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Do yon wimt to Ije a nero.' I. út me tell you how to do it. Your subsciifitiou has expired; Yon should hastilv renew it. Everybody, almost, is complaining oL colds, and hay lever is rampant. Mrs. Eli W. Moore is entertaining her father, Samuel D. Moore, of Adrián. A. J. Mummery grows good peaches, as the editor cau testify after saiupling a 1 'usket. Miss Susie Whedon has accepted a position as teacher in the schools at Battle Creek. "After the bal - " He never lived to sing the rest of it, hut was very properly sand-bagged. A concert, under the direction of Prof. E. N. Bilbie, will be given during tlie coming month. Electric lighta are being put in the Phi Kapp house, corner of Washtenaw ave. and Hill st. Real estáte is moving quite a little in Ann Arbor, notwithstanding the socalled liard times. Three divorces granted in one day, was quite a record. It beats the marriajje licenses all out. The last union service of the season will occur at the Congregational churcb next Sabbath eveuing. Mrs. Paris S. Banfield left Monday to visit relatives and friends in Big Rapids, etc., for a couple of weeks. The Michigan Literary Association is to meet Sept. 20-21 at Grand Rapids. Reduced railway rates are given. üottlob and Mrs. Luick and Mr. and Mrs. Win. Gwinner left Monday for Chicago, to be absent for two weeks. "A Populist" pops away at the Ann Arbor papers, throughthe Dexter Leader, again. It is a little late for pop. The annual anniversary of the Young Men's Society of Zion's Churcb will be celebrated Bunday eveniug, Sept. 24. We are DOW having a big rush of meions, pears, peaches and grapee, and all can enjiiy the rich treatatfair prices. The next and last school examination Eor the year will be held at Ypsilanti, st the High School on Friday, Sept. 29th. John AV. Bennett, asBignee, adven the Register office, with all its effecte, to be sold at public vendue, on Friday. the 22d day of September. To-morrow Mr. J. N. Hatch, of Lansing, will be unitod in marriage with Miss Lufanna Berber, daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. C. S. Barber, of Forest ave., at the home of the bride's uarents. Ann Arbor is fortúnate iu being the only place in Michigan outside of Detroit that will have the opportunity of seeing Mr. Thomas V. Keene tliis seagon. He will appearat the ( rand opera house next Tuesday evening. Daniel J. Ross, the contractor and builder, feil írom a scaílblding in front of Goodyear & St. James' store early this morning, and received injuries that are verv serious. He struck upon the utone sidewalk, on his hip, and at this writing had not sufficiently recoyered conciousness for the doctors to judge how badly he is injured. llon. A. J. Sawyer, while out driving with his son Lorenzo yesterday afteruoon, at about 2 o'clock, met with a serious accident. When at the corner oí S. State and Packard streets, the horse that he was driving became frightened, and making a sndden lurch, threw Mr. Sawyer out. He struck upon liis shoulder, and received severe injuries. Three ribs werebroken, and hehas suffereil mach pain. Drs. Vaughan and Darling were promptly on hand and relieved hini as mach as it was possible. Xo serious results are anticipated from the injuries, but it will probably be gome little time before he will be about again. Any man who knowingly would sell peachea infected with yellows, would knowingly keep a dog that would kill sheep. Dr. J. N. Martin left yesterday for an absence of three weeks among the hospitala of New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. The Petoskey Daily Resorter will come to us no more - at least until 1894. It has been a very pleasant visitor, and we shall miss it. That was a very delicate piece of sareasni requesting the people not to sprinkle lawna and streeta last Saturday and Sunday. Most of our song birds have Left us f ■ more genial dimes; the long, dry and extre'mely warm seasou has hastened their Bigfat. The Chriatian Union Society will give a reception to the High School atudenta at Newberry Hall next Friday eveniug trom 7 :30 to 10 p. m. Mamma, may we play keeping store in here? "Ves, luit you must be very, very quiet. We will, we'll pretend we don't advertise. - Ex. Chas. H. Kline returned from Washington, D. C, Friday evening. He hobnobbed with Grover and had a ■_ ! time visiting on the Potomac. Rev. J. M. Gelston delivered one of the flnest Bermons ever listened to in the city at the uniou meeting in the M. E. Church last Sunday evening. The evening service at St. Andrew' church, which has been held during the summer at 5 o'clock p. m., will liereafter be held at '. o'clock p. m. The lires occurring in fields and lots along the T. & A. A. R. R., have been the means of keeping the flre boys considerablv alive the past week or so. Seward Cramer started in Monday to do the work for the Daily Times in Ypsilanti. Seward can make a valuable man in that position if he will, and he probably will. Mrs. Catharine Reedy, who resided at No. 16 S. Thayer street, died Tuesday a. m., and funeral services are to be held to-morrow morning, from St. Thomas' church. There will be no pumpkin show in Washtenaw county this fall. - Detroit Journal. No. Those who consider themselves some pumpkins have transferred the show to Chicago. The Wolverine Cycle Club has rented the rooms over Overbeck & Staebler's store, and propose to have things