The City

E. E. Kent has moved into his new house on W.ill-st. Jaines Hoyt, of Broadway, will soon remove to Detroit. Mr. M. A. Lukins is erecting a new liouse on Eist University-ave. James Clark has secured a father's pension throngh the agency of W. K. Childs. _ Instead of the regular drill there was guard mount at the Light Infantry armory Ia9t night. A. P. Ferguson has practically decided not to remove his road cart factory from this city. Two Jesuit fathere will conduct a uiission in St. Thomas' church, some time during March. The case of Charlee Grossman vb. Charles Dwyer has beencontinned over the term without costs. A large gang of men are engaged on theMichigan Central, filling rn between Ann Arbor and Dexter. About a dozen chickens were stolen, Saturciay night, from the store of O'Hara, Boy Ie & Company. Mrs. Margaret S'orms has sold her residence and üve acres of land on liroadway to G. W. Week'. The members of Company A are rehearsing for a military play which they willgive in the near future. A decree and order of sale have been granted in the case of Edwin A. Alchin vs. James G;iuntlett,jr. In the case of Henry M. Rorabucher vr. John Hüdenbrant, a verdict was grauted, Friday, in favor of the plaintiff. The Adventista held a religious meeting last night at the residence on, the corner of Jefferson and Thompson-sts. Work on ihe Engineering and Law buildings is going on steadily. Ttie brick basement of the farmer is already compléteos Burglars broke into the store of Patriek Donovan Sunday night and stole a lot of eandy, pencils and notions. They wtre probably boys. The Methoditts of the fifth ward are trying to raise funds with which to erect a church on Wall-st. Some hae already been contributed. The Ladies' Library will hold a sale of dolls, fancy articles and candies at the library on Saturday next. The ladieadesire contributions of money or articles. Dr. E E. Vj-Tler tpok the degree of the Mystic Snrine' a"fl)ênfmt on Fiiday evening last. Araong the Ann Arbor Masons present were Dr. Dorrance, J. E. Beal, J. R. Miner and Eli W. Moore. Tlie flrst township to pay taxes into the county treasury was Scio. On Thursday Scio paid è-55Ü; Friday, Ann Albor town, $500; Saturday- Freedom, $1,406.50; Salem, $1,000; Northfield, $400. At the American Institute of Sacred Literature, whose sesdons begin in Detroit today, the following members of the Uuiversity faculty will take part: President Angelí; Prof. C. W. Belser and Prof. M. L. D'Ooge. Leonard A. Blake. secretary of the A. 0. 8. E. and engineer at the ThomsonHonston electtic light station, has been awarded ten dollars in gold aeafirst priz ■■ on an article on engineering written for Cassier's Magazii e. The University hospital has been overrun with patients ever since it was opened. All the beds are filled and private rooms are in great demand. The building of a new ward in the near future wiü be an absolute necessity. The Snth Bridge Company, of Toledo, has not yet built the bridge across the Huron for the city, although the time specified in the contract expired on Tuesday. The company estimates that they wotild lose abont $700 on the contract. The following persons have been selected as speakers for the junior exhibition of the high school: Misses Thompson, R'ibinson, Childs, Purfk-ld and Brjkaw; Me-srs. Pdltridge, Ossenburg, St. Johns, Montgomery, Coffin, M gk and Smith. The Ann Arbor Good Templars have issued an appeal to the temperance people of the state, hoping to raise funds for the purpose of fitting up permanent prohibition and temperante headquarters in this city. They hope soon to have a hall of their own. The room of a student in the old Behr residence, on Fourthave, was entered ate Sunday evening by a thief, who was caught in the act. The student tried to hold him back, but was forced torelease him when the burilar tlireatened to use a knife. N very va'uable article were taken. Eddie Wosser, a fifteen-year-old boy, irrested last week for assault and battery, on complaint of Mr. Earl, the stage carpenter at the opera house. Young Wosser had been making himself obnoxlous about the place. He was brought before the county agent, Tracy L. Towner, on Monday, but his examination was postponed til] December 29. Mrs. Johnson has closed out her millinery stock on nortb Main-st. TheWashtenaw Chapter R. A. M. installed new officers on Monday evening. Anotherson of Mr. and Mrc. John Tice died on Saturday last of diphtheria. Tiie seniors of the Normal school have adopteti mortar boards as their class hats. On Thursday last John Tessmer was elected master workman of the Ann Arbor