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Good butter is a scarcity ïu the market. Couïins & Hall are eulurging tlieir greenhouse. M. J. Merkle has been visiting hi.i son, in Colorado. Monday there were 75 inmates at the county house. ïhe next regular term of court will commence Tuesday, üct. 4. Congressman Eldredge is slowly reeovering from a very severe illness. Lizzeta, wife of Qeo. V. Smith, died Tueeday, of consumption, aged 43 years. Neithammer & Kooh have the contract for building a coal house at the county farm. Tüere will be bushels of early and late Crawforrt peaches raised in this vicinity. Anthony F. Duval, of this city, has been granted a patent on a harness saddle tree. Augustus W. Hellons and Wallace W. Bliss, of this city, have been granted n pension. L. D. Taylor, in the employ of the Wabash railroad, is spending a few days in the city. In the circuit court Tuesday, Kato ülber was granted a divorce from Herman Ulber. Wm. Biggs is putting in the new front in the old Jewett store, adjoining the opera house. Mrs. Chas. McOmber has bought a lot on Church street, on which she will ereot a house. The Two Öams advertise a full hue of f all and winter clothing. See annouucornent elsewhero. Cashier Hiscock, of the Savings bank, returned from a pleasure trip uround the lakes, Tuesday night. Jno. McCuen and F. WaMni, of Lyon, are in the employ of Wn. .5iggs, contractor and builder. Tbe time of W. B. Smif;i, Joe ï. Jacobs, and L. Gruner, aa suuool trustees, will expire Sept . 5. Wm. Herz is doing a fine job of painting and decorating for Fred Brown, the -Mum street saloonist. Dr. Sullivan's house was entered by burglars, Monday night, bat he is only out a pair of pantaloons. The total amount of ttiition in this school district, received this year, is the largest ever recordud, $6,017.74. Thos. Kearney, jr. returned Tuesday, from a tour arouud the lakes. His partner, J. V, Sheehau, is now in Chicago. Mr. 1). J. liosa and Miss Nora McCartby, were married Wednesday, at the Homau Catholic ohurch, by the Kev. Fr. Fierle. The examination of young Keegan, oharged with inoendiarism, will be resumed this morning before Justice Pond. Mrs. J. W. Wing had a dresa and $1 stolen from her residence last Friday nifcht. The dress was afterwards picked up in the street. Mrs. E. J!. Gidley and daughters, LeDa, Minnie and Mary, have gone to Grand Bapids, where tbey will open a millinery establishment. Someone gained an entrance in to (juincey Turner's reaidenoe, Monday night, and walked awuy with bet ween $3 and $1 in hard money. There was a suilden cliange in the weather Tuesday, from hot to cold, and the following morninK fires and overcoats feit very comtortable . The Ann Arbor asrrlcultural company Bhipped a onrload of feed cutters, Tuea day, to Milwaukea, and an order for 100 more awaits commencement. It takes about 100 tona of cual to warm the county house buildings. This year the contract was let to E. H. Hall Ht $ö.22 per ton, on the track. Chas. Shulz being the lowest bidder, he will furnish the coal for the high school and other buildings. Grate :im egf?, 85.75; stone and nut, $6.00. Albert Blaess atarted Wednesday for Antwerpt, Belgium. This will be his sixth visit to the old country. He will be absent between two and tbree months. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. F reeman, of Manchester, visited our city Tuesday, their object being to consult with lr. Vaughan relative to a throat afleotion o Mr. F. Sarah A., wife of S. Harrison, of th 6th ward, died Monday, in the 73d yea of her age, of dropsy. She was born in England, and has been in tuis city 1 yeare. The public schools opcu Monday Sept. 5. Dr. Allen has a teléphune at bis i'esi dence, No. 45. Watermellon soeiali! are the latest in Saline village. Hon. Geo. M. Wheeler, of Salem, was in the city Tuesday. Jno. J. Bobison returne l Saturdaj f rom bis western trip. Detective Jno. Manly, of Toledo, was in the city over Sunday. Hundreds of Ann Arbor people were at Whitmore Lake, Saturday. N. B. Covert will visit his son, Fred Felton, in Charlotte, next week. To-day the people are voting on raising by tax, f 5,1)00 to boom the city. The ü9th animal Michigan state fair will be held at Jackson, Sept. l!)