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E. B. Hall was in Toledo, yesterday. The Courier will publiek the tax salea. The capsule factory will remain in the city. Zack Roath lest Monday for Mackinac Island. Rain yesterday, for the first time since July 4. Mrs. Geo. Wahr is visiting friends in Saline. Ida, daughter of Chris Lutz, died Tuesday. The funeral qf Karl Schmid, was held Saturday. A. Sorg went to Detroit, Wednesday, on business. J. W. Knight and family, are at Harbor Springs. Change of time Sunday, on the T. A. A. &N.M. B. B. Christian Frank, of Detroit, epent Sunday in the city. Lew H. Clement and vrife are at Colon, Mich, visiting friends. The twin children of Jno. Vfisterer, were buried Saturday. Thos. McMahon returned Wodnesday, from his wedding tour. The faneral of O. Beck's child, was held Monday afternoon. Mrs. Morris and family and Mrs. de Pont are at North Lake. Chas. Stabler has left Chicago, and is now working in Omaha. Bobt. McMurdy, law '82, was the jjuest of Chas. Carter, last week. St. Andrew's Sunday school will have a picnio at Geddes, next Thursday. The plans for the new Toledo depot have been draftod and are very line. Thos Hotckins, of the fifth ward, died Saturday in the (j'Jth year of his age. Geo. D. Stevens has moved into Jno. Pfisters house, on west Huron street. Lorenzo Sawyer, of Chelsea, is the guest of his brother, Hou. A. J. Sawjer. Mrs. L. B. Hall and sons, leave Monday, for a week's stay at Whitmore Lake. The largest dog in this section, weighing 185 pounds, is owned by E. Krueger. The Michigan furniture company have been filling large orders the past week. Eliza J., wife of Jas. Allen, of the town of Ann Arbor, died Monday, aged 55 years. Ernest Krueger attended the convention ot photographers, in Chicago, this week. Keatl the ad of M. P. Vogel, who has opened a meat market at 18 East Hurou street. Qeo. Fischer, of Saginaw City, ia visitiiiij; hig his nephew, Qeo. H. Fiseher. Herman Easton, of Lima, is uow keeping books for the Joe T. Jacobs clothiug company. D. C. Fall's family, who have been at camp several week, returned home yeeterday. The children of S. S. Blitz will meet meet their mother at Star Island. on her return home. 8.S. Blitz and wife, E. B. Scott and family, and Dr. Vaughan and family, are at Bay View. A new house is being built by Sam Baumgartner, corner of William and Second streel s. Jas. Hobson, lett yesterday for Fort Worth, Texas. He expecte to be absent some throe weeks. Miss Emma Schmid arrived home Tuesday, f rom a two week 's visit with friends in Detroit. Jno. Schumacher left, JMonday, for New York city. He expects to return the flrst of the week. The Waehtenaw county agricultural and horticultural society hold their fair in this city, Oct. 4-9. Jas Imus would make a ürstclass patrolman. He is an oíd residen ter, pays taxes and is all right. G. W. Madvig, of Mauitou Island, died Friday, and the remains were mterred in Forest hill cemetery. Mrs. Jno. Burg, of this city, and Mrs. Lydia JohnsoD, of Lodi, are visiting at Lake Side, near Cleveland. M. D. Fohey left yesterday, to accept a position as telegraph operator on a Michigan and Oblo ïailroad. Geo. Cox, accused of taking shirts belonging to Geo. Mosb, was tried Tuesday, and a jury acquitted him. Feaches are amall, very Htnnll. Martin Clark is home from his northern trip. Geo. K. Leouard w now at Edwardsville, 111. S. W. Beakes, of the Argus, bas gone to New York. Sheriff Walsh went to lonia, Tueaday, with a priaoner. Mre. W. W. Tozer visited friends in Dexter last week. Walt Booth is catching for the Petoskey base ball club. Ed Spokea, catcher for the A. A. Browns, has a broken finger. Got' Felch is visiting his daughter, Mrs. C. B. Grant, in Houghton. Eugene Oesterlin has moved mto his new house, on West Huron street. O. E. Hiscock is takiug his annual vacation by a trip around the lakesT Miss Noma says it wasn't a band wagon that broke down, it was a dray. There should be telephone oonnection between this oity and the water works. David Gordon, of Saline township, lost a valuable horse last week, by colic. Young Keegan, who is charged with incendiarism, will hare his hearing Monday. An immense crowd witnessed the sham battle, at Islam! Lake, Monday ufternoon. Chas. Lutz, of this city, is working for C. Helmuth & Son, butchers, at South Lyon. August 14 is tüe time fixed for the big picnic, to be given by the Saline arbeiter verine. C. Hilner returned Tuesday f rom a two weeks visit with friends at Grand Rapids. The ordinance relatire to the muzzling of dogs is being en f o reed in