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THE ANN ARBOR REGISTER. VOL. xni. NO. u. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1887. WHOLE NO. 641. JOHN «. SAXE. other scenes', was deemed necessary to his THE CITY ELECTION, WEBSTER. welfare. So one day in 1881, all alone— Supervisor—Wm. Weston. istins: Sketch of the Poet's tat- for he desired no attendant,—the broken- The election, Monday, was one of the Clerk—Henry Queal. ter Dny«. hearted man returned to Albany to re- Treasurer—Will Parsons. Everything New and Everything Cheap most exciting ever held in this city, and a side with his two sons. Strange, how- Justice, full term—E. S. Cushman. ever, as it may seem to outsiders, but few very full voted was polled, notwithstand- New Spring Qoods have again been opened during the last week at ; death of this famous poet, last Justice, short term—W. E. Boydon. of the people of that city, know, or indeed ing the cold, raw wind that prevailed most Highway Com—Farquhar Litchfield. an evening of whose readings the take pains to know, that John G. Saxe, of the day. A more than usual amount of Drain Com—Edwin Ball. remembers to have enjoyed ia the the once brilliant wit, is living in their Constable—O. W. Cushing. Kterf electioneering was done, and no stone j M. E. church, now the "Unity build- very midst Yet this very hour within a All republicans. No opposition. stone's toss of the state capitol building, was left unturned by the workers to se- twenty-four years ago, called to this same man, once so rugged in health, cure votes for their favorite projects and MANCHESTER. MACK & SCHHID'S the fact that a sketch of the poet lighthearted as a summer bird, and the candidate;:. The interest in the liquor Supervisor—Horatio Barch, G. And ©very Department will show the latest arrivals Clerk—John F. Nestell, R. in new goods. We have the largest assortment and best values in j lying in the editorial desk contributed admired of countless numbers everywhere amendment overshadowed all others, and L popular young author, Mr. George in our land, in the preferred solitude of Treasurer—Chauncey Walbridge, 11. ou r his chamber now passes his time, bowed the presence of ladies at the polls added Justice—Amariah Conklio, G. fewell Lovejoy, but which a press of oth-in form, feeble in step, a sufferer not alone an unusual feature to the occasion. With Highway Com.—John Braun, G. Foreign and Domestic had crowded out of our col- from physical ailment, but that saddest of the exception of a little rowdyism at the School Ins.—Thomas F. Moran, G. all maladies—Melancholia. Constables—John Wisner, G. ons for a few weeks. We publish it now second ward polling place, there were no —Reuben C. Wolte, G. i it will be found very interesting and Only a year or so ago one of Mr. Saxe's disturbances worth mentioning. The liq- sons, residing in Albany, whose health —John Rildinger, G. propriate at this time, uor amendment was defeated by 427 itLII5DUlS,IIDlES,Elt.,Elt, had been in a most precarious state for a —Porter Brower. R. the Editor: long period, died very suddenly. For votes; amendment relative to salaries car- SALINE. BLACK IDIRJHSS OOOIDS. Is the gifted author of "The Proud Miss some time the intelligence of his death ried by 301 majority. The democrats Supervisor—John Burkhart. "The Money King," "The was kept a profound secret from his Clerk—C. N. Howe. Making these goods a specialty, we buy only goods which we know father through fear of the effect it might had a majority of 60 on the state ticket. to be standard in quality and color, and hence our reputation for the Bw R»pe of the Lock," "The Briefless Almost everybody esteemed it an honor Treasurer—A. J. Warren. best Black Goods in this oity has never been disputed. Among our produce on his mind. But, at last, one day Highway Com.—H. Gaumar. rrister," and other sparkling and cap:i- he was quietly informed of the new loss to vote for Hon. E. D. Kinne for circuit selection will be found at lowest prices Lupin's Melroae Oloth, Henrietta productions, both in prose and in PITT3KIELD. Olotb, Carmelite Cloth, Marie Galante Oloth, Congo Oloth, Sabaatopol which had come to him. With a sur- judge, and his majority reached 1000. Stripes, Cotelines, Drap de Alma, Diagonal Oord, Serges, Oashmares jse, indeed forgotten? And if not prised air, quickly succeeded by a look of Supervisor—Morton F. Case. and Nuns Veilings. Special attention is also directed to our very ex- gotten how many people today know of intense aversion he exclaimed, " Oh! why Clerk— Benjamin N. Smith. did you toll me about it? I don't want CITY OFFICES. Treasurer—George E. Sperry. tensive assortment of Sprin / Jerseys Our constant aim is : to give e whereabouts and wordly condition of FOR MAYOR 1 2 S 4 5 6 tot maj better value in every thing we sell than any other house in Ann Arbor. to know!" Aside from the temporary Smith, R _. 