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Balloon ascensión Friilay p. m., at the fair. Ray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Brown, is seriously UI. Mr. and Mrs. ('lias. S. Millen are pending the week in Chicago. Fred Stidd and wife, of Delhi, own a new boy eince yestorday morning. H. B. Shoemaker is taklng Mr. inow's place on the Register during the latter'8 absence frora the city. The oíd hospital will be used for patients until the new one is complete-d. Clinics commence next Monday. It took three electric cars to accommodate the passengers on some of the Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti motor traína Sunday. Rev. Conrad Boecklln, the new pantor of the Germán M. E. church will commenee his work next Sunday :it the Church on División st. Burglars attenipted to effect in entrance into two nr three residences on N. Main st. last Saturday night, but failed to piek the locks successfully. ■Last Friday (Jrorge Ziefle, working at Cornell milis stepped ínto a vat of hot water scaldlng his feet badly, but Dr. Darling will set him on his pin.s again. Allen B. Pond, lit. '80, of Chicago, has been engaged to deliver a course of eight or ten lectures before the "Huil house," university extensión classes, in Chicago. Prof. Carhart has been in Chicago Consulting with Prof. Gray, the Blectrician, about an International electrical congress to be held in connection with the World's Fair. AVhïle a reporter lor the Courier was interviewlng the force at E. F. Mills t ('o's yesterday he iound one of them filling an order (or goods from Fort Sniith. Arkansas. Persons interosted in Delsarte are requested to meet In room 9 oí the high school building Thureday afternoon at five o'clock. Classes will meet Mondays and Thursdays. The congregatlon of the. il. E. ehin-eli are to give thelr new pastor, Hev. Camden M. Cobern and wiie, an iniormal reception at the church parorg, to-morrow, Thursday evening, to whjch evorybody is invii;il. John Dawson, of Owosso, former"y ol Webster lownship. di.il Sept. 28, of neart dlseasè. llis rematna were brought to thi city yesterday and taken to the Huda'on burylng ground, north of Dexter tor interment. The Aun Arbor IJgiit Iníantry wlll expend about $1,000 in fitting up their club rooms at the armory. The carpeta wlll be furnlshed by E. F. Mills & Co., the decorating by Geo. L. Moore, the draperies by Mack & SehmW, and W. 6. Dieterle wlll supply the furniture. A frlend of the architect of tliis column, in the Bouthern part of the state sent liim a box containlng scveral specimens of the fruit known as pa-w paw. It being a new fruit ior this eectlOB we tasted and passed it on, wlth the firm tonviotion that for a, steady diot pork and beans would be preferalili'. Thero were 111 teachers present at the first gathering of the eounty assoeiation last Saturdny in the high school chapel, and the meeting was a ery succpssful one. Mueh enthusiasm was manifested, and excellent addressee delivered by Sup't. Whitney, of Ypsilanti. and Sup't. Ferry, of this city. The program publlshed last week waa earrled out complete. The special edition of the Ann Arbor Register, containing 40 pages, glven to the public last Thursda v. was a credit to Ihat office. In a typographic sense ii was very neal and tasty, the composltion on many of the "ads" evincing a "typo" of genius. The niustratlons were good, and the "wrile ups" in Mr. Snow'S Jest etyle. It was an undertaking that onsiht to be appreciated by the Ann Arbor public. An cxtremely unfortunate accident occurred to Win. Soorey, non of Register of Deeds Seerey, of this city. al Ypsilanti, la.sf Saturday nlght. The younp; man, wlio is about 22 years of age, went to Ypsllantl expecting to return home upon the las; motor, bnt in aome tvay dld not set around on time. He weni to the M. C. R. E. station and flnding th late train e ■ :i]ko. attempted ! smp apon a west iionuil fn-iühi train while in motion. Jt appeara that he was suceessful in ■zetting apon the cara, ïmi was hit liy the ten.ce as the train passi'd into the yard. Quite a large hole was cut in his hip where he was struck. The force of the concussidn threw him directiy ander the cars, and imi for the prompt action of OHicer Shemeld wlio was m duty there, in catching hold of hlm, the accldeni must have boen a fatal on'. As