Ypsilanti

Arth-ir .1. Sweet has been granted letters pateiu on nis new track drilling machine. G. 11. Scharf and Thomas Ry&n went to Owosso this morning to put in fcur smoke consumere. Four cara of l'nited States soïdiers il through this city on the Michin Central last evejiing. The city baseball team, with i on and Broskey tor a battery, defeated the Normáis on the campus Sati in nine innings in a score of (i to :!. At the 'of the Ypsilanti Creamerj associaiton held Saturday afternoon, H. 1). Platt was mad perintenden! in place of Azro f'letcher, dec Prof. E. F. Lohr and wife, of Marshall, and Prui'. chüilos Spain, of (Jrami Rapids, are spending the w ék with Mr. Oohr's mothér and sisters, of' ckard st. Frank Glanfielc! ha the rear of the store formerlj öccupl '3 l.y Hüston & Dawson. The back wall collapsed liy reason of an in foundation about a week ago. Math. Röser contemplates taking out a 10 and 20-cent circus this summer. Hi i is engaged a canvas tent ca] of Beating 1,500 people and i xpects to show in Ypsilanti ábout May f,. The honorable discharges of those of Company G, whose term:; of enlistment have expired, have arrlved. Captain Kirk says he has 52 in the company ivlm are available ai a moment'r for war. The Tuesday Nlght club wil] ffive ' theii' Pöst-Lenten dance .;r; li'. Finney's orchestra, Including Stone,"thej i piano plisyei-, has been eng-aged Mild everythmg will be done to makel il a big succi H. T. Morton reports that he op1 some fruit yesterday canned in L883 1884 and found it as perfect as the day it was canned. The fruit was cherriee and gooseberries. This i tainly a recordibreaker. A elafs of 25 was confirmad at St. Luke's church Sunday morning by i Bishop Davies before an extrernely large congregatlon. The bishop ga private confirmation to M. I!. McGregor, who is an invalid. in the afterm ion. William J. Wilcox, formerly of the lirm of Beall, Comstock & Wilcox of this city, died on Saturday, March 26, at Nyack, N. V.. of typhoid fever. The ains were brought ti North Adams rday and buried thère this morning. The public are asked to be ready i.i enjöy and proflt by i Sunday School Institute which will be held April 29th in the Baptist church. Ypsilanti. The Sunday school work enlists the interest of all who desire the highest morality as well as intelligence to control the community. Here is a record to be proud of. In his four years of service :is justlce Qf the pea.ee. Herbert W. Childs hs tried over 950 cases. Hu: three appeals have been taken from his court to the circuit, and in ever.y one the decisión of the lower court was sustained. Thai is not only gqod, luit the best. Ypsilanti got to the front. at Püntiac Friday nig-ht: The third district InterHigh Schpó] Oratorical association, consisting of ypsilanti, Pontiac, Port Huron, Holly ;ml maller places, lield ts contest to see who should represent the district in the átate contest to be held in Albion on April 29 aml G. H. Clark, of this city, was the winner. [t wil! be rcmembeied that thé jury in the Bell vs. Rinehart case r&nrlered 3. verdict Cor $4H5. There is a legal qüestion as to whelher or oot this judgement under the statutes should be doubled by the circuit judge. The plaintiff will make a motlon on Saturday that a judgement for $9X0 be en■ i and arguments will be heard. It is posslble that Ypsilanti cannot have any baseball this season In au enclosed field. Samuel Post says he is tired of renting the fair grounds for such purixses, as the remuneration is so little and has deeided to keep the gates iocked. He was offered a check of $200 this morning by a gentleman who wanted to rent the grou.ids from now till Novembers but he asked $350. ipt. Kirk has appointed the folllcwing non-commissionod officers: Elmer Warner, orderly sergeant; sergeants, George E. Fulton, Andrew Stol], Thomas Pulier, David Morford; pO3t quartermaster sergeant, George Kinne; corporals, Alice A. Bontell, Matt Max, Charlea Church, Ralph Southard, John O'Brien, Wm. Hayden, Matt Kirk, Charles Campbell. About 4:30 a. m. Tuesday Gaspar -Max and family, who live in Mr. Hrenek's house on Railroad street, discovered ihe house was on lire and were obllged to get out with such alacrity that ü was impossible to save any liousehold goods. The origin of the fire Ú- unknown and it completely destroyed everything. Mr. Max had his goods insured for $300 in ttíe Jackson Mutual. The house was also insured for $200. The flrst specimen of spring bicycle ordinance offenders was reaped by Of■ Rappleyee yesterday ia the nerson of a young man .named Freeman. who lives at the corner of Bnllard and gillis streets. The young man did mi want t(t go any more than LL Detroit Naval Reserve desires to take a trip towards Key West. but he was landed liefore Justice Childs who enlisted him as a pacifico and .allowed him to depart. Xow that the bicycle season is fairly opening the attention of riders is called to the L. A. W. Ypsilanti has a larger per cent. of members than any city in the United States in proportion to its size and there should "oe enough prlde in t!i" city to keep this record iip. By joining the ].. A. V. a person becomes a member of the local club which is soon to hold its annual ele - tion. Stop D. R. Sullivan i:i the street and talk t'i him abont the matter of joining. i'. W. Carpenteri W. A. Moi re. Wm. üuerln, II. 1c. Scovill, B. W. Kief, Martin Cremer, W. S. Carponter, J. C. Bemis, F. K. Owen, M. M. Read. W. il. Sweet, Ca) Vroman and R L. Tracy were the Knights Templars who went to Ann Arhor last evening to wltness the conferrlng of the degrees upon Companion W. I. Feil. The Temple work was conferred by Thomas Creen, Eminent Commander of Three Rivcrs Commandery xnd an unele of the candidate. John Surrldge, father of Mrs. Eliza t'asc of this city. died at hiS' home in Milan Saturday and was buried in the Catholic cemetery in this city Tr.esday afternoon. Among the Milan people in attendance at the interment were the followlng: Joseph and Mary Surridg-e, James Yeluff. Mrs. Anna Yeluff, A. P. Ball, George W. Kinea, J. 11. McMullen and family. C. M. Blacken, Thomas Cavanaugh, Joseph Surrldge, r Hanlon. Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Eïmerson, M. G. Case. Mary Case. John Knowles, Hugh Hanlon, J. Plunkett, Wm. Earlj-. In spite of reports to the contrary the Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor railway lias decided to build a power house at Dearborn. It will be a : cate of the povier house now imildhis at Ypsilanti; willi coiijtiJetfj Wes-tirighou.se enuipniènt pjït 111 by til I ; office of Wëstinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. There -vvill be five coinpound condensing engines connected wlth 225-kllowa.tt generators. The boilers will be ' l li Wllcox high rfressdrtí type, carrylng 175 pounds of stenm pressuro. Te plant will also have mechanica! stokers, sniokeless furnaces, mechanical arafts and econoinizers, etc. ïhesp two power houses wül be aoiiong the Snast m the country, and ü ld prpmisod that Mr. Hawkes's cars will.be the handsomest entei'ir.g Detroit on any line. - Evening News.