Ypsilanti

Bev. 15. F. Aldrich will have charge of the Tuesday afternoon Bible class at ,he Y. W. C. A. during the month of June. The death of Emerson Blood, for many years a resident of tliis city, occurred at his home on Chicago ave., last Fi iday. The Ypsilanti Dairy Association tabes in 35.000 pounds of milk daily. which is the la rgest -average of any dairy association in the United States. Three little girls have been run over by bicycle "scorchers" during the last two weeks. Is it not time that the authorities look after this "scorching" jusiness. The graduating class in the Ypsilanti high school numbers twenty-five. Commencement exercises will be held on ;he evening of June 18, and class day exercises on June 17. The marriageof Charles E. Hendrick, of Ishpeming, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hendrick, of this city, to Miss Ida L. Moag, will take place on Wednesday, June 9, at Uawsonville, N. Y. A letter received from a missionary in Corea, speaks in the most flattering terms of Minister J. M. 15. Sill, and states that he has given more encouragement and help to the missionaries than any other minister ever sent to that country. Mrs. C. S. Barrett has sold her farm of 130 acres known as the DeXike farm, to Mr. A. Beyer of New Philadelphia, Ohio, a resident of this city 40 years ago. Mr. Bever was a buyer in good earnest this time, as he also purchased the Ilemphill farm of 55 acres, and will again become a resident of Ypsilanti. At present lie is taking baths at the mineral bath house. The annual election of oflicers of the Y. W. C. A. took place last Monday night: President, Mrs. Nellie D. Y'erkes. re-elected: vice president, Mrs. Guy Davis; secretary, Miss Sue Ainsworth; treasurer, Miss .Grace Sage. re elected. New inembers of the board of managers. Mrs. E. Samson, Mrs. VVm. Gardam, Mrs. Gaston, Mrs. Hodge, Miss Swift and Miss Strong. The members of the G. A. R. and the Light Guar Js attended morning service at the Presbvterian church lastSunday. The church was handsomely decorated with pal,ms, flaes and flowers, and the music was exceedingly fine. " To Thee O Country." was given by the whole choir, and "One Sweetly Solemn Thonght," by a quartet of girls. The address.by Rev. Bobert K.Vharton,was pronounced one of the finestever delivered in this city on such an occasion. Following is a list of the teachers to be employed in the Ypsilanti; city schools next year: High School, Austin George, A. M., M. Pd., supt.; A. R. ('rittenden, A. B., principal; Helen A. Bice, B. L., preceptress; De Forest Ross, Angeline Wil?on, Kate A. Arnold, Hattie Culver, and Kate Cherry. Grades, Ella Spencer, Belle Kennedy, Carrie Havens, Lillian Schlee, Myrtelle I). Wortley. Estelle Baker, Mina Bordine, Maude Fraser, Lillian Eadus, Anna McDougal, Emma Holbrook, Lutie Densmore, Carne Steffy, Carrie Bead, Estelle Collins, Alice Beinl, and Anna Chalmers. The death of Mrs. Mary A. Thompson occurred last Saturday afternoon, at the home of her son-in-law, Chas L. Stevens. For severa] years Mrs. Thompson has been in delicate health, and during the last month her decline has been rapid. Mrs. Thompson has been a resident of Ypsilanti almost constantly since 1836, and since the death of her husband eight years ago she has made her home with hf-r daughter, Mrs. Stevens. Five children survive her: Mrs. Margaret E. Benedict, Mrs. C. L. Stevens, Fred L. Thompson, of Victor, Col.; John J. Thompson of Jamestown, Xorth Dakota; and H. D. Thompson of Moline. 111. Funeral services were held at the house Tuesday afternoon. At the special meeting of the Common Council, Tuesday evening, a petition from the Ypsilanti League AVheel man asked permission to build a cycle path within the city limits, beginning west of the water tower, at the point where Ellis street crosses the car track, extending west to the city limits; said path to be of gravel, isix feet wide, parallel with the car track, the nearest edge of the path to be 35 feet from the center of the car track. Referred to the committee on streets and tracks, to re port at the next meeting. A petition was received and granted, that theCongress street bridare, approaches, and the street opposite the Fiftta ward park be sprinkled by the street sprinkler, at the expense of the city. Health offleer Batwell reported the general health of the city to be in a most satisfactory conditio'n. The Board of Health has made its usual inspection, and the hardest work they had to do was to flnd anything tq n'nd fault with, the condition of the sikewalks in the city not coming under their jurisdiction. The 40th anniversiary meeting of the Home Association, was held in the Presbyterian church, Tuesdav afternoon. In her report of the year's work the president, Mrs. John Gilbert, stted that the total amount spent in aiding the poor during the past year was $416.35, the number of families helped being 145, the largest number of any year since the existence of the association. Among the most faithf ui workers in the organization are Mrs. Frank Smith and Mrs. VVm. Cheshire, who have been connected with it for over 15 years. The funds are raised by mem bership fees of $1.00 per year, by the Thanksgiving collection from' the churches. and by donations of money, lood and clothing. Contributions óf second-hand clothing are gratef ully received. The oflicers elected for the ensuing year are: Mrs. John Gilbert. pres ; Miss C. S. Weed, lst pres.; Mrs. M. B. Fairfleld, 2d vice-pres.; Mrs. H. E. Dickinson, 3d vicepre-i.; Mrs. Flqrine Yost, recording secretary; Mrs. Abigail Van Fossen, treasurer.