Clielsea, why not hereV Jno. J. Robison has gone to Colorado in the interest of the Star mountain mining company. The weeds are being cut down, under the direotion of E. B. Gidley, one of the board of health. Miss Maude Hall, who has been visiting friends in Detroit, returned home Alonday evening. Jas. Lehaney. who pitched for a while for the Alpena nine, has joined the club at Cheboyegan. Miss Tinnie May Masten, Mrs. Jno. Finnegan, and Jas. Coleman are at Devels Lake, Dakota. Thos. Kearney, jr., and J. V. Sheehan, left for the northern part of the state, Mondoy, on a pleasure trip. The Sunday school excursión, Tuesday, to Detroit, was the largest tliat has left this city in a long time. Miss Kat e Morrison and Miss Annie Kallen bach, visited Miss Lda McDonald, at Whitmore Lake, last week. A big time may be expected at the farmer's basket picnic, at Whitmore Lake, one week from to-morrow. Jno. Springman and Annie Gall, both' of Ann Arbor township, were married Tuesday, by the Rev. Mr. Neumann. Mack & Schmid have purchased the building, corner of Fifth and Paokard, and will remove it to Second street. Jno. Schneider, jr., has retired trom the hotel business, and opened a saloon and restaurant in the Union hotel block. There is to be an excursión from this city to the soldiere home at Dayton, O., Sept. 21. Fair for the round trip, $4.15. While a steam engine was crossing Bhode's scales, Monday night, it feil through, causing considerable damage. Peter Vanee bad two staoks of hay consumed by flre Tuesday, and Tuomey Bros., in Scio, lost bet ween 25 and 30 tons. Miss liose Seery, of thia city, has been enjoying the pleasures of farm Hfe at Miss Lizzie Lavey's, says the Dexter Leader. . Theo. Breguel has parchased, for $1,300, Prof. Johnson's house, and will remove it to the corner of Packard and Fifth streets. The Masonic and Oddffillows lodges, of this city, propose grving an excursión to Detroit and Oukland about the firat week in Sept. At the head of our local column will be found the advertisement of Geo. Wahr, who has made a great reduction in wall paper. W. Q. Roberts, of Tjawrence, ex-grand master of this state, F. & A. M.. colored, visitert friends in the city, also St. Mary's lodge No. !), this city. Eddie Seyler, Martin Belser, of this city, Martin and Willie Frank, of Detroit, and Wm. Bross, of Dexter, are camping at Base Lake. Jos. Martin has opened a furniture repairing shop over A. L. Noble's store. Joe haa had some 12 years expenence in the business. He is a good one. Mrs.E. P. Clark, of Charlotte, who carne here for treatment some weeks ago, and wno has been uuder the cure of Mrs. Dr. Fitzgerald, is doing finely. H. Schroeder, one of the proprietors of a "Flying Dutchman," at Ypailauti, was hit in the face by a stone, Saturday, mght and his jaw bone was broken. The South Lyon Exoelsior says that Miss Hattie Drako, of this city, while nut walkiug at Whitmore Lake, last woelt, lost a valuable watch and chain. Lou F. Lutz, with Jacobs fe Co., leu ves to-day for a trip around the lakes. He will viait Chicago, Milwaukee and other points of interest, before his return. Doe. Simons is having a hard time raising ducks this seacon. lt is probably owing to the kerosine oil that is running in the race from Dean & Co's warehouse. The agent of the Toledo road, O. Q. Wales, is to present one of the best bands in Ann Arborwithcomplimentary tickets to the farmers picnic, to be held at Whitmore Lake, Aug. 20. The visitors to camp Robertson who remained until Tuesday morning, and saw the drill of the silent compauy in front of the huadquarters of company H, flrst regiment were well repaid. Look at the economy of nature. When whales failed to supply the world witb oil for light, petroleum was discovered; and when the Standard oil compiny gobbled up petroleum business, providence began to turn on the natural gas. The Toledo, Ann Arbor & Cadillac railroad cuts a slice out of the Cadillac public park in running into town . The citizens proteated, but have had to knuckle under, as they wanted the railroad a little more than they did the park. The farmers' olub, of Shoron and Grass Lake, held their animal picnio at Wolf Lake, Wednesday. Orations were delivered by Hon. Henry Mayo, of Bat t Ie Creek, and congressman O'Donnell, of Jackson. There was good music in attendaoce. A shooting festival is to be held in this oity Sunday and Monday next. A large number of prizes have been offered, rangingfrom $1 to $50. A committee consisting of Jno. Armbruster, Jno. Mayer, Jno. Walz, Fred. Gakle, and H. Armbruster, have charge of the