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Hay $15 per ton. The board of review íb in sesaion. Chas. Donnelly is working in Kalamazoo. Warm days, but cool mornings and evenings. A new livery has been started at Whitmore Lake. Geo. H. Poud, of the Courier has been in Jí'lint the past week. O. L. Matthews has a olerk, Miss Alta Parker, tormerly ot Lima. B. F. Conrad has purohased the Ayres farm of Thos. Birkett. There is some talk of organizing a brass band at Whitmore Lake. Jacob Weidlach has been visiting fnends in the city the past week. Dr. A. C. Nichols' norse ran away Tuesday, demolishing his buggy. Miss Kate Kearney, of Northfield, visited her sister Mary at Chatham, Can., last week. The Ypsilanti Commeroial advocates a real old-fashioned spread eagle 4th of July celebration. J. J. Bobison still continúes to make improvements abuut his property on North Main street. Several fine Percheron and Standard horses from York and Milán, wiil be exhibited at the spring fair. The water company are excavating for a receiving basin -near the one ürst finished, near the Bird property. Wm. Allaby and Thos. Blake, who left this city for England last week, sailed Saturday on the steumer Umbria. Mrs. Milford Wells has left for her home in Lawrence, Kan., to join her husband who is engaged in surveying. The citizens of Dexter will present a handaome banner on decoration day to the grand army post of that village. Every week The Demoobat cont iins mare local news than any one or two papers published at the county seat. Mrs. L. J. Hallock is building two $1,250 houses on Packard street. Wm. Oopeland is the oontraotor and builder. The young people's society, of the Congregational church, will hold a social at the resideuce of J. T. Jacobs to-morrow evening. Hangsterfer & Co. purchased last soanon of farmer Jacobs $üOO worih of oream, besides large quantities from other Dartiea Lodholz & Oross have sold out their business in Lansing. This firm formerly oarned on business in this city next to the postolBce. Flee Smith, at Whitmore Lake, has a new sailor, besides some 40 other boats at his doek which are for the guests of the Clifton house. Dr. Allen has purohased the Allen property on Jefferson street, and is making $1,000 improvements to the property. Hammond contractor. Subscribers and those who may wish to subscribe for The Demoobat, will please remember that the office is in the opera house block, rooms 6 and 7. Samuel Alexanner Hamilton Smith, who has been living in Alpena for the past year, has returned to Ann Arbor to live. He has returned bag and baggage. W. S. Hicks is in New York. Wool 25 to 28 cents per pound. E. H. Soott has a new norse lawn mower. Chas. F. Bales, of Dexter, has been granted a pension. Saturday Caroline Krans was granted a divorce from Caleb Kraus. Eev. Dr. Steele preached m Detroit Sunday, for the Rev. Dr. liedfield. Fred Huhn has been rustioating in the country tuis week for his health. Edward Bycraft spent Suuday in the city. He is now looated in Detroit. Dr. O. C. Jenkins and Miss Payne are to be married next week, so report says. Jas. Imus, jr., caught a three and a half pound eel in the mül race Friday last. Mr. Mayer, of the fifth ward, is improving his residence, at an outlay of 200. Mrs. Geo. Wahr and mother left Tuesday for a few weeks' viait in Oounoil Bluffs, Iowa. B. F. Bower, of the Detroit Evening Journal, spent Sunday at his home on Ingalls street. The management of the spring fair would like the ladies to bnng articles for exhibition. D. J. Eobb has the contract for doing the carpenter work on Bobison & Son's new livery barn. Capt. S. L. Jaynes addressed the temperance meeting fcund.a afternoon in Cropsey's hall. Mrs. Dr. Pomeroy and daughter Louise, of Calumet, have been visiting Mrs. Frank Loomis. Dr. Chas. Unterkireher, of Bridgewater, will lócate in Saline for the practice of his profession. A tramp, giving his name as Chas. G. Davis, is doing a ]5 day's sentencein the oouuty jail for begging. Hamilton Atkinson, wio is working in Manchester, spent Sunday with his old friend Moses Seabolt, Rev. Samuel Duffield, jr., for sometime pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city, died last week. The ladies' oharitable union held a very important meeting yesterday afternoon in the ladies' library. Ottmar Eberbach was in Detroit Monday on business connected with the Michigan ammonia company. Jno. McNally and Oscar Spafford caught 100 pounds of black bass and pickerel in Silver lake last Saturday. Tramps are becoming quite numerous and they are insulting as ever. They put in their time begging from house to house. Exinger & Boes are materially itnproving the appearance of their hotel, opposite the new central depot, at a cost of $200. A. F. HansoD broke ground Friday last, for a $3,000 residence to be erected onFourth strett. Geo. Scott contraotor and builder. The Luick Bros. have purehased five lots in the secoud ward of Agnes Taylor, and they will put up several cottages thiH summer. Houses are in sueh demand that we believe it would pay some of our moneyed men to erect cottages. But will they do it? Geo. Scott has the contract for building a $1,500 residence for P. VV. Moore on Elizabeth street opposite the Michigan central depot. Jerome Freeman is building a house adjoining his residenoe opposite the new M. C. depot The contract has been let to Exinger & Boes. A. W. Hammer, of Tpsilanti, has been found guilty of swindling and flned $300 m the Oakland county oourt. He is of Bohemian oat fame . Prof. Morris' dog show drew erowds Friday and Saturday nights. The matinee Saturday afternoon was largely attended by the little folks. Robt. Leonaru and H. Weeks left Monday for Grand Rapids, Ohio , where the former has the contract for building fence for a railroad company. E' Oesterlin is aboat opening an office on Main street, a bureau for settling estate in Europe and this country. He will also carry on conveyancing . Sunday was a great day for vieitors at Whitmore Lake. A large number of persons went from this city, and the hotels had all they could attend to. Fred. Sohniid, Geo. Miller and Eugene Osterlin, are delegates from the Workingmen's aasociation, of this city, to the convention to be held at Ypsilanti June 14. Sheriff Walsh and Geo. W. McCormick, returned from Ohio Monday morning, where they had been looking for the stolen team of the latter, but they found no trace of them. Jno. Corr, aged 31 years, died in this city Friday, of consumption. For 13 years he had resided in the south and only retnrned to his father's house some two weeks previous to his death. Rev. Mr. Bourns fllled the Presbyterian pulpit Sunday morning, and delivered a very interesting discourse from the text: "Well done, good and faithfut servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." Miss Mary Fitz.;erald, for several years a compositor in a Chicago publication house, returned to her home in this oity some six weeks ago, and died Sunday night of quiok consumption. She was 22 years of age. Judge Harriman received last week a unique program from E. W. Coddington, who is ïiow looated at Bartow, Florida, of the laying of the corner stone of Summerhn instituto by the grand lodge F. & A. M. of that state which took place May 12. M. F. Guinon, of the Democrat has been appointect observer for Petoskey for the state weather service. Reports giving the temperature at 7 a. m., 2 anl 9 p . m daily, are sent to the headquarters at Lansing. - Demoorat. And Mat can do it up brown. The improvements to Louick Bron., planing mili foot up something like $375. They have introduoed the patent fan carrying arrangement which blows all the shavings from tbe dinerent machines into a building erected exclusively for that purpose. D. J. McDonald has retired from the business management of the Detroit Evening Journal, to accept the management of Mabley & Company 's adverth ing department. Mac is a hustler, and he will be just at home in his new position. Thb Democrat wishes him suocess. Albrecht Gwinner has rented a portion of the old Voight brewery, in the fourth ward, and will convert it into bottling works, where he will put up in pint and quart bottles, tlie celebrated brand of beer manufacturad by the Grassur & Brand brewing company of Toledo. One paper