The City

Koss Granger will build a $1,500 house on west Huron-Bt. John Kranick shot a gun off in the city limite. Fined $2.00 and costs. Governor Bnrke, of Nortk Dakota, stopped off Saturday afternoon for a short visit with H. D. Jewell. The Waehtenaw District Lcdge I. O. G. T. will meet toinorro w at the I. O. O. F. hall. . Between 4,000 and 5,000 books will be added to the University library tuis year. John Klein played the deaf and dumb "racket." Justice Pond on Monday gavehim a day in jail. H, W. Cheever contemplatesthe erection of a $3,500 house on the corner of Aladison and Thompson-sts. The iron work on the new recitaion seats for the University is being done in the mechanical laboratory. Homer Brown, the Salem threatener, pleaded guilty Friday, paid $18.25 fine and costs.and gave a bond to keep the seace. There were 130 applicantB at the eachers' exainination which was held Friday and Saturday in the court louse. MiB8 Margaret Walsh died on Thursday of consumption. Her remains were taken, Saturday, to Northfield for n terment. F. A. Wilson will erect a fine reeidencein the grore on Hill-st. It will De finished in hard wood and will cost about $3,500 The following have received original pensions during the past week: Orville W. Sage, Hirani A. Sweet and Wiliiam Pringle, of Northfield. The last oí the watermelon cases were disposed of Friday. Young Kuebler was fined S3.00 and costs. Clinton and Kearns paid cotts. Goverror Winans stopped off in Ann Arbor, Monday, on bis way to Chicago. A number of prominent Democrats shook hands with him. Fire caught in some brush, Monday afternoon, along the embankment between the fifth ward and Detroit-st. It was easily extinguished. Lightning ran on the electric wire, Sunday evening, into Hangsterfer's confectionery store and started a small fire which was soon extinguished. Thos. Cowan left his horse tied to a hitching post all night long. He ialso got drunk. As a punishment for both of these offences, he is now in jail. A number of Odd Fellows from this city drove over to Dexter Monday night and found there a very flourishing lodge. They reported a very nice time. Fred Buil, charged with assault and batte ry upon Mrs. John Wagner, was examined before Justice Pond Monday. The examination was postponed till Monday next. A man in an extreme state of intoxication, was'an unpleasant spectacle seen by the residents of south Fifth-ave Sunday afternoon. He had a beer bottle in each hand. Prof. Harrington sails today for Europe to attend the International Meteorological Congress to be held at Munich. He goe6 ae therepresentative of the United States Weather Bureau. Work on the new house of E. B. Hall on Hill-st commenced last week. Geo. Scott has the contract. The house will be 30x44 feet in size and two stories high.with a high mansard roof. It will contain ten large rooms, the parlor being 16x29. lts probable cost is $4,000. The new commandant of the Soldier's Home, Maj. Joseph H. McKee, when a boy, clerked with Hon. J. T. Jacobs in a store at Mansfield, Ohio. Mr. Jacobs says t.hat if Maj. McKee is as good a business man as he was a business boy, there can be no doubt of his success. Rev. Dr. Kust, pastor of the Methodist church, has accepted the presidency of the Cincmnati Wesleyan College. He will leave hexe at the close of the present conference year, the last of September, and expects with his family to spend a year abroad in preparation for educational work; Two fire alarms were sounded on Saturday. The first was caused by the burning of some shavings in the woodshed of Mrs. Matilda Wagner on south Ashley-ave. The second was caused by the igniting of an oat field adjoining the Toledo track. The damage was slight in each case. The Ann Arbor MaccabeeB, to the number of 135, marched down to the depot, Tuesday morning, to take the train for Jackson, where the great jubilee was held. They were headed by the Chelsea band. They took with them as a mascota white donkey which belongs to E. B. Hall. Besides the memberB of the order, many hundreds went to Jackson on the special train. In Jackson the Arbor Tent had 194 men in line and was given $75, the amount awarded to the tent making the best showing. In the evening they made the weikin ring with a band and tin hom. Isaac Dunn is seriously ill with paralsíb. Early