Ypsianti News Items

The Bell Telephone Oo. has been repaüring the Unes in this city and vicinity. The platte glass in the front of WalKice & Clark's place was broken lm sonie way Thursday. The first ïorty buying tickets for the Charity inasquerade wiU be supplfed witdi eosturnes free. The test hop before Lent is down for Láght Guard Hall, Maroh lst, by the la dies of the L. C. B. A. The K. O. T. M's wial have a gi-eat time Mareta 3d. A team trom Aim Arbor wlll confer the degree. The opera house management took in $615 at the Mandarín performance, of which $565 went to the compaey. It Is asserted that J. C. Fotey, a tormer YpsÜíurUan, has 80ld hls mintag interests in the Rainy River district. Colorado, for $1,000,000. Mrs. Mary Jleyer, who was witli Hie Schart Co. untt] recently, died in Detaxii't last week, and was buried in Toledo. Wasütagton's Birthday wilï be appnopri-ately observed by the Daught.ers of the American Revolution, at Mts. 0. A. Ainswortti's., The whist conütest at the Ladies' Library building Thursday evening, there being 32 ladies Tipon one side arwJ32 gentlemen upon the other, was rerj' exciting Indeed, and resulted in a victoi-y for the genbtemea by 8 pointe. The whistle of a Wabash engine near "Whdtbaker was distinctly heard on the Street hiere durinig a lignt eaow storm last Wedniesday evening. At every hjgb-n ay croBSiag, the toot- boot- toot-toot wouid come, low but dlstinct. We toeard it so one evening a year ago, but it is rare.- Commercial. Bon. Jaeon E. Hammond, the new Superintendent oí Public Instruction, attended the meeting oí the Board ol Eedoatjjon here last Friday, and spent tvro days acquaiintlng hlmseli with the school and putting himself In sympat'hetác touch with its features and management. The Board has been reorganized with Mr. Wilson as president in pllace of Sfr. Powers, who had füled tluat posiition for two successive terms, amd Mr. P'owers takes ■Khe treasurership. Mr. Hammond is Ohe secretary ex-oiffcio.- Commercial.