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5
Month
April
Year
1894
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Goo. Eiting is building a resideneo on Seventh-st. D. F. Schairer will buikfli new residcnce this spring-. Moving and house cleaning is now the order of the day. A concert will be given in the Baptist church this evening. Robevt; MutcïU, of Brook-st., died on the 28th uit, aged 74 years. Mrs. Jeff. Davia lost a pocket-book cm Thursday containing $15. A boarding house man in this city clears over $5,000 a year keeping boaiders. Wm. Reinhardt is improving the inside appea1-ance of his shoe store on Main-st. Rev. Dr. Berry, of Chicago, will address the Epworth League next Sunday evening. At the moeting of the Schoolmasters' club, held in this city last week, Prof. F. W. Kelsey read a paper on "The Teaching of Latin in the High School." Ann Arbor Light Infantry inspection tomorrow ovening. Hop after the in spection. The infant son of Jacob Sehairer, o Scio, which was born on Thursday, die Saturday. Next Sunday evening Rev. J. Al Gelston will preaeh on "The Home an Heaven. ' ' Dr. C. G. Darling, the mayor-elect was serenaded by about 500 student Tuesday evening. A number of society people of thi city attended the charity ball given in Port Huron last week. B. J. Conrad, agent of the Michigan Life Insurance company, insured five men in two days last week. The Republicans of our littlo twin sister down the lañe elected William B Seymore mayor on Monday. Dr. V. C. Vaughan addressed the Young People 's Vespers meeting at the St. Andrew's chapel Sunday evening. About 80 applicants for teachers' eer tificates appeared for examination a the court house on Thursday and Fri day last. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bliton, of 80 Hill-st., have weloomed a baby-girl to their home. It made its cali Friday evening. Miss Celia Burk has resigned he position as teacher in the First wart school and Miss Ruth Durheim ha been appointed in her place. There will be a lecture upon "Italian Composers," illustrated by members o the Faculty, Thursday evening, Apri 5th, at Frieze Memorial Hall, School o Music. A number of the members of Ann Arbor lodge No. 44 K. P. will attenc the dedication of the new Castle hal of Rowena lodge at Jackson Thursday April 12. Dr. W. G. Rice found a purse containing $15 Thursday last. Miss Watson, 69 Ashey-st., described the purse and contents as her property, and it was returned to her. Nearly $20 were realized at the social given by the L. O. T. M. on Thursday evening last. The supper was relished by everybody who partook of it and thè program of the exercises was unusually fine. The Ladies' Library Association are corresponding with Mrs. French Sheldon, the famous lecturer and traveler in África, and hope to give Ann Arbor people an opportunity of hearing her soon. A. A. Stanley, of this city, is named as one of the incorporators of the American College of Musicians, which it is proposed to créate by the bill introduced in congress by Mr. Geissenhainer, of New Jersey. At the annual meeting of the state branch of the Woman's Board of Missions for the Interior, held at Lansing last week, Mrs. J. B. Angelí was elected president, and Mrs. Robert Campbell treasurer. The eighteenth annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the second district of Michigan, will be held in the M. E. church, Tecumseh, April 25 and 26, commencing Wednesday at 10 a. m. Horticultural meeting next Saturday, April "th, at the court house, in the supervisors' room at 2 p. m. Subjects: Ornamenting roadsides, Fruit Prospects, Insects, Diseases of Fruits and warfare against their foes. Miss Caroline J. Bartlett, of Kalamazoo, will occupy the Unitarian pulpit next Sunday. The Bible Claes subject is the "Salvation Army, " which will also be treated by Miss Bartlett, wbj has made a close study of it. Teachers from all parts of the State were in attendan.ee (at the meeting, of tho Sehoolmastora' Club held in room 24 in the maln building of tin; V. of M. last week. Nearly every leading school in the State was represented. The otficers of the 'Laaies' Aid Society of St. Andrew's church for the coming year are as follows : President, Mrs. B. M. Thompson ; vice-president, Mis. Geo. H. Pond; seeretary and treasurer, Miss Anna Condón. The animal meeting of the Ladies' Library Association will occur Monday, April