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Additional local on second page. Good corn weather. Frank Wood is home from the west. Coup's circus exhibits in Detroit today. The second story of the new postoffice is up. Chas. Minnis has moved into his new house. Prof. Hemiequin has returned from Petoskey. Another cheap excursión to Put-in-Bay to-morrow. H. R. Hill has our thanks for copies of Fargo papers. Temperance meeting at Lodi next Sunday afternoon. J. Dell is talking of engaging in the livery business. W. W. Watts has been visiting in Holly for aeveral davs. The turner picnic at Delhi Sunday was largely attended. Geo. S. Wheeler of Salem was doing the city Tuesday. The weather for a few days has been excessively "warm. Sixty persons in Ionia county have had the sniall pox. The reform club cleared $55 from the Lansinsr excursión. The theatrical season will open on the evening of Sept. 7. Geo. Clarken has left for a trip around the lakes to Chicago. The Dexter choral club will give a concert in Dexter Sept. 2. It is not believed Ooup's circus will visit this city this season. Wm. H. Arnold of Dexter is laid up with a broken collar-bone. The next reg-iüar term of the circuit 3ourt will be held in Sept. It is evidently intended to make hay of the grass in the court yard. Sam Morse, the tonsorial artist, ia enoying himself at Coney Island. Jas. Henning and wife of "Washington, D. C. are on a visit to this city. Mrs. W. R. Clark of Schoolcraft, is risiting her íather I. C. Handy. Miss Lottie Bruce of Detroit is the ?uest of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Fall. D. J. Rosa has the job of putting in a new front in Joe T. Jacob's store. C. H. Manly advertises this week that his abstract books are up to date. Mrs. Mary Jane Guy aged 47 years, 2 months and 11 days, died Sunday. L. X. Goulet, an oíd typo, paid his respecta to The Democrat Monday. A large number of special premiums will be awarded at the coming fair. Miss Kittie and Ora Hatch are visiting Prof. W. F. Parsons in Kalamazoo. With next Thursday's issue The Democbat will complete its fourth year. Miss Conover and Miss Brown have resigned their positions as teachers. Jas. Kitson left England yesterday on the steamer Spain, for this country. Will G. Doty was in Detroit Tuesday to witness the parade of the K. of P. Potatoes ouglit to be cheap this fall as there is said to be a very large erop. No county drain commissioner has yet been appointed. What's the matter? " Miss Cora and Rube Pulcipher have been visiting friends in Battle Creek. Rev. W. C. Allen, formerly of Webster, is going to Point St. Ignace to preach. The Minnis orchestra of six pieoes will play at the opera house entertainments. Mrs. B. F. Watts has been visiting in Holley, Saginaw and Plint for some days. The ladies of St. Luke's church, Ypsilanti, gave :m excursión to Detroit, Tuesday. John Tioe was thrown from his hack Sunday evening and badly cut in the head. The stone walk around the St. James is being relaid. A long needed improvement. On the firstMonday in September will occur the annual meeting of the school board. James Eeed is in jail awaiting trial on the charge of assaulting the marshal in Dexter. From Aug. 28 to the 31, inclusive, a state teachers' instituto is to be held at Chelsea. Winans & Stafford expect to move into their new quarters about the first of Oetober. E. B. Pond and P. Winegar are commissioners in the estáte of Rachel Dale, deceased. At the head of our editorial page will be found the ticket nominated at Jackson yesterday. Bobert Johnson and wife, of Jackson, returned home Monday after a short visit in this city. The southwestern Michigan bee keepers' association is to be held in this city about Oct. 1. Jno. Morgan was not bef ore Jus tice Winegar, but his case was heard by Justice Freuauff. The temperance people of Dexter indulged in a picnic yesterday. A pleasant time was had. The Register recently printed for A. A. C. K. T. No. 13 the by-laws and ritual of St. Johns day. Joe. T. Jacobs, Dr. Frothingham and J. W. Knight ngree to gire 8300 each for water works. Blackberries in great quautities have been eliipped by expresa from tliis place the past week. Grain buyers think now wheat will j bring at least $1 and grown wheat 75 cents a bushel. Several persons besides the delegates will go to the congressional convention from this place. Rev Mr Schmid, of Columbus, Ohio, will flll the pulpit in the Zion church next Sunday morning. Ohaa. K. Backiis of Detroit, assistant emigration commissioner, visited his ther, Dr. Backus. The annual meeting of the pioneer society will be held at the court house in this city, Sept. 6th. If no ehange is made in the program, Harry Webber will open the opera house this season Sept. 7. Geo. H. Pond of the Tuscola Advertiser, has been elected president of the Caro base ball club. Frank H. Evarts who formerly resided in Dexter, has returned, and will invest his money in wheat. Mre. Fish, wife of Prof. Fiah, principal of the Buffalo high school, is visiting her brother, P. Winegar. There were only two cases of sun stroke in tilia county during the recent harveat. One of the parties died. Kev. H. F. Belser is attending the Northern district of the Ohio Synod in session at Woodville, Ohio. Mrs. C. H. Millen