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17
Month
January
Year
1889
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Public Domain
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Hobart guild social tomorrow night. James Feeley, 3üdays, for being drunk; Jan 12, Justice Frueauff. Will N. E. H. cali at this office for information concerning her advertisement? G. F. Gwinner has opened a new meat market at 2'2 S. Fourth st., and asks for patronage. Michigan furniture company, Tuesday evening, elected same board o' directors it had last year. Martin Noli has been a resident of this county for 22 years, and is now fuil fledged citizen. Dr. Howard Duffield, of Delroit, will lecture before the Tappan hall association Monday evening. I. M. Long and Co. have gold their portrait business to Mrs. E. B. Lewis, who will continue it in Ann Arbor. Rev. A. F. Bourns has been appointed aoting pastor of the M. E. church during the illness of Rev. W. S. Suidley. Fred ïï. Spaulding, of the senior medical class, went to Azalia, Monday, to assist in caring tor the s mall-pox patients. James Riley, living near Dexter, received $7G0 00 from the Germán insurane company, of Illinois, last week, to cover his loss by 6re last tall. Wm. H. Walker, of Flint, post eraduate of the university, will sddress a gospel temperance meeting at Oropsey's hnll, Sunday afiernoon at 3 o'clock. Prof. W. H. Pettee, of the univf-rsity, has been appointed by President Cleveland a member of the assay commission that has to do with the coiuage. The high school senior class have aciopted three cornered mortar boards for their class hats, and gave the order for their manufacture to A. L. Noble. Geo. R M alone, of Lansing, will speak in Fireoien's hall, tomorrow evening, on "The present crisis in the great movement forprohibition of the liquor traffic." ilrí. Sunderland will speak before the Webster farmera' olab at tha Congregational churcb at Webster, on Tue9day evening, .Tan. 29. Subject: "Books aad papers." Last Friday evening the G. A. R. installed offieers. There are nearly 100 members, and muoh interest is manitested. J. Q. A. Sessions has been apppinted adjulant. A convocation of Episcopal churohes will be held in Detroit Jan. 25, and Rev. Dr. Barp and Rev. Wm. Galpin will attend. The election of a bishop for this diocese will occur Feb. 6. Dr. Hamilton E Smitb, of Detroit, who was charged with negligence in performinpf his duty as guardián, has been completely exonerated by the supreme court. He is well known in Ann Arbor. W. E. Armstrong has purchased an interest in the sasb, door and blind faetory of John Armstrong. It stands at comer of Fifth and Depot-sts. The new partner comes from Detroit, aod is a good builder. Next Monday evenin?, at the Unity tlub, Prof. llinsdale will give a talk upon vocations and avocations. Following this will be an art talk by Mrs. 0. M. Stone. The Baptist quartet will furnish the musie for the evening. The governor has appointed James Kearcs, vV. D. Harriman, of Ann Arbor, George R. Williams, of Milán, E. B. Ford, of York, John W. Wise, oL Ypsilanti, Archie W. Wilkinson and G. W. Tmnbull, of Chelsea, to the position of notary public. On next Sunday evening Rev. J. T. Sunderland will give the last lectare of his series on Legends of the Bible; his subject will be "The legend of the miraculous birth of Jesús." The following Sunday evening, Jan. 27, Mr. Sunderland will begin a series of lectures on " Robert Elsmere." Seven skaters got into the river last Saturday in pretty deep water, near the water works. They were resting c'ose together at the time, when the ice gave way, letting them in in a bunch. There was a pretty lively scrambling scene enacted for a minute or two, and all got more or less wet. At the eenior election of class day officers at the high school, Tuesday, the following were elected: Lewis G. Whitehead, orator; Henry H. Walker, historian; Miss Viva Duffy, prophetess; Miss Lulu Southmayd, poetes; Miss Jessie Penny, essayist; Miss Mary Duffy, songstress; and Harry Randall, toast master. Mis. E. A. Spence, at 35 South División st, on Mondsy received two boxes of very large and fine oranges from her daughter, Mrs. Harry Wyeth, of Winter Park, Fiorida. They were a good many days on the way, many froze, and only about a hucdred out of 300 were well preserved, but thoae were luscious. Something new and enjoy able in theway of entertainment is offered by the Wesleyan Guild, of the Methodist church. Next Monday evening a " converzione " will be given in the church parlorn. Each person is to be Bupplied with a programme containing the