Town Talk

- The pólice made eleven árrests ing November. - $117,8-5 was dïsbü'rsed among the , city's poor in November-. -Miss Caroline Almandinger is ■ aged in writing a botanical history of thi county for the forthcoming local h'ístorical work. -Dr. W. W. Nichols Will remove his dental office April ,1 ,1881 , to rooms over A. L. Noble's clothlnjl store how occivtoied by Miss Willard. -On Monday next an adjourned ex" mination of Carrie Cary, a damsel of ■color, charged with disorly conduct, Wil take phwe before justice AVinegar. -Mr. A. B. Covert is under engagetaent with the compilers of the county totory. to prepare an ornithological 'bistory and also a history of mammals of the county for the new work. -The next meeting of the Ann Arbor scientific association will be held in the rooms of the association, Saturday eveningDec. 11. Subject: "The adyance of the physical scienoes during the past year," - Mary Comer, charged ivith larceny of a scarf from the Leonard House,arrested Saturday and spent the Sabbath 'w guest of sheriff Case, was arraigned Monday before Justice Gratiger and let ■off on suspended sentene. ' -As John Mueulig ws emerging ftom a shoe shop on Washington street Monday evening he stepped upon a hinge suppnrting.a trap door, slipped, 'and, fallina, broke the bone close to the nkle joint of one of his limbs. t a general inspection and drill of Com-pany Aon Monday evening, sergeant Deitz and private Martin contested for the captain's badge. For the best exhibition of the silent manual of arms, the prize was awarded to the latter. - It is designed to complete the Episcopal chapel so that it will be in readiness for occupancy by Febraury lst, Work on the new parsonage to be built of stone instead of brick as formerly intended will be resunied when spring papers said about their own or their neighbors' ciroulation. - After a dangerous illness of three weeks, Mr. George C. Mahon a resident of Jefferson street, is considerably better. Pneumonía is more difficult to handle in elderly people, and it was only after a sharply-contested struggle thatthe disease was baffled in this case, the patiënt being 65 years of age. - For burglarizing the gun shop of H. Xewhoff on Wednesday night of last ■week, of about $50 worthof cutlery and revolvers, John Williams is in jail in ■default of $1000 bail, to await trial at January term of court. The alleged thief entered the shop by cutting a pane Fifth streot. .1 r.James. joint o-KT.er of the Chanller House with lanölord Booth, wAtea him that in January he will arrive In this city, and repairs will be atonce proceeded with that will put the hotel in excellent shape for public accommodation. It is in contemplation to occupy for an office the. room on the ground floor, recently vacated by tho "bank" saloon, and reconstruct the rooms on econd floor. - Nearly all the recently elected offl■cers have taken the customary oath "before the county clerk. Judge llarnman gives no bonds. Sheriff Wallace files bonds in $10,000. Treasurer Knapp entere bonds in $150,000 to indemnify the county and $39,000 the state. Prosecuting attorney Whitman gives no bonds. County Clerk Clark, sworn in before circuit court judge, gives $2000 to county, S-5000 to state. Circuit court commissioners enter into bonds, each, of $5,000. - Annual meeting for election of ofRcers of Ann Arbor Agricultural Company held on Monday, resulted in reelection of old offlcers, viz: Directors, J. A. Scott, H.W.Rogers, J.W.Kuight, Jno. Finnegan, Eli Moore, Frank ilowArd, time Seabolt. Mr. Scott, presi.dent. Mr. Finnegan, vice president and managing director, Karl Jvnignt, secretary, J. W. Knight, treasurer. The tock holders expressed themselves well pleased with the resultof 1880, and took , into consideration the propriety of in' reasing the capital stock with the view of enlarging the business. This mamifactury is au important adjunct, like all of its character,to this city, employing a large number of men, paying reasonable wages; and its prosperity, ín the hands of careful maaagera, is assured. - When sheriff Case reached Jaekson ■with his prisoner, who gave his name and was sentenced ín this court as Oharles A. Meyer, but whose real patronymic is Jacob Beek, and set down as líailing from ÏTorthfield, he wanted to see his wife befo re entering upon his term of ono years imprisonment. He ■was klndly permitted to do so, and upon meeting his better half her first inquiry was "Where have you been Jacob?" Informing her of his whereabouts for the next twelve months, he asked her "Would she come and see him?" "No" shereplied; "Goand stay your time out and see if vou can't come out a better man." Reaching the office of the clerk, where a caref ui description is record ed of in-coming convicts preparatory to bath, shaving, hair cuttinf and the donning of regulation garb tha gentleman promptly recognized Beek as a frequent guest of 'that institution The clerk remarked this was the seventl time Beek had been received from dif ferent sections of the Btate on senten ces of one year each, and was last dis charged Jan. 27, 1879. His offence have been uniformly that of obtainin goods under f alse pretences. The won der arises why it is merchants are s easily imposed upon and will trust per ons of whom they know aothing. - Youttg iadies.leap year ts nearly past. - Thanksgiving is over; now tor Christmas - Two weeks froni nextSaturday will be Christmas. -Reform elub's annüal electiou Wednesday, Deo-. 2. - Vferinesday was a hoiiaay among the Catholic people - Nowis the time for misiness men to advertise holiday goods. - Pay youf taxes on or bef ore January 1, 1881, and save one per óent. - Much complnint is made over tacreased taxes in first and second wards. -The probabiïities of an'ice famine next sumrner are quite remote. So is the summer. - Many years a resident of thls oity Miss Cbloe Clark died on Friday at St. Luke's hospital. - Jud& Morris adjonrned court sine die on íaturday, and opened a tenn at MonrOfl on Monday. - Sylvester Larned is announced to address the reform club at the Unitari an church Sunday aftcniüon. - Ex-mayor Cramer has purchased forty acres' of land adjointng bil farm near Hastings and paid $100 per acre. - Examination of policeman Porter, ex-constable Imusand constable Loomis began yesterday before Justice Granger. . - Upon examination Judge Kamman rifusecl to commit Adolphus Busenbark to Pontiac. He goes to Kala mazoo, a private patiënt. -At the opera house this evenmg, the union school temperance association will give an entertainment, conopïising a program of great variety. -1500 students are enrolled in the university in the departments thus: Literary 605; medical 372; law 304; pharmacy 86; dental 88; homeopathie 2. - Judge Morris opened court in th new court house at Monroe on Tuesday. Luwyer Cramer was present, aud speaks highly of the edifice considering its cost. - By reference to our advertisin columns it will be ascertained whe the annual meeting of stockholders fo the election of directora of the Firs National bank is called.