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Everybody is ready to have the rain of last Friday repeated. The Ann Arbor Rifles had a good crowd and a nice time at their excursión last Wednesday. The U. S. war ship Columbia, ordered to Bluefields, S. A., is the one on which Rev. M. M. Goodwin is stationed as chaplain. Dr. Frank M. Fasquelle, formerly of Ann Arbor, bas been appointed a member of the Board of Examining Surgeons ! at Mt. Pleasant. Prof. Albert A. Stanley, oí this city, director of the University Scliool of Music, bas been re-elected president of the Music Teacher's National Association. Roy Kirkpatrick, of St. Louis, Mo., a i rnember of the law class of '95, died at his home July 7th, of typhoidfever, with which he had been stricken before leaving Ann Arbor. Mrs. Sarah M. Graham, mother of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Shevvcraft, died Friday last, July 20th, at her home on Kingsley st., and funeral services were held Sunday from the A. M. E. church. i A. H. Roys, a former Aun Arbor boy, is editor of tlie Farwell Register has been county school commissioner for Clare county for a few years, and is now a niember of the Farwell school board. He is one of the climbers. "Things have not only got down to bed rock, hut the rock itself seeins to be blasted," reinarked a gentleman on the i streets the other day. He had just been out trying to collect some bilis, and took a very pessimistic view of aftairs. Rev. Robert M. Duff, D. D., of Waterloo, N. Y., rector of the Episcopal church of that place, called on lúa únele, Rev. J. W. McGregor, here Monday. He has a son who is assistant rector of the Episcopal church at Aun Arbor. - Milán Leader. A few of the genuine all-wool and two yards wide Coxeyites have been around town for a day or so. They are not very offensive but rather tramp than work. The Count VVearalouseki gang that was in Milán and Ypsiianti recently struck hard luck at Cleveland. The pólice correlled them at night and the next morning marched them out and set them to work with the street gan. How unfeelingthose Clevelandites mus1 be to make the genuine article of Cexeyites work ! The constant drop of water Wears away the hardest stone, The constant gnaw of Towser Masticates the tonghest bone. T'ie constant eooing lover Carries off tne blushing maid And the constant advertiser Is the one who gets the trade. The Dexter Leader says Ann Arbor has increased 1 ,000 since the 1890 census. Make it 040 more, Bro. Leader. The agency of the Rockford Ins. Co., of Rockford, 111, has been transferred from the Hamilton agency to F red McOmber's agency. A road article written by Ex-Supervisor Braun, of Ann Arbor town, for the Michigan Farmer, is crowded out of this issue, and will appear next week. The shouts of "glory, hallelujah ! " that ascended last Friday afternoon as the rain descended, were words of rejoicing that came from grateful hearts. A young lady read the item last week aboutthe fellow who preferred "schooners" to all other "Ships that Pass in the Xight," and remarked : " He is a fooi. Little smacks are the most pleasing sort" Ex-Mayor W. B. Smith worked on a salary once for three years and saved every cent of it, says the Democrat. That was indeed centsible. The salary referred to was the $1 the city save him for being its mayor. Republicans will please notice the cali for caucus and convention in this issue of the Courier. The county convention for Aug. 7th, at the Court House, and the caucuses for the Friday evening previous, Aug. 3. John F. Lawrence, of Ann Arbor, has fully determined after much time given to a consideratiou of the matter, to erect a new office. He intended to build it on a lot at the corner of Fourth avenue and Ann street, but the Argus says he has decided to build it on reflection. - Adrián Press. " Are you a juclge of repróbate?" said an oíd lady as she walked into a judge's office. "I am the judge of probate" ivas the reply. "Well, that's it, I expect," quoth the old lady. "You see my husband died detested and left me severa] little infidels and I want to be their executioner. - Ex. Dr. George Clark, Homeop. class of '93, has gone to Bay City, where he enters into partnership with Dr. N. R. Gilbert, an old practitioner. He has been with bis brother. Dr. E. A. Clark, for the past year, and has many warm friends and acquaintances here who will rejoice over his good prospects. " Did you hear about the strike in Ypsilanti?" said the. jolly member of the Board of Fire Connnissioners from the irrepressible 3rd ward, as he hurried by here yesterday. " No, what is it? " Why, you should hustle arouud and get it for your paper. All the clocks down there have struck." And then he passed rapidly on to his diuner. Joe. T. Jacobs, of Arm Arbor has gone into the boot and shoe business with a partner. This indicates that he expects to make a race for congress, and needs to get bis foot wear at wholesale rates. - Adrián Press. The Press próbably meant to sa3r that the other fellovv would need to get his foot wear cheap, for J. ï. always travels fast wheu he goes. Washington Beernan died at his home in Waterloo last Wednesday, aged 78 years, and funeral services were held Friday. Mr. Beeman was oue of the early pioueers of this county, and lived in Lyndon for a half a century nearly, until a few j'ears ago wlien he moved over the line into Jackson county. He was a man of considerable prominence, and in the past had taken a prominent part in the aifairs of county and state. Sihce Bro. Smith, of the Argus, moved away from Adrián they have discovered where his sulpburous articles came from. A well bas been struck so inipregnated with that mineral - which is supposed to contain all the properties necessary for entertainment in hades - that it will knock an ordinary man down at forty rods. Kow it is proposed to bottle the stuff and sell it to people who need a cathartic beverage. Tliere is no telling what wonderful results a change in the residents of a town sometimes brings. Novv if Smith had remained in Adrián, he próbably never would have let on about that well and its oderiferous