-2;. Prof. Lohr leaves for South Bend, today, where he has charge of a school. Prof. Will Belser will sail for Euroue Sept. 8. He will be absent two years. It was Geo. Fischer who'i tried to light ■ui electric lamp with a lighted match. Eugene Oesterliu, jr., Fred Kentschler and Jno. Knoch, are at Whitmore Lake County clerk Howlett will draw a jury next week, to serve at the October term of court. Eugene Spoehr leaves for a place in Wisconsiu, next woek to study for the ministry . P. Monahan, of Gieen Oak shipped, ast week, four valuable bucks to Monana Territory. Jacob Seabolt and party, who have eeu camping at Kusli Lake, returned íome the last uf the week. Coyle & Bush reoently tíireshed 1,005 ushöls of wheat for P. Kearney, of Webster, f rom noon until dark . The Miss Smit hs, who own the oíd üoleman property, Fifth ward, had 20 chickeus stolen, Saturday night. Wm. Dansiugburg, of Augusta, has hipped 16,000 gallons of milk to Deroit, since the tirst of last October. J. K. White, of Utica, N. Y., nephew of Mrs. (}. Hill, of thJ8 city, is here ookng after the opera house improvements. Jí'rank Dunlap, of Buffalo, N. Y., an oíd Aun Arbor boy, has been viiting lis many friends here during tho past week. The fall trottiug meetiug of tho Dexoit driving club occurs Sept. 20-23. 'i!ii thousaud dollars in premiums are ffered. Sarah M. Vanalstine haa tíled a bilí of ivorce f rom Anderson Valanstine. Allen & McCorkle are attorneys for conilainant. Company A will atteud the Jtli atmual eunion of the G. A. R. association of lOuthern Michigan, at Adrián, on Thursay next. J. R. Murray, Dr. A. G. Kellogg, E. S. Ianly, Wm. Lodholz and Geo. Hangterfer leaye next Monday for a two weeks, fishing at Rush Lake. The lawns look most beautiful after lie recent rains. The court yard in articular, presen ts a mnch handsomer ppearance than two weeks ago. The contract for f urnishing 120 tons f coal for the court house and juil has jcen let to E. B. Hall and Chas. Shultz, ie lowest bidders, at $5.75 per ton. Monday the citizens of Owosso voted o raise $26,000, thus securing the car lops of the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North lichigan railroad. Such is enterprise. Mrs. C. Hidden, of Highland, Oakland ounty, formerly a resident of Lodi, ied SaturJay, aged (57 years. The remains were brought to this city for inerment. The annual meeting of the parisLoners f Zion churcb, was held Monday, and ie following persons elected; trustees, fred Wagner and Jno. Keppler; deacon, Vm. Merkle. Juo. Fogarty has all he cnn attend to n overseeing work ou the university ampus. He has been making great mprovements in and around the medial and other buildings. The postoffice is being overhauled to ïake room for tne olerks an 1 carriers. ?he expense will be several hundred dolars; 1,800 boxes have also be removed. . I '. Beal stands the expense. Nora E. Gushman is evidently tired of married lite, for shc has commenced suit or divorce froin Oliver Gushman. The arties hail from Lyndon. Gomplaiuuts' solicitor, Geo. V. Turn Buil. Monday afternoon, while the family f liobt. Harrison, of Pittsüeld, were bsent from home, some thief went lirough his house aud stole $20 in money and a silver watch and chain. L. P. Joslyn, lit '87, has been appoiutd Professor of Physics aod Ghemistry a the Muskegon high school. Youug oslyn has a host of fneuds here. who will be pleased to learn of his good luck. David Garrett was arrested iu Detroit, louday night, by deputy sherifl Brener, and bronght to this city and lodged n jail, for jumping his board bill. He ettled the matter up. Th! complaiuant vas Mrs. Jno. Waguer, of Liberly street. An attempt was made Mondsy night ;o burglanze Jno. Schurnacher's resiienoe on North street. The thieyes were frightened away, however, having nly efiFected an eutrance to the dwellUfer- Saline lays claim to the banuer town 'or the largest number of enthusiastic flshermen and big lish stories. - Observer. It will be a cold day when a Salinite can beat Prof. Minuis, of this city. Jack Conners, conductor on tbe Toledo road, Saturday, has the names of 35 men and women who were robbed of their watches or pocket books. Ii is evident that a number of piok-pockets took advantage of the farmera' picuiu