The City

The T-H Electric Co., are having thei r buildings and poles painted. A yery handsome iron fence has been erec'.ed around Hobart HalL Eemember the old 4th Mich. Regiment, reunión, ia this city, June 22. Leonard Green, of Webster, is erecting a frame house on North Main-st. The distemper ie quite prevalent among horses in and around Ann Arbor. Have you saved those 4 shillings 4 4Paw's 4-great shows 4-tomorrow? The Washtenaw Fuel Gas company will elect officers, Friday evening, June 17tb. A picnic and general good time is announced to be held t Lima Center, June 9th. Wm. Allaby & Soa have had a handsome new sign placed in the front of their store. Jack Loney has opened a first-class restaurant on North Main-st, opposite the post office. Residents of the Sixth ward complain that their fences are being torn down by some one. A. W. Hamilton has improved the appearance of bis residence by the liberal use of paint. The Michigan wheelmen will meet in Ann Arbor, July 8. A programine will begiven later. E. D. Lay, of Ypsilauti, was elected a vice president of the state pioneer society, at LanBing last week. The Saline Observer says that Fred. Wallace contemplates removing to this city to engage in business. Dr. W. Ii. Jackson has had his fine residence, corner cf Liberty and Division-sts, nicely repaired and painted. At an auction sale held in Ohio, recently, a Holstein cow sold for $1,550, one sold for $1,000 and so on down. Julius V. Seyler's pianoforte recita!, at the Detroit Conservatory of Music, is highly praised by the press of that city. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmid, on Miller-ave, died Friday evening. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon. Wben you want your razor honed in first-class shape, take it to Jerome Freeman's barber shop, over Watts' jewelry store. Wealthy W. Harris, of Ypsilanti was adjudged insane in probate court Monday, and committed to the insane asylum at Pontiac. Luke W. Bodwell, aged 81 yearg, died Tuesday, of old age. The funeral was held this afternoon at the residence of Edward Eberbach. The High school senior class holds its class day, as usual, at Whitmore Lake, June 22nd, when the Chequamegons will furnish music Mr?. McElwain, of Hastingp. instituted a good templars' loige of colored people, in this city, last evening, with eighteen charter members. The city banks were requsted, by the school board, Tuesday evening, to make bids for the deposit of the sehool fund for tho next year. The city drew its check, Monday, in favor of the M. C. R. R. company for $5000, the bonus given the railroad towards the new bridge. The proprietors of the Clifton house, Whitmore Lake, are making arrangements for a grand Fourth of July ball. Good music will be furnished. Electric lights are to be established on the corner of Main and Huron-sts, Ann and Twelfth-stP, Monroe and Twelfth-sts, and First and Huron sts. A committee of three has been appointed by the M. E. church society, to consider the practicability of lighting their churoh with electric light. Ata meeting of Co. A, Monday evening, Wm. Goetz was elected a member of the board of directors, rice, John B. Dawson, removed to Los Angeles, Cal. The M. C. R. R. company hare remored the old water tank at the depot and workmen are now engaged straightening the track and making other improvemente. D. W. Amsden has bougbt Richard's wood and coal yard in the rear of The Register office. He will keep flour and feed in connection with his other business. The graduating exercises of the Anti Arbor high school will occur, Friday, June 24. The class numbers 87, of whom 47 are residents of Ann Arbor, 40 are nonresidents. Charles Lawes, the fellow arrested in Dexter, last Wednesday, on a charge of forgery, was taken before Justice Frueauff, Tuesday, where he waved examination to the circuit court, Alfi-ed Daniels, of Augusta, last week sheared a merino ram, two years old, which ranked well up in the scale. The animal weighed 80 pounds, and thtt fieece weighed 27 pounds. Our agent, in this city, for ocean steatnships has sold twenty-three tickets, to parties who will go to Burope, this summer. Ann Arbor will be well represented in the " auld counthry." The labor unions of this city will hold a joint meeting in the K. of L. hal!, Sunday afternoon, at 2 p. m., to take further action to hold a grand celebration at Relief park, Saturday, July 2, 1887. John E. Jones, father of Dr. S. A. Jones, wandered away f'rom home Monday afternoon