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Nothing more booked for the opera house t h is season. There s to be a social and tea at Hobart hall on Thursday eveuing. A tree on Lawrence stret't (formerly Bowery) was struck by lighmlni; laStSaturday evening. A valuable dog belonging to Herman Hulzel was killed Tuesda3r by canines beloiifring to the circus people. 3upt.Compton.of Tohdo, Oliio, schooi?, accoinpautad by two lady teachers of the same place, visited our schools Friday. Monthly meeting of W. C. T. U. wlll be held oii June 4üi at Hobart hall. Keports will be given from State meeting. Several of our musically inclín ed people will go to Toledo, June 8th to hear the celebrated Strauss orcliestra, of Vienna. Henrv McLaren lias been appointed driver for the new hook and ladder team, and Frank Camplon bired for permanent fl reman. .ludgc Clieever istodellver a lecture betore the 5th wrd Sunday school on Friday tveiiiiiff, May .'Üili. Ilia subject belufj his travels in Europe. TIk' subject of Dr. Btudley's Uctures next Snnduy eveninx in the Methodist churrli will bfl "The story of John Bunyan, the Tluker of Klstow." Major Millard went to Jackson Thiirsdny, Friday and Saturday to attend the liual Undlng of the court martlal in the case ot LieuL Seery, of Co. II, of JackMOll. Tl;e ''Oeestriek Sknle" entertainment is lor u wortby cauae, one la wliloh all shonld be liiterested in. We hope the ewtag scliool wlll receive generous help. The Youn Lidies' Society of Bethlebein Lutlieian clinrcli will give lawn sucial at Herman Hutzel'a on W. Huron H., to-morrow evenini;. All are cordially Inrlted. The Boaid of Ueview of Ann Arbor city will meet on June llth to perfect the rolls of Assessor ü'Hearn. On June 18th will be the time to "kiek" befOre tliis board. Many frlends will congratúlate the widOW and child of John Sweet npon the verdict of $.",,0(10 glveil by a jury againft the railroad compauy r. whoae employ lie met big death. The High scliool nine defeated the Husmeas College nlne of Ypsllanti by a score of 0 to 5. Decorution Day Is celebnited ut Howell by a game whlch tliis excellent club will play. "Hiy, mister," s:iiii u street archín "did you ever liear of a man pittin' redheaded over his own jokes? He wonld be a oneer cutomer woaldn't be? Well tbere's sucli a feller in town.'1 Owners of land surroundlng the fair grounds propose to make it hot for tbose who tramp over their llelds when there is anytliing fioing on on the grotinds. There are liable to be several warrants out for trespass. An agent bas ben In the city, who has visited all the peach hearing States except New Jersey and Delaware, and says the erop will be inuch less than last year, but the erop in Ibis vluluity bids fair to be a very large one. All of the buildings at the fair grounds have now been furnished with floors. Which will certainly be much better than tramping througb the sand and fllth. Sup't Mills bas got things in good shape on the grounds. It cost tbe county $070.45 to the new cement stone walks laid oti the four sldes of the court house, and a floor in front ot the boiler room in the basement nf the building. It is considered cheap and dear enough, also. Miss Lucy A. Chittenden, formerly holding the chair of English literature in the High School, wrltes from Santa Cruz, Cal., to Prof. Perry that her liealth will not permit her to re-enter the schools again next year as was hoped. Dr. Thompson, of New York, gave a brilliant discourse Sunday evening to a packed audience, under the auspices of the Wesleyan Giiüd. His subject. "The Relatlon of Modern Skeptlcism to Young Men,1' was handled in a masterly manuur. Forty-four members of Welch post Q. A. R., accompanied by 19 Sons of Veterans and Co. A with nearly full ranks, listened to a most excellent sermón Símil iy a. m., at the M. E. chureb, by Rev. Dr. Studley upon " the duties of the true soldier. " John D. Strlckler, was assaulted by circus men in the "unpleasantness" last nlght, and quite severely injured. Though he was in no way connected with the aff-iir and not even a spectator. On such occasions it is frequently the innocent who euffor. Station Agent Hayes has sold out hig eatire stock of dandelions, and can supply no more custotners. By the-way, the grounds have a new tnower now, and it does good work, too. Some flower bed8 have also been made neir the fountaln, and things flxed up handsomely. Some one neked the other day why Ann Albor doesn't organiza a booming association ? It must be remembered that Ann Arbor has a business men's association that has done considerable good; hut what about her city papers that send out 10,000 copies every week ? Are they not boomers for the city ? Thcre will be a "bce" at the fair grounds on Titesday, Juoe 3d. of everybody In the county who is willing to give a day's work with a team to help make the traok. Plow?, scrapers, shovels, wagons, and lots of men wunted. Fully flfty teams and 100 or 200 men can be utilized, Everybody should take hold nnd help in tliis matter. Tlie sharp llash of lightmng lastSaturday evening, at about C o'clock, struck the house in which S. (. Benham lires, on Liberty street, and also the house of A. W. Ames on William st, located in the rear of the same. Jittle or no damge was done In either instance, except staring the inmates of both houses very much. What seems singular is that both places appeared to be gtruck at the same instant and by the same flash of the electric fluid. Dr. Gibbes has put in a telephono Ko Our weather prophet last week wa rljrbt It rained. The State Congregational Sock'ty wil meet In Ann Arbor