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"Small boya upon the skating pond Are very near the great beyond." The circuit court utands adjournment to February 23d, at 9 o'clock, a. m. Of the 1,830 inembors of A. M. E. burches Ín Michigan, 221 bedong to Washtenaw county. Bishop Davie.s will ïill tlie pulpit of St. Andi-ew's church next Sunday evening, opening ;i series of sermona especially for young people. Ex-Mayor Bmith was quite badly injured Monday, by reason of hls horse becoming frightened while driving under the T. & A. A. K. R. bridge, and running away. (':iit. Jlanly is warm in praise of the fire department. Not only for theh1 quick responso whcn called to his house, but for their gentlemanly conduet and evident desire to save property after they arrived. The i-rop report Eor .lanuary gives the average price ol graia ín this cownty a.s íoIÍowb: Whea-t 89e., uhelled corn 49c, oate 81c-, hay $8.65 per ton, fat cattle $3.17 pac cwt., fat hogs $3.33, dreesed park ,$4.20. Mrs. Elizabet-h Mai-.v Schleede died nt the resiilence oí toer son Frederiek ,T. Schleede, in the lst ward, on Tuesilay, Jan. 19th, 1892, aged 87 years, 1 month and '7 day. Funeral ser,-ices 'ere held Friday, at 2 o'elock . ni., fram the bomse, and at 2 1-2 o'clock írom i! -ihlrliem church. The entertainment givBn by the láght Infantry last evening at the grand opora house, Avas worthy of t lie excellent patronage it received. Standing room was at a premium nearly, and this fact seemed to give the players confidence and inspiration. A better or more pleaeing home talent entertainment lias never ,been given in Ann Arboi1. There wer.e few or po wal te, no heeitating, no prompting, but everything moved off like clock work. A part tiial was nol on the p-rogralnme was the presentation to Capt. Biecock oí an elegant Bword, by the inembers of his eompa■ny. Mayor Doty made the presentation speech, to which Gapt. Hiseock responded with appropriate wordte. A private letter trom Herbert A. Williams, who, with his wife and olrtf'st child, is at Clay Bprings, Orangè Co., Fla., contains the information that all arrived there safely, and are enjoying the balmy air of the land of perpetual flowers. The place where they are located is away back in the Country, four miles f rom a store, and where peace and quiet reigns. Oranges are plcntiful, and tlwjy only havo. to go out and piek them. The woods (are composed of pine, magnolia and ■paJlnetto trees, and the soil is white sand, very much like the northern pineries in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. AVilliams are living with Mr. and Mrs. Doane who accompanied them south, to their Florida plantation, and Will Price js with Mr. and Mrs. Scaddin, ubout one mile distant. "Bert" says if perpetual quiet and solitude is what is needed to restore shattored nerves, Uien they are living in Paradise. Casper Bohn, of W. Liberty Bt, died Sunday evening, aged 78 years. He Jeaves a wife and six children. The Daily Times advertises Ignaee Paderewski as a "performer on the violin." Just walt until Padar sees that notice !! B. F. Watts has been elected grand tsteward of the Grand High Priesthood of the state, at lts recent session in Detroit. A window light in the Argus oífice was broken Monday evening, and the fine display of plants in the window were frozen. Capt. Manly says the best remedy he knows of for the grippe, is to have your hous eget on fire at bout 6 o'clock in the morning. At least it worked well in his case. The fire alarms Monday eveninu; were caused by chimneys burning out. One at Zachman's market on Detroit Htreet, the other at Mr. Fisher's residence on N. Aehley ave. The lecture of Prof. Nathan Abbott af McMillan hall on Thursday evening last, was a very pleasant allair and was well attended. The ladies library people cleared over $100. Fraternity Lodge, F. & A. M., of this city, initiated thirty and raised twenty-five members the past year. Dr. Wi II. Dorranceattends the Grand Lenige ut their sessiuos now on in Detroit, i The Ann Arbor Sporting Club have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Titus F. Hutzel; vice-president, Eli S. Manly; Becretary and treasurer, Michael Fritz; Bteward, Warren E. Walker. The ladies of the S. C. A. assisted by the professor's wives and Mrs. Angelí, will give a tea and social ncxt Friday evening at 0 p. m., at Xewbcrry hall. All the young peoI)le's societies of the church are cordially invited. Admission 15 ets. It is thought to bc certain that Ex-President Cleveland will come to Ann Arbor on the 22 of February uext, to deliver tlie-annual address before the law students. If he does, university hall will will have