Here We Come

County Fair- at Ann Arbor, Sopt. 29., 30, Oct. 1, 2. Teacher's Association Meeting - at Ann Arbor Sept. 25. Livingston Co. Fair- at Howell, Sopt. 22-25. Plymouth Fair- at Plymouth, Sept. 22-25. Stockbridgc Union Ag. Fair- at Stockbridge, Oct. 6-8. Brighton Market Fair - at Brighton, Sept. 2, Oct. 2. Teacher's Examination - at Ypsilanti Sept. 25. Tniversity of Michigan opens- at Ann Arbor, Oet. 5. Subscriptions reeeived for the Courier - all this vreek. During August there wore 54,7(2 bushels oï wheat marketed in this county. Jacob Koch, of E. Washington si.. harvestod threc bushols of grapes from one vino last week. Post office people enjoyed a fine basket of peaches last Saturday, kindness of Mr. C. C. Clark. One fruit growor picked in fivo days last week six hundred bushela of peaches from his orchard. The ordlnanoe relatlve to posting notices upon trees, telephone and telegraph poles ought to be enforeed. Twenty-five mcmbers of the Ann Arbor Light Infantry spent Sunday at Zukey Lake, under eommand ol Capt. Htecock. Nelson Garlinghouse lias purchased the house in whlch he resides on Broadway, of Ex-Ald. Earl Ware, paying therefor $1,000 cash. The oldest lnhabltant fails to recollect a really pleasant fair week at Ann Arbor. Will 1891 break the record ? Everyone hopes so. The leaves upon the trees do not appear to ripen and fall as usual at this time of year, but seem to Ury up prematurely, as if subjected to uuusual heat. The September erop report pms the average probable yield ol potatoes in this county at 7'.) per cent., winter applea a1 29 per reut., late peaches 84 per cent. The needed bloek of sldewalk on the north side oï Catharlne st., between lst. st. affid Ashley ave. is belng put down. ïhis completes a good walk from Main gt. to the end of Miller ave. somc of the. fruit and melon raisers a.bout Ann Arbor are quite hamly wfth shoi guns, as one young man in this city lias found out. He will let some oae else do the Btealing nest time. A swarm of bees took possession of the case in wliich Rinaey & Beabolt keep honey, al thelr store, on Friday last. Hngh Jenkins, belng an expert aplarist, go1 them out doors without trouble. A reception will be given to the Bev. .1. M. Gelston and wile at the Presbytcriau clnirch next ïhuisday evenlng, A general invltation is glven. Btrangere are specially invited to be present. Ann ArbOT people turned out haiulsomely to the Ypsilanti fair la si week. We are pleased to sec a kindly feeling growing between the two places, and belleve that the Daily Timos has had a good influente in bringlng Buch a feeling about. There ia no son in the world why Ypsilanti and Aun Arbor should not dweil toge1 in-r n peace and happiness. niird are slmply lnvincible. Dlvided- well, ihcy are not quite so lnvincible. iifr' is to unl The hot vreather is rlpenlng peachee too fast for the growers to care for them properly. six trampa aro having a hearing before Justice Beach in Ypsilanti, on a charge of attompting to wreek a M. C. passenger train. E. Washington street, froni the corner of thé old cometery east, is reeeiving water pipes, and is consequent ly all torn up. Gov. Winang has decided not to issue a warrant for the arrest and return of Wm. M. Boggs, on the requlnition of the governor of California. The people in attendance upon St. Andrew's church last Sunday morning had the pleasure of listening to an offertory by Mr. Caswell, that ■as very fine indeed. A letter from Gov. Winans has been received by Col. H. S. Dean, assuring him that he will be here and at the county fair, and speak to the people on Thursday, Oct. lst. The Sundny Tribune wrote up the Ypsilanti fair in great shape, giving good portraits of the president WilHam Campbell, and the seeretary Frank P. Bogardus. It was after the show, though. Hon. C. R. Whltman has served the city of Ypsilanti a good turn in compelling the M. C. R. R. to do lts switching at the north end of lts yard instead of using Cross st. We will all tally one for the railroad commissioner. - Ypsilantian. The Eastern fair at Ypsilanti last week was a great success, every way. The attendance was greater than ever before known, and the entries were enormous, reaching 2,070 against 1 ,- 061 last