llie junior pharinics, cost $25 and watt purchased at Kocli & Haller's. St. James parish of üexter cleeted Ihc following oílicers: Wardens, C. fc. Uregory, J. Krausc; seoretary aiid ticasurcr, O. iloyt. There is tvery prospect ui a large strawbeny crep. Peachus llave íiot Uteu aiaterially injured, aud a lurge yield is auticipated. Heüiy W. Queal was ruu away with Jüiday ncar lii oíd Todü place on tliu Wüilmoiü Lake road. Hu was iujurod ia tiiu head. The justiecs liave plcuty of time to purambulate the streets. Business wiiü them has faUea 00 75 per cuut in the past two weeks. A number oí baiiiiiics liviug iu Tower City, Uakota liave beeu pieseuled by Iheir oíd írieuds witü horses aiid íarui iiupleaients. D. F. Almendiüger shipped to Duudee tíaturday ote ot his best orgaus. He is also mauutacturing au orguu lor a churcli ia tiagiuuw. The benefit ball tliis evtuinj in Ypsilanti lor an unfortunate cigar maker, will be attended by a number of, the frateruity li om th is city. K. S. Armstrong.for sonie years a artuer of K. f. Ulazier iu the drug and grocery business in (Jhelsea, is going to farm it in JNebruska. The smkll boys have already commenced to aave up their pennies in order to take in Forepaugh's great show. It is surely coming. The devotional exercises hereafter in the homeopathie hospital will be under the direction of members or the Chmlian association. The committee has not fully decided to hold a temperance meeting Sunday. If they should change their mind, it will be duly aaaounced. Those who are opposed to lï. A. Beal, be;ausehe 13 Beal, are replly afraid that he will build a postoflice. And you are right,gentlemen. Saturday nigh;, a younj man from the country who said his name was Chas. Hobbs waB relieved of $11. 75. The thieves his last cent. Enterprise: M. E. Keeler, of Sharon, bought a $400 team a few weeka ago, and within a few days one of the hore wu taken sick and died, According to the Leader tbc saloons in Dexter are in full blast on Sundays. Not so in this city brotlier, becRU.se we have efficiënt officers. Walter T. Wright, book-keeper for Swathel, Kyer & Poterson for the past year.is about to engagc in the commissiou business in Detroit. We had no intention whatever to do chief Nowland an injustice in an item n last week's issue. It appears we were wronfully informed. Benj. Voorheisof Superior, drew $575 from the bank in Ypsilanti Thursday, and lost it before he went home. He found it the next day. The National Pólice Gazette of the date of April 22, has a group of portraits of llie famous amateur four-oared crew of tlic Hillsdulo boat club. A strenger from Paw Paw who gave his narue as Uoswell R Gates, lost $175 Priday night in a game of poker at the dive on South Main Street Mr. Louis Wauderlick of Jackson and Miss Christina Brown were marriml Tues daybythellev. H. Belser, at the residence of the bride's parents. Mrs. Christina K. Aluiendingei, mo'.her of D. F. Almendinger, of this city, died on the 6th uit of general debility. She came to this city in 1851. The marsh in the rear of the Northern brewery caught flre from a spark from a locomotive Sunday. Several men had to turn out and fight the flames. S. Soudheim has found out to his satisfaction that he cannot do business in this city, and packed bis little stock of goods. lie will go elsewberc. Soveral new subscribers wbo are inter ested in knowing what is going on in this city aud vicinity, bave subscribed for The Demockat the past week. President Angelí and wife were giveu a reception at the residence of Judge Cooley Saturdayevening. Serení persons f rom out of t&e city were present. The school board will prosecu te persons who trespass on the grass in the high school grounds. They don't propose to have it cut up liite the court yard. Isaac Dunn will leavc for the west tho first of Ihe week on a prospecting tour. Before bis return he will probably pinchase several hundred acres of land. Rev. Geo. Taylor has been appointed aduiinistrator of ths estale of Stephen Norgate. Commissioners and appraisers are O. II. Richmond and E. B. Pond. J. J. Oomstock '84 and H. E. Tinsman '83 will attend the semi centennial conven tion of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity lo be held in New York city May 16-18. Fred A. Guile, law class '82 and wife, left for Buffalo Monday. Mr. G. is to engage in business with J. A. Roberts, a well known lawyer of the above place. Prof. Thomas; will repeat his lecture upon a "Germán Mystic" for the benefit oí' the ladies' library association to-raorrow evening at the residence of President Angelí. The house of the Germau, Witc, was watched by the oflicers Tuesday night, but Witc did not put in an appearauce. He is charged witli stealing from Geo. Ardner. Leader: The number of poundg of freight shipped from Milan via. T. A. A. & G. T, Ry. duriDg themonth of March is 790,734; the number of pounds received is 41,456. Goodspeed & Conklin's store iii Ypsilanti, was entered by a burglar Friday night. He was discovereu and proved to be a colored man named Martin, a resident of the place. The gas light company elected the followiDg officers Friday: President, J. A. Scott; secretary and treasurer, W. W. Douglas; directo rs, S. H. Douglas, J. B. Grott, John W. Hunt. As the saloon keepers are obliged to have their bonds approved before they can obtain a license from the countjr treasurer, a special meeting of the council will probably be called soon. If tbe State street postoffice should be continued the residents of the flfth ward will ask for a branch office, and of course the citizens of other wards will feet slighted if they can't have one. There are several sidewalks in the city thatshould be repaired, and 6ome which ought to be rebuilt at once. The matter will probably receive prompt attention from the sidewaik coinraitteê. Justice Frueauff had considerable dif ficulty in getting a jury in Lis court Friday. All the officers in the city refused their aid, tvhen a special offlcer was deputized, H. T. Morton, of the sixth ward. 21 Chas. Neidharnmer of uear Dowagiac, while walking on the M. C. Ií. R. track Thursday night feil through a cattlc guard just east of the city and sprained his aDkle, and has been laid up the past week. What b nice thing it would be to have little postofflces in every ward. The people could be better accommodated, and have as much right to ask it of the government as those persons living on State street. The new tax law also provides for a board of review in cities, the board to consist of the supervisors, city attorney and additional merabers to be appointed by the common council from among the citizens. It is not, stríinge tbat a person who bought up the time of the laborera on the Toledo road at from 40 to 65 cents on the dollar, 8hould feel a liltlc edgewise toward tne one who bas been showing up IiÍ3 iittle scbeme. Mack & Schmid, the leading dry goods dealers in the city,make their bow to the public through the columns of The Democrat. They have an immense stock of dry goods, and plenty of clerks to wiit on customers. Irs. Eliza R. Sunderland will speak at the Unitarian church next Sunday morning. Subject: "The Story of two Consecrated Lives." Mr. Sunderland will speak in the evening. Subject: "What Knowledge is of Most Wortb." The committee consisting of Aid. Keech, Besimer and Dow, propose to make the Toledo road live up to their agreement, and the offlcers have given the committee to uuderstand that everything will be salisfactonly arranged in due time. Dundee Ledger: Nick Ryan, formerly an employé of Wm, Frenen but now at Ann Arbor,was in town one day last week. Mr. Ryan has secured theposition of baggage-master on the Toledo, Ann Aroor & Grand Truuk railway at the abore named place. Mrs. David G. Rose, wife of senator Rose of Sbaron, has appealed from the decisión of the court who rendereJ a decree granting Mr. Rose, a bilí of divorce, to the supreuie court. This is the second divorce cise carrled to tbc bibber court in the past 1 0 years. Chas. Sumoiervillc a vonerable youth of 78 summers canio to the city Fridfty from Fowlorvillc. IIo went around to see the boys and drank quite frequently. As he was_disposed to be a littlc belligerenthewas toli by an officer to make Uimself scarce.and he did so. W. W. Root, mayor of Mason, in liis inaugural said : "For my part I waut it distinctly understood that I am on the sido of law, temporáneo aud sobriety.and