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25
Month
June
Year
1890
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Ralis for tnp new street rallway are expected wilhiii the week. The C0MÜI1UOU9 roar of Frlday night's storm intlicateil a cyclone up in the air. The siirveyora were busy surveyingr for the Street car truck Saturday and MonAccordinp to law no ñb can be speared after July lat. Must iiook thera after this. Win. Hitchoock haa becn sentenc.ed to 20 days in juil by Justice Butts for drunkennes9. B. B. Gidley bad n bad wrettle with a sunstroke Monday, but, ís getting aloDg (juite well at present. Union services at the Presbyterian ohurch next Sunday evening, Rev. Mr. Qelston supptying the pulpit. Btrect Comraissloner Stitherland is grading and fixing up E. Ann st., between Diviaiou and State sts. Street crosalngs are a ncoessary mproveraent and the people wlll give thelr opinión thereon next Monday. It Is inipossible for us to give lifTiires upon the populaüon of the city, but 9,500 will not eome f ar f'rorn right, either way. One of the neatest coininenccinent programs we have seen comes to us from Saline. It was the work of the Observer office. Au artificial lake 380 fcet lonjr and .")0 feet broad is beinsr built at Hamilton p;irk, and wlll be supplied by the city water woiks systetn. I. C. Handy has removed hls curringe paintlng gbop from Wurfter & Kirns' to the rooms over Allmendinger & Seabolt's, on Fourth st. J. J. l'arshall had il pall standing out n bis yard last Friday nigbt, in which he claims to havecau;lit six incbes ot water. Prettv livelv rainfitll tbat. One of our business raen tclls Qtoon fldentlally that lie lias tried bard to fatten his cat on tlie city hydrant water, but so far has mude a flat failure. The corners of the court howe Ittwn are being protected by ras pipe fences, nicely laequered. They will be jjood for lounyinjr purposes, tramps, etc. Míís Florence Scott, of Toledo, niece of J. Austin Soott, aud who Jias visited tuis city nniiiy timen, was married last evening in Toledo, to Mr. Libby. A. L. Xoble was in Detroit the other ilay aml oompleted the contraéis with the ('iiy Rallway Oo., 10 furnish eleetrioity for the running of the curs here. L. Oruner will soon extend his store back totbe alley,making theentire length 90 feet. The Celling of the new part will bc 13 feet to wblcb heifjht the old part will be ra sed in a short time. If any families or peisons in the first waid have been sKippeii by the census enumerator, they will confer a favor by dropping :i postal c.aid to John Uonovan, who will be lini to enumérate tbena. We are assiircd that the city can obtiiin tttle to ttie l.md between the river and the bouleyartl at vcry little expense, and it wuuld be well to investíante the matter, lt will be vuluable to the city in a ihort time. Chas. Cantield, on i cliarge of stealing a horst: and ri;r of Phelps & Ball of Dextcr had an cxaraination bi-fore Ju?tice Pond Mondiiy, and was Pent to jail on di-fiiult of $1,000 bail, to appear at the next term of the circuit couit. Couipuny A wlll Ic'iive Ann Arbor on a special train on tbe T. & A.A. K. R. at G:15 a. m. Jnly 4th, lor Monroe. Any pmties dcHiring u ü with tlicm can be acvomuiodatecl tor $1.15 the round trip. The entiie 4th regiment M. 8. T., wlll be there and Uke iart in the ct-lvbrution. For the next four Bunday evenings, beginning June 2!, union services will be lielU by the Presbyteriati, Methodist, Ongregatioual and liiptisi cliurches in the order nnmed, the pator of tiie church at wiiich the service i held having charge it tbe service and prttCblnjg the sermón. There will be no preaching services held at the Presbyterian church during Jnly, and none at the Baptist and CoDgregat ion al charcha during August. The Methodist church expectsto liold services throughout the euuimer, the Sumluy school and prayer meeting si-rvices continuinsr as usual. The alarm of lire this noon was caused by a gnsoline stove getting unruly at the resideuce cor. of William and Maynard st., ow ned by the Claucy estáte. The tire was put out by the garden hose bei'ore the department got there. The loss will be abuut $40 or $50. By securing a copy of the Comraencement Animal tbis year, you will secure Dr. Angell's Baccalaureute address, Judge Jlarl.iii's address, President Andrew White 'ü addi ess, and the various addresses and poenis of the various class days ot' tlic diiieienl departmenls. It is the most valuable book yet published. Friday evening of this week, a recital U to be given at the High School Hall by Prof. ürin Cady, for Miss Mary L. Wood of Chicago, a tonner pupil and teacher liere, .-he will be aaslsted by Miss Kate K. Jacobs, Mrs. T. C. Phillips and Miss Oarlie Bttll. Admlssion free. Such taleut "Uitht to draw a good audience. This evenirig, at the residence of the bride's parents, in Lima, the ceremony will be performed that will unite the lives of Miss Eugenia, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Hou. John V. N. Uregory, and Mr. Edwin J. Coy, ot Jackson. The couple comtuence lite wiiii happy prospeeisand au unliiuited number oc tiiends. L. (i mier gaid that n a recent trip througti Lima, Scio, and Freedorii, he was aslonishtd at the poor prospect for au apple erop. He thinks if a quarter erop is rtalized the owners will be fortúnate. The trees appear to be diseueed sonie way. Soiue ot the orchards howeyer, were sadly neglected, and could not lie blaincd for not bearing. The prospect for a peach erop is fair, Mr. Oruuer Ihlnk. but tlie peur erop will be an aluiost total fallare. A garter snake wasiu the jard of a V. Iluron ft. residence one day last week, and as a gentleman atlomplcd to kill it the lady proletted, (ayiitg üic poor thlug had ns good a ii;lit t live as any tliiny that Oml had given lile. Tlie next day tliis lady was ui a haininock in Cbe yaul, and alter a time feit souiething clasp her liiiih above the ankie. An liivMtlgutloa df velopt-d the fnct that the snake was cuilng lUeil i bout that inember in a tight lililbiace, and it took soine little tft'jrt to relense Hie vi'iT. There was no further olijeelions made to the death of the snake. At a meetiu;; of the stockholders of the Ailvauce Hufrigeiator Company lust Friday evenlng, the lollowing gentlemen were chosen is directora : H. M. Htird, (. F. AJImendinger, C. E. Hiscock, J. E. B-al, in.) J. H. Wade. Capilal stock is $.".0,1)00. The compuny Is going abead WiUi tlits business f the corpuration, and expect to luivt' the plant iu full operatlon hy fall. Lust eveniug the gtocklioldtrs met itnd elected Mr. Hurd, president; J. E Ut al, vice president; Ohiw. E. lliscock, treaburer, and J. II. Wade, secretary. Committees wens also appointed upon buildings and upon a site.

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