In And About The City

If you want to buy, sell or trade use tho local columus of the Democrat. The Washtenaw County State Teachers' Institute will be held in the high school building for four weeks this year, beginning August 8. The dates for the next Washtenaw county fair are announced for September 27, 28, 29 and 30. The Log Cabin feature is sure to be a success. Within a couple of weeks Ann Arbor Odd Fellows expect to visit Dexter brethren with a degree team for the onferring of the first and third degrees in the most approved manner. The Michigan supreme court among other decisions Wednesday handed down one in ihe case of C. F. Kayser vs. the Farmers and Mechanics bank, reaffirming the decisión of the lower courts in favor of the defendants. The Wesleyan Guild of the First M 33. church will give an informal reception to Rev. Dr. C. M. Cobern on foaturday evening from 8 to 10 in the parlors of the church. All who desire to meet Dr. Cobern are cordially invited to be present at that time. W. C. Stevens, formerly of Ypsilanti but now residing with his daughter! ■Mrs. Clay Greene, 921 Packard street suffered a stroke of apoplexy a few days ago. His condition remains about the same. Mrs. Greene is also .,uite UI, suffenng with pulmonary trouble. The Detroit Free Press deserves considerable praise for lts enterprise in nssuing a late morning special edition AVednesday, detailing the news of the blowing up of the Maine at Havana Newsdealer Stofflet and his agents disposed of two hundred copies within a tonort time. Ben Jones, of Saline, who was awarded the contract for carrying the mail trom the postoffice to the depots for Jess than $600, threw up the job when Jie came here and saw what he had to do A man has 16 day trains and seven night trains to attend to, be.side the transfer maiL Oscar Roberts, '94 lit, and since his graduation from the University a missionary in África, arrived in Ann Arbor Wednesday to spend a few days A. at Newberry Hall, and in the even'0 'S 911 sassajppe eq Suiujoui .iupung ing he speaks at the Presbyterian church. He is the guest of Rev. J M Gelston. The students' humorous paper "Wrinkle," shows a good "J. Hop Number." Thursday. The drawings by V, hitehead, Wagner, Bardin and others are thoroughly up to date. Many think the title page the prettiest yet used The reading matter is about as usual though there are quite a number of funny "skits." It is said the Whaley Brothers' Cider company of Milan have for a ong time been experimenting with sugar beets and have produced a fine grade of beet syrup. A member of the firm visited Toledo, Ohio, and as their product was considered to be the very best. contracted for all of next season's output. Members of the firm have been visiting the farmers of Milaa and vicinity and have contracted for their season's erop of sugar beets. The February issue of The Michigan Alumnus has just come from the presses and is unusually full of interesting matter, chief of which are the complete reports of Acting President Hutchins and Treasurer Soule for the past year. The departmental matter is somewhat short on account of the printing of the reports. The frontispiece consists of the photographs of all of the U. of M. literary faculty of 1867 Over 10,000 copies of this number are to be issued. Among the persons killed by the Maine battleship disaster Tuesday evening was one Frank Fischer, recorded on the boat's books as from Ann Arbor. It was naturally supposed by many to refer to Frank L. Fischer a tinner, who left this city a year or more ago. But it was learned that his mother on Hill street received a letter from him yesterday dated the 15th from Kentucky, where he is worldng. When a sailor enlists the place of his birth ís alone recorded, so the Frank Fischer killed is not necessarily a recent resident of this city. The Inlander for February appears today and is all in all a most attractive number. A half-tone cut of Hon Seth Low forms the frontispiece and is accompanied by an appreciative sketch by Stewart E. White. Mr. Harriman's short story, "The Girl at Perrysville," is brought to a charming conclusión. The Masterpiece annual prlze story by Helen F. Clute is also published, the title being "The Ilhisory Cognition of Marie Pierson." Thomas M. Marshall contributes a short story and the departments are filled with their usual interesting matter. Some time ago Arbor Hive, No. 113 planned that when it had 200 members some sort of a demonstration should be made. As the Hive now has a membership of 201, it will celébrate the event on Tuesday evening next by holding an informal reception and social at their hall over the postoffice at 8 o clock, exclusively for Lady Maccabees. Kvery effiort will be made to make the evening a pleasant one. As the Great Hive officers will be in Ann Arbor next week, holding an executive session, ii is hoped they will be able to be pres nt. All Lady Macoabees in the city, not members of Arbor Hive are cordially invited to be present and take part in the evening's pleasure. An attractive littie book is he "Junior Hop Souvenir, 1898" just printed by Chfford G. Roe, Levi O. Uavis. Albert H Kieth and William L. Mack. It contains 47 full-page half-tone illustrations or University and fraternity buildings officers and organizations, as well as L?,?' rucies on the history of the 'J Hop, Evolution of the Campus and the Junior Hop eommittee. Unfortunatély our merchants have had to be called on for advertisements to insure its financial success. Nevertheless it is a dainty little publication with which to commemorate the Hop of 1898. An informal dance will be fflven next Monday afternoon from 4 until f o'elock by the Wcmen's League. All college girls are invited to attend. The engagement of Miss Satia Hyde to Mr. Jenkins, of Dresden. is announced. Mr. Jenkins graduated from Yale university and has since then been practicing in Dresden, where the marriage will take place and where the young people make their future home. Mrs. J. Henry Rathbone attended, while in Detroit last week, the annua] meeting of the Society of Colonial Dames of America in Michigan, held on Thursday, and, as the retiring president, addressed the society with words appropriatj to the occasion, speakir.g of the object of the society as "not an American aristocracy but a republican nobility." Mrs. H. F. Lyster was elect ed president in place of Mrs. Kathbc-ne. Mrs. Rathbone was appomted delégate to the Washington convenlion. Miss Mina Jacobs has started a studio over her father's store, No. 122 S. Main street. Besides her remarkable natural talent Miss Jacobs has worked under the best teachers :n Ann Arbor and last winter she was with Prof. Ernest Knaufft in New York, studying illustration, with especial reference to pen and ink work. Miss Jacobs is to be found in her studio every afternoon from 3 until 6 o'elock, and ïuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in the morning from 10 until 12 o'elock. Miss Jacobs' Saturday class will consist chiefly of children, but adults will also be admitted.