will use all of the powers under the law ftiveu me by virlue of my official position to make this traffic.asharniless.anduncontamiuatinjj as the statu te of this state contémplales." The special commiltee is aftor the railroad officials; tbe treets are lo le rixed, auil everytluiig will be satisfactorily irraiitfcd to those citizens who have had considerable to say about the Toledo road. This is the way the committee stated the quattloD, but of course time will develop whclher the offlcers of the road are sincere iu what they ay. Friday night a horsc that was being drivea by Mrs. Prof. .Nichols becarae frigktened near tho Toledo railroad crossine; on Hurón street, and the carriage was lipped over. Mrs. Nichols was consider ably bruised and Miss Annie' Nichols escapcd with a few soratches on her face. Tilia is not the flrst accident that has occuired on this crossings. Therc was a wedding at the íesidence of Leopold Blaess Thursday last atteuded by a large nuuibur ol' guests. The contractins parties were Wru. Paul, of Scio and Miss Mary Blaess, who were niarried by the Scio cicrgymau. Tüe Beethoven Qesangverein society from this place and the Scio brasa band were present. Dancing was kept up until a. late hour. For sereral mouths pasi Geo. Ardner who carries ou a restaurant and saloon oppobite the depot, has nmsod Ihings [rom hin cellar, and although he has buen on the watch, was uuable to discover the thief. Of late he has suspeuted a certain party, and Monday uight chief Jiowland arouDii with a scarch warrant discuvered btolen property in the charge of one Witc, a Germán, who will auswer to the charge before justiee Winegar when caught. The series of twelve public recítala by members of Mr. Douglas' class in advanced elocuüon, in the high school, which was begun last December, wiü be continued in the chapel, next Friday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, when the íifth división will give the ninth recital. The eight recitals given last terra were well attend ed by citizens and pupils, and the four to be given by the flfth and sixth divisions will, without doubt, be fully as interesting as those of last term. Evening News : A Washington paper, speaking of the escape of the thief Howgata, remarks that "the sympathy of the public is largely in favor of Oapt. Howgate." The sheet, we presume, speaks for its own community, which is chiefly mlle up of people who live upon the public treasury and get so confused in theii minds about the ownership of the ciiu from which they feed, that they regard it as no crime to take more than their allow anee wtien they get a cháuce. Plaia peo pie in this latitude, howevcr, regard it as stealing. Herald: Wednesday Mr. Burnett Stienbach was greatly burprised at bis residence, -by a large gathering of about 83. friends, vwth a large supply of the "good things" by way of refreshments from all parts of the county. They also brought with them musical instruments of all kinds both striDg and instrumental. There was also present a jubilee singer from Ann Arbor, who sang several fine songs to the delight of the company. It is said, it was one of the flnest gatherings and one of the most pleasant entertainments of the season. The following nformation rclalivc fo the band tüiirnament to be held in Jackson bas been received : 1, cornpetïug bauds uiust be full by May 1; 2, bands must p)a each day on parade as re. quiredji}, there will be Lfour classes for bands; i, there will be two classes for cornet soloists- free-to-all, andoue for Michigan amateurs only; 5, the class for trombone or baritone will be open to Michigan amateurs only ; 8", onc class for marching and drill; 7, special prize to the best drum major; 8, the Jacksou Kuights of Pythias band will not compete, nor will ïuy of its members. The cash prize list will equal if not exceed any previous offer, and a great many special prizes have already been offered. As soon as the prizes are classifled, lisls will be sent to all bauds, and large posters for distribution. The jüdges to be selected outside of the state, will be men well known in musical circles, and no manufacturer of instrumentsor person having an icter est in a inanufactory will be selected.