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The mld-winter circus ended in a blaze of glory Saturd'ay nighit. The next state G. A. R. eneampment will te beid at Gr'eenvüle, April 7 end 8. Services are to be held every eveatug this week at the Church of Christ on S. Untversity bve. The Presbyterian church society lat lts last meeting decided to créate a board of deaconesses. The 'animal meeting of the Ann Arbor Orgcn Oo. Is to be held a the Office of the comipany on Jan. 26. G. Frank Allmendlnger was clected Tice president of the State Millers' Assoelatton at Lansing last week. Fred J. Dansingburg, formerly depTity coumty clerk, te the local editor of the Regfeter, for a time at least. Six Entered Apprenitices were adTanced to Fellow Orafts by JTraternity lodge Masons last Friday eveifcng. George J. Haller is in Ann Arbor again, and doing the Ann Arbor correspondenoe for the Itetroit Evening News. The meeting of the Board of Eegents to be held here to-moirow, wlfl be of muelx interest to a number of people. A series of six social dances will be given by the ladtes of the Eastern Rtar, comnienclng at Masonic Temple to-nlght. Mrs. O. E. Butterfield read a very Jnteresting paper before the Nadies Unían, at the Unitarian church last Wednesday J). m. The milltiary boys have re-demontrated the fact that a circus catches the crowd mo matter when it comes, in summer or winter. The old colored mam known as "Grandpa Baily," who resides at the oounty house, is not dead as reported. He Is good for the rest of the century at any rate. The semi-annuial business meeting of the Epviorth League oí the M. E. church will be held on Monday evening next, Jan. 25. Every member Is urged to attend. The rtcord In the C0unty clerk's office disclose the f act that there were 833 maniage licenses Lssued last year and that the supervisors reported 65( births and 485 deaths. The medical fraternity known by ■the Greece-y title. Nu Sigma Alpha, initiated tlmt palatial ïvew dining room in the Cook House last Filday night in the banquet line. At the annual meeting of the ConKregaticnal Society last Wednesday evening B. F. Schalrer and George W. Phelps were chiosem trustees. A fine supper was enjoyed by those present. iMr. Mario Blodeck, who is wlth tfa Mozart Symphony Club, bringa barmony from the slx-atringed viol de gamba, muslc of greater volume than hat of the cello, full round not-es that are pleasing to the ear and esthetlcally eympathetlc. There were 23 wheelmen up from Detroit Saturday evening to attend the circus. RegulaT monthly 6ocial of the I. 0. T. M .to-morrow eveniing. Supper from 5 to 8. Chris. Doomelly accïdentally let go nis hold of a $5 billl last Saturday morning, and by so doing lost sight of ït forever. The Mwniday evening dancing class of last year has been reorganized at Granger's, and met for the first time thls eveming. The Forest Hill Cemetery Oo. has completed lts election by choosing Henry S. Dean president, Fred Schinid vlce president, and B. B. Bond secretary and treasurer. iMiss Ella Kelley of N. Fifth ave., dled on Thursday evening last, at her hiome, aged 40 years. Funeral services were held from St. Thomas church Saturday morning. Miss Nima Wagner, whose home was on W. Washington et., dled on Saturday, oï consumptloo, aged 25 years. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon, from Bethlehem church. The masomic dance will be given on Frid'ay eveinimg, Feb. 12. Mr. Nelsan J. Kyer te general ehairman and H. F. Miller secretary, wilth a long list of commlttees from the two blue lodges. Miss Genevieve Mills, daughter of Hou. F. E. Mills of Plïbtsfield, who is a gradúate of the Ann Arbor high school, has gone to Reed Cdlty to accept a position as teacher in the public schools of that place. The fine lantern views shown at J. E. Beal's talk on Mexico last Friday high t were loaned by Rean Campbell of Chicago, the manager of the American Tourist Assoeiation, who conducís large parties through Mexico every year. There was a large crowd present at the M. E. church last Friday evenlug to listen to a trip thxough Mexico, and to view the beautiful series of stereopticon views of Mexican scenery, which were so admirably shiown by Prof. Chute. The members of Oompainy A put in a good lot of hard work in thelr circus, and have earned every cent they have made. The performers are the ones who make the money easy ; anid yet, would you do the same thïng they do for what they get ? Of one of the musioal artists who is with the Mozart Symphotiy Club and wtoo will appear here Thursday evening, the Bo3ton Globe says : ''Richard Stoelzer scored an uneq ui vocal success with hls Viola d' Amour solo. Hls handling of the sweet toned instrument excited the wonder of the best musiciains." At the lannujal meeting of the Presbyterian church soaiety Wednesday evening, Dr. V. J. Herdman, Dr. W. H. Jackson and S. W. Clarksou were re-elected elders for the full term, Spencer D. Lennon to fill the vacancy oaused by the deafch of John Mooie