Local Brevities

wooiaCk SChmid are shiPPin their g 194 faet higher than ,.hllip Sti!son rejoices over another "ttle girl in his family. Ypsilanti has put in a new pump at her water works station. The Ann Arbor Rifles drilled on the streets, Monday evening. The telephone company is putting in many new poles in the city. New floors in a couple of the halls at the county house have been ordered laid. Houses are going up all over the city. A big building boom is in full blast. The county clerk's office is receiving its annual renovation and cleaning this week. The foundation walls are up for F. H. Belser's new house on the Miller addition. Marshal Murray took Cornelius Gillispie to the Pontiac asylum again, Tuesday. The candidates for nomination this fall have not begun hustling very vigorously yet. Albert Schumacher has two children now. The last was a girl and arived Saturday. A billiard and pool room will be put n the store building of Geo. Spathelf , on the north side. P. McKernan has greatly improved he appearance of his residence on Ashley street by painting. Trof. C. W. Belser has an heir. The irst boy came Tuesday evening to keep two little sisters company. Charles W. Smith was presented with üve days in jail, Monday, by Justiee Pond, for drunkenness. Ground bas beeu broken for a new $5,000 house for Mis. Eva Day, on the corner of State and Hill streets. Henry Burgralï died at the county house Tuesday, aged seventy-three years. Ile was boni ie Germany. Eev. A. S. Carman will offlciate at he union meeting in the Congregaional church next Sabbath evening. W. Louis Cutter, a junior law stulent here last year, died at his home n Jackson, Saturday, of typhoid fever. Rev. Dr. Freeman, of Ypsilanti, addressed the union meeting at the Methodist church last Sabbath evenng- . , The Democratie state convention will be held in Grand Rapids, August 7, to nomínate candidates for state ffices. Ralph Stone, editor of the Michigan jaw Journal, has opened a law office n 24 Widdicomb Building, Grand lapids. Last Friday night and Saturday morning the thermometers in the city ook a drop of forty degrees, or theredbouts. Dr. Wm. Dunn was elected by the egents to be assistant to the chair of urgery in the department of medicine nd surgery. The Norton house, which has long been standing on Depot street, at the oot of Fourth avenue, is being moved rom the lot. Mrs. Doig, of West Huron street, is making extensive improvements on her home, which, with the grading, will cost $1,000. Regent Draper, of Saginaw, who has been very seriously ill at Carlsbad, is ecovering his health and is expected ïome in August. The liealth inspector is in his second ïundredth of visitations of nuisances liis summer and complaints are contantly coming in. Thomas Leonard and Thomas Clayoii, two drunken umbrella menders, were placed in jail, Tuesday night, by 'atrolman Collins. A large number of Ann Arborites ttended the national meeting of U. Y. P. U. at Detroit last week, 140 tickets eing sold from this station. The new cross-walks at the crossing of Madison street and Fifth avenue add greatly to the appearance and c mvenience of that locality. A new cement walk has been placed in front of the store building reeen tly purchased by Geo. Spathelf, jr., on the corner of Broadway and Wall street. Hon. John J. Uobison, of Sharon, was in the city this week. He tried to stop a mowing machine with his foot and walks with difliculty in consequence of it. Mr. John W. Nanry, of Superior stated yesterday that wheat in hi section would only be about half a crop. At the Baptist church, next Sunday morning, Rev. A. S. Carman will give an account of the recent convention of Baptist Young People's Unions held at Detroit. Grand Rapids had more rain in June than any other place in the state. The total amounted to 13.22 inches or nearly three times as much as feil in Ann Arbor. City Clerk W. J. Miller, after having served an apprenticeship as a city father, is a father in dead earnest now. Ifs a little girl that came to bless nis home. Miss Emma E. Bower, of the Democrat, is to read a paper on "Women in Journalism," at a meeting of the Woman's Press Association in Bay View, July 20-22. The Keeley Instituto, in Ypsilanti, seem to be doing a ruahing business, iccording to authentic report, having constantly under treatment an average of about forty patiënte. The Ann Arfior Rities' excursión to Put-in-Bay, Wednesday, was a very pleasant one. Two hundred and flfty excursionists went and the company made about $90 out of it. The members of the Light Infantry are now drilling each Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening, preparing themselves for camp duties