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Misa Frank Button was in Detroit, Tuesday. Jos. J. Quarry is visiting his old home in Canada. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jacobs spent Tuesday in Detroit. The funeral of Gotleb Staabler was held last Friday. Jos. Bichasdson is about opening a store on Stale street. A writer advocates the study of shorthand in the higlf school. Justice K. Freuaaff has removed his office over Krause's store. A large frame building is being built for Phillips, on Ingalls street. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bobison leave tomorrow for a trip by boat to Duluth. Mrs. C. W. Romney of Trinidad, Col ., is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. G. Doty. The Kickapoo Indians are encamped at the corner of Ann and Thayer streets. J. E. Beal of the Courier, returned, yesterdfly, from a five weeks' trip in the east. Louis Vogle had a valuable cow drowned in a lake on his furm, some days ago. Capt. Fairchild is visiting at Cheboygan. He left his office in charge of C. H. Manly. The lumber for the St. Thomas Oatholic school building is to be furnished by T. J. Keech. The sum of $200 was cleared from the the excusión given by the masonic societies, last week. The temperance meeting, Sunday, will be addressed by the Bev. F. E. Britten, of Fairbault, Minn. Wm. Graharn, for a time proprietor of the Whitmore Lake house, is going to Dakota to seek his fortune. Dr. W.B. Smith has been appointed special admiuistrator of the estáte of Eugene B. Arnold, deceased, Aid. Martin is deserving of a great deal of praise for the way he is going for those who have dilapidated sidewalks. The new musical burlesque satire, entitled "The Skating Bink," is to be played in this city September 26. Insurance companies will not pay for losses when fire originates from a gasoline stove, unless the policy holder has a permit. Bev. .E. A. Spence will hold a gospel and song service at the temperance rooms over Noble's store, Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. A pórtico and bay window are impro vemen ts being made to John Boy lan's residence, corner Filth and Catherine streets. The Courier would like to see Mat. D.Blosserof the Enterprise, commiasioned post-master of Manchester. So would The Demockat. VV alsh & Gibney weré üued $25 and $5 costs, for keeping their saloon open after 10 o'elock at night. M. J. A. Brown of this city, has invented an automatie freight car coupler, which will couple and uncouple without going between the care. Last week an article appeared in this paper about two policemen being tound asleep while on duty . Our "authoriiy ' now takes water and denies the allegation. The auditor-general has designated the Courier as the paper in which the tax sales for this county are to be published. Memorial services will be held at the Methodist church, to-inorrow alternoon at 2 o'elock. Introductory remarks will be made by Judge Cooley, and Rev. W. H. Ryder and Ooi. Dean will deliver addresses. Several members of the Harmonie society of Detroit, yisited this city Sunday, and were enjoyably entertained by the Beethoven society, who took their guests to Whitmore Lake, where a very pleasant time was had. Eugene B. Arnold, son of the late Hiram Arnold, and brotlier of Mrs. Byron Green of Detroit, died Wednesday night, of congestión of the brain, leaving a young s-on. He had been conflned to nis bed for some two weeks. Funeral this afternoon from his late residence in Scio. It is the opinión of Coroner Snllivan, from an examination of the body, and from the testimony of Dr. Morton, who saw the deceased Lucy Oltmeir before death, that morphine was taken by herto relieve pain caused liy chronic disease of the stoniach, and that her death was caused by an overdose of morphme taken by herself to relieve the pain and depression. The residence of Mrs. Sarah Slattery, on East Huron street, was partially destroyed by fire, Wednesdav. It caught froni a gasoline si ove. A good portion of the furniture was removed, although in a damageii condition. The house and contents were msui ed for $4,000, in the Phcenix of Hartford, which will more than cover the loss. M. Sheehan, who occupied roomR in the second story, plaees his loss between $100 and $200, on which there is no insurance. There will be an adjourned meeting of the Washtenaw county pomological society, in the basement of the court house, Saturday, August 15, at 2 o'elock p.