and has not since been heard of. He is over S0 years old and prave fears are entertained for his safety. Searching parties have been sent out in every direction. His aged wife is almost frantic with grif. The T. & A. will run an excursión to Toledo, Thursday, June 16. Train will leave Ann Arbor at 6:40 a. m., returning leaves Toledo at 6:25. Fare, for round trip including a six-mile boat ride, $1.00. Married, June 4th, at the residence of the bride's mother, in Macon, Mich., Hilda A. Pennineton and Dr. A. G. Oven, of Petoskey. The bridal party left the same evening for Petoskey, their future home. The whole number of graduates of the Ann Arbor high school, since its organization as a distinct department of the public schools in 1856, is 1,275, more than halt of whom, it is e8timated, have entered the UniversitT T. G. Osgood, aged about 19 years old. a farmer's son of Webster, was arrested Wednesday morning, by a United Stateo marshal, for sending obscene literature through the mails. He was taken to Detroit for examination. The M. C. R. R. company are unloading stone, preparatory to putting a new foundation under their freight depot. New siding, a new roof, new floor and other needed improvements will be made on it the present summer. Three of Ann Arbor's former reBidents are numbered among Chicago's millionaires. They are D. Henning, Dr. Qunn and Henry Botsford. Wirt Dexter, formerly of Dexter, is also numbered among Chicago's millionaires. The agent of a Chicago book publishing house, spoken of last week, as having defrauded a number in this city, was not of the Home Library Publishing House, of Chicago, as some have thought. The latter is a house of good repute. The alumni of the High School will hold their annual meeting, Friday evening, June 24. The exercises will consist of an oration by H. B Todd and a social entertainment with refreshments. Music will be furnished by the Chequamegon. The A. M. E. church have appointed the following persons a soliciting committee to raise funds for repairing their church in the near future : Mrs. E. Thomas, Mrs. E. Lucas, Mrs. E. T. Jacobs, Mrs. J. Crump, Mrs. L. Edwards, Mrs. S. Cox, and Miss C. Lucas. The stockholders of the Farmers' and Mechanies' bank, elected the fallowing directors, Monday, for the ensuing year: Reuben Kempf, Edward Duffy, Ambrose Kearney, W. S. Stevens, Donald Mclntyre, John Burg, D. F. Schairer, W. F. Breakey and W. A. Tolchard. B ïrglars effected an entrance, through a window, into the residence of Rev. H. F. Belser, Monday evening. They secured a suit of clothes, a pair of shoes and about $5 in money. The clothes were afterwards found near by, but no trace of either money, shoes or thief has yet been discovered. At a meeting of the Hobart Guild, last Thursday evening, it was decided to set apart the use of the gymnasium on Wednesdays and Fridays for the use of; the girlp. $500 has recently been given the Guild for the purchase of books. The parlors hereafter will be open on Sunday afternoons for the members. The following board of directora was elected by the Savings bank, Monday : Christian Mack, W. W. Wiaes, W. BSmith, David Rinsey, W. D. Harriman, W. Deubel and Daniel Hiscock. The board then elected the following officers : Chris'ian Mack, president; W. W. Wines, vice president; C. E. Hiscock, cashier. The following persons have aided the sewing school the past month: Mrs. Willard Foster, Mrs. Steele and Mr. Schairer. Donations of money, material for garments, needies and pins, always acceptable. Donations can be left with M9S Henning on Huron-st., or to Miss M. Brown, the Superintendent, No. 13 south Statest. The number of strangers who will attend the exercises of commencement week is likely to be greater than ever before, and largely to exceed the capacity of the hotels. Those who can offer roome, or board or both, for that week at reasonable price, are requested to inform Steward J. H. Wade, or Prof. E. S. Walter, of that f act, that strangers may be helped in finding quartere. At a special meeting of Ann Arbor Typographical Union, No. 154, held Monday evening, the following officers were elected to serve the ensuing six months' x resident nouert öaannón ; vice president, Hi. A. Sweet ; recording secretary, Edgar L. Munyon ; financial sec'y-treasurer, Guy W. Stevenson ; serg t-at-arms, Wm. Acton ; board of directors - Adam Goetz, Fred. W. Schulz, Clyde C. Kerr. The second annual exhibit of drawings done in te public schools, will be made at the