The City

Tr.e D. K. K house has telephone No. 131. The infant son of Phil Scimson died Sunday night. Henry Benner is corresponding secretary of Hobart guild. _ Rev. J. T. Sunderland preached on Cruelty to anímala Sunday evening. James Wilson ; drunk in strett ; 20 daysinjail; Oct. 15; Justice Pond. Barney Morrison wa eent to the county jail for 20 days, by Justioe Frueauff. Jeremiah Taylor, of S. Main-9t, died on Tuesday, aged 88 years, of pneumonía. Mrs. J. T. Sunderland went to Haatiogg, Monday, to preach a funeral sermón. Hon. John K. Boise, of ËMson, will speak at the rink Friday evening Oct 26. Lovina, wife of the late Wm. BrowD, died of dropsy, Oct. 13, at the age of 76 yearB. The Chautauqua circle will meet with Miss McLaren on North-8t next Tuesday evening. Arbor Tent, No. 296, K. O. T. M , will give their annual ball on Thanksgiving erening. at the armory. Jeremiah Taylor, father of Mre. H. F. Hazlitt, near the sout.h toll gte, died Tuesday morning, aged 88 yearg. Daniel Flynn on Saturday paid a fine and costa before Justice Frueaufffor shoving Emma Marks off the sidewalk. Louis Geretner, one of the oldest bakers of the city, died of dropsv on Monday. His place ot business was 3 Detroit-et. A. J. Sawyer and J. F. Lawrence will ppeak in Dexter Siturday evening, and at Pittsfield town hall tomorrow evening. Ex Mayor W. B. Smith appeared before Justice Frueauff and secured an adjournment of hig sidewalk case till Nov. 14. S A. Moran is prospering along with the University. He now has 61 pupil in short hand, and will have 150 before the year close?. M. M. Green has fortned a partnership with C. O. Brush in the livery business, and the new stand will be in the (Jook house barn. Jo8eph Lantz ia arrested Oct. 1G on complaint of Jacob Mayer, who charged that Lantz slandered hitn. Bafore Justice Pond, Oct.Ji3. Thefoot-batl rush bet ween the Freshmen and Junior medies last Saturday reauked in a tie. The game will be finished 8atnrday forenoon. On account of next Saturday being the day for the "Lit rush," Granger will hold an evening hop instead of matinee at the academy of dancing. Miss E. Stella Bain, daughter of Fraccis Bain, at 43 S. Thayer-st. died of conaumption, Oct. 14, aped 19 years. The remains were taken to Marión, O. " The Corner Grocery " is a very laughable three-act comedy that will be given in the opera-house Saturday evening. It has great runs in all the large cities. The tenor in the Episcopal quartette is Walter Taylor ; the bass is Hugo P. Geisler, and Mra. Prof. Morris and Mrs. Geo. Haviland supply the alto and soprano. John Ilaarer's handsome threestory brick block on W. Liberty-8t. is nearing completion. Mr. Haarer will use it for a photograph jrallery and for living purposee. Next Sunday is " Prison Sunday." All ministers are asked by the State board of correotions and charities to preach that day on some subject connected with prigon reform. Unity club Monday evening elected officers as follows : President, León J. Richardaon; vice-president, Miss Elsie Whitman; gecretary, Georgo Kendall ; treasurer. Arthur Kendall. A meeting of the Trades and Labor council wil! be held Saturday eTening, Oct. 20. All members are requested to be present, as questiong of importanee are to come before the meeting. The appointment of Dr. J. N. Martin to the chair ia the medical department left vacant by the death of Dr. Dutister is a well deserved compliment to One of the brightest graduates of the school. Dr. Donald Maclean has asked the Wayne county probate court to appoint him guardián of hia two minor children who are heirs to an estáte in Liverpool, Eng., f rom which ig derived an annual income of L90 sterling. The Argonaut and Ckronicle are baring a Hvely time bidding for support. The Cnronicle first reduced lts rates to $1.50; then the Argonaut went down to $1.00; and then the Chronicle struck 75 cents tor a subsenption if paid within two weeks. The Prohibitionists will have a masemeeting, Oct. 27, in the afternoon and evening at Ann Arbor, with Lemuel Clute and Albert Dodge for speakers. They advertise a pole-raising for the afternoon and torch-light procession for the eventag. Rev. E. M. Wherry, D. D., of Saharanpur, Indi, will give a short course of lectures on India and its relations to the religión of Christ, in the Presbyterian church, commencing with a discourse on nextSunday morninp. Sunday evening the subject will be Islam and India. These will be the ürst lectures of the Tsppan hall series of this ooilege year. Dr. Wherry is an eminent authority upon studies of the religionB of India. The girU and young ladies of the Unitarian church and Suaday school have united themgelves into a band of "King's Daugbters." They have au Anti-Slaag Ten, a Kindly Tboughts Ten, and a Ten of Sunday-school workerg and goers. ïheir motto is that oL the "King'e Dauirhtera," throughout the land, " In His Name," and their badge is the small silver cross bearing the initials, I. H. N. There are officers for the general organization, and eecretaries for each ten. They are anzious to increase their number, and want all intoreteJ in the work to join thera. Mr. Potter, agent of the Detroit Tribune, W8R in Arbor three days of this week. The result ia that he withdrew the Tribune circulation from Yale and placed it in the hands of George Johnston, on Ann-st, charging that Yale discriminated in every way poasible in favor of the Free Press. The Uoity club Drogram for this year ' includes papers by Profs. dePont, Thomas, Harrington, Miller, Walier, and Arndt. Prof. A. A. Stanley will give an organ recital. Henry Georee's theories will be discussed by some disciple of Mr. Georee, with Giles B. Stebrjns, of Detroit. Dr. V. (J. Vaughan is down for a talk. P. N. Scott will present a story, and aiso Misa Caroline C. Penny and F. C. Hicks. D. C. Worcester will talk on the Philippine islands. Applications to the officers of the Michigan Central railroad to carry disinterred bodies dead of dangerous diseasep, in Michigan, are referred to the office cf the State board of health. Relativo to a recent application for the removal of the body of a child that died of diphtheria the laat of May, 1887, the Secretary of the State board of health feels it his " duty to advise that no removal be permitted at this season of the year ; and not until a longer time has elapsed since the death." "Next to consumption diphtheria is the most fatal disease in Michigan, and it is much the most dangeroua in the cold season of the year." The General Board of the State Baptist convention met in the basement of the First Baptist churnh yesterday at 4 p. m. It ia composed of about 40 clergymen, mostly anpointed by the convention. It is a sort of executive board, to act fcr the convention when that body ie not in session. The report of the secretary embodied some interesting statistica. In the last 12 montha 18 new churches hare been recognized in the state as compared with five the yearbefore; 12 houses of worship have been dedicaled, and 9 are now building; 3 parsonagea have been built; 9 ministers ordained ; 45 ministerial changes have taken place ; 21 ministers have come into the state, and 26 have gone out. Moges Rogers died at his home, corner of División and Ann-st, on Sunday, at the age of 78 years. The doath was expected every moment for a week or more. The deceased came to Ann Arbor in his twentyfirst year. For 42 years he was engaged ia the agricultura! implement business in Ann Arbor. Wben he first started he ereoted a building where now stands Rinsey & Seabolt's grocery store, and 6ubsequently he bought the ground where the Ann Arbor Agrioul'ural works stand?. He was married in 1843 to Letitia Sweetland, and has one child, Katie J. Rogers, who has more than local fame as a portrait painter. Mr. Rogera himself had considerable talent as a painter, which he had rot time to cultívate. He was a brother of the well-known Randolph Rogers. John H. Sweet, son of Spencer Ssveet, of Ann Arbor, was killed by the cars at the Bay City junction in Detroit on Tuesday at 5 p. m. He was a switchman, and the accident occurred whilu he was performing his duties. About five monthi ago he met with a serious accident in switching which injured his knee, and this somewhat hindered his movements. He lived 40 minutes after the accident, walking a short distance, - although hig chest was terribly crushed, - and he called for his wife. He has been engaged with the Michigan Central four yeara. His age was 26 years. He leaves h wife and a 3-year old daughter. Mr. Sweet wbb the sixth of eleven children bom to Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Sweet of Ann Arbor, and is the first of them to die. The remains were brought toAnn Arbor yesterdayfor burial. The Michigan Baptist ministers' conference began its siith annual meeting, Tuesday evening, in the First Baotist chnrch in Ann Arbor, with an address by Rev. Theo. Nelson, LL. D., ex-superintendent of public instruction. His subject was " The relation of the pastor to the intellectual culture of hia people." Yesterday morning, officerg were elected aa follows : President, Rev. F. Adkins, Tecumseh; vice-preeident, Rev. E. Chesney, Bay City; and secretary, Rev. D. M. Cristey, Ithaca. Rev. J. L.Oheney, oL Ypsilanti, read a paper on " What changos, ií any, should be made, in the usual form and order of our public worship." He toak the ground that there was room for hange; that there was nothing ia the Jibr which would ronder such change inv.did ; ind that a ohange should look to more worship and praise in the oongregation. In the afternoon Rev. W. C. McCarthy read a paper on " Ministers and moral reform."