Local Brevities

A little daughter of Wm. Clancy, jr died on Friday. E. V. Hangsterfer has ordered a fine new soda fountain. E E. Mi)!s & Co. sent a bilí of goods to Montana, Mon.Iay. Every democrat shou7düe that hi, wme ls Properly registeied. Tl'e EpwoTthÜague ofthe M. E church has two hundred members. The;-e wñrbgüjrach at ion church, next 8unday evening. John Mayer and Christian Schlenker took out their second papers Saturday. The jury fot the March term of the circuit court was discharged yesterday. Conrad Noll was admitted to full citizenship by the circuit court Tuesday. H. Bandall has been selected as class photographer by the senior law students. Adolph Finkbeiner has purchased a house and lot on Spring street of Chas Ballanz. Work on the new T. A. & N. M. Ry. bridge over the Huron will be resumed Sunday. ïhe fire department was called out yesterday morning by a burning chimney in the Fifth ward. Nelson Booth, who died recently, held a life insurance policy for $3.000 in the Hillsdale Mutual Co. 1 A. B. Wines was called to Grand Rapids, ïuesday, by a telegram announcing the illness of his son. Mr. and Mrs. L. Ï. Limpeit were made happy by the arrival of a new daughter at their home, Saturday. Wallace, Noys & Co. have gone after another carload of horses, which they expect here about the íirst of April. The congregaron of Zion church contributed $71 for the benefit of the Russian sufferers oh Sunday morning. The fine new hydraulic elevator is now in running order at E. F. Mills & Co's. store and is making regular trips. A donation of $769 has been received for tlie purpose of fitting up the gentleman'a dressing room at Newberrv ' Hall. Delbert Keeler has filed a bilí asking for a divorce from his wife, Elizabeth Keeler. He charges her With extreme cruelty. The King case has been transferred to the Wayne county circuit court for trial, on the application of Mr. King's attorney. The McMillan Hall Gymnasium was thrown open tor use on Monday. It is thoroughly equipped with all modern appliances. Frank, son of Antony and Kate Schiappacasse, of North Main street, died yesterday morning. of pneumonia, aged 12 years. County Clerk Brown and his deputy have been busy this week sending out the new election supplies to the various townships. ïhe trustees of the Forest Hill Cemetery have purchased six acres on the east side of the cemetery of Mr. Woodmansee for $1,000. The University Musical Society has turned over $5-50 to the WoraaD's Annex l'und, as the result of the recent Paderewski recital, The W.C. T. U. has requestsd the pastors of the various churches to speak on temperance at their services next Sunday morning. On Sunday eveninsj at the Presbyterian church, Rev. J. M. Gelston will preach on "The Unity of the Hace or the Origin of Nations." Washtenaw Chapter, R. A. M., will meet at seven o'clock next Monday evening and will confer the P. M., M. E. M and R. A. degrees upon a team. John Wahr and George Miller, two popular young clerks in this city, liave purchased the shoe business of Samuel Krause and will take possession next week. The republican ward caucuses wfll be held on Monday evening, March 28th. The city convention will be held at the couit house on the following evening. The case of Kate E. Mooie vs. W. B. Thompson was argued before the supreme court, Friday, Messrs. Knowlton and Thompson appearing f or the two parties. The Oriental Maccabees go to Ypsilanti next Monday evening to confer the Oriental degree upon a team of Wolverine Maccabees. They go on the 6:50 motor. Wednesday, Maren 30th is the clay tlmt cvery new voter and every vote'i who has moved should sec thal hia name Is placed on the registration list of the vrard where he now lives. Thomas J. Van Dusen,of Ypsilanti, has filed a bill asking for a divorce from his wife, Mary Armstrong, on the ground of desertion. The parties were married in this city on July 4th 1868. Eberbach & Son have delivered to the University twelve fine microscopes for the use of the classes in botany.' The instrumenta are of their own manufacture and are excellent in workmanship and finish. The M. E. church was crowded last Sunday evening by the friends of Rev. W. 8. Studley, forrnerly the beloved pastor of this congregation. The address delivered before the Wesleyan Guild was an able discourse. The Board of Public Works has decided to recommend to the council the purchase of street signs similar to those in use in Detroit, a white enarneled sign with blue ietters. They estimate the cost to be about $500. A change takes place in the official forcé at the T. & A. A. office in this city, to-day. W. C. Golden, of Chicago, takes the cashiership of the office, his predecessor, W. E. Beach, going to ilowell to accept a position in a mercantile house. At the Unity Club, on Monday evening next, Moritz Levi will read a paper on "France" and Miss Nellie Goldthwaite will give another paper on "Wellessly College." Music will be furnished by the Business Men's Quartette of Aun Arbor. The alarms and signáis at the T. & A. A crossings in this city, ordered in some time ago by the Railroad Commissioner, are all in position now with the exception of the gate at the Miller avenue crossing, and this wiil be put in within a few dayg. John lt. Kempf, who has been confined to the house for the past seve weeks with the grip, expects to leav n a few days on a southem trip. Jï has given up his position at Fittsburg and upon his return will go with the Globe Tobacco Co., at Detroit. Mrs. Katherina Prieskorn, living about four and a half