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Ypsilanti

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
November
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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Herbert Tenny will be manager of the hite Laundry. Bishop Cranton occupied the Methodist pulpit last Sunday. Some foreign horsemen wast Ilammond's Dan Q O2,500 worth. Remember the old fashioned concert at the church house next Monday night. Engineer Ayers and conductor Vail have been in Ann Arbor learning to handle electric cars. Frank Rathfon has begun suit for divorce against his wife, Minnie Rathfon, in the Wayne Co. circuit court. Trof. Daniel Putnam represented Normal at the exercises held in Lansing yesterday in memory of Edwin Willits. R. C. Ross, the wealthy colored man who died at his home on Prospect st, leaves his entire estáte to his wife. The estáte is estimated at 950,000. Several members of the Ypsilanti Baptist church attended the Local Baptist Missionary meeting which was held in Ann Arbor this week. The store in the Beal bloek formerly occupied by E. V. Hangsterfer, bus been rented by George Preston who will put in a line of merchant tailorings. The Thursday club, whieh has lately been meeting on Friday evenings, met this week on Thursday evening, and the Twentieth Century club will meet tonight. Our sportsmen are very much excited over the game some of the boys are bringing in, and the guns of the city are receiving extra attention at the present time. Rev. Bastían Smits will preach the Thanksgiving sermón at the union service in the Presbyterian church. His theme will be Proportionate Prosperity. Service at 10:30 a. m. At the council meeting Monday night, Mayor Wells appointed a special committee of flve to act with the board of public works in regard to fire protection of the Normal. Henry Van Riper and John üaing wers filled with vhiskey Saturday night and with remorse Monday, when they were flned 80.75 each by Justice Childs, for being disorderly. The members of Ypsilanti Chapter, Xo. 119, Order of the Kastern Star, will give a birthday party at the chap; ter rooms on Monday evening, Nov. 30, from Mto 5 and 7 to 10 o'clock. The State Teachers' association will meet at Lansing, Dec. 28-29-30. Prof. Hoyt is president of this association, and papers will be given by Misses Schryver and King and D. Smith. The annual Bazarette opening will occur tomorrow, when an elegant line of holiday goods will be displayedSouvenirs will be given away and the public is cordially invited to attend. Motorman Ross last night discovered a flre in the Amsden house on Huron street. The motor whistle gave the alarm in good shape, and the fire department soon had the fire under control. The case of cruelty to animáis against Oustav Nass, which was started bef ore Justice Beach on Tuesday, resulted in a verdict of not gailty. Lee Brown represented Prosecuting Attorney Randall in the case. The Ladies' Aid society of St. Luke's church are holding a chrysauthemum show at the parish house this week Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On Thursday evening a chicknn pie supper was also given at the parish house. The store of Aiban & Johnson was entered by burglars last Tuesday evening, and goods amounting to about 8200 stolen. The offlcers are searching for the burglars but have no clue. They have arrested one George Kelly on suspicion. Ypsilanti Hive of Lady Maccabees, No. 691, gave a corn ball "Wednesday evening in Odd Fellows' hall. The hall was handsomely decorated with strung popcorn, over 1,000 yards being usecl. liefreshments, consisting of popcorn balls, were served, and souvenirs printed on pieces of cornstalks were distributed. Members of the Arboi Hive and Queen City Hive were present. The address of welcome was made by Lady Commander Stannard. Last Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, a quiet home wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Lee on Hamilton street, when their daughter, Miss Lillian, was united in marriage to Mr. AVr. liandolph McGregor. The ceremony was performed by ltev. Bastían Smits. Mr. and Mrs. McGregor left on the afternoon train f or Strathroy, Ont., where they will spend a few days before going to New York, where Mr. McUreor will be employed for a time. J The Francia Wilson opera companyi with which Mr. Clinton Eider is singing this season, has cancelled all engagements for western points excepting Chicago. The nevv opera, " Half a King," in which Mr. Eider has the lead' ing teuor part, is drawing crowded houses in New York and Brooklyn. The company will go to Washington, Baltirnore, Boston and Philadelphiathen back to New York for the rest of the season. It is a great disappointmentjto Mr. Elder's Ypsilanti friends Ihat the company will not appear in Detroit, as was expected.

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Ann Arbor Democrat