Emancipation Day

THe colored people ofthis city had a ery enjoyafole time last Friday, in licnor oí Emancipación Day. They wiö joined by nvany Ypilanti, Jaeks-on, Toledo, Detroit, and the surToiu-ding cities and Tillages. The day was a big success Jroni oeglnnlng ■to end, and a more tihoroughly enjoya!l ome sel&onn ever occured here. Th oratiOBis of Rer. D. A. Graham of Chicaso, Bot. C. 8. Smith, J. D„ of XashTille, Tenn., F. A. Merchant of Ypsilanti andi M. W. Guy, of ttois city, at Reliei' Pairk, in the afternoon, ivere far atöv the average heardt iipon lke occasions. The speech of Rev. D. A. GraLam was ons otl the best the writer ever heard on any uibject . Lunch and reíreonment stands were wel patronizid. Amons these stands was set a genuine old-fahioned Virginia dinner talble. lts chie'f attractioi waa a centorpiece consisting of a Teautifully roted pig, -oasted whole, with an. ear oí corn stlcidng oul o? its mouth. This table was iseï by Mr. and Mrs. Banks, ■; Aun Arbor TIio cake walk in the evciung at tlio old armory dve-sv a. largo :ind enj tliu'Siasüc crowd. The most j.' the nitfUr. ,was spent in danciag, &ut tlie liaU was crowded With visitors alone Snteïested in eeeing the cake walk. Just au even dozen couples participated in this contest under the ilirectloni of Capt. Jones, of Toledo. Mesws Will Hatch, Frank Ryan and Ed. LohT acted as judges. The prizes awarded were as follows : First prize, Mr. and Mrs. Won. O. Thiomas, 'of Ann Arbor ; eecond prize, Harry ömith of Toledo, and Mtes Etta TÜchardson, of Tpsilanti ; third prize, Mr. and Mre. JuJ Mulder, of Alma , prize ot best dres-seO lady, Mrs. W. O. Thomas ot Xau Artwr ;. best dreased senfleman, DaT ItoWnson, of Ann Arbor ; best round dancers, first priza Miss Kittie HenCerson ; Becond prjze, Miss Eebecca Rurner.