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James Kelly has gone to Missouri to live. Thin - The play of "Only a Miner's Daughter." Pat Finley has been around the city for some days. Lawrence Barrett at the opera house next Tuesday evening. Evart H. Scott has gone on a three week's visit to New York. Hon. J. K. Boies, of Hudson, was at the Cook house Tue day. Mrs. Gen. Hunt has been visiting in Detroit for the past week. The late Mrs. Follett, of Ypsilanti left an estate of some $30,000. John Beahan is building a house on the corner of Main and Pontiac-sts. Next Wednesday evening the Rev. Dr. Mayo will address the blue ribbon club. Henry Sipfley, of Lansing, visited his numerous friends here the first of the week. Hayden & McLay, of this city, are putting up a brick block in South Lyon. P. S. Purtell, of Northfield has been elected chairman of the board of super - visors. Dr. S. A. Jones has moved into the Wines place, corner of Fourth and Packard-sts. Col. Eldredge and Chas. R. Whitman will speak in Firemen's hall to-morrow evening. Dr. S. B. Parsons, of Keokuk, Iowa, was in the city the tirst ot the week on business. Thos. Burns, aged 18 years, a resident of the fourth ward died Saturday of consumption. Miss Nettie Severance, of Manchester, is the guest of Mrs.J. L. Stone, at the St. James. Henry B. Wilson and Mary E. Wakefleld were mamed by Justice Frueauff last week. OThe auperv.sors have üxedthe basis of equalization the same as last year- $bO,OUU,UOO. The Unity club has its first regular meeting next Aloaday evenmg. All are cordially invited. One thousand rlour barrels per week is the number turued oui at the city milis cooper shop. A number of B!ainites went to Detroit Tuesday to witness the re. eptiun giveu the plumed kiiight. Thos. Gore, a former resident of this place but now of Lmnsing, whb visitmg triends here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Judge Cheever gave a reoeption on Thuraday of last we-.k to a number oL their frienls. Ohio republic ín ly a reduced majority; West Virginia democratie. Grcat gaius in the laiter state. pAmong those drawn to serve as grand jurorsin the United States court is Fred J. Schmidt, of this city. This evening Hon. J. W. Wiug, Prof. Steére and M . F. Guiñón, talk prohibition at Píttsfield town liall. Capt. Allen will devote the most of bis time ibis month inrnaking a Ciinvass of Washtenaw county. The fellow who stole a pair of boots from in front of Doty & Feiner's store, got 90 days at Ionia. Ex-Ald. Besimer has wagered 1500 that Josiah Begole will be re-elected governor of Michigan. Supervisor M. L Shutts, of Ypsilanti, has resigned and lúa son Horace E. appointed to the position. The board of supervisors Tuesday reelected Mr. Crawford janitor of the eourt house for another year. Judge Grant, of Houghton, L. ., was the guest of his father-in-law, Gov. Felch, the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Knight have returned from a trip to Bochester and Buffalo, N. Y , their old homes. Geo. D. Iri'h is proprietor of the Merchante hotel, Chicago, not Commercial as mentioned in last week's paper Prof. Steere and A. J. Sutherland addressed the temperanco meeting tiunday af term. on which was well attended. W. E. Walker, "greenbacker," was nominated for representative in the first district by the republican couvention Saturday. Swathcl, Kyer & Peteraon now employ 21 hands. Saturday Üiis flrm shipped two car loada of floiir in saeks to Richmoild, Va. The township cierk of Northfield piiid for 1,160 woodchuck scalps Saturday, which wcre taken in that township in the paot two months. Mrs. H. M. Whitlark ana daughter, Mra. G. M. Hodges, who hnve been visitïng friends in this city for soine weeks, have returned home. The next social affair will be the marriage of Dr. Darling nnd Miss Augusta Payne on Oct. '2Sd. Both parties have mam friends in the city. Messrs. Sackett & Russell are building the new school house on Boyden's plains in 'Webster. A. resident near by 8;ys ti.e boyn are doing a good job. There will be h pole raising and democratie meeting in Freedom townsliip next Friday. Speeches will be made liy Dr. Kaiser, of Detroit and others. Nora Francis, wife of Joseph Lalshaw, of Chicago, aud daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jolm Flynn, of thethird ward, died Sunday i her 28thyearof con-vimption. "EducHtionin the South," is the subject of Rev. A. D. Mayo's lectnre tlns evening to be given in the Unitarian church for the benefit of the ünity club. Swift & Go. shtp on an average 600 cars of flour and feed froin their mili in the fifth ward per year. They are now some 4,000 barrels behiud in their orders. Mis. Louisa Welch, wife of Hiram Welch, died in this city Sunday, aged 71 years, 6 months and 9 days. öhe was the mother of the late Ai rs. .Tuha Henning. Several nights ago some one took from the barn of O. M. Martin, Jr., a hammer and saw, the firoperty of Aid. Ehodes, who would like to have the same returned. A. Mallory has opened meating house in the Goodrich blook opposite tiie court hr-xise on Fourth-pt., wheri he proposes to keep plenty of good things to sntisfy the inner man. W. E. Hendersou, treasurer of the Washtenaw county agrioultural and horticultural society bas paiil for all the help, and will commence piiying premiums to-morrow. The prohibitiomsts have raised a pole in Salem The same night some one climbed nearly to the top, bond a hole through the pole, shoved in a lancet and to it attiiched a jug. Eev. A. D. Mayo will preach at the Unitarian church Tuesdny mormng and evening at 10-30 and 7:30 o'clock. Subject of mornmg discourse: "Jesus, the Oarpenter's Son." Evening: "Liesure Time, God's Time." The prohibitiomsts of this county are fully aroused and are putting in their best heks for Sí. John and Daniel. If the union party don't poll 1,000 votes in Washtenaw, the leaders say they will be ternbly disuppoiwed. The addrees of Miss C nthia Cleveland at the opera house Tuesday evening, from a democratie standpoint, was listened to by a large audience. She made a most telling speech and was repeatedly cheered during her talk of nearly two hours. Monday afternoon a number of friends met at the depot to bid Miss Maggie Donnelly an effectionate farewell. She has chosen for hem lf i religious life, and has goiie to join the good Sisters of Psovidence, St. Mary's Convent, Terre Haute, Ind. Sunday evening next there will be a unión meeting in the Presbyterian church in behalf of the Citizens' League. Speeches will be made by President Angell anti other prominent citizens. All citizens are invited without regard to party or sect. No doubt the greatest musical event oL the season will be the .ppearance of the Emma Abbott operatic conipany tomorrow afternoon and evening. The advance sale of seats whicli began on Saturday proves tliat there will be large houses for both performances. The couricil Friday evening flxed the places for registration as follows: Fir-t ward, Sorg's shop on ït.; sevond ward, Heinzman's store, Soulh Main-st.; third ward, basement of court house; fourth ward, eugine house; fifth ward, engine house; sixth ward, engine house. Miss Emma Abbott has during the past summer been in Europe for the purpose of studying the latest European operas and ob'aining instructions by the greatest European masters of music. The critics who have heard her this season all agree that her voioe is in magnificent trim and sweeter than ever. The North American, of Philadelphia, says: A very eigoyable mid BUCCOBgfu] performance of Mr. George H. Boker's tragedy, "Francesca da Rimitii " was given at Haverly's theater before a large and delighted audience. It is ple iwmt to note that its revival was attended by a complete and triumphant success. "Francesca da Rimini" is a piee which has the rare ment of combimng literary excellence with dramatic effectiveness, and of being alike adapted for closet study and for stage perf rmauce. While it is admirably written. it is also most effrctive in its construotion and ïmpressive in its story. It had the advantage of an extremely good performance. Xianciotto is a part upon which Mr. Bar■-fett bas evidently bestowed miich oareful studyjand he ijlays it wiih great forcé ana spirit. Nothing could have been better than the skill with which he mdicated the natural nobility of the hunchback's character, while sugu'estmg at the same time the extent to wliich it has be3n overclouded and soured by the infiuence of hie pliysical deformity.