The City

A new boy at D. F. Allmendinger'a. Ypsilanli's shade trees are dying also. J. P. Hoffman's new music store is at 09 8. Main-st. Frank Stoflett and family are camping on Base Lske. Sheriff Walsh was serving papers in Saline, yesterday. Ernest Krueger waa at Whitmore, Tuesday, taking views. Prof. Schaberle has begua his work in the Lick observatory. . Will Pickett has gone to Saline to work in Bortle's barber shop. Chas. Knight has gone to work in Armstrong's elevator t Dirand. A millinery store is going in next to Vogel'g meat morket on Ann-?t. Evart Scott threshed yesterday and the wheat turned ou' 34 buhels to the aare. Mark Sill, of Duxter, son-in-law of A. K. Bal, ie quite sick from uloeration in the head. Cal. Luca?, formerly of the Península milis, Dexter, is now at work here in the City milis. Mrs. John Keeuan died at her residencp, 74 N. Main-et, last night, after a prolonged illnesg. At the Methodist Episcopal church on Sabbath moruin!, Eey. W. W. Ramsay will preach ou "Living Epistles," and in the evening en "Christ Rejucted." Flags floated at balf mast in different parts of the city, Monday, in memory of Gen. Sheridan. Complaints are made that the T. & A.. A. company occupy too much of First-st with cara on eide track. The ladiea society of Bethlehem (Lutheran) church had a picnic at Whitmore yesterday. Six cara full. La3t Thursday at the teachers' examination abnut 30applicants were present, and over $20 institute fees collected. Hack Sc Schmid have purchased so far this season 275,000 punds of wool, including purchases at Manchester. Asa Allen, the mail carrier whosprained bis ankle some days ago, has been making his delivery with a horse and buggy lateiy- A barn beloning to C. Roth, in the second ward, burned Saturday night. A cow shut up in the building was burned to death. The Adrián folks are pleased because by a recent change of time via the T. & A. A. R. R , they can get to Ann Arbor in an hour's ride. Geo. Wiedman was up before Justice Pond, for assaulting Antony Wynoska. He paid complainant $4, and costp, and waa released. Frank Vanderwarker and Gil Howe, of this city, camped on Portage Lake all last week, in company with Ben Arksey and Ed Hiicock, Dexter. Ypsilanti has a soap-factory, wbich is making toilet soap from mineral salís obtained by evaporating the water from one of her numerous mineral wells. Howell merchants sell white campaign plugs at $1.00, while the faithful in Ann Arborpay $3.50. Of course, it'a this "illogical" iariff that makes the difference! The electric light company has a new superintendent in the person of Frank Armstrong, late of Bay City, who with his family, are now residents of this city on Spring-st. Prof. Charles Carlisle, the celebrated elocutionist of Detroit, will give an entertainment at the M. E. church of Webster for the benefit of the society, Thursday evening, August 16. Mrs. John Behan has had her house, corner Second and Catherine-sts, moved larther east, where she will put it on a new wall. A new house will be erected on the site of the old one. The Board of Directora of the Washtenaw Mutual Ins. Co. meet Aug. 16, to adjust the lossesby fire of Ellen Miller, of Superior, H. C. Packard and J. M.oCormick of Salem, and E. T. Hanüy, of Augusta. Thomas Hayley, of Ann Arbor, has invented a furniture polish which he is now selling, and he hopes to make alarge business of it. He will have agents all over Michigan. It seems to be a very uselul article, as it is praised by housewives. The teachetB' intitu'e, of Webster, will hold a meeting in the Williams school house near Webster church, the 25th of this month. Besides various literay exercises, E. C. Warner, chairman of the board of exaiiiners for this couuty, will deliver an address. Albrecht Gwinner of this city has two son?, Will and Jacob, one two years older tban the other, but whose birthdays come on the same day of the moath. He also has two daughters, one several yearg older than the other, whose birthdays are also the same day of the month. Last week, while two young ladies from Datroit, Misses Augusta and Johanna Hildner, were returning from Saline in company with a daughter of Jonathan Josenhaas, of York township, the horse ran away, dislocating Miss Augu-tta's elbow, and severely bruising all of them. Mrs. Sarah E. Lane, of Mil.in, had Mrs. Ollie Turner of the same place arrested on a warrant issued by Justice Frueauff, charging defendant wilh slander. Then Mrs. Turner had Mrs. Lane arreted for as?auk and battery, and Jutice FrueaufF will hear the pros and cons next Monday. The Democratie boys raised a Cleveland and Thurman pole at Henry Paui's in Pittsfield, last week, and for a little sport hung an effipy on the pole labeling it "Harrison." Some one took the card off the figure, and while it still hurg there quite a number of Democrats fupposed that it was Cleveland who was liaugingin effigy. Chief Sipley says the worst weapon he ever took from a criminal was a pieoe of small rubber tubing, about 18 inches long, in each end of wbich was tied a doublé handful of shot. This kind of a bludgeon would kill a manor produce concussion of the brain and not leave a scratch. It is allied to the sand bag in its silent de6tructiveness. Sheriff Wa'.sh and chief Sipley arrested four men last Friday nighr, who were tleeping in freight cars at the depot. Two of them turned out to be moulders from Detroit on their wuy to Jackson, and were set free. One was a printer, and the printers here chipped in and paid his fine. The other, a gnuine trarrp, waj sent to jail by Justiee Pond for 30 davs. Tuesday morniug, 12 clean handsome coaches, filled to overfl wing with the Union Sunday school excursión, drawn by one of the