Local Brevities

Household goods for sale, 31 S. Thayer street. Teachers' institute in this city commences August 8. North street will hereafter be known as Kingsley street. The A. O II. society give an excursión to Belle Isle, July 14. Republican ward caucuses will be held in this city this evening. The total amount of the poor relief for the past month was $47.16. Rev. E. L. Moon, of Stockbridge, preaches in the M.E. church next Sunday. Dr. John Kapp will occupy his new house on Packard street as his residence. The Benfey entertainment last week cleared $265 for the woman's gymnasium f und. Frank Noli was given ten days in jail Saturday by Justice Pond for being drunk and disorderly. The sum of $103 was raised at the A. M. E. church last Sunday towards completing their church building. Miss Kittie Sears, of Saline, and Miss Mary Shaffer, of Manchester, will teach in the Saline school next year. Prof. F . M. Hamilton is building a large addition to his house on Fifth avenue south, occupied by Mayor Doty. Philip LeFevre had two flngers of his left hand cut off by the rip saw at the Michigan Table Co.'s factory, Saturday. Dr. Elmer E. Brown, of the University, bas been appointed to the chair of pedagogy in the University of California. John Keams, of Fuller Street, was shot through the hand on the Fourth by a pistol bullet. Mo one saw who fired the shot. The motor line did a land-office business on the Fourth, and the courtesy and efficiency of its officers gave satisfaction to all its patrons. Michael Laubengayer was thrown out of a wagon on South Main street, Saturday, by a street car striking the carriage, but was uninjured. George Spathelf , Jr., has purchased the old store building on the corner of Wall and Broadway for $305 and is having it thoroughly overhauled. An addition of twenty feet is being built in the rear of Andrew Beli's store on Washington street occupied by Wilde's tailoring establishment. Caroline Weinkauf and Gustave Weinkauf were üned $2 and $3.20 costs for assault and battery on Daniel Fletcher on Tuesday. The fine and costs were paid. Chas. H. Kline, Esq., wab one of the attorneys for Deputy-Marshal Eaton, of Ypsilanti, whose examination for shooting Griffln was held in South Lyon last Friday. George A. Peters, of Scio, is vigorously supporting the new People's ticket, James B. Weaver, of Iowa, for president and J. G. Field, of Virginia, for vice-president. Frederick ReimoldSvas brought before Justice Pond this week for keeping nis saloon open last Sunday and ?ave $200 bail to appear at the October term of the circuit court. Mrs. Nancy NashHarrison, whodied in Adrián June 21, resided in Ann Arbor trom 1829 to 1846, coming here when there were but tour log houses in the place. She was 86 years of age. ïlie Bet ïheta Pi fraterntty gave a $10 gold piece to the little boy at Whitmore Lake, who carne to the rescue of the tvvo students who were smiggling in the water at the time Mr. Parmentor was drowned. The G. A. R. all over the state are making great preparations for attending the national encampment at Wash ington in September. Welch Post, G. A. R. has engaged quarters for 100 persons at the Grant building. Two boys named Miller and Whitney were playing with a toy cannon on Fifth avenue, south, last Friday, when they had their faces filled with powder and for a time their eyesight was despaired of. They can see now. The Republican County Convention to send delegates to the State Convention will be held in this city next Tuesday. A very interesting convention is expected and not the most harmonious in the history oi' the party. □ Farmers talk in gloomy strains concerning the prospects of the wheat erop. In some paris oí the county, the insect is already getting in its deadly work and wheat is down. Some of the heads of wheat contain no kernels at all. For a couple of weeks a deal has been under way for the purchase of the Delhi Mills property, which has been owned by the First National Bank. Wednesday the arrangements were completed, the purchasers being N. J. Kyer and Mrs. J. T. Swathel. A large barn was raised on the farrn of John IIuss, on the Gravel road in Pittsfield, Tuesday, a hundred men assisting in the work. Afterwards a seventy-five foot hickory pole was raised and a large Cleveland and Stevenson banner strung across the road. The Ann Arbor Business Men's Quartette has attained a state reputation. These gentlemen received an invitation to sing at the reunión of the Calhoun County Battalion, G. A. R., at Albion, Wednesday and Thursday, but were unable to accept the invitation. Miss Lydia Srnith died last Friday of dropsy, aged seventy-five years. She had been a resident of this city for thirty-two years. The funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the house on State street and the remains were taken to Medina, N. Y., for burial. Otseningo lodge,'I. O. O. F., iustalled the iollowing ollicers on Tuesday evening: N. G., James II. Ottley; V. G., L. J. Damm; R. S., C.H. Major; treas., Chase L. Dow; W.,Hermann W.Rayer; C, Eli S. Manly; R. S., G. H. Miller; I. S., John Looker; R. S. 8., Alfred J. Lord; L. S. S., Wm: Steigelmaier; R. S., Fred Barker; L. S., B. F. McConnell; I. S., II. H. Camp; O. 8., Wm. C. Jacobus; representative to Grand Lodge, John Looker. The excessive rains of last Saturday J and Sunday buried the tracks of the T. & A. A. road, at the Summit Street crossing, with sand and gravel, necessitating the employment of a large ] force of rnen to disentomb the rails. The dirt was thrown into two huge mounds on either side of the street, and cannot be said to add to the picturesqueness of that locality, to say nothing of the illegality of depositing it in the street. A double wedding occuned at the home of J. D. Williams on Thursday afternoon. Rev. Mark W. Williams was married to Miss Anna A. Graves, , of Ypsilanti, and William Blair, of Chambersburg, .Pa., was married to ] Miss Viola May Williams. Mr. and - Mrs. Blair are taking their wedding trip in the east and Eev. and Mrs. Williams have gone to Mitchell, South : Dakota, where Mr. Williams has accepted the pastorate of the ( tional clnuch. Mr. John Nanry, of Superior, got off a good remark to a Republican wool grower the other day. He said: "Dead as wool has been under the McKinley act, and you never knew it to be so dead before, there wasn't a bit of stir in the market until after Cleveland was nominated. Then wool began to look up and I had lots of buyers around trying to buy my wool. Before that not a one came around. Look back a few years and you will flnd that woo was always lower the higher the tariff." _ The excursión to be given by the Ann Arbor Rifles on July 20th, piomises to be a big suceess. This is the first excursión of the season and everybody who ean get away should enjoy a day of recreation. ïhe trip will be by the ï. & A. A. to Toledo, and then to PuWn-Bay by boat, four hours being given at this beautiful spot before the return trip. The aft'air will be a basket picnic, the rate will be low, and the enjoyment one can have will be worth a thousandfold its cost. Last Saturday, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Swathel on State street occurred the marriage of Mrs. Harriet Sanborn to William J. Carbaugh. The wedding was a very pretty one, only the immediate relatives being present. Mr. (Jarbaugh is a gradúate of the law department of this year, and has a fine business opening at Manistique. The bridal couple left on the evening train for Portland, where a large reception was given them at the home of the groom's parents. From there they go to Manistique, their future home.