The City

C. V. Nafe will address the meeting at Cropsey's hall next Sunday afternoon. Dr. Studley'a lecturenext Sunday evening will relate to "Esau, Jacob and Rachel." The T. & A. A. has started a series of cheap excursión to southern winter re301 tS. Michael Gauss and wife mourn the loss of one of the Iriplets bom recently, which died Sunday. J. T. Jacobs has a fine photograph of Renator James McMillan, nicely framed, hanging in his office. A pair of bandled wires cutters has been added to the equipment of the hook and ladder truck. The next annual encampment of the G. A R. of Michigan will be held at Adrián, April 1, 2, and 3, 1890. Bishop R. S. Fostt r's di-course before rhe Wesleyan Guild will be given Sunday evening, November 24. Superintedent Mason took Elzabeth Harrington of Yoik, a dependant insane person, to the Pontiacasylum Saturday. One of tbe greatest im proveniente recently made in tbe city is the wideoing of Huron st, west of the T. &. A. A. tracks. The coumy couvention of the W. C. T. U. tneets in Ypsilanti Nov. 20 and 21. A cordial invita'.ion is extended to this utiion. Prof. J. M. B. S.1I of Ypsilanti preached a fine sermón at St. Aodrew's church Sunday. He will fill the pu'pit both morning and evening next Sunday. The subject of Rev. J. M. Gelston's ddress at the Presbyterian church, next Sunday evening, will be " D ffieulties end Questions concerning Prayer." Rosa Granger has 6everal new dances- Yale, Lockresa, Wentworth and U. of M. waliz,- which he will introduce at the State-st academy next Saturday evening. Tlie fire alarm Sunday ruorning was caused by a pile of wood in the rear part of Kisele's marble shop which caught fire frm being too close to a stove. No damge. Tbe iadies of the Presbvterian Society will give a reception at 7 30 to-night to Rev. J. Mills Gfclston and wife, on the fifth anniversary of hi9 connection as pastor of the church. Prcf. H. C. Adams has recently purchased a fine Boardman & Gray upright piano. Mre. Kate Anderson and Miss Jennie Poster have also iavested in instruments of this make. The vestry of St. Andrew's church received a formal acceptance Saturday lrom Rev. Iienry Tatlock expressing his willingness to take charge of this parish aa requested by the vestry. Before the Unity Club on next Monday eveoing, paper on "Lake Huron, Explored in an Open Boat," will will be read by Mr W. H Fairbanks, and " True Bravery, a Song of the War," by W. K. Childe. Chief Sipley has had an electrical bell placed in the engine house, so that by touching a button at thehead of his bed, he can sound an alarm bell up stairá in the sleeping room oí the members of the deparlment ___ There will be a cbange in the time table of the T. & A. A. & N. M. R. R. on Nov. 17. It is rumored in a distant way that the passeDger service will be improveí by the addition of one extra passenger train each way dily. " What'8 the matter with Russia 'I " will be answered by J. E. ieal in sn address to be given in ihe leciure room ot the M. E. church, Friday evening, Nov. 22, at eight o'clock, for ihe benefit of the Ladies' Aid Society. Admission only ten cents. ___ Forty members cf Company A, the Chequnmeeon Orchestra and the ÜDivereity Glee Club went toïpsilanti yesterday to attend the dedicatorv exercises of Cleary's new business college building. They had a fine time and were well entertained. A. L. Noble was surprised Saturday morning when he arrived at the gtore to End all of his clerka wearing their dress suits. The weather was rainy, and tsis start ou the boys' part was merely the re - 6iil t of a wager, whichnone of tbem wished to pay. The opening addreis before the Wesleyan Guild, which was to be delivered at the Methodi&t church next Sunday evenInc; has bnen postpoced until Sunday evèniog, Not. 24, Bishop R. 8. Foster ol Boston being unable to be here before that time. Clarence S. Yates, a bright and promising member of tbe Detroit Evening News' gtaff, died at Detroit on Saturday, of typhoid fever. The deceased was a cousin of Chau. W. Rose oi Pittsfietd, and was a frequent visitor in this city wbere lie had many friends. The Ann Arbor Courier editor "kicks" because the clock in the court house is not always iighted at night. What is it to him? - he's not a raarried man. - Adrián Press. Dou't set this item aside expecting to make use of it aeain. It may not be true within a short time, if rumors are to be believed. Not long since a singular phenomena occurred on the electric wireg on Statest, between Liberty and Washington-sts. Two small balls of electric fluid were seen about six rodB apart, from which a bnght lii$ht six incbes in height ecoitted. Could the cause of it have been an overcharge of the fluid on the wiree? Mrs. Geo. R. Hnviland was the victim of a pecutiar and painlul accident Friday evening. She was walking through tbe kitchen at her house, which was dark, and jituiiibled. Throwing out her hand to save htraelf, she laid her wrist upon a knife lieing on a table, which was as sharp as a razor, cu'ting an artery about half off. Afier the flow of blood had been itopped, a physioian tied the artery together and eewed up the wound. The Miases Emma and Maggie Bjwer entertained a number of friends at a progressive euohre party Tuesday evening. Mayor Beakes and wife were fortúnate and eecured the first prizss, and Sam. Langsdorf did not come away emptyhanded, as he captured the booby prize- a fine painted ruot;key on a stick. Rev. Barry's many fiiends will be glad to learn that his eyes, which for some raonths have given him so much trouble, are now improving rapidly under the treatment of Piot. Oarrow of the Umversity, who is Dr. Froihingham'a euccessor, and Mr. Barry thinks him the right man in the right phce.