Local Brevities

The street cara killed a dog last Saturday. Antón Brelim will build a house on Fuller street. George W. Weeks is building a house ou Maiden Lane. The senior laws will be admitted to the bar tomorrow. The Aun Arbor Gas Company has built a coke shed. Next Sunday Wil be Children's Day in the M. E. ehurch. Jacob Baessler, of Ana Arbor town, died yesterday morning. Sneak thieves are at work. Keep your front doors locked. Three bicycles were stolen in this city, Wednesday evening. George Rhodes, of the fifth ward, has built a porch to his residence. The excursión of the Arbeiter-Vereiu to Jackson, has been abandoned. The Aim Arbor Agricultural Co. have shipped a carload to Philadelphia. Fred Baiker is building a large addition to his residence on Geddes Ave. One insurance agent in this city has ecently written $40,000 cyclone insurince. Aid. Fillmore has been very seriously 11 the past week, but is somewhat better. Eeginald Spokesis now an engineer 11 the "Ann Arbor,' running the yard ngine. Christopher Kies, of S. Main street, died this week. He had been in this ountry only a year. Morgan Williams and Miss Lena laloney were married yesterday at t. Thomas' ehurch, The old Krause tannery will be ready xr occupancy by the Union Sliade 5ull Co, August lst. Dr. J. A. Dell has purchased a farm n the motor line known as the Jeremiah Williams farm. Mrs. William Erdmann, of W. Third treet, died Wednesday, of spinal comlaint, aged forty-five years. The lire departinent was called out Tuesday by a fire in some rubbisli back of Bach & Eoath's store. A little child of Michael Welch, of Vhitmore Lake, diedMonday of blood poisoning. It was f our years old. The Ilarugari Maennerchor will have a flag dedication July 4 and have invited a number of sooieties to assist hem. Mrs. Marie Lang, of the 5th ward, ;ied yesterday, aged 75 years. The 'uneral will be held tomorrow at two o'clock. Mr. and Mis. Charles A. Ilendricks vill carry on the millinery business in he store recently occupied by Mrs. M. M. Tuttle About 30 head of cattle were sold at V. E. Boyden's annual sale of Shorthorns, last ïhursday, which brought about $3,000. Mrs. Eleanor Inman, one of the earlest settlers of Lodi, died Monday, in iattle Creek. She was buried in the jodi cemetery. The subscribers to the f und for erecting a building for the School of Music will meet in the Council room next Tuesday evening. Ex-Govenior Felch presided over the meeting of the State Tioneer Society at Lansing this week, and delivered the annual address. The St. Thomas Temperanee Society will hereafter hold its meetings in St. Thomas hall on the second and fourth Sundays at eight o'clock. The Washtenaw Farmers' Mutual will have to pay insurance on a valuable norse of Wm. Brury, of Lyndon, killed by lightning, Saturday. One of the latest fisli stories is that Evort II. Scott and Eugene B. Hall caught over a hundred pounds of black bass at Wall's lake, Wednesday. Rev. J. T. Sunderland will speak next Sunday morning at the Unitaria] church on "The lleal Issue in the Dr. Briggs Case." No evening service. The Young People's Vesper Societj of St. Andrew's church give a recep tion and entertainment at Ilarris hall tomorrow evening. Admission, 10 cents. Rev. Dr. Uobern will lecture nex Sunday evening in the M. E. churcl on "The Tower of Babel." The Sun day evening following the topic wil be "Jonah and the Whale." I Canada has a mammoth cheese at the World's Fair which measures in circumference 28 feet and is 6 feet in height, and weighs 22,000 pounds. It consumed in its making 207,000 pounds of fresh milk. The commencetuent exercises of St. Thomas' school, nextllonday evening, will be more than ordinarily interesting and should be attended by everyone in the city. They will be held in the opera house. There will be a meeting of the Choral Union on Tuesday, June 20, at 7 p. m., to take action on an important amendment to the by-laws. All members are requested to attend. P. R. de Pont, Pres. The Tea Social at Harris Hall, last evening, was a decided snccess, not only in the pleasant gathering, including all ages frotn the silver-haired to the little tot, but financiallv, something over thirty-four dollars being the result. Miss Jennette M. Londen, a pupil of Sherwoocí and Sckarwenka tor several years, has been engaged as instructor on the piano in the School of Music. Herman Zietz, of Milwaukee, a pupil of Zoachi of Berlín, has been engaged as instructor on the violin. The duplicate of the lirst train of cars run in America, which passed through here for the Fair, forcibly reminded Coroner Clark that he rode on those identical cars from Schenectady to Albany in 183-5, it being the first passenger railroad in the United States. The fire department was called out late Monday night by a fire in an unoceupied house on Traver street, belonging to A. Frueauit'. It was the last house in the city limits, and there was no water within 3,000 jüeet of it. It was burned down. Loss, $150, insurance, $50. The fire was clearly of incendiary origin. The slaughter house of John Wagner which is situated on Maiden Lane, caught fire about six o'cloek last evening and nearly burned up. It was all in flames when the fire department got on the grounds. The loss is $200 with no insurance. The cause of the fire is unknown but may have been spontaneous combustión. Baker, Wallace & Ulark have arranged for a special excursión to Ypsilanti on the motor, for June 15. Fare for the round trip will be 15 cents. At that time their auctioneer, Col. George R. Clark, of Chicago, will oiïer for sale all vinsold lots in the Normal Park addition. There will be f ree music and refreshments, and a large tent will be provided in case of rain. See their advertisement in another part of this paper. Next Sunday evening, at the First Baptist church, the pastor, Rev. A. S. Carman. will speak on "Public Dishonor and Private Disgrace," with some remarks on Sunday closingof the World's Fair, in view of the decisión of the United States court. Mr. M. Levant Davis, one of Ann Arbor's most pleasing singers, who is soon to leave the city, hasconsented to sing at the service the aria and recitation from the oratorio of St. Paul, marked, "O God, Have Mercy."' The Vespers Society of St. Andrev"s church wiÜ give a reception and enterainment in Harris Hall on Saturday evening next. at 7-30. The entertainment will consist of a musical and literary program, in which the High School Banjo Club will particípate. All the young people of the town and University connected with St. Andrew's church are invited to attend with their friends. Af ter the entertainment ref reshments will be serveil. Admission ;en cents.