it was Drs. Owen and Batwell liad to ampútate mie leg about hall wáy between the lnee and foot. Tho unfortunate young i man was taken to the Nea1 house where he stlll remains. It will 1111doubtedly be some weeks before he eau be removed to bis father's home in tliis city. Mr. Seerey and the entire fainily certainly have the sympathy of the community in their ■iblc. Herman Bastón is now with liaeh, Abel & Co. ■Robert Haywood gpeni Sunday and Monday with relatives at Inkstors. It ia expected that athletiJs at the university will receive a great boom tuin year. Kcv. O. C. Bailey, of Chelsea, was a pleasant caller at the Courier office thls a. in. The. public schools will Close I-'riday to aüow the chililrni time to go to the oounty fair. The corapletion of the Student' Chrïstian Association building is a tliing to be desired. Ttoss ftrange.r has oponed a dancing school at Jackson. He conducta it on Monday evenings. The black birds are congregating in chattering groups and are on their way south for au all winter's stay. The hour for the Sunday evening service at St Andrew's church will hereafter be 7 1-2 instead of 4 1-2 p. m. The first meeting of Hobart O.uild for the season will he held at Harris hall, to-morrow, Thursday evenlng. The grounds about the new hospital are assuming n vory different aspect. They will look much better after the gradlng is completed. ■Last Friday the thermometer ran all the way from 96 to 134 degrees aceording to location. It was tb hottest day of the season. Rev. Camden M. Cobern, the new pastor of the M. E. cïmrch, arrived in the city Saturday noon from Sagina w, aceompanied by his family. Ellen, wife of Peter Pacquet, died quite euddenly Sunday p. m., at thpir home on N. Main st. Iuneral vlees were held yesterday morning irom St. Thomas' church. In the suit of David Hennlng vb. The M. C. R. R. Co., at Detroit last week, it was brought out in evidence that the M. C. R. R. had expended about .$55,000 in the improvements at this place. Tlie circuit court calander lor the Octoler term has 110 cases, as follows: Criminal 20, issues of fact 48, issues of law 2, imparlance 1, ehancery lst class 17, 2d class 3, 3d class 1, 4th class 12. Accordinj; to the Chicago Times, the widow of the late "Wïrt Dexter is to be married again. The alleged comini? hridenroom is Gordon McKay, a ■vvealthy man of Newport, R. I., and a cousin by marriage. Mrs. H. S. Carbart entertninod the oíflcers and teachers of the M. E. Sunday school, at her home on Monroe et., on Mondny eveninpr. Miss Crippen read a paper "Whnt Else Shnll a Teacher Do ?" The 56th anniversary of the marrfage of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bllss was cetebrated by them last Thursday, at tlicir home on William st. Fiftysix years of married Ufe is what lmt few eouptes aro ever allowed to enjoy. "Sportemen" from tho citics are now pii.!i:i.ïI in killlfg of! -che eattle, horees, .-uní othñt stock of farmers. in their anxicty to shoot something they are often carelees as to which way they p'oiiit their ann. As mlght be expected the farmer's object. The animal meeting of the State Pharmaceutlcal Associátloii wlll be held in this city Oct. 21-12:!, inclusive, in the lecture room of the Chemical laboratoty. The delegatee preseni wlll be entertained In part by the local drugglsts. This oounty will havo to pay $39,810.08 into the stato treasury next .Tanuaxy, that belng tho omount apportloned to this county. It is not exeesslve, owlng to the direct ;as returned to the state by the l'nited States, and which was placed in the general fund. Ten men have been chosen, at the North-western University, to wrlte one oration each. The best five wlll particípate in thelr final contest. The suceessful one of these wlU represen! the Northwestern in the Northern Oratorical League contest to 1' ln'lil in Chicago, May 1, 1892. The metliod of choosing these participants is what different from ours, Deing on the record of work done in classes in elocution and rlictoric- Daily Times. A large and powerful farm team belonging to Mr. Eteeves, ol Dexter, beeatne onmanageable on Fourth st., Thursday last, and ran toto the delivery rig of George "VVahr's, whlcta was being driven by Krank Tice, b youn.it lad, who was thrown out. but not ihjured Beriously. The dellvery wagon was splinti'ivd into toothpicks, howeyer. None of the horses wci-c injured, whlch seems q.uite wonderlal to those who wltnessed the affair. ('has H. Kline, of this city, lias invented a burglar prooi enveïope called the safcty, that is not only a novclty in iis Une but an Invention that vill ifl-ove to bc of sueh practical wortli tliat it will undoubtedly come int o general use. It is a little difficult to describe th envelope anderstandingly in words. It must be sN'n to bi' appreciated, and as li.ooo,000 of thora will stiortly be marte by the NoveKy Works, of Detroit, most of readers wil! have an opportunÜ-. 