The City

Dd you hear from Maine ? The managers of the county fair want ft live fox. Dr. A. C. Nichol'a dental office is being repapered. Wagner is having a new laundry wagon built, and it is a "daisy." Over 200 of our eitizens are in Jackson loday attending the State fair. Rev. G. B. Pope has been reappointed to th A. M. E. church in thia city. A. J. Sawyer will address the Republicans of Chelsea, Saturday afternoon. N. G. Gates, of the Fifth ward, has a eurjflower which has 63 blossoms on it. Adam Seyler moved into his handsome new resideoce on Liberty Street, yesterday. Mrs. Waldron is having a number of cbanges made iti the interior of her house on State-st. Joe Williams, the State-st grocer, is the happy father of an heir whieh is just a week old today. Rev. Dr. Carmer will address the temperance meeting at Crop3ey's hall, next Sunday afternoon. George Scott is erecting a house at Charlotte, similar tothe one he is building for the Risdon estáte. The front of the store of John Haarer on Liberty street, is now completed and is a handsome piece of work. Has our genial theriff been denyiog his nationality? The Chelsea Herald fpeaks of him as sheriff "Waltz." Rtv. ffm. Gilpin will hold a service with sermón in the school-house at Delhi next Sunday at 3.30 p. m. When completed, the new store to be occupied by the Two Sams will be one of the handsomest in the city. The "Chequamegons" have organized a bras band for the campaign and hold their first rehearsil tonight. A. J. Sawyer has secured the Chequamegon orchestra to furnish music for the opera house the coming season. Mrs. Lew H. Clement is riding a new Challenge tricycle. More ladies eDJoy our smooth roads in the same manner. A game of base ball has been arrasged for Saturday afternoon, on the campu?, between the Milans and Ann Arbor Grays. A horse attached to the delivery wagon of Goetz & Son, ran away on Miller ave., Tuesday morning. No serious damoge was done. A. F. Martin is president and Channing Smith secretary, of the Sixth ward Republioan club, which now has nearly 60 members. The son of Tobías Sutherland, ol Pittsfield will soon raake his visits to this city on a $140 Columbia bieycle which has been ordered. Nelson Sutherland is building a brick bake-oven in the rear of his store on Washington-st. Ypsilanti parties will open a bakery there. The superintendent of the wa!er company sayg the water in the Allen spring is all right and that the company will use it when necessary. The stock-raisers in this vicinity are pleased that Prof. Samuel Johnson, of the Agticultural college, is to be thejudge of stock at the fair. The work of finishing Prof. Demmon's handsome new house on Washtenaw avenue has commenced and he expects to move in next week. Marshal Sipley arrested Fred Schmitt for being drunk Saturday. Oa llonday he paid Justice Pond $1 fine and $4 95 costs and was let off. The Washtenaw county Agricultural society is now square with the world again, a numberof its friends having contributed enough to pay off the floating debt. Hon. E. P. Allen was renominated by acclaraation by the Republicana of the second district to represent them in congress again. That's right, - he'll do it too. The Demócrata will celébrate next Tuesday evening, with Willard Stearns to address them, a torch-light procession, pole raising and brass band accompaniment. The celebrated Beal-Wilkin8on case has been carried to the supreme court by the complainant. The files and papers belonging to the case were sent up Monday. M. C. LeBeau was one of the staff officers of C. D. Firestone's command in the grand parade of the G-. A. EL, at the national eucainpineut, held in Columbus Tuesday. The lawyers of the Washtenaw county bar are preparing a petition to Judge Kinne asking him not to cali a jury during the Ootober term of the circuit court. Too much politica. Mrs. A. Isbell, formerly of Ann Arbor, died at Redlandi, Cal., Sept. 3, 1888, of paralysis. Her age was 58 years. She was a sieter of Mrs. C. Boylan and Mrs. J. Traver, of this city. The masonic fraternity at Ypsilanti are to dedícate their handsome lodge rooms in the new Savings bink builáing this evening, and several of the fratrenity of this city expect to attend. Morgan & Hungerford, oí the Acn Arbor preserve and pickling factory, have dissolved