-ttL, to make the necessary preparations for the Amerrcan pomological association, to be held at Grand Rapids September 9, 10, 11. A large attendance of the members is desirable. Prof. Beal says the Gi and Rapids meeting will be the tsrgest ever held in tlus country. The last last legislatura approprfated $1,000 towards it. Joe. Preston spent last week in Detroit. The polieo drew tlitur pay Wednesday, for July. Tlie pólice are to be supplied with now whistlea. The Bev. Dr. Haskell was in Toledo, Monday. F. Stofllet, with his family, has gone to Cedar Rapuls, Ia. Aid . Henderson has boen added to the sidewalk eommittee. The Catholio school will be pushed rapidly to oonipletion. Dr. and Mrs. Vaughan are at Devil's Lake, Lenawee county. There was quite a hail strom in Scio and Northfield, Saturday . E. D. Kinne was over to South Lyon Tuesday, trying a law suit. Kichard Kearns is going to build a house on North Main street. Jos. Kieller suoceeds VVm. Thesson as outter for W. G. Burchüeld. Chas. Donnelly has gone to work for J. A. Brown, on State street. A stone walk is to be laid in front oi Farmers and Mechanics bank. O. M. Martin has been spending a week with f rienda in New York. Wm. Clec-ver has been appointed janitor of the sixth ward entine house. T. S. Sill purchased, at chattel mortgage sale, the Burt hardware stook. Chas. McMahon of Sharon is traveling this season with Donaldson's circus. Aid. Biggs delivered a temperance speech to the council, Monday evening. K. D. Perry of Laingsburg, was visiting his many friends iu Lodi, last week. The county treasurer reports a balance in the treasury ug. 1, of $13,281.91. W. F. Sehlanderer's bond for selling bottled beer was appoved by the council. The street committee deem it inexpedient to open Church street, in the sixth ward. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity hold their annual meeting in Detroit August 19 to 21. J. Keek & Co. advertise a continance of their reduction sale for two weeks longer. The city bas more hose-carts than it knows what to do with, and has offered one for sale. Jacob H. Hicks and his sister, Mrs. Mount, of Washington, D. C, arrived in the city last week . The flnances of . the city are in good condition, there beiug a balance of $15,059.49 in the treasury. Louis R. Buchoz, formerly of this city, is on the new Detroit Evening Times that was launched last week. Geo. Hall. Jr., was, on the testimony of Drs . Sullivan and George, committed to the asylum at Pontiac, Monday. A number of Chelsea young men will build a bath house at Cavanaugh Lake, if subscriptions pan out sufficient. The scholars of Zion church Sunday school were given their annual picnic yesterday afternoon, at Relief park. Fred. H. Belser and four others, have petitioned the council to order a sidewalk built on the east side of Thayer st. The north bouna evening train on the Toledo road, makes regular connections with the train westward bound on the Wabash . Geo. Noli of Scio, had two horses cilled by lightnmg Saturday. They were insured in the Washtenaw Mutual or $200. A grand concert was given in the Union church at Milan, Wednesday evening, for the benefit of the church reair fund. Jno. Bheehan is taking a two weeks' vacation. He will visit Niágara Falls nd Buffalo, and spend most of his time n Detroit. The committee having the matter in harge have firally decided to hold the nnual farmers' picnic atWhitinore Lake, August 22. Mrs. Prof. Olney returned from Petosrey Saturday. She was called home on ccount.of the death of her sister, Miss luntington. While Jno. McDermott was takiug a nooze, Saturday evening, some one tole from off his feet a spanking new air of shoes. The poor fund was drawn on in July 'or 812(5.78, as follows: Seeond ward Ü5.79; third, 833.03; fourth, $46.3(5; üfth, 129.88; sixth, 81.72. The Minnis orchestra will furnish muc for the grand bowery dance to be fiven at Eagle Point, uear Brooklyn, lis state, August 20. Hereafter scavengers must obtain a ícense from the city before engagin in rasiness. The work must be done beeen 7 a. m. and 5 p. m. Among the Pontiac excursionists, last riday, was the Hon. A. C. Baldwin, who attended a democratie convention n this city as far bask as 1838. Teachers intending to attend the state nstitute in Ypsilanti, August 17 to 21, lould address Communications of inuiry to E. O. Warner, Ypsücnti. C. Eberbaugh, who has the contract or furnishmg the chemicals for the labratory, received the first installment Saturday, some 2,500 pounds in all. The skating rink at Milau is to be used iis winter for theatncals, concerts, etc. A new drop curtain, 12x20 feet in size, ïas just