at Island Lake nextmonth. The Prohibition County Convention will be held in the court house, Friday, the 29th, at one o'clock, to elect delegates to the state convention to be held in Owosso, August 10. Lodi township is infested with tramps and one resident says that as the officers pay no attention to them, he is preparing to receive tho next batch with his Winchester. Wilfred B. Phillips, of Watertown, N. Y., has accepted the position ef editor of the Register. Mr. Phillips is a newspaper man oí experience and we welcorne him to the city. The sale of the personal property of the estáte of John Bell, near Dover, including a traction threshing engine, and separator, has been adjourned until ïhursday, July 28, at 1:80 p. m. The Ann Arbor Light Infantry will decide at its next meeting whether or not it will go to Chicago next October to act as part of the governor's escort at the opening exercises of the World's Fair. Sunday afternoon, as an east-bound freight was nearing the depot on the Michigan Central, three cars jumped the track at a switch, and tore up several rods of track before the train was stopped. Would it not be a good thing if the proper authorities would cut the many burdocks and weeds on the slopes of the north approach to the bridge on Detroit street? It may prevent their further spread. Sunday evening, anión services will be held at the Congregational church. The address will be by Rev. A. S. Carman, "The JNecessity for a Y.M. C. A. in Ann Arbor" being the topic which he will discuss. John F. Lawrence was made a member of the committee on resolutions at the Republican state convention. John T. Rich was nominated for governor, after bitter speeches, by a vote of 579i to 210 for Pingree. Marcellus Ilarris. of Stony Creek, had a narrow escape from death, while unloading hay last week. A fork dropped from the top of the bain, striking him in the back, the tines penetrating the flesh some clistance. Sophia Lyons, the notorious adventuress who once ligured in a trial in tliis county, is in jail in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, where she has been for several months in default of $2,500 bail, eharged with complicity in a bank robbery. The old McGrail house, No. 89 North Main street, next door north of Hugh McGuire's new house, has been raised about üve feet ïroni its ancient foundations, and will be remodeled so as to lift up its liead proudly among modern buildings. The graduates of the "jag" institute. at Ypsilanti, had a largely attended and very enjoyable reunión in that city on Wednesday evening. They were addressed by eloquent speakers, and drank in the sweet strains of music instead of "budge." -lames F. Burke, late president of the Republican club of the University and the present president of the Republican college league, was on Saturday appointed secretary pro tem of the Republican national eommittee. It is thought that he will serve as assistant secretary during the campaign. Mrs.1 Geo. E. Darrow, of Summi street, who has been camping with large party at Portage lake tbis week caught a pickerel weighing 4} pound on Wednesday, using only worms fo bait. A drunken man named Wiley wa taken to jail Wednesday night. Blood was streaming from his nose from a blow given him Dy a colored man on Detroit stteet. He elaimed to have no place to go. Fred Brown, propiïetor of the Orehestrion Hall, has spent about a week in the country, instructing Henry Paul in the best method of harvesting the wheat erop, and incidentally relucing his superfluous avoirdupois by energetically assisting his pupils in heir work. Andrew IX White, president of Cornell University, has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Ministei Plenipotentiary of the United States to Itussia by President Harrison. The appointment is a good one and the congratulationa of liis raany friends in Aun Arbor are extended to the appointee. A lady of this city who is a great lover of flowers, and cultivates many choice varieties, visited the University hospital last week and presented the patients with a liberal supply of them, much to their delight. This was the work of a good Samaritan and many others might well "go and do likewise." Mr. Xavier Kopf , of 44 North State street, died very suddenly, Monday, of heart disease. He was seventy years old and was born in France, and served in the French army in Algiers. He had resided in Ann Arbor thirty years. He leaves a wife and three sons. The funeral services were held Thursday in St. Thomas' church. The Democratie nomhiee tor vice president, Gen. Stevenson, of 111., passed through here Friday night, on his way to New York. D. J. Campan and several members of the state central committee, and a number of Detroiters came out to Ann Arbor and rode into Detroit with the next vicepresident. , Mrs. Augusta Widemeyer, of Lima, died Tuesday afternoon, aged liftyfour years. She was born in Hessen, Germany. She leaves three sons and one daughter. her eldest son, Frederick, is the present supervisor of Lima. Leonard Gruner, of this city. is her brother. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon. On Monday, Jefferson Conover, of Coldwater, Grand Commander, and Gen. Win. F. Innes, Grand Recorder, were in the city. The two gentlemen with Mayor Doty constitute the committee of the Grand Commandery, K. T., of Michigan, to make arrangements for that body at the Denver Conclave, and they were perfecting these arrangements. On Tuesday morning at nine o'clock in St. Thomas' new hall, occurred the marriage of Miss Nellie Wosser, to Gustave Ritz, a promising young man of this city. After the services a wedding dinner was served at the house. The bride was remembered by a large circle of friends with numerous gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Ritz will reside at No. 48 North State street. Louise, wife of Willis Clark, of North Fitth avenue, died on Saturday evening, July 16, at the home of her mother, Mrs. Jacobina Frederick, in Ann Arbor town. She was 32 years, 2 months and 27 days of age and leaves a bereaved husband and son, 8 years of age, to mourn her loss. The funeral services were held in Zion church on Tuesday morning, the remains being intened in the Fifth ward cemetery. Jacob Ganzhorn, of this city, is reported in the state erop report of this month as saying: The apple crop in the main was destroyed in the bloom; there is a light erop of Baldwins, however. Take the erop as a whole, 15 to 20 per cent is all that I eau estímate. Most peach orchards have a ful] erop. The fruit dropped largely trom young trees. The erop will run about 85 per cent. Raspberries md blackberries promise a large erop. Grapes now look fairly well . The warmest. day in June in this city was June 16, when the thermometer stood at 90. The coldest day was June 3, when the thermometer was down to 52. The average temperature for the month was Ü9.4. The rainfall for June was 4.72 inches, the heaviest rain storm being on June 3, wlien 1.06 inches feil. Ypsilanti had much more rain in June than Ann Arbor, the rain l'all in Ypsilanti being 7.86 inches, of which 2.32 inrhes feil on lime 2. Judge Pond decided an tnterestiog replevin snit Wednesday afternoon, apon wbich he had dellberated since Saturday. Ahout a year ago Kar] Miner lost his Mackintosh coat and recently deciding that it was in tbe pogsession of George Frohn, hereplevined it. Frohn claimed that he bougl.t t'ie coat of a student, hut the judge tliought it was Miner's coat and awarded it to him together with six cents damages. Ilon. John J. Robison, who was in the city Tuesday, since he has H#ain become a Sharon farmer, is quite enthusiastic over the erop prospecta this year. He says that on the sandy soi in Sharon the wheat, corn and oat crops are immense. Mr. J. Henry Sipley died in Mackinac, Sunday evening. He was a brother of Mr. Fred Sipley, of this city, and was born here flfty years ago He moved from this place about twenty-four years ago and has since been in business in Lansing. Eli Shover, of Ypsilanti, was thrown from his buggy on Cross street in Ypsilanti, Monday night, at eight o'clock and instantly killed. He was driving with Joseph Myers. The horse became frightened and uncontrollable. The wheels of the buggy struek a tree, throwing out both occupants. Myers escaped uninjured but Shover was thrown with great force against the ,ree,a short stub limb being driven into lis head about three inches. lic lelt a vii'e and one daughter. A robUBt looking tramp applied at a iou.se in this city this week for some;hi!iL' to eat. The lady of the house nl'imed him that the farmers around his seetion were in great need of help. 'Madam,'' said the tramp, drawing ïimself up, "I have never got so low is to work upon a farm." It is a misaken charity which feeds trampa. The Maccabees of this county are preparing for a grand turnout at the animal great camp jubilee at Detroit, next month. Arbor Tent, of this city, has called for committees of the several tents in the county, and on Tuesday evening a county meeting of the same was held. All those tents that have not already joined in the movement are requested to correspond witli the secretary of the county committee, Box 167, Ann Arbor. Many of the arrangements were completed at the Tuesday meeting, but another Bnal meeting will be held on Tuesday, Vugust 9th, in this city.