partnership. Mr. Hungerford and family arestaying in the city and will leave shortly lor Eagland. The membera of company A will leave by special train, Saturday evening, at 7 o'clock, for Whitmore Lake, where they will celébrate their 20th aniversary on Sunday. fhey will return Sunday evenin?. The Methodist pulpit will be filled next Sunday, either by Rev. A. F. Bourns, or by eome one sent out by the conference which is in session at Detroit. Rev. W. S. Studley, of the Central Methodist chureh, Detroit, will undoubtedly be appointed to Ann Arbor. The Tbird ward republican club will hold a meeting Friday evening, at J. E. Beal's office. Leonard Wellington, of Lodi, one of the old settlers of this county, died on Monday, aged 75 years. The funeral was held Wednesday morning. Any of our Democratie friends wishing to learn of the manner in which their nominee for prosecutiag attorney carries on his legal business, can be enlighteiied considerably by Hon. Sampson Parker, of Lima. If the matter of opening a etreet from the top of the hill on Broadway to the river road, is cerried out by the council, Ann Arb:r will have one of the most beautiful and picturesque drives in the country. Daniel Hiscock, with others living on North Main-st, are making an effort to have the T. & A. A. company lócate their new depot ia that vicinity. They offer a site aud will raise some money besides as an inducement. Lucy E. Whiting, of Pittsfield, died at her home on the south Ypsilanti road last Fridsy, of cáncer. Miss Whiting was 60 years of sge and w9 formerly matron of the Psi Upsilon fraternity house. The fuDeral was held on Saturday. The Chicago Tribune announces the death of the entire family of C. D. Herrick, at Jacksonville, of yellow fever. Mr. Herrick was formerly a resident of this city, and was in the grocery business in ihe store now occupied by Mann Bros. List Thursday while Freeman P. Galpin, jr., the four year old son of Morris Galpin of Dlxboro, was playing about the house he suddenly complained of feeling sick. The little fellosv wís taken care of but died the next day of chclera infantum. Martin Noli was badly but not seriously iDJured bv being thrown from a wagon at the corner of Spring-st and Miller-ave, on Monday. The norse attached to the wagon became frightened and ran away, smashing the wagon and giving Mr. Noli some liard biui.se?. About a dozen of the druggists attending the meeting of the American pharmaceutical association at Detroit last week, ran up to this city Saturday. Dr. Prescott entertained them at lunch, after which they inspected the University and took a drive around the city. Willie Schleicher, thelf year old son of Chas. Schleiche.r of west Fifth-st, climbed a tree at the crossing of Liberty st and the railroad Monday afternoon, when a limb broke and he feil to the ground, a distance of 15 Leet. One of the little fellow's arms was breken near the elbow, and one ankle disljcated. On Saturday, as Mr. C. L. Pack, of Ingalls street, was leading his horae, the horse in some manner jumped so that Mr. Pack was thrown down violently. At first it was thoua;ht that his hip was broken, but it was afierwards found that his leg was sprained. As Mr. Pack is an old tnan, the injuries are quite serious. At the weekly conference of the congregatior.al church society, after granting a letter of withdrawal to Deacon Lorin Mills, now of Manhattan, Kan., the SDciety adopted resolutions expressiog their regret at his loss from the church of which he was one of the founders and cf whioh he has been an active and enthusiastic member. While the family of George Weimer, ofTraver-st, were al;ent from their home, last Saturday, some miscreants entered the house and broke all the dishes, upset the furniture and did dainnge wherever they could. Not content with this, they took their pet canary and pulled out both its legs. It ia thought that it was the work of boys. The Democrats raised a pole in front of Luick's planing mili, last Friday. In ths evening the city band, a portion of their drill corps, and smal! boys without number, assembled around the pola and listened t addresses by M. J. Lehman and C. H. Manly. The crowd was interested more by Mr. Lehman's 'wind-mill" style of oratory than anyihing he said. It may not be generally known that Prof. W. 