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3
Month
November
Year
1887
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Mal. Green has telephone No. 95. Council meeting next Monday night. Allmecdicger & Schneider employ fortytwo persons. Kerosene oil is retailing at nine and ten cents per gallon. St. Andrew's church observed Tuesday as All Saints day. Last week, T. P. White, of Fifth-st, had a collar bone broken. Walker Bros. 6hipped lour cutters to Saginaw last Mondsy. Electric light f oon to be placed on the córner of Fuller and 13ih sts. Marshal Sipley 8ys that the demands on the poor fund ai e incressing. The district lodge I. O. G. T. will meet in Ypsilanti on Fiiday, November 18. Attend Prefef-sor D'Ooge's lecture in the Congregational church this evening. Dr. C. G. Darling will cfficiate as physician at the coutity jail for atotber year. The jurors of the present term of court have been excused until Tuesday, Nov. 15. Hobart H41 library and parlors will be open heretfier Sunday (rom 2 to 5 p. m. County Clerk Howlett has purchased fifly cords of soft wood lor the court house. The city band netted about $80 from their concert and dance last Friday evening. There were eighteen interments in Forrest Hill cemetery durirjg the month of October. The Ann Arbor Gas ccmpany is burning crude oil in their iurnaces with good miooess. The Arbeiter Verein celebrated their twenty-first annivereary at Beethoven hall last evening. A young boy, Geoige Kyer, was kicked ia the lace by a horse on Thursday, and was much hurt. SheiiffWalsli saysfolks are getting altogether too good and tony- they won't board with him. James Hulbert was genteneed to jail for twenty days, by Justice Frueauff, Friday, for being druuk'. The directors of the Wahtenaw Fuel Gas Co. will hold a meeting Mtnday evening, to talk about gas. Chas. R. Wüitman has telephone No. 94 in his residence, and telephone No. 56 in h8 office over the post-offioe. Charles Orr, of Xenia, O., has taken charsre of the book departoaent of Andrew's & Co's book store in this city. Wesley Hicks purchased, on Monday, the store oceupied by G-eo. Clarkens, on Main-st, of E. W. Coddington. Justice Pond genteneed Albert Voorhees, Tuesday, to tn days in jail. His offence is told in one word - drunk. Richard Reeves, of this city, made the boiler of the steamer California, that was wrecked on Lake Michigan two weeks ago The new board of trade has telephone No. (7, in the room where so many of its predecessors have joined the great majority. County Clerk Howlett will return all the unclaimed notariet' lieences, now in his possesion, to the secretary of state, tomorrow. The G. A. R. Post, of this city, has received from the U. S. A. forty-four headstonee, to erect over the graves of departed soldiers. Every lady holding a reserved seat at the opera house, Friday of next week, will be given a copy of T. S. Arthur's " Ten Nights in a Bar Room." Frank Walker will be tried in Justice Pond's court next Monday, on a charge of stealica: a pair of rubbers from Goodspeed's store, Saturday evening. J. T. Jacobs' reputation as a breeder of Holsteins is extending to all paris of the country. Monday he shipped two heifer calves to parties in Cincinnati, Ohio. A. L. Noble feil fiom the steps in the rear of his residenc8, Tuesday morning, sustaining injuries which have detained him at his home for the past few days. Last week, Evart H. Scott shipped 7,000 roots of tbe new Woodrnff red grape to Geo. W. Campbell, of Delaware, Ohio. Mr. Campbell is the onginator of this grape. Barney Morrison fought several rounds with King Alcohol, Sunday, but the latter came out best, and on Monday Justice Frueauff Bent Barney to jail for twenty days to recupérate. We will do Postmaster Duffy the justice of publishing his statement that the item from the Ypsilantian last week, relative to his connection with couDty house affairs, was a base falsehood. Mrs. S. S. Fleming, nee Dora Collins, a gradúate of the Ann Arbor high school in '76, and well known to many persons in this city. died at her residenoe in Port Orange, Fla., Oet. 21. H. F. Sayles, the evangelist, is conducting a series of meetings in the Baptist church this week. A large andience greets bim every evening, and a larga number have asked for prayers. A rich literary treat was eDJoyed by the large audience who listened to Rev. Dr. Sunderland's echolarly paper on India, the Land of Marvele, at the Unity club meeting, last Monday evening. The candidate on the Henry George ticket in Detroit for member of the board of estimates is Thomas A. McCann, a former compositor in this office. He is a good printer and a bright young man. A. H. Traver, of Jackson, one of the visitors to the Ann Arbor commandry Tuesday evening, was taken suddenly ill Wednesday morning, and is now being tenderly cared for by his fraters at the Franklin House. The finance committee of the board of aldermen will meet in the council chamber, Friday eveniDg, to audit bilis. If you have a claim against the city you should hand it tn gome memberof the committee before that time. In the circuit court Wednesday morning, Judge Joslyn