in Chelsea is sufficient for the needs of that town, just as two Enlish papera would be sufBcient for Ann Arbor. - City paper. If that be the case why did you invest in an Ann Arbor paper, and if you are not satisfied, what is the matter with packing up your printing establishment nd moving to some other place. An exchange says: When visiting a printing office keep these rulos in view: Enter softly, sit down quietly, subcribe for the paper and pay in advance, keep six feet away from the devil, hands off the manuscript, don't talk to thu compositors, don't curry off the exchanges and don't read the type that is on the galleya . Friday a stranger hired a rig of Mal Green, saying that he wished to go to Ypsilanti, and as he did not return as promised, Mr. G.'s suspicions were aroused and he started in pursuit of the fugitive. He traced him as far as the tollgate near Detroit, where he was lost track of. Sunday he found his horse and carriage at a livery stable in Detroit. Yesterday was ascensión day. Judge Harriman is in New York. Eev. Dr. Earp was in Detroit, Thursday. C. E. Hiscook will tuke his vacatiou in June. Miss Fannie Bailey has returned from Detroit . Dr. Inglis, of Detroit, was in the city Sunday. Wm. Walker, of Logansport, Ind.. is in the city. Editor Pond and little daughters are visiting in Dexter. Jno. Kooh will build Warner's fruit store on State street. Twenty new subscribers to The Demoobat since the last issue. Fred. Stabler purchased last week in Detroit 500 eider barrels . Geo. D. Hiscock, of Earlville, 111., spent Sunday in the city. F. E. Yale and family returned from northern Michigan Monday. Mr. Jno. Beahan and family, spent Sunday near Whitmore Lake. Oapt. Boyle, of the Jackson poli;e force, was ia the city Wednesday. Jacob Wadleich, of Jackson has been visiting his old home for several days. A number of Ann Arborites went to Detroit to hear Langtry, last night. Ex-SherifF Case has been appointed pólice constable, of the city of Jackson. The state eclectic medical society was held Wednesday and Thursday, in JackHon. Ohas. Hewett, of Whitmore Lake, has had his pension increased from $4 to $8 per month. Geo. Shetterly, jr., has planted two acres of sun flower seed this season - a new industry. Orcutt & Shetterly have nearly coinpleted a fine house for A. Long on Miller avenue. The little shower on Tuesday was very welcome, but we need a good fortyeight houra' rain. Rev. Dr. Steele occupied the pulpit of the Fort street Presbyterian church, Detroit, last Sunday. Prof. Ten Brook Ie aves to-morrow for Detroit, and will re mam; there during the summer months. Mrs. Gatharine McCarthy, of Northfield, died Monday, of mflammation of the bowels, aged 07 years. Martin Handy died at the state prison last week, of consumption. His body was sent to the university. N. W. Cheever was made one of the vice-presidents of the state prohibition club, which was organized in Lansing, Monday. M. J. Fritz, with Mr. J. Satler, of Langing, left on Saturday evening last for Kansas, looking after their interests in real estáte. In another column will be found the advertisemeut of C. Eberbach, the hardware man. Look out for something new next week. C. O. Brush has a new hack, the finest one brought to this city in many a day. And by the way Brush and Snow are doing the business. AI. Stevens, of the Lake house, Whitmore Lake, is working hard to get things in order and repair the damage done by lightning a few weeks ago. Paul Schall will oocupy the store vaoated by C. K. Hauser, for his tonsonal rooms. A new front of plate glass will be one of the chief improvements. Mrs. Jas. VVhitlark started for Washington, D. C., Wednesday evening for a week's visit to her son Arthur, who is an employé in the U. S. P. O . depart aent. Next week will appear in our columns the adyertisement o! Robison & Son, whose livery establishment, when completed, will be one of the finest in the state . The office of deputy sheriff ind conatable which has been filled by constable Schall is now vacant. Paul has resigned and in the future will attend strictly to business. The Toledo Ann Arbor & North Michigan railway will