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In And About The City

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Day
18
Month
March
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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Tf vouwant to buy, sell or trade use the local columns of the Deniocrat. R W Hemphill, jr., has been appoiñted superintendent of the Detroit, ypsttanti and Ann Arbor electnc railrcad. Vet received a letter f rom Mrs. Armstrong announelng tue death of their oldest son. John, at anon City, Colorado, last Saturday. Nelson Bradley, of Lansing, well known in Ann Arbor from nis previ, us resldence tere, is in the city to .attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. rgaret S. Bradley. Mr and Mrs. Henry Allmendinger were pleasantly surprised by about flfty of their neighbors, last evening, vvho spent an enjoyable time at their home, 521 Spring street. The jury in the bastafdy case of the Ie vs. Wal ter McGuire. returned a verdict of guilty Wednesday afternoon. C. Lincoln McGuire was attorney for the defense. Students made a generous haul of signs late last night. The offlcera caught one young man and this mornnig he paid jail fees and damages and was released without prosecutlon. .Air Geo. Hudnutt, '00, was called home Wednesday by the death of his sister Marcla Hudnutt. Miss Hudnutt had been visiting her brother in Ann Arbor until within a week uf lier death. There will be a song service at the Unltarian churcti next Sunday evening. The regular choir OÍ the chureh wlll be assisted by Mr. Saunders and Miss ning, violinista, and Miss Young, soprano. Xext Saturday evening at Grangei-s academy extra music will be füruisheil and therefoie ihe dancers will have an i Ktra good time. Mr. and Mrs Gïfenger will be glad to have all former pau ons and Menos attend. Mrs J L. Babcock has veturned hume from Washington, D. C. and New Haven, Conn., after a four weeks' abShe attended the annual convention of the Daughtt-rs of the ArnerIcan Revolution during her trip. Ycsterday the operators at Ihe Net.' State Telephone company were presented Wlth a large sack :f California oranges. On the sack was written: "As a reward for good telephone ser loe. From Staebler, the groter." On Maroh 16th the vote for the teaeh. rs' prizes at the coanty fair stood as follows: Miss W. L. Bender, 2; Miss Emily Marshke, 3; Miss. Anna Shannon, B; Miss Sarah O'Brier:. '1: Miss Anna Clinton, 2; Miss Emily Gundert, 3. Three colored girls, Maude Hurst and Cora Harris of this city, and Hattie Due of Ypsilanti, are in jail here i'harged with stealing miliinery goods Irom Miss Bell' miliinery store, corner of Main and Ann streets. They have not yet had a hearing. The appeal case of Bertha Beach vs. Anna Keegan, from. Justice Jocelyn's court at Ypsilanti, was heard yesterday in circuit court. The jury. after being out a short time, returned rdict of $2.50 in favor of the plaintifï. This was the amount allowed the plaintiff in the justice's court. Mr. and Mrs. Malhias Fiseher, of W. Jefferson street, celenrated their china wedding Wednesday in the most upproved style. Their friends were out in force, the little Germán Band discoursed sweet music and the happy couple will long renr.ember their 20th wedding anniversary. The monthly bulletin of vital statistics for February has just been received. Ann Arbor city reports 14 leaths during the month, YpsiKnti city 7. the total deaths for the county 43 Out of the 14 deaths reported six are ided as having occurred in Ihe U. . hospital. Mrs. Mary A. Tower. of N. Ashley stii-et, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ainsworth on S. Fourth avenue. She was 78 years old at the time of her death and leaves a son and daughter. The remains will be taken to Milford tomorrow for interment. Sheriff Judson was the recipiënt today of a box from Jackson prison which ontained a Masonic watch charm, tooth-pick, manicure set, paper knife uid button hook of hand carved pearl, sent him as a present from somt convlet who evidently expects that "Billy" will take charge of the stone house sorae of these fine mornings. Reports to the state board of healtli show that rheumatism, influenza, neuralgia, bronchitis and tonsilitis, in order named, caused most sickness in Michigan during the week ending March 12. Consumplion reported at -7 places: measles, 46; scarlet fever, typhoid fever, 31j diphtheria, 27: whooping-cough, 11, and small-pox at 1 place. Hon. J. T. Jacobs says that if necessary he will go to Washington and see. General Alger. secretary of war, with regard to helping the local camp of Sons of Veterans in its efforts to form an artillery company. Further, Mr .lacobs says that if war is declared to free the suffering Cubans from Spani.sh tyranny he will get permission to raise a regiment of soldiers in old Washtenaw. Out of 2G2 cabinet officers, 178 or re than two-thirds have been college sraduates. Of this number Princeton has i-ontributed 23, Yale and Harva -d 22 v.wh. William and Mary 10, Dickinson 9, University of North Carolina 8 Dartmouth 7, University of Pennsvlvania. West Point and Union 5 eaèh Unlvereaty of Virginia and Brown 4 ■ " li: three other colleges have been represented by ?, each, and 31 by one The Fresöman Glee club will give a name and concert al Granger's Academy on April 8. During the first part ol the evening a regular program wil! be jendered by the club. They are t;cing hard for the occasion, and it wil! undoubtedly be a great success The :nnu„reme,u of this eveni prol ■.■""■','r'1 lh" basis for tn, rumor that " l nlversit ld Banjo clubs SS til.irlv' a ■""■'■'■' anddanw next month That such a rumor is unContractor John Mahlke, of W Mafi t yesterday aft, V11' nd distressing 11 teavj, a wife and two ,hlMr,.,V :u a a nost oi friends to mourn hls, de ëiirv. Interment at Forest Hili cem

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