genteneed Webb and Connors, the young men convicted of larceny from the person during the races at Ypsilanti, to six months and five years respectively, and to hard labor in the work house at Ionia. Eight Japanese siudenta comprise a class in the Presbyterian Sunday school taught by Mrs. Prof. B W. Cbeever. They are making commendable progresa in the study of the bible; but gome of the questions relating to the doctrines are extremely puz?ling. Mrs. Mary Bailey, a pioneer resident of the Third ward, died last Sunday, at the age of 77 years. The funeral was held at the residence on E. Hurongt, Wednesday afternoon, and the remains laid to rest in Forest Hill cemttery. The time for paying the assessment to the Washtenaw Mutual Fire Insurance Co. expires on Saturday of this week, and if the same is not paid on or before that day, the board of directora will suspend all delinquents at their meetiug next Tuesday. The new firm of P. B. Hinkley & Co., on Washingtons-t., geems to be composed of wide-awake, enterprising gentlemen, who have the ability and will push their way to success. The nature of their business may be learned by referring to their announeement in this paper. President Boner, of the Ann Arbor Browns, desires to have those who are holding money belonging to the club to hand it in this week, and to have those who eubscribed for the support of the club to nay up at once, as he is desirous of publisbing a report next week. C. E. Woodward, the popular and efficiënt clerk at the Cook House for the past few years, has severed his connection with that popular hostelry. Charlie is well known to the travehng public, and will prove of valuable ast-istance to the hotel which will be fortúnate enougti to secure hig services. Chas. M. Bittner, who so successfully fleeced a number of Germán citiíens in this city, out of different sums of money about a year ago, and was written up in The Register at the time, is now serving a thirty day's sentence in the Detroit house of correction, for the embezzlement of $18 from his employer. There is a cerUin business man on Main-st who is likely to die of enlargement of the heart Last Mnnday he lost a roll of bilh amounting to$160, and when it was returned to him a few hours later by a small boy, he handed him fifty cents. Such acts of generosity have atendenoy to incúlcate honesty in the minds of the rising generation. The Industrial School during the months of September and Octoberreceived money donations from Mrs. Wade Rogers and Mrs. Tripp. and material from Mrs. Dr. Prescott. Mrs. W. Z. Miller, and Mis. Story. Friends are cordially invited to visit our school and to send in donations to Miss A. Henning, secretary, or to Miss Brawn, superintendent. Frank Frayne, who plays at the Grand Opera House, in this city, next Tuesday evening, is the actor who killed his leading lady in Pittsburg, a few years ago. He was doing the William Teil act, but missed his aim and instead of hitting the apple the ball struck the lady in the forehead, killing her instantly. Mr. Frayne was tried for murder, but was not canvicted. The Cooker League held its first meeting last Monday evening. The music by Mr. and Mrs. Clemente and Mrs. Hall was very fine. Miss Anderson won much deserved praise for her excellent recitation of " King Midas." Prof. Rogers' remarks as usual were good and appreeiated by all. Election of officers for the ensuing year will take place iiext Monday evecing, at 8 o'clcck. The Michigan Horticultural Society and the Michigan Bee-Keepers' Association will hold a joint annual meeting at East Saginaw, Dec. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1887. A very excellent program has been arranged for both day and evening. The subjects cho6en are live topics of the day, and every one promises to be eprightly, juioy and sweet. Short notes are solicited from tho3e who cannotlattend, upon any subject touching upon horticulture or bee-raising. The Grand Eapids Evening Leader of Oct. 15th, says: "Ten Nights in a Bar Room," that sterling old teraperance drama, was presented at Powers' last night for the first time in many year?. The play has been ehanged materially during its retirement, its lines brushed up and otherwise improved. It is etill a strong temperance champion, and the temperance advocates at least should give the peiformance their patronage. The company is a good one, and the pathos and humor of the play is well presented. The child ac#ess, Baby de Castro, carne in for a liberal share of applause. At the regular meeting of Washtenaw lodfre, I. O. G. T., held Monday evening, the following persons were electeu to fill the respective offices for the ensuing three months: Chief templar, R. A. Winslow; vice chief templar, Miss Sarah Flinn; seoretary, O. W. Sage; financial secre'ary, Bd. Flannagan ; treasurer, Mrs. Couhon ; chaplain, Chas. L. Allen ; marshal, A. Richards ; guard, Mrs. Ed. Flannagan ; sentinel, Mrs. James Murphy ; past chief templar, John Flinn. They will be installed at a public meeting in their hall over Stimson's grocery store, cext Monday evening.

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