commence on Sunday, May 29, and run excursión trains to Whitmore Lake and return. Faie for the round trip 50 ets. The barns on the Thos. Earl farm, in Northtield, now ocoupied by John Wall, were burned Monday night. Loss on barns $450, fully rasured ; on contenta no inaurance. Loas $600. A wrestling match took place Monday night on 3 . D. Stimson'a sporting grounds west of the city. Some 25 students were present and several others who witnesaed the coritest. A. Gwinner and J. Weitbrecht, saloonists, spent Sunday last in Scio, gathering wild flowers and taking in the lieautiea of nature generally. They were tue guests of the Fritz Bros. C. G. Ladell, who purchased the McKernan property one year ago, on West Miller Avenue, has improved and beautified the place wonderfully, and has chriatened it "Oak View.'' Very appropriate. For the unveiling of Gen. Steedman's monument at Toledo May 26th, the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan'railway will sell round trip tickets at one and one third fare, good to return the following day. The plot of the play we have bef ore described in our columns; its preaentaUon on the stage met every anticipation. Each actress and actor have a good part, and several admit of acting of the highest order. - New York Telegram. The agricultural event of this year will be the spring fair, to be held under the auspicea of the Washtenaw county agrioultural and horticultural society, in this city May 31 and June 1-2. Premiums are to be awarded for horaea, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. Those having anything to aell should bring it to the fair grounds on sales day, Thursday, June 2. Mr. Elliot Barnes' play of "Only a Farmer's Daughter" has met with favor here. The work ia an exciting and continuously interesting one, containing many atrong charactera, a clear story, plenty of incident, and all the usual ïncumbents of a succesaful play, and the various peonle inBtructed with parts in it acquit themselves favorably.- New York Sun. Fifteen tombstones, sent by the government to be erected over the unmarked gravea of aoldiera, arrived by freight last wuek. They are of white marble, 3 feet high, 12 inches wide and 4 inches thick, and are inacribed with the aoldier's name, age, regiment, and oompany. They will be at once put up under the auspices of Jeffords Post, G. A. R. - Dexter Leader. A. P. Ferguson, the mamifaeturer of the celebrated road cart which bears his name, made a ten strike when he lo cated in thia city. His business is rapidly increamng, and notwithstanding he has some 17 men in his employ, he is atill behind in orders to the number of 350 carts. He is also manufacturing some handsome carriages, and Saturday he received an order for outters to be delivered early next fall. He is now turning out eight road carts a day. "Teil us not in mournful numbera, that the town ia full of gloom, for the man'a a crank who slumbera, in these days of bustling boom. Life is real, life is earneat, and the grave is not its goal, every dollar that thou earnest, helps to make the old town roll. But enjoyment and sorrow is our deatined end or way; if you have no money, borrow - buy a corner lot each day! Livea of great men all remind ua, we can win immortal fame; let ua leave the chumps behmd u, and we'll get there just the same. In this world's broad field of battle, in the bivouas of life, let us make the dry bones rattle, buy a corner for yourwife! Let us then beup and doing, with a heart for any fate, still achieving, still pursuing, booming early, booming late." Free-delivery about June 14. Willis Boughton is in Cincinnati. Jas. So'aiappaoasse was in Owosso over Sunday. T. F. Hill will summer in Paola, Kanaas. Mayor Stnith is in Ottumwa, Iowa, on business. Mr. James Clements is to take a Euorpean trip. Mrs. Benjamin Crane left for the east Wednesday . A number of weddings are on the tapis, in our oity. John Walker's kennel of doge now number forty-five. The knights of rest will be heard from on the 4th of July. Oounty clerk Howlett and wife visited in Chelsea this week. Larry Kahoe is the happy father of a girl weighmg 10 pounds . "Only