- Silme Oberver. The High SAool rugby team went to Detroit Saturday and played a game with the Detroit High School teara, on the D. A. C. grounds. The game was cluse and exciting, Ann Arbor being credited with three touch downs and one goal to one touehdown and one goRl for Detroit, when the game was called on account ot darkues?. The Chelsea Standard mentions the fact of triplets having been born in this city, and adds, "And yet Ann Arbor "ki-ks" because its valuation was raiseJ $280,000." We only "kicked" because we didn't understand the market price of tripiet?, bui if it is $280,000 Ann Arbor will pay it without grumbling, although this seems a hule high even for triplets. The Methodist church was crowded to its utmost capacity, and probably a couple of hundred were unable to gaia admission, last Sunday evening to listen to the able address on "Mormonism," which was delivered by Mis. Angie Newman. Another feature of the evening which received complimei tary mention was the solo, "Better Land," by Miss Kate E. Jacobs. Last evening the employees of the AU mendinger Piano and Organ Co. turned out and, headed by the Organ Works bind, marched to the depot to meet the president of the company, F. Schmid, and his lamily upon their return from Europe and escort them to theii residence. Near!y a hundred employees of the company were in line and each carried a blnziug torch. J. V. Sheehan is mad, and he is just raad enough to pay fifty dollars reward to the person wlio will prove who scratched the large plate glaas in the front of his store thisVeek. The glass is the largest single plate in the state, and one end of it is covered with deep Rcratches, whichlook as though tlïey had been dehberately made with a diamcnd or other hard substance. Congressman Allen was in the city Friday evening and cal'ed together those pari 98 directly interested in the appoiutment of postmaster. The petitions were counted, not without some dissatisfaetion and protests at some of the names thereon however, and from what can be learned, it appears now a; it did months ago, tht the congressman will recomtnond E. E. Beal for the postion. Bishop Davics, who succeeds the late Samuel S. Hnrris as the bishop of the eastern diocese of Michigan, is expected to arrive in Detroit to-morrow to take charge of the affairs of the diocese. The family con8Í8ts of the bishop, his wife, two daughters and a rod. The latter has been at'ending the Univergity of Pennsylvania, but will probably enter the University of Michigan soon after the family gets settled in Detroit. The Board of Public Works and city officials have been in conference with C. R. Whitman this week, in relation to an &iju8tment betweeu the city and Mr. Whitman regarding the old cemetery case. It is said that a fair compromise has been i made, which the Board of Public Works will recommend that the council accept at the meetingnext Monday night. By the 8ettlementof this case the city will acquire a good title to th'i finest peice of property for a park, and it will probably be used for this purpose whhin a year or two. Last Friday evening a number of the meuibers of the Ann Arbor Commandery met and organizad tl.o Knights Templar Drill Corps, their main object being to perfect their memberg in drill and tactics. The military officers elected were C. S. Fall, captain; L. C. Goodrich, lst lieutenant; W. W. Watts, 2ad lieutenanl; J. R. Miner adjutant. The civil offlcers of the organiüation are Warren F. Mills, president; A. 0. NioholB, vice-president; J. R. Miner, secretary and treaMirer. Meetings for drill will be held evory Friday night. The Howell common council contemplates bringing action against the county for the payraent of the bilis incur-' red during the small-pox epidemie in that village, last winter, the Baard of Supervisors havinedelayed action in allowing the same. - Brighton Citizen. The supervisors must be about the same the world over. Ann Arbor's experience with smallpox bilis and the supervisors was about the same as Ilowell's, although we were fortúnate enough to et about half the bilis allowed without thinking of going to law. Friday af ternoon thochildren of the firat naid school met at the High School hall and celebrated the raising of their new flig with appropriate exercises. The programme was interesting and conaisted of songs, recitations and a drill by the cliildren, and aa address by J. E. Beal. The flag drill was a marked feature of the programme and showed ihat considerable hard work had been put in by thechildreD. The children of the fourth ward school celebrated a similar event on Tuesday afternoon, 0. H. Manly, J. E. Beal and Sapt. Perry each making short addresses. The "gasoline well" on Liberty-st utill holds out and several barrels of gasoline have been secured. This week the oder of the gasoline has been discovered about the Central MilU, becoming so strong that Mr. Allmendinser has warned his employees to be careful about the use of lights around the building. The matter now becooiea a serious one and a disastrous fire may be the result. If the soil in this vicinity has become 80 impregnated with ihe leakage from the oil tanks and pipes, (and the prevailing impression is that these are responsible tor the wonderful discovery of a well that furnisheg refined gasoline,) the matter appears to be a subject for immediate investigation and action by the autborities. The Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan earned $89,L08 78 during the rnon'h of October this year, against $62,044.26 last Outober, an increaso of $2G,064.52. The road is under the best, of managements and'its importa-ice can best be judgad from the compansonof Hs earnings to a large extent, and although two heavy lncomotives and 150 box cars have been received tbia week, the lack of both coaches and freight oars is great. Five mo'e locomotivos, 300 flat and 200 box rara are already ordered and six passenger coaches are building. The Ann Arbor's Buceees is almost phenomeual. - Toledo Bee. A. J. Sawyer dropped arourd Tuesday and told F. A. Howlett thai himseïf and wife were coming around that tvening to cali at the county cleik's new Jiouse. Fred thought there was notbing strar ge ■n thip, but when he found that b.'sidcs Mr. Sawyer and wif'e, he had for company twenty members of the Cavanaugh Lake Campini; Association, he realzcd that he was sold again. The p"rly came from Chelsea on the evening train, spent a pleasaut evenjng with their surprise.i host ard hostess, and returnei to Chelsea at midnight. Mr. Howlatl says that this is the seoond time that he has been surprised wiihin two week-, and he will be on the watch hereafter.