topicí for five minute converration, which will be carried on to the music of the Che quameeong. B. P. Oilbert died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs S. E. Warriner, 31 N. University ave., Jan. 10. His death was the result of apoplexy. He telt as well as usual on the morning of his death, and lived but two hours after he was stricken. The deceased was a native of Vermont, and was 82 years oíd at the time of his death. He had resided in Ann Arbor a little over a year. John Gangemeyer, of Lodi, was taken by Depuly Sheriff Brenner to the Pontiac asyluin on Monday. He goea voluntarlly, and will pay his own way. He made his home with Godfrey Zahn, in Lodi, and is worth 6everal thousand dollars made byhard work in Washtenaw county. Mr. Gangenmeyer is a bachelor and about 70 yeara old. lt is thought by neighbors that possibly he hid some money away and is now unable to Bnd it. The board of bealt'j deny the ruraoi of small pox in Ann Arbor, bat advise vaccination. Those who have not been successfully vsccinated within three or four years should be vaccinsted at once. The Register promises its readers to run down every rumor of small-pox in Ann Arbor and publi&h the facte; but the rumor so far give no clew to anything. There is much more danger from scarlet fever and diphtheria than from small-pox. Some of the Sunday school workers of the city met at Supt. Perry's last Sunday to consider the question of holding a county Sunday school convention here next month, under the auspices of the state Sunday school association. It was decided tbat it would not be well to sttempt such a convention here this year. The reliable workers seem to have all (hey can do now in carrying on the various Snnday school and mission enlerprises to which they have devoted iheir energies. Last Thursdny eveniDg three overcoats were stolen from the residence of Ellen Martin, 45 N. Fourtb-st. They belonged to two medical students and Raymond Kralzert. Later six tramps bavitig the overcoats were arrested near Hangsierer's boat house. They were disfifjunng the coats. Yes;eiday the tramps were arraigned before Justice Frueauff, and one of them, William üiyble, onfessed to taking the overcoats, and Blád he was the only one engxged in it. Five of them were released, and D-whle will stand trial. Capt. L. J. Taylor, who is a candidaie for the Ann Arbor postoffice, says Úmt The Registers account last week of the pro slavery riot was not correct in every particular. He thinks it was a forser meeting which was attended by Mr. and Mrí. Giles B. Stebbins, and at which J. Q. A. Sessions and Robert Frazer took part in the debate. Capt. Taylor wiis an abulilionist and attended the meeting which was broken up as described by The Rechter. The regular speakers were Paiktr Pillsbury and Mrs. Josepiiine Griffith. Solomon LiepmannssohD, forernan of TnE Rkgister biDdery, died at his home on N. Main-st., on Tuesday alternoon, after a eickaess of nearly two months. He was thoroughly educateil in some of the largest binderies of Germany, and was protícient in all the mysteries of this oíd and highly honorable art. He was a partner in the firm of Ihling Bros., Kalamazoo, some time. He carne into the employ of The Register about five years ago. He leaves a wife and one child. The remtüns were taken to Kalamazoo for burinl this forenoon. The Detroit Tribune says: "Mr. James L. Babcock, of Ann Arbor, the gentleman who is to iall heir to half a million dollars if he shall marry within five year.o, is a persecuted man. The girls are popping the question to him orally and by letter every day, and, go where he will, the candidates increase in numbers and relentlessly pursue him. A word to Mr. Babcock. Fix your best eye on some modest, sweet, gentle girl who acorns to join the giddy throng. Don't be r.ffled offlike a Thankpgiviog turkey, nor captured by pretty photographs or poor poetry." At a meeting of the board of directors of Co. A, lsl Régimen', M. S. T., held Monday evening, the fbllowiDg civil officers were elected: President, JohnC. Fische;; vice-presideut, H. D. Sleriihew; secretary, Wm. F. AruiStrons;; treasurer, Sid W. Millard. The following appointuents were also made for the year: lst sergeant, George Dengler ; 2rjd, John C. Fischer ; 3rd, Wellington Tau; 4th, Samuel Henne; 5th, Wm. F. Armstrong. Q larterjinster 8frgeant, J. Theurer; color st-rgeant, Louis Iloelzle; corporal, lst. Paul Tessmer; 2nd, Frank Campion ; 3rd, Herman Kin ; 4tn, Albert E. Gebhardt ; 5tb, Frank Feiner ; 6th, Chas. Bailey ; 7th, Louis Noli ; 8:h, Herbert Mtnly.

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