pears are bringing about $1.50 a iushel. __ A new floor is being laid in L. Gruner's storej A new porch is being erected in front of Dr. Georg's residence. Larry O'Toole is preparing to build a ine residence on Catherine-st. Wheat is between five and eeven cents bigher than it was last week. E. Treadwell has completed a $700 stock barn on his farm just east of the city. The ware house of the Toledo road s to be extended tvrenty-five feet on he Boutb. The Altar Society of St. Thomas church gives a social this evening at ;he rectory The Bchool board meeting which was o have been held on Tuesday was postxned till next week. The new elevator for Mack and Schmid's store has arrived and is now jeing placed in position. Henry Olsaver, of Hamburg, well nown to residente of Ann Arbor, died on Tuesday at the age of seventy-two. There will be au ice cream social at the fifth ward chapel Tuesday, August 18, for the benefit of the Sunday schoolJohn Krause on Monday lost the tip of his middle finger in Luick's factory. [t camti in contact with the whittling machine. The union evening service will be held next Sunday at the Presbyterian church, Rev. Fayette Hurd preaching ;he sermón. The contract for building the new hree story addition to the furniture Factory has been let to John Koch. Cost about $3,000. Kate Beahan and child, who have aeen inmates of the county home, ïave been taken to the House of the Good Shepherd in Detroit. It is expected that Rev. N. S. 3urton, of Needham, Mass., will preach next Sunday morning at the Baptist church, of which he was pastor several years ago. F. G. Schleicheron Monday afternoon was severely kicked by a horse which be was leading. His wrist was badly fractured and his leg was severely bruised. Mrs. Dora Mauer, of Northville, was adjudged insane Tuesday afternoon and was taken to Pontiac. She was visiting friends in Scio at the time she lost her reason. Marshal Murray last week ordered two disreputable women, who were occupying a house on Spring-st, to leave town Monday. If they return he says he will promptly arrest them. Professors Spaulding, Beman, Carhart and PVescott will attend the meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, to be held in Washington the first of next week. Next Sunday morning at Zion's church mission services will be conducted by Rev. Prof. E. Schmid and Rev. Max Hein. In the evening Rev. C. Berg, of East Toledo, will preach. At two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, lightning set the observatory telephone on fire and the flames would have spread thronghout the building had not Mrs. Harrington quickly extinguished hem with a pitcher of water. The corner Btone laying of the new African Methodist church will take place August 19, at 2 o'clock r. m. Bishop Brown, of Washington, D. C, and Bishop Arnett, of Ohio, Dr. Dernick, of New York, and others will be present. All are cordiaüy invited to attend. Gibney & Wall, the saloon-keepers doing business in the middle of the block below the postoffice, have been in the habit of selling liquor on Sunday. Upon complaint of Marshal Murray they appeared before JusticePond Monday. They waived examination and were bound over. Fire broke out Monday night in the old skating rink, near the check room door. It is supposed that a lighted cigar ignited the sawdust in a wooden spittoon and that the fire smouldered along until it was commumcated to the floor. The partition and roof were con siderably burned. Damage about $150. SincH last week Wednesday the following saloon keepers have paid their delinquent taxes: Nicholas Senger, Wurstner &Kreitner,Conrad Naumann, Joseph Vogelbacher, J. F. Miller and W.H. Lehr, of Manchester; John Frank, of Saline, and Joseph Meyer, of Ypsilanti. This makes a total of $34.90 paid into the county treasury since the prosecutions commenced. In Novemb'er Mrs. Ewing, of Philadelphia, will give a course of lectures on cooking, under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society of the Episcopal church in Ann Arbor. The lectures will be given in Harris Hall. There will be eight lectures in the course, with a free introductory lecture. The price for the course will be three dollars. Mrs. Ewing comes well recommended, having been engaged for several years to give the Chautauqua summer courses.