Ann Arbor 35 Years Ago

Last week while tearing down the store on Main-st, recently occupied by Blitz & Langsdort', the workmen found a copy of the Michigan Argus, dated Sept. 28, 1853. It was published by Cole & öardiner, "office a few doors north of the Exchange, Upper Town, Aon Arbor." According to its pages, C. Joslin was then Judge of Probate, C. H. Van Cleve, C. C. 0„ and J. D. Andrus, Sheriff. C. Thointon, hatter, advenised that he had just received a new stock of Leghorn, Panama, and Palm Leaf hats, also had a fine lot of Moleskin and Silk hats of his own manufacture, as well as all styles of White Beaver, Dorsemere, Kossuth and soft hats, "all orders for single hats or caps punctually attended to, and all persons can have an exact fit." Davis & Watts said their credit system had "either been lost or stolen," and they could hereafter do only a cash business. They advertised all kinds of watches for sale " warranted for cash or wool money." (What was viool money if not cash ?) " Gold taken in exchauge for goods." DeForest advertised " The best quality of pine lath selling off cheaper than Whitewood ath." Thoe. Baríes urges his patrons to bring in their " Hains, Butter, Eggs, Feathers, Oits, Corn, and Beeswax." He aiso notifks them that he has "a fine assortment of boots and shoes, gether with a lot of Ladies hats and bonnets." E. W. Palmer was proprietor of the Ann Arbor Exchange, and notifies the public that stages leave daily for PoDtiao and Monroe. V. Woodruff, M. D., was ready to attend all cali?, and had medicine to sell by the via! or uil family cases. Kes & Guiterman advertised " Some of those pantaloons to take 2 men to show." Wm. Wagner was in the clothing business at " the city Emporium of Fasho, No. 11 NewBlock." "Havejust received new stock of French clothg, Drab de Russia, Petershams, Beaver Blankets, Flashings, Lion Skin and Polar Bear Overcoatings, etc: " Wm. S. Saunders booms his "Patent Leather, Jenny Liad and Bucskin shoes." Inslee had " been receiving daily for the past week all the goods the capacity of the M. C. Railroad would permit." Wm. Ryan, Freedom, wishes to "trade one yoke of oxen for a lumber wagon, a good colt or sheep, and another yoke he wishes to barter for framing a barn." The Washtenaw County fair was to be held at Ypsilanti, and the Sentinel says that itwill be nip and tuckbetween itand the State fair at Detroit as to which will draw the biggest crowd.