year. The balloon ascensión was a complete success for botli days. David H. Waite, formerly of Dexter, dled at the home of his son in Coldwater, last Friday, aged 77 years. Mr. Waite came to Dexter in 1830, and had livod there until within about three years. He was one of the pioneers of the county who was generally known and much esteemed. Ann Arbor people were plentiful on the streets of Detroit last Friday, some 25 or 30 being summoned to appear in the case of David Henning vs. The M. C. R. R., on trial in the United States court, the audience in the court room, it might easily have been mistaken for a session of the Washtenaw circuit court. The telephone company is substituting iicw and nice looking poles ior their old one on the main street of this city. It is thought by some when this work is conipleted that the short and snappy tones that now occasionally greet the ears of telephone users from the central office will be eonsiderably modulated and toned down- more refined, so to speak. The sixth annual national convention of St. Andrew's Brotherhood is to be held at St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 22d to 25th inclusive. The local council of tlie order has chosen as delegates to that body, Chas. S. Millen and Geo. II. 1'ond, with H. J. Brown and S. W. Beakes as alternates. Rev. Dr. Tatlock, as rector of the parish will be cntitled to membership and expects to attend. Ann Arbor has but a few of the old pioneers left to teil the tale of other days, but she lias at least one pioneer apple tree owned by Charles H. Worden. It is thought to be sixty years old, the body meásures seven feet in cireumference, bears excellent, large a p]iles, twenty-three bushels ha ving been grown upon it in one season. This summer one limb was so loaded with fruit it broke down and a barrel of apples were taken from it. On Thursday evening, Oct. 8th, the Hon. Daniel Dougherty, the silver tongued orator, of Xew York, said to be the most eloquent speaker today in the United States, will lecture in the opera house, his subject being "Oratory." Proceeds of the lecture will be devoted to the building fund of St. Thomas church. It goes without saying that the opera house will be crowdod upon that occasion. I!. F. Graves, seeretary of the Board oï Managers of the Soldier's Home at Grand Rapids, was in the city Thursday night and had an interview with Capt. Manly, during which he is said to have made a request, in a very mild way, for the return of $300.50 which Manager Sprague claims was not turned over to Mm when Capt. Manly gave up the position of Commandant. Capt. Manly told Manager Graves very plainly that he had hoi one cent of the state's money in his possession; that he liad turned over every cent of it to Manager Sprague, and had taken receipts thercini-. and ii the Board desired to enter into any prosecution he was ready to meet them. He also stated that the entire 1 ranxaci ion was in the presence of trustworthy witnesses, and he stqod ready to prove his lnnocence. L) is also understood iiiat Capt. Manly does not propose to sit quietly by .n 1 al! ow his goed name to be assailed as il lias been and before I his ihing is ended there will be semiet hing' more than snioke in the air. To-day the new hall which is to be crected by the congregation of St. Thomas' parish will be commenced. The Daily Times announces that manual labor from some of the members in aid thereof is expected. For instance, Ex-City Attorney Kearney ii is thought will swing a piek axe. wliile Mr. Quarry politely handles 8 spade. Will Kennedy will graeelully dump the eartb from the wagon which Aid. Frank O'Hearn lias loaded. Jas. Duffy will survely irrítate the soil with a grub hoe while l'.illy W.ilsh tosses up the roeks into a fine pile at one sido, to be used in building the wall. .1. n. Uvan will act as superintendent and si'e tha1 the boys keep (rom soldering during work hours. Don't íor a moment surmise t h.-i 1 these gentlemen will be alone. They will have plenty of company. Many ni' their [rienda and associates will be pcesent, and the way the dlri will fly will be equalled only by the way Ihat lïnssia has Jusí tumbled over iiseif to get "ui oí the way of Greal Uritain in Hellespont,