The City

The new fence is being built on Cedar Bend-ave. A etone walk is being laid in front of Reynolds' saloon on Ann-st. Work h8s commenced on rebuilding the abuttments to bridge No. 3. T. L. Hewitt has built a fine new barn on his place on S. Thayer-st. Bugene Yager, of this cityi has been granted a patent on a book case. John S. Henderson has resigned as a mernber of the Board of Health. Dr. Thomas McCabe and Mrs. Gertrude B. Seager were married yesterday. Fred. W. Schulz became the proud father of a nine pound boy on the Fourth. John Keenan paid $1 and costs of suit to Justice Pond last Friday for being drunk. ____ The new entrance to the Zion church will add greatly to the appearance of that edifice. Frank S. Buckley, of Chelsea, has been registered to practice dentistry in this county. On the sunny side of tne house Thursday noon the mercury bubbled up to 106 just as easy. H. D. Merithew is nursing three sore fingers. He held on to a sky rocket just a second too long. The Ann Arbor Steam Laundry has been moved to the second story of the electric light gtation. James Hadden, a vagrant, will board with Sheriff Dwyer until the 13th, by order of Jusüce Pond. The A. 0. U. W. have arranged with the T. & A. A. to give an excursión to East Saginaw on Aug. 11. James E. Duffy will preside at the stamp window at the postoffice duriDg the absence of Fred McOmber. The first special fruit car to be sent to Detroit by our local growere, starts Monday morning at six o'clock. Ann Arbor is steadily increasing in population. Five families from Fiint will move here during the summer. The Register will hereafter publish the latest market reporta, the prices being corrected every Thursday morning. William Clifford and James Henry were each sentenced to five days in jail by Justice Pond, Monday, for vagrancy. James M. Jennerette, of the Third ward, died July 4, of Bright's disease. He was 37 years old and leaves a family. The Bethlehem Sunday school contémplate giving their scholars a free excursión to Whitmore Lake in the near iuture. Bach & Abel have not invested very heavily in wool this season, their total purchase being a single six pound fleece. The common council and city officials will take a trip to Cadillac about Sept. 11, to pay the officials of that place a return visit. The city band gave an excursión to Detroit today; a large number of oitiüens taking advantage of the low rates, went with them. Dr. Clara A. Oswald. U. of M. '89, has registered at the county clerk's office and is now entitled to practico her profession in WashUnaw county. John Bonnet, a Dexter saloon-keeper, has been bound over for trial in the circuit court on the charge of selling liquor to a common drunkard. The new uniforma for Company A have been received and were issued to the men last Monday evening. They are a decided iaprovement over the old ones. A. D. Seyler was elected delégate to the state encampment of the K. O. T. M., by Arbor Tent, No. 296, last evening. William Gousins was elected altérnate. Last week Miss Nellie Garrigues advertised for a lost watch in The Register, and fouud it the next day in her bureau drawer. Moral - Advertise in The Register. During the next five Sundays no services will be held at the Presbyterian church. Sunday school and the Wednesday evening meetings will be held as usual. We learn that a company is being formed oí Ann Arbor capitalista for the manufacture of fine laundry and toilet sosps, under the management of C. Geo. Liddell. Perry Grennan, a ten-year-old son of William Grennan of the Fifth ward, had powder blown into his face and eyes, on the Fourth. He may lose the sight in one of his eyes. A harness-maker from Chelsea carne to the city Saturday, became drunk and had his watch stolen. On Monday, Marshal Walsh arrested "Cookey" O'Donnell, charging him with the theft. The remains of Mrs. James V. Hooker were brought to this city from Charlotte, Friday afternoon, for buriaL The deceased was 77 years old and was the motber of Judge Hooker, of Charlotte. Charles Schmidt, the Augusta saloonkeeper charged with violating the liquor law by eelling liquor without having tiled the proper bond, bas been bound over for trial at the October term of the circuit court. The invitations have been issued announcing the marriage of L. P. Jocelyn and Miss Ada Sutherland to take place at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Sutherland, Wednesday, July 17. James Hanlan strolled into Marshal Waleh's house one day last week and asked Mrs. Walsh if she could give hira something. She thought she could and called her husband who gave the tramp a walk to the jail. Jus tice Pond gave him a chance to pay $3.00 fine and $5.65 costs or go to the house of correction for 65 days. T A H. Classen senda a copy of number one, volume one, of the Oklahoma Daily State Herald, published in a city nine weeks oíd with a population of 15,000. Probably Classen has several corner lots and a bank or two by this time. Mack & Sohmid are making some improvement8 in the store occupied by Martin Haller. A new front, similar to the one in the store occupied by the Two Sams, is to be put in and a stone sidewalk will be laid in front of the store. Lydia C. Mayer was sent to the insane asylum at Pontiac, last Friday, by order of the judge of probate. She has been living with her father in the second ward, on whose complaint that she was insane the committment to the asylum was made. The amount received by this city in settlement of the suit against the James estáte, keeps growing as it goes from one paper to another. The Brighton Citizen is the latest, that paper placing the amount at $18,000, nearly ten times