Local Brevities

Dexter celebrates the fourth. Gottlob Wild is a father now. Name the boy Grover. St. Patrick's church picnic at "VVhitmore Lake, July 4. Germán will be taught in the third ward school next year. The council will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. Bishop Davies consecrated an Episcopal chapel at Grass Lake, yesterday. It has been an unusually dull week for commencement week in Ann Arbor. The Ann Arbor Fruit and Vinegar Company are building a new tank house. ProfJ Steere addressed an antisaloon"meêting in"Clïêlsea, Tuesday evening. The net receipts of the social given by the St. Thomas school, last Friday night, were $90. ThèW. C. T. U. meeting of last week was adjourned until the last Thursday in July. Henry Englehart was thrown from his hack last Friday, the wheels of the hack passing over his breast. JoshuaW. Waterman, of Detroit, who gave the $20,000 to start the gymnasium fund, died last Friday. Eev. Dr. E. W. Eyan, the presid g eider of this district, will preach in the M. E. church, next Sunday. The Baptist and Methodist churches will be open every Sunday, during July and August, both morning and evening. A gasoline stove exploded in the residence of Mrs. Margaret Slater on Thompson street, Sunday, but did little damage. Mr. and Mrs. William Howard, of Geddes avenue, mourn the loss of their baby which died at birth on Saturday morning. Joseph Lashier was fined $5 and $2.90 eosts by Justice Pond, Wednesday, for an assault and battery on Mrs. Christina Dieterle. Mrs. B. F. Watts met with a painful though not a serious accident yesterday morning, having her left hand badly crushed by an awning iron falliner on it. The flre department boys have added a bear to their meuagerie back of the engine house. Quite a crowd watched Mm taking his bath, Wednesday. The fox and the crow areboth doing well. The cards are out announeing the marriage of George Vanderwarker, of this city, and Miss Dora Bowers, of New Hudson, to take place at the home of the bride's parents on Tuesday, July 12th. The editor was presented with some extra large strawberries of the Bubach variety by Charles T. Parshall. No strawberry item which we have seen this year beats them ia size and as to taste - well our mouth waters yet. J. L. Hudson, the Detroit clothier, has been appoiuted guardián of little Bernice Bechel. Her name will be changed and she will be sentto school, and given an opportunity to begin life over again under happier auspices. The following have been elected officers of Lois Lodge, Ho. 115, D. of R., 'or the ensuing year: N. G., Mrs. Julia Krapf; V. G., Mrs. Sarah J. Clark: R. S., Mrs. Geo. Scott; Treas., il. C. Clark; Rep. Grand Convention, Mrs. D. C. Fall. D. W. S. Mudge, the sixteen-yearold son of Rev. E. Mudge, of Durand, died in this city on Sunday. lle was sulfeiïng from St. Vitus dance and was brought here for treatmeut, but it proved of no avail. His remains were taken to Durand, Monday morning. The allotmeut of the Miller addition lots was made last night at the opera house, Dr. John Kapp being the fortúnate individual to get the lot upon which is situated the fine brick residence. All the lot purchasers were present and the drawing was very satisfactory. Secretary H. T. Morton and C. S. Fall of the Street Kailway company, went to Cleveland, Monday, where they looked over the street railway plants and their engines. The company has now concluded to purchase a Streight Line engiue for their street railway power plant. MissM. Smith, owner of the old Collier place on East Liberty street, will make exteusive repairs on the place. The maiu building will be moved back and a new front erected. A kitchen and other rooms will be erected in the rear. When finished the building will be used for a large boarding house. Eichard S. Parmly was drowned in Whitmore Lake last Friday while bathing. He was a junior in the literary department from Chicago and was twenty years old. The Ann Arbor Landwehr Untersteutzungs Verein have a flag dedication at Relief park, July 4. The various Germán societies of the city, and of Detroit, Jackson, Saginaw and Toledo will form in procession at the rink at noon. A speaking program has been arranged. Fireworks will be given in the evening. Work on the middle Ypsilanti road is now nearly completed half way to the Greek city. The work done makes the road almost a perfect driveway of hard gravel and well graded. When the road is finished to the half way post work will cease from this end, the Ypsilanti citizens doing the work on the other end of the road. The Pittsfield Cleveland Club has elected the following offlcers: Herman Rayer, president; John E.Fiegel,vicepresident; Charles Rose, treasurer; Alfred J. Paul, secretary. The following committee was appointed: Charles Roberts, Gottlob Hertier, John Fiegel, Toni Brogan, P. Elmer Mills, George Bohnet. Valentine Nichols and P. G. Suekey. Mrs. Moses Seabolt died at one o'clock last Friday afternoon. The sad accident which caused her death was described in last week's Argus. Mrs. Seabolt was of gentle demeanor and lovable character. The funeral services Sunday afternoon were attended by a great concourse of people. The sympathy of the community is with Mr. Seabolt in his great affliction. William Greve, for eight years a clerk ine th dry goods house oí Schairer & Millen, and therefore well known to a wide community, died in Northfield on Wednesday morning, of acute bronchitis, aged 29 years. He leaves a wife and two children. The funeral occurred this morning at ten o'clock, the remains being interred in the cemetery at Forest Hill. Dr. A. D. McKenny, a gradúate of the Ontario Veterinary College, of ïoronto, Canada, has opened an office in this city and gives promise of doing a good share of the veterinary business of this section, The papers of Alymer, Ontario, from which place he comes, give him a good send off. The Sun speaks of his marked ability and predicts that he is "destined to become a shining light in hischosen profession." The Express says he "is fond of his profession and vvill be found honest and straightforward in all his dealings." His office may be found in Robison & Howlett's livery.