The City

There 8 a project on foot of establiehing a corset factory in Ihis city. A. J. Sweet, Monday morning, began work as depot-master at Jackson. Fred Theurer has purchased the harness business of Anton Schaeberle. A. C. Roberts, lit '92, has been elected superintendent of the Dundee schools. Services will be resumed at Geddes mÍ8Son of St. Andrew's church, SundayThe Presbyterian and Congregational churches will be closed during August. Drs. J. C. Wood and D. A. VIcLachlan are riding safety bicycles recently purchased. Mies Phoebe J. Bullock, of this city has been appointed teacher of Latin in the Monroe schools. Rev. Peyton Gallagher, of Geneva, New York, preached at St. Andrew's church, Sunday morning. About twenty Detroit wheelmen rode to Ann Arbor Sunday and around the "triangle," making in all 102 miles. Fine wools this week bring from twenty-two to twenty-four cents; Shropshires, from twenty-seven to thirty. The Sons of Veterans, from twentyfive to thirty strong, will leave next Monday for the Detroit encampment. Rev. Henry Gelston, of Florida, will preach next Sunday evening at the Union service in the Congregational church. A combined hot air and hot water heatingapparatus is being placed in the house of Dr. P. B. Rose by Schub. & Muehlig. Mrs. Bernard Keenan, of Ann Arbor town, died on Friday at the age of seventy-five years. She was one of the pioneers. Sparks from the motor set fire, Satururday, to the grass in front of R.C. Whiting's farm. The flanes were easily Btamped out Mrs. Margaret Allabaster will build a new house on Packard-st, back of Mrs. Schryver's property. Dexter Leader is agaiu agitating the project of building a motor line from Dexter to Ann Arbor. Ed. O. Schairer has drawn from the Home Fascinator, a paper published at Toronto, Can., a silver tea set valued at $120. Mrs. W. H. Henderson has sold her property on Huron-st, now occupied by W. F. Russell, to Alexander Rattee, of Pontiac. James Quincy and family were thrown out of their carriago on the south Ypsilanti road, Tuesday. Their injuries were slight. May Baxter, only child of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Baxter, died Tuesday evening of membranous croup. iShe wae two years old. Williarn Hayley, of this city, and Deloss Davis, of Delhi, have bought out the grocery stock of T. F. McDonald, on Forest-ave. James Jackson and Angus Mclntosh, two farm hands, working in this vicinity, filled up with budge, Saturday. They are now in ja.il. During the week ending July 25, Justice Pond made out thirty-eight warrants, eighteen of which were for delinquent saloon-keepers. H. Woodard, formerly of this city, will, about September 1, move into the new house on Packard-st, now being erected by D. F. Schairer. Fred W. Buss has sold nis residence on West Second-st to Anton Schaeberle. He will build a new house on the corner of Second and Madison-sts. Herbie, the nine-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Golden, of the fifth ward, died on Thursday last and was buried the following Saturday. Charles Crittenden is charged with stealing $10 from John Marden at the boarding house of Mrs. Hogan on north Fifth-ave. Eramination today. Thb Eegisteb Publishing Company has just printed a book entitled Colorado College Studies, containing papers read before the Scientific Society. Major R. H. Hendershot will give a musical entertainment with drum and piccolo at Ypsilanti tomorrow night. The Woman's Kelief Corps is in charge. Br. Jas. Eaton, of Syracuse, N. Y., died last week. He was a gradúate of the medical and pharmacy departments and a son in law of Mrs. Margaret Storms. Theemancipation celebration onMonday next bids fair to be largely attended. Special trains will run to this city from Toledo, Detroit, Lansing, Battle Creek and, other places. Homer Brown, of Salem, threatened to kill his neighbor, Thomas N. Cooling. The latter feared that he might do so, and caused the arrest of Mr. Brown. Examination postponed till August 7. AUce C. Lansing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Lansing, died in llowell on Friday last. She was eighteen years old and formerly lived inthiscity. Her remains were brought to Ann Arbor Monday morning. Sparrow orders last week amounted to $43.99. A fifty-horse power engine will be placed in the physical laboratory. There were SSOdeaths and 546 births in Washtenaw county last year. Ann Arbor had 95 deaths and 129 births. A commiitee from Jackson, consisting of the mayor, city engineerand aldermen, are in the city today impectittg the water worksaml fire department. Welcr. Post will leave for Detroit by special train, next Tuesday, at 7:15 a. m. About 100 veterans and 50 ladiet" will make the trip. The post was drilled by Col. Dean in the rink, Tuesday evening. A leaking gasoline stove in the house of Mayor W. G. Doty, on south Fifthave, started a slight fire Tuesday afternoon. The ñames were extinguished before the fire department arrived. The damage was not large. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew was formally organized Sunday evening, with twelve charter members. The following officers were elected: Director, S. W. Beakes; secretary, J V. Bennett; treasurer, W. R. Price. f Some twenty telephones, includiug that of the Register office, were cut off from the outside world, last Friday aftemoon. The street railway wire had come in contact with the telephone wire8, thus breaking connection. The etock of Wagner & Co. has been moved into the place formerly occupied by Gilbert BHbs. Extensive improvements will be made in the present store. The cei'.ing will be raised two feet higher and a new píate glass front will be put in. Wheat in the Ann Arbor mar ket remains stationary. In Chicago one class of speculators is trying to depress the price on account of the unprecedented quantity harvested, whilfe another tries to raise it on account of the failure of European crops. The pomological meeting for August bas, on account of the rush of work among the fruit growers, been given up. The next meeting will be held on the first Saturday in September. Prof. Baur expects a good erop of all kinds of fruit except apples. A man by the name of Arthur Rogers was found, Tuesday evening, very dangerously 111, lying on the ground west of the city. He had come from Detroit where he had spent eighteen months in a hospital. He has been given board and lodging in the poor house. The Rev. Hansen, of the Detroit Asylum, is visiting at Prof. Baur's. He will take back with him,to hishome for the aged, Mr3. Haischt, who is over eighty years old. He also takes with him four small children, whose mother is insane, and will care forthem at his chüdren's home. About seventy teachers have been attending the institute in Dexter during the past ten days. Eev. S. T. Morris has been conductor, assisted by J. L. Skinner, of Lapeer, and M. J. Cavanaugh, of this city. Recitaüons are held daily and in the evening lectures are given. The watermelon héroes now left in jaü are Hoiner M. Baker and John Norman, all the others having been released upon payment of costs. Messrs. Baker and Wosser, last Sunday, indulged in a little pugilistic encounter, in which, it is reported, young Wosser triumphed. Elexis P. Renwick, of Salem, sold to Julia E. Shankland, May 11, 1891, a horse, for which he received $165. Now comes the latter and swears that said Benwick did falsely represent that said horse was wel! and sound, which representation was contrary to reality. The plaintiff wants $1000 damages. Services, in memory of Mrs. Martha J. Corbin, formerly a resident of Ann Arbor, were held on Sunday in the Dundee Congregational church. The room was beautifully decorated with flowers and in Mrs. Corbin's pew stood a memorial pillow. Rev. Mr. Skentelbury made appropriate remarks. A burglary was committed in the second hand store of J. S. Mann on Friday evening, probably between eleven and twelve o'clock. Entrance was made by breaking the glass in one of the back windows. Property worth from $50 to $60 was taken, includingsix or seven revolvers, a dozen watch chains, several rings, a telescope and other smaller articles. Extensivo repairs, which will coat about $1,000, are being made on the Baptist property. The outside woodwork of the church has been painted and new heating apparatus will soon be placed in the basement. The new parsonage at 29 Ann-st'is being papered, painted and repaired. Rev. Mr. Carman expects to t&ke possession of it within a week or two. On Friday last the Washtenaw Mutual Fire Insurance company adjusted thev following losses: J. F. Smith, Sylvan, personal property, $150.50; Mrs. Marcilla A. O'Connor, Northfield, personal, $145.34; M. and P. Duffy, Northfield, horse and harness, $70.67; Mrs. Chas. E. Millard, houe struck by lightning, $8; J. W. Wing, barn, $15,- besides several small losses.