water. He started out to break the record On the 'cvcle track- He doubled up to gain momeutum, Till he broke his bar-k. - Clevelaud Plain Dealer. Aid. H. J. Brown had a wheel stolen, day before yesterday, from in front of his store. If the spirit of "Washtenaw County republicana can be judged by the enthusiasm which prevailed at the eounty convention yesterday, then this is a republican year, and no mistake. On Sunday last death came to the relief of Isaac Handy, at his home on S. División st., where he had been seri-r ously ill for some time. Mr. Handy had resided in this city for many years, and was known to all the older residents of the city, by whom he was held in the highest esteera. He was 70 years of age. Funeral was held yesterday p. m., from the residence, Eev. J. W. BradJ shavv conducting the services. The rnasonic fraternity turned out in a body, he being one of the oldest members oíj Golden Rule Lodee. Chas. K. Backus, of Detroit, a son of the late Dr. Cyrus Backus, of this city, died at Sconset, Mass., last Sunday, where he had gone with his family for the summer, aged 51 years. Mr. Backus was for many years the editorial writer for the Detroit Tribune, and one of the best that paper ever had. He was the compiler of "Michigan and its Resources," when acting as assistant commissioner of immigratiou, and a magazine writer of muchpopularity. He also wrote the " Life of Zachariah Chandler," which is conceded to be one of the best biographical works ever published in this state. Mr. Backus was well known in this city, and highly respected, and his death will cause many expressions of regret. Prof. J. C. Knowlton came down to the republican caucus in the 4th ward last Friday night for the last time. He had retained his oíd residence so as to be ilile to take part in one more preliminary meeting of his party in that ward, where he has voted every year since 1871, when his first vote was cast'. He will hereafter be with the six warders. Although Mr. Knowlton has not always attended the caucusses of his party, yet he has quite generally exercised that duty of an American citizen, especially if there has been any questions of importance pending. He believes that the primaries are very important, and demand the careful atten. tion of every good citizen. In fact tha,t in the primaries the work is done which results in good or evil for the party and the people. If more of our good citizens took that view and acted upon it, they would serve their country better. "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," and that eternal vigilance should be shown at the caucases of thé various parties. There is where the greatest duty of an American citizen lies. Capt. John C. Fischer, of Co. A, is attempting to íorm a company of cadets, boys f rom ten to fifteen years of age. The sckeme is an excellent one for the boys. It will be of benefit to them in more ways than one. For instance, it will tend to improve their physiijue, making them erect and of manly carriage. The discipline will be invaluablë for it will teach them the necessity of promptly obeying orders, and neatiiess and accuracy in all things. Should the scheme prove to be a taking one the boys will have an armory and drill room, and as a side pastime be given á course in gymnastics, such as the swinging of Indian clubs, handling dumb bells, and that sort of exercise. The expense attached to forming the con}pany will be somewhere about 25 or 50 cents per month. It is always well to encourage a military spirit among th'e boys, for at any time a country may be plunged into war and need the services of all her citizens capable of hearing arms. Then if the young men are familiar with military tactics and niovements it will be of wonderful advantage to them as well as the country. Capt. Fischer ought to be encouraged in this enterprise, as it is one that can but result beneficially. A new porch on Jolin W. Bennett's residence on S. Thayer st.. improves its looks. "Whiskey is going up," says the market report. Well, doesn't it alwaya go up just before it goes down? Hughie McGuire says he won the gold watch írom the Detroit Evening News Co., for obtainiug the most subscriber for that paper. If the human race should receive the attention and patronage that the horse race does, how mueh misery and poverty might be av'oided. - Pl.ymouth Mail. Wm. Frank, formerly proprietor of the Germania, has opened a restaurant in Detroit, at No. 265 Gratiot Ave., and had his grand opening Monday evening, July 23d. Among the ñames entered for the Hilsendegen road "race, 25 miles on bicycle, one of the Detroit Athletic Club's Open Tournament events, are those of E. M. Stofflet and A. S. Houghton, Ann Arbor ; Chas. L. Page, Ypsilanti; F. H. Plain, Lima. Adrián Press : "The census enumerator of Bethel, Branch County, returned the name of a woman natned Auna Pholaski, who avers she is 105 years oíd. Some of the neighbors say she is quibbling, and trying to couceal the facts, and declare that she is 107. Women do hate to give the exact figures. We have a sort of desire to see the Ann Arbor ceíisus roll." Nobody has alighted at the Ann Arbor depot in the last half-dozen years and run the gauntlet of the sun-dance savages who preside over the busses there, who will not reioice that the City Marshal has cited the whole gang to appear in the pólice court and answer to the charge of over-persuasiou. We hope they'll give a doublé dose to the big fellow froui the Cook House who shatters people's typanums with his columbiad voice. - Ypsilanti Commercial Jerome Freeman, who carried on the postoffice barbei shop for several years, is now to be found with Messrs. Blaekburn & Cox, on Huron St., directly opposite the south entrance of the Court House. Jerome has the reputation o being a perfect master of his profession, and has many custoniers who will be glad to learn that he has not gone out of business. The barber shop and bath rooms at the post-ofh'ee have been closed permanently, and the rooms will be made over into offices. Any person desiring a pleasant office or suite of rooms, will do well to look up there.