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Sweet day, so bright, so clenr. sn warra ; That summer's near as yon denote : Bat 8111, however much you charm, I'm going to wenr my ovorcout. After weeks of work the break in the Swift mili dam has been repaired. Wm, A. Clark is building a new stoop in irontof his dweiling on X. Main street. The beautiful rain of Sunday night brought joy to all vegetation in this section. Hereafter evening service will be held at St. Andrew's church at 4 o'clock p. m., instead of at 7 o'clock as lieretofore, on Sundays. While the tree fruits were little injnred by tlie cold weather and frosts of last week, it is thought the strawberrv erop has been greatly damaged. The T. & A. A. R. R. will build a new iron bridge over the Huron river at this point. It will be an immense bridge, probablythe longestand most expensive of any in the state. Lovina D., daughter of Charles and Martha Todd, died at their home in Hamburg, Livingston county, Sunday, -May lOtli, aged22é years. Funeral yesterday at the family residence. Rev. Mr. Waters, assistant rector of St. Andrews, will be ordained in St. Andrew's chnrch on Wednesday of next week, at 10'i o'cloek i. in., Kight Rev. Bishop Davies having charge of the ceremonies. The remains oí Andrew Jenne, who died on Friday, May 8th, at tlie residence of his daughter, Mrs. Kent, on North Thayer streel, in thin city, were taken toDundee, lus oll home, for buria] Saturday. By keèping yourself and your friends posted on the attractions of the Art Loan, to be given at Newberry hall, oomruencing on the 18th, you will confer a favor upon not only yourself and your friends, but the S. C. A. as well. A party of friends Burprised Maj. and Mrs. sid VV. Millard last Friday evenhig, at their pleasant home on West Huron street, and reminded the coupli of the third anniversary of their marriage in au exceedingly enjoyable mannor. Dr. L. T. Townsend, of Boston Univer. sity, will deliver the Bixth and closing address bei'ore the Wesleyan guild on Sunday eyening next. The lecturer is a distingaished author, having written "Credo" and other popular works. It will be one of the finest addresses of the course. On Bunday aftemoon membera of Aun Arbor Commandery to the nimmer of about sixty assembled at the asylum, and then marched to the cemetery and decorated the gravea uí the foüowing Knights Templar wlio were membera of Ann Arbor Commaadery, and who are buried in'Forest Hill Cemetery : II. .). Beakes, John N. Gott, Frederick Sorg, Morgan O'Brien, A. K. Hangsterfer, Simon O. Ball, Lewia C. Riadon, E. J. Johnson, W. H. Potter, James II. Magoffln, Goorge Button, Thomas. F. Hill, 8edgwick Jumes, Robert Price. A man by the name of J. Bush, who had been at work in this city for aweek orso, and of whom little or nothing was known, was drowned in McNally'a or Dead Lake, on the line hetween Xortliliclil and Livingston county, on Thursday last. lic was in company with John Kanc and Fred Schumacher at the time, and although they tried to rescue him they failed so to do. lic was playing the usual foolish tricka inaboatand liad been repeatedly requested to d therefrom by the boys but ho dec to do it, and feil overboard. lic was a man abtut 80 yearsof age, and had been atoppingat the boarding house of Mra. Andrews, on North Main strèet, where be uas likcd vcvy. wcllf.ir liis pleaaant ways. Wallace W. Bliss lighta lus new house ou E. William st. by electricity. The Ann Arbor cV Ypsilanti Street Railway have ordered i large open car for summer travel. J. ï. Berry has boen appointed postm aster of Worden, in this county, in place of S. Pratt, resigned. O. T. Spoor is pounding stone for ten days, apon the recommendation of Justicè iiuits, for being drunk. Jas. M. Stafford lias purchased the store he now occupies, from Charles Fantle tor $6,250. It is a valuable piece of property. There seema to be no let up in Uie growth of Ann Arbor this year, butthe same gradual forging ahead is noticable upon every hand. A new lleine boiler of 150 horse power bas been put in by the A. A. Electric Lighi Company to