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Day
5
Month
November
Year
1896
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Public Domain
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A c-lass ni drosütnaking will be organUcd by the Y. V. C. A. Dr. V. C. Vaughan is making numorous repairs on nis home on S. State-st. A baby boy was born to Mi-, and Mrs. Harvey Stofllet last Saturday night. About 700 .sludents went home to vote, some íew going as Jar as 1200 miles. Miss May Fischer was surprised last Thursday night by about twenty of her friends. M, Margaret O'Connor, of Northfield, died last Saturday at the advanoed age of 84. The Hay & Todd Co. have removed the L cales f rom the street in front ot their factory. Some sneak thief stole two overcoats from a house on Thompson-st. one night last week. Regular council meeting Monday night. Seo full official proceedings in another oolumn.' J. C. Taylor. of New York City, sans at the Y. M. C. A. meeting last Sunday afternoon. The new quarters for the I. O. O. P. will be ready for that order about the first of December. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Miner left Wednestlay a. m. for California on occount of Mis. Miner's healtu. J. Fox is to be editor-in-chief of the High School Quarterly whicn is to takc the place of the Omega. Prof. and Mrs. L. P. Joeelya are rejjicing over the advent of a baby girl at their home, Tuesday. Arthur J. Sweet has sold a half interest in his new rail drilling machine to H. i'. Glover, of Ypsilanti. David Laubengayer, of Scio, has bought the old Mann homestead and will reside thero hereafter. It will be about a week before elec trie cars will be run between here and Ypsilanti over the motor line. The Democratie county committee wei-e con Ment Monday night tliat they would carry this county by at least 700. Miss Gertrude Buck, of the Univ., has au article in the November Forum on "Another Phase of the New Education. There were about four McKinley photographs displayed in this city to every Bryaa pioture during the campaign. The Republioan county coinmittee arranged tor nearly 140 meetings dur. ing the campaign and the Democrats f ully as many. The Maccabees have paid the children of the late Mrs. Lucas the $1000 life insurance carried in that order by the deceased. The largest gatherins; of the campaign was at the opera house last Thursday night when Vice Pres. Stevenson was hore. Red hot political discussions were tho order of the day at many of the polliug places Tuesday, especially at the Pourth Ward polls. Mis. Bridget Eagon, who resided at No. 7 Elizabeth st., died last Thursday uftornoon, aged "0 years. Funeral services wero held Saturtlay at St. Thomas Church. Scarcely any depredations were committeJ last Saturday (Hallovve'en) night. Not "in the memory of the oldest inhabitant" has the city been so quiet on such an occasion. Cbarley Banfield made the run f rom Whitmoro Lake with the Northlield election returns Tuesday night in 41 minutes. It was a remarkable run for a bal Wd and a dark night. T. J. Keech, manager of thu Telephone Exchange did'the people, of Ann Arbor a great favor by furnishing election reporta toall whodesired them Tuesday night, freeofcost. Al the sound money Democratie rally at the opera house last Saturday night Dr. Dean M. Tyler suiïered from a severe attack of heart trouble and had j to be carried from the room. Airs. Elisabeth 'f., wile of the late A. J. Sutherland died last Wednesday at the home of herdaughtor, líra. Alice L. Haven, 27 E. jéSewon-ut. Füneriil was Kriday at tho House. Messrs. Bach and Butler have just issuad the October number of "Better Times.'" For those in search for real estáte or a house, or for those vvho have property to sell, itisa valuable little publication. The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. will hold their annual meeting Monday November 9th at 3 p. m. in the rooms of the association. All members are requested to be present. The doublé standard has been discounted at Albion, by a hen vvhose output recently, consisted of a shell, containing three distinct eggs. The college faculty has gone into executive session over it. - Adrián Press. The November number of the New Ousade has been receiyed and is better thaa ever. Every mother should take this little magazine. It costs only 50 cents per year. It is published by the Allen Pub. Co. Ann Arbor. A team hitched to a wagon-load of raw potatoes, ran away in Ann Arbor, and sowed the street3 with free potatoes, each of which winked an eye painfully. as much as to remark: "This takes the starch out of me!"