a Farmer's Daughter" at the grand, Monday, May 23. Mrs. Ann North, of Detroit, has been in tue city for several days. Wm. Binder is in the employ of Koch & Haller, furniture dealers. Mrs. Geo, Sheley, of Detroit is visiting her sister, Mrs. Philip Bach. Bishop Harris confirmed 44 persons, at St. Andrew's, Sunday evening. Dr. Donald Maclean has purohased Len Haloh's handsome grey horse. Bev. Dr. Haskell attended Mie prohition convention in Detroit this week. Misii Anna Flynn is working for Larry O'Toole, in his sewing machine rooms. S. Kosenthaler will erect two dweiling houRes, for rent, on Liberty street. Kev. K. B. Tuppor, of Grand Rapids, lectures at the Baptist churoh thig evening. F. Pistorius, who left this city several years ago, contémplate returning to Aun Arbor. J. D. Stimson has bought four acres of land in the rear of his house on West Huron street. The stores ocoupied by L. Gruner and Watts & Watts, have been freshened by a coat of paint. T. J. Keech has resigned the presidenoy of the building and loan association, on account of ill health. Mrs. Jno. Roosk, of Delhi, who was sick for some time, is visiting Mrs. Schneider, of this city. Olds & Baoon, of Saline, have engaged ten stalls for Holstein eattle, whioh they will exhibit at the spring fair . Ex-senator Kempf will erect a f7,000 residence oa the lot recently purchased, corner of Ingalls and Lawrence streets. Prof. Moses Ooit Tyler thinks Ann Arbor is improving rapidly, particularly around his old home on North Ingalls street. Jno. Muehlig continúes to carry on the undertaking business. Eis ad. will be found in another column of to day's paper. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Kay, West Huron street are happy over the arrival of a young mason at their house, the flrst part of the week. Washtenaw's indebtedness to the Eastern Michigan Asylum, for the support of the county's insane, for the last quarter, is $843.49. Mr. D. O. Richmond a wealthy druggist of Boston, and Mrs. W. H. Adams, a society belle, of this city, were united in matrimony last evening. Mrs. Bertha Knickbin, of Detroit, mother of Mrs. C. M. Webb died Tuesday, of heart disease, at the age of 70 ytars. She leaves four children in Germany. The board of review of Ann Arbor town, will be in session Monday and Tuesday next, when property holders who feel aggrieved can inake their complaints. One week from to-day Lorenzo Davis, townsbip clerk, wil! pay 15 cents for every woodohuck scalp brought to his office, basement of the court house, pioneer rooms. The Knights templar observed yesterday - ascensión day,- with appropriate services at their asylum, Rev. 1. W. Maclean officiating. In the afternoon they decorated the graves of sir knights. On account of the extra ordinary run on The Demoorat this week, we are obliged to furnish our subscribers with a half sheet. Only once in nine years has this thing occurred. Look out for something big next week. Elliot Barnes' new drama, " Only a Farmer's Daughter," now being preseuted at the Chestuut Street Theatre, is in conception and artistio development, one of the best pluvd we have seen in a long time. - Oor. N. Y. Mirror. The Metropolitan Iron Land Co., are shipping from 60 to 75 cars of ore daily, and calcúlate to ship 50,000 tons this season. The ore is of a superior quality. A new shaft haa just been sunk, eighty feet in the ore and not through vet. Capt. Seraphene is superintendent. A oase whioh has caused oonsiderable comment in the city, was tried this week in the circuit court, occupying four days. Mrs. Elmira 8. Howe against her mother, Mrs. Eliza North, for the support of an insane son of Mrs. North's. The jury awarded a verdict of $4,000 to the plaintiff, which gives much satisfaction to her many friends. The following is the May list of Ann Arbor cabin passengers to Europe. 8. 8., Furnissia, May 28. Reported by O. W. Mellor, agent: Prof. J. A. Watling, Mrs. and Miss Watling; Rev. J. McLeau; Mr. O. A. King; Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Carruthers, Glasgow. S. 8. Oity of Rome, May 25: Mr. and Mrs. O. H. McPherson; Mr. Geo. Merner. 