The City

Mrs. Stowell is elowly recovering from her late severe illness. Mary Ann Everest, of the First ward, died May 18, aged 52. . v The Ann Arbor dramatic club will play Robert Emmett here June 16. A new pavement is being laid in front of Zachmann's meat market on Detroit-sc. A dangerous piece of sidewalk is to be found jast north of the Arlington house. Oae of the new ventures in the Fifth ward, is a second-hand store by Wm. Exinger. Louis Stevens has purchased Ab Moore's tonsorial parlors. The latter will go to Detroit. J. W. Maynard now has a water pipe in front of his store, put in Saturday by Hutzel & Co. Ellen L. Fox, Fourth ward, wife of Chas. Fox, died May 17, aged 23. ConsuonptioD. C. H. Gibson has removed his barber shop trom Main-st to Burchfield'sold stand on Huron-st. A perspeative view of the new high school hall can be Been in Joe T. Jacobs & Co.'s window. Mrs. Prudence West, widow of late John West, 21 E. Liberty-st, died May 21, aged 79. Pneumonía. Walter Toop who was burned out on State-st, has opened a bakery on N. Mainst, next to Snow's livery. Seed corn is rotting in the ground and grass is very slow to start, causing much complaint among the farmers. One liquor tax has been paid since last Thursday : Adolph Kemper, Ann Arbor, $300, making $20,900 to date. Engineer Spokep, of the City Mills, was in Saline last week putting up an eDgine in the mili of Friss & Minnett. Yesterday morningthe kitchen of Thos. Flowers, on Twelfth-st, took fire, but was extinguished without much damage. 160 shares of the new series of stock issued by the Ann Arbor Co-operative Savings association have been taken. Wm. Lane, of Dexter, who was looking the town over for $40 he thought he lost here Saturday, found it in his barn in Dexter. Agent Paisley, of T. & A. A. R. R., is receiving material for a sixty-foot extensión to the freight house, work to be begun next week. The general opinión among farmers seems to be that a great portion of the corn that bas been planted will have to be planted over. The fire laddies were testing the steamer yesterday, and found that with the exception of being a little rusty, it is in good shape for service. James & Barney, stonecutters, are receiving two cars daily of large flag-stones from Ohio, which they are placing on our streets where needed. Cramer and Corbin have begun a $5,000 suit against a Tecumseh salooon keeper by the name of Sutfin, for selliug 1 quor which resulted in the death of' one Rtehardson. A. Wilsey has two fine attractions at his music store. One is sn $850 mahogany finished Peek piano, and the other is a rotary shuttle sewing machine, which is a novelty. Rev. Henry Gelston, formerly of Ann Arbor, now in the fruit business in Florida, is just harvesting his erop of Japanèse peaches, the only kind that can be raised in that state. Ernest Kreuger, the photographer, has taken a photograph of the ruins of the Jewett house, and will hereafter photograph the ruins of every fire, and present a copy to the 6re departmeot. Lottie, daughter of Prof. Sage, who bas been ill for some time with typhoid fever, died Monday morning at three o'clock, aged 13 years. She was a member of the feventh grade in the schools. Gib Bliss, agent for the Detroit and Cleveland line of steamers, told tickets yesterday to a party of 12 students headed by Prof. Davis, for Leiand on the lakeshore, where they will spend a month surveying. Sunday morning, Co. A. will attend the memorial service at St. Andrew's church, at the invitation of Welch Post, G. A. R. The company will also turn out Wednesday, assisting the Post in the exercises of Decoration day. Mrs. Byron Green, of Detroit is in town, looking after her land interests. She intends within a short time to erect three two-story brick stores, in the open space beyond the Arlington house, including that on which the restaurant stands. For some time smoke has been seen issuing from around the cornice near the chiraney on the west side of the court house, and the county officials believing it time the leak was slopped, had the chfmney torn down Saturday and rebuilt. Last year the legislature authorized the publication in book form, the names of every one who enlisted in this stale for the war. It is the duty of supervisors to collect these ñames, and they could be greatly assisted by old veterans handing in their names. Articles of Association of the Promontorio mining company of Eaton Rrapids have been recently filed in Detroit, with a capital stock oí $1,000,000. Among the shareholders are Joel W. Hamiltoo, Ann Arbor, 1G00 shares, A. W. Hamilton, Ann Arbor, 800 abares at $25 each. Object, mining in Mexico. The Ann Arbor township board met in the basement of the house, Tuesday, to open bids for a new iron bridge over the Huronriverat Geddes. Thirteen bid were received ranging from $2000 to $2400. The bids and specifications were placed in the hands of Prol Green, th board to await his opinión as to whicl bid to accept. Campus, circuit court, high school and ther news on the secor.d page. The first art of a fine story can be found on the eventh page. The case of Hamilton vs. Frothingham was called in the Supreme court last Friay, on which day Prof. Knowlton was iresent and made his argument for de'endant. J. L. Lawrence, attorney for )laintiff, made his argument on Monday. Died, at Iron Mountain, Mich., May 14, lev. Andrew Brown, late of ïïollymount, reland, aeed 7'2 years. He was the father f Sam'l R. Brown, who died at the same ilace last March, and David H. Brown, t '85; and