The City

Co. A celébrate at Lansing on " íhe fourth." Afourmonths old child of Chris. Worth, Lodi, died Tuesday. It's time to put up "Keep off the grass," in the court house yard. Justice Frueauff sent Wm. Barry to jail 20 diys for being drunk. The case of Cornwell vs. Swift lias been put over till the October terra. A new tar and gravel walk bas been recently lid in front of 33 and 35 Fourthet. Ten members of Peninsular chapter, went to Detroit last night and had a big time. John Walz is making some fine improvements on his house in the second ward. There'll be blood on the moon if Eberbach's store truck isn't returned. Bring it back. After next Saturday, the ladies' library will be open from one to three p. m., until furcher notice. Mr. Roarbacher, of the Excelsior, South Lyons, waa a caller at The Register office last week. Cari Edmons has purchased a lot on W. st, in Second ward, and will erect a house thereon. Chas. O. Brush received his commission as brevet 2nd Lieut, of Co. A, from the governor this morning. Sherman Crump, aged aged 11 years, son of Abner Crump, Fifth ward, died yesterday of consumption. Prof. Hennequin aDd Fred. N. Scott have signed a contract with Roland Reed for a play to be delivered Nov. lst. A portion of the machinery for Allmendinger's organ factory has arrived from Defiance, Ohio, and will be immediately put in. PaulRaymond, a 16-months-oldchild of George H. and Celia Winslow, died Thursday, Muy 31, of pneumonía and abscess on the brain. Samuel W. Holmes, a well known farmer of Scio village, is seriously ill, and his difease is one tbat has baffled all physicians called, so far. At the M. K. churcb, Dr. Ramsay will preach, Sabbath morning, on "Inspiration of the Scriptures," and evening, on "Historie confirmations of their truth." Sixty children in costume will take part in the Flower Festival given by the "Helpers1 Band" in the Lecture room of the Presbyterian church Friday, June 15, from six to ten. The demand for houses in Ann Arbor is greater tLis season than ever. At least ten different persons have applied to Prof. Hennequin for the house vacated by Mr. Manon on Washington-st. Loyal Tower, who dislocated his shoulder two weeks ago near the steam saw mili, and who has been under Dr. Frothingham's care ever since, was able to return to his home in Saline, Tuesday. Rev. Dr. Bddy preached a delightful sermón to the children of the Pregbyterian church on soul culture. Especial music was provided, the church beautifully decorated with flowers and the children all enjoyed it. Photographs of Mrs. Ormieton Chant, of London, Enp., are for fale at Randall's Art store, on Huron-st, for the benefit of the Woman's Protective Agency of Chicago. Prices, cabinets, 30 cents. Half life size, $3.00 The orchestra to be used in the commencement concert will ceme from Detroit, and be especially selected and trained for the occasion. Ross G. Cole has composed all the orchestra parts to be used in the concert. That recently-arrived colored boot-black took the conceit all out of' a large crowd on Main-st, Tuesday night, by swallowing a small chain about three feet long, and then chewing into powder a heavy glass tumbler. There's no accounting for tastes. Next Sunday will be Children's Sunday at the Unitarian church. There will be flowers and music, recitations by the children and addres6es by Mr. and Mrs. Sunderland. Opportunity to unite with the church will be offered to any detiring to do so. The llth annual reunión of the Ann Arbor high school alumni association will be held in High School hall Friday evening, June 22. The oration is by Earl Dow, class of '87, Bellefontain, O., and the poem by Miss Susie Whedon, of Ann Arbor. A doublé entertainment will be given in the 5th. ward M. E. chapel on Friday evening of this week, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The flrst part of the program will consist of a concert, given by the " G Clef Club" and tbe second part will consist of ice cream and cke. Saturday evening the High School Delta Ep8ilon Society, will give a varied program consisting of an oration, reading, recitations, essays, and music. The question: Resolved, that the success of the prohibition of the liquor traffic demands a third party, will be discussed. Tuesday night, the contractors of mason work of the city notified all union men who have heretofore worked but nine hours a day, that they must work ten hours or quit. Nearly all went to work on that time and as a conseqi.ence they are out of the union, as that organization recognizes only cine hours as a days' work. Saturdays are excepted from the