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Washtenaw county takea the broom. Walt. Pack, of Ypailanti, was in town Wednesday night. In Monroe county Salsbury had 629 majority over Allen. Mrs. K. B. Pope, of Cleveland, was in the city over Spndiiy Meeting of the board ol eduuation next Tuesda) evening. ClasB hats have been decided on by the high school seniora. A. J. Sutherland, of Battle Creek, has been visiting oíd f rienda here Gnmt Jenkius han takeu up his residen 3e in the postoffice builditif,' A ehemical laboratory is wantod in connection with the liig h school. F. A. Howlett, for county clerk, haa 1,173 majority over W. A. Clark. Mrs. N. Stevens returned Saturday from a two.weeks visit in Detroit. Law studente woiild like to have the law library kept open more hours. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. W. Maynard will celébrate their golden wedding, l)ec. 7. The Lights O' London co., played to a $500 house in Ypsilanti ïuesday night. The university glee club has lfl memben, OrgHnization perfected last week. Miss Belle Hhankland, of Ontario, ia the gueat of her sister, Mrs. Chris. Donnelly. W. H. Burke, of Angola, Ind., spent Sunday, with his parents, Mr. and 5lrs. Wm. Burke. Notwithstanding the low priee paid for cattle, beef does not come down any at the markets. W. A. Chamberlain leaves to-morrow forMinneapolis, Minn., where he will hereafter reside. Prof. Walter will read a paper this evening before the Philosophical society of the university. Postmaster Uufïy attended the funeral of the late Mrs. N. B. Eldredge, in Adrián, yesterday. The law regulating the closing of saloons on election day, waa properly observed in this city. In the first ward 106 atreight democratie tickets were polled as against 106 republican streights. Capt. Allen is to speak before the Unity clul) Monday eveoiug on "Reminesences of the War." "Our Jonathan." Four shows in one: Comedy, pathos, sensation and adventure. - New York Herald. The high school seniora have a social lo-morrow evening, at the residence of Miss Bulles, Forest avenue. Juatice Freuauff made a good run in tne city, out iiae tne otner republican candidates he was defeated. Considerable oorn remains to be husk ed. This would be the case with fine weather for another month. A O. Ciozier receivecl 089 votes for congress in Lenawee couuty, as against 1,069 cast for Mosher in 1884. K. Kitredge has returned from the ast where he was called the last of the week by the death of a sister. Workmen are engaged in laying brick arches in front of the Cook house, on which the at ne tlagging is to rest. O. W. Ruaglos, a medical student, died last Friday of diptheriíi. His wife died Tuesday of the same disease.. Frank Robison, son of J. J. Robison, is reeleoted prosecuting attorney of Wayne county, by a small majority. There was an unusuatly light vote polled m this county Tuesday, and yet ïap Ie, for governor, had 1,204 majority. WiUuli'w running (jualitíea aro gteat. It'a all that'8 nice, Drexel's Bell Co lodge. The pólice made five arreats las month. Dick Kearns, of Detroit, was in the city yesterday. Hogs, live weight, from 3} to 3i ets per pound. The board of county canvassers meei next Tuesday. Drovere are paying from $1 to 3}4 tor sheep for shipmeut. Mr. and Mrs. P. Wall were in the city the last of the week. Cabbages $3 per hundred. .Surely our kraut should be cheap. There is to be a dance by the Maple Leaf club this eveuing. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore lectured in Ypsilanti last evening. The next congress will have a good democratie working majority. Huch weather, oh such weather for November. It is ti-uly remarkable. W. W. Wheedon is aoting secrotary of the Stiir Mountain Mining Co. A goodly number of citizens went on the excursión to Toledo yesterday . Geo. Watterman left for Kansas, Wednesday, for a three week's visit. Frank Lewis of Michigan Center, has been spending several days in this city. Tuesday was the most beautiful day n whicli election has occurred in years. There was considerable hustling Tuesday, more so than at any election in years. In that former