8aihng for June will appear in three weeks. Mr. Barnes' play bears the unmistakable stamp of originality and genius, and it is not improbable that "Only a Farmer's Daughter" will prove to be that famous American play for which we have been waiting so long. lts plot is full of interest, its dialogue beautiful with poetry and sparkling with wit, while its characters are firmly drawn and brilliantly colored. - New York Times. W. A. Tolchard, superintendent of the M. E. Sunday school, being a wideawake banker, knowg the value of time. The school was seven minutes assembling after service, and he calculated that by this means they had lost four minutes unnecessanly, and that was just bo much time taken from the study of the Lord's word. He gave the scholars this problem to carry home with them, calling it four minutes lost to each one estimating it at 350 scholars how much time was lost . The following ia the record of the games played by the clubs comprising the national league, Detroit having a good lead up to dale: Clubs. Won Lost Per cent Detroit 16 2 .882 Boston 11 4 .783 New York 9 7 .733 Philadelphia.. 8 8 .500 Pittsburgh.... 6 8 .428 Chicago 5 0 .357 Washington.. 5 10 .333 Indianapolis. . 3 14 .175 Twenty-five years ago "Sam" Earp was a tall, gawky, but pleasant-faced school boy in a Pennsylvania town, sitting at the feet of a down east Qamaliet, and drinking knowledge from that source. He was graduated at Racine college, ordained to the Episcopal priesthood, and two years ago was called to the Ann Arbor Episcopal churoh. He has proved a profitable rector in every respect, and his parish haa manifested its appreciatíon by giving him a 25 per cent. increase of salary and paying off a $3,000 mortgage which hung over the rectory. - Evening Journal. Rev. Dr. Earp has not only done this but muoh more, and St. Andrew's should rejoice in having such an ambitious as well as a devoted rector. The parish .being in an exceedingly prosperous condition. Geo. W. Walker, the tar walk builder, was nearly blinded yesterday when opening a barrel of gas tar. _ John Burg, an extensiva boot and shoe and carpet dealer in Ann Arbor, was a school teacher in this village 26 years ago. The school-house then stood where O. M. Blaekmer's house now stands ; six years ago it was moved up town on the corner of Main and Edwards streeta, aad done off in to stores, and burned a few years ago. Mr. Burg calis to mind some of his former pupils, among whom were Eugene and Rosooe Allen, Moses and Phil. Edwards, and Oharley Kelsey ; the latter, he says, would always spell jug, g-u-g. - Milan Leader. Elliott Barnes' play, "Only a Farmer's Daughter," is one of the strongest society dramas that has been presented for a long time, and holds the deepest interest of the audience. The plot is a peculiar one. A handsome, ambitious literary man, with a weakness for flattery, marries a farmer's pretty daughter, and takes her into society. Here a villianous friend and a scheming woman plan their separation, and would have succeeded but for a dream, in which the literary man passes through untold misery. Awakening from his sleep, and finding he has. been the victim of a visión, his joy is almost uncontrollable, the sohemers are driven out, and peace and happiness reign again in the household. - New York Clipper. Peterson's Magazine for June ii on our table, f resh and bright as the flrst month of summer itself. The steel-engraving, handsome colored fashion-plate, and numerous wood-cuts are even above their usual average of excellence, and, regarded from a literary point of view, this number, both in the matter of tales and poetry, is more than ordinarily rich and varied. The illustrated story, "Dick Lacev's Ohoice," is charmingly told, and Mrs. Sherwood's interestine; serial, "The Professor's Daughter," closea in a dramatic and satisfactory manner. A new volume begins with the July number, affording a good opportnnity to subsoribe or to form clubs. Terms: two dollars a year, with large reductions to clubs. A specimen oopy will be sent free to anyone desiring to get up a club. Address Peterson's Magazine, 30G Ohestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.