The City

The public schools will open Sept. 9. Remember the annual school meeting next Monday. The Baptist Sunday School picknicked at Geddes last Friday. C. P. McKinstry, Register of Deeds, will move his family here next week. The Foresters held a meeting Tuesday night at Bach and Butlers' office. A fine stone pavement is being laid in front of the Keek block on S. Mainst. The ice cream social at Prof. Ferry's netted the Woman's Auxilary about $21. Pawnee Bill drew u large crowd to the city last Thursday, and gave a good show. The L. O. T. M. hold a picnic on the island in the Huron river east of town to-day. Three hundred and sixty-five people "went to Detroit on the excursión last Wednesday. Wm. M. White'ssevver taxes amounted to over $3,000. He paid the same without any kicking. K. E. Calkins sells the best tly paper and he can prove it by the fact that it will catch and hold mice. Last Thursday was a great day for the motor line. It carried nearly a thoueand passengers on that day, Miss M. A. Edmunds will return to Ann Arbor in a few days and will resume her work as a professional nurse. The M. E. churoh conference to be held here next month will bring a large number of distinguished men to this city. The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary will be held on Monday. Sept. 2nd at 3 o'clock in the Y. M. C. A. rooms. JSÍoah G. Butts has rented his house on Volland street to Mrs. Mitehell, of Brantford, Ont., who will remove to this city. The Ann Arbor Milling Company has a forcé of hands at work upon its feed mili and grain elevator on the north side. Dr. .1. A. Dell has completed his riding track in Felch Park. He will give the little folks a chance to learn toride Shetland ponies. Ground has been broken for two brick blocks, one to be erected by F. C. i'arker and one by Dr. Sudworth, oh .E. Washington-st. H. B. Dodsley reporta a, family, that of Phillip Gauss on W. Seventh-st. with ten chlldren betwaen the ages of 5 and 19 years. An effort is being made to have an OddiFellows' picnic at Whitmore Lake soon, to be partleip&ted in by all the lodges in the county. Rev. J. W. Hradshaw will retui-n from his vacation this week and will preach at the Congregational chureh next Sunday morning. The ladies of the Bethlehem ohurch will furnish refreshments at the County fair, the proceeds to go to the building fund of the chureh. Mr. Benjamin Sutherland, of this city, and Miss Hebecca Tubbs, of Detni, will be married Sept. -1, and will make their homo on Thayer-st. The shoe firm of LIewitt and Company, of Ypsilanti, which succumbed last week to reversas in business was Ktarted away bark in 1831. Dewitt J. Polhemus aged 2.". died last Sunday of Pneumonía at his mother's residenoe on S. Pourth-st Funeral services were held Tu Eov. Dr. Cobern ofïiciating. The crovvd was alittle more than the street car linecould handle last Thursday, especially just before the performances of the Pawnee Bill show. The finance coramitteeof the common counoil recommended that the bid of the Farmers and Mechantes' Bank for the lateral sewer bonds be accepted. A workman by the name of Alex Schloop employed ia Barney's marble works had his hand crushed Monday by a heavy piece of granite fallingupon it. A. S. Houghton severed bis connection with St. Andrew's church last Sunday afternoon after having been for over two years its choirmaster and organist. Mr. Pred. E. Showerman, of Ypsilanti, and Miss Hattie F. Swift ara to be marrie at the home of the bride's parents, 22 Elizabeth-st. , next Thursday evening. The population of Ann Arbor was increased one last Friday by the appearence of a little Sturgeon at the home of W. M. Sturgeon. The newcomer weighs nine pounds. A six-year-old son of Geo. H. Winlow stepped upon a clam shell while in bathing at Whitmore lake last Saturday and cut an artery which came near bleeding the boy to death. The father of one of the boys who was eompelled to pay such an enormous fine at Milan last week is looking up the law in the matter and it is possible that the alfair has not ended. Frank Vosburgh, who lives at 7 Volland-st. was working upon a new house last Monday. He Btepped backward to raise a board and feil into an open cistern, breakingone of nis legs. Fred Xixon, of W. Huron-st., died Sunday morniDg of cancerous tumor, from which he had suffered for three years. The deceased was 34 years of age. He leaves a wife and three child-ren. Samuel W. Burchtield and Miss Lilli. an Hobson, both of this city, were married last Wednesday by Kev. T. W. Young. After a hort wedding trip the couple vvill return and reside at 33 Miller Ave. The council passed an ordinance Monday night granting the Street Railway Co. the right to use Xorth State-st., Kingsley-st. and Carey-st. The eompany vvill use