accommodate their increasing business. The drives in and abuut uur city are resuming their summer beauty once more. And no city in Michigan can boast of rnore delightful ones. Thos. Riley, formerly a resident of Ann Arbor, but who went to Chicago last fu 11 to live with his som, is ai the University hospital for treatment. There is au efforl being made to effect acompromise in the matter of disbandingCompanyA which will probably be Bucceesful, and )est for all concerned. The ladios of St. Andrew's church will give their regular inonthly tea and social on Thursday, to-morrow evening, al Rarris hall, to which all are invited. Capt. E. P. Allen has received an invitation to deliver the Memorial Day address at the National Ccnictciy at Nasbville, Tenn., and will probably accept. Rev. John Dieterle, of Portsmouth, Ohio, formerly of this city, lost an ini'ant son on Sunday last. Wm. J. Dieterle, a brothër, left Monday to attend the funeral. George Newell Lovejoy contributed to the May Inlander two articles, a poein entitled "Environment," and a prose sketch, "A Cali upon the Autocrat of the the BreakfastTable." May is proviug a very treacherous month as far as the weather is concerned, being quite warm and pleasant one day, to be followed by cold and raw atmosphere for several days to follow. Last Saturday Justice Bogardus, of Ypsilanti, sent five vags, giving their names Thos. Conway, Thos. Collins, Edward McGrath, Wm. McKowen and Albert Johnson to the county jail for fifteen days pounding stone. Dandelions are (lic most persevering nuisance that infests our lawns, but Mr. Stark appears to be Kutliciently energetic to keep them cleared of the court house lawji. He lias ruined bushels of good greens in the attempt. The A. A. A Vp. St. R'y people are matting their improvements in a substantial manner, and when they get through ballasting and lining up the track they will have as fine a road as any street railway in the country. Henry Xuehoff has sold his guusmith and reparing shop to Messrs. Wagner & Bierman, of this city, who have ilready taken possession, and, are doing business. Mr. Xuehoff and faniily left yesterday for Detroit, for permanent residenee. Henry Handby, of Dixboro, aged 73 years, died last Monday morning from a paralytic stroke. Mr. Handby had lived on the farm wliere he died for the pasi 28 years, and was a much respected citizen. Funeral services were held from Dixboro cliurch to-day. Tlie carpenters belouging to the union here struck for a nine hours day Monday, and held a meeting at tho south front door of the court house the same evening, at which speeches were made by Mr. Ábrame sf Detroit, and Mr. Colgrove of this city. C.W. Mellor, formerly of the P.O. news depot, received notioe yesterday froni attorneys in England that lie was one of nine relativas who had fallen heir toanestate of L1,000,000 by the death of uu aunt ia that country. Ile will leave for there next Monday. Withthe cumplimenta of the Staunton üeveloment Company, of Staunton, Va., comes a beautiiully illustratedpamphlet, giving the many places of beauty about that ancient and yet new section of the old colony state. It is the handsornest booming pamphlet we have ever vet soen is8ued by any city, and contains 75 pages, every one of which is interesting. The A B C AVliist (lul, was delightfully entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Eobison at their handsome new home on 8. Fourth ave, last Monday evening. There were Beven tablea and two prizes awarded, .Miss Alice Lovejoy taking that for the ladies, and the modesty of the local editor of tliis paper prevente liini from telling who took tlio gentleman's rize. The M. C. R. R. will give excursión ates and run special trains to the great Art Loan Exhibition at Newberry hall, encing May 16th. Trains will be starled as l'ar west as Alliiou and as (ar ■ast as Detroit. It is thought that hunIreds oí people will avail themselves of lie cheap rates to visit the university iity. Special trains will be put on durng some oí the days. The anair will je the greatest event Ann Arbor ever witnessed.