to replenish their exchequer. There is to be a grand excursión, under the auspices of Fraternity, Golden Rule land the Odfellows, lodgea of this city, to Detroit, Lake St. Glair vnd' return Sept. 7th. Fare for the round trip, $1.25. Caterer, Ross Granger. A pleasant day meaus a big orowd. It behooves our citizens to be ou the ook out for midnight prowlere. Aleady a number of residences have been jurglarized of articles of more or less value. It is a good time to put old revolvers aud gun8 in order, aud be ready for these unwelcome visitors. Wm. Finnegan was awakened Mouday night by someone attempting to ?ain entranoe into his residence. They ad out the stops from one of the viudows, and had pulled down the upper sash when the noise was heard. When wked what was wauted two men made a uasty retreat. The annual school meeting will be held the lst of 8ept. Why would it not be a good idea (or the citizens to assemble previous to the above meeting, hold a caucus, und nomínate trastee. Thia would jgive satistaction all around. The same appropriation, $19,500 will be asked for us last car. Good deacon Brown refusoa to be iuterviewed as to how the settlement between uimself and the contidence man O'Brien, was compromised. One thing is certain, he promised to divide wití sheriff Walsu, who worked up the case, bnt if be goes back on bis word he should be compelled to make it good. We are requested by a siibscriber to write an artiole advising that the cotnmon council pass an ordinauce prohibit ing the blowing of locomotivo whiatles in the city limita. We beheve the wish ia geueral for we have heard many com plaints of the whiatles, particularly at night, as disturbing Ihe sleep not only of the well, bnt as being a torment to the sick and nervous. A great many citizens favor holding a caucus for the purpose of nommating three school trustees, to bo voted fo at the animal school moeting, Sept 5. This ia a movement in the right di rection, and then there will be no caus for any citizeu to iind fault. It will be an even shake all round. Chas. Woodard is camping at Strawbéiry Lake. Coa!, egg and grate, $6.25. Nut and stove, $6,50. Attention is called to the chango of ad of Collins & Amsden . The Knights of Maccabees paid Mrs. Burleson $2,000, Monday. There neyer has been such a demand for houses in this city as now. E. B. Gidley will sell his houaehold property at auction to-morrow. There Tas a . frost Wednesday night, and gardens on low lands will suffer. Mrs. Wal tor Hawkins, of Ypsilanti, bas been visiting friends here this week. Scbuh & Muehlig are putting a Kiclimond furnace in Thos. Keech's new residence. Mrs. Jno. M. Chase, of Denver, Col., is spending the week with Judge and Mrs. Joslyn . The Ladies' society of the Bethlehem Lutheran church, picniced at Whitmore Lake yesterdayAcorn stoves are sold by Grossman & Schlenker, who have a change of advertisomcut this week. The Woman's Christian temperance un ion held their annual picnic, yesterday, on Jas. Toms' lawn, Miller avenue. Grossman fc Sohlenker had the contract for putting on the sheet iron roof on Allmendinger & Sohneider's canning factory. Excursión to Petoskey Sept. 6th. ?are $6.20. Tickets good to return up o the 15th. Train leaves the Toledo depot at 7.15 a. m. Wm. C. Murray aud J. F. Packard have úeen appointed appraisers of the estáte of the late Ambrose W. Murray; claims to be heard by the court. Mrs. J. W. Maynard haí gone to Chicago, to visit her son, Dr. Maynard, and will return by way of Grand Rapids, to asa a few weeks with her sou F red. Chas. H. Wines of Chelsea, lost a ilver watch and a sum of money, and S. Mills of I'ittsfleld, 83.05 at the armere' picnic at Whitmore Lake. 