republicao stronghold Ann Arbor lown, Luco liad only two roaority. T. E. Keating is doing the brick work on Wilsey and Robison's new brick stores. Hon. Geo. Kemick, of Detroit, was the ;uest of J . F. Lawrence, Sunday and Ifondsy. Several would-be office holders had ong faces Wednesday morning. We ittied them. ".Our Jonathan," by Marre & Vivan, at ;he GranJ opera house, Tuesday evening, Nov. 9. It 0 "T T n . - AAI' ■ m _ luin. - i . r,uu ruf, ni Aiuirtii, 110 ot Congressman E'dredge, died Friday, iged 65 years. The cotiDcil did not meet Monday eveling. Everybody was too biisy with lection mattera. Rev. Dr. Ramsey of the M. E. churoh, h to lecture in ( 'hclst-.a this evening on Sky Wondere." Mrs. Dr. Patten Taylor of Chicago, is isiting her sister Miss Patten, of S'orth Jniversity avenue. Fred. H. Bfilser, for oounty treasurer, was the only democrat to earry the townhip of Ann Arbor. Whatevar party will shell out the argest amo uut of boodle, is sure of carying the third ward . Rev. Dr. White of Pittsburg, Pa., deivered the anuual addrees, Snnday eveiug, before the 8. C. A. Mr. Solomon and family, of Williamsion, Mass., were the guests of Air. and Mrs. P. Come last week. More straight tickets were voted in bis city Tuesday on both sides than at ny previous state election. Dr. Hall of Huntington, Ind , who las been visiting his brothers, A. R. and Tred Hall, has returned home. The remaiDS of Joseph Henderson, olored, a former resident of this plaoe, were brought here Monday for interinen t . The pomologists of this oounty kold beir monthly moeting in the basement f the court house to-morrow at two 'cloek. Jacob Starke, a Germán, aged 73 ears, and father-in-law of G. Luick, ïas been missing from his home sinue klonday. An excursión train of ten coaches, oaded down, passed through thiB city Vednesday, over the Toledo road, bound or Toledo. Edward Pate returned from Boston friday night, where he had been on busiess connectbd with Col. Thayer's patent ar coupler. Notwithstanding the great effort put orth by Col. Dean and other republicana 3apt. Manly was elected representative y 100 majority. The addition to the Northern brewery lis beeu enclosed. An ice house to ïold several hundred tons is alao being nf. nn Viv W flariíinffliniia Jas. S. Gorman will ably represent lis senatorial district, Washtenaw and, ion roe counties, in the state seoate. [is election was a walk over. The contract for ctoiug tlie uuiversity )iintin tor the coming year, has been iwarded to the Flint Globe, for 81,214, :hat office being the lowest bidder. Next Friday evening the Detroit Philïarmonic club give the opening concert under the direqtion of the Uuiversity musical society in university ball. Now tliut the election is over we shall levóte onr time principally to gaihering ocal news, which will be dished up to :he many readers of Toe Democrat. The justice shops are grinding slowly. Very few important cases have been disaosed of of late, but now that election s over with business may possibly piek up a little. In the third ward W. A. Clark was ;ied with F. A. Howlett, each receiving 142 votes for county clerk. The third ward is Clark's home which accounts for lis big run. Capt. Allen is the next congressman 'rom this district. As long as we have iot to have a repúblicas, we don't know }f one we would rather see elected thau ;he Captain. J. E. Beal was so elated over the election of Capt. Allen to congress, that he brought forth his gun Wednesday morning and had it fired off in front of the Courier office. The prohibition vote in this county went to Capt. Allen. A man may drink iiis beer and whisky, but it don't pay to parade such stuft through the columns of a newspaper. David Hennmg paid out this fall $96,000 for applesin 26 days. Crop reported poor this year - paying 60cts to 81.00 per barrel. The bast apples this year are found in Missouri. Chief Sipley continúes to curtail expenses in providing for the indigent poor, as he got along by drawing on the contingent fund for the month of October only $116. The newspaper men of this city are under obhgations to manager Keech for receiving election