been painted for the stage. Celia Huntington, sister of Mrs. E. Mney, died in this city, Saturday, of ïeart disease, at the age of 58 years. The remains were taken to Ohio for mrial. S. Fisher, superintendent of the Sweed Ventilating Co., of Toledo, is in the city jutting in their system of heating and entilation in the flrst ward school milding. The berry erop did not pan out as well s growers anticipated. Several in this icinity who expected a erop of 100 rashels or more, did not hare over half lat amount. A. barn owned by O. D. Lamphere, in Vebster, was struck by lightning and otally destroved, Saturday. Loss, $1,30. The barn was insured for $500 in ie Washtenaw Mutual. The remains of Mrs. Mary Boardman f Peoria, 111., siter of Michael Clark, vere brought to this city, Friday for inerment. Funeral exercises were held at St. Thomas Catholic church. Freedomand Sharon farmers will hold picnic, August 15, in Keno's grove, near 'leHsant Lake. The Manchester band will furnish the music. A general invi;ation is extended to everybody. 8. T. Sumner did a quick job of haresting, last week. He finistied hauling Ihursday, threshed Friday and had hls wheat delivered at the mili (765 bushels) Saturday night. Who can beat it ? Albert C. Schumacber, Geo. Apfel ind Sam Baumgartner were eucamped at Silver Lake for several days. The lastnamed gentlemen of the party is a great fasherman. It was nothiug for him to :atch a dozon er more large pickerel be 'ore breakfast. Friday Judge Harriman went to Chelea to hear evidence in a petition to have d guardián appointed for Jno. M. Letts. His daughters made the application, but when they saw the array of witnesses from Detroit and elsewhere, they concltided not to go on with the case, and the matter was dropped. Here endeth the flrst lesson. Suit has been begun in the eommon pleas court, at Toledo, by the Pennsylvania railroad company against the Tojedo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan railroad to lecover 827,378 55, which tho plaintift' alleges is due for the rent of terminal property in that city. The Pennsylvania people claim tliat the agree ment beween the parties was that the Ann Arbor line should pay rental in proportion to the amonnt of wheelage as compared with the other roads using the property.. Defeudants claim that they were to.pay $1,000 per month. Cool - the weather for a few daya back. Dr. Obetz returned trom Paris, 111 Tuesday. E G. Stües bas been in Monroe for several days. Mrs. A. Hiñes is visiting friends in East Saginaw. Mrs. Geo. Brandenburg of Jaokson, is home on a visit. To morrow will be a memorable day in Few York city. 'iue post-office will be closed to-morrow f rom 1 until 5 p. m. 8. W. Saxton has been putting in the week at Brighton Beach. Israel Hall, while in Toledo, Monday, had a stroke of paralysis. Rev. T. Allen and family, of Detroit, are spending a few days at Whitmore. Jno. Thompson is building a $500 addition to nis house on División street. Memorial services will be held to morrow afternoon at the M. E. churoh. A little son of Jos. Buil feil from a hammook, Monday, and broke his collar bone. E, (!. Warner was re-elected, Tuesday, a rnember of the county board of school examiners. Thos. Holmes has purchased the Chelsea Herald, and will run it for all there is in it . Shake. Monthly meeting of the board of education, next Tuesday eveninsr, in the council cUamber. Jlrs. R. Bilby is building a $2,000 house on East Washington street. Geo. Scott, contractor. Thos. McMahon of Northfleld sprained his ankle, Tuesday, and now limps aronnd on crutches. R. Waterman of this city, is a member of the executive committee of the Western hay fever association. E. E. Leiand of Northfield, has been appointed administrator of the estáte of Christian Frey, deceased. Sunday was cool and pleasant. The rain the night before and during the day did a vast amount of good. S. Millard goes to Saginaw, next Monday, as a dele,;ate from Arbor tent to the grand lodge of K. of JVi. A number of our colored citizens attended the annual conclave of Knights Templar in Toledo, this week. Nichols Bros. have moved into their new dental parlors, the flnest in the state, located in the Masonic block. Mrs. Wade McOormick of this township, and daughter of Jos. Pray of Whitmore Lake, died Tuesday night. Oreo, öoott has prepared plans for a $1,500 house, to be put up this season in the second ward by J no. Mullholland. Chas. MoNamee was con&iderably bruised by the caving in of the trench, corner Main and Hurón streets, Tuesday. The ordiuace