The City

Next week will be Holy Week. Easter is one week from next Sunday. The street sprinkler made a trial trip, Tuesday. Yale's coofectionary f tore on State-st. now has telephone No. 91. Rosa Granger will give an invitation masquerade evening, April 8. Notice tbe cali tor the repubiican ward caucuses and city convention. The jury in the circuit court was diecharged lor the term, yesterday. Harriet E. Row was granted a divorce from Eugene Row, by Judge Kinne, Friday. The election of officers of Ann Arbor commandery, K. T. takes place next Tuesday evening. A pleasant purty was given at the Ladies' Library, Friday evening, by about a dozen coaples. Mrs. Adam Wahl, of W. Third-st., presentedher hu-band with a present - a fine git 1 - M„mlay. A special meeting of the common council will be held this evening, to consiiler several ordinances. Bishop Vincent will deliver an address before the Wesltyan Guild, S'inday evening, April ü, at the M. E. church. At the M. E. church last Sunday, J. Lindensclimidt played a cornet accompauin-eut and Mr. Spaulding sang a solo. BUhop Davies held comfirmation services at St. Andrew's church, Sunday moraing, a class ol 34 being confirmed. Miss Adelide Haddleston, of Cleveland, O. o, will have charge ol H. Randall's millu ery department for the ensuing seison. The May number of the Arena will 2ontain an article by Prof. Allred Hennequin, on "The Requirements of the Modern Drama." Arthur J. Kitson, of Geddes-ave, is a happy lather. It's a ' pound boy, and nis birthday will occur annually, on March 24. Tbe repubiican city committee has called the caucuses to be held Thursday evening, and the city convention on Fridey evening. Franz Fiuker, a farmer of Lodi, died on Saturday. He was a prominent German and was a member of several benevolent societies. The democrats have called their ward caucuses lor Wednesday evening and their city convention at the court house on Thursday evening. The Toledo & Ann Arbar railroad is the only road in the state that will give the 8ludenis the benefit of a reduction during the spring vacation. After a hard struggle and the help of the roaü scraper, streel comniissioner Öulh. rland managed to fiad the solid ground on Main-st., Saturday. Confirmntion services will be held by Rev. J. Neumann, at the Bethlehem CQUrch, next Sunday mornirg. A class af 41 ch Idren will be confirmed. Burglars cratked the safe at John Koch's brewery in Manchester, Sunday nighf, and obtained $60 in cash and a quanity of jewelry worth $200 or more. The fence which has enclosed the old fair ground for years, has been removed. The work of removing the buuMiogs to the new location will commence next week. In the Methodist church, next Sundny evtning, Dr. Studley will give the laat lenture ot his couree on "Patriarchal Times." Subiect: "The Plagues of Egjpt." The secretary of the Business Men's Association has called a special meeting, to be held in the council chamber to morrow evecing. The question of sewerage will be discussed. A small fire mong some rubbish in the rear of Andrew's Huron-st. store, was extinguish" d Tuesday evenin?, by members ol the fire deparlment, without a general alarm being given. Martin Clatk has been appointed agent o! the Arm Arbor Cooperativo Savings Association for the purpose of soliciting subscription8 for stock in the new Beries, which is now open. Rev. Mr. Sunderland will ppeak next Suuday evening at the Unitarian church, on "Theodore Parker." In the mornina Mr. Sundeiland will Fpeak upon "ThePermaneuce of Religión." "Joshua and Samnntha Allen," the entertainment given by the ladies of the Congregationnl church, on Friday evening, proved so entertaining, that it was repeated on Monday evening. Mathew Rentschler, of Snhne, has the contract for ötti".g up the buildings, erecting sheds, building s'alls, etc, on the new fair grounds after the present buildings are moved to their new location. A. C. inderson, living on the south Ypsilanii road on tbe line between Pittsfield and Ann Arbor townships, died yesterday morning from lung troubles. He was 37 years of age and was unmarried. Arthur M, Claik, erand lecturer of the F. and A M. of Michigan, held a school of instruciion at the Masóme Temple hst Tnursday evening. Dalegtes were present from each of' the loriges in ihe county. The third degree was exemplified in an admirable manner by Fraternity lodge of this city. The monthly meeting of the Pomological So:iety will be held at the court hous ■, Saturday, April 5 at 2 p. m. The topics lor discussion will be: Thinning out ot fruit by shortening in; What ttees to plait; lJrospects of fruit. Exhibit of Russet, Canada, Jonathan and oiher winter apples and p ara, dried and canned fruit and fiowers. At the TJnitY Club meeting next Mooday evening. Prof. Kelaey will read paper on ' Luoretius and Herbert Spencer" and Prof. Thomas will speak on the subject, "Mythology." Musió will be provided. Married, in Chicago, March 17, Mrs. L. D. Q-roves and Mr. E. Magon. Mre. G-roves was for maoy years a resident of Ann Arbor, and is a lady well known, aDd highly eateemed by Ann Arbor deople. On Mooday evening, March 31, the