shoot. The Journal says: A Clare county lady objected to having the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Cadillac railroad go throwgh her farm, on the (nmnds that the cars would scare her bees. Air. Ashley bought her a $2 treatise on bees, and conyinced her that thoy faiily doted on having railroad cars around them. Prof. Cheever, chemist of the state university at Anu Arbor, paid the new gold field of Ishpeming a visit ÍUonday, and was highly pleased with what he saw. He took great interest in the pluce, making numerous notes for future reference. Bpeakingof the sugnr quartz he said it rosembled much of the rock produced in California tields at the best mines, and predicted a bright future for the Isbpeming district.- Iron Ore. B. F. Watts is homo f rom Kansas. The infant son of Godfrey Beek, (hei Suuday. A new boiler has been ordered for the water works. Miss Jennie Foster has been visiting friends in Pittsfield. Miss Florence Foster is visiting friends in Saline and Tecumseh. Antón Schiappaoasse has rebuilt bis barn in tbe burnt district. Thos. Matthews, of South Bend, Iud. was in the city over Suuday. The flre loss of .Gil Snow, for $1,500 on his livery stock has been adjusted. Miss Florence Blies and Miss L Huil, of Saline, visiled friends in the ciiy, last week. Prof. Langley is building a $5,000 addition to bis reeidence on Washtenaw avenue. Several hundred persona from here, went on the excursión to Island Lake, Suuday. Miss Amanda Wood, and Dean and Jos. Seabolt, are visiting friends at South Bend, Ind. Wm. Campion has resigned from the pólice forcé, wuich is now composed of only two men. Look out for the Mexican dollars afloat in the city. They are only worth eighty-flve cents. Hornea Iienderson and family, of Cleveland, are viaiting their numeroua friends hereabouts. 1 1 irain Kittredge saya he will rebuild hia brick livery barn, whicli will again be oocupied bv Gil Snow. The funeral of Mra. Roger Matthewa waa held Sunday, at 5 p. m., from her late reaidence, on First streel. Wella condemned by the board of health livo yeara ago, are atfain being uaed in different parta of the city. There ia to be a special election Aug. 26. when the mtizena will vote on raiaing $5,000 witti whioh to boom the place. Mra. O. Al. Smith was granted a divorce, Monday, from Qilbert M. Smith, on the ground of cruelty and abuse. C. G. Millman has been allowed 8:32,50 for damages sustained in removing hia houaehold goods on the morning of the tiro, last week. The funeral of Simón Braun, a reaptcted Germán farmer, of this township, ocourred Saturday, and was very largely attended. The new hall in Saline will be dedicated Aug. 215, on which occasion thcre will be a grand ball, given by the Workingmon's association. The Whiting brothera went fiahing near Geddes, Saturday last, and in a very short time caught a water pail once and a half full of beautitul sun flsh, rock basa and perch, ahowing they are true disciplea of Isaac Walton. Lew H. Clement, the musio dealer, whoae change appears in this issue, bas been out among them" the past week, and reporta the sale of five Estey organs and one celebrated Hainea Broa, pianoa. Clement does business quietly, but he aeems to get there just the same. A good way to rid one'a self of trampa who cali begging, is to represent that there ia infectious aickness in the house. It waa tried on an old man in charge of a boy, and the way that old man and boy legged it, was laughable to beholi, the old man taking the lead. The law library ia pretty well patromzed this aummer, by Gallon law aapirants to say nothing about tnose long aince fledged, who are still qualifying at the fountain head, which fact ia chronicled as an omen of good work to be done the coming winter in that renowned department. The Rev. T. C. Gardner, who was to have preached at the M. E. church last Sabbath morniug, and also at the union meeting at the Congregational churoh in the eveuintr, failed to put in an appearance. The Rev. A. F. Bournes came to the reeene in the morniug. Mrs. Bingham, of Lansing, wife of Hon. Stephen D. Bingham, of tbat place, died at the home of the late Judge Dex ter her father, in Dexter Monday, Mre. Bingham was a sister of Hon Wirt Dexter, of Chicago, and was widely known in this state. She has been in bad health for many months, and her death was not at all unexpected. A new racket is being played on the farmers. ■ A load of persons drive up about noon, and represent that one of their number is sick, and that neighbors have kiu'dly furnished a team to take him to the hospital to be treated, and