i)th, at 2:30 p. m. in the Library. All members of the assoeiatiön, and any one who vvould like to become a member, is asked to be present. The marriage of Miss Susan Goodhue and John Looder will take place at St. Andrew's Episcopal church today. Cha happy brida carne froja England rëcently. They will be at home at their new residence on Geddes-ave. in a few weeks. Leasure L. Kimmel, one of the oklost residents of Washtenaw county, died a few days ago at his home in Superior ownship. Deceased was born April 19, 1819, in thetown of Stoyeston, J'a., and moved to this county in June, 1825. He eaves five children. The Colored Columbian Guard, of Ann Arbor, will give a low-neck and clawhammer ball and cake-walk next Thursday evening. Yo' got a have a heap o style 'bout ye, chile, or yo' done git in dar. White trash ba'ed frorn ne cake-walk.- Adrián Press. "Pinaforo" at theGrand Opera houso on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of next week. Tho opera promises to be one of the flrst-class entertainments of the year. Tho mayor of Albion has purchased ten tickets for himself and friends. Smoke was seen to issue f rom the west side of the court house building Monday afternoon. A number of the brick in the chimney had crumbied away, exposing the cornice, which caught fire. The fire departnaent was called out and extinguished it. Street Commissioner Sutherland and a numbor of men have been at work during the last few days in taking noarly two dozen defective tiles out of the sewer and replacing them with perfect pieces. The parts taken out were either cracked or broken. At the closing session of Michigan's Epworth League, held at Saginaw last week, D. W. Springer, of this city, was elected secretary and Dr. E. M. Cobern, pastor of the M. E. Church, a member of the advisory board. Detroit will be the next place of the League's meeting. The members of the Germán Farmers' Fire insurance company are of the opinión that the burning of the barn of Albert Schallhorn in Augusta was the work of an incendiary and will investígate the matter. The barn and contents were insured for $1,700 in said company. A party of ambitious students drove to Pontiac Saturday afternoon to hear the joint debate between John P. St. John, ex-Gov. of Kansas, and Mark S. Brewer, on the question, is the Republican party's administration of the government in the interest of the people? Mr. Brewer had the affirmative side of the question. Michael Sage, son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sage, of Lodi, died at the home of his parents on Wednesday, March 28th, aged 15 years, 7 months and 19 laye. The funeral services were held in St. Thomas' church on Fi-iday morning at 9:30 o'clock. The remains were taken to Northfield on Friday morning !or interment. The junior hop was a grand affair. Miss Lena Simons, of Lansing, and Mr. Rubert Dunn, chairman of the reception committee, led the grand march. Our business men have crowded The tlEGlSTER for space this week, where:ore we are unable to speak at length of this greatest society evont of the year in University circles. The "Hausfreund and Post" says a young man of this city went to Jackson last week in search of employment, but not having succoeded in procuring work, he boarded the train for Ann Arbor. He feil asloep in the car, and did not awake until he arrived in Detroit. The young man must bo the happy possessor of a good conscience. Louis rthode has purchased the property west of the T.&A.A. track, between Washington and Huron-sts., of Jacob Weil, of New York City, who arrived in the city on Friday to consummate the sale. The Register is pleased to see Mr. Rohde's business increasing. Another instance of where strict attention to business has brought success. Theodore G.Roehm and Louis Roehm, formerly of this city, are stenographers in the railroad office of the C. B. & Q and the Union Depot at Chicago. Thoodore is private secretary of the general passenger and ticket agent of the C. B. & Q. Both are experts stenographers and acquired their knowledge of the art at the Ann Arbor Stenographic School. Rev. Dr. C'. M. Cobern . spako on "Young Methodism in Higher Education" at the state convention of the Epworth League heft "at Saginaw last weec. i Hé gava a review of the established Methodist schools and showed the standing they held, which, he claitnad; was fully equal to England's ïotoü universities of Cambridge and Oxford. The sausage link betwoen Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti will probably not be Consolidated with the electric road. It appoars that there was a "kick" about the motor coming to Division-st., Ann Arbor. There are people who "kiek"' simply because they cannot help ifc; Were they in heaven, thoy would kick beciiuse they weré not in that ís, not in hüaven.