Local Brevities

Talmage, at ünrversity Hall, Dec. 12th. A slight change in the time table of the T. & A. A. will be made Sunday. Sixty couples enjoyed a hop at Uie Light Infantry armory, Friday evening. Justice Pond sent George Miller, a tramp, to jail for three days, Saturday. D. Cramer eays his farm at Hastings has never been as profitable as the last year. , Eugene Koch, formerly with Mock & Sehmkl, is now clerking for Wagner & Co. A new stone walk is being laid in front of the store occupied by Schuh & Muehlig. Frank Munger paid Justice Pond $G.15 fine and costs for getting drunk Saturday. The lecture on the Slocum foundation takes place this evenin in Harris Hall. Rev. Fr. Ckyle, of Sandwich college, preached at St. Thomas' church, last Sunday morning. Charles Parker, oï Lima, has gone to Ontario, Canada,, to study as a veterinary surgeon. The Woman's Home Missionary Society meets this afternoon at three o'clock to elect officers. J. F. Lawrence had the honor of being the first to pay his taxes to the City Treasurer, this year. The lire department was called out yesterday afternoon by a burning chimney in the Germania block. There are thirteen laundries having offices in Ann Arbor. This should be enough to keep things clean. About twenty took adavntage of the cheap rates to Detroit on the special traia Wednesday evening. The motor line has raised the fare to fifteen cents on account of the Sncreased expenses of winter running. The new cushions and hymnals for the gallery of the Presbyterian church have arrived and are now in position. The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. ehureh, gave the regular monthly Social in the church pal-lors, last evening. The Courier is a little rough on the new military company when it speaks of their armory as Iight Infantrj) "heil." The publisher of the new city and county directory announces that it will be ready for distribution in about a month. Sneak thieves are around agaku Three overcoats were taken from a 'hous ori Washington street, Tuesday evenii'jr. The Thanksgiving entertainment at the A. M. E. churel) ty the Young Men's Debating Club netted $117 for the church. There will be a social, oyster supper, literary and musical entertainment in tica íi.Ll: . . l.v:. parlors this evening. On Sunday, Mrs, Nancy McLaughlin, oí Delta, O., died ia the sixth ward, where she was stopping temporarüy, of cancer, age 43 years. Henry Acker and Miss Mary Scharf, both of Ypsilanti, were married at the Unitarian parsonage, Nov. 25th, oy Rev. J. T. Sunderland. Sheriff Dwyer took a trip after a horse thief, this week, but the clue wasn't a gc-od one and the sheriff returned without his man. Rabbits are plentiiful in this vicinity this winter. A couple of hunters brought ín seventeen, Saturday, as the result of the day's sport. The orchard on the Osgood farm, now owned by Mr. Twitchell, produce d $658 worth of apples this year. Pretty good for a poor apple year. The first skating entertainment of the season was given on the atternoon and evening of Thanksgiving, and was very largely attended. Bridget Berry, of Northfield township, died Nov. 26th, of old age, being just four score. She had lievd ín Nort'hiield over half a century. The Art Club exhibition will be held at the Ladies' Library, on the 9th, lOth and lltli of December. Dainty Christmas cards, done in colors, by members of the club, will be sold. Tho snow has melted and the t-U-ighing is gone, nmeh to the regret of our merchante, wlio would like to see sleighing until after tho holidays. The contribution taken up at the Congregational chnrch, Thanksglvlng day, for the benefit of tho LadieB' Charitable Union, amounted to $03. The Howell Electric .Ligïit Co. lias made a volunta ry reductiori in tha price of are lights. Nothing of that kind has happeiifd ,ln tliis sction recentiy. ! A woman calling herself Ollie La Shier or Mrs. O. M. Bliss amd olainiinr; to have lived and been married ia thi., city, has been arrested at Saginaw for stealing. Tho treasurer of the Washtenaw Germán Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will be at the county treasurer's office to collect assessments on tho 9th, lOth and lltlh. Charles Vinkle, son of George Vinkle, died Friday, of diphtheria, aged onc