left for Hyde Park, Tnesday, on a two weeks' visit to her daughter, Mrs. I. G. Lewis. Theo. J. Pack, formerly a member of the Chicago fire department, ia visiting hia father M. Pack, on First street. Ypsilanti will be out of debt on the bond business in 1897, when the last inatallment, $6,500, will become due. The case of the people against Jno. Greening, who was charged with assaulting Jno. Quigley, has been settled. Quite a number of excursionista went over the Toledo road f rom South Lyon to Toledo and Put-in-Bay Tuesday. They will probably have a hot old time in Adrián to-morrow at the republican congressional convention, judging from appearance. Bepublican state convention August 30, at Kalamazoo, and the temperance alliance convention at Jackson the following day. J. D. Baldwin has already shipped about 4,000 baskets of peaches and his erop will exceed 30,000 baskets or over 6,000 bushels. Daniel Larken, who died in Dexter last week, was 88 years of age, and had been a resident of the county for over half a century. Gerhard Josenhanis is going to work for Douglas, Henderson A Co. For many years he has been salesman in Mack & Schmid's store. There is no doubt water works are very much needed in this city, but they should be owned by a stock company, and will be if ever built. The first annual fair of the Brooklyn union agricultural fair association ia to be held at Brooklyn, this state, September 12, 13, 14, and 15. The city will not pay $5,000 for the mili race and Swathel, Kyer & Peterson, the owners, have commenced to repair the damage done by the nood. Matthew Howard feil and broke his arm Saturday morning. Mrs. Howard is at Indianapolis, where lier daughter, Mrs. C. Ruhl, is seriously ill. The death of senator Ben Hill which was caused by a cáncer, was produced by cigars, he being an invetérate smoker. Will the boys take warning ? E. B. Lewis the photographer who is to occupy the old post office building, is building a gallery 26x59 feet with a 10 foot ceiling. It will cost him $1,000. A. Wilsey has one of the finest music rooms in the state and it is brim full of musical instrumenta. He has built up a fine trade, which isconBtantly increasing. Adam D. Syler is the only person talked of for county treasurer on the democratie ticket. He is a popular Germán and well known throughout the county. Frank Henderson was one of the lucky farmers. He secured his crops in good shape, and will have nearly 2,000 bushels of wheat and some 1,500 bushels of oats. Senator Dorsey and Gen. Byron M. Cutcheon bear strong resemblance to each other in looks, if Dorsey's phiz as it appears in the newspapers, is any indication. The residence of Arthur Lyons who lives on the territorial road was robbed of a quality of clothing Tuesday afternoon. The matter was reported to the sheriff. Thus f ar we have heard oí no opposition to the renomination of J. S. Gorman for representativo. There may be other candidates, but no ñames have as yet been mentioned. J. F. Stabler of near Foster's Station, advertises tliis week as strayed, a yearling buil and two last spring calves which came into nis enclosure about the middle of August. O. C. Clark who left hore last November for Massaohusetts, was in the city Tuesday on his way to Ohio, where he expects to remain some time when he will return to A. A. Judge Duffy a prominent gentleman in New York city politics, who has attended many state and national democratie eonventions, has been visiting Edward and Michael Duffy. Saline Observer: B. P. Da venport has sold his bicycle to Austin Leisemer, and has ordered a larger and finer one. Austin took quickly to the "art" and already rides off in good shape. Dr. Will G. Terry left for Washington, D. C. Tuesday where he has an appointment in the pension bureau. Chas. A.Chapin has also received his cominission and will follow in a few days. Joseph E. Carter, aged 11 years, was arrested in Saline Saturday for stealing a horse valued at $150 from Jacob Snauble of Saline township. The boy was bound over to the circuit court. Judge Harriman has been mentioned aa a probable candidato for congress from the seoond district, but he does not think it would be the right thing to turn the probate office over to the republicana just now. Milán Leader: The good templara have erected a permanent etage, paLnted new scenery, and flxed everything up in excellent shape in their hall, and intend giving a series of dramatic entertainmeute during the coming fall and winter. Koch & Haller, the well known furnitnre dealers, have fitted up the south wing of tlie building they occupy for an upholstering shop, thus giving them more room, and enabling them to meetpromptly the demands of their increasing business. Hon. Edwin Willits arrived home from Washington last week, and immediately set about devising ways and means to secure his renomination for a fourth term in congress.