The City

Circuit court has adjourned until April 20. J. F. Schuli has completed the plumbing in the Parker Block. Dexter has come to the front by organizing a Pingree club. Ann Arbor Lodge No. 325 B. P. O. E, meets to-night for work. E. M. McCulloch has been granted a patent for a new bridle bit. Already the bicyclers are becoming rerj numerous on our streets. There wiij be a faculty concert this evening at the school of music. J. H. Cutting has begun work upon his new residence on Hill street. Junior Exhibition at the High School tomorrow night. Admission 10c. Arbor Tent, No. 296, K. O. T. M. gave a dance last Monday night. The council will canvas the election returns atthe meeting this evening. O. M. Martin has purchased a new undertaker's wagon for his business. A. R. Schmid and J. Lowrey have recently had patented a new thill coupHng. W. K. Chüds has succeeded in securing a pension for Mrs. Catherine Wright. The Street Commissioner has a forcé of men at work cleaning up the main streets. AU the churches in the city wwre beautifully decoráted with flowers last Sunday. The work of excavatine for the Wo" man's Gym. is being pushed rapidly forward. Koch Bros. have secured the contract to erect the new Germán Methodist church Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Foldhauser lost their little daughter, Elsie, aged 5, last Friday afternoon. Rev. ï. J. Craft, of Cleveland, Ohio, will occupy the pulpit at the M. K. hurch next Sunday. The annual meeting of the Ladies' Library Association will be held next Monday at 2:30 p. m. Wadham's, Ryan and Reule. and Uoodspeed & Son have put in new cash carrier systems in their stores. Will Hendrick has been granted an original pension. He secured the ame through W. K. Childs' agency. At a meeting of the O. E. S. held last Wednesday night twenty-four applications for membership were received. There being no quorum present Monflay night, the regular session of the city counci! was adjourned until this evening. The ladies of the First Baptist church will give a yellow and white tea this evening in the church parlors at 6 o'clock. Supper 10 cents. So far in April the weather has averaged colder tban anything that een be remembered by the oidest inhabitant. The Easter display windows that were to be seen last Friday and Saturday in many of our stores were very beautiful. W. K. Childs has succeeded in securing a father's pension for Aloxander Kerr. Mr. Kerr had a son killed at Port Royal. The students in the High School will hold their Fourth Annual Promenade in High School Hall, on the evening of Friday, May 1. The Political Fquality Club will meet with Mrs. E. B. Hall, cor. Hill and Lincoln-sts., 3 p. m. Monday. All interested are invited. Glen V. Mills has persuaded his father to remove from the northern part of the state to Ann Arborand take charge of his director y business. James C. Geraghty, a youth of 60, from Ypsilanti, came to Ann Arbor Monday and took out a license to marry Mrs. A nna B. Ward who is only 46. David Ehnis, who has lived in Lodi for over 50 years, died at his home last Sunday from a complication of dieeasos resulting from an attack of the grip. According to the report of Mr. Sipley, Supt. of Poor, it cost the city $200 less to take care of the poor during the past year than it did during the year befort' The Michigan State Medical Association will hold its next annual meeting at Mt. Clemens on June 4. A number of Unsversity professors will read papers. An elocution recital will be given by Albert Dane at Sutherland school house Friday eve., April lOth. Good music and good programme at 8:15. Admission 10c. The regular monthly business meeting of the Woman'8 Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. will be held Monday, April 13 at three o'clock in the rooms of the Association. The talk on "Easter Custons in Jerusalem" given last Sunday in the First Baptist church by E. W. Pendleton, of Detroit, was bighly enjoyed by all who heard it. Dr, A. R. Cushing has been appointed honorary president of the section of Pharmacology at the international medical eongress to be held in Moscow, Russia, next year. On account of so many strangers in this city it would be the proper thing to have noticas posted notifying bicycle riders that it is contrary to law to ride upon the pavernents. The Castalian this year vill bo priated in Chicago. Our business men, who usually pay the cost of publication by their advertising patronage, will appreciate a more of this sort. Marshall Peterson is looking after the numerous awnings in the city that are below the required height. The city ordinance requires that no shall be less than 1 feet above the pavement. Mrs. Mary Brown, the wife of William P. Brown, living just north of the city, died suddenly last Sunday from a stroke of appoplexy. Funeral services were held at the house Tuesday, Rev. C. M. Cobern, offieiating. The, home of Mrs. Josie Pferfle in Soio, was burned last Saturday. Most of the contenta were saved. A defective flue was probably the cause of the fire. The building was insured in the Germán Mutual Company. The Board of Public works has ordered an examination to be made of the flush tanks on the Washington and Liberty street sewers. It is claimed that only a few of the automatic ilush tanks are in working order. Rev. W. M. Porrest, of Mediua, Ohio will preach at the Church of Christ next Sunday morning and evening. Mr. Forrest ij a very successful pastor of about ten years' experienee. He will remain in Ann Albor two or three weeks. Mrs. M. H. Parmelee, wife of Dr Parmelee, of the Homoeapathic department, died Monday evening at her home in Toledo, Ohio. Out of regard for Dr. Parmelee, all work in thatdepartment was postponed yesterday. The Register is requested to an. nounce that the hour for the meeting of the Loyal Temperence Legión has been changed -fron 2 to 5 o'clock, Meetings are held in the hall over Calkins Pharmacy on Saturdays. The Epworth League's rendition o the Deestrick Skule at the High Schooj Hall last Friday night was exceedingly funny. the only criticism being that too much was crowded into the entertainment. The Leaerue netted about $100. The Odd Fellows of the city have arranged to celébrate their 77th anniversary Sunday, April 26. Tney will attend the English Lutheran church in a body, and Kev. W. L. Tedrow will preach a sermón appropriate to the occasion. The Michigan Branch of the W. B M. I. held its annual meeting last week at Port Hurón. Mrs. J. B. Angelí was re-eleeted president and Mrs. Robert Campbell, treasurer. The treasurer's report showed that the receipts for the year were over $8,000. The large majority of the Sukey bondsmen have paid in their share of the deficit. It is now quite certain that all of them will do so in the near future. In case they do the board of supervisors will order the suit against Mr. Sukey dropped. James K. Applebee will lecture this eAening at the Unitarian church upon ■'Humbug and Hum bugs"' as portrayed in the writings of Dickens. Thia lecture -has been received with great applause, whenever delivered, and the audience may expect an entertainment of vast humor and fun. Admission 15c. The Water Company is highly pleased with the capacity of the new drive wells recentlysunk on VV. Washington street. If other wells will not effect the flow of the three already gunk a new pumping station will very liicely be established there. The water from these new wells is said to be very pure. Prof. B. A. Hinsdale read a paper on "The Real Mon roe Doctrine" before the meeting of Michigan Political Science Association at Grand Kapids last Friday. Prof. Hudson also read a paper on "Municipal Government in Europe and Miss Anna M. Soule one on "How we Obtained the i Northern Peninsula. The vote for alderman in the fifth ward was a tie. This was due to one ballot which was thrown out because it was not properly marked. Mr. Godkin claims this vote was clearly intended tor him. If it is tinally decided to count this ballot Mr. Godkin will be declared elected, otherwise the question will be decsded by lot. Mrs. C. Mattingly, well known in Ann Arbor as Miss Lena Michael, died at her eome in Los Angeles, California, last Saturday. Funeral services were held Monday. Mrs. Mattingly made a largo numberof friendsin Ann Arbor while she resided here all of whom tnourn her death. Her death was due to consumption .with which she had been troubled for several years.