stepfather of Prof. C. M. ïayley, of this city. Rev. Dr. Ramsay's pastorate at Ann Irbor expires at the end of this year uner the laws of the Methodist Episcopal huren, which permit a minister to remain nly three years. Dr. Ramsay has had alls to Cleveland, Itidianapolis, Detroit, nd to some place in New Jersey, upon he expiration of his pastorate here. He will go to Detroit. Commander Jackson, cf Welch Post, G-. A. R., desires to remind all, that Decjation day is not alone for old soldiers, but hould be improved by every one, toshow beir gratitude to those bray.e defenders f their country who sleep their last sleep, y covering their graves with flowers, and bserving the day as one of 6acred memoies, and not as a holiday. The Empire mower and binder company f Akron Ohio, who have hd their disributine; poiat at Jackson, Mich., wiil remove to Ann Arbor, where they will ocupy the proposed new addition to the T. l A. A. freight house, which they will ge for storing their machinec They will end out from there during the sumer, rom 1000 to 12Ö0 machines. Dr. C. Howell has a cañe with a history. 'he knob is from a piece of wood picked p on the battle field of Cnickamauga; the ilver (erule joining the knob to the caae iroper, is a piece of band from a rebel fiag taff found at Mission Ridge. The stick s a piece of a rebel caisson knocked to lieces by a shell at the battle of Stone tiver; while the ferule on the bottom is a )iece of fuse of a mortar fired into Atlanta )y Sherman's artillery. An affeo'ing and interesting occurrence ook place at the residence of Rev. Alaltby Jelston, on east Washington-st, Iaat Sunay afternoon. Rev. Dr. Eddy adminiserpd the sacrament of the Lord's Supper o Mr. Gelston, the officers of the Presbyerian church, and a few near neighbors. Mr. Gelston, who has been a minister of he gospel for fifty years, was stricken with paralysis nearly tour years ago, since which time he has been a helpless invalid. ie is now 88 years of age. T. Y. Kayne, formerly manager of the Sgan Imperial Truss company of this place, las come out with a new truss and has orranized the "Chicago Trusa company." "une 1, he will go to Chicago for his headquarters. Dr. Kayne has been the manager of the Egan Imperial Truss company here for the past six years. He has done the principal part of the adjusting of trueses in the hospitals of both medical schools of theUniversity of Michigan, and is considered one of the best practical experts in the treatment of hernia in the United Sta_tes. Tuesday afternoon, about G o'clock, the barn of Dave Crawford, colored, whose premises are near the railroad bridge east of town, was consumed with its contents kicluding hay, grain, cutter, buggy, two stoves and other small articles. A dozen chickens were also cremated. The fire, departrnent promptly responded, but through some one's blunder, they went a mile out of their way lo reach the fire, and could do no good when they arrived. Cause of fire supposed to be a spark from passing train. Loss about $150. Monday evemng, the gasolme stove U9ed tor cooking iu Gus Backus' restaurant, leaked in the main pipe, and while Backus was trying to correct the difficulty the pipe under the stove-top exploded, throwing the burning fluid about the kitchen, setting it on fire and severely burning one of the proprietor's hands. Mr. Backus carried the stove out door, and knocked the can containing the gasoline into the middleof next week with a base ball bat, thus preventing aaother explosión and probable serious damage. The fire in the kitchen was Boon èxtinguished, and the stove is a thing of the past. On account of inclement weather, the meeting of the Humane society, at flretnan's hall last Friday night, was poorly attended. Several gentlemen, prominent in the work, were present, who elected Prof. B. E. Nichols temporary chairman. Aftera few momentsdiseussion, it was decided to adjourn to meet Tuesday, May 29, at 7 p. m. sharp, and in the meantime, adverase the meeting thoroughly and endeavor to get the people interested in the movement. It is the desire of those who have identified themselves with the work, to perfect an organization as soon as pos6ible ; and they earnestly desire a full attendance at their next meeting. Tuesday night, Wm. Ross, a carpenter, living on corner Depot-st and N. Main, retired about 10 o'clock, apparently as weil as ever. About an hour later, Mrs. Ross, who was sleeping by his side, noticed that he was breathing hord, and tried to awaken him, but without success. Arousing the family, they repaired to the bedside, only to find the lifeless body of the husband and the father, he havir.g passed away without a struggle. Physicians were summoned who pronounced it a case of heart disease, the deceased having been subject to it for some years. He leaves a wiie and children. His age was 62 years. The meeting of the Washtenaw Agricultural Society, in the court house Monday, was not well attended, owing to farmers being buey at home. The committee on printing was instructed to insert in premium list, premiuT:s for a pony race, and also fcr farmers' doublé leam race, premiums the society has never before given. Martin Clark will superintend the printing and soliciting. A resolution was passed to leave gates of fair ground open each week day, when the grojnds were not in uee, so that all subscribers to the fund to pay off the floating debt of the society could have full use o the track, when they desired, and the su perintendent would issue driving tickets to those wishing them.