and Horace Purfield in place of Joseph Clark, also deceased. Bro. Ltesemer, of the Daily Times, made a most effective and satisfactory speech at the meeting for the suffering Armenians last Sunday aftemoon : "I will give $25." It was a noble and generous speech, too, and was prompted by a good heart. It i mot every one who can afford it, that gives. s Pople who take toterest in tales of travel will be greatly delighted by the next lecture in the Epworth League eourse at the M. E. chureh Friday evening, Jan. 22. Mr. C. W. Noble will give those present an idea of "The Ups and Downs of a Bicycle Trip," and it will be overfjowtog with good things. Go and hear iit. The Michigan Furaiture Oo. met tast night and choee the following directors : W. D. Harrimiaai, L. Gruner, Muses Seabolt, Chas. E. Hiscock, Eugene E. Beal, Paul Snauble, Martin Haller. At a subeequeiut meeting the boiard organized by eiecting "W. D. Harrinuan president, L. üruner vice president, C. E. Hiscock secrebary and treasurer, Paul Snauble superintendeüt. N. D. Corbin, who has been a correspondent for the Detroit Free Press and the Evenlng News for soine time, hiaa accepted a poslition on the Jatter paper, and went to Detroit Sunday to start in. Mr. Corbim has been a bard workimg, persistent news hunter, and bas shown an energy and abilIty for tbe work thiat will surely bring him success in a larger aphere of ac.tion. He has many friends here who will wish him the best of success. Nelson J. Kyer, of the Kyer Milling Oo. of this city, was honored by belng chosen vice president of the Michigan Millers' Mutual Fire In. Go"., ait its anmial meeting in Lansing last Wednesday. Mr. ICyer had been a director in this company for a number of years, which has grown from a small beginning to a big company, dolng business in nearly every state and territory In the Union. The vlce president will honor „the company as well as being honored by it. The Ann Arbor Railroad earnings in. 1895 for the fiist week in January were $4,056 ; in '96, 817,902 and this year they were $21,162, which shows the roed is doing a good increusing business.. The Detroit Fire & Marine Insurance Co. has declaied a f i ve per cent, dividend ■ama the Michigan F. & M. Insurance Go. a four per cent. dividend. A considerable of the stock öf botl] companies is ownl in this City. An attempt is beimg made to form a "wind instrument band from among the students. The especial feature seems te be a deslre to have niusic at the Athletic field sports. Well, the boys luave got wind onough, if that is an essential. It is understood thlat J. I. Ryan will build om addition to hls block orTWaslilngbon et. It is to be three stories high asnd have a stairway leading to the offices on the 2d floor and hall on 3d floor. The flrst floor will toe ïor store purpoees. The Mozart Bymphony Club which appears here Thursday evening in the Y. M. C. A. course, is ome of tflie best musical organizations In the United States, a-nd people oíten travel hundreds of miiles to hear them. This concert will be one too godd to be missed. The, date of the inter-department debate has been changed to January 30. The llterary students are to have the affirmative and the laws the negative, each speaker limited to 18 minutes. The prizes are $50, $30 and $20. The amouot being doubled. The Faculty Concert Thursday evening, in Frieze Memorial Hall, was ome of the best in qu'altty and point of attendance of the season.. One of tJhe attractive features was the singby Mr. Lamson, of "Eliland; a Legemd of the Chiemsee," a song writtem by a wealthy young Germán who is being recognized as a coming musirdasnu ThiB was lts first rendition in this country. The vesper services are urausually good this semester. Especlally 18 thls the case in the musical part oi the exercises. Yet the attendanee, While ibetter tham formerly, is not as great as It should be. Learing the benefit derived ïrom services of this naiture out of the question, they shiauld be better attended as a matter of encouragement to those wlio take the tro-uble to provide them.- O. of M Daily. It is a good thlng for the Univerí-i y that the tronble about the Junior Hop has been permianently settled. WitWont discussing the right or wrong of ei'ther side to the dispute, both sides were equally kiterested in securlng the gO'Od opimion of the people of the state and said people were getting greatly digusted over the animal jangle. The Hop might better by far bave been entirely dispensed with than to have had the dispute continued. The class of '98 should be commeaded tor ifcs good sense in tihis matter. And now the common council of Monroe has passed a city ordmance making it "a misdemeanor for any person to wear a hat or any headgear durinig the rendition of any performance at the armory, opera house, o-r at any other public meeting.'' "Why any lady should Lnaist upon makwig o'thers mcomfortable by wearimg bonnets or hats that hide the view of those in the rear of them is a psychological mystery