returns at the central office Tuesday night from the different townships nud cities in the connty. The Philadelphia PresB says of "Our Jonathan" whioh is to be given at the opera house Tuesday evening Nov. 9. The most deserving play of the season, with a beautiful plot, full of music, fun and f rolic. Ten men two vromen and a dog were going over the Toledo bridge Sunday, when a train w bist led, and they were all saved by getting around a barrel stand, which had only four feet surface. A narrow escape from a large inquest. Mr. Chris Donnelly and Miss Maggie Shankland were married Wednesday evuuinu;. Many handsome and useful presenté, whioh to enumérate separately would oocupy a half column or more, were preeented to the bride. The young couple start out in hfe with happy prospects and the best wishes of numerous f rienda will follow them. The third lecture on the Baldwin Foundation, will be delivered to the Hobart Guild on Sunday evening next iu St. Audrew's church, by Bishop Uoxe, at 7:3() o'clock. Subject, "Constantino and the Conversión of the Empire." The fourth lecture will be given on Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Subject, "Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire." The Guild extends a cordial invitation to every one to attend. Sweet oider öote per gallon. Bev. Moses Clark was the flrst preaoher in Salem. J. Jacobus is building a small house on High street, east. Will Wells, of Kansas, arrived home Saturday, on a short visit. Temperance meeting at Cropsey's hal: Sunday afternoon at 'á o'clock. The original survey of the township ol Salem was made as early as 1816. H. C. Clark will go to Boston next week witii a car load of squashes. Jas. Mills, of Traverse City, for 36 years a resident of Dexter, is dead. Bev. J. B. Pope assisted at the A. M. L. quarterly meeting in Ypsilanti Sundav. E. B. Hall has a Kentucky üyer. The animal was brought to the city Tuesday. We haven't heard that any dealers here iiave taken out a tax to sell oleomargarine. F. F. Taylor has left Dexter, and taken np his residen 3e at Luther, this state. Jho. Pfisterer is drawing brick for two ïouses to be erected on West Huron' street. The iirst election of town officers in Salem, under the new statute, was April 1, 1833. Morrel! Goodrich is the oldest settler now residing in Lima . He went there n 1827. The first school house in this county was erected in the township of Pittsfield n 1825. One democratie ticket was votad Tuoslay in the seoond Ward with a prohibiion head. Patrick McQuillan, for many years a 'esident of the township of Dexter, died ast week. D. F. Slayton and wife, of Saline, have aken up thoir residence at Lavina, lontana. C. H. Van Biper aud wife, and Mr. Wm. Brockway, of Dexter, are visiting ii Missouri. In 1884 Eldredge had 10 majority in n the third ward. Tuesday Allen's maonty was 10. The Stimson Broa, opened their groery Monday. Everything in atook is ne and nice. Have our republican f rienda any doubt ow about Washtenaw being a deinoratic county ? Mra. Will Purcell, of Toledo, Ohio, pent last week with lier mother, Mrs. J. kloloney, on Fountain at. The entire democratie county ticket waa elected by majorities varying from 00 to 1,200. Good enough. Henrv C. Waldrou, of Lansing, was in iown Tuesday, and appeared to be very much intereated in the eleotion. From the returns published elsewbere . will be seen that the vote in this city waa amaller than two years ago. Our hoapitala ure already full to overowinjf, patients having to wait in aome aaea three weeka for an operation. Elsewhere will be found a change of dvertisemenr for the Stimson Bros. whose Main atreet grocery is now in full last. Large crowda congregated on the treet contera and at the court house 'uesday night to listen to the election eturns. Mr. F. Clancy, of Paw Paw, returned ïome after a three week's visit with his arente on Hisoock street, and other riends in the city. Those bran new passenger coachen, uilt at the Pullman shops for the T., A. A. & N. M., are adorned with the ame of Ann Arbor. Crowds are visiting the new depot very Sunday. The oharming green terace