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21
Month
December
Year
1888
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St Andrew's church will have a chorus choir. There are eighty-öve inmates of the county house. The schools close to-day to open again January 8. The Two bams name two suitable presents this week. Wedding bells still continue to ring in all parts of the county. The new house of Prof. Levi Wines on South State street is enclosed. Goodyear & St. James have a minature Santa Claus in their-window. Alvin Wilsey has opened a branch sewing machine office in Ypsilanti. The G. A. E. post will hold its annual inspection a week from this evening. Rev. Mr. Hawks, of Detroit, will pieach in the M. E. church next Sunday. The Christmas tree at the Dixboro M. JL. church will be unladen Christmas eve. Sinclair & Son shipped the seating tor the Baptist church in Luther last Thursday. Frank Bourns lectures at the Dixboro M. E. church this evening on the Philippine Islands. W alter Toop has aold his bakery on State street to Mrs. Caswell, who is now carrying ït on. The abstract books of Charles II. Manly have been sold to the firm of Harriman, Manly & Doty. Orin Cady has resigned the direction of the M. E. church choir and G. W. Renwick has taken his place. At Delhi, a Christmas tree will be given at the school house, Christmas eve., by the Episcopal church. A Christmas tree will be given at Geddes next Friday evening under the auspices of the Episcopalians. A. L. Noble has some suggestions as to what to give your gentlemen friends in his advertising space this week. Prof. Stanley gave the last of the delightful series of organ recitals at the Congregational churcji last evening. John W. Robinson and Emma L. Davis, colored, were married on Thursday of last week by Rev. G. B. Pope. A Christmas celebration will beheld by the Episcopal church at Ji'oster's school house next Sunday afteraoon. Two Christmas tress will be laden at Zion's church next Monday evening, when the annual children's festival occurs. Sheriff Walsh took William (Jampion, Jr., and Fredenck Day, convicted of attempted highway robbery, to Ionia, Ia3t Monday. A full line with many specials, is what Mack & Schmid advertise this week. Some of their prices will make you think so. The little fellow eau have a Christmas present of a savings bank if he will eall at Wagner & Co's at 10 o'clock on Christmas morning. The fire alarm Saturday afternoon was caused by the burning out of a chimney on Jefferson street. No damage was done. W. H. Spencer, of Columbus, Ohio, with the Hocking Valley road tor some time, is the new agent at the Toledo and Ann Arbor depot. Rev. Mr. Sunderland will preach a sermón appropriate to Christmas next Sunday morning, on "The Influence of Great Souls in History." The cloak rooms in the high schools are over crowded. They were not built to accommodate so many students as now attend the school. Our columns are too crowded this week to allow us to say anvthing about thejgifts we are making our subscribers Send in your guesses at once. The next Knight Templar social will be held next Thursday evening. The inembers of the commandery Lare expected to invite their friends. The annual Christmas iestivities at the county house given,uuder the auspices of St. Andrew's church, will take place next Thursday afternoon. The case against Polhemus & Saxton for selling liquor to a minor, a high Bchool student, bef ore Justice Pond, bas been adjourned until January 19. Harry Amlar and Company appear at the opera house next Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon in a Living Lie, and Tuesday evening in Counterfeit . Mr3. Julia A . Clark has üled a bill for a divorce from Charles C. Clark, whom she married In 1868, on the ground of desertion since June, 18S0. Cards are out for "the marriage of Miss Clara A. Moore to Charles P. Knight at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moore, of Scio. A Christmas service will be held in the Congregational church next Sunday morning consisting of Christmas hymns and a responsivo service with an address by the pastor. Fred Markham, of Ann Arbor town, who lost f 150 last week, has discovered that the lost money was not lost in this eity or on the road home. He found it at his own home. Accordinsr to the December, crop report 304,089 bushels of wheat have been marketel in this county since August 1, of which 37,541 bushels were marketed in November. Charles M. Hagadorn died at South Lyon, Mich., last Sunday evening. He was a member of Ann Arbor Commandery ,K. T., which attended the funeral, Tuesday afternoon. Between seventy and eighty carloads of steel rails were transferred to the Toledo and Ann Arbor road at this point. the first three days this week for their Frankfort extensión . Horace G. Jackson, of Lansing, whose occupation is that of a student, and Deloma Smith, of Augusta, were marritd Tuesday in this city by Rev. Joseph H. Miller, pastor of the A. M. E. church. Mrs. Mary B. Payne, grandmother of Prof.W. H. Payne, formerly of this city, celebrated her ooe hundredth birthday December 9. So active is she, that slie rode seven miles to Adrián to celébrate her centennial. Heinzmann & Laubengayer, in another column,have a word or two to say to farmers about their newly erected custom miJl, feed grinder, &c. A corn cob crusher enables them to use corn on the cob. Charles Smith and Charles II . Harrison were sentenced by Justice Frueauff, Wednesday to ninety days in the Detroit house of correction for being disorderly in being without visible means of support and vagrants. George Jones is serving a thirty ddys sentence in jail for stealing an overcoat belonging to Frederick