The City

Clothes-Iine thieves are operating on Miller-ave. ■ ProBecutiDg Lehmaa 8 the happy father of an 8L pound boy. A little snow last night- just enouh to make bad walking. The monthly inepection and hop will be given by Co. A next Monday evening. Miss Susan B. Anthomy will speak at the Unitarian church next Sunday evenit'g- Thanksgiving matinee will be given at Nickels' hall, trom three to five Thursday afternoon. Rev. J. M. Gelson will address the temrerance meeting at Cropsey's hall next Sunday afternoon. Judge Kinne has issueJ an order calling the jury for the next ttrm of court to be on hand on Deo 9. Miss Mary F. Miley has a new "ad." in this issue calling attention tober finegoods for holiday presents. Dr Studley will continue his lectures on "Patriarchal Times" next Sunday evening at the Methodist churcb. The Germán Kaimers' Insurance Company of this county held a meeting Monday for tbe purpose of reorganizing. The Cheqaamegons will furnish the music for a reception to be given by the Ypsilanti light guard to-morrow evening. Adolph Pöinbmder, one of tha pupils of the third ward school, died Saturday from the effects of a kick in the stomach. Up to date 2,85& sparrows have been killed and reported to County Clerk Howlett. They cost the county $85.77 but they are worth i(. Union Thankgiving services will be held at the Presbyterian church tomorrow mormng at 10:30. Rev. Dr. Studley will occupy the pulpit. Bishop Foster occupied (he pulpit of the M. E. church Sunday evening. His subject was " Man." A large congregation listened to the discourse. Millman & McNally were arrested Monday on a charge of keeping their saloon open on Sunday, Oct. 6. They were bound over to the circuit for trial. Elmer Mills, Geo. M. Henion and D. Cramer took an inventory and appraisement of theestate of David Depue jesterday, which footed up about $7,000. One of the workmen on the addition to the chemical laboratory feil from the top of the will to the ground, about 20 feet, last Thursday, but fortunately escsped injury- Rev. Henry Tetlock, the new rector at St. Andrew's church, will arrive in the city next Saturday afternoon, and will preach the first sermón nxt Sunday morning. Bishop Davies will preach a Thanksgiving sermón at St. Andrew's church tomorrow morning. His next visitation to this parish will be on the third Sunday in December. In the course of evening addresses at the Congregational church on "The temptations cl our Lord," the pastor will sptak next fiunday evening on 'The second temptation of Jesus." The fiftc ward Sunday S3hool will give a fair at the chapt-1 on Wall-st Friday evening. Fancy articles wi'l be placed on sale, and a short programme will be rendered by the children. When Congressman Allen left for Washington ye sterday he carried with him a handsome gold-headed cane, which was presented to him by Carpenter Post, G. A. R. of Ypsilanti Ia6t week. Next Monday evening the Unity Club programme will consist of a paper, -'A Glimpse of Thoreau," and a shadow pantomime entitled, ''Villikins and his Dinah". The meetiDg promises ta be excellent. " Those who say that the fire department, as ït now is, is too expensive a luxury, should note the way the department is handled, the time employed in going to a fire and the work done after the fire is reached. The department should be kept intact, Since the city government was organïzed in 1851, Ann Arbor has been governed by 21 different mayorg. Of this number 13 are still living in the city. Philip Bach, who filled the office in 1858 59 being the earliest of our mayors who still lives here. Rev. J. T. Sunderland will preach next Sunday morning on thequestion, "Is Unitariamsm a religión 'to die by' as well as to live by?'1 The evening lecture on "The Religions of India" will be postponed one week, on account of Miss Anthony 's occupancy of the pulpit. Dr. Frothingham will close his office in this city on Jan. 1 and confine hi attention to bis Detroit practice. Dr. Weir, who has had charge ol Dr. Frothinghara's office in this city mnce last sutnmer, has not decided upon his future plang but will probably lócate in New York. The annual meeting of the Michigan State Sunday School Afsociation will oonvene at Grand Rapids, December 3, 4 and 5. LeadiDg Sunday school workers irom without as well as in ihe state are expected to take part in lts deliberations. Every Sunday school in the state is invited to eend delegates and every church its pastor. The case of the Cornwell Mf'g Co. vs. John M. Swifteia!, was taken upby Oudge Kinne Monday morning. The company is represented by Charles R. Whitman and the defendants by J. F. Lawrence and Sawyer & Knowlton. The ca9e has created considerable interest, and as there is a large amount of money involved it is being fought very hard and is hkely to oc cupy the attention of the court for two o three weeks. If the injunction asked fo is granted, the defendent, claim that ihei property will be rendered of no yalue fo its prtesnt use. Neithor Sheriff Dwyer nor the "boardrs" at the county jil will go hungry tomorrow, if the lollowing from the Dexter .eader is true: "One of the tinest turkeys we have neen this year was exhibited at iregory & Co's poultry house last week. t weighed, dressed, 25 pounds. The 'bird" was presented by H. C. Gregory o Sheriff Dwyer." The Adelphi Literary Society will give a pecial vacation program Saturday evenng, Nov. 30 at eight o'clock, consisting of music only, as follows: Song, Miss VVilloughbv; flute, L. Z. Caokin; aocompanst, E. M. Doughty; piano solo, Miss Davis; bat jo and guitar, A. Tyroler