cannot they be "good Samaritans" enough to give them a dinner, and provender for their horses. Mrs. David Powell, of Oceola, died on Friday morning last, July 2'Jth, aged 63 years and 4 months. The deceaRed leaves a husband, six sons and two daughters, to niourn her loss. The funeral was held from the Catholic church, in Oceola, on Monday morninc - Livingston Democrat. Mrs. Powell was once a resident of the tovnship of Northtield, this county. Hilan is in a state of excitemant oocasioned by the action of its worthy village president, Dr. Pyle. who is afc present making matters very disagreeablo for üitizens by enforcing the Hunday law. He lately made an order demanding that all places of business should be closed on the Sabbath, inclusive of barber shops aud everything else, and of course the is considerable kicking. The State teachers institute, for this county convens in this city next Monday; The institute law allo ws teaohers, whose schools are in session at the time ttppointed for the county institute, held uoder thi; direction of tbe State superintendent, to close their schools during the continuance of such institute without forfeiting their wages for as many half-days as they are in attendance at the institute. This provisión of law, and the fact that there will be uo tuition or enrollment fee exacted, should insure the attendance of every teacher in the county who possesses the trud professional spirit. Several years ago Eider Blodgett preached on Suudays at a new Dakota town on the lower Missouri. On week days he followed the vocation of horse dealer. One Sunday after taking his place in the pulpit he said: My friends, I am requested to announce that ihe sewing society will meet at Sister Smitu's Tuesday afternoon. The Foreign Misaion society will meet Friday evening, and a prayer meeting will be held in this houBe Weduesday evening. Immediately after the service to-day there will be a horse trot ia my back pasturo. All are invited to tarry. Let us join in singing the twentyfourth hymn."-Dakota Bell. An album, of 55 years ago, is something of a curiosity, particularly when ït contains many well written articles. It was dedicatod to Miss Fannie Bennett, bv 8ome one who signed himself H. S. D., and ih dated Middleport, April 17, 1832. There are also several pieces written by the Snells, but their given namoH are almoet obliterated by age. One by Wm. M.Snllivan to Miss Bennett on "The Grave," would attract. particular attention. There are ulso artiolee by Luther D. Whitney, Wilber F. Smith, M. R. Bartlett, Harriet hSullivau, Rebeccah M. Barry, Nancy P. ïane, Lizzie Snell, and Charlotte M. Beunett. The last in the book is dated Middleport, May 20, 1832, and is signed by Mary L. Wallace. The following Ann Arbor people are Htqpkholders in the Península Savings bailk, that commences biiHinesa in Detroit, Sept. 15 : Gov. Felch, S. M. Clarkson, Henry Corawoll, Fred H. Beker, J. M. Wheeler, E. Treadwell, Mre. Ada Z. Treadwell, il. W. Rogers, E. H. Soott, L. James, Frank Howurd, Dr. Smitb. From Dexter, H. C. Gregory, E. M. Gregory, M. S. Sears. The last named, Smith and Howard, were elected directora. The bank has a paid up capítol of $250,000, and will pay 4 per cent, for savings deposite. Doo Jenkins was in Milan yesterday. Jacob Seabolt and party are fishing at Rush Lake. Base ball yesterday, Ann Arbor 35, Plymouth 4. Mrs. Ann Gritfin died Wednesday, aged 77 ysars. Mrs. Chas. Edwards and family have returned home. The infant son of George and Nancy Marsden, died Wednesday. Down with the drinking fountaiu. Give us the old town pump. Henry Cornwell and family, left Wednesday for a trip to Lake Superior. A. B. Hall expects 8250 for the losn he sustained by the fíre, last week. Geo. ftliller, in the employ of Kinsey & Seabolt, grocers, is on the sick list. Geo. Nellis and family, of Ypsilanti, have taken up their residence in this city. August 24, is the time fixed for the Workmgmen's association picnic, in Saline. A large amouut of local matter is unavoidably crowded out of this week's Democbat. Wm. Vanass, chief of pólice of New York City, will visit his sister, Mrs. Imus, next week . Miss Nel lio McMann, of East North street, is visiting her cousin, Miss Lecette Osborn, in Scio. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. O'Kiley, died yesterday, of cholera infantum, aged 18 months. The boiler for the water works has arrived, and will be placed in poBition within the next two weeks. George F., son of Andrew and Charlotte Peterson, of the third ward, died yesterday, of cholera iufanturu. It took just one minute, by Judge Kinne'a watch, for a cap to be filled at the drinking fountain, yesterday. The steamer and band enginea in the different wards, will be in readiness when the alarm of ftre is sounded. Mrs. Lorenzo Davis, who has been down with the sciatio rheurnatism for the past week, is able to be about again. The many colored f rienda of Jno. liobiaon assembled at his residence, Vednesday evening, and they had a delightful time. There is no question but that the slaughter houses should be . removed outside of the city limits. But here comes in the law. Visca, rafant daughter of Mr. andMrs. 3. B. Lewis, of East Saginaw, died at ;he reeidence of M. Andrés, this city, tfonday morning. Thos. Taylor's new residence is being laborately decorated by Albert Sorg, who also has the contract for putting A. Wilsey's store in shape. Albert Sorg has the contrnct for paintmg the laboratory, the secretary ind presidenta offices, the medical buildng, and other jobs about the campus. Faed Schlede will remove his bmdery :o Coldwater. He probably thinks that ie can't compete with two such instituions as the Register and Courier, and ie cannot. Business men and citizens generally are indignant that the old town pump is no longer. It was splendid water compared with that which comes from the water worka. A poultry, fish, vegetable and produce tnarket will be opened up the 23d, in the building lately vacated by Jas. O'Kane, one door north of the Argus office, on Main street. Ad will appear in our next issue. The great P. T. Barnnm, in addressing a body of business men at Bridgeport the other day, said: "You do not, any of you advertise enough. You ought to use printers' ink every day. You are asleep and want your business to run itself. Standing advertisements in a paper command confidence. The man who for a year lives in a community ind leada a reputable life, even though be be of moderate ability, will grow in the conüdence and esteem of people. On the same principal a newspaper advertisement becomes familiar to the reader. It may seldom be read. Still it makee the name and business of the man familiar, and constantly appearing in the columns of a paper, inspires conüdence in the stability of the entrprise." Saline Obaerver: Across the dark and dismal night, the lone mosquito wings his flight; uo sings a soft and rythmic tune that humming tloats to ward the moon ; nor are his somber jouraeya o'er until he tinds nn open door. The scène ia changed: Upon his bed a victim hos with drowsy head; he liears ü niurmur in his dreams, that sounds like songs of far off streams. The murmur louii and longer grows, and then he telt upon his nose, a weird aenaation, like a tack that sinks its length into his back. He grabs a club and tnakes a pass, and smashes up his looking-glass; the lone mosquito sings in sport and takes him where the hair is short. The dismal night wears on apace, the moon looks down upon a face, so big with bumps and red with scars, it miglit have been run over by a hundred cars. To spots were other victims lav the lone mosquito takes his way. - Byron ForbeB and Ü. F. Keeves engaged in a üshing exploit, Tuesday, that rather lays over any fish story yet of the season. They went to the head of the Saline river and caught 74 pickeiel 30 of which were picked out of the river bottom by hand, and the balance taken out with a net. The Bev. A. F. Bourns, who preached in the M. E. church basameut last Sabbath morning, took for his text, "Dispise not the day of small things," introducing his discourse by saying: Oocasions rallay great opportunities. Men frequently, upon great occasions, rise to the sublimity of the, opportunity, developing a liitent forcé hitherto uuknown. ■ A tiny feathered snow flake, beautiful to behold, falling so lightly that the face of an infant would not shrink from its contact, combined with its fellow man, forra a barrier from which the powerful locomotivo receives a quietus insuperable. A small explosión of powder caused the hearc of nations to palpitate with dismay because of the magnitude of its consequen ces, resulting in one instance in the death of president Lincoln, and in another in the death of president Garfield. Great opportunities are rare in the lives of most persons, but he who satisfactorily accomplishes the small duties of each hour rolls up a mighty avalanche of goodness the silent t read of acts which compose it, falling with convincing power on the minds of those within the radius of its inüuence. The sermón was of the gospel order, and well calculated to bo productive of good resulta.