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6
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May
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1891
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If May sball be so kind to us as April has been, we shall have roses long before June. The Washtenaw Baptist Association commenced its session at Chelsea yesterday, continuing through to-day and to-morrov. An old saying is to the effect that a pleasant Kaster Sunday is followed by seven pleasant Sundays. This year has brought four of them so far. Rev. Dr. Gunsaulus, pastor of the Plyinouth church, at Chicago, and whose lecture here was so greatly praised, has written a two volume novel, entitled "Monk and Knight." So far the prospecta for a big erop of peachee are good. What this month niiiv do for or against said prospects remains tobe seen. May is not alwaya b reliable month. The blighting east winds may get in their work. A Chelsea merchant is offering 21 pounds of granulated sugar for a dollar. A "tariff for revenue" would have kopt the price of sugar up, and made the 'onsumer pay for it. The McKinley bill, which is a protective tarift" law, reJieves the people of its burden. A snake feil off the roof of an Ann Arbor saloon, the other day, directly in front of a newspapcr man. The scribe was so badly frightened that he immediately went in and took the oath of total abstinence, with a little sugar. - Adrián Press. The Press man seems to catch on to the point quite readily. Next Monday, May 11, has been se apart by the carpenters of this city as the day on which they will demand tha the work day for them shall consist o nine hours instead of ten hours, as luib been the custom for generations. If the lemand is not complied with, a strike will be inaugurated. One exchangesays acow isnot proud. 8he never goos to a slaughter house to to see how other cows are dressed. Another exchange retorts by saying that cows which are dressed in a slaughter house are too oíd to have any style about them. Ann Arbor's slaughter houses being riglit in town, furnish plenty of perfume for the people, wtyle or no style. On May lst Ex-Couuty Clerk Fred A Howlett entered into partnership witl James W. Robison, in tlie well estab lisbed livery business of Kobison& Co., und the firra will hereafter be Robison fc Howlett. The new firm purchased many of the desirable hacks and horses belonging to the late M. M. Groen, and Fred says they now have the finest turnouts ever owned in this city.' The popularity of both the proprietors will make for thena a handsome business and they enter the field with worl enough to keep them both hustling We wish the new firm the best of suc css. A list of ñames suflicient to form new military company bas been secured with more ready to volunteer if they can be taken, and it is hoped that tb Governor will find it for the good of tli service to disband the old organization and substitute the new one. Companj A, by its unfortunate collision with th students last winter, and some other in cidents, has got itself into disrepute not only at home but abroad, and th general feeling in the community is tha an entire new deal ought to be had Inspector General Lothrop will bein th city to-night, and will investígate th the matter. The poll of the busines men and citizens of the city generall would develop an overwhelming sentí ment in favor of a thorough reorganiza tion of the company, even to the substi tution of an entirely new organization i necessary. A car load of mowers is soon to be lipped to Germany by tho Anu Arbor Agricultural Works. It will eost $1.25 to go to Detroit Satrday, witness the game with Cornell nd ride homo again. Dr. Wm. W. Nichols tclls us that up o thia noon the peach buds had not een injured to any extent. The Tennyson evening given by the ,'nity Club Moiiday evening was a very ileasant and instructive one. The laat lecture this season before the Vesley:m Guild will be delivered by Dr. TowBSOnd, oL Boston, on Sunday, Iay 17. The Normal boys feel very much lated over defeating the Albion college )oys at base ball Saturday, by a score f 9 to 1. Register of Deeds Seery bas broken 'round for a new house on the east side f N. State st., just north of J. T. Sulivan's residence. Clare Durand, formerly with the American Express Co. here, has been appointed cashier in the office of the National Express Co., at Detroit. "The Future of America," will be the subject of a free lecture to be given by Bishop Keane, president of the new Catholic University at Washington, D. C, before the Foley Guild, on to-morrow evening. It may not be generally known that Prof. M. E. Cooley is the first member of the University faculty to hold an elective municipal office in Ann Arbor. Is not this indicativa of a good state of feeling between the two? At the Congregational church next Friday evening, an entertainment will be given under the auspices of the Young Peoples' Society of that church, consisting of "Cradle Songs of the Nations," by young ladies in costutne. The ladies of the Library Association wish to expresa their thanks to Mrs. Mclntvre for the gift of an album to contain the photographs of the founders of ;he association ; and also to show their appreciation of the interest and substan;ial kindnesses of their friends on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of ;heir orgauizatitfn. A genuine eviction, something unusual for this cit', took place on E. Ann St., opposite the court house, at about the noon hour. Mrs. Perry, who kept a restaurant there, had