The City

The mother of Mr Wm. Herz died on Suodiiy. W. G. Dieterle sent a loa d of furniture to Dexter Tursday. The front of Randall's store has been painted a somber black. Thankfgivicg day is tour weeks fiom to-day. Secure yuur turkey. Tbe Agricultural Works are closod for repairs for a couple of weeks. The new T. and A. A. depot is eoclosed and willbe ready for use by Dec. 1. A new stone walk has been laid on the scu:h side of the Methodist church. Golden Rule Lodge will hold a meeting tonight and confer the third degree. John Ryan ofthis city and Miss Carraher of Norlbfield weremanied Tuesdsy morning. A jcuthful mail carrier now rules the house of Asa Allen. He arrived last Sundy. Company A will give the firat of their monthly inspections and hops next Monday evening. The store occupied by Doty & Feiner has been treated to a coat ot paint on the outside. Ex Judge Ghauncey Joslyn died at 9:30 thia morning, alter a long illness, aged 76 years. ____ George (Jollins drew $25 at the last drawing of the Louisiana lottery, and is acjordingly happy. A number of changes have beea made in1 the arrangement ol the TA. A. & N. M. freight office this week. A pleasant farewell party was given in honor oi Miss Nellie Seabolt, at the residence oL Miss MamieBliss, Tuesday evening. Subject of Dr. Siudley's lecture at the Methodist church next Sunday eveniug: "The Patriarch Isaac and Jacob, and their Times. " Welcome to all. A new banner, 15 feet long, with the firm name protnmently displayed, floats trom the flagstaffoTer Mack & Schmid's store. Largest spider ever seen ia this city, ín window of the White Front. Rather ate in the geaaon to look fur flies and he wil. find uone on the young men in the etorei The new flag purchased by the scholars of the fourth ward school was floated to the breeze frotn the court houje flag staff Tuosday afternoon. There is a small section of the first ward that claims the banner, and rightfully too. Within r distance of lesa than 1 ,000 feet, ten children bave been born within a few wpek. Martin J. Cavarjaugh, the secretary of the Board ol Sjhool Exatniners, will cease tobe a bachelor on Tuesday, that being the day announced for his marriage to Miss Seery of N. Thayer-sf. Rev. J. T. Sunderland is at Philadelphia this week, attending the National Conference of Unitarian churches. Ile reads a paper there on "The Ministerial Supply in the Unitarian Pulpit of To-day." The temperance meeting at Cropsey's hall will be of much interest. Davis Carman, the boy speaker, will make his maiden Rpeech on temperance. Mr. Nave oí' the University will also take part. 'Youni people are especiaüy invited. The name oí' Judge Cooley has been prominently used during the past week as successor to Judge Stanley Matbews of the United States Supreme Court. No better man could be found for the position in the entire country. Michael Gauss of S. Fifth-st was threefold bleased on Saturday, his wife presenting him with triplets - two girU and a boy. The boy tips the acales at six pounds, and thegirls at W and 4J pounds respeotively. George Schaiberle, who works for Wm. P. Brown of Ann Arbor town, claims the championship 83 a corn husker. It took hini just 10 hours and 45 minutes to hu-k 45 bushels, tie the stalks and set them up, one day last week. The Board ot Healih are gratified to announce that of all ihe cases of typhoid fever reported in this city for the past two moalhs, all but one have been itnported ktre by outsido parties. Aon Arbor is certaÍDly a healthy city, not given to epidemics. There appears to be a general rumor aHoat that a certain party on State-st laily viólate the law, by selling spiritous iquora without a hcense to do 80. It oiight be well lor the aulhoiitieg to investígate this matter and ascertain how muoh truth there is in the rumor. Services will be held at St. Andrews church next Sunday as follows: Morning )rayer, Bermon and aiminitration of hoy communioo at 10:30; evening prayer and sermón at 7:30. Kev. Warren Hastings of Detroit or Rev. Henry Tatkck of New York will officiate. Mrs. N. Shtllon reached ihe age of 77 years last Surjday, and as a remembrance of the event her ö?e children partouk of a happy birthday dinner with her, at the residence of A. H. Hjlmes. Mrs. Sheldon is one of the pioaeers of this city and county, having resided here for a great inany years. The Student' Bible class at the Unitarjan ehurch began ita regular work lasl Sunday morning wiih Mrs. Sunderland as teacher. The general subject for the year ie, "Tde Life and Teaching of Jesus as exhibited in the Gjspel of Luke." All etudents and others interested a-e welcome A fcorse belouging to Chas. Schuift made a lively runaway last Thursday fternoon. Mrs. Sohultz was driving, being accompanied by Mrs. Suuthard. As they turned oq to Wilhams-st from Main-st, one wh-íel carne off the buggy tbrowing theocoupaDts out, bolh escaping injury except a few cralches. The horse raa until opposite the court house on Main-st, where he was caught