The City

Mail in ? What in thunder does it mean? Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sweet rejoice over the advent of a boy. J. O. Higley will speak at Cropsey's hall next Sunday afternoon. Fifth ward iiremen gave a dance on Friday evening last. The agricultural works have thirtyeight men on their pay roll. Jas. E. Duffy is conducting the Argus during the absence of the editor. The Farmers and Mechanics' bank has been moved back into its old quarters. Nelson Sutherland's horse won the trotting race last Friday, making the mile in 2:5'!. The colored people of the fifth ward enjoyed a dance in the old Washlenaw house last Thursday night. The Ladies' Library will be open, beginning October 11, from ten to twelve a. m. and two to four r. m. During the month of September, $185.58 was received and $2,592.86 disburted by the county treasurer. Mrs. Edwin Kent, of this city, has applied for a divorce from her husband, on the ground of extreme cruelty. She bas been married sixteen years. The school board met on Tuesday evening and reorganized,with Christian Mark, president; W. W. Whedon, secretary, and L. Gruner, treasurer. Elmer C. Rector, of Salem, wa- brought before Justice Pond, last Satiir day, on a charge of adultery, and bound over to the October term of the circuit court. ___ The amount paid out of the county treasury, during the month of July, for the maintenance of the insane persons Bent to the eastern Michigan Asylum at Pontiac, wks $828.33. A prominent farmer, who knows what he is talking about, says that Hon. J.V. Gregory is losing voters every day with the P. of I. and grange orders, by his liberal patronage of the saloons. Nina, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Welsh, died on Friday last of diphtheria. Only a short time ago the bereaved parents lost another child from the same diré disease. Adolphus C. Broek is an aggrieved husband who is much more radical in lus ideas of cleanliness than his wife. He asks for a divorce from the latter, because she is lazy, slovenly and possessed of a sharp tongue. The remains of JohnHilsley, of Ouida, Eaton Co., Michigan, who died on October 3, at the age of Beventy-nine. were brought to this city and afterwards taken to Bridgewater, where they were interred on Monday. The bicyele races at the fair grounds last Friday were more than usually interesting. William Frank, jr., won firM andEdward Staebler second prizeon the Ordinary w heel. On the Safety, Henry Ridley won first and Alfred Mayer second. The Webster farmers' Club will meet at Johnson Backus' Oct. 11, program as follows: Discussion - "What are the Causes of the Decline in Population of Rural Districts," led by Johnson Backus ; Declamation by Arthur Lincoln ; reading, Blancbe Butler. Fred Z. Hamilton, a cousin of A. W. Hamilton, and an old Washtenaw boy, hasjust been nominated for the office of county clerk of Eiaton county. Judging from whatthe Charlotte Republican says of him, he will without doubt be elected by a rousing majority. At the contest held by the Schuetzenbund last Sunday, Fred Graf won the gold medal, scoring exactly 200 points. John Meyer scored 197 points and won the eecond prize, while Reuben and John Armbruster, scoring respectively 195 and 192, won third and fourth. The second game between the Ferguson and the high school nine was played on the fair ground Thursday afternoon, the former winning by a score of 9 to 1. The pitching of Seymour, batting of Taylor and Stellberger and fielding of Beal were the prominent features of the game. In alighting from a Street car on Tuesday last, Mrs. John S. Mann was thrown, with the child which she carried, violently to the ground. Both mother and child were badly bruised. If the conductors would kindly assist ladies to alight, their courtesy would be appreciated. The number of separate entries at the fair lrst week was 1,028, classified as follows ; HorseS and cattle, 352 ; sheep, 52 ; swine, 44 ; poultry, 82 ; dairy and culinary producís, 134 ; flowers, 25; paintings, etching, etc, 54 ; ladies' work, 67 ; farm and garden produce, 146 ; fruit, 41, and mechanical work, 31. The Detroit News are out with another of their liberal propositions to its readers. A beautiful picture, a reproduetion of that famous painting, "The Russihn Wedding Feast " will be given to every reader. The pictuje alone is worth five times the money it will cost to take the paper 60 days necessary to receive a pioture. The Washtenaw county grange met in convention at the court house on Tuesday last. Horace Baldwin was elected chairman and N. C. Carpenter secretary. W. E. Stocking was chosen delégate to the meeting of the stata grange which is soon to take place. The different farmers organizations of the county, including the grange, are agitatins the formation of a county union, which will holdquarterly meetings. Since the evaporator works have started up, the company has shipped ■10,000 pounds of dried fruit. They sent yesterday a consignment of 5,000 pounds to one firm alone. During the past week they have employed no less than thirty hands. The process of peeling, coring and drying the apples is a very interesting one. Wlien they have been prepared they are packed insmall boxes which hold fifty pounds each. Some apples are cut up cores and all, and used fcr making glucose jelly. Frank Tyler, one of Ann Arbor's mos enterprisinst hackmen, suddenly de parted last Fr}day, leaving many loving friends and unpaid bilis behind him J. M. Stafford mourns the loss of a bram new suit of clothes, which the sai Tyler wore to protect him from the chillmess of the cold, cold world. Mesars. Henry Clark and Michae Eyan drove down to Ypsilanti last Sun day in one of Polhemus's rigs. Th night was dark and the drivers were having too good a time to notice pass ing teams. At about 6:45, while they were driving swiftly down Congress-st their rig collided with a rig coming from an oppo9ite direction. The Ann Arbor horse broke its leg and had to be killed, and bothbuggies were completely wrecked. Clark was seriously hurt while the other parties were more o less bruised. The high school elocution class wil give a free recital in the hall tomorrow evening. The program will consist o musical seleetior.s and the following recitations : Pictures of Memory, Miss Hattie Stebbins ; Claudius and Cynthia, Calvin Boylan ; Advice to Young Lawyers, Miss Hattie Hogers; Our Folks, Harry Tunnison ; Wheu the Cows Come Home, Miss Winifred Urr; Too Late for the Train, Miss Matie Ticknor; Soene from "Ingomar," Actea, the Greek Motber, Miss Almt-da F. Bachman; Partheniii, her Daughter, Miss Lois Ticknor. Grove Spencer, an Ypsilanti livestock de. Ier, met with a serious accident last Thursday niaht, at the flrst crossing of the Michigan Central east of the Ai n Arbor depot. All that he knows alimit it is that he was riding home late ín the evening and that when he regained conscloasnesa lie was lying in the baggajie room of the depot. The r.iilway officials had foniid Mr. Spencer on the bank neiir the track, ïhe horse killed and the buggy smashed. It is probable that the rig was flrst struck1 :i nd wrecked, without injn ring the horse. The latter evidently wandered down the track and was struck by anolher irain. Mr. Spencer was thrown out without sustaining serious injury. Hip escape was almost miraculous. We learn from N. W. Cheever some facts of interest in rejrarj to William H. Walker, of this city, a gradúate from U. of M. das of '87 and now a student ia the Andover Theological Seminary. Mr. Walker preached at West Salem, Wisconsin, during the last summer vacation. At the close of the summer the chureii there gave .him a cali to be its permanent pastor, which he was obliged to decline in order to finish his course at Andover. The entire church speaks in the highest terms oi his woik there, and made him a present in money in addition to the compensation agreed upon when he came. They assembled at the depot to bid him good bye hen he left, and expressed earnest wishes for his future welfare and success. Miss Teresa Slattery died on Wednesday last in Detroit at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Kate Prendergast. Her funeral took place in this city from St. Thomas' church, last Saturday morning. She had returned only three weeks previously from Ishpeniing, where she spent the summer with her sister, Mrs. M. C. Sheehan. Miss Slattery has been a sufferer from consumption for two years more or less. She went to Dakota and afterwardsto California in search of health, and did not return to Michigan until this summer. She was about twenty-one years old at the time of her death. Miss Slattery was a lady universally admired and respected, not only for her mental gifts and high character, bat also for her genial disposition and winning ways. Her death is mourned by scores of friends in this city. Washtenaw counf y will hear a number of good republican speeches during the coming campaign. Henry C. Pratt will speak at Whitmore Lake, October 11 ; Webster, October 13 ; North Lake Corners, October 14; Lyndon, October 15; Sylvan Center, October 16; Lima Center, October 17; Superior, October 18; Pittefield, October 20; Lodi, October 21; Fieedom, October 22 ; Sharon, October 23 ; Bridgewater. October 24 ; Mooreville, October 25; Whittaker, October 27. Hon. J. K. Boie will spak at Ypsilanti, October 10; and Anti Ariior, October 11. Hon. F. A. Maynard will address the citizens of Salem, O -tober 20; Whittaker, October 21; Milsui, October 22; Saline, October 23; Chelsea, October 24. The distinguished J. C. Burrows, congressman forthefourth district, will speak at Ann Arbor, October 24. A. B. St. John will deliver speeches at Milan on October 13 ; Saline, October 14; and Dexter, October 15. Hon. G. A. Farr will speak at Ypsilanti, October 15; and Chelsea, October 27.