A. O. U. W. St. Thomas school, which had been closed on account of diphtheria, wís reopened Monday morning. The Ann Arbor Water Company will use water meters after J naary 1. All the large consumera will be supplied. Railroad Commissioner C. R. Whitman has just submitted hisfirst annnal report. It is a long and exhaustive document. Rev. J. W. Bradshaw will preach next Sunday morning on "The Incarnation," and in the ovening on the "Babeof Bethlehem." The Ann Arbor Commandery K. T. lias received an invitation from the Damascus Commandery of Detroit to accompany them on the pilgrimnge to Bay City tomorrow. Capt. C. H. Manly has been vindicated. Manager Sprague admits that the missing $300, which Capt. Manly wasaccused of taking, was lost through nis own carelessness. The lectureTuesday evening by Rev. Cimden M. Cobern on the Turks, Arabs and Bgyptians was intensely interesting. The descriptions were thegraphic description- of an eye-witness. Mr.-. Win. McCarthy died on Friday last at the advanced age of seventy years. She leaves the following children: Mrs. D.J. Ross, Mr?. George Hungsterfer, Misses Hannah and Mary McCarthy. The Union Council of Ypsilanti conferred the degree upon about twentyfive candidates, Tuesday night. A number of Ann Arbor Masons were present, and the Business Men'8 Qnartette rendered music. Toe fire department was called out at 3 o'clock Saturday morning by a blaie in Salyer's bakery. A lamp, which was being used by the bakers, had exploded, setting fire to the woodwork. The damage done was about $50. The oíd steam engine, a hose cart,and other property weresold by the fire department board Friday to the authorities of Milan. The sum paid was $426. Both purchasers and buyerg are well pleased with the bargain. Teachers should take advantage of special rates to nee a lively city and at the same tjme attend the State Teachers' Association, to be held in Grand Rapids, December 28, 20 and 30. The renowned orator, Dr. Gunsaulus, of Chicago, will give the evening lecture. The city clerk has received from Kalamazoo a number of samples of street signs, ranging in price from twenty-five to twenty-eightcentsapiece. The whole city can, it is estimated, be supplied with iron signsand wood post f for $2,000. Let us have them, by all means. The High School Christian Association has elected the following officers : George Palbridge, president;J. H.Montgomery, fir&t vice presideDt; Mise Bessie Finch, second vice president; Miss Susie J. Dorrance, secretary; J. B. Govan, treasnrer; S.B. Sb iley, bulletin editor; Miss Minnie Caldwell, chorister. Herman Knapp and Stephen Keegan were arrested Friday for stealing a sack of Hour from Sweet's feed store on Fonrth-ave. Knapp pleaded guilty and was sent to the Detroit house of correction for ninety days; Keegan's trial was fixed for the 29 h of this month. The men took the sack in broad daylight. The state railway commissioner has ordered the Toledo road to place electric alarm bells where the track crosses the following 8treets: south Main-st, Pontiac and Washington-st. Gate-keepers will be stationed at Miller-ave and Liberty-st. Manager Ashley bas promised to discharge any trainman who al-lows cars to obstruct any of the st reets The formal opening of the new hospital will take place on January 20 next. Speeches will be delivered in University Hall by A. L Gihon. medical director of the United States navy, Bishop Gille8pie, Governor Winanp and Mayor Doty. A reception in the ehapel will follow the exercises. Invitations will be issued to the presidents of hospital boards and to the delegates from each medical society in the state. Theschool board met Thursday evt-ning and andited bilis amiunting to $837.47. Considerable discussion took place, relative to tlie purohase of per.cil-sharpeners for the various schools. Prof. Muntgomery was instructed to teach six hours extra during the week and allowed to draw extra pay. This step became necessary on account of the crowdeü classes in the high school. Other matter were dïecuseed at some ïength. Sparrow orders last week footed up $24.54. George Edward, infant son of Joseph Bischoff, died on Tuesday of cholera infantum. The children of the Zion church wil! have their Christmaa festival next Thursday evening. A burning cbimney in the second ward called out the fire department yesterday afternoon. The subject of Rcv. J. M. Gelston's sermón next Supday morning will be, "The Spiritual body." The young people of tbe Bethel Afri can Mrithodiït Episcopal church are holding a fair in the Arüngton block. Mlle.M.irieDecca sang before a suiall audience in the opera house, Munday