nextyear. The net recelpts of the Merchants' Cirnival were about $425. A handsome result. V. W. Xichols lias now 2,300 pear trees In hearlnjr, and he anticipates an unusual large yield this season. A OOW belonging to Airs. Charlotte Millard, in the tilth ward, was struck by llglitning and killed on Saturday p. na. Rev. J. T. Sunderland will speak next Sunday morning at the Unltarian clitirch on"Ex-PresIdeut Garfield." No evening service. Aldermn Wm. Herz and Titus Hutzel have been appointed delesrates to altend the state meeting of the Arbeiterbund al Ludington, June 10: li. Stute Oeoloijist Wardsworth, of the State Miiiinjr School at Hnughton. was in the city Friday, looking for good teaching material. Here is the place to find it. Three members of the Mansiteld, Ohio school board, a committee sent abroad to look up high school buildings, were here Thursdaj-, looking over Ann Arbor's school siructures. The solo by Miss Mattie Latson, at tbe M. E. church last Sundiy evening, was a beautii'ul selcction, and rendered in such ii duirmlng mauner as to be praised by every one who heard it. There wlll be a meeting at Carpenter's hall, No. 57 S. Main et., Friday evening My 30th, to which both gentlemen and ladies are nvited to be present. A gocxl speaker has been engaged for the evenng. Georgo, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Iloys, of Farwell, was ilrowned In the mili pond at that place a few days since. The child was grand son of A. II. Roys and of Daniel S. Millen of this city. Airs. Phebe O'Reilej', wliose liueband was killed wliilc; in the eniploy of the M. C. R. R. pome time blnce by falling from an ley car, h;is commeneed suit against the company in the sum of 50,000. The Chcquiimegon orchestra lias been engaged to play for the Saline High school coinmencement cxercises, on the evenings of June 2lith and 27th. There are eight members of the class and the music alone will cost them $70. The Ann Arbor city Grays wlll play the Oleary Business College nlne at the Ypsilanti fair grounds en Salurday afterboon. The Grays would like to hear from amateur clubs througbout the state. Address all challenges to S. C. Alien, manager. Samuel Crossman of W. Hurón street, died May 27, 1890, at the age of 94 years, of general debility. Deceased had resided lo this citv for 35 j'ears. He was the father of Daniel L. Crossman, who has been for so raany years the excellent cleik of the House of representativos at Lansing. Divy Toban carne to town yesterdny, meandeied down to the M. C. K. R. station for his health, strolled into the stairway leading to the basement of the building and tiii-n tuiubled headlongdown the stairs. He was a dilapldated looking Davy wIk-u plcked np and taken back to tin - poor house. A gentleman who stopped over here a few days since remarked this to one of our citlzens : "I have traveled all over this world, uearly, hut ia all my travels I have never scen so handsome a ruilroad station building and grounds as the M . C. have here In Ann Arbor. I do not bollere that your people fully appieciate tl. e fact. Why, it is perfectly grand." The morning papers give an account of the death on yesterday ufternoon of Mis. Dr. Hugo Lupintki, of Orand Kapids, formerly Mis Clementlua Houghton, of this city. Death resulted, it is said, l'roin an overdose of morphine taken to altovíate pain. Slie leaves a cliild about one inoiith old. Dr. Lnplnskl was formerly demonstrator of anatoniy In the University, and both he and his wilt wcre well known here. The deeeased is a gradúate of both the literary and medioal dcpurtments. The newi will bring sadiies to many people here. At the meeting called bv Mayor Manly at the council room last erenhiK, to take nto consideration the reinovnl of the slaughter lionscs in the lift ii ward, tliere was a goodly atten)ance. A commlttee eonsisting of' Mac C. LtBeau and KM V. Moore was appointed to look up a new mil suitable location, to report at an adjourned meeting to bc held on We'lnesday eveninL, June 4th, at the council rootn. It is hoped tliat everybody Interested will be present. One of tlie members of the state board of healtli was present looking after the interests of the new hospital location In the premisos. County Treasurer Breiim telU us tliat the liquor tax is coming in very slow this year. The authorities havin the matter in charge will evidently have to take hold and stir up the boya, In this city twelve $500 licenses have been paid ; two breweries, $65 each; and two $300. For Ypsilantl City only one $500 tax has been paid and no $300. Milan one $500; Chelsea four $500; Saline lliree $300; Dexter three $500 and two $300; Lodl one $300; Manchester three $300. Last year tliere were seventy-two dealers who paid the tax, this year up to date only thirty have paid besides the two breweries. In this city there are 19 who have not yet paid the tax, and the city needs money very mucli. At a meeting of the Board of managers of the county agricultural and hoiticultural society held at the grounds Monday Jas. It. Bach, was cliosen secretary to lili vacancy. Col. Dean, froui the audiling committee reported th.it $2,528.24 had been expended in tixing up the new grounds and buildings. The track is yet to be built whlch will have to be done by subscriptious, as the auditing committee have refused to audit any bilis when tbere s no money in the treasury. In pursuance of this plan the following committee has been appointed to solicit aid of work and money in building the new race track: Geo. Orcutt, D. A. Campbell. J. H. Sperry, P. G. Suekey. H. Novvland, John Keppler, Fred. Hutzel.