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Lent begins next Wednesday, Feb. 23. H. Ward Hioks has gone to lew York. Jno. J. Robison was in Chicago, Tuesday. Sooial hop this evening, at Beethoven hall. Don M. Dickenson was in the city, Snnday. The good templara give a social thia evening. Fred. Wallace of Chattanooga, Tenn., is in the city. Mr. Jaa. Clemente and daughter are in New York. Mr. N. Barney of Iowa. is visiting Mr.H. J. Brown. Col. Burleigh's Clio oompany is playing in Chicago this week. "Over the Garden Wall," at the Grand, Monday evening, Feb. 21. Mr. Yale of Brooklyn, L. I., has been visiting his son F. E. Yale. Miss Anna Miner has returned home f rom a lon viait in Toledo. Edmund Clancy, jr, is being boomed for supervisor of .Northfleld. Mr. Wm. Congdon is visiting his family, on South University avemie. Chairman Schuh has called the demo cratic county convention for Feb. 28. Jay Kieth of Dexter, was delégate to the county conventioo, Wednesday. A unión service was held at the Congregational church, Monday evening. Company A's masquerade will be a Kcmíu auiuii jjToij uyuj duuuiu tiiwuu. March 1 the Franklin house will raise its rate to $2 per day, to transient traile. Rev. Ryder held a cottage service at the residence of Mr. Baldwio, last evoning. Miss Katie Caspary was presen ted, Tuesday evening, with a haodsome gold watch. Witbin two weeks 21 members have been added to the A. M. E. church of this city. L. OToole is back at his old place in the White sewing machine office on Huron street. One of the features of the maaquerade, Peb. 22, by Company A, will be the bigelephant. I Hon. A. J. Sawyer of this oity, is a prominent candidato for judge of the Bupreme court. Jim Harkins favored tho St. Thomas fair with some of his excellent songs, Tuesday evening. Miss Ellen Rodgere and her brother, of Chicago, are visiting Mrs. H. W. Bodgers, Huron strest. ' Mr. and Mrs. James Morton of Detroit, spent Sunday with the latter's únele, M. H. Goodrich. Rev. Mr. Spenee went to Saftinaw last Saturday, to see abo ut some missionary work to be done in that city. The democratie ward canousus.'to elect delegates to the oounty convention will be held Friday eveniog, Feb. 25. Frank Heffee and Miss. N. Shaffer, both of Whitmore Lake, were married Saturday, by the Rev. Mr. Milla. The kazoo ba"d will take part in the grand maroh on the night of masquerade given by Company A, teb. 22. It is safe to say that the republican judicial oonvention will nomínate Uon. E. D. Kinne of this oity, for circuit Ín Detroit some of the clergymen favor prohibition while othere oppose it on the ground that it will not work well. Rev. Dr. Bexford of Detroit, will ádrese the temperance meeting, Sunday afternoon in Oropsey's hall, instead ol Mrs. SuDderland. There was a social dance, Tuesday evening, at the residence of Wm. Inkermann, in the township of Pittsfield. A big time is reported. Col. Delos Phillips of Kalamazoo, diec Tuesday morning. 8ome years ago Mr. Phillips resided in Ypsilanti, and was well known to many people here. . A. W. Hanmer of Ypsilanti, the Bobemian oats fraud, has at last Deen arrest ec on the charge of fraudulently obtaining signatures to Bohemian oats notes. Mr. and Mrs Clark will soon move to Minneapohs, where the former will engage in the furniture business. Mrs Clark is a danghter of Major Soule. The vote between the friends of Mary Clarken and Katie Caspary, as to whioh young lady should receive the gok watch, resulted in fuvor of the former. The catholic bazaar closed Tuesday evening. The ladies of the parish wil clear something like $1,000, which will go toward paying off the debt on St Thomas' school. David Henning was in the oity lnt week. Oeo. Keek returned to Grand Rapidn, Monday. Willis J. Abbott of Chicago, is the guest of C. Mack. Democratio state convention March 1, and Detroit the plaoe. There will be a teachers' examination in Saline, Friday, Feb. 25. Olay Green and A J. Rokers, have engaged iu business in Detroit. Hutzel & Co. have taken the contract to lay 21 miles of water mains in Elgiu, IJL Wm. A. Porter has sold his place in the flfth ward to James D. White, for $1,500. Bev. Dr. Earp held a cottage service. Tuesday eveaing, at the home of Airs. Butts. Only $1 per year for The Demccbat, the best local paper published in Ann Arbor. Mrs. B J. Conrad is in Albion visiting a who is about leaving for California. Emanuel Wagner and Jas. Stabler were in Leslie, Monday and ïnesday, on business. The event of the season will be the masquerade by company A, next Tuesday evening. Eev. A. F. Bourns of this city, will preach in the M. E. churoh at Doxter, Sunday, Feb. 27. Eugene Haley, after an absence of many years, is home od a visit. He resides in Marshall. Mrs. A R. Hall will leave, next week, on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. McDowell of Cincinnati. Herbert Watkins of Watkins Station, spent part of the week witu his sister, Mrs. 8. W. Olarkson. Chas. Stannard formmly of Dexter, is secretary and treasurer of the Mattoon, "11., mining compauy. The funeral of the late Mrs. Jno. Lmtz of Lodi, was held Sunday. There was a very large attendance. Harry