'ickpockete. Ernest Johnson, in the 15th year of lis age, died Wednesday night. It is aid that had the lad lived until he beame 15 yeara oíd, he would have fallen ïeir to a handsome competency. A new side track to the boiler works f Barclay & Reeves, is to be put in by iio Toledo ruad, at which place repairs .o machinery of the road will be made, nd also to acoomodate the company. A. Kearney's residence, on North lam street, has been undergoing many mprovements. The interior has been epainted, and the walls and ceilings, ïandsomely decorated. Peter Cary broke ground Wednesday limself, by striking the tirst piek in the re'ich for the foundation of his new riek, 44x24 feet and two stories in ïeight, to be ereoted at the foot of Deroit street. The improvements at the Central deot still continue. The freight house ms been raised, and a stone foundation ome two feet high has been put under ;. The building is to be re-sided and ainted, and a side track has been laid n the south side, along Depot street. The new boilers for the county house re being placed in position by Hutzel & Co., who have the contract for putting n the steam heating apparatus. The uperintendents of the poor are a little uxious to have everything in readine9s ;o keep the old people warm, without eing obliged to put up stoves tem)orarily. It may not be generally known, but it s nevertheless a fact, that this city has ne of the best base ball clubs in the tate. The Browns, as they are called, lave received letters froin Evaret and lancock, to lix dates for ball games to )e played in this city. The boys are lso arranging for three games with the .drian clu b. Gil Snow has purchased of Jas. Kiton, for $1,200, the lot adjoining Jno. joney's restaurant, on which he will mild a livery barn. He broke ground Ionday. The building will be of brick wo stories tr.gh, and will be pushed ■apidly to completion. He proposes to lave a model livery b rn. The location s a good one. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Whiting spent iaturday in Milan, returning by the way of Stoney Creek, spent the Sabbnth with friends and yisiting thechurnh with vhich Mre. Whiting was formerly conlected, aad the graves of her parents. A new church is in procesa of erection n place of the old one, and the congrejation are worshiphing in an improvi ed abernacle. When the improvements contemplated are fully completed, Wm. II. Mclntyre will have one of the finest places of buaness in the city. He is painting, decoating and otherwise improving it The tore proper is lighted with the Thompon Houston electric light. A new tin oof has been put on, and the front of ;he building pniuted, and put in lirstlass order. He proposes to have a model grocery. Thero is nothing slow nbout jlliani. I'eterson's Magazine for September, ïas for its frontispiece au engraving enitled a "Peep at the Party," and is very pretty. It has its usual fashion departnent and fancy work designs which so much interest the Indies. Among the iterary conten ts is an iuteresting artiole eutitled, "A group of Kamous Women," y Henry Vernou. The serial, "Along he Bayou," is continued . "The Editor's l'able," and "Household Department," are full of valuable suggestions. It is expected that many of our citizens will attend the reunión at the encampment of the G. A. R. association, at Vdrian, Aug 30 to Sept. 2. C. H. Many, one of the old veterans will have charge of rhe camp. Geu. Sheridan is expected to be present. Addresses will be delivered by Gov. Luce, Phil Sharidan, Senators Palmer and Stockbridge, Austin Blair, the old war governor, exgovernor Alger, Congressman Eldredge, Congressman elect, E. P. Allen, Hon. Allen B. Morse, Judge of the supreme court, and Lieutenant Salsbury, late democratie candidate for congress from this district. The receüt railroad accident in Illinois by whioh more than 300 persons were killed or injured, should not pass ougbt of sight and memory without an 1-arni'nt demand on the part of the people for decided reform in railroad management. When railroad officials, advertise an excursión they should be held to strictest accountabihty for any lack of caution or oversight that precipitates scores of lives instantly into death's embrace and raainis for life hundreds of othera. The paymeut of bundreds of tbousanda of dollars for damages wil] not atoue for tbe injnrv iuflieted on families and tbe community at large. Tbere are railroad officials high in autbority in connection witb the road on wbich the disaster occurred who shouldbe arrested and beid to rigid account for the foarf u loss of life tbat wns olearly due to criminal negligenee. - Davenport Times Yes, and when a company advertises to return at a certain time, and keep peo pie waiting at a depot for hours after there sbould be some redress.