fitted up in fine style there. The boys are all hustlers and never do anything by halvee. The theater-going people of Ann Arbor's eastern suburb, Ypsilanti, will attend the plays at Ann Arbor this winter, because they have no opera house or hall there since the destructive cycloúe swept theirs away last spring. A certain young lady in this city, who insisted upon wearing the new fangled tooth-pick shoes, bas had to have one of her toe-nails pulled out to prevent further trouble. But then, that's nothing, one must be in style, you know. The Misses SterrQtt and Michael of the Utopia Millinery Parlors, on South Main street, left for Cleveland Tuesday morning, and are expected to return in a few days with the newest styles in milinery goods, especially in trimming. The Christian Endeavor Society of Bethlehem church, accompanied by several of the eider people of the congregation, about fifty in all, went to Chelsea Sunday to attend the dedication of the new Lutheran church at that place. If the fact that nearly every vacant house in Ann Arbor bas been rented is any criterion to ;,ro by, there will be no falling off in the number of studente at college this year, for there are man}' more houses than there were last year. We are informed that there are several persons standing ready to take'the entire amount of $30,000 of sewer bonds of this city at paf, at 4 per cent. Ann Arbor's credit is gilt-edged, and if she ín sensible - as she haa been in the past - she will keep it there. The Turn Veréin decided at its last meeting to instruct its trustee of the American Day fond to vote to retain the money as a nucleus for a Germán hall, but that in case it was divided that it be divided by seven and not per capita. - Daily Times. The September issue of the Cosmopolitan is a grand one. It bas the best views and the most readable articles upon thèWorld'8 Fair that any publication bas as vet given to the public. It is an excellent number, and every oue ought to purchase one and keep it. Sid W. Miilard, representing Arbor tent K. O. T. M., E. F. Johnson, Jolinson tent, and Miss Emma E. Bower, Arbor Hive, L. O. T. M., together with Charles Mills, altérnate for Arbor tent, left Monday for Grand Rapids, to attend the Great Camp in session there this week. The national meeting of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew will be held in St. John's Church Detroit, this week, commeucing to-morrow, Thursday, and continuing through to the following Monday. St. Andrew's Chapter No. 641 of this city, will be represented by Messrs. H. J. Brown and Paris S. lianlield as delegates, and by several members of the Brotherhood and congregation as visitón. It is an iuspiring sight to see 800 or 900 of these young uien, from all parts of the nation, and hear them talk of their work. A number of families who had not exid to return to Aun Arbor this year havo retumed. ín a couple oí instai it was because their business waa nol Bufficient'to employ their timo, so they carne back with their families to enjoy the advantages oi Aun Arbor another year. The delivery horse of Burt F. Schumai-her " took the bits in his mouth " while on William St. Monday and lit nut at a Xancy Hanks speed, and 11 not stop until the wagon had been pretty wel] smashed up. The damage done will take the proflt off of at least one of Schumacher's Roya] Furnaees. Si une funny iucidents happen at the World'B Fair. Some ladies of Ann Arbor, not liking their sleeping rooms, liil tliom, went to the next stieet in rear oí their stopping place, bat in tlie same block, aml called for lodgings, wiicn to their !_'reat surprise their late landlady greeted them and eould give them good rooms. Sheriff Brenner requests us to state that all lawyers, or amateurs, having Michigan Reporte Selonging to the county, must deliver the same at once to the County Clerk and thereby save themselves trouble and expense, as a search warrant will be issued if tlie booka do not show up Boon. There are 12 volumes missing. Saturday the funeral services of Mrs. Patrick Kyan, who died on Thursday, at hor home on Beakes St., were held at St. Thomas' Church. The deceased was a native of County Cork, Ireland, Came tO America 65 years go, and in 1861 was married to Patrick Uvan who survives her. Tliere are six children, all grown to nian's estato. The Detroit Free Press, as is usual with that sheet, attempta to turn misfortune into politics, and now seeks to im]ress upon the public that the republican party is responsible for the defalcation of Mr. Ilamilton as superintendent of the water works, because he was candidate for senator on the repubtican ticket a year ago. Pretty small business. Tlie Ann Arbor Milling Co. bas been putting in some new in the Argo milis, included in which is a bran packer, something not be found in auy mili in this section of the state. This will enable them to sbip this article which has beretofore been sold only at home. The mili is being run " right up to the bandle," as the expression is, and all new features that are desirable are introduced. The Cbelsea Standard liad this item i Ln its last week's issue, that will be of interest to Ann Arbor readers: "The ladies of the Congregational society made Mrs. H. M. Woods a farewell .visit last Monday evening. Theyleft a beaiítiful present in token of the regard in which she is held. Mr. and Mrs. Woods leave for Ann Arbor next week, wheie they will make their