what was really paid. ___ J. B. Brooks, of St. Ignace, and Mary A. Hedges were married Tuesday erening, at the reaidence of W. W. "Wines, by Rev. J. M. Gelston. The bride has been teaching at Bay City for several years past, previous to that time haviDg lived with Mr Wines' family. John Beasley, an old citizen living on Traver-st, received a bd fall Saturday afternoon. He is nearly 80 years old and partially blind, and in going across lots af ter a pail of water, feil off a high embankment into the gravel pit. No bones were broken but he was badly shaken up. The community was pained to leara of the death oL Abigal M. Adams, wife of President Adams of Cornell University, which occnrred at Ithaca on Friday. Mrs. Adams had been sick for some time and her death was not unexpected. The remain8 were brought to this city Sunday afternoon, and a large number of friends gathered at the depot and escorted them to the cemetery. A number of our citizens have been looking ahead for a cool place for summer homes and have joined the Chenaux Island Hunting and Fishing Association, which has elegant grounds on Chenaux Island, near Mackinaw. Among those who have purchased lots are W. H. Dorrance, M.W. Harrineton, V. C. Vaughan, H. Gibbes, L. D. Wines, W. W. Campbell, H. N. Chute, E. H. Scott and M. E. Cooley. The carele8sness ot many of our residents while sprinkling the streets is a nuisance. Children eyen are often allowed to manipúlate the hose and not infrequently some pedestrian is given the benefit of a thorough drenching. Recently a gentleman was obliged to return home and change his clothes as the resalt of having reoeived a broadside from a hose in the hands of one of our prominent citizens. There is no excuse for such carelessness. Ann Arbpr people are all " torn up " over some alleged spirit photographs taken by a photographer under the direction of a " medium." Twelve figures were developed on the plate besides the two actually taken. Several years ago Lansing was ust as badly excited over similar pictures, until Mr. B. F. Hall, then a prominent photographer, discounted the spirit photographs, obtaining the same results by a treatment of the plates with spirit of wine, and " spirit " photographs became unfashionable. - Lansing Republican. At the meeting of the School Board, Tuesday evening, the resignation of Prof. Q. W. Renwiok, instructor in music, was presented and Miss Lucy K. Cole was appointed in his place. Miss Briegal was appointed in Miss Cole's place as a teacher in the Fourth Ward school. Misses Melinda Mogk and Emraa Lutz were appointed cadet teachers. Owing to the crowded condition in the Fifth Ward Echool, some of the rooms having 70 scholars, it was decided to fit up another room there and Miss Treadwell was appointed teacher. A large number of invitations have been issued for a reception at St. Thomas school hall, to RL Rev. John S. Foley, D. D., Bishop of the Detroit Diocese, on Saturday evening from 8 to 10 o'clock. Edward Duffy will preside and make tbe introductory remarles. Addresses of welcome will be made by Mayor Beakes, in behalf of the city ; President Angelí, in behalf of the Univereity ; John V. Sheehan, in behalf ot St. Thomas congregation. On Sunday, confirmation will be held at St. Thomas church at 10 o'clock, after which the bishop will deliver a sermón. Fred Dowdigan, aged 20 years, was drowned in the river at the lludson pulp mili, four miles north of Dexter, on Tueeday evening. He went in bathing and search being made f or him soon after warde, he could not be found, although his clothes were lying on the bank. The body was found shortly before midnight, it being necessary to let the water out of the dam before it could be recovered. He was a son of Mrs. Mary Dowdigan, of Jefiersonst, and had been working at Hudson for a short time. His death fulla especially hard upon the family as it is less than a month ago that another son died suddenly while visiting in Illinois. Dr. W. W. Nichols and family, A. C. Nichols and family, and Charles Nichols and family went to Hudson on Tuesday. There a family reunión was held yesterday to celébrate the golden wedding of their párente. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Williams. The entire family of children, nine boys and one daughter, together with all the grand-children, were present. A peculiar circumstance of the gathering was the fact that among the children there was but one girl, while in the last generation, among the grand-children, there were ten girfis nd only one boy, he being but three weeks old. Mr. Nicholg becomiag so dieeouraged at there being no grandsons to perpetúate the family name, offered $100 for the first grandson, who was christened at the celebration yesterday. Upon their arrival home from their bridal tour, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Whedon, nee Millie Knowlton, were tendered a pleasant reception, according to the Norwood, Mass., News, which saya: "A pleaaant surprise party opened the new residence of W. T. Whedon, Esq., on Saturday evening last, and awaited the arrival I of himBelf and big bride. They carne to find these friends awaiting them and to find a fine spread collation and numerous beautiful presents ae well. Among the party were Hon. Warren E. Look, Lewis Day and wife, O. E. Pond and wife, E. A. Morse and wife, E. P. Moreland and wife, A. G. Webb and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Barnard Colburn, Irving Bigelow, Esq., and Miss Addie Cragin. Among the presenta was a French cnarble clock from Mr. and Mrs. John E. Smith, besides rugs, vases and all manner of mugs prettjr and useful. The party broke up at a seasonable hour."