to be propped up in order to liold the crowd. Frank O'Hearn has sold out his billiard business on Ann st., to John Keynolds, and is to accept a position in a wholesale house at Detroit. Frank is om; of the Ann Arbor boys in whom Ann Arbor people have confidence, and a faith that he will clinib up the ladder of success when he gets where he can. He left for Detroit this a. m. On Saturday last, County Treasurer Gustave Brehm, surprised his friends by getting married. The young lady in the case is Miss Kittie C. Taylor, of Edmore. "Gus" was very quiet about the affair, and isn't aaylng much yet, but he has furnished his friends with some of Chas. Kayser's A Xo. 1 Havanna's. A long and happy life is the Courier's wish. Monthly meeting of the Washtenaw horticultural society on Saturday, February (Jth, at 2 ip. m., in the basement of the court -house. Topics: "Lessons of the past season," "SprayIng for Insects and Fuugi," and "Should we Discourage the over drawn I'ictures and Statements 'in Catalogues, and How ?" paper by W. F. lürd; "What trees to plant" by Jacob Ganzhorn. Questdons answered. Exhibit of dried fruit, jellies and vegetables. "Do yon know," saul :i prominent Citizen of Packard st., "that the Ann Arbor St. lïailway are violating their charter every day ?" "Na, 1 liad not cauglit on to the fact," replied bhe reporter. "Well, it's so. When were granted the rlght to run their traok on Paekard .t., they agreed to run all their cara to the end oí the road. They r.un fö Stat estreet and those who live beyond eau whtetle if they wam to, but they will get uu rides." And bhe i). c. looked as iï he could eat up a dozen jnotor men at one feil swoop il' lic could get :i( them. Subscribers to the school oi Music will be interested in the Eollowing important announcement, which is being Kent out very generally: The l'nivci-sity Scliool oí Music, cstablished and conducted by the University Musical Society oí the Dniversity oí Michigan, will be open tor the reception di' pupila October lst, Í892. Gourses ■will be oííeréd in all branches oí music. The Bchool will conducted upon the most approved educational basis and will aim to develop scholarly musicians. For particulars address bhe Director, Albert A. Stanley, A. M., Professor of Music, Dniversity of Michigan. i The New York Musical Courier, oi' Jan. 20th says editorially: "Mr. A. A. Stanley, professor of Music in the University at Ann Arbor. with that characteristic energy for which he is noted, has secured Paderewskl tor a concert in University hall on Feb. 15th. This is in addition to the reg1 ular Choral Union Series, which includes the Detroit Phllharmonic Club, Fannie Bloomfield Zeisier; Musin Confeert Co.; Mockridge Concert Co.; Concert by Choral Union (250 voices), Mts. Iiishop and M:ix Heinricli soloisU, with full orchestra; Boston Syinpliony Orchestra; and Berlioz's Damaaüon of Faust, witli Dippel. Prof. Stanley is doing much to advance the musical interests of Ann Arbor and has jxist succeeded in securing a guarnntee fund from 100 of the. best citizens, tor the establishment of a school ni Music, which with himself as director will be an assured success. He is already negotiating with some of the best known teachers and the outlook is most encouraging. We believe Ann Arbor is the only city of its Bize in America, which is favorecí with sucl. concerts and leetures as can be enjojed there each year." The condition of live stock in Washtenaw connty is given as foilowai Harses 98 per cent., cattle 97, sheep 98, swine 98. Ei-ncst F., son of Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Lathrop, of Spring st., aged 21 yea-rs, died Monday morning last of typhoid fever. Oíd Company A will give their annual masquerade and carnival Feb. 22d, at the Kink, and propose to tnake the event the finest of the seaBon. The marriage oï Miss Gertrude Clancy, of this city, and Mr. M. F. Griffin, of Grand Rapids, took place yesterdáy a. m., at St. Thomas' chnrch. High uuptiaJ niass was celebrated in honor oí the event. Au ordinance was presented to the couneil Monday evening authorfting the Aun Arbor Electric St. Railway Co. to tnke up that portion of its track r [ing i ;ist oí State st.. on Packard Bt., imd extending the line south on State st. to the Athletic gronnds. The contract this county had with the Detroit House of Correction ha-ving cently expired, a special session of the Board of Supervisors has been oalled for Tuesday Feb. 4, to make a. ni'w one. The manager of the Detroit institution did not notiïy the authorities here until the supervisors had adjourned, and as no January session Is held ia tliis county, this was the only course !;'it to pursue.