Local Brevities

The peaches need rain. David Rinsey has a little son at his home. Remember the farmers' picnic at Whitmore Lake tomorrow. Prof. C. G. Taylor will build a new store on E. Washington street. The barn of Mrs. M. E. Godfrey on west Huron street was burned Sunday. George Clancy had his tent robbed of a gold watch and gun at Portage Lake. Dr. Charles H. Stowell, of Washington, formerly of the UniVersity, is now the editor of "Food." Mrs. Josephine Culy had her pockets picked of $50 at the Ann Arbor depot, Tuesday night. C. F. Stanger, a theological student, of St. Louis, Mo., preached in Bethlehem church last Sunday. G. A. Hoffstetter was thrown from his buggy on Detroit street Saturday, breaking a collar bone. Some 300 people took the train here on the Toledo road, Sunday, for Island Lake or intermedíate stations. The young people's union meeting will be held in the Congregational church at 6:30 next Sunday evening. Harry P. Stearns, son of Willard Stearns and a gradúate of the University, has been appointed assistant postmaster at Adrián. The announcement of the literary courses in the University for 1893-4 has just been issued. A number of new courses have been added. Deputy Sheriff Thomas F. Leonard was in a miniature cyclone in York last Friday, which took off the roof of the barn in which he sought helter. ■ Town Clerk Widemann, of Ann Aabor town, had his finger dislocated Tuesday, by a colt he was eading falling off a bridge and erking the town clerk after him. The next county school teachers' examinrtion will be held at the court house Friday, August 26. nother special examination will be ïeld the last Friday in September. Union services next Sunday evenng will be held in the Congregaional church, commencing at 7,30 o'clock, and not a half hour later as heretofore. Rev. W. L. Tedrow will preach. The barn of Jacob Burner, on the Stevens farm in Dexter township, jurned last Saturday afternoon, torether with 100 tons of hay, 700 jushels of wheat, and two hogs. The fire is supposed to have been caused by spontaneous combustión. Representative Mills is in receipt of many letters from people in the county concerning the date of the Washtenaw county fair this year, notwithstanding the fact, as has neen hitherto announced, that no county fair will be held this year. City Treasurer George H. Pond collected $29,241.06 city taxes between July 15 and August 15. This eaves about $10,000 uncollected taxes to be carried over to December, when 5 per cent will be added to it, increasing the city revenue about $500. The Michigan Central give their annual ex:cursion to Petoskey and Traverse City, Tuesday, August 29, on a special train leaving Ann Arbor at 9:10 a. m., Dexter at 9:30 a. m., and Chelsea at 9:45 a. m. Thefare for the round trip is $5. Tickets are good retu.ning until Sept. 7. Walter B. O'Neill, law '91, died in Washington, D. C., last Thursday. He had just taken the important position of law clerk in the Attorney General's office. He was a young man of particularly bright prospects, of brilliant mind, kindly, courteous and upright in disposition. The members of St. Mary's parish, of Chelsea, held a very enjoyable picnic in Stevenson's grove, North Lake, Tuesday, August 15. There was a very large attendance from surrounding towns. An excellent dinner was served in the beautiful grove, after which the program was carried out. Good music was furnished by local talent. Mr Dawson, of Detroit, gave severa taking recitations. Hon. T. A Bogle, of this city, gave an excel lent address which was well receivec by the large audience. From al reports it may be judged that this picnic was fully as successful as those of previous years. Lyman Brown, of Salem, was arrested, Sunday, by Deputy Sheriff Peterson, charged with repeatedly trying to coax a little ten year oíd girl off for irnproper purposes. Brown ir a married man, sixty-one years ojd, with children of his own. He was brought before Justice Bennett, Monday, and his examination adjourned until Monday next. ín default of bail, he is in jail. Charles McCormick has resigned his position as keeper of the county poor house. This is to be much regretted by the county, as Mr. McCormick has made the best keeper the county has ever had. Under his administration the expenses have been very materially reduced and the county farm made to produce much more than before. Sixty years ago next Sunday, Rev. ?rederick Schmid arrived in Ann Arbor and called on the'Germans. This was the commencement of the organization of a Germán church. One week later the first Germán sermón in Michigan was preached. 3ethlehem church celebrates this event next Sunday, services being ïeld at 10:30, 2:30 and 7:30. A number of Germán ministers will be )resent. Dr. Mead, assisted by Dr. Howard Whitney, removed the piaster cast from the broken limb of Mrs. Slater M. Sherman, on Friday last, and found the broken limb doing very well. Mrs. Sherman received ïer injury on June 23, while on her way to the World's Fair, by being hrown out of an electric car. She will not be able to get about for ome time, as the breakage was a ad one. The Michigan Central changed ime, Sunday. The trains passing hrough here at 11:40 p. m. and 7:51 a. m., going east, and at 3:22 ). m., going west, have been taken off, and several important changes made in the running of the other rains. The trains now pass through Ann Arbor, going east, at 5 44, 7 :o8, 10:53 a. m., and at 12:05, 4:27, 5.30, 6:08 and 9:45 p. m.; and going west at 8:19, 9:34, 9:45 a. m., and 1:55, 6:08, 9:05 and 10:25 The :