ten hour rule. " The Ann Arbor Dramatic club will play "Robert Emmet" at the opera house tomorrow (Friday) night. This company is made up of home talent, and is first-class in every respect. Harkins will sing some of his popular songs, and all who attend may be sure of passing a pleasant evening. The proceeds will go to the St. Thomas school. Music by the Chequamegong A matinee at 2: 30 p. m. Saturday Bronson Howard's letter to the N. Y. Tribune, which was given in TnE Registsr has been widely reprinted and endorsed. Prof. Hennequin has received several letters from literary men urging him to publish his lectures on dramatic art and to write a treatise on Dramatic Constrjction. The Rev. Dr. Huntington, of Qrace church, New York city, will preach both morning and evening next Sunday in St. Andrew's church. The evening sermón is the last in the series this year before Hobart Guild. Grace church at Dr. Huntington's request has given $1,200 to the library of Hobart G-uild. Dr. and Mrs. JIcLachlau leave Saturday for an extended trip in the east, to return sometime in July. The Dr. will read a paper before the Canadian Institute of Homceopathy, at London, Ont, and also one before the American Institute of HomceDpathy, at Niágara Falls, in the week following June 25th. H. Matthews has a horse that can count. He is used on a cart delivering meat. When not being used he stands quietly at a post in front of the market, untied. As soon as the house bell strikes for noon he starts for the barn, whether there is anyone around or not, and waits there till some one comes and feeds him. A pleasant meeting of the Womeo's foreign missionary society of the M. E. church was held Thursday afternoon and evening, at Mrs. Neal's. There was a recitation by Mrs. Hendrickson, and one by Mrs. Lowry. Mrs. Douglas read a very suggestive paper called "Thanksgiving Ann." Mrs. Trueblood gave two scènes from "As you like it." The vacant atore next east of RandalI's on Huron-st has been rented to Joseph Toofini of the "Soo" who will put in fruits, confectionery, etc. Joe has boen at the Franklin house five months, having bis eyes treated, they having been badly burned in a fire at the ' Soo," and he says if be has got to stay here all summer he might as well be doing something. Last Sunday, Mrs. Sunderland was very unexpectedly obliged to step into the Unitarian pulpit and preach after only very short time for preparation. Until late Saturday night a young professor from Olivet college wasexpected to preach, but he failed to come. Mrs. Sunderland gave a remarkable discourse suggested by the wonderful children's procession of the day previous, and the death of James Freeman Clarke. Üj Last Saturday, Gustave Proutlain, in company with some other parties in another boat, was fishiiig on Independence lake. His eompanions do not know the cause of the accident, but hearing Proutlain cry out, they saw his boat overturned, and rowing hastily to the spot, found that he had gone down like lead and was ying on the bottom in fifteen feetof water. He was immediately brought to the surface but hfe was extinct. He was a single man. At the close of Mrs. Ormiston (Jbant's lecture on "Philanthropic Work in London," at the Unitarian Church, a oollection was taken up for a cbarity in wbich she is interested. When the baskets came back a lady's gold bracelet was found in one of them. Mrs. Chant was much touched by the gift. She will pay over the value of the bracelet to the charity for which it was contributed, and kep the gift itself as one of the most prized mementos of her American trip. The commencpment concert will be held in University hall on Wednesday evening, June 27, at 7:30 o'clock. This is the same evening on which the Seríate reception will be given, but at so early an hour as to give all ampie time to attend the reception also. The concert will be very attractive thisyear, presenting as it does for the Orst time, the cantata of "The Passing of Summer," the words and music both being by members of the graduating class, Miss Elsie Jones haviug wntten the words, and Ross G. Colethe music. E. W. Vandorn, of Owosso, while oj his way to Ypsilanti, Tuesday, to receive treatment at the mineral spring there, was taken with a eeriousattack of his disease, Sciatic paralysis, at the T. & A. A. depot, in Ann Arbor, and it was thought would die before he could be taken to a hotel. He was conveyed to the Germania house. Dr. Smith injected morphine into the system, and the patiënt who was suffering terrible agonies, was soon easier. If well enough he will be conveyed to Ypsilanti tomorrow by carriage.