R. Hill, the old opera house manager, has been visiting his mother and sister for several days. M. I. Miller was in iMuskegon, last week, a delégate f rom the A. A. E., I. O . O. F., to the grand lodge. coba clothing oompany, has charge of their branch store in Dexter. Koch & Haller have a handsome new delivery horse. The animal was purchased of Z. Smith, for $175. Harry Soule attended the grand enoampment of Odd Fellows, in session at Kalamazoo, the last of last week. It is admitted by those who read The Dbmocrat, that it is the best local newspaper published at the county seat. Qeo. Newell Lovejoy, in the New York Oritio of Feb. 12, has a personal notice of Prof. Henry 8. Frieze, of our city. Cbristian Schaeberle died in Pontiao iusane asylum last week. He was a brother of Prof. Sohaeberle, the astronomer. Daniel Seyler of Lodi.was given e sur prise party, last Wednesday evening, which was attended by 130 of his friends. Bro. Pattison of the Ypsilanti Commercial, will retire from the newspaper business, the tirst of March, having sold out to Ooe & Coe. Of the ten who were present at the third ward republican caucus, Monday evening, üve of them were members of the Sweet family. There was a very pleasant progressive euchre party, last Friday evening, at the residence of Ohaunoey Oroutt, in the town of Aun Arbor. The Williamsburg Ins. Uo. of New York city, settled, last week, with Mrs. Darrow, paying her $519 üre loss on residence and furniture. Jas. Bibison, court reporter on the Free Press, is on the siok list. He carne home Friday, sufiermg with an inflamation in one of his eyes. If you ar about subseribing for a newspaper, take The Demochat. Each issue contains more local news than any iwo of the other city papers. Ralph R. Buchoz, for several years en;aged in business in Detroit, died in Las uces, N. Al., at the home of his parenis, Feb. 8, of oonsumption. The social held at the residence of Mr. Tas. G. Rash, by the üo Ules tëumlay school, was a grand success, notwithstanding the inclement weather. Wanner Bros. are raanufacturing 1,000 carriages tor the spring and slimmer rade. They huvedoubled thoir foroe of workmen and are just pushing things. There will be a social at the residence of Adam Schlee, of Geddes, this evenng. They are earnestly trying to raise unds for a hbrary; turn out and aid the noble cause. Free delivery is what the people delire, and we hope the matter will be rought to the attention of the anthonies at Washington, immediately, by usmuster Duffy. This is the time of year for colds, )ueumonia and rheumatisin. A Spanisu aroverb runs as follows: " LI cold wlnds reach you through a hole, go make your will and mind your sold." H. A. Oorcoran, who stabbed Wm. Benedict witn a poeket-knife, has been discharged, as the injured man refused ;o make a oomplamt. Both men, at the ;ime of the fracns, were brakemen on the Toledo roai. The remains of the late Dennis Lennon were brought here last Friday, for interment in the cemutery at NorthfleldSome ten years ago Mr. L. liyed in that bowuship, but of late years his home has been in Lansing, where he died. J. P. Ballard's residence, in the township of Augusta, was detroyed by fire last Friday mornins;. There was $8üO insurance on the house and $1,500 on the coctents, a portion of which were saved. He also lost $00 in money. The tire originated from a detective flue. The policies ars in the Washteua w mutual. The Ann Arbor agricultural company employ fifty hands, and the pay roll amounts to f 1,500 per month. The company is turniiig out a large number of agricultural implements, which go west. Yesterday thy shipped a car-load of plows to l'okoma, W. T., aud to-morrow they will ship a car-load of mowers to Omaha, Neb. The New York Mail and Express says. "OvAr t.hA Giirrtan Wnll" Hrwar na nuiinl a big and hilarious audience at the Fon rteenth Street theatre. Mr. and Mrs. George S. Knight have introduced new songs, new specialties. new business, and made the piece funnier than ever. Edwin Foy, whose burlesque ballet girl is found extremely laughable; the 8t. Felix sisters, whoae dancing is very graeeful and very popular; Mr. James Quinn, who does the comic Bridget with mirked snooess, and the rest of the supporting cast are good. "Over the Garden Wall" is decidely funny. It used to be said of Mr. George S. Knight that he was by all odds the most artistio of what were technically known as the Dutch comedians. He has not lost this reputatiou.though something of it was frittered away on poor pieces "Over the Garden Wall," whieh a couple of seasons ago played to immense business at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, was produced by Mr. and Mrs. Knight and proved to be so much better a play than when flrst seen here that, at any rate, the stars must be congratulated for their good sense in having perceived their 'own weakness, and supplying much good müterial to strengthen the piece. "Over the Garden Wall" is certainly a better evening's entertainment than ever it was before. Mrs. Knight, who used to be known as Sophia Worrell, and who has all her life been a clever actress, vies with her husband in characteristic power of