these streets in constructing loop lines. The Ann Arbor Agricultural Co. has just shipped a finely tinished haytedder to their agent at Frankfort-on-theMain, Germany, for exhibition at the great Exposition soon to take place thure. The machine is a beauty. Wednesday of last week Miss Emraa E. Bower, the Great Record Keeper of the Ladies of the Maccabees of Michigan-, sent a check for $1,000 to Miss Mary Blades, of Hamburg, the amount of the Ufe benefit carried by her deceased sister, Miss Charlotte Blades. It may not be generally known, but it is a fact, nevertheless, that there has been a slight changa in the law reffulating who shall vote at the school election. As the law now stands, only those whose names appear on the tax rolls of the treasurer, or are parents or guardians with children between the age of 5 and 20 may vote. All others are debarred. The candidates for a position on the board of education are becoming numerous. A lively time may be expected at the caucus. An ettert will be made to elect new men in the place of thoe whose terms expire. The friends of some of the new candidates are saguine of suecess. The ladies also hope to HK-mber at least. The rumor to the effect that an attempt would be made to remove Mi Bower from the board was evidently arted by some one who did not know what he was talking about A farmer by the name of Mulholland made an attcmpt to cross the street car tracks Tuesday evening just in front of a car on Main-st. opposite the Ann Arbor Savings Bank. Result was a badly smashed wagon and horses gllghtly injured. The street car was somewhat bruised but fortunately no one was hurt. It was a close shave however. The cause was too much Ann Arbor whiskey. Cuyler Barton, who is awaiting trial in the circuit court for burning property has recently been again arrested for burning the residence of Gilbert May of Unadilla. The people of the northeast part of the connty are greatly excited over the matter. Judging from the way some of them talk. Barton does nothing else but burn people's property. However it will be found ditïicult to secure any e vide nee thit will prove he did the burning. Walter C. Clark, editor and publisher of the West Bay City Independent, has fallen heir to 10,000 lbs. by the death of his unele, Walter C. Clark, of Glasgow, Scotland. In American money his fortune will be nearly $50,000. As soon as possible he will establish a daily for West Bay City.- Chicago Newspaper Union. Evidently so much cash will be a, burden to Mr. Clark, so he has selected the easiest and most speedy means to get rid of it. The committee on arrangements for the Wolverine Cycle club's road race has received the gift of a pair of pneumatic tires each from the Palmer Pneumatic Tire Co., the Morgan & Wright Co. and the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co. A special prize of a gold brick will also be giv.en by the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co. to the winner of the first prize if he rides a bicycle equipped with their tires. The race will be run on the afternoon of Sept. 18. An officer of the L. A. TV. will have charge of the handicaps. The course will be on the Saline and Lodi gravel road five miles out and back. - Times. The lighting committee at the meeting of the common council Monday night recommended that the bid of the Michigan Electric Co., of Detroit, to light the city for the next five years, be accepted. The matter could not be settled however, until the contract could be so amended that both parties could agree to it, and an ordinance passed empowering the council to enter into a five year contract. Several things may develop before the matter is gone through with. It is hinted that the Detroit Electrical Company does not really want to enter into a contract to light the city. The newspaporbusincííin Ann Arbor is "picking up." One editor there is building an expensive residence. Another wears a new silk tile and his "devil" has ju3t been measured for one. - Chicago Newspaper Union. Now just watch and see who loomsup with a silk tile. A Chicago paper contain- the follow ing: A well known divine, a newspaper man anda bartender, of Adrain, look go much alike that you eouldn't teil one from the other. The newspaper man is frequently held up, addressed as "brother," and asked about delicate points of doctrine. Once he was dunned by a female book agent for a bilí due from the bartender. The bartender was asked topray for benighted sinner, and the minister was frequently besought to give a friend a quiet nip on a hot Sunday. And it is also said that brothei Smith, of the Adrain Press, was askec to preach a funeral sermón the same day that papers were served upon him by a constable for keeping the side doo of nis barroom open on Sunday.