247 90 222 166 104 171 1000 241 Justice—James D. Allison. is poet who, a quarter of a century ago, shock upon his mental condition, how- George. D... 161228 107 138 73 51 759 School Ins.—Allen D. Crittenden. FOB RECORDER MACK & SCHMID. as the one rival of Oliver Wendell ever, the sorrowful intelligence appeared Pond. R 27fi 144 202 148 121 158 1051 3oO Highway Com —Frederick Hutsel. olmes, and a writer of universal and to have no farther effect than that herein Merithew, D... 130 173 126 157 59 56 701 All republicans. described, and I believe he never after re- FOE JUSTICE e!!-merited popularity since, through the ferred to the subject in any way. Liter- Pond.D _... 410 315 321 300 176 227 1749 LIMA. edium of his verse, he threw about the ary people at a distance, as also others Supervisor—John V. Gregory. COME JNTOW! arts of men and women the witchery of who are merely admirers ot the poet, none Clerk—Wm. Covert. of whom are aware of his actual condition, Treasurer—John H. Wade. at spell which makes laughter and tears. for years past have been flooding out Justice—Saiiuel Senney. s for me I had known for several years Mr. Saxe, with letters quite as various in s s Highway Com.—John G. Wagner. at J^hn G. Saxe was a resident of Al- character as their number. Some of theje ma School Ins.—Robert Buchanan. NEW GOODS! ny, living with an only son—now his contain simply expressions of warm sym- 1st ward 290 —Tho«. F. Morsey. pathy for him, others kindly request his 2d ward.™ 166 Drain Com.—John L. Brown. i!y surviving child—and family, at No. d ward 328 All democratic, excepting the latter. AND PRICES MARKED TO ZERO. autograph, others still ask him to do them th wa'd 304 Just think, Women's Croat and Kid Button at $1.75 worth $3.00. Women's Kid 18 State-sf, in that city, by reason of lll- the favor of transcribing some favorite th ward 81 129 th ward 115 116 iutton Worth $2.00, now $1.25. Men's Button Lace and Congress Shoes, a good and sorrow a reclu9e from all poem for their album, or solicit informa- The ><•« Board of Supervisors. one for $1.75, cost you in any other place $300. Don't forget the place. No ciety, patiently awaiting the one hoar tion respecting when, and under what rouble to show goods. Remember we sell lower than the lowest. circumstances such and such a poem of ALDEBSIEN. oner or later to come to him which Vote Maj A. A. City, 1st Dist.—Albert Gardner, R. his was written, while others expressing et ward—Nelson Sutherland, R 289 170 onld call him away to another life. sympathy for him accompany the same Morgan J. O'Brien, D 119 A. A. City 2nd Dist.- Patrick O'Hearn,D. -48- A gojourner recently for neaily a week with direct prescriptions in the way of 2d ward—Christian Martin, D 815 315 A. A. City 3rd Dist. - Noah G. Butts, D. 5d ward— ihos. Ke-vrns. R 323 323 A. A. Town—Fred Braun, R. SAMUEL KRAUSE, SOUTH MAIN ST I ihe capitol city, I determined, if possible, medicines for the cure of his disease. thward—M. H. Goodrich, R 103 Wisely enough but very few of these let- Martin M. Seabolt. D 199 96 Augusta—Wm. Dansingburg, R. j c»U upon Mr. Saxe, and therefore ad- ters ever came to the notice of Mr. Saxe, th ward—Amariah Hammond, R 177 114 Bridgewater—James M. Kress, D. Ch«s. H. Poland. D 63 fessed him by note, asking when—if and it is rarely the case that any of them jth ward—Levi D. Wii es R - 166 103 Dexter—Charles Dwyer, D. treeable to him—he could make it con- are answered by his attendants, but all Hudson T. Morton, D 63 Freedom—Jacob Beming, D. Fred Barker. R 139 46 nient to receive me. The next day I are sacredly preserved in a letter-book for Arthur J. Mummery. D...._.. 93 Lima—John V. Gregory, D. purposes of reference from time to time. Lodi—James Sage, D. «iveJ a very courteous note from Mr. Mr. Saxe is visited every few days by CONSTABLES. Lyndon—Thos. Young Jr., D.