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An excellent bindery in connection with The Courier. How many times already have you nuule that 2 a 1 ? The Courier starts out the new year feeling pretty well, thauk you. The county treasurer paid $157.95 fotr sparrow baunties during December. Mrs. Lulu G. Downs has taken the place oif Miss Eva Leoaiard, as teacher in the 4th ward school. Robert T. Speechly was in the Courier office bright aoid early Saturday ito renew his subscription lor the 25th yftar of steady reading. Remember the meeting oi the board oí managers of the county Fair Associatiom, at the court house, to-moriow, at 10 o'clock a. m. A iull attendaoice is desired. The editor of the Courier acknowledges an invitatiom from The Catholic Club, of Detroit, to be present at the opening oí its Club House, 29 - 31 Wilcox st., on Thursday evening Jan. 7th,. Why no ! ThiB is aiod leap year, is it ? Pshaw 1 Never sho'iild have knnvn a thing about it had you not mentioeed it. The papers haven't spoken abaut it, sonie way. Wonder why ? Twenty persons vfere taken into the Prcsbyterian church last Sunday, fifteen by letter and live by profession, among vhom were James L. Babcoo,k and mol lier and Franklln Parker. To ïour oï the cajididates the riitht oif baptism was adminïstered. The latest fad is.'wheii you are dining out, to write your name on the table cloah, with a lead pneil. Your hostess caa tlieii embroider the names and have au autograph table cloth. If theiv is 110 table cloth you are expected to dig your name in the table wlth your jack-kuil'e. County Ti-easurer Brehm, on Friday last, paid the Farmer's & Jlechanics Bank, for interest on over di-aft six. inonths, $838.80. The state and county tax is coming in eo slowly that oji Jan. lst, the iunds ■Wèfe still overdrawn $32,269.35. The townthip treaeurers are unusually Blow tibie year. McCurdy C. LeBeau, the hustlins state agent foc the National Life In surance Cotnpany, rounded up hls llrst in tlxat position last Ti-iday by giving an elegant banquet in Detroit to li agente and í rienda, alter which he took them all to the theatre. Dr. Darling and thO Courier editor represented Ann Arbor. A cocrectioai is due our worthy euperindendent of schools, Prof Perry, tor the bungling manner in which the Courier prooi reader allowed the tdtle oí hi paper to be given. Prof. Perry did not go up to Grand Rapids o read a paper upooi the "Physic studies in our public echólos," but upon "I'sychic studies in our public schttols," quite a dlíferent subject. The proíossoi' is perfectly willing to lcave the foi-mcr to the university. The ti. E. Socirty are to publish a church directory soon. The Iadies Charitable Union meets Thurstlay, at 3 o'clokp. m., in Harris hall. Mi's. Sophie Spring, of W. Washington st., attended the funeral of Mr. fiteinbach, of Ohelsea, on Monday. The seats in the gallery of the M. E. church are being supplied with an extra rail, much to their improvemeint. ' ' A pastor oí one of the Ann Arbor churches has been olfered a $4,000 per year salary by a Chicago church. He has not accepted yet. JíO'tion has been made by Mr. Whitman, attoirney for the Cornwell ManufaetTiring Co., befoi-e the éupreme court for a réheartng in the Swift vs. Cornwiell case. The newspaper men are no better than any one else naw on the street car lines. If they want to. ride they must come down with their niekles and dimes. Court convened Monday and ovving to the illness of several partios wlios? suits were to come on, they were put over to the March 'term, and the jury was discharged. The moethly meeting of t(he Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. church, occurs Priday at 4 o'cloek p. m. All Ladie of the congregation are invited. fiire in the house of Mrs. Hannah Gi-aves, Xo. 41 Wall st., Monday forenoon at about 10 o'clock, caused $75 ar $100 damage. The fire was caus-' ed by a detective flue. Mcears. D. Wagner and F. Siefert, of Nv'W Hamburg, Ont., and Dr. J. Sk'fert, of Detroit, attended the funeral cf Mr. John Iucaa, on Sunday. Tb.'y lelt tor home Sunday after noou. The manner ïn which the student aaid towns people who have been away for the holidays rushed back Monday and Tuesday, was only equalled by the way the water icame down at Lodore, or somethlng of the gort. E. F. Milla has been elected superintendent o! the Preebyterian Sunday school, and Mr. Newcombe, the retiring superintendent, as a slight token oii esteem has been made the recipiënt oí $15.50, raised by the children oí the school. It is said that the orange erop of OaHfocnia has become so large tliat it cannot lie marketed at paying prices. This is to give notice to the California fruit growers that oranges are from 30c to 60c per dozen here, and eome of them mighty poor at that. An old printer Bays type-setting is a purely mechanieal procèss. If the proof reader is not careful and vigilant. artieles are