largest engines on the road, rolled out of the T. & A. A. depot bound for Detroit by the Wabash road. Before reaching Detroit, tbe number on board was swelled to 900. A boat ride up De'roit river was enjoyed by those who ilesired to go, and all had a splendid time. The train reactie i Ann Arbor at 7;45 p. m. Business in the justmes courts was live ly Monday, Besides the Saturday night row, several plain druriks were disposed of. Wm. Taylor, colored was fined $2 and $3 50 coBts by Justice Pond (or panicipation in the fighf at the depot some time ago. Ho paid the fine nnd was immedi ately arrested by Chief Sipley on a warrant for carrying a revolver. He wa? taken before Jusiice Frueauff who made him give bonds, and eet his rial down for tbe 14th. John W. Bennett will defend him. Wm. Hendruks was fined $5 or 20 days for bemg drunk. Thos. Gullen drunk, 15 days in jail. Supervisor Charles Dwyer, of Dexter townehip, was in the city yesterday looking hfter his chances of being the democratie candidate for sheriff. R. R. Hazt-litt, of Grand Rápida, is in the ciiy working among his masonic brethren, golieiting aid in building a house to cost $60,000 in the city mentioned, for sged and destitute masón?, widows and orphan children of masons. He is having good succesg. Some poor fellow who has been there, complains loudly through the Democrat, of the custom of little brothers nd sisters, when a fellow goes to sce his girl, of offering him their toy baoks, and soliciiing oontributions therefor. It is humiliating when you have just enough with you to pay for two dishes of ice-cream you have ordered. Always take two or three pennie8 along and you will be spared much mortiñsation. The wedding of Prof. Charles B. Scott, of St. Paul, Minn., and Misa Addie I. Bird, lit. '87, took place at the residence of the bride's mother on Ingalls-st. Tuesday evening, Arjg. 7. Mr. Scott's father, Rev. Mr. Scott of Holland, Mich., officiating. Both the bride and groom are wellknown in University circles. After a two weeks' triD throughout Michigan visilingr friends, Mr. and Mrs. Scott willgo to Sí. Paul, their future home. The Firet Baptist church and society have dissolved as such, and taken eorporate powerg under Ibe act of May 24, 1879. The anieles of incorporation were filed with the county clerk, Monday, under the name of the First Baptist church of Ann Arbor. At the last meeting, C. M. Stark, W. H. Freeman, W. H. Dorrance, V. M. Spauldiug, P. Saauble, J. B. Cady, H. B. Dodsley, J. G. Pattengill, W. W. Beman, were elected trustees. Alfred Thomas, a well known colored resident of the city and who has been for the past six years cook at the Cook house, died at his residenee. 6 North-st, last Saturdy. He was a faithful and industrious employee and owned the home where he lived. He was an old soldier, and rect-ivtd a peneion for disabilities received in the service. The funeral was held Monday, being eonducted by the colored masonic lodge, of which order deceased was a member. He was 50 years of age and leaves a family. Thos. Birkett was in the city, last Friday, and aaiong other things said he was going to make extensive repairs in the D'xter Mills _f which he has iecently become owner. A new wheel of the best pattern, and one new run of stone will be added to the feed mili, doubling its cspacity. The stones in the flouring mili will be taken out, and improved roller milis put in, which will make it oi:e of the best in the county. Tuis will be good thing for Dexter, as last year over 90,000 bushels of wheat went through that town to Scio and Ann Arbor because of lack of milling facilities there. Saturday night a diagraceful row took place in Gibney 's saloon on N. Main-st in which a number of white aud colored routihs were engaged. Bottles and chaire were used promiscuously, and battered faces and heads -were plenty. Sheriff Walíh and Marshal Sipley dropped down on the gang and captured four gentlemen of color, who were lodged in jail. Monday morüing Justice Pond disposed of the culprits as folio ws: Arthur Crump, carrying razor, house of correction, Detroit, three months. Solomon Zeebe and Henry Waldron, each $1 fine and $4.70 costs, which they paid. Chief Sipley took Crump to Detroit yesterday. The announcements of the Students' Christian association of the Ann Arbor High school have just been issued from this office. The officers are Heiry H. Walker, president ; George B. Dygert, lst vice-president ; Ela M. Bennett, 2d vicepresident; Chas. P. Bates, treasurer; loa M. Tioknor, recording secretary ; Grace Webster, corresponding secretary; Henderson F. Johnsi, bulletin editor; William S. Cheever, organist. After Sept. 1 meetings will be held every Friday at 4:15 p. m. The subj-.c 8 for consideration during September are as fllows: Sept. 7, 'Food for our Thoughts," Phil. 4:8; Sept. 14, "Burden Be&ring," Gal. C:2 ; Sep1. 21, "Our Lif'e's Getbsemanes." Mait 26:36-40; Sept. 28, "Danger of Indecisión," Act?. 26:28. Co. A.'s 14;h annual excursión will be given Thursdsy, Aug. 23, over the M. C. R. R. to Detroit. The train will leave here at 7:15 standard time. Arriving at Detroit the excursión will board a steamer for a trip down the river to Lake Erie. An hour's stop will be made at Fort Waye, giving all an opportunity to pee what a real fort looks like. After a ride on Lake Erie the boat will return to the city, stopping at the Woodward ave. doek, to allow those to land who desire to see the ball game between Detroit and Chicago at Recreation Prk. The boat will then proceed to Belle Isle. The train for home leaves Detroit at 7:30 sharp. Tickets for rouud trip, $125; childien under 12 years, 65 cems. For sale at Watts' juwelry store and at J. J. Goodyear's drug s'nrfl