as yet unexplained. Th eaimouneement that Go'V. Pingree has decided to arppotat Sheriff "VVm. Judson as wairden of the state prisun at Jacksoii, is nat a surprise Ann Arborites. It is taken as a matter of course. There is no man iu Michigan tío whom Mi-. Kngree is more iudebted for the honor oí writing "Gov." before or after his name, tihan tlüs eame Wm. Judson, and he 4s deserving of alny office in the gift of the go-vernor. We are all glad of "Billie's" success. There were about 200 people present at the Presbyterian church last Sunday afternoon. It was a stormy d&y and there were niany other meetings ait the same time, all tending to detract Irom tlie numbers. Mrs. Jnnie Voorheis presided, and remarks -were made by Rev. J. W, Bradshaw, Mr. E. F. Mills, Ir. Mary Wood-Allen, Mr. L. J. Liesemer, Miss Rose Wood-Allen amd Rev. T. W. Young. A series of resolutions were offered by Mr. Liesemer wliich were adopted. Contributioiis for the sulfering Armenians were called for, and, with a most generous '-esponse, lor t.he amount given was $160. Wm. C. Gerstner hiaving sold out bis Interest in the bakery and grocery on Detroit st., is nqw looking about the state for another location. WiU is olie oí the sort tltat Ann Arbor áislikes to part with. HJonest, industrious airad frugal, he has many friends here. Ernest L. Chase, whose act in attempting to kill his wife and himself some time ago, at Detroit, was noted ed at the time, is now in states prison at Jaeksoin, wbere he has been sentenced for Ufe. He was a son of tlhe late Dr. A. W. Chase, the founder of Chase's Receipt Book. The adjourned annual meeting of the Farmer's Vigilance Association of the townships of Superior, Ann Arbor and Salem, will meet in Dixboro, on Friday Jan,. 29th, at 1 o'clock p. m. Everybody invited to attend. There wlll be sotne important questiions up for discussion, whieh wlll interest yöu. The "Matrons' Elocutionary Contest" uuider the auspices of the W. C. T. U. will be held Thursday evening Feb. 4th. The cuntestants will be Madames Chas. "Worden, Hendrickson, Kapp, B. F. Schumacher, Johnson, Kilboume, Hurry, Hess, Doig, Crozler and Emma Bower. The ñames of Judges will be aimounced later. A great many of our subscribers are taking advantage of the oifer of the Twiee-a-Week Free Press and the Oourier, for $1.50 a year. These three papers oome out Tuesday, Wednesday and Fri'day, and are almost as good as a dally paper. One gets all tlie oounty news and all the news of the state anid the wwld in this -way ior almost nothimg. The circuit court commlssioner's room and the jury room in. the court house are 'being connected by a door and Prosecuting Attorney ICirk anc Commissiooaer of Schools Wedemeyer will have the -use of them. Judge Babbitt will have desk room in the offices and h or Wm. Murray, a young lawyer of Milan, will be there to tend to applicants for warrants in the absence of Mr. Kirk- Daily Times. Okrvernor Pingree has appointed W. W. Wedemeyer of thds place, as deputy Railroad Oommiissioner, and tne same has been accepted by him. The news of thés appoinitment is received with both pleasure arad regret by Mr. Wedemeyer's friends. They are glad to have him so nicely recognized, but they also ïeel that the office will t)ake him just so much farther away irom his chosen profession, the foundiatian for which he ought to be layiing now. He is a young man of too good 'abili'Ues to be spoiled by office. So, although klmidly mearnt, many of Mr. Wedemeyer's best friends feel that Gov. Pingi-ee has mot done him a 'kindnees. A contest debate between the Arena and Lyceum debating societies of 'the Ann Arbor High School will be 'held Friday evening, Jan. 22, in High School Hall, begiaming at 7:30 o'clock sharp. The program will be as follows : Vooal solo, Gerald Brown ; recitatiion, Ed. Lucas ; music, Barry and Audette ; debate, "Resolved, Tlnat the signs of the timea advocate tihe dovnfall of the Amei+ ian Republic," affirmative, (Arena) J. Hillinan, S. Lee, W. J. Antcliff ; negative, (Lyceum), G. Bates, Ed. Amsden, M. W. Guy ; solo, Gerald Brówn; racket, Cari Williams ; budget, TurnMe, music, Audette and Barry ; decisión by the judges, Messrs. Jocelyn, Mays and Wedemeyer. When the Mozart Symphony Club, which is to give a concert here tomorrow, Tlrarsday evnling, in the Y. ).M. C. A. Lyceum Course,, appeared at New Haven, Conu., the Palladium said this of their wor k: "The Moaai-t Symphony Club gave the second of the Y. M. C. A. entertalnments last niglït. An intelligent and music loving audience ïilled the Guard's Hall. The concert was out of the usual order and was a striking novelty in the musical entertaimnents. Besides the vkiliu, cello and viola, a number of obsolete imetruments were introduced, but it was mot in these alone, howevei-, that its excellence oonsisted. The cóncerted numbers were brilliantly played and the players were repeatedly applauded. In the overture the Btring quartette showed good ensemble, Bliading, staccatto bowing and good attack."