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In egect February Uh, 1891. Ieave Ypsilanti at 7::, 9:00, 10:30, a. m., imd l-J:,3:20, 4:00, 5:40, 7 :J0, 9:00, 10:30, p. m. Leave Aun Arbor. iroin Court House, at 7 :.V, 9:'J5, 10:55, a. m., and 1:10, ü:50, lijo, 0:10, 7:00, 9:26,10:55, p. m. HVNDAY TIME. Leavc Ypsilnnti, at 1:00, -.2:40, 4:25, 6:05, 7:45, 9:2G,p. m. Leave. Ann Arbor, f rom Court House, at 1:30, 3:10, 4:55, 6:35, 8:10, 9:50, p. m. Oar run on City Time. Coupon tickets, 10 ■nta, entltlea passender to a continous ride over both roada. Kor ale by conductora on all ttreetcars. The cold w%ve fiag is up. The School Master's club will meet oext Saturday. It wouldn't make a person hereabouts uiihappy to lose his "grippe." Foley Guild tendered Hou. John F. Finerty a plesisant reception Mouday vening. A had a large crowd at its annual masqueraile ball at the rink Monlay evening. Tlie flags of tlie city were quite genirally raised Monday in honor of Washington' s birthday. Rev. J. M. (ielston will occujiy the pulpit of the Third ave. Presbyterian thurch next Sunday. ' Monday being the legal holiday for the 22d of Feb., which came on Saturlay, the schools weve not well attended. The Universitv closed. About 3,000 persons iu University hall listened last Sunday evening to the iptensely intcresting lecture of Prof. Harper, on the prophet Joel. The congregation of the M. E. churuh was greatly pleased Sunday morning by t)ie appearance of Rev. AV. S. Studley, of Evanaton, 111., in the pulpit. Gov. Winans, Hon. Terrence J. McDonald, of Toledo, Ohio, and Congressruan Weadock, of Bay City, will deliver addresses at the celebration of St. Patrick's Day in tliis city on the 17th of March next. OnThursday night or Friday morning, the high water on tlie Hurou river carried away about 1-30 feet of the Swift mili dam, to the depth of soine five or six feet. It will cost about $1,000 to repair the damages. tius Wilkie, who was the eontractor for the museum building in thi.s city, was a contractor ujon the Texas capítol building, aml it is said has a judguient of $60,000 standing over him for a violation of the alien contract law. Rev. J. M. Barkley, of the Third ave. Presbyterian chureh, of Detroit, will ive the next lecture before the Tappan Training Course, next Sunday evening, at the Presbyterian chureh. Subject : " A Keinpis' Imitation of Christ." The streets of our city appeal to every driver upon them every day of the year for a stone crusher. One of the farmers near this city said to us yesterday : "I have seen the streets in your city worse than any road between here anl Manchester. Ann Arbor needs to pay soine attention to macadamizing. The prominent republicana of this section were all taken to Jackson yesterday. Don't get alarmed over the announcement, uiy democratie friends. The M. C. R. R. took them, and they went there to attend the republican state convention to help nomínate the next justice of the supreme court and regents. Monthly meeting of Washteuaw pomological society, March 7, in court house, at 2 p. m. Topics : Report on Collections, by J. C. Schenk; To increase the interest iu our society, by J. Austin Scott; Sale oL fruit, by J. Ganzhorn ; Beet Bpraying pump, by W. F. Birdj Change of name of the society, by J. J. Parshall. Question box: Who has a Ben Davis apple to show? Trof. James R. Sage has a singing class at Ilowell. New telephones have been put ia by H. L. Ferguson, State Street, and by Dr. Moore, Jefferson street. The Flfth w.ard Sunday school gave an enjoyable entertainment last Friday evening, at the 5th ward church. A progressive whist party was given Mr. and Mrs. B. F. and W. W. Watts, Thursday evening last at their residence on S. Fourth ave. If Evart H. Scott would shave the whiskers off his face he uiight easily pass for his brother, Austin, the president of the Rutgers college. The SewiDg Circle of the Congregational church is now ready to fill orders for all kinds of sewing. Inquire of Mrs. Henry S. Dean, East Liberty st. On Monday morning Edward Burns, of State st., died at his home, of pneumonía, aged 64 years. Funeral services at St. Thomas this a. m., at 7 o'clock. Richard E. Kearns, more familiarly known as " Diek," has left the railway postal service and taken a $1200 situation in the land office at Lansing. He íb to be congratulated upon his good fortune. Mrs. Isaac Bisbee, of Aun Arbortown, died Monday, February 23rd, of pneumonía, aged 75 years. The deceased carne to Michigan as early as 1883, and has lived on the farm where she died since 1S43. Harper's "Weekly of Feb. 21st, has a fine portrait of Austin Scott, Ph. D., president of Itutger's College, and also many illustrations of buildings and scènes about the grounds. President Scott is a son of J. Austin Scott, of this city, and took his master's degree here in 1870. The latest craze is a rope craze - it doesn't appear to have struck the legislature at Lansing, however. Rope tables and rope ornaments of every description are made. This rustic f ad should be quite popular now, of course, since the patrons, and farmers alliance, etc, have came into vogue. The Woman's Charitable Union wish to acknowledge the receipt of $25 from the flrm of Joe T. Jacobs & Co. We have repeatedly received like favors from them, but never at a time when it was more needed than now, as an unusual amount of sickness has nearly exhausted the treasury. They have our hearty thanks. A letter from James Ross, formerly of this city, but who is now with his brother in a silver mine about forty miles north of Salt Lake City, to John Boylan, states that the thermometer has been as low as 17 below zero there this winter, but the cold weather does not last long. He likes it there pretty well, but proposes to come back to this Athens again next suiniuer. There are other things than mining in the world, he thinks, that are desirable. The address of John F. Finerty before the law department at University hall, Monday p. m., was one of the most patriotic and eloquent orations that has eyer been delivered in that place. It was full of patriotism, full of noble sentiments, full of the brotherhood of man, which he correctly stated was above all, even this great republic. No person could listen to the excellent words of this natural boni orator without being moved by his eloquence. Mrs. Elvira M. Sperry, widow of the hite David Sperry, of this city, died very suddealy Friday evening last. While returning from the Baptist church, and near her home, on E. Washington st. , she suddenly feil to the walk. Her daughter Mrs. Irisli, who was with her called assistance, and she was carried into the house, but only breathed once or twice afterward. The trouble was heart disease. Mrs. Sperry was an old pioneer of this city, and for mauy years the familv resided in a house at the corner of E. Huron and State sts., which was demolished to inake way for Harris Hall. Three daufihters, Mrs. Bowdaile, Mrs. Irish, and Mrs. Prof. Hennequin. Funenil services were held from the familv residence at 104 o'clock, and the remains were taken to Forest Hill Cemeteiy. The inspectors of jails for the county of Washtenaw, consisting of Judge Babbitt, superinteudents of the poor, Mason, Kempf and Loomis, and county agent D. B. Greene, visited the county jail ycsterday and reported everything in excellent condition in and about the building. They found eleven in jail, of which six were detained for trial and five serving sentence. For the first time in the history of the county, after " Xo. IV. Eniployment," the words "breaking stone," are placed. The record for the past six nionths is found in the following tuble : FeMale, male. Driink 88 1 Disorderly 27 Lurceuy ' 11 Viigrtmcy ■" Iusune ..' ii Kurglary 1 Asiiult 9 Secïuction 2 M&nslaughter l Murder X Rape i Adulteryl i l Bastardy l Infanticide i Total 3gö ö