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The ordinance of baptism was adininistered at the Baptist church last Sabbatb evening. Tickets for Living Whist will be on sale next Monday at Moore & Wetmore and Sheehan's bock stores. That ancient weather prophet, the ground-hog, did not see his shaclow on Candlemas Day. Good omen. House planta have had a hard time of it during the cold speil, and many have been frozen irremediably. The fruit growers in this vicinity report the peach buds to be in good con. dition, ïiotwithstanding the extreme cold. Chas. Binder, ar., was 47 years old yesterday, and his friends reminded him of it by inñicting upon liim a jolly surprise party. John Finley was sentenced by Justice Butts, lastSaturday, to retirement for flve days in the county jail, to atone for indulging in a colossal jag. Samuel C. Andrews, formerly abook dealer in this city, now of New York, is to be married to Miss Ida Tymeson at Otisville, N. Y., next Thursdav. At a meeting of the Philological Society last night, at University hall, a paper was read by Mr. McLouth on Herder's atranslations f rom Pe rey' "Reliques."' We can't possibJy keep track of all the sleighing parties that are gliding off to every point of the compass. Mention of them is getting to be considerable of a "chestmit," anyway. Representative Mills has given notice in the legislature that he will introduce a bilí to appropriate funds to defray the expense of marking the positions of the Michigan troops at the battle of Gettysburg. There is a distressf ui scarcity of soft coal in the city, even the University f urnaces being compelled to consume hard coal instead. Fortunately the dealers in anthracite coal laid in a sufflcient quantity to supply their customers during the winter. Allen's creek bas been frozen to the bottom twice this winter, so that the water afterwards accumulated flowed over the congealed body of the original stream. A citizen who has resided on the west bank of the brook for about one-third of a century says this has not happened before, so far as he can recollect. Beginning on Sunday next, the rector of St. Andrew's will deliver confirmation lectures and instruction as follows: In the church imruediately af ter the Sunday rnorning service. Each week the Sunday's instructioji will be repeated on Monday and Friday evenings at 7:i!0 in the chape 1. On Wednesday last Henry Matthews the We.st Huron street butcher, bougb a hog from George Merrill, who lives on the Dexter road, which weighec 600 pounds. It cost him $54, at nine cents a pound, and is tfie largest hog he ever bought bought. Ile is converting most of the animal into lurd. Such magazines and papers as the Arena, Public Opinión, Ilarper's Weekly, Frank Leslie, Outing, the Cliautauquan, and the Engineering, back numbeis of which have been carefully preserved by the Studente' Christian Association, are to be sold by means of sealed bids, the highest bidder recei ving the papers. Ifere is an opportunity to obtain first-class literature at a lovv ligure. The YoungMen"sandyoungLadies' societies of Zion's Lutheran churcli occupied six sleighs, Wednesday evening, in going out to an entertainment previously arranged to be given at the old homestead of Mr. John Jlagan, in Ann Arbor town. The evening was very pleasantly spent, and a bounteous supper was served. It was one of the most enjoyable socials of the season. The Chicago ínter Ocean has excavated tlie interesting fact that, contrary to general opinión, the oldest university in the world is not in Europe, but at Fez, África, and was establislied along about the tenth or eleventh century. In the matter of antiquity, tlierefore, Michigan University "is not in it."' Yet it is gratifying toknowthatin all other respects tlie old thjng at Fez can 't hold a candle to her. As announced on Simday last, tliere will be held in tbe chape] of St. Andrew's church everySünday evening at (:;0, a young people's vesper service. This is designed especially for stu dents and the young men and women of the parish. lts features will be devotional ni Lisie and oral meditation on vital topics of religious interest. From time to time experienced speakers will be invited to deliver addresses. Eev. Chas. A. Briggs, of Union Theological Seminary, New York, who probahly has been more talked about and written about during the past two years thnn a;iy otlicr minister of the gospel in this country. m account of the recent attempt to eonvict liim of heresy and depose him from his positiot aa a professor in l'nion Tlieological Semiaary, wil] address the Cnland League on Tncsday evening, Pebruary 14. It should be remembered that only season tickets will admit to this lecttire. These tickets, howevcr. wil] admit to all of the remainder pf the some ten or fifteen entertainments to' be given by tlie league between now and the close of the season. One of the richest jokes of the seasou occurred in rof. Spencer's class in Mstory, Wednesday. A few minutes before the close of the hour a young lady reached under the seat lor her overshoes. Her hand met au overshoe on the toot of a young gentleman sittingin the seat behind. Thinking it was her own footwear she grasped it, and as it did not follow she seemecl to think that one of the fellows was holdit, so she pulled all the harder, much to the embarassment of the young man. Worst of all, he was called on to recite at this moment. Being badly rattltd he could not do so, and a flunk luid to be recorded against him. Twothirds of the class were enjoying the fun, but Trof. Spencer did not know what was np. Each year the local paper gives írom $500 to $5,000 in free lines to the community in which it is located. ;No other agency can or will do this. The editor in proportion to his means, does more for the town than any ten men, and in fairness with men he ought to be supported, not because you like him or admire his writing, bufe because the local paper is the best investment a community can make. It may not be biïlliantly edited or crowded with thoughts, but financially it is of more beneüt to a community than a teacher or prèacher. On the moral question you will fiind that most of the local papers are on the right side. Today the editor of the home paper does most for the least monev of anv man on