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Therc will bo preaehing services at the_ Church of Christ on S. Univ. -ave. each evening this week and next excep óaturday evening. Prof. H. L.Willett will speak. Preserve this week's issue of The Register so as to have the Wilson Tariff Bill tö refer to in following the discussion which will be had upon it during the present session of congress. At the special meotin g of the council last night the board of public works were instructed to order 150 feet of iron pipe. The bid of the Electric Light Co. was received but not acted upon. The annual olection of the Ann Arbor Woman's Relief Corps was held last Wednesday. The following officers wereelected: Pres., Mrs. H. S. Dean; S. V. P., .Miss Emma Bower; J. V. P., Mrs. William Clark, jr. ; Treas., Mrs. Hetty Doig; Chap., Mrs. Jerusha Johnson; Con., Mary Ball;guai-d, Mrs. Hatch. i Since the county has decided to tax the city for use of the jail would it not be quite as fair' for tho city to "ge t even' by taxing the county for flre protection. Had it not boon for the city's fire do partment last Monday morning 'i would probably now have to build new court house. Botter cali it ove and declare "quits." Goldsn Rule Lodge, No. 156, F. & A M. . held its annual election last Thurs day evening. The folio wingoffioers wer elected: W. M., George H. Blum; S W., A. W. Gasser; J. W., H. B. Dods ley; secy., N. D. Gates; S. D., William H. Baxter: J. D., H. F. Miller;tylcr T. C. Handy. Af ter the election th newoly elected offleers were installed. The recital at Frioze Memorial Hal this evening will be a song recita by Miss Alice M. Bailey, assisted by Mr. Stanley, organist. The new organ will be used for the flrst time on that occasion. Dr. Lombord will locture on vocal Physiology in the same place Saturday at 2 M. A lecture ou the Messiah will be given by Prof. Stanley in Frieze Memorial Hall Monday Dec. 18, at 5 P.M. The mian building of the University came vory near being consumed by fire last Friday morning-. Somebody had left a gas jet burning over a roceivor in room 3 of the south wing, which is used as a laboratory, Thursday night. About one o'clock the watchman discovered a fire in the room and with the help of the fireman succeeded in putting it out after about a hundrod dollars worth of damage had been done. Had he not made the discovery just when he did the whole building would probably have joen consumed.