her furniture and household goods moved into the street. Wm, Burke owned the building and Mrs. Perry failed to pay the rent. Mrs. S. L. Williams, of No. 20 Ann St., east, solicits the patronage of Ann Arbor ladies as a designer for art embroideries. Instruction is given by her in Oriental, Kussian, Kensington, and Linen work. Orders taken and filled for all kinds of Xeedle Work and Household Decorations. Novelties in Table Linen and Draperies, also stamping. A. II. Fillmore, whom the people of the people of the 3rd ward chose as alderman at the spring election, ha had the good fortune to have .f 18,000 oi the estáte of President Fillmore, of whom he was a nephew, fall to hiin. The estáte of President Fillmore has just been settled and Aid. Fillmore has just received notice of bis good fortune. The many friends of the genial alderman will be glad to hear of his bonanza. The annual report of the Ann Arbor road shows the net earnings were increased by $88,368.80 last year. It gets $27,812, forcarrying the mails and $1S6,787 froni the express company. It owns 823 miles of track and is capitalized at $6,200,000 with a bounded debt of $0,300,000. President Ashley is bringing the road up in good shape, so that it will be a handsome property. Tliey propose to push the track through to Mackinaw lliis summer. The state conventions of Congregational churches will hold its annual meeting witli the Congregational church of this city, May 19-22. About 400 pastors and laymen are expected. We learn from President Angelí, chairman of the executive conimittee, of the church, that owing to the inability of the wembers of the churoh and society to furnish nivomimxlatioiis for so many in their homes, we will be very grateful to any of our citizens who will kindly recieve some of their visitors as guests. Mary Agnes, oldest daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. (jeorge W. Cropsey, died Monday afternoon aged 15 years and 11 months. Funeral services were held this.'a. in., from St. Thomas' church, attended by her classmates in the big] school. The deceased was of a loveable disposition, bright and active, and the parents have the deepest sympathy of the community in theirjsorrow and af fliction. This is the second child they have lost with a period of six weeks and it seems as if affliction was bearinj, down upon them with a heavy hand. Lizzie Alger, a girl about 15 years oli was arrested Saturday evening in try ing to dispose of a check made out fo $35 and purporting to be signed by David Rinsey. The check was presentec to John Lindenschmidt at A. L. Noble' store, who iminediately took the girl t Rinsey & Seabolt's store and the forgerj was detectad. The girl had othe checks on her person amounting to $100. The young girl has alvvay borne a gond reputation, and Is not one who would be suspccted of attemptin; anytbing of the kind without aid, bu stoutly denii's having had any assist ance in the matter. Examination wil be held May 12, before Justice Butts. To-day is Ascensión day. Services ppropriato threto at 8t. Andrew's hurch. Nelson J. Kyer is building an addition n the south side of bis residence on N. Malo st. The opening of court Monday inornng, called many of the attorneys of the ounty tu the capital. Emanuel Allmendinger lias taken Ruolph Lutz's place in Bach, Abel & Co's tore, for the present, at least. The university engineering's society tubücation, the Teclmic, will be pubished from the Courier oflice thisyear. The State Board of Education lias lected Prof. David E. Sniith, of Courtand, N. Y. as successor to Prof. Belows, whom they recently dropped out. at the State Normal School at Ypsilanti. Eugene K. Frueauff, accompanied by VIrs. Frueauff, have been absent during he week in Saginaw and Bay City, visting relatives and friends, have returned lome. Martin Clark hustled for the )aily'a locáis during his absence. The State Board of Pharmacy is in session here at the University, comnencing yesterday. There are a large number of caudidates being examined. L.ast evening Dr. Prescott entertained the board together with the local druggists, with a very enjoyable tea. The owners of the livery barn formerly occupied by MM. Green, at the corner of Washington and Fourth sts., are talking seriously of converting the juilding into stores. Such a step would be greatly appreciated by the people upon that block, and would greatly enïance the value of the property. The Boston Symphony Orchestra entertained one of the largest and best dressed audienees that has been seen in University Hall this season. There is naught but praise for the richness and sweetness and beauty of the delightful music of the evening. Criticism by an untutored critic would be so absurd that ye local forbears. The weather has been anything but encouraging for the past few days. It has been so cold that ice formed an eighth of an incli thick on water standing out-of-doors, on both Monday and Tuesday nights. As no white fro.st has appeared it is thought that fruit has not been injured, and we are now promised a warmer atmosphere. So many of the present panel of jurymen have had to be excused, principally on account of sickness, that the court has been obliged to have summoned eight new jurymen, who are ordered to appear next Monday, at 10 o'clock a. m. Their names are as follow.s : Cari Widenmann, Ann Arbor town ; W. E. Sunderson, Augusta; E. C. Allen, Bridgewater; AVm. Clark, Dexter; Gottlieb C. Maun, Freedom ; George L. Parker, Lima; Geo. J. Manu, Lodi; Dick Clark, Lyndon.

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