Tappan school building, on Friday and Saturday, the 17 and 18 th inst, The exhibit will eensist of drawiögs, original designs, and blackboard sketches. There will also be a small collection of objedts modeled in clay, and other kindergarten work, from the primary grades. The public are cordially invited to inspect the exhibit, The annual report of the health officer for the yéar ending April 1, 1887, was made .Monday night to the council. The mbrtálity was as follows : Old age, 15 ; pneumonía, 13; oonsumption, 13; cancera, 11; dropsy, 7; diphthena, 7; infancy and stillborn, 6; cholera infantum, ?; b'rain diseaae, 6; heart disease, 6: peritonitis, 3 ; Bright's disease, 2 ; rheumatism, 2 ; tonsilitis, 2; measles 2. Fifteen other diseases claimed that number of victims. John C. Birdj a highly respected citizen of Ann Arbor town, died at his residence on Miller avenue, about one mile west of the city limits, Sunday evening, of heart disease, Rged 64 years 10 months and 22 days. Mr. Bird had been in ill health for some time, and though his death was quite sudden, it was not unexpected. He was born in the state of New Jersey and at the Bge of eleven years he moved to Washtenaw county where he resided until his death. He was a inember of the Baptist church, and was also an active member of the pomological society. Tbe funeral was held at tbe residence, Friday atternoon at four o'clock, Rev. Dr. Haekell conducting the services. Miss D. B. Cook and Dr. H. March, late resident physician of the Ann Arbor private hospital, were married, Monday evening, at the residenoe of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Biggs, by Rev. W. H. Ryder. Miss Loomis and M. T. Lantz aoted as bridesmaid and groom. The bride was the recipiënt of many valuable and useful presents. After the refreshments had been served the happy couple, amidst volumes of good wishes, took the evening train for Novia Scotia, where they will reside in the future. For some time past the young wife has been a very active ruember of the Congregation&l church here, where her zealous christian efforts will loDg be remembered. We join a host of friends in wishing them bon voyage on their journey through life. Thursday evening June 2Dd, Miss Mary D. Ferdon, daughter of John Ferdon, and Chas. D. Bentley, of St Paul, Minn., were marned, at the residence of the bride's parents on State-st. Only the family and a few intímate friends were present. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Benj. Day, uncle of the bride, assisted by Rey. W. W. Ramsay D. D., according to the impressive ritual of the Methodist Episcopal church. Among the gu ests from out of town were Mrs. Clarence Richenbaugh, of Tiffln, Ohio; Miss Berkey, of Grand Rapids; John W. Ferdon, of St Paul; and Will Graham, of Chicago. Mr. and Mrg. Bentley left the same evening for Sault Ste. Marie, where they will spend the sumtner. Ann Arbor is experiencing a greater building boom this spring than it has had for many years. On going over the c'ty we find there is not a street but that the same activity in building is going on. Real estáte dealers say that property has taken an upward tendency, and the boom which other cities are having, eeems to have struck Ann Arbor. Besides this every citizen seems to have recently been endowed with the idea of fixing up his lawn, making improvements on his house, and ïn fact doing everything which can be done to add to the beauty of our city. No better evidence of this can be obtained than to attend the council meetings and see the interested people there, petitioning for new streets, sidewalks, appropriation for park improvement?, etc. In speaking of. some of the noted ones in attendance at the state pioneer meeting, at Lansing, last week, the Republican has the following concerning two of our well known citizens : " The president, M. H. G-oodrich, of Ann Arbor, has a strong face, which tells a stranger of his will and intellectual prowess. He carne to Michigan from Massachusetts vhen he was a year old, and ever since, so it seems at least from what he has done, he has been one of the most efficiënt workers in collating and compiling historical facts for the society. His services in the matter of publications have been invaluable to the society." " Mrs. Mary E. Foster is one of Ann Arbor's legal lights. She is well known tnroughout the state as a woman of unusual strength of mind, and her 6uc cess in the profession she bas chosen is remarkable for one of the gentier sex."