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"-A-" will appear in their beautiful new uniform Decoration day. _The ladies of St. Andrew's Protestint Episcopal church will hold a sale Friday evening, May 2Sth, at Armory _Wil Carleton's subject this evening ■will be " The Golden Ilorse; to-morrow evening" the causes and Cures of Intemperance." -Prof. Perry will build a residence upon his lot on Washington Street in place of the dweiling purchased and removed by Geo. Clarken to a lot on gecond Street. -The flre department turned out but their services were not required to exUnguish a ftre in the kitchen of the Cook House, on inuay. a iew iuu of water did it. -The Printing Company contémplate the erection of an office the wauing summer on a lot, corner of Washington and Fifth Streets, presently occupied by Dr. George. -The Ladies Library Association have authorized the purchase of a lot on Harón street adjoining on the east of the pranises of Dr. Smith, upon which a library building is to be built. - Kev. Mr. Sunderland, conflned to his residence with the ague on Sunday, Prof. Wilson supplied liis pulpit by rcading one of Theo. Parker's sermons. Service in the forenoon as usual hereafter. -The three students who obtained entrence to the gallery at the meeting of liquor dealers on Friday were promptly ejected by those in attendance, proceedings being a matter of secrecy to those present. -Memorial Day, Sunday, May 30, will be observed with appropriate ceremonies this year, as usual. Company A will on that day make their first public appearance, in their new uniforms, Which have just been completed. - Ladies sliould read carefully Mack & Schmid's advertisement on silks to be found in the regular columns. They are ahvays on the alert to maintain the reputation of their widely Eind well known house in the f oref ront as the popular dry goods store of Ann Arbor. - If any of our citizens have had amuras offered them on sale lately, it ís pretty evident they carne from the groumls of Mr. J. M. Wheeler of West Htiron St. Boys entered the premises oí tliis gentleman on Fiiday niglit and plucked all there were there, those raised in the winter and lately transplant ed. -The Detroit Xewssays "AnnArlior has a social sensation the papers of this city daré not touch." The press could not very well give the matter wider circulation in the city than it now has, for the details, even to the amount of money spent in politics and in othr ways, the alleged separation and grievous story told by herwho has suffered, appears to be about as widely known as c:m be. - "Silks never were cheaper than they are now" said Mr. Mack of the dry goods house of Mack & Schmid to out reporter the other day, " and that is the reason why we have in stock such a rare and beautiful assortment. In the history of trade in Ann Arbor, the ladies of this city have never nací presented them such splendid opportunities to supply themselves with beautiful, new and freshly imported silks as they have this season at our store." -At the Democratie county convention to be held on Thursday next, it is hoped there will be a full delegation from all the towns of the county. Delegates to attend the East Saginaw convention to be held on the Sth. day of June and also to attend the state convention for tlie nomination of dates f or governor and other state offices wben called. will be probably elected, as it is unnecessary to hold another convention in tlie busy season with farmers merely to select the latter. -At a meeting at the opera house Friday of thoae engaged in the wine, beer and spirit trade an organization was effeeted by the electionof alderman A.D. Besimer, President.Frank Ortman, Secretary, T. F. Leonard, ïreasurer, and an executive committee composed of ten members frora cities and towns of the county. Every dealer in the county was represented and joined the organi.. tation paying an initiation fee of $25. This is designed to be a branch of and to co-operate with the state organization formed not to act aggressively but n the defensive,to protecttheinterests of all engaged in the traffic. The convention sat with closed doors. - Edward Blake of Toledo isa victim of dime novel literature. He has read about frontier life and the immense wealth lving in the unexplored west, and reached a conclusión that he would go out íuid see about it. He moved thither via Detroit and upon reaching this city penniless and beating his way, he attempted to proceed on his trip by boarüing a freight train. In doing which he feil beneath the car wheels which run over and mashed one of his lower limbs badly. He was removed to the hospital where amputation just below the knee was eflected by Dr. Maclean. His father, a policeman of Toledo carne to see him on Wednesday and found his boy aged 16, doing as well as possíble. - Democrats will remember the ward caucuses to be held to-morrow evening at the usual places. -Mr. Knowlton's baths are becoming f ar-f amed. Xot long since an order was received from Germany; the other day he received a letter from Calcutta, India making inquines about them. - A very small audience assembled at , University hall on Friday evening to listen to Miss Ella J. Mead's readings. It is evident the people of this city are weary of this kind of entertainment. -Prof. Reynolds is vvith us again giving his wonderful mesmeric power over people. It is marvelous how he possesses it, but he has the faculty of compelling persons to do anything on the stage he asks them. At the opera house this and to-morrow evenuigs. Admission reduced to 10 cents. -The Third district of the Evangelical Synod of North America will hold a meeting at the Bethlehem Lutheran church in this city, beginning Wednesday, May 26, and continuing until the following Sunday, inclusive. ïhere will be about onehundred delega tes and ministers present, and Rev.Mr. Siebenpfeiffer, of Rochester, N. V., President of the Synod, will preside.