Younghance lu Goodyear's ball in Manchester, a couple of weeks ago. Squire Perkins imposed the sentence. Tickets will be sold on the Michigan Central to any point December 24, 25, and 31 and January 1, good to return until January 3rd for one and a third fare for the round trip. Tickets are good going only on the day of sale. Two Washtenaw county farmers were rewarded with offices by the Michigan sheep breeders association, which met in Lansiug Weduesday, J. Eyart Smith, of Ypsilanti, being elected treasurer and J, A. Wood, of Saline, director. Christmas eve., an entertainment and rnusic for tbe children will occur in the Congregational church, when the children will bring gifts for the poor of the city. The children will'-have a chauee to learn that "it is more blessed to give than to receive." A new Chinaman in town. He is known by 'the euphonious name of Lee Sing Pang Wee. He will open a laimdry in the St. James block and will sing while he washes without a wea paug as he thinks of the feeling of the other laundrymen. The Ann Arbor Commandery twenty strong attended the funeral services of the late Charles M. Hagadorn, of South Lyon, on Tuesday. The services were conducted by E. C, C. E. Hiscock; P. E.C., W.G. Doty; and Prelate, John R. Miner, and were very impressive. G. C. Smith will sell at auction, on the Sullivan farm, four miles west of Ann Arbor and three miles south of Scio, at one o'clock Wednesday, January second, 50 sheep, 25 lambs, a registered llolstein buil. four cows, six calves, 10 pigs, 20 tons of hay and 150 bushels of corn. Fred Krause is the auctioneer. The following oflicers have been installed by A. O. U. W., Lodge Ko. 27: Ernest Rehberg, M. W; Christian Helber, O.; Fred Graf, Sec; John George Koch, Treas.; M. Lutz, Finance Sec; Paul Schall, G.; H. Schutter, J. W.; Wm. Raab, ü. W., Gottlieb Luick, trustee; J. Jacob Koch, lst R. G. L,; Emanuel Luick 2nd R.G.L.;Dr. J. Kapp, medical director; Jacob Dubber, (lag bearer; Chas. Haeuser, 3teward. In case Governor Luce ilesirea the best possible man for the position of Commissioner of Banking, he will find William A. Tolchard of this city just the man for this place. He has had plenty of experience in banking, is quick and accurate in his accounts and would be apt to make it lively for dishonest bankers . According to the] December state erop report the condition of the wheat in this country. December lst was 90 per cent. which is five per cent. higher than the average in the state. The condition of the live stock was, horses, 97; cattle, 92; sneep, 94; swine, 100; all of which are better than the state average. The Channing Guild will hold a public meeting next Sunday evening. The flrst part of the meeting will be devoted to music, Scripture readings, readings from Channing and YVhittier, and paper on ,"the work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.," after which Mr. Sunderland and others will speaK upon "Jesus, his character and work." _____ There will be a public meeting of the Webster Farmers Club at the Webster Congregational church on Friday evening, December 28. Neilson club will furnish the music. A fifteen minutes address by C. M. Starks will be followed by a discussion of the following question: 'What is Wealth?" also "Are the Tendencies of the Age Helpful to tbe Farmers?" The public is invited. Aaron H. Goodrich, whose death in Saline, December 8, was noted by our Saline correspondent last week, was the proprietor of the Goodrich House in thi3 city, now called the Arlington. He was bom Feb. 20, 130-5, He carne to Saline in 1831 . He opened the first hotel where Warnei's hotel in Saline stands and afterward engaged in a like business in Monroe, Chicago, Detroit, Ypsilanti and this city. The following offleers were elected last Friday evening by Welen Post, No. 137 G. A. R. Commander, Azariah F. Martin; Senior Vice Commander, Wm. F. Fislier; Junior Vice Commander, Washington Paul; Chaplain, Rev. J. ï. Sundeiland; Officer of the Day, lïenry II. Marsh; üfficer of the Guard, John L. Cox; Quartermaster, Robert Campbell; Inside Guard, John Duffin; Sentinel, Ed. Haten; Delegates to State Encampment, J. T. Jacobs and Harrison Soule. The state teachers association meets in Lansing next Weduesday, Thursday and Friday. Among the university faculty, whowiü take part in the proceedings are President Angelí, who wil] deliver the address of welcome on Wednesday and have charge of the college men's section on Friday; Prof. C. E. Gayley, who readsapaper on Literary Criticism, Synthetic or Analytic and Prof. B. A. Hinsdale, who opens the discussion on the township unit in our school system. At the residence of tlie bride's father, John J. Pratt, of Lima, on Wednesday afternoon of last week, about a hundred and twenty-five fnends assembled to witness the marriage ceremonies which united Miss Mae Delle Pratt to John E. Parmelee, of Grand Rapids, the assistaut lumber agent oa the Detroit, Lansing and Northern railroad. Rev. John Claflin offieiated. The happy couple came to this city to take the train to Detroit, from whence they go to Grand Rapids, where they will reside. The T. A. A. & N. M. R'y. Co., with its usual promptness receive cara from Detroit, Toledo and the east on fast f reíght trains every night. Same is ready for early morning delivery. All bilis and freight ready 7 a. m. sharp. A f uil stock of christmas cakes and candies are being made daily at John Brewer's bakery 23 N. Main. A. J . Kelly, truss maker. Chronie cases a speciality. Satisfaction guaranteed. Office 0 Washington street. Ann Arbor. Jas. Schiappicassee has a full line of fruita, nuts, candies and cigars. If you want the rareties of the market, that is the place to go.