3. Hough, Prof. John Dewey's succe8sor, is a son of Dr. Hough of Jackaon. Prof. Hough promises to do much in his cho8en field. After graduating at the University of Michigan, making philosophy his major study, he studied abroad three years at Halle, Edinburgh, Lindon, and elaewhere. He is at present writing a work on philosophy. The alarm of fire last Saturday evening shortly after six o'clock, was caused by a 8light blaze in The Register bindery. In some manner it origina'ed from an oil stove which had carelessly been left burning. Two or three pails of water quickly extinguished it before much damage was done. The fire occurred after the employees had quit work, and had it not been discovered when it was, would have been serious. Tuesday night between 10 and 11 o'clock, a darkey named Henderson Kyeer, got orazy drunk and made things lively near Ihe Cook house. He had a loaded shot gun and a ofcib, and made 8everal atterapts to use both on the bystanders. Our entire poKce force, whh the aid of a couple of outsiders, finally succeeded in putting the handcuffs on him and taking him to jail. Justioe Frueauf gave him only five days in the county jail The members of the school board held a meeting last Monday morning and organized fcr the year. Christian Mack was elected president; J. E. Beal, secretary and L. Gruner, treasurer. The followinf standing committees were appointed: Oi teachers and text books, Smith, Mack an( Jacobs ; on buildings and grounds, Jacobs Gruner and Scott; on finance, Bacn Sheehan and vVhedon ; on librsry, Whe don, Beal and Mack. The Women's Foreign missionary so ciety of the Methodist church held thei annual meeting in the church parlors las Tuesday afternoon. Reporta from the va rious officers were received, and the fol lowing officers elected for the ensuini year : Mrs. Calkins, president; Mrs. Mar ble, Bennett and Worden, vice presidente Mrs. Clough, recording secretary; Mrs Johnson, corresponding secretary; Mrs Cramer, treasurer. The annual meeting of the Ann Arbor Art club was held on Monday, at the Tapian school studio, making choioe of offiers as follows : II. Rindall, president; Mrs. W. S. Perry, vice president; Mra. Siah Fisher, secretary aud treasurer; M'8R Alice E. Ilunt, instructor. The club reorganizes under flattering prospects, for the :oming year, with alarge increase of mem(ership. J. S. Conover, one of the city fathers of Coidwater, has been in the city examining our contract with the electriu light comany, as their council expect to make a ontract for lighting Coldwater next Monlay evening. He has been to several laces in the state and finds a great differ;nce in the rates. For instance, Jackson only pays about 24 cents a oight per light, while Ann Arbor pays 40 cents, and the fackson lights run all night. In bis western trip in the interests of íewberry hall, A. E. Jennings visited )uluth, Minneapoli?, St. Paul, DeaMoines, Council Bluffs, Omaha, Lincoln, Cheyenne, Denver, Topeka, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Chicago. In every place he found alumni of U. of M., who were right at he front, and who were enthusiastic about everything connected with our great educational institution. The interest feit n the Student's Christian association was general. Judge Harriman, D. B. Green, county agent of the State board of chandes and carrections, and the superintendents of the )oor, inspected the county jail, Tuesday. Tney found everything in öne shape and iad no fault to find. They found that 148 boarders had stopped with Sheriff Walsh during the past f ix months, their different offenses being as follows: Drunk ar.d disorderly, 57; drunk, G5; larceny, 13; vagrancy, 2; insane, 2; assault and battery 2, and burg'.ary 7. Four members of the Ann Arbor shootng society, Herman, John and Reuben Armbrusier, and Fred Graf, aüended the contest of the veris at Sanduscey, Sunday and Monday, surprising the natives of the Ljckeye state by their fine marksmanship. They each returned with a share of the prizes, Herman Armbruster winning the first prize on the Union target, $50.00 in gold, against the best shots of the country, making a score of 07 out of a possible 75. He secured first prizes in all amounting to $85.00. The same quartette wül represent this city at the con - test to be held at Toledo, Oct 2.