and beautiful lawn above it reminds ne of early spring time. Dr. O. C. Jenkins was ubout the usiest man in the city Tuesday. He ïad a relay of horses and the way he uistled in the voters was a oaution. Now comes another suoond erop, not f fruit, but of wild flowers in the foresta n this vicimty. Venly nature is perórming some queer freaks this season. About the meanest trick we ever beard f was the one reaorted to by the trienda t Uapt. Allen, having printed prohibíion tickets with Salsburys name thereon. Some of the republicana who permitted iieir name t be printed on the connty icket, now wisli tliey had adbered to loir first resolutiou of not running at Monday morning a amall boy - Gus. ■ioble - jumped on the yard engine cf he T., A. A. & N. M., and was thrown n der it, but escapad unhurt. A narro w sea pe. '■Our Jonathan," an entertainment for iie people; clean, and pure and wholeome. Everyoue wishiag an evening of leasure should see it.- Baltimore American. Prof. William Bobinson, Supt. of the )otroit schools has ranted Mre. Wing's kw residence on State street, and will e gladlv welcomed by his old friends f our city. Byron oreen has been granted permission to occupy a portion of Fourth treet with building material, pending be erection of two stores north of the Joodrioh house. Geo. Leonard and "Dr. Cubb" (Weeks), ïave the contract for diggink several Lousand post holes along the line of the 'oledo and North Michigan railway north of Howell. One of our patrons suggests that A. A. ferry's "hoisting machine" might have plendid power by having it attached to ;he mammoth olectnc plant soon to be stabliahed in this city. Jno. Schumacher and 149 other Ann Lrborites went down to Ypsilanti Monlay night. The crowd did not get back until 3. a. m., Tuesday, on account of the rain being several hours late. The first of a series of entertain men ts under the auspices of the Unity club of he Unitarian ohurch, was given Monday evening. They are to be repeated Monlay evening of eaoh week in the ohurch. Every one remarked that the eleotion n this city Tuesday was the most quiet ind orderly in years. There was very ittle excitement about the polling places, ïardly suffleient to make tbings He was a carpenter. He bad lifted his lammer to strike a nail. Did he strike? í ot much ! He paused, then returned lie hammer to his box. The 12 o'olook whistle had blown. He was working bv lie day. Although hundreds of dollars were shelled out for the purpose of carrying lio seoond representativo district by the republioans, E . P. Harper was reelected y the old time majority away up in the ïundreds. When the result was learned late Cuesday mght a oertaio young man who ïad been running for a oounty office, not only said d - n, but his face wore such a woe-begone expression that we really utied him . The marriatre of Mr. Chas. Mevers and Vliss Rosa Sjhrader was solemmzed last Thurfday eyening the Rev. Mr. Nenman officiating. Charly had everything n readiness to go to hoosekeeping on Pourth street. Mre. Gabreleski, with her babe clasped in her anus, jumped from the Toledo railroad bridge over the Huron river Saturday while temporanly insane. Several coopera working at the Oity milis went to the resoue and saved both from a watery grave. Dr. Homer Drake left Marquette Thursday for Kingman, Kas., where he will lócate permanently in the practico of dentistry. Dr. Drake has made many warm friends during his residence here, whose best wishes for success will follow ïiin to his new field of labor. - Marquette Mining Journal. Mr. D. was formerly a resident of this oity and at one time leader of the Ohequamegon orchestra. Mr. Chas. Whittaker and Miss Anpie 31ark, both of Chelsea, were married yesterday. Hon. Wm. P. Wells spoke to a full íouse Monday evening on the issues of ;he campaigu. ' President Cleveland has designated Lhurada Nov. 25th, as a day of thanksfiving and prayer. Prof. Strasburg &. Sons, of Detroit, will open a dancing school m Hangsterér's hall next Wedneaday evening. Young Lutz ijot $5 on Yaple late foeeday night just in time to lose it, and prívate Crawford is 85 out on