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Her lip so sweot a curve, Thoueb vowed to single llfe the while, He feit devotion swerve, To kneel In raptiiro at lier feet He would defy the fates; Ile made the sacrlflce complete By- buokltng on herskates. Some of our ice men gathered a qunntify of ice beíore the thaw np last week. It was about six inches tliick. There was an excellent Y. M. C. A. rally at the IJap-'st etiurch Sunday r evoning, led by Mr, C. S. Ward. of Grand Rapid The Sunday School oí St. A.ndrew'8 church held their Christmas tree and festival at Harris Hall Tuesday aftevnoon at 4 o'clock. At 0:30 a. m., a,nct at 10:30 a. va. there will be communion services held at St. Andrew's Episcopal church, tihis Christmas Day, to which the public are invited. The oniy way to be as good a farmer as our father is to try and be a a better -one than he was. A good farmer forty years ago would be a back number in these progressive days. There willbe services at St. Thomas' CathoHc ehurch on Christmas morning at G:30 o'clock, and at 10:30 the choir and orchestra will render Hayden's 2d mass. The church will be dcorated tor the occasion. The Deering Harvesting Machine Co. has done a very wise thing by appo;nting Ex-Sheriff Michael Brenner aa traveting agent for their goods, amd Ex-Sheriff Wm. Walsh as local agent. Both are good men and hustlers. Jonothan Sprague, vrho is living with his daughter Mrs. L. C. Goodricli on E. William st., met with a serious accident last Tuesday, by ialling -down a stairway. Dr. Darüng, who is attending the case, thinks that recovery wÜl take some time. Christmas is near at hand. - Ann Arbor Courier. Yes, saddest day oí the year. Tlie day our friends give us something we don't need and get something from us they cannot xise, bought with money that should have paid our laundry bilis. - Monroe Democrat. The many frtends of Frank P. Bogardus, oí Ypsilanti, vvill be pleased to learn that his name ha been sent to the senate for the postmastership of Ypsilanti. To be sure JIt. Carpen-. ter's friends vvould rejoice to have him hold the office, but if a democrat must have it, then F. P. is entitled to it by reason of service to his party . It stands to reason that A. F. Freeman of Manchester, is pretty happy over the result of the small pox case of Dr. Kapp vs. Heimendlnger, of chester. The Dr. sued for the eo'.lcction of a biU of $1,600 íor atteiulii g tlie deiendanfa family. He had Wen oiïered $700 but refused, and the juiy allo wed hini .$400. Thafs why he as the deiendant's attorney, is happy. Kev. J. W. Bi-adsluuv of thi.s city, was clioien the second vice president of the Cotngregational C'.ub of Eastetn Michigan, at its annual session and banquet at tlie Russell house, Detroit, last Friday evening. The occasion of celebration was the anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrim fathers on Piymouth Rock, 275 years ago. The club raisedrthe limit of its membership from 150 to 250. The Wolverine Cyclers, at their recent eleetion, chose the lollowlng officers : President- G. H. Fischer. Vice president - Ed Stoll. Sec'y - George Kyer. Treas.- Ed. StaeWer. Auditor- F. G. Muehlig. Sergeant-at-Arms- Geo. Coats. Captain- Ed. StoU. lst. Lieut. - Howard Coffin. 2d Lieut- John Tice. The base 'ball team wlll not go east this seasoo. The athletic board bas so decided. and thelr decisión is ,inal This wiU be a greafc disappointment to the lovers of that sport in the Unipersity, and there are many o' them. The team will probably play with ■tihe Deti'Oit league team of Mr. Van Dei'beck, on April 11 at Detroit, the return game at Ann Arbor on the day followtng. The management hope to secure either Cornell or Tennsylvania for 'the big game here. Tt is a decided beneüt for anyone to hear two such lectures as President Crawiord gave Saturday and Sunday evonings before the Wesleyan Guild on "Savonarola" and ""Wyclif."' The addresses slioved ripest thought and careful study in preparation, as wel] as the best oratorical skill in delivery. The Dr. had been to Florence purposely to etudy the surrounduigs of the great Savonorola, and to Oxford for research for facts about the great reformer of the fourteenth century. The two reformers who had done so much for freedom of thought and liberty of speech wei-e treated each in quite a different way, but in an equally eloquent manner, the speaker ïnaintaining tlie absolute and rapt attention of hls large audiences. President Crawford is a young man, who by nis talents commands a fine future. " Love! alauühing maid said. Tossing back her scomfnl head, " I can live without this love; I willne'er be wooed and wed; Love ! 'Tis Dptblng wortb," she said. " Love !" a sad eyed woman cried, Drooped her weary head and sighed, Had I notdespised this love, I had been a hnppy bride; Love! I would 'tweremine! " slie said. "Lovel " a sroiling woman said. Holding high her wTeath-orowned head, " What were life without this love? Wooed and won, to-morrow wed; Love! -tl. 411 TJ Magazlne. These are the days when hapelfiss pa Is fop eed the casü to ante, 'cause The ehildren have been putting up Petitlonstoold Santa Olaus. - Indianapolis Journal. A numberof the high school pupila vrho enjoy dancing had a pleasant time at Granger's Friday evening. The Crescent Clasp Works have moved trom the Courier building to the new Pratt building, afc the south end of Main st. The ünlversity graduated nurses have placed a register in the University Hospital. Physicians or any one requiring their services may te dbtained. Fraternity Lodge F. & A. M. wlU work the 3d. degree Friday evening. As tliis will close the year '95, the brethren wïU be called from labor to reireshment. The subject of Camden M. Cobern next Sunday morning, at the M. E. thureli, rwill be "Gold, Frankincence and Jlyrrh." It wül be a Christmas sermón. Miss Edith Purdum who teaches in the high school, lost her purse Friday. aïternoon, containing $4=6.50. It was not a very happy hoüday happening for her. The way the packages swarmed into the postoffice and the express offices Monday morning, was something wonderíul. It could not be that tney i , were all prepared the day belore ! The house No. 27 Maynard et., occupied by Mrs. Brewster, and owned by J. E. Beal, caught iire Saturday evening, from the iurnace, and was injured about $100 worth before Toeing put out by tha iire department ■boys. Mrs. Thomas Collier, who was ent to Pontiac a short time ago, died there on Saturday forenoon, aged 51 years 9 months. Funeral services Tuesday from the residence, No. 23 Fourteenth st., Kev. John Neumann oificiating. Lucy A., wife of John S. Nowland, died at her home on E. Huron st., Manday morning, from an a.ttack oí inflammatiOTi of the bowels. The deceased was 65 years oíd. funeral services Wednesday, Christmas Day, at 2 p. m., Rev. T. W. Xoung oificiating. Alma Vickery, wiie oi laniel B. lirown, No. 158 S. llain st., died oa Saturday ai'ternoon, from dropsy, after an i'llness of several weeks. The deceüsed was 89 years, 8 months and 9 days o'.d, and she leavee a liusband wtth whom she had traveled li:'e"s journey for the past 69 years, having been married in 1826. The couple removed to this place shortly after their marriage, and have lived here ever since, and in the days passed she was prominent in many oï the enterprises of th community. Funeral services at the residence Tuesday at 2 p. m., Rev. T. "W. Young ofïiciaüng, Ye merry hearts that meet to laugh and dance the hours away, Ye gentle hearts that better love in sheltered homes to pray, Think on the homes whose Christmas guests are only want and care, Think on the hearts too sad for mirth, too sad perchauce for prayer.