entertainment, and the company enter with a great deal of spirit into their tun. - Morning Journal. Gil. Snow held th nnrnber tliat J aw the easy chair at tUu catuolic La■ zuar; the barrel of granulated migar was 1 won by Mr. Tuomy, atul Mies O'Brien I got a barrel of flour. Jno. Renán has resignad the office of po9tmaster at Fredonia, aud there is no oue now to look after the mail. Several citizens of Freedom would like to have the office removed to within a mile of the town line of Lodi, but a majority think the office should remain at Pleasant Lake. Rev. Dr. E. L.Rexford of Detroit, will preaoh at the Unitarian church in this city next Sunday momiug and evening, in exchange with Dr. Sunderland. Dr. Kexford's subjects will be, in the morning, "The Mechanioal and the Natural in Religión;" íd the eveuing, "Loyalty to ( hrist - what does it mean?" Mary E., danghter of the late Dr. Backus, died Feb. 8, at MnGregor, Ia. ïhe remains were brought here for interment, the funeral taking place from Bt. Andrew's ohursh, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. S. Earp conducting the services. Miss Backus was highly esteemed and a most estimable lady, and had many warm friends in this city. For several days rumore have been rife at Ann Arbor to the effect that the university hospital is badly managed aud reflecting severely upon the resident physician and the matron. The atories came originally from Dr. Ida Brigham, a ward mistress in the homeopathie hospital. Yesterday Miss Brigham resigned her position and voluntarily recanted all the charges made. - Evemug Journal. This is only a fair sample of what has appeared in the Detroit papers for several days . In the first place, Dr. Ida Brigham was never connected with the homeopathie hospital in any capacity whatever. New York Daily News: Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. S. Kuight opened in their reconstructed musical comedy, "Over the Garden Wall," at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, to a good business. As claimed upon the billa, the piece was gotten up "for laughiog purposes only," and it more than filis lts mission. It is imrnensely funny, Mr. Knight as J. Julius Snitz being in splendid form keeping the audience yelhng with laughter at JJIÍI Ul.IIIIH.fll dl ""K' ii.in nviin noio oa" ceedingly well receiyed. Mra. Knight repeated her charming hit as Nellie Wnuifilc, and sang and danced to the delight of all present. Our Bridget was no small (actor in the fun-making. A grand reunión of the teachers aud scholars of the Doxter unión will be held at the JDexter opera house, in the village of Dexter, on the afternoou of the 25th day of February, just previouB to the tearing down of the old school building. You are earuestly requested to be present and joiu in our pleasure and in bidding the old school house at last farewell. The exercises will consiat of music, and remarks by the ex-teachers and Hcholare, together with a history of the school during the occupany of the present building. Refreshments will be served, commencing at 5 o'clock. Visitors from abroad will be furnished with accommodations by the citizens. Capt. L. P. Allen, M. C. e'ect, has been officially notified that a cadetship in the Annapolis naval academy awaits a represantative from this district, and he has decided to nomínate the young man whom the following committee shall recommend: Prof. W. J. Cocker, of Lena wee; Prof. A. E. Haynes, Hillsdale College; Dr. V. Vaughan, University; Rev. W. W. Washburn, Monroe; E. G. Walker, Lenawee. The examinatton of applicants will be held at the Central school building, at Adrián, Wednesday, March 9, comniencrng at 9 30 a m. The examination will include reading, writïng, orthograhy, arithmetic, grammar, geography, and the fundamental rules and simple equations of algebra. Candidates for appointment must be between the ages of 14 and 18 years, and must be residente of this Congressioal district. Peterson's Magazine for March is already before us - as usual, ahead of all its cotemporanes. Oue noticeable thing about this ever-progressive lady's-book is thüt it has, each month, some new and peculiar feature. This month, it is an article on Queen Victoria, this being the "Jubilee" or tiftieth year of her reign. It has illustrations of her in chüdhood, in her coronation-robes, her wedding, as she looks now, etc. There is a very fine steel-engraving, after a famous picture in the last Paris Salon; a doublé size colored fashion-plate; a colored design for a tidy on Java canvas; and some flfty other engravings of fashion, work-table designs, etc. We have not space to notice half the good things in the way of reading, bnt would cali attentim especially to " The Mountain Wizard," a stoiy of remarkuble power and pathos. Everything that a woman can wish for in a magazine is to be found iu "Peterson," and, in consequence, this lady'sbook ought to be found in every household. Now is a good time to subscribe. Terms: Two Dollars a year, with great deductions to clubs. Specimens sent, gratis, to those wishing to get up clubs. Address Charles J. Peterson, 306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.