night. Tl. ose who heard her, however, are enthusiaslic íd her praises. Prof. Peckhain, formerly of Harvard Uuiversity, lectured before the Unity club, Mmday evening. on the "Melhod of Bjring and extracüng Peiroleum from the Earth." Rt-v. John Nenmann, of the Evangelical Bethlehem church, will attend tbe dedication of a new church bell in Ja keon next Sunday, and deliver the evening sermón. Auother lamp explosión occttrred Friday night - this time in the residence of Prof. B. M. Tliorapson. The lamp was in the k i te hen. The glass flew in every direction andan incipient fire wascaused.whieh waeextingnished by a blanket. The damage was not great. The case of Martha L. Smurthwaite and Mrs. Emma Webb against their sister, Mrs. Mary A. Thomas, of Allegan, has oceupied theattention of the circuit court all this week. Mr?. Thomas is charged with having taken advantage of her sisters and of unlawfully ïeoeiving from her dying mother the snm of $600. Regular services will be held next Sunday in the Baptist church, the new steam heating apparatus not having arrived. Due notice will be given from the pulpit and from the newspapers before any services are suspended. The pastor will preacb next Sunday morning on "The Uses and Abuses of the Christmas Season." While Jas. R. Bach was at dinner Salurday noon, his office was entered, the cash drawer was pried open and about $55 in money was taken. Suspicion rested upon Wm. Johnson, he having been seen with a chisel shortly before the robbery took place. Johnson was taken to jail, where he remained till Monday afternoon, at which time, having restored the money, he was releaeed. The teachers connected with the ewing school are planning to give an entertainment tor the children dnr'ngthe holidays, A t will be imponible to provide for the little ones without assistance, the lidies ask all interested in the work to send in toys, books or money to the superintendent, M. S. Brown, at 13 south State-st, before January 1. Over one hundred names are enrolletl on the books of the school. Wulch P..8t G. A. R. eleuted the folfowing offictTS, Friday night: Commander, J. Milton Perkins; senior vice commanüer, J. Q. A. Sessions; junior vicecommander, James II. Webb; officer of the day, Hiram A. Swcet, ehaplain, Wm. K. Ciiilds; offieer of guard, Heary Klíedlp; quartermaster, Coarad Noli; inside guard, John J.Schanz; outsii!e guard, Wm. Tice; post eurgeon, Win, F. Breakey; delegates to department encampmsnt - W. K. Childs ani Conrad Noli; altérnate. -F. Piítoriaí and Eli g. Manly. The training course of the Tappan Piesbyterian Association wil! c.ommence J;;nuary 11 :it MoMillan Hall, and will cluse April 4. The following is the programmi-: J .nuary 11, "Francis Makamie," W.tllaee RAdcliffe; D. D.; Junuary 18, "Jonathan Edwardf." Rv. M. A. Brovrnson: January 2", "David B i.-tcí;1 Kev. W. D. S xton; F-'bruary 1, "John Withcrspoon," R v. J. F. Di.'kie; F bruaiy S. 'An-hibakl Aiexander," Hev. C. H. MeCailift; February 29. "I.) man Beecher," R. v. H. F. Morey; Marcb 7, ''Charles G. Finney," R-v. J. M. Gelston; March 28,"Wi!lJam EHery Channing," Rev. R. J. Service; April 4, "Hr:nn Page,'' Rev. J. M. Bark ley, A meeting of the Eatern Michigan Congregational club will be held in the Ann Arbor church tonight, for the purpose of observing Foiefathers' Day. Rev. J. T. Sunderland will preach next Sunday morning on "The Iucarnation," postponed from last wcsk. The evening lecture is on "The Rc.igiou of j Egypt." The foilüwing officers were elected on Tuesday last by the Washtenaw Fair Association: President, F. B. Brauri; vice-president, J. F. Avery; recording seoretary, F.E.Mills; corresponding secretary, H. S. Dean; treasurer, George Aprill. The following changes in the board of managers were made: J. F. Avery,in place of G orge Nibsly; Goorge Aprill, in place of J. R. Bach; Kvart H Scott, in place of J. D. Boylan; H. P Finley, in place of Henry Paul. The treasurer's report showed the following receipts for the. year 1891: $3,422 47; expenditures, $2,725 29; balance, $697.18The program for the meeting of the state editor?, which comtnence? J nuary 12, hae been arranged. Mayor 1) .!y will welcome the guests in the afternoon, and in the evening addresses will be delivered in University Hall by Dr. Angelí, President Nisbett, of t'ae association, and otbers. A senate reception in the library will follow the exercises. OnWednesday and Thursday ufternoon the editors will visit the Uuiversity. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Beal will give a reception Wednesday night, and on Thursday night the bínqnof will tak e place.