home. The best wishes of a host of friends go with them." Business, professional and other peo. pie who have envelopes printed, ought to understand that by a recent ruling of the post-office department undelivered letters are now held thirty days instead of ten, as formerly, unless the nuinber of dnys the letter is to be held is stated on the envelope. As a rule a letter that cannot be delivered in tliree days can not be delivered at all, and envelopes should be printed accordingly. Through some unaccountable oversight, we neglected to notice in our last issue the death of Mrs. Murgaret Harkins, widow of the late Bernard Harkins, who passé. I away Sopt. 1, aged 77 years. She was a nativo of Ireland, but came to this country in 1821, was married in New York to Mr. Harkins in ls:;i, and removed to Ann Arbor in 1841, having lived here over a half century. She was the mother oí Fire Commissioner Jas. E. Harkins, Mrs. John Bchumacher, Mrs. M. Goodale, Miss Maggie and Miss Mary I larkins, all of city, and Mrs. A. J. Sinith, of Williamston. Among the amateur gar denera of the city must lic cía-sed as nearly a professional Mr. C'. 15. Davison, wholives nexi door north of the Courier building. Ho runs liis vinos up two and tliree stories high, and raises cucumbers, toma toes, etc.. at such an attitude that even a six toot man will ha( to stand on tip-toe to reach them. We honestly believe that he raises the greatest amount on the smallesi epace of any person in the county. Here are the dimensions of a cucumber he raised and has now in his posession: Lengthi:!:ii inches ; circumferenco 10 inclios ; weight 2 lbs. 15 ozs. 1Í there is anvone who can beat that record the columns of the Courier art open to hiui. . There aro times that the newspaper men chronicle items with great pleasure, or rather thore are items that cause them great pleasure to chronicle, aml this is oiie of the items. To-morrow, Thursday. Mr. o. E. Butterfield, of this city, meuiber of the prominent law firm of LawreuceA Buttertield, is tobeunited in marriage with Miss Amy Iola Dunklee, whose home is in Brattleboro, Vt. The ceremony will take place in this city, and the couple will go to housekeeping at once in the Mrs. Harris residence, cor. of E. Catharine and N. Thayer Sts. Mr. Butterfield is a gentleman who makes a success of everything he undertakes, and his friends have no fear that marriage will be a failure with liim. How uiten do we hear some one exclaim: "i yih i as running a paper. I wi.uM write tliein fellows ap as they deserve it!" Or, "whydon't yon give Mr. Soaiidso hades? He deserve.s it. Y ou newspaper men are afraid to do your duty. It is a duty yon owe the public to show up Buch men." Severa] times recently the acribe being tlms addressedhas replied : "The columns of the Courier are open to yon, Write what yon like and sigu your own name to it, and it shall be put in the paper." Each and every time the offer has boen declined. Their idea seemed to be that the editor of a paper is the person who ahould bear all the burdena of "showing np" people whom they corteei ved, either right pr wrong, as doing things they onghtnot todo. Orín howlingdown córporations or classes of people with whom they differed as to methoda or plana pursued. Itis a difficult thing for some people to onderstand that newspa]ers are not personal organs, bul are published for the public good. EJow long would one of these very persons whogrowlat the editor take the paper should it be run as they guggest, as a personal mouthpiece? An organization bas been formed in the city for the purpose of affording women an opportunity to study civil government and all matten pertajning to legislative, executive and judicial powers, which promises to accomplisb a great amount of good. It is called the Educational Club, and all wonaen who are interested in the work are invited to joiu. The club is strrctly non-par tisan, the aim being to instruct, not to prejudice, andthere no dues. Subjecta of interest to all citizens will be taken u and the workings of civil government thoroughly familiarized. E. Cora DePuy is president of the club aud has arranged to publish a lesson leaflet, giving the new electiou law, registration, naturalization, subjects for study and discussion, questions in civil government, and parliameutary rules. Tbis leaflet will be for free distrjbution, the aim being to arouse woinen to the iniportance of orgauizatiou in every city and village throughout the state, for the purpose of becoming educated so that they niay vote intelligently and eonscientiou sly The club will meet at the residence of the president, 23 8. Fifth st. Thursday evening Sept. 14. All omen are cordially invited. After this meeting arrangements will be made for the use of a hall, where the meetings will be held once a week. Gentlemen familiar with the Australian ballot system, village and city governmeut, legislative and congressional rules, and all simihir questions will be inVited from time to time to give the club accurate information and the benefit of their experience. The president also designs to have i mock session of the legislature, at which time competent gentlemen will be present to explain to the club the way to introduce a bilí. The president has received applications already from youns meu to joiu this club, but it is thought best to limit the memberabip to women as the movement ia made in their particular interest.