The City

Ooal, $6.50 per ton. Farmers' picnic at Whitmore Lake, Saturday. Eight new houses are being built west of the Toledo road. Work will be eommenced on the T. & A. depot in a few days. St. Andrew's Sunday echool and Bociety are picnicing at Geddes today. A new front is being put in the vacant store in the Opera House block. The Browns will cross bats with a club from Chelsea, on Friday afternoon. Gas was struck at Coldwater last AVednesday, at a depth of only 1212 feet. Parris Banfield has commenced the erection of a new house on Second-st. N. J. Kyer has commenced the erection of two new houses en Summit-st. D. W. Amsden has sold a half interest in his two wood yards to Geo. Collins. Dr. Winchell has been re-elected one of the directors of the Bay View assembly. Burglars entered the residence of Dr. Darling last night and stole a gilver watch. The Congregational church society will lay a stone walk ia front of their church. The 22nd Michigan Infantry will hold its annual reunión at Norville, next Thursday. Allmendinger & Schneider have ordered a 5-ton Buffalo scales for their jelly factory. Wagner & Co. are making extensive improvemects on the interior of their store. The annual assessment of the Washtenaw Fire Insurance Co. will be declared the 30th. Mr. and Mrs. William O'Reily, of the Third ward, lost their infant daughter last Thursday. Wm. Henne will engage in the undertaking buisness at Richmond & Treadwell's store. W. A. Hawks, lit. 87, goes to Birmingham a9 principal in the high school the coming year. Wal ter Toop's backery, on st, is the latest store lighted by the T.-H. electric company. Invitations are out for the wedding of Dr. J. H. Lemen, of Dixboro, to Miss Maude Shankland, of Superior. Washtenaw Lodge, L O. O. R, over J. T. Jacobs & Co., are making extensivo improvements in their lodge room. Toe W. C. T. U. will meet in their usual place, Wednesday, the 24th inst., at 2 o'clock p. m. A general attendance desired. Union services will be held in the Presbylerian ohurch Sunday evening. The sermón will be delivered by Rev. Mr. Childs. The Knights of Labor and various trades unions, of this city, will probably attend the laborers' picnic at Belle Isle, Sept 5. The ezamination of young Keegan was partially completed before Justice Pond, Monday. A further hearing will be held next Monday. A number of other cities in the state have followed the example set by Ann Arbor, and will raise money to "boom" their interests. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Peterson died last Thursday morning. The funeral was held at the residence Friday afternoon. O. L. Mathews has this week secured pensions for Wm. Gardner, of Ypsilanti, James Linnen, of Ann Arbor town, and Catherine Davidsoa, of this city. Larry Clinton paid a fine and costs to the amount of $5.85, in Justice FrueaufFs court, Wedne&day morning, for being drunk and disorderly the night before. The game of base ball on the fair ground, last Thursday afteruoon, between the Plymouth and the home club, resulted in a victory fur onr side ; the score stood 35 to 4. The T. and A, excursión to Whitmore Lake, Saturday, will leave Ann Arbor at 7:15 a. m., Standard time; returning, it will leave the lake at 7:15 p. m. Fare for the round trip, 40 cents. The monotony which 6urrounds the life of the small boy during his school vacation, has been relieved during the pasttwo weeks by the location of a " flying dutchman " on Detroit-st. It is said,that the Knights of Rest, at their last meeting, passed resolutions to the effect that they would work against the proposition to raise the $5,000 asked for by the business men. Bach & Abel last week sent a bilí of goods to Tpwer City, Dakota, and to Osage, Iowa, both the result of ad-ertising in The Register ; and yet some people gay it doü't pay to advertise. In the circuit court, last Thursday, Judge J oslyn granted Susan Cathcart a divorce from John W. Cathcart ; also Geo. Blaich was granted a divorce from Emma Blaich ; all from Chelsea. The T. &A. R. R. will sell tickets to Three Rivers, August 23 to 26, for one fare for the round trip, to those desiring to attend the meeting of the western fcoldiera' and sailora' association. James B. Porter, who had charge of the masons engaged on the M. C. freight depot in this city, died Tueeday morning, of rhtumatism of the heart. The remains were taken to Marshall for interment. Every business man, every merchant, every clerk, every laborer, every person who has real estáte to sell, and a great raany more, will vote "aye" on the proposition to raisc the $5,000 to ''boom" the city. Those who attend the farmers' picnic ai Whitmore Lake, Saturday, should lookou1 for piek pockets. We have been intormec that a tiumber of the "slick-fiDgeret gentry" from Detroit will be in attendance. P. Stimpson goes to Bast Saginaw, in a few days, where he will engage in the grocery business. Mr. S is an enterprising young man, and The Register joins hosts of bis friends in wighing him success in his new home. Prof. Henry Wade Rogers has purchased the John Ferdon homestead, corner of State and Jlaidison-sts. He wil make extensive improvements on it, anc when completed it will be one of the handsomest in the city. Wm. A. McAndrews, lit. '86, wno was superintendent of the St. Clair schools last year, has accepted a fine position in the Hyde Park, Chicago, High school, as teacher of Greek and Latin. He will go to bis new location next Thursday. It is amusing to see how many ways recreationists have at the various summ r resorts, of mixing up business with pleasure. We learn of some ladies keeping books, some acting as dining-room waiters, some running