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Christopher Goodwin, an Ypsilant pioneer, diod ïhursday at Universitj hospital after a lingering sickness o dropsy. He was born October 7, 1814 at St. Albans, Vt., and has, with the cxcoption of a short residence in Cali fornia in 1849 and atwoyears' residence in Brooklyn, since made nis home at Ypsilanti. He was thrice m&rried, his last wife dying several years ago. The anniversary of the birthday ol Prof. A. A. Stanley, the director of the University School of Music, was reniembered Priday evening by the members of the Choral Union and board of directors, by the presentation of a handsome gold watch. Prof. P. R. DePont, President Kelsey, Prof. Levi D. Wines and Dr. Nancrede made speeches. Prof. Stanley was quiet overeóme and replied in a feeling manner. Miss Emma Jueh, the noted soprano, aocompaniod by her mother and her physician, departed for New York on Friday. Miss Juch had been troubled since the concert from inflammation of the stomaoh, probably caused by eatingclams. Miss Juch's voice has not been aft'ected, and she has cancelled but one engagement.at Syracuse,and expects to be able to lili her engagements soon af ter that. A schemt', broached sometime ago, has fruited at the Ann Arbor M. E. church, which now has a baby asylum where infants are checked by the mothers and lef t in the care of a nurse, competent to know just what the youngster requires during the maternal absence and how to minister to it. The check enables the mother to get back the same baby she left. Fraud is thus im. possible and everything "on the square. '' - Adrián Press. June 12th Miss Emma E. Bower will deliver an address at a basket picnic to be held by the Knights of the Maccabees of Michigan and Northern ana at Cassopolis. Miss Bower is a bri liant writer and is gaining a wide repu tation as an able speaker. The lady i well edueated, is a gradúate of the U of M., has her own ideas about thing and can express them. Judging from the number of invitations she receive to make speeches, poople like her ideas E. A. Matteson, the popular outfitter of the firm of Bowdish and Matteson, s the announcement goes, is engaged t Miss Marie Gilbert. Miss Gilbert' home is at Hamüton, Ohio. She ha been in Ann Arbor since January taking a special course in elecution under Prof. Trueblood. Miss Gilbert has made many warm friehds during her stay here, besides acquiring a life interest in one of our most successful and highly esteemed young business men. The Register desires thus in advance to congratúlate the young people and predicts a happy future for them. These stories are told by a former Ann Ai-bor student: "One day the professor called Crosscut down, for beingf out of his seat during a recitation. 'I am not out of my seat according to law, ' said the law student. By what system of law are you out of your seat?' 'By that natural law which says no two bodies can occupy the same place at the same time. Some one is in my seat.' That corked the professor. One day Prof. Blank was hearing a recitation when a dog entered the room, ran up on the rostrum and began to bark. Some of the students imitated the dog to the professor 's annoyance. Finall y Mr. Blank said with his cutting brevity, 'Hold on, gentlemen, one at a time!' " - Fowlerville Observer. The Washtenaw District Lodge of Good Templars held their annual meeting in Saline Saturday. O. W. Blair, of Grand Rapids, past grand chief templar, was present and presided. The following officers were elected and installed for' the ensuing year: District chief templar, Rev. F. M. White, Dexter ; district counsellor, W. H. Druse, Saline; district chief templar, Miss Dora Harrington, Chelsea; district secretary, Cornelia Copeland, Dexter; district treasurer, G. G. Crozier, Ann Arbor; district past chief templar, John R. Bowdish, Ann Arbor. The next session will be held in Dexter in August. The report of the secretary showed a large increase in membership over the report of last year and an increase of three lodges in the county.