In And About The City

Ifyouwant lo lniy, sel] or trade ase the loial columns of the Democrat Holmes, th9 livery u.an, la üoiug business at 739 É. Unhorsity avenue once inore. 'Phone 10G. Tho office of the School of Muslc is open from 0 untll 12 a. in., and 2 tu 4 p m., to recelve appllcatlons for :.dmisslon. Word comes from Adrián that W. J. Cocker, one of the regents of the Universiiy, lias the bicycle fever and has applied for membership in the L. A. W. Gertrude N. Pope, the three-weefcsold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franfc Pope of Hlll street, died Saturday and was Imiïed Sunday ai"terixui at the Forest llill cemetery. A man whh a newspaper, a ph.Kogroph gallery, a pass on the Magnolia rcute and free seate ín the Afthens iicr oughi to be happy. Bat Uien Seward Cramer always -lid want the earth. Phifflp I.t.lir. of Pirtsfiekl, raised 2,800 bushels oí grain on 78 acres thls year, distrïbuted as follows: 1,553 bushris of wheat on 50 acres, 783 boebels af wats on 18 acres and KH bushels of barley on 10 acres. James Et. Lewis lias opened a Iaw office in the rooms over Edward Duffy's store, formerly occupied by Ohas. II. Klinr. Mr. Lewis is Q well known and talented young man and hls i'.iaiiy friends will be glad to see him suïceed. Peter Wakefleld, aged 90 years, died Baturday ni-iit at the home of Willia:n Oslus at Plttafleld. The funeral took place from the fiouse this afternoon ai 2 o'cloek. The body was Imricd in Forest HUI cemetery, the Rev. A. L, Xieklas olliciatiiu'. Judge Xi'wkirk and t'amiiy aro no .v residents Oi Ann Arbor, where chey havo purchaaeil a beaatlful hoone. By this removal Dexter loses oae f lts best and most progressIve cltizens. Tbey take wlth them the best wishes of a host of friends.- Dexter Leader. Tl.u management of the street rail way company is deserving of a greal deal of credit for the marnier in whieb they are preparing to handle their customers. All of the ■:ised cars are being repatnted and refl"ed. One oí the new ones was put on the ïpsilanti run Saiurday nlght. lt is a beauty. Seeretary Wade recelved a letter trom Dr. Angelí l-'riday, in whieh the tor says: ",We were unable to go by rail from Paris to Constantinople I', cause of waslumts on the roads. So we went from Marseillee by ship. On the way we were much in the com].:.ny of i Britis'i prinee and his two sisters, who were vcry agreeable." Franklin C. Parker offers to sell the flat-lron of land on Packard street, between Madison and Monroe, to the cliy or anybody else for $5,000, according to City Clerk Glen V. Müls If the city wants tlie property for f park Mr. Parker is willing throw $500 off the selling pi-iee, making the value of the plece of land to the oity si.r.nti. A letter from George II. Barbour, of Detroit, to Charles E. Jlerrick. says that Wednesday, 0, has been designated as Detroit and Michigan Day at the Tennessee Centcnnial expositlon in Xashvillc, and all pa and flrms deslring to make exhitoits can. by addressing .1. S. Hall, room i!", Michigan Central depot, Detroit, ob.tain full Information as to railroad lates and accomniodaticns. The bicycle party given by ('ar! Bratm to a nuiaber of his frtends last Friday was a most enjoya Me affair. Fouiieen couplea rode to tlie farm soma one and a half miles out the Dixboro road, where dancing was the ■ order ot' the evening"s amusement until 12 o'clock. Tlie Chequaanegons furnished music. The farm house was hung with lanterns and the young folks were feasted on fruits and other refreahments. If we are to judge by the "red paint" now beiug used on the street railway company's property, some of the high functkraarles connected therewllli art boeomlng quite sporty. Car No. 10 carne out of the shops Iooklng as gaudy as a new spring bonnet n lts red and gold and gHstenlng varnish. and we are prounlsed that the whole equipment wil) soon shine in a ;- splendent carmine. The efforts of the company to picase the public should bo appreciated. The Immense auditorium of the new Catholic eimivii was taxed to lts capacity Friday evenlng by the hundreds wlm for the lirst time passed w lts waüs. The ocoasion was a social gjven by the ladies of the par3h. Thcy cleared over $200 by Ui ir excellenl work. Becker's Military furnished the music whieh was vcry muel :. rn the ■ ,:■ iiie doll i!i-s .Té i tn won. The other little girls beautl ' I were Mayor Hls J. V. Sehuh, I. B. Bent", Geo and Andrew Beule. The ladies to reiurn thanks to wno made the social a