Wtsleyan Guild will give an entertain ment at the M. E. church. Prof. Stanley will render eeverul selections on the org8ii, and Prof. Trueblood will give Snakespearean readinga. _____ Catherine A. Powers, of Independence, Kss., died March 22, i ged 78 years. The remains were b'ought here Tuesday, and ti ken to Hamburg where the funertil was held yesterdy. She was an old pioneer of Hamburg. Died, March 20, 1890, at her home in Arm Arbor, liter a severe three weeks' illnMS of typhoid pneumonía, Miss Nellie W. Cheever, aged 17 years and 4 months, or.ly dnughter ol Mrs. L;iura H'. ai.d sister of D. B. l he. ver. The qoMoi linie poera "The Yeil of Peace" to be fouud in nnother column of The Register, is by Helen E. Whl ers, olass of 89 f th) 'Univeisiiy, who resides now at Lfiadvillf, Cul , where she is progressicg in iteraiy woik. The oí asgociation of the Hobart Gruild of the L' rversity of Michigan were filed in the c. uuty clerk's office, last Friday. The original association is composed of C. B. Richmond, H. J. Brown, B. M. Thompson, E. D. ;Kinne, 0.8. Denisou and J. M. Wheeler. The Hamilton Pak addition ppears to be a success. Lst week the plat was filed and mi re thit titne contracta have been let for four houses to be built there at once, thrte lots have been sold, and the owners have contncted for 1,000 shsde trees to be planted on the new addition at cnce. Judge Kinne will be obliged to clrse the March term of the circuit court this week, as the April term in ihe Monroe circuit court will open en Tuesday. The cases this ttrm in this circuit have proven very unst;sfactory, as they huve dragged along, and fully half the docket will have to go over the term. The Auditor G-eneral has commeBced suit to foreclose for taxe3 certain land owned by the T. & A. A. R. R. Co., including the water tank and yards owned by the company in this city. The company will contest the claim on the ground that the asseesment was illegal, as the property is used for railroad purposes and the tax is included in the general tax paid by the company. Congreesman Allen's resolution relativo to the tunnel at Detroit passed the Houe unanimoufly Monday morninp, and fifteen minutes later was sent to the Senate. This resolution calis for an exhaustivo investigation of the matter by a competent board of eogineers. The Senate immediately passed tbe resolution. üur representativa is to be congratulated on hu good fortune in this sensible movement. - Adrián Timec A oarload of excelsior wh ch was stored in a shed in the reur of Ferguson's cart works on Detroit-st, caught fire, Tuesday morning, but was (xtinguished after doitig about $75 wonh ot damage. The fire department responded promptly to the alarm and did excellent service. The fire it is thought, was the result of ppoutaneous combustión. Tnis is the fourth time that a fire has oceurred at these works, within the past fw years. E. P. Mills & Co., the sucoessors of Wines & Worden cnused considerible commotion at their store on Suurday. The sacrifice sale which they had advertised was the caue, and the ladies of the city seemed to have gone crazy. The store was packed from seven o'clock in the morning until seven in the evening, when it was necessary to close the store and hunt around for the clerks who were fairly buried in the piles of goods which were scattered about. Charles Raab was intoxicated Monday, and while in that condition carne nearer losing his lie than most people would care about trying. He drove his horse on a run down Min-6t., and in front of the opera house attempted to turn around without slackening the pace of the horse. The attempt was not a sucoess, and soon th6 cart, man and horse were mixed together. R;iab was drawn from the de bris in an insensible condition but was not hun badly, only a few cuts being on his face. Five hundred children will sing on the aftercoon and evening of the opening day (April 22) of the Detroit Floral and Musical Charity Festival. These children are be ng trained by Mrs. Emma A. Thomas, director of vocal music in the Detroit public schools. The songs will be from popular operas, and the national airs of vanous countries. "Columbia" will be the openioj; number, an 1 will ba accompanied by the waving of 500 litile flags, and "everybody" will have an opponunity to hear the children sing. An interesting program will be given in the law lecture room next Saturdny tvening at 8 o'clock by the Prohibiiion etudnts in an oratorical contest. Mr. W. H. Nichnls speaks on The Political Conscietic; Mr. O. V. Nfe on the "Manifest De-tiny" of Prohibiiion; J. F. Bnckner, on he Sophistry ot the L quor Revenue; E. F. Van Vechten, Necessiiy of a Netv Politic-il party; and W. E. Goddard. on Prohibitioa as a Power. Pleasing music will be renrlered by the Chtquarnegon orches tra. No admisaion ehartre. On Saturday, a daikey nam.ed McCoy, was brought to the University ho-pital from Ypsilanti, where he had been engaged in a quarrel wi:h another darkey by the name of Jones, and had a badly tractured skull as the re:-ult. Jones struck McCoy over the hesd with a stone, and from what can be learned of the causes leadiDg