year. Juet a week previous tho mother of the child was taken away by the same disease. The case against Henry Forshee and four others for obstrueting an officer in the exeeution of a process was disposed of, "Weunesday, the defendants being discharged by Justice Pond. L. L. Henion, who accepted a positiO'ii traveling for a Jackson coisim company about a month ago, has tired of that khid of work and accepted a position at Mack & Bchmid's. Michael Trainer, of Whitmore Lake. drove a cow to this city, Tuesday. He also did several other tJiilngs,- got runk, was arrested and was sentenced to one day in jail by Justice Pond. The Board of Health has found many cases of tonsilitis in the city, a disease which frequently develops into diphtheria. Every precaution should be taken to prevent the spread of this disease. For the eleven months ending Nov. 30, O. M. Martin, the undertaker, had charge of 166 futierais. This is exactly tlhe saine number that bis records show he had during the entire year preceding. A slick-talking gentleman worked our businessmen out of about $500 on a patent advertisnig dodge, this week. He caught 105 of them for cards in a case at prices ranging irom $3.50 to $6 each. Washtenaw lodge, No. 9, I. O. O. r., elected the folio wing officers last Friday evening: C. S. Elmer, N. G.; H. Schlimmer, V. G.; J. Vanee, ree. sec.; H. Richards, permanent sec; M. Staebler. tieas. Fraternity lodge, No. 262, F. and A. M-i electe dthe following officers Wednesday evening: C. B. Davison, W. M., J. B. Dowdigan, S. W., F. G. Novy, J. W.; Chas. Greenman, sec; C. E. Hiscock, treas. T'he treasurer of Ann Arbor township will be at the eounty treasurer's office to receive taxes each Friday and Saturday during the month. The treasurer of Northfield will be at the same place each Saturday. Mrs. Malvina J. McNeal, wife of John McNeal, died at their residence, No., 29 South University avenue, Tuesday, of cáncer, age 55 years. The faraily moved to this city but a few weeks ago froin Redkey, Ind. The case of Adolph Kemper against the city of Ann Arbor, for $1,000 daraages to his property on N. Piftb ave, caused by cutting down the grade of the street, will be tried at the December term of the circuit court. Eraest A. Dieterle, foreman in the tin-shop of Eberbach & Co., met with a serious and painful accident, Monday moming. He stepped on an old trap door on the second floor, willen gave way, and h feil to the floor below. His shoulder was dislocated, several small bones were broken, besides uumerous minor injuries. An illustration of the increase in land values in certain portions of this city is shown by a sale made recently. A gentlema'n purehased a lot about fifteen months ago for $225, tli'nking that by holding it a couple of yi-ai-s Ie could malie good interest on 'nis investment. This week he sold the lot for $1,000. Pretty good interest for a year and a quarter. Thirty membnrs of Excelsior Chapter, R. A. 'M., oï Ypsilanti, paid tlieir brettiren of Waautenaw Chapter a tteii oo Monday ev.enlng, and exemplifled the work on the Eoyal Arch degrci'i'. Tlr.'ir ritual work was pronouncod very line. The case of Lewis Winans against the estáte of Mary Winans has been appcaled to the giipremc court. Lewis Winans had a claim amounting to about $1,200 which the eommissioners allowed, bat on au appeal to ïhe circuit eourt this was reversed. The oew bridge of the T. & A. A., over the Michigan Central tracks and the Huron river was commenced Wednesday morning by a laige gang of men. The bridge will be one of the finest in the state and will probably not be completed before spring. A change has been made in the running time of the cars on the A. A. & Y., the motor leaving Ann Arbor now at 7.00, 8:40, ÍO:5O a. m., and 1:05, 2:50, 4:50, C:50, 8:50, 10:50 p". m. On Sunday at Ü:20 a. m., and 2:20, 3:50, 5:20, 6:50, 8:20, 9:50 p. m. Mr. flobert Lorimer, the popular secretary and treasurer of the Detroit Boat Works, was married at St. Paul'.s Episcopal church, in Detroit, on Wednesday evoning, November 25, to Miss( May Agnes Harris, daughter of Mr. Jolm Harris, who was for many years foreman of the Courier office in this citör. Mts Harria is tJie gramldaufihU'i- oí T. 1. Hewitt, who vecently removed to Detroit from Ann Arbor.