and f. J. Peck; song, F. J. Peok. A cordial nvitation is extended to all. Timothy E. Keating of E. Aon-st died Saturday noon of riemorrhage of the stomach. Mr. Katirig wasan old res'dent of the city, having resided here sicce 1842. He was twice a member of the Doard of aldermen and always took an active part in the affairs of our city. 3e was 52 yeara of age and leaves a wite Dut no children. He was refpected by all who knew bim. While Mr?. J. T. Jacobs wns returning one evening last week from an errand of mercy at the hospital, she stepped into the celler way in the rear of the mftin juiMing and received several bad bruises. Had it not been for an unbrella which Droke the fall (and also the unibrella) it would have resulted very seriously. A ailng should be placed around this opening, and more light is needed on the campus. A "prominent" business man in comDany with several friends, all more or lesa jnder the influence of liquor, made "Rome howl" and disgraced ihe etreets of our city by their actions Friday evenin, no notice being taken of their doings by the authorities. Had it been a party of town boys or country men making half as much disturbance, a nieht in jsil and a 3ne in the moroing would have been the sure result. There will be three sizes of postal carda when all the contract are taken up - one a fine delicate card for ladiea' ue, much smaller than those now in circulation and of a much finer quality. Finely calendered japer will be suostituted for the old buff Dlotting paper. An intermed'ate card of the eame t-iza as the one now in uae will be retained, and a new and larger oard will je introduced that can be used for business purposes. Congressman Allen was in the city for a short time Fr:day. He had noihingnew ;o offer on the postmaster questioa, but said that the die was cast, he had done his jest to satisfy his constituents, and that Ann Arbor would have a new postmaster n the n?ar future, but the appointment would not be made before Congress convened. Uapt. Allen left for Washington Tuesday, and 'ere long the change in this city will be made. Duririg the play at the opera house Vlonday eveniog, with the hous crowded 'rom pit to dome, a disturbance took place at the door. Some reckless individual yelled "fire" and a panic ensued, nea'ly everycne in the house starticg for the door, and several persons being pietty badly shaken up. Seve.-al ladies fainted, but beyond a ew bruist s and spraics no harm was done. What might have been tl e result ïad not the house officials acted pr. mptly can be imagined. The people of Detroit interested in the sucesful flwal exhibit last year for the benefit of Detroit i;haritiep,are busy at work preparing to make the exhibí' to be iven next April a still greater euccefs. The musical feature alone will require the organization of a chorus of G00 voices, and its art deparement will be oí the dimeneions of a notable art exhibitioD. The chief interest, however, will center in the loral display, and in the 25 floral booths to be conducted by the ladies of the various charities. Following the example of Ann Arbor, our Greek city down the river is ae;itating the question of sewerage, and the Sentinel places the total cost at $25,000 for the system. But this 8 the way they have of doing bu8iress there - putting the estimates of any public enterprise ridiculou8ly low and the actual cost painfully high. At ieast that is the experience the city has bad with waterworks and electric lights. Ann Arbor's estímate for fewerage in thig city, eituated very similar to Ypsilanti, is from $100,000 to $150,000. The Ypsilantian thig week prints extraets from a letter written by William Watts, father of J. C. and B. F. Watts of this city, to bis parents in England, ehortly after his arrival at Ypsilanti in 1836. The letter contains much of interest to the early pioneers of that city. Referring to B. F. Watts, who was bom about the time that it was written, the letter says: " We have such a sweet little boy and we are going to cali him Benjamin," a phrase which the " sweet little boy's" friends mention to him now on every occasion, much to his annoyance. Susan B. Anthony is to deliver a lecture at the new High School hall, Saturday evening at eight o'clock, for the benefit of the Ladies' Library Association. The adraission (ee will be but 25 cents and the large hall should be crowded to hear this celebrated wonian. ProbaKy co woman living has foughtso hard and accomplished so much for her sex as has Miss Anthony, this fight havingcommencedover 35years go in the teachers' convention in New York state, where she insisted upon addreseing the convention, an unheard of procedure in those days. One of our practical jokers was caught in his own trap Friday night, and received a scare which nearly took his breath away. Pretending that the letter was from a fiirl, he sent a note to his chum wishing to meet him that evening. The engagement was made and both parties were on hand at the appointed time, the joker dressed as a young lady and playing his part well. They started for a stroll about the city and were met by Marshal Walsh and Deputy Brenner, both of whom were aware of the joke that the young fellow was playing. The ofBcers eyed the couple for a minute and than told them that they would have to go to jail, charging them with being disorderly character?. The boys explained, entreated and begged but the officers were unmoved for someticne. UpoD the golemn promise of the "joker" to desist from such tricks in future, the bojs were given permission to go bome, and went gladly too.