Ypsilanti

Mrs. Janjes' new house on Pearl sf Ís nearing completion. A better man than GeorgeA. coüld nat bc found fof the office of register of deedSj Saturday wil! be Flag Day, and flags will bedisplayed on the Normal and city school buildings. Died.last Saturday, Castle Peek, the aged fatber of Mrs. Geo. Vaü. The reraains were interred in Highland cemetery Monday. f The W. C. A.wiü serve hot oyi coffee, biscuits and friedcakes, at Hangsterfer's old stand on election day. at noon and in the evening. Miss Seymour, state secretary of the Y. W. C. A., will retire from the work in tli e near future to devote her lïfe to missionary work in China. Geo. P. Smith of Grove st, dropped dead of heart disease while at work in bis barn last Monday. He was 61 years of age, and leaves awifé and four sous. A certain man in this town wlio advertised in one of the city papers for a housekeeper pathetically inquires if all thewoinen in the eountyare middleáged widows without incumbrances. The Congregational C. E. society held an advertising social at the home of Prof. W'. D. Cramer last Tuesday evening. It was very well attended, and the entertainment was novel and occasioned great sport. Colfee and waters were served Any one who noticed the moonlight last Fridayand Saturday nights wpuld nevef think of cailjng it "silvery." When even thé man in thé inöoii declares himself for gold standard, all these free silver "mionshiners" may reasonably be expscted to retire behind a cloud. Next Sunday evening the in,staiation of the new oíligers of the Presbytorian O. E. society will take place. They are - Laura Jenness, president; Prof. Ross, vide president: Miss tïattie Swift, corresponlin; secretary; Miss Mildred Smïth, recording seeretary; Eobert Yost, treasurer. it is with deep regret that we au nou nee the removal of Trol. and Mis. H. W. Miller to Detroit í'or a permanent re.sidence. Prof . and Mrs. JSiHet -vvill be greatly missed in eáucational and social circles, and the best wishes of their many friends ga with them to their new home. A Bible class for school teachers has been brganized and will ineet every Tuesday afternoón at i o'clock at the V. W. C. A. home. This class will be taüght by the pasíors of the difEerent churches. All w interested. in Sunday school and Bible class work are invitecl. The question of asing standard time in this city is again being agitated, and it is to be hoped that the ehange will be mide. Why aeed Ypsilanti bebe hind other cities in these márks of progression, espeelally when the chaage would búa source of greater, isnce to all concemed? Many of the sidewalks in rpsilanti are in anything but a créditáble condition. Fifty or a hundred dollars spent in repairing thein would benefit a larger number of our citiy.;jü5 th.an the same amount dropped into a single individual's pocket, the price of a sprained ankle or broken leg. A remarkably large number oí' little snakes have been killed in Ypsilanti during the last few weeks. In a single yard on liaron st. fourteen haye been killed. The above statement can be proved by witne-sses, so thö Adrián l'res man is requested to refrain from all lus remarks about mixing drinks. Only two of the four representa of the anti-saloon leagu ■ were in town last Sunday. In the morning one spokeinth.3 Baptist and the other ín the Congregational chureh. In the evening they occupied tha Methodist and Presbyterian pulpits, the Congregational and Baptist congregations being invited to the other cburches, respectively. Again Cleary hall was fllled to overflowinglast Saturday evening, when au eloquent address on the principies of republicanism was made by Chas. E. ïownsend of Jaekson. The speech was one of the Viest heard in the town this yeaf, and thát thé doctrines advo cated met with the hearty approbation of most of the audieiice was manifested by the hearty applause. Two men wére talklng politics on the street Tuesday. One of (hem fished a ten dollar bil! out oí liis pocket and said to the other "I'U liet you a dollar yon can't get that c-hanged for gold at the bank." 'TH take the bet," replied the other, and walked over to the bank where the gold was secured without difflculty. There is one man in town wlio will bet hia small eb auge in the future. A young lady purchased a chicken iri Harris' méat market last Saturday evening. ïhree üniversity boys stood watching the deal, and when the package was handed to her one of them stepped up and said 'Tlease, miss, may I curry home your chicken for you?" "Xo, sir," answered the young lady. "J wouldn't trust an oldlien with one of you Univprsity students, tnuch less a chicken." Tomorrow night will be Hallowe'en, and our citiz'jtis are advised to take in their barns, woodsheds and all other movable property, for at such an hour as you think nöt, the small boy eometh. A new enterprise has been starte-1 at 107 E. ( longress st. It is the Coquillard laundry, and will be run by L. W. Coquillard, lately of the Sentinel force. First-elass work is guaranteed, and orders may be left at J. II. Miller's store. We hope that a'l politicians who are looking for a ]laee to wash their dirty linen will give the new laundry an equal chance with the nf.hfirs. The politica! pot which is boiling ál such a furioús rate has bubbled over in this city, and several of our citizens have been generously bespringled with the contents. That the result will be theelection of Geo. A. ('ook and John V. Kivk to the offices for which they are candidates is alraost a certainty. They are two of Ypsilanti's mo-t p pxi lar young men and are wel! qualified to fill any jiosition of honor and trust. Vfist.erdav a horse was left standing untied while the driver went into a store. The animal suddenly started, turned around so quickly as to nearly tip the buggy over, and for a minute looked as if it was starting out for a century run. Then it changed its mind, walked quietly over to the drinking fountain and was standing there drinking when tlie driver a , thus spoiling a runaway accident item for ÏIIE DEMOCBAT. The Michigan Central bas arranged a weatheï foreöast system at all of its stations in Michigan. A weather bul letin has been put up outside of the telegraph oilice near the door. Weather forecast eards will be disp'ayed at noon each day. These predietions are f or the 21 tours following. A telephone has paced in their baggage room so shippers or others wishing to know abont the weather, have only to cali up the baggage room and ask for the forecast. The sound money clubs of the various railroads centering in Chicago held a large joliification ending in a grand parade, in Chicago last Saturday. The excursión was exclusively for railroad employees, i speöia) train lèaving Detroit at 7 Á. m. and picking up 40ü delegates before reaching Ypsilanti, wheré the railroad ïorce was represented by tlie following men: John Laidlow, Elmer Mowrer, John Howarc!, Chas. Fisk, II. (', Minor, Frank Drury, Geo. Laidlaw, H -V. JJarnett, JolmGass and -Ice Glaviter. The service at St. Luke's clmrch was especially beautifuj last Sunday morning. Handel's "Largo," with violin accompaniment by llr. Frank Smith, waa finely rendered by the suj'pliced ehoir, and was repeated in the evening. Miss Lotta C'oombs also sang a solo which was greatly eujoyed. In the i morning lícv. Mr. Gardam delivered a sermón ful! of thought and helpful suggesliona, while the evening sermón was approgïiate to the day, which had been designated by the Massachusetts Chrïstian Assoeiation as Prison Sunday. Last week Tuesday morning Boy Hill.aged 12 years indueed another boy iwoyears younger to go with him to the basement of the high school building where the bicydleá are stored, taks twoof the girls' wheels and go riding on them. ïhey took the wheels back at noou and touk them outagain iu the aftérnoon wlien a Dedal was broken ofï from onewheél. Chey again took tlie wheels back andilaid thé broken one down on its sicle, with the ped il near it, so it might appear that it was broken off by falling down. The boys were found out and caught Wednesday morning, but 110 action was taken, and Wednesday niglit Boy raa awayfrom home and went to Milan. An offlcei was sent alter hun and brought him back last ïuesday. w!uu on eomplaint of his father he was sentenced by justice ISeacli to be confined in the Industrial Home until lie is 17 years of age.