peanut stands andothers entertaining boarders. One of our prominent dry-good9 clerks started to count all the widows in the city Tuesday morning. He commenced on Division-st, and when he got through with that etreet he found he had the names of eighteen, not including grass-widows, and gave up the job in disgust. " Camp Comfort," recently located on the shady eastern banks of Whitmore Lake, where for about two months rusticated the families of D. C. Fall, Prof. Gr. W. Renwick and Alvin Wilsey, " broke up " last Thursday and came back to civilizadon much benefited by their out-ofdoors lite. The A. M. E. church will have a basket meeting next Sunday, in the grove near the Catholic cemetery. Services at ten o'clock in the forenoon, praise meeting at one'p m , and préaching at three and 7:30 p. m. Rev. Berdine, of Latayette, Ind., and Rev. E. W. Crosberry, of Detroit, will be present. A special meeting of the various standing committees of the Washtenaw Agricultural Society, will be held in the basement of the court house, next Tuesday afternoon, at three o'clock, to make arrangements for the fall meeting of the society, Ootober 4, 6, 6 and 7. A full attendance is earnestly solicted. County Clerk Howlett has received the marriage license blanks made necessary by the new law pasaed last winter. The law goes into effect on the 27th of September next, and after that date it will be unlawful for any justice or clergyman to marry any couple who do not present the necessary license from the county clerk. Hon. J. S. Gorman, of Lindon, and Miss Nellie Bingham, formerly of Dundee, were married in the Catholic church, Tuesday morning, by Rev. Dr. Reiley, secretary of the Irish Land League. Only relatives and a few intímate friends witneased the ceremony. The couple left the same day for an extended trip around the lakes. Owners of threshing outfits should notice that a law has gone into effect which requires a man to be sent along the highways m advance of traction enginea to give notice of their approach, thus lessening the probability of runaway accidenta. Also if an engine be stationed near a highway, it must be stopped while teams are passing. . The resolution offered by Aid. Ware, at the last meeting and passed by the council, to have a raiting put up on the Michigan Central viaduct, should be promptly acted upon by the committee who have it in charge. At present, with nothing to separate the wagon track from the foot walk, every person's life is in danger when going across it. The Physicians' and Surgeons' excursión to Washington, via Toledo & Ohio Central and Chesapeake & Ohio Ry's and Bay line of steamers, September lst, promises to be a grand affair, passing through some of the finest scenery west of the Atlantic ocean. For full information address W. P. Howell, Nor. Pass. Ag't., T. & O. C. R'y., Toledo, Ohio. No doubt there are some very fine decoratiors in Ypsilanti, but when the people there want a first-class job done they come to Ann Arbor to get the men here to do it. H. Randall has just taken a contract for decorating the handsome new residence of Charles P. Ferris. He furnishes all the art glass, and everything in the way of art decoration. Among the Michigan doctors who wili read papers at the Aaerican medical congress, bow in session at Washington, are the following, with the titles of their papers : "Ohnical Notes of Three Cases of Leiara Nephistomy with Complications ; One Fatal and two Successful," Dr. Donald Maclean, of Detroit ; "The Use of Cow's Milk in the Feeding of Infants," Prof. V. C. Vaughan. Co. A will attend the encampment of the Bouth-eastern soldiers' association at Adrián, Thursday, Sept. lst. Arrangements will be made bo that all those wishing to attend the encampment can go with them at one fare for the round trip. Parade and review by Lieut. Gen. Sheridan, also a dress parade by the old soldiers and the military companies, of which there will be a full regiment of M. S. T. present S. A. Moran expects to publish a new ediiion of his book of " Suggestions to Shorthand Students" in the course of a few weeks. The flrst edition was brought out only about one year ago, and is now exhausted. Mr. Moran says he has not expended over $50.00 in advertising it. This certainly shows that there is a demaud for a book of that kind, 6ince the sales evidently were not "forced." O Brien, the fellow who has been under arrest in Chicago for several daye, for beating Daniel B. Brown, of this city, out of $2,700 last spring, has been released. Mr. Brown's attorneys there having eöecied a seulement with him. On what terms, or what amount Mr. Brown ill receive, is not reponed Much credit is due to the energy displayed by Sherif Walsh in capturing the cuïprit, and Mr Brown should handsomely reward him which, no doubt, he will do. An excursión under the auspices o Golden Rule and Fraternity (Masonic) an( Washtenaw and Otseningo (Odd-Fellow lodges, will be given on the 7th of Sep tember next. The route gelected is by the M. C. E. R. to Detroit, up the Detroit river to Lake St. Ulair, across the lake and through the ship canal to Star Island and return to Bello Isle, where those desiring to enjoy a stroll around the islanc park can do so, reaching Detroit on any boat owned by the company carrying the excursión. Fare for the round trip, $1.25 A serie3 of resolutions from the St Louis Knights Templar to their chief o pólice, handsomely designed and in colore - representing Knights Templarism - was on exhibition at the jewelry establishment of J. C. & W.W. Watts, last week. It was executed by our fellow-townsman, Dr. Frank Kraf't. By the way, Mr. Kraft is also an expert stenographer - an excourt reporter. We would be glad to have him appointed as our circuit court stenographer under the new regime. He would give the very best satisfacüon to both court and bar. At the meeting of the board of directors of the Washtenaw Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Saturday, Jas. L. McCormick, of Salem, was allowed $12 for damages to his building by fire; Chas. Treadwell, ol Ann Arbor town, who recenily lost a horse by lightning, was allowed the sum of $116.06. The claim of VedderShankland, for the loss of a stack of wheat, was laid over, because the wheat was not on his land. The claim of the Messrs Finleys, of Scio, for hay burned in the stack, was left to the decisión of John F. Lswrence, arbitrator. James Barclay and Richard Reeves, the gentlemen who have been in the city for the past two weeks trying to secure a location for the purpose of starting a foundry, boiler and engine shop, hav purchased the Gretton property, on West Huron-st, the pnrchasing price being $6000. They have already taken possession, and will at once put up an addition 40x84 feet, to be used for making boilers. Both are gentlemen of many years' experience, each having held responsible positions in large works in Pennsylvania. They will brino; their families to thia city at once. While we are trying to boom the city - to give it a fresh start and secure enterprises which will greatly increase its population, - would it not be well for the cornmon council to pass a resolution instructing the marshal to muzïle a few of the enrome eroakers, who sit around on dry goods boxea and abuse everything that comes alone;? There are a few who seem to have nothing else to do, and are espeeially loud in denouncing every little mistake the electric light or water companies make; but they never have a word to say for the untold benefit they are to the city. We have received information thai the Students' Christun Association, of the U. of M., has met with some extremely good fortune during the past week. Foryears the association has been makmg strong efforts to raise the means necessary to erect a building of their own, but have met with little success. Last week, go it is reported, a wealthy citizen of Detroit gave the association $15,000, the amount required for the proposed building. The association and Mr. Jenningp, their solicitor, are certainly to be congratulated on their success. For certain reasons the donor does not wish his name to be made public for the Dresent Agents are now going through the country trying to compel owners of drive wells to pay them a royalty or penalty of &10 for each one in use, the amount they claim is due the patentees. The followng, obtained from a lawyer, may be of value to many people : 1. A well that was put down more than eix years ago is outlawed. 2. A claim of less than $500 cannot be taken to the United States courtc. 3. No patent is now involved. [t is out. 4. Wells put in before Bennett ot the patent are merely personal claims rad did not "pass" by sale of patent. ). The patent being "dead" no action will lie for a "violation" in the past. Action can only be taken "under a patent n force." 0. All actions, if any can be írought, will necessarily be personal actions, and as all the claims wül be under &100, must be before a justice of the peace with security for costs, and a jury to find the "damages," and jurors are not fierce on innocent users of "driven wells." - Manchester Enterprise. The common council of Ypsilanti must be a very interesting body, jude;ing from the following from the Ypsilantian : " The city council are having a regular killkenny cat fight over the location of the electric light plant, six members favoring the purchase of the site mentioned last week, adjoining the gas works, and four members opposing that location. Two meetings have beec held this week, Monday and Wednesday evenings, but the matter is still seemingly further away from a satisfactory settlement than it was a month ago. There are charges of "sell outs," "personal interest," and such unchristian iiisinuations. One member moved last evening to drop the entire electric light arrangement and settle with the Jenny company for the expenses thus far incurred by them, but the sarcastic eloquence of the senior member of the second ward soon silenced him. So far as we are concerned, we would much prefer to take our electric light in water works." Our enterpnsing and popular photographer, Mr. H. Randall, returned from Chicago on Monday morning, where he has spent a week attending the convntion of thn National Photographers' Association of America. Mr. Randall made a display of photographic portrait work in various iizes, about thirty in number - competing in the Ërst class, viz., Olass A, for the highjst award - and was honored with the 1 silver medal of excellence." Of this, our city, as well as Mr. R., may justly feel jroud, as many old veterans in the art 'rom Boston, New York, and other much arger cities than Ann Arbor - competing n the same class - returned home without any. The Chicago press referred specially to Mr. RandalPs work in the most compl:neutary term?, ppecifying several of his arge-sized pictures as " among the pret tiest " at the oonvention. Mr. E. made an exhibit of his beautiful views of the Huron, and about our city - marked " Views of Ann Arbor and Vicinity " - which he tella us were much admired by the hundreds of people who saw them. Does not this help " boom" our city ? Let us congratúlate Mr. Randall on his succass, and lend our support by patronizing and encouraging him in his endeavors to establish a business which is a credit to Ann Arbor.