miles trom this city in the township of Northfield, died Wednesday, of heart disease, aged 52 years. The funeral was held this morning, the remains being interred in the Fifth ward cemetery. II. J. Browii wiil enlarge the bicycle departinuiit of hls business and hun rented one-half the store occupied bj the Singer Mfg. Co., ia the opera house block. He will open a bicycle agency and besides the American Rambler which he has sold for several years, he will keep a variety of wheels. The jury in the case against Thomas Matthews, charged with the most hei nous of crimes, failed to agree upon a verdict after considering the case in the jury room for twelve hours and Judge Kinne discharged them Saturday night. It is understood that the jury stood ten for conviction and two for acquittal. Through the elïorts of our artist, A. L. Alexander, an art club was organized last Friday evening and the following officers were elected President, Ambrose Pack; secretary, Mr. Dohiihue; treasurer. Fred Rentschler. The club will meet on Friday evening of each week for the study of free hand drawing and charcoal work. Ernest W. Wines, son of A. B. Wines, of Wilmot street, died at Grand Rapids, Tuesday morning, of typhoid fever. Ilis father started for Grand Rapids, Tuesday morning, but the young man died before the father arrived. The remains were brought to this city, Wednesday evening and placed in the vault at Forest Hill cemetery. Daniel E. Waite, of Dexter, was arrested for emoezzeling $78 froin the Empire Drill Co., for which company he acted as agent. He waived examination to the circuit court before Justice ]Jond, Monday, and was bou ad over to the nmy term of the circuit court for trial, giving $.300 bonds for his appearance. The Democratie ward caucuses have been called for Thursday even ing, March 24 ih, at the various places designated by the city committee. These caucuses will nomínate the ward tickets and will elect delegates to the city convention to be held Friday evening, March 25th. Every democrat should attend the primaries in his ward, as the primaries are the important factor in politics. oThere were two cases on trial in the circuit court during the past week which were disgusting in their details. At the trial of Thos. Mathews, charged with rape, the court room was crowded toits utmost capacity with men of all ages, all fllled with a sensual curiosity to hear the minxite details of the case I The libel case of Alice Waite agninst i her sjster-in-law, Mrs. Fnuik Waite Phelps, brought out evidence that was worse in its character than that in the I Mathews case, but, fortunately, but few of the "interested public" knew of the case aud the audience was small. Th annual meeting oí the W. ('. T. U. will be held in Hanis Hall next Thursday, Match 24, beginning at 3 o'clock p. m. All are cordlally invited to be present. The electric bell was put in at the Main street crossing of the T. & A. A. a few days ago. The workmen made a little mistake in putting in some of the connections and for a couple of hours after the train had gone south one day this week, the bell kept up a continuous ringing, This was soon rectih'ed and when you now hear that bell, it is a warnina; that a train is approaching. The ten th sermón in the series at the Unitarian churcb, on the "Great lteligions of the World" vvill be given next Sunday morning instead of evening. Subject: '-The Religión of OJreece."' In the evening Mr. Sunderland vvill deliver the second lecture in his special course to young men: Subject, -'Does it pay to SmokeV Effect of Smoking upou the Intellect, upon Moráis, and upon Society." John R. Miner has sold fifteen lots on the Gott addition {within the past few dayt, aiul a contract has been let for a building tíosting tïoin $600 to $1,000 on each of the lots. Mr. Miner furnishes the lots and the Building and Loan Association the money for building the houses, the purchasers paying for at the rate of $2 to $3 per week. Mr. Miner has over fifty lots there and expeets to have a settlement of at least forty houses there by Sept. lst. The demócrata of this city will open a school of instruction in the new metliod of vpting, next Wednesday evening in the frame dwelling in the rear of Duffy's store to be open every succeeding evening from seven to nine o'elock until election. Tickets, stamps, etc, will be provided and the new method will be explaiaed, illustrated and pracüced. Every voter should attend and try the new system on whicb there exists a good many popular misapprehensions. The Board of Registration vvill meet in Wednesday, Match 30th, in the varions wards from eight a. m to eight p. m. Every new voter and every voter who has changad li is residenee since the last election should see that nis name is properly registered. The Boanl of Registration will meet at the followiiiff places: Ist City Clerk's oiïic. i'nd ward- Wm. Herz's paint shop. 3rd ward- Court House basement. 4th ward - Engine House. 5th ward - Engine House. (ith ward- Engine House. Aun Arbor polled 697 votes for sewers at the recent special election; but the majority stuck upita nose and went 803 against them. IIow about next suniiner's smells? They go to the noses, of cowse. Well, if Ann Albor prefers diphtheria and death to sewers and taxes, that is her divine right. But when the majority defnncts, it should be buried with its noses out of tlie ground, to catch the spicy breezes that blow soft o'er the garbage pile, when melón time comes gentío Annie, and lemon peéis are scattered once igain. - Adrián Press.