- [Monsoe Democrat. What a pity üe couldn t have a hfe lease of the office. It is understood that the 10 contesting delegates will go to the congressional convention to-morrow at Adrián, and if admitted, the 20 other delegates will make tracks for their respective homes in this county. At any rate a devil of a time may be expected. The Btim of $5,968.25 was received for the school year endinfj June 22. We would like to see another city in the state, yes in the country that can make suoh a showing. Every citzen should feel proud of the schools, and the manner in which they are conducted. Prosecuting attorney Whitman saya he was not afraid that the facts would come out in the McDonald, alias Palmer matter, although there was a disposition on the part of some persons to save the feelings of the girl and her friends, and to give her a chance for reformation. The prohibition club will meet at the court house to-morrow evening, when Judge Cheever will deliver an address. Subject, the two state conventiona at Kalamazoo and Jackson. Their duty as to prohibition. The music -srill be under the direction of Prof. Sage. If the city fathers allow Torn, Dick and Harry to build wooden structures in the fire limits, they had better repeal the ordinance governing the same. Wherever a wooden building is put up within the fire limita, the rnte of insurance on other property is increased. Toledo Journal : Governor Ashley spent a few davs of last week in the city but has returned again to the East. He will spend Sundny with his family at Ocean Grove. Mrs. Aahley, Miss Ashley and Mr. Harry Ashley have been niaking an extended trip through the New England States. We understand that r certain party proposes to erect a wooden livery barn on Huron street, in the rear of the brick barn occupied by Chas. Baxter. The oouncil should see that no wooden structure is built in the fire limits. There is an ordinance against it, and it ahould be enforced. The 4th annual basket picnic of Washtenaw and Livingston counties, wiïl be held on the bank ofr'Whitmore lake near the Clifton house, August 26th. Hon. T. F. Moore of Adrián, will give an adiress, and other speakers will be in attendance. The Jubilee singers of Salem and the Celestials of Northfield will furnish music. R. W. Comstock's hired man was at work in the fields a week or two ago when he saw go many snakes that he became frightened and called the boys, who must have made a business of killing them, for they claim to have slain seven striped snakes and one hundred and fifty blue racers. They were eaoh from one to five feet in length. Surely St. Patrick could not have visited Sharon.- [ Manchester Enterprise. Daily News: Mr. E. B. Pond is Leuven as a piuDaoie canuiaate on tne democratie ticket, for the office of county clerk. Being an oíd war horse of the democracy and of unusual abilitieu, Mr. Pond would undonbtedly make an excellent candidato. He has many friends among the republicana who would probably be pleased trith his election, if indeed they did not give him their hearty vote. The Newa hopea Mr. Pond will accept the candidacv. Enterprise: The annual picnio of the Bridtfewater farmers will be held at Shorts' grove on Saturday, August 26th, commencing at 10 o'clock, sharp. Kevs. Payne of Clinton and Combs of Manchester will deli ver addresses, while music will be furnished by both the xrlee club and brass band of the township. The invita tion to "come out and bring your baskets, and hare a good old time" is extended to all, but they don't say whether the baskets shall be filled, or not, however we are of the opinión that if they are not filled they will flll them for you, such ia the hospitality of the Bridgewater people. DexterSun: As John Dolan was qnietly wending his way homeward between 1 and '2 o'clock yesterday moming, he was accosted by two men, one of whom asked him the way to O'Neil's, and as he turned to direct him, the otherone ed hun on the head with a slung shot, He feil to the ground, and his assailants took his wallet, containing over 8100, and his gold watch. After they left him he recovered consciousness and went home. This morning $15 in ohange, and the lead ball, weighing 12 ounces, with which he was struck, were found where he was knocked down. No clue to the guilty parties has yet been found. Dr. A. B. Wheeler leaves for the northern peninsular the present week where he is to lócate. The doctor's maiiy friends in this city and vicinity, predict for him a successful career. His three years' services as resident physician and surgeon in the university homoeopathio hospital have been highly satisfactory to the authoritiesat the university, to the faculty, to the many patients who have been under his care, and has eminently fitted him for the praotice of his profession. Dr. Wheeler's continued services at the university hospital, where hundreds of the most difficult and complicated cases are annually treated, speaks well for his ability and faithfulness. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. The September number is even more than usually interesting. It is remarkable for the comprehensiveness and excellence of lts contente. The opening article, "The federal cities and capitals of the United States," by J. Burnitz Bacon, with lts ten illustrations; "A few words about St. Gothard and tunnels in general," eight illustrations; "Journeying on the Volga," thirteenillugtrations; and A Í rog, ' by Andrew Wilson, with fourteen illustrations, will not fail to receive marked attention. There are in the number 128 quarto pages and over 100 embelhshments, together with a beautiful frontispiece, "The Right Path," a picture in oil colore.