- Adrián Press. The W. C. T. U. of A. A. will hold a Temple wheel social Saturday evening at Mi-s. L. Bassett's 23 Thompson-st. All persons holding Temple wheels are requested to bring them. Refreshments will be served and a good time is expected. All are invited. The enterprising young men who constitute the Ann Arbor Music Co., have arranged to give each week in their recital room a free concert by some of our best local talent. Their entertainments will be free and should be well attended, as they no doubt will be. The Christian and Missionary Alliance will hold a convention in the Church of Christ this eve, at 7 :30, Friday at 10 a. m., 3 to 7 :30 p. m., Saturday at 10 a. m. and 3 p. m., Sunday, 3 p. m. The alliance asks you to come and hear of the Ufe that is hid with Christ in God by the power of the in dwellingHoly Ghost. An oíd photograph car that went tbrough last summer's cyclonc at Dexter, since when. its a leaky oíd concern! and a wreek f rom stem to stern, is a rock of olïense and a stumbling block to the town. Po.ople make "faces" at the face making shop and take a ''negativo" view of its presence. It it is not soon removed the whole village wil] backslide.- Adrián Press. A lad 12 years of age was killed at Ann Arbor, last week, while jumping upon a moving train. In his company was Jimmie Blytheman who of course escaped. Loaded down with crimes and escapades of all sorts, that boy Blytheman, baars a charmed life and slips safely through, while misfortvne, the prison and. death await others a the threshold. 'Tis a strange world !- Adrián Press. At the registration last week the First Ward had 150 new ï-egistration and lost 190, leaving 549 voters. Seoond Ward,gains86, losses 32,total (i45;Third Ward, gains 101, losses 35, total 765 FourtaWard. gains 104, losses 35, tota 597;Fifth Ward, gains 33, losscs 26, tota 202; Sixth Ward, gains 96, losses G'J, total, 531; Seventh Ward, gain 82, losses 17, total 3i. The total gain irá the city is 248. The opera house has four special attraetions here soon. Nov. 9, Otis Skinner, Nov. 18, Richard Mansfield, Nov. 21, Robt. Ingersoll, and Deel, Gilmore's Band. Dr. Etiza M. Mosher, of the Univ., spoko in Detroit this week before the Federation of Wornen's Clubs on What the Women of Michigan can do for the University." The litigation that has beon going on for years between th Morgan estateand the Eames family has Imally roached a decisión in the New York courts, the decisión benig aainst tne claims of the Eames. The various city banks will now pay iold all checks and drafts to those vio want it. This is one result of the elcction Tuesday. But as there is to be no premium on gold now, nob wantj it morethan other naonoy rhioh the government backs. Next Sunday will be rally clay at the j English Lutlieran church and i' is dcired that every meinber of the congrcaÜ03, Sunday school, and Y. P. S. C. C. be present at all the services. It béng Luther Day, the anniver?ary of the birth of Martin Luther, the pastor will give a sketch of his life illustrated with stereopticon views at the evening service. Every one.invited. The offierings during the clay will be for Home Missions. By a skillfully contrived apparatus, at theuniversity, the professors areenabled to observe the pulsations of a man's heart, and watch the play of the bones while the body is in motion. ïhe spectacle of a live skeleton, executing a doublé shuffle, and keeping step to the brisk measure of "TheDevil's Dream," is something never before witnessed on earth, though it is said to be the regular thing in another place. - Adrián Press. Arbor Hive, No. 113, L. O. T. M. will celébrate its tifth anniversary Nov. 12. Toasts will be responded toby Mrs. Francis E, Burns, St. Louis, Mich., Grcat Commander L. O. T. M., Prof. E. F. Johnson, Rev. Dr. Tcdrow, Miss Mary Miley, Mrs. Clara Dedrick and Hon, Wm. W. Wedemeyer. Music will be fumished by Miss Minnie Davis, Mrs. D. M. Tyler. Miss Sophie Hutzel, Miss Elsie Liebig and Miss Rena Stofïlet. m_ A modest young lady who desired to make a purchase at a dry goods store addressed the man behind the counter thus: ':It is rny desire to obtain a pair of circular elastic appendages, capable of being contracted or expanded by means of oscillating burnished steel appliances that sparkle Hke partióles of gold leaf set with alaskan diamonds, and vvhich are utilized for retaining in proper pobition the habilments of the lovver oxtremities, which innate delicacy forbids me to mention." The clerk thought a moment and said he believod she needed a pair of garters. - Times. Mr. Chas. Spencer, formerly as.-istant city cngineer, now a member of thc irm of M. M. Dickson Co., mappublishers, laid upon our table last week a new Pocket Map of Washtenaw county whioh thÍ3 company has just issued. It is neatly gotten up, just the right size for pocket use. It contains a list of the county oflicers, census tables, directory of farmers who own land and the postotiice address of every land owner in the county. The map shows the location of ev'ery public highway, school house, railroad, incorporated village, bicycle route, church, cemetery and stream, also the subdivisions of every section into farms. The map sells for 75 cents.

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