by Shirley Hunter. The State Bank Examiner dropped in at the Savmgs Bank Tuesday to inspect that institution. He found everything in first clas8 shapeandcomplimented Cashier Hiscock highly, saying that th ia was the first bank he had examined where everything came out absolutely correct at the first trial. At the Unity Club meeting next Mondy evening, Prof. 3. B. Reighard will read a paper on "Recent Biologieal Speculations on the Duration of Life," and Mrs. Sunderland will give an account of "Visita to some Famous Modern Palaces." Both promise to be exceedingly interesting, as everyona who has listened to either of the speakers will kcow. Miss Alice Cramer, who has be come recognizud in Ann Arbor as a fine contralto singer, will sing two solos at the meeting of the Literary Adelphi Society, next Saiurday evening. At the meeúng on the following Saturday evening, Mr?. Prof. Beman, equally as well known as a soprano, will render three selections. At both of these entertainraents anolher of our local mueicians, Miss Minnie Davis, will act a3 accompanist. The pronrietor of the Cook House was victimized last week by a professional hotel beat. On Thursday a young man, 22 or 23 years of age, with a smooth face and wearing a derby hat and cutaway c at, registered as Bd. P. MHer, N. Y. His vocation was cutting proflies from cloth or paper, and he did quite a business during the few daj s he was in the city. He diesappeared Saturday night, accompanied by his valise, not even stopping to settle his bilt. Officers at Jackson and Detroit were notified but he has not been caught yet. Dr. Schrepper, the veterinaiian, has purchased a residence ia Ann Arbor, whi'her he will soon remove with his family. The doctor has the advantage of being a regular graduated practitioner in his prcfegsion, having his diploma and loitimoniali from a Germán school, and exnerience in cavalry of the Germany arrnv. Residing at Ann Arbor, he will be more accessiHe to the large Germán populntion in the county, and he will doub'lesa gain a large practice. - Ypsilanti Sentinel. The ccmity superintendants of the poor have petitionrd the circuit court to compel Matthew Jensen to support his mother, Johanna Norgaard, who bas applied to the superintendent for aid. Siie was formerly possessed of considerable properiy whicb ehe deeded to her son, he agreeing to properiy care for herself and husband as long as they lived. 'Twas the old, old story, and poor treatment drove her from her son's house to seek county aid after her husband's death, so claim thepetitioners. A well that produces refined gasoline has been the cause of considerable excitement in the second ward, during the past week. The well is located on the land of Chas. Haenser on W. Liberty st. Sinoe August the water has been growing flat and rancid, until a coupla of weeks ago it becaine so bsd that it could not be used. A pailful drawn up will burn ábout half away, and the easoline will burn in a .stove. Mr. Haeuser has already filled a 50 gallon barrel and the well grows stronger daily. It may be that he bas "struck oil," but the chances are that the arijoinins; oil tanks of Dean & Co. are responsible for this strange "phenomena." The Ypsilanti Sentinel, although mistaken a little with referenoe to any agitation looking forward toward Ana Arbor's building a system of waterworks, speaks from the experience of that city and offers the following advise, free of charge: "Ann Arbor has been fairly served by her light and water companies, at no very exorbitant rate, but some of her aldermen have caught the boodle epidemie from the prevalence of the duease in this city, and ache terrible to start a city electric light and waterworks boom. The papers of that city, however, whether with an honest regard for the public interest, or because they have not been fixed, generally look with disfavor on the plan. If Aun Arbor knows wheu she is well off she wil keep from uuder "bonds," tho' better able to bear them than Ypsilanti." It is not often that anyone gets the best of county clerk Howletr, but last evening he was obliged to acknowledge that he vlas beaten, and beaten badly too. When he walked into his house with a couplè of friends, about eight o'clock, he found the membrs ot the Board of Supervisors quietly eeated about the rooms, playing cards and enjoyini his hospitality. This was a surprise to him, but when Supervisor Wheeler conducted him to another room and, with short well chosen remarks, in the name of his associates presented Mr. ITowlett with a handsome easy chair, the genial clerk could not realiza that he was awake. The matter did not end hure, Mr. Wheeler directing his attention to Mra. Ilowlett presented her with a silver, tilling water set and an elegant fruit dish. Mr. Howlett vainly endeavored to express his tbanks, but could hardly find words. He acknowledged that he was "sold " and that he appreciated the "sell." The house was then thrown open to his guesta and a pleasant evening was ppent by all.