Salsury. Mrs. Jas. P. Pierce, neice of Mrs. J. V. Maynard, many years ago a (resident of Ann Arbor, died in Calafirnia, last month. The election in Jaokson county was a urprise party to the demócrata who only electeJ olerk and proseouting at.orney. There will be a recital in the high school chapel this evening, to which an admittance fee of 10 cents will be oharged. Citizens who throw asbes in the streets íad better look out a leddle, and not continue the practice, or Chief Sipley will ie after them. Erastus P. Masón, the superintendent of the eleot, should have an office n the court house, where he could be ound when want-ed. An editor, in acknowledging tne gift of a peok of onions from a subsonber, lays: "It is such kindness as this that brings tears to our eyes." Taking everything into consideration, Salsbury made a better run in Washtenaw county than in any of the other oounties in the district. The Warner stock of groceries and iztures were sold at cbattle mortgage ast Saturday by constable Sutherland ,o Emerson fc Co., Toledo. J. E. Beal, Joe. T Jacobs and other well known republicana wereintozicated Wednesday - with pleasure - over the election of their favorito to congress. Jno. Finnegan and Jno. O'Hara have een making an extended western trip. It is said that they invested largely in real estáte. in and around Devil's Lake, Dakota. A newspaper says: "We have adopted ;he eitrht hour systom in our oflice. iVe commence work at eight o'clock n the morning, and close at eight in ho evening." Property in the fifth ward has incniased in valué sinne thu Michigan 3entral track was bridged, and on account of other ïmprovements made about the depot and grounds. The entertainment gi ven by the City band, last Friday evening, drew a fairsized audience, which had the pleasure of istening to a verylintoresting program. The hop, afterwards, was well patronïzed. Loren Mills, for half a century a resident of Ann Arbor, left Saturday for Manhattan, Kas., to spend the remainder of bis days. Previons to his depar;ure he was presentad with a gold-headod cane by his Congregational friends. Services in St. Andrew's church next iundaY are as follows : 10:30, - Holy communion with an address by Bishop Coie under the auspices of the Woman's auzliary. 12 m. - Lecture by Prof. Morris, and Sunday school 7:30.- Third ecture by Bishop Coze, bef ore the Hobart Quild. xuv auii .-vruoi ly pugiupuu;tii uuiuu elected and installed the follovviug officers Monday evening : President, K. Shannon, vice-president, E. Munyon ; secretary, S. Rowell; secretary-treasurer, Fred. Shultz; sargent-at-arms, Clyde Kerr; board of directora, Qeo. Staucb, Adam Qoetz, Quy Stevenson. There was a jolification meeting in Ypsilanti Wednesday nigbt, over the eleotion of Capt. Allen. Many friends of the congressman elect went down f rom tiere, and a regular love-feast was indulged in. It is only natural that Ypsilanti should have a big time over the election of one of her favorite oitizens to congress. Saturday evening Nov. 20th Lilly Clay's Adamless Eden troupe, oontaining 25 young ladies, will give one of their interesting entertainments at the Ypsilanti opera house. As they do not show in this city, it is safe to say that many old men and student of the university, will go down to witness the performanoe which is aaid to be immense. Out of the 171 votes polled in the towiship of Lyndon, the home of F. A. Howlett, he received 160. This is a pretty good record for a man who has made four assesmente as supervisor, showing that he must. have been pretty correct in his judgment, and that everybody was satisfied with him as supervisor. He will also make a good olerk. Business men here who have been doing a fine trade with parties in South Lyon, don't like the idea of losing it in consequence of the inconvemence now offered residents of that place and vi cinity by the Toledo road running only one train each way between Ann Arbor and South Lyon . Before the cut off at Leland's, people could come and go the same day. Winter sets in once more with about as poor a lot of sidewalks in Ann Arbor as any city can show up. - Courier. It is