to the quurrel, it appears that Jones was justitied in doing as he did. Thirteen pieces of McCoy's skull were taken out by the surgeon at the h spita), and he is now in a fair way to recover. The sute encampraent of the G. A. R. will be held at Adrián on Tuesday, Wednesday nd Thursday next, at Crosswell's opera house. The headquarters of the G. A. R. and the W. R. C. will be at the Lawrence house. Adrián is making every airangement for the entertniDtnent of the veterans. Camp fires will be held at which Gov. Luce, Gen. R. A. Alger, Gen. William Gibson, of Ohio, acd U-en. J. C. Black, jf Illinois, will be present. Also the national president of the W. R. 0., and Mrs. Thompson, department president of Michigan. George L. Muore ami H. M. Tabor have purcbased the siock of books, stationary, eic, of Andrews & Ca, and will take charge of the busir,e-s Apr. 1. Both members tf' the new firm are wellknown citzans hun and are active, wide awake bu.-inees men, who will undoubtely make a ëuccesi of their new veniure. The new Srm will oc;npy the Hiint store on Mainst., r.ext to S;hairer & Mjllen. The fctore will have new front similar to that of Sjliairer & Milten's, and will be generally reötted ins de in hard woed, making one of the handsomest stores in the city. Louis J. Liesemsr, autrnrof "Playine witn Hearts" now running in the Detroit. Sin dy News, has just o mpleted a long sens-ational novel, enlitled ''One Hucdrid Nights." It is ï novel novel. Tliere are one hur dred chapters, ench night co'-stituting a ehapter; one bunured characters, fifty men and fit'ty women; and the scènes are laid in Detroit, Chicago, Jackson, Ypsilanti and Ann Ar'oor, and most of the characters represent some of the elite of the above-named cities. 'One Hundred N gbts" will not appear as a erial, but will be published in book form by a New Yorl; or Chicago firm. Lyman D Jame, of Williamsburg, Mas. has beeu in the city this week, looking a'ter bis large real estáte interes',8 here. Mr. James has decided to clear up the property on the northeast corner of Washington and Fourth-t's, nzj the old buildings to the ground, build a stone sidewalk about the property, and then place the property upon ihe marke'. for business lots. Th-g wll be one of the most decided improvements to be made in ihe city this year, as the pri perty, really very valuab'e, has been in lts present condition a di.' g ace and a drawback upon oiher property in that vicinity. The services 10 ne held at St. Andrew's church during Holy Week are as lollows: Mondiy, antecommunion strv c?, 8 a. id ; Tu sday, ante-communion service, 8 a m.: Wtdneday, ante cjmmunion sei vice, 8 a. m ; evening prayer ai d addrei?, 7.30 p. m ; Maunday-Thursday, m irniug pri-yer, 8 a. m ; holy commun on, 7.30 p. m. Good Kriday, moining seivice and sermón, 10.30 a. m.; evening prayer, 4 00 p. m. Easter even, ante c immunion service, 8.00 a. m„ E ster Sunday, holy c:mmurnon, 8 00 a. m ; morning si rvice, ser man and holy commuuio , 10.30 a. n .; Sunday school ietiv.l of song, 4 p. m. On Saturdiy, Gilbert M Sunith, of Ypsilenti, died in jwl trom the combinedeffects of the grip and delrium tremen. Smith had nut been a drinking man for several years past. but being taken with the grip he took whkjy as a remedy. This se him to drinkingand be went to Detroit on a spree. Reluroing he was c irried by Ypsilanti and came to Ann Arbor, where ratrolmao Murray found him about lour o'clock one morning lust week after he had laid out nearly all night. He was placed in jail and there had the trem-!ns, and the ezposure brought the grip biick on him, from which he did not ree ver. The body w s taken tu Ypsilanti, Monday. The Sons of Veteren will assist the members at the G. A. R post in canvsss ing the ciiy between the lst and 8 h tf April and seU tickets for the lecture and concert at University Hall, Apnl 8th, for the benefit of the crippled and needy vet erans of the civil war. Every body should buy the tkkets and attend. It promises to be a first cla-s entertainment. The fund will be used only for charitable purposes. In addition to frt-quent calis upon the relief fund of the Post for aid in the city and vicinity tbere are now calis from Dakota for fünd.s to buy fiour and wheitt tor spring seeding by soldiers wr,e have gone from Michigtn to Dikota and ai e suffering for supplies. Tickets only 25 cents. The 8econi literary entertainment of the Young People's Sicietyof ihe Biptist church was well attended nd veiy pleasing. Miss Carrie Berry Pnelphs, whose readings were ihe principal fea'ure of the occasion, acquitted heiself well, the strongfSt of her selections bcing "The Chariot Race," from Ben Hur, although the hghter piece, "The Farmer and the Wheel," was much eppteciated. The musical part of the prog'am was very enjoyatli hIso. Mr-1. Beman, Miss Cramer and Miss Minnie Dvis, did ilieir customary meritonous work, Mr. F T. L dge, of Detroit, made an excellent fiist impression, and the Page brothers, of Ann Arbor, delifjhted the audience wi h their guitar and mandolín duets. The fine Haines Bros.' piano used was kindly fiirnished by the Allmsndineer Piino nnd Organ Co.