likely te take on a groggy appearance. A misplaced capital, pêriod or type will sometimes take the tuck so completely out of a paragraph that ite literary father wouldn't recognize H. - Ex. The teachers of the ewing school wlah to 'thank the friewds who so generoiisly contributed presents and money for the benefit oí the school and eepeciajly to the teachers and Sabbath Echool of the Presbyterian church who not only gave the ,tree with many beautiful gift, but also donated $10 tO'Wao-d carr.ving on the work. Counïy Treasurer Brehm had a wind fall af nickles the other day. A young lady in Pittsiield had been saving all oí the five cent nickle coins that came ínto her posession to buy a gold watch. But om Chriistmas her brother ave her a watch, sa she used the "chicken feed" to pay taxes with. TJuere were $22 of .them, and they ju-st filled a clgar box. Peter W. Carpenter will be the coming póstmaster at Ypsilanti, Presilip.ut Harrison havlng sent his name to ib.' seaate. He 'will repluce Martin Cremer, who has bsen'allowed to complete the time ior which his eommlssiom read. Mr. Carponter is ouo of the nbl men oí the party in this county md the republicana generally will be pleased to learn of his good fortune. On "Wednesday oí last week, LeopoJd Blaess, of Ixdi, died at liis home in that township, of pueumonia, sed 60 years. The deceased came to Amcrisa in 1850 and to Lodi kíx years later. BTe was 'tor ycars town clerk, and later on supervisor, and In e.icli capacity a competent and efiic.iit officor. He leaves a family of niiK' cliililren, four of whom are married. Funeral was held Saturday, fröm Bethlehem church In this city. On Monday evening, at about 10.30 o'clock. Peter N. Tagge died at his home on, S. Tifth ave., after an extended Minees, nged 74 years. The deceased was a ïiative oí the Duehy oí Holsbein, and a man of liberal odüiation. He came to America in L842, was marriod in 1843, and romoved to Aim Arbor about 1SG8. He leaves a wn'e and four cihildren, :;■ Ui. 'in being Prof. Arthur T.-i.n'":c. oí tlie Monroe schools, and Mrs. Minnie Mdller, wifo of our present city cierk. Any on,' who could witneas the holiilay ïostivities of the sewing school at Custer hall Saturday afternoon, and not feel thankfnl that there were people here avIio could and would give their time to the noble charity, are not good Christians. The 100 ot over little girls that compose Miss Brown's sewing school each received a present of soine kind at that time, and their joyful countenances were happy ones to behold. People who deeire to see a busy body of little woirkers should visit this sshool during on,' oí its sessions. The froat upan the lirabs and twigs of the trees made a beautiful sight yeeterday foreaioon, when the. sunshiine turned the crystals into so many glistening diamonds. Some of the traine Monday were bo loiaded with passengere ior Ann Arbor that standing room upon the taalde oí the car was all pre-empted and people had to stand out on the platform. The S. S. Circle oí the Epworth league will meet in. the Methodist church parlore at 7.30 o'clock, Friday evening oí thie week. Miss Kose Bower will relate some of her experieaices in Central África and it is hoped that there will be a large attendancc of the Circle and ifes friends. The annual meeting of the Presbyterian Society was held Monday eveninit a.nd A. W. Hainilton 'and W. Campbell were elected Trustees. The cash receipts of the eociety fjr the pasr year amounted to $3,300. The society is fres f rom debt and in a' very prospero uk eomlition. The sab airy of the pastor -was increased $400. making it $2,200. Tlu' many friends of Peter Dignan, foirmerly of Ann Arbor, will be glad to learn that on Thursday, Jan. 7th, 18!)2, he will be united in marriage wlth Miss Mimik' Murphy, of Jackeonville, Fla. Tlie ceremony will take place In the church oí the Immaciilate Oonception, in that city. Here is to a long, happy and prosperous life Peter and hls bride. Mrs. Mary Hawkes, wlfe of James Hawkes, of Uiis city, died at Lincoln, Neb., De;. 30, 1891, oí pneumonía, aged 65 years, and har remains were brought to this city for interment, reacláng here Monday. Mrs. Hawkes had f?OTie to Lincoln vlsit her childnen living there. She'wae the mother of Mrs. Geovge G. Stimson, of this city. with Avhoin sho had resided few o. year or so. Mrs. Catharine Daviilsmi, dled 8 1 West Superior, Wis., o Friday, Jan. let, 1892, aged 71 years, of cerebral henïorrage Her remaina were broxtghit to this city for interment, mul funeral ervioee .vore held at the reeideace oí Dudley J. Loomis, on E. Catharine st.. at 3 o'clock p. m., on Sunday, Bey. Henry Tatlock conductinjj; the services. Mrs. Dayidson Avas tli ■ mother of Mrs. Dtldley J. Loomis, and ateo of Jaeper Imus, )f ihis place, and had been a resident of this city for many years in an early day. Ministers, professors, teachers all like to read The Oourier.