a burning disgrace, with the many improvements made in the city the past season, that the council should let this matter of sidewalks go by default. Now il is too late to do anything, and we will have to put up with the nuisance, awaiting the further pleasure of the city fathers. Manners are of more import anco than laws. Upon these, in a great measure, the laws depend. The law teacbes us but here and tbere, now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debas?, barbarizo or refine us, bv constant, steady, uniform and sensible operation like that of the air we breathe in. They give their whole form and color to our lives. According to their quality they aid moráis and supply laws, or they totally destroy them.- Edmund Burke. The following is the program foi the season of 1886-87, of the University musical society: Nov. 12, Detroit Philtiarmonics; Dec. 10, Schubert Quartet; Feb. 11. the Alpine Choir and Tyrolean Do.; April 22, the Listemaiin Troupe. Tickets for the concierta $160; single admission to any of the entertainmento, 50 cents. Each season ticket entitles the holder to reserve one seat for the whole season. Tickets can be secured at Osius & Co. 's and Geo. Moore's book storeR. A lease or agreement between the palace car company of Chicago and the Toledo Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan Bailroad Co., has been recorded in the Gratiot county register of deeds' office, securing the purchase of rolling stock by the latter f rom the former. The trans - action includes 441 box cara at $441 each; 50 tiat cars at $335 each; 20 hay cars at f465 two mail and baggagecars at $2,750 each, in all 8117,150. The amount paid down was $29,787.50. The balance is to be paid monthly, in sums $2,221.61, beginning to-day. A " special " to the Free Press Wednesday says: The residence of C. R. Pattison, editor of the Ypsilanti Commercial, was mobbed by a republican crowd this evening between 11 and 12 o'clock, which smaahed in the windows and then gave three cheers for the republican party. The paper run by Pattison is a prohibition organ and was particular' obnoxious to Allen, republican, during his recent canvass. There was a big Allen ratifloation meeting in Ypsilanti to-night, and the crowd went direct from this to Mr. Pattison's reeidence. Mrs. Olive G. Graves, an old resident of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw county, died Friday. She was bom in Onandagua countv, N. Y., and removed to Ypsilanti in 1836. She taught the first school at Ypsilanti, and Lieut. Gen. Bosencrantz, of the regular army, was one of her pupils. She was 82 years of aue and very highly respectod in the oommunity in whioh she lived. Sho was the mother of John Graves, deputy olerk of the United States oourta, and also of Alben Graves, a prominent resident of Ypsilanti, who has for a number of years been supervisor of that township. The fall field-day sports were held at the fair grounds Saturday under the auspices of the Rugby association of the university. There was a large attendance and muoh interest manifested, flicitirrli Yr rtwrYfsi Tirara Virrtlran aa laaf spring. The offlcers were Geo. Whyte, clerk of the course; John Duffy, mar shal ; secretar y James H. Wade and Prof. K. de Pont Prof. J. M. Schae berle and J. Estes, timekeepers ; C ByrneB, A. C. Kiskadden and Ed. Come, starters ; Prof. P. R. de Pont, referee. The following is a summary of the oontests and the winners: Running hop, step and jump - Wm. M. Morrow, 40 feet % inch. Wrestling- G. DeHaven threw J. G. Jaokson twice side hold and won. Hundred yards dash - C. D. A. Wright, 10 1-5 seconde. Drop kick - Jas. E. Duffy, 108 feet 10 inohes. Standing broad jump - F. Ducharme, 11 feet % inches. Two hundred and twenty yards dash- C. D'A. Wright, 21 4-5 seconds. Passing Rugby ball - Wm. M. Morrow, 114 feet 8 ino'ies. One hundred and twenty pards hurdle raco - C. D'A. Wright, 19 seeonds. After the sports un esciting game of Rugby football was pjayed between the Univereity and Albion teams. In each inning the University elevan made two goals, the score standing at the close: Uniyersity 24; Albion, 0. '