against persons lying on the grass in the court yard, is being enforced It has not been found nec essary to make any arrests as yet. Burglars sucseeded in gaining an entrance into the residence of Levi D. Wines, Monday night, but they were discovered and given a parting shot. Dr. Herdman, who has purchased the A. A. Gregory place, in the third ward, will make several hundred dollars' worth of repairs, including a large pórtico. A horse owned by Jas. Kitson ran away Sunday, on Miller avenue, and smashed the carriage to pieces. His son, Arthur, who was driving, was considerably bruised. The Ypsilanti races will draw a large crowd next week. The entnes number 123 crack horses and some fast time will be made. AI any of our citizens will go down to see the f un. Frank Kress of Lodi, whose dog bit a pieee out of a Jew peddlar some few weeks ago, and against whom damages were awarded by Justice Brennan, has carried the case to the circuit court. Butcher Meuth's horse fell into a ditch six feet deep, Wednesday, on Hurón street, and after much diíHculty, some tall swearing and hard work, was hauled out none the worse for the fall. The excursionista, Friday, from Pontiac and other points along tlie Grand Trunk road, spent most of their time looking through the university. They were istcunded at the magnitude of the inatitutit i. John Frey, the wife beater, was sentenoed by Justice Brennan, Tuesday, o thirty days imprisonment in the couny jail, and to pay a tine of $10. If the fine is not paid Frey is to remaia thirty days longer in duress vile. Through the courtesy of Superintendent Harry Asbley, the children of the Unitarian Sunday school, with their par ents, are to b given a ride over the Toledo road to Dundee, next Wednesday, where they will liold a picnic. Volney Goram of Lincoln, Neb., who left this place 43 years ago, was in the city Saturday for the flrst time since going west. His father formerly lived in ;he western part of the city, and Goram oad, now Miller avenue, was named af;er him. The fortheoming fair to be given under ihe auspices of the Waahtenaw county agsicultural and horticultural society, promises to be the best show ever given on the grounds in this city. The officers are working hke nailors to make the 'air a grand sucess. Jacob Hoffstetter was arrested, Saturday, on the cnarge of assault and bat'ery on his wife. His examination will come off Monday next, before Justice Brennan. If there was a law for rlogging such fellows there would be less wife beaters in the state. The fiag that has floated from theflagstaff on the opera house for the past week or more, was made by an aged lady of this city for her sons.who raised ït soon ifter the nomination of Lincoln. It ioated through that memorable campaign, and was next placed at half-maat on tlie death of that greatand good man. [t was not used again until placed at ïalf-maat when Gen. Grant died. Sidewalks have been ordered laid in 'ront of the premises owned by the folowing persons: Ezia D. Lay, Andrew DeForest, Regina Haehnle. L. D. James, L. W. S. Morgan, Caroline Gwinner, Krause Tanning Co., T. B. Schleicher, F. L. Farker, Estáte Samuel Hatchenson, Edward D. Short, Rebecca Depew Bar ser, Julia E. Krapf, Ella Stevenson, W. K. Childs, John B. Allen, Mary Ann [rish. We are under obligations to C. D. Whitcomb, general agent for the De;roit and Cleveland Steam Navigation 3o., for a copy of " Picturesque Mack inac. " It is one of the handsomest and neatest editions yet issued, and coutains nteresting sketches and fine illustra:ions of a number of prominent places at which the boats of the company st p. There is also most valuable information in the book. Manchester Enterprise: By a recent order the Lake Shore Ry. Co. will check baggage on the way freight the same as on tlie passenger trains. The first load of new wheat marketed in this village this year was by Wm. Kent, Monday, which was purchased by William Burtless. We learn that burglars entered the residence of Joseph Stieb, in Bndgewater, last night and got away with $20 in money, a check for $Q and a note. They were not heard and no clue haa been obtained, but payment on the check has been stopped. Milan Journal: A little daiighter of Baxter Van Wormer, feil off a fence, last Suuday, and broke her left arm below the elbow. L. Van Wormer has pur chased abot 55,000 pounds of wool, and shipped 4!),000 pounds. He expects to buy some 5,000 lbs yet before the seüKon closes. Mr. MelaDcthon Sandcison, liviug ?,% miles east of this villige,n Augusta township, died very suddenly, Wednesday morning. He ate his broakfast as usual and went out in the yard where he was soon after found dead. A stroke of paralysis ia thought to have been the cause. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Howartl renrued yesterday [rom Devils Lake, Dakota. It is rumored that a party or colony of Milanites will migrate to Florida some time in November next; 'tis said that some rnay lócate permaneatly, while others will return to the North, their native soil, when the weather becomes too hot next summer for their natural constitutions. G. W. Edwards is the manager of a harvest dance to be held in Gauntlett's rink next Friday evening,August 7. C M. Blackmer in bookod for floor manager. The Free Methodists will hold a camp meeting here beginning September 9th and continuing one week ; the Miehigan conference will be held in connection with the meeting. The grounds are not decided upon as yet. - Milan Leader. Ü Huline Observer: Alf. Miller is the proprielor of a thoroughbred Jersey gentleman, purchased of the f amona M. E. preacher, Kev. D, R. Shier. Qeo. Schreen, who lives a mile southeast of the village, had a beautiful young orchard of 1,000 Baldwin apple trees, 60U of whioh were killed by the past severe winter. Mr. Schreen regards his loss equal to $1,000. A large party of friends gathered at the residenee of Mr. and Mrs. John Gillen, Tuesday evening last, the occasion béing Mrs. G.'sbirthday anniversary, and had a fine time socially. The gathering was an entire surprise to the worthy people, but they wert equal to the occasion, and not only entertained the visitors in a lively nianner but furnished an elegant repast for them. The Junita band serenanded the party. Ypsilantian: At the last meeting of the city school board the principalship of the high school, left vacant by the resignation of Mr. Volland, was tendered to Prof. James Hopkins who has ñlled the chair of Latin at Albion college for twelve years past. Prof. Hopkins has a teaching experience of twenty ) ears and the mind of a scholar. He is well known to most of our citizens, as his family has resided at Ypsilanti for eight years. Astonomy and geology are thrown out of the high school studies for next year. A course in moral and mental philosophy will be ofiered in the place. The resignation of Miss Hattie McElcheran makes room for Miss Bell Pierson, who will have charge of the fourth grade work. Hon. O. E. Whitman says there is no foundation to the report that he is about to remove with his family to either Ann Arbor or Detroit. Ypsilanti Commercial: The gifted vocalist Mrs. Emillie Allen of Ann Arbor spent last Sabbath with her sister, Mrs. Clark Cornwell. She sung at the Congregational church, morning and evening, much to the gratification of the worshipers. Good penman in ye olden time. Mr. J, H. Wilcox showed us a bilí of sale made out on parchment paper, in Bristol, Eng. , in 1769. No commercial college student in neatness of penmanship, in exactness of detail and form can beat it. Every letter and word is plain, written, of course, with a goose quill. The painful news came Thureday morning of the death of Mrs. Sunderland, wife of the recent pastor, Rev. J. Sunderland. Mrs. Sunderland left a babe one week old. Her many friends here will mourn her death. She possessed sweet, taking and winning ways, whioh attached her to her many friends, and besides she was a worker in the church and Sunday school . Evening Journal: When it comes to the matter of draping its public buildings in honor of the dead, Ann Arbor keeps right along with the procession and drives her team tandem . Recently, the whole nation being in mourning, a meeting of the officials was held, and it was decided to purchase a who e bolt of lialf-inch ribbon to drape the court house. Beveral of those present were inclined, in to the belief that half a bolt would be a delicate sufficiency, but it was finally decided, in view of the fact that it was in unusual occasion, to go ahead, regardless of expense. The bolt was purchased and carefully draped about the intellectual building. The effect is grand, gloomy and impressive. By the aid of a strong field glass, the ribbon can be caught in the act of creeping in a single intellectual strand across the stomach of the vaulted dome. Many of the citizens express the belief that the aid of artificial eyesight should have been avoided, even at the expense of classical nudity . To the unprejudiced observer, ho wever, it would seem that a compromise might ■save been effected on two bolts of halfinch ribbon.