New Years In Ann Arbor

On the last day of the year 1887, the rain " carne tumbling down as it had come to gtay," and then the temperature tumbled as the New Year was introduced. In consequence, the city and surrounding country was a sheet of ice on New Year's day. Farmers coming to the city made long detours to avoid steep hills. The [returns are just coming in relativo to sprains and broken legs and arms caused by falling on the ice. Monday was generally observed. The Detroit papers are complaining of the general decline of New Year's calling. The same is much remarked in Ann Arbor. About 40 gentlemen went out calling in this city, and there were at least 16 places where ladies welcomed tbeir gentlemen friends in the usual style for New Years day. Hospitality, however, does not geem to be on the decline. The trains coming to Ann Arbor brought hundreds of visitors to the city, and many homes on New Years day were the scènes of holiday festivities. At the M. E. church there was an oldfashioned watch service, at 10:30 Saturday evening, a practico which will live long in that church.