10 see some of tliem soon. Bx-Postmaster Edward Duffy, erf thla city. has been appointed a raembor of the penal board created at the last meeting of the legislature, which is to have onii-ol of all the penal and reiormatory institution of the state. Mr. Dufiy's term, il is underBtood, is for lour years. The other membere of the board are Francia Palma, oí Detroit, eighi years; Orlando M. Barnes, of Lansing, s years; and Milo I. Campbell, oí Quincy, two years. The lasi mentioned is a republican. 'I'iicsc appolntments were announced by the governor Saturday. Early Monday mornlng Mr. Duöy re1 eived not) Lcatton from the governor to be present at a meeting of the board Xueeday, to commence business a1 once. Mr. Dufly la a methodical business man. and wilt make a good member of the board. The Oourler rratulates the governor upon bis Kood Judgment. The Maccabees increased over 10,000 in membership In Michigan iluring the past yoar. The infant son of Jolin and Ellen P. Smith, of Northfield, died yestcrday, of cholera infantum. City Clerk Miller had a fine canvas dia ir gtolen from the stoop of his reeidence on N. Fonrth ave., last Saturday nlght. A runaway team on Ann Street last Tliursday, broke down the two ron hltchlng posta in front of John W. Maynard's gtore. The ('horal Union wlll meet on the first Tuesday in October, the Oth, in the chapel. It is expected that the membership wlll be greater than usnal thla year. Tt is understood that Mr. Henalng wlll at once go to work and fix up the property that has been in contest witli the M. C. R. R., and put it in nice shape. There is considerable complaint among pedestrjans, ladies especially, about the too frequent use of the sidcwalks by bicyclers. The streets are in pretty good condition for wheels. Prof. J. O. Pattenjïill: "I have travelled over this country to a considerable extent, but have never found more beautiful scenery than there is about Ann Arbor. Other places have wilder and grander landscapes, perhaps, but for real beauty Ann Arbor Kurpasses anything in this country." A tliing very much needed to-day ia a raap of this county. There has been none published for upwards of Bisteen years and but few of those are to-day in existencc. Calis lor this map are of alraost daily occurrence, and it seems as though some map publisher could make raoney by supplying the demand. Sunday Rev. Camden M. Cobern, the new pastor of the M. E. church occupled his pulpit for the first time. He comes from Saginaw, where he had the reputation of being an eloquent and studious minister, being algo very popular. He is a young man of 36 years, but has already made a reputation as a writer for magazines, and ho is specially skilled in Egyptian lore, having travelled extensively in the east. The Argus has suggested that the name of North st. be changed to Ivingsley st., in honor of the late Judgc Kinggley, one of the revered pionoers of the county. On this score we might have a number of Street na mes changed. We might have a Cooley st., an Angelí st., a Haven st., a Tappan st., a Winchell st., a Frieze Ht., a Hawkins st., and so on until all the streets of the city would bear the name of some prominent person. The Ann Arbor Organ Co. have fitted up the Jünder store, at the corner ol S. Main and Liberty sts., in excellent shape, and have moved ínto the same, though not thorotighly mtled yet. The mtiin salesroom has been made to look very pret tv indeed, while the sanctum sanctorum in the ÜS quite luxuriant, witlt tta iai:;t e.,1 Hoor, Turkish rugs, etc. Thenare aLso two practico rooms quite nlcely iitted up, that will be used ly teachers glvlng li-ons on different Instruments. During all the change and hurly-burly, Lew Clement is talking tlie Mehlin piano with a musical volee.