- ; Adrián Press. Susio A. Halliday, of Ann Arbor, i-eoeives a divorce and permanent alimony of $20,000. Divorce with an aceompaniment must be a luxury. Jhs. Halliday asserts that during her íirst mamed y.ear, her husbund compellad hor: to raovc twenty-ono. times. From this it seems the poor Mlow did vht he could to prevent married life frora becoraing mönotonous.- Adrián Press. Don't forget yourself so far as to miss the great discussion of the Hawaiiaft question, which is to take place Friday evanipg at University hall. It will be splendjd pi-esentation of both sidos oí live question. Six men picked fori ïeir superior debating powers, have iven the subject months of hard study. [ichigan has the American side of the iscussion and tïn-ee eloquent young moricans to support it. (;ov. Kieb. ill preside. The C'hoquamegon orheslra will furnish music for the oo asion. The concert given by the Ann Arbor Banjo and Guitar clubs in the opera house on Friday evening last was a great success in every particular. Mr. E. F. Mills, our enterprising business man, has taken up so much of The Register's space this week that we are unable to give a report of the concert. The new calendar of the University for] 893-4 has just been published. It contains 276 pages. lts typographical work is excellent and it is very complete. Sixty-four states and territories and foreign countries are represented by 2,664 students. Michigan has 1,409 students Illinois, 304 ; Ohio, 173; Indiana 115; Pennsylvania, 79; New York, 75; Iowa, 66 ; the balance having less than 50 each. Another Ann Arborite has been lost in Chicago. Dr. Lee Kapp, only son of Dr. John Kapp, has suddenly disappeared in the great city. It is said by some of the young man 's friends that the Doctor had left for Galesburg, 111 , to visit a young lady; others say that he was seen on the streets of Chicago on the following day. He had $200 on his porson when last seen. His father went to Chicago but failed to find any traces of his boy. The Detroit Tribune and Journal are toth publishing a voting contest for various state and congressional candidatos. For congress in the second district the Tribitne's vote is: J. T. Jacobs, 48; E. P. Allen, 22; James O'Donnell, 19; Gen. Spaulding, 13. The Jounuil's vote stands: James O'Donnell, 31; Samuel Smith, 5; Gen. Spaulding, 32; E. P. Allen, 2; Reuben Kempf, 17: H. A. Conant, 3 ; J. T. Jacobs, 1 ; A. W. Smith, 4; D. D. Van Nocker, 1: Grant Fellows, 37 ; A. J. Sawyer, 1. There was a pleasant surprise party last Tuesday night given to Mr. and M rs. Beek, of the second ward, in honor of Mrs. Beck's birthday. A number of interesting games were played and a general good time enjoyed by all present. The following were among those present : Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hutzel, Mr. and Mrs. Titus Hutzel, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Schumacher, Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Armbruster, Mr. and Mrs. John Arm. bruster, Mr. and Mrs. George Gruner Mr. and Mrs. F. Case, Mr. and Mrs' John Mayer, Mrs. George Kurtz, Mrs. Katherine Weitbrecht, Herman Armbruster, Mrs. Eliza and Clara Armbruster. The lecture announced on the Unity Club program, for Monday, April 9, and which was to be given by Miss Bartlett, of Kalamazoo, will be given by Mrs. Fanny B. Williams, a colored woman, of Chicago. Her subject is to be "The Progress of Colored Women since their Emancipation. " Miss Bart. lett was to speak upon the rights and wrongs of the American Negro, but thought that Mrs. Williams could present the subject more satisfactorially. Mrs. Williams is a fine speaker and took a prominent part at the Chicago Women 's Congress, held in May last, and at the Parliament of Religions in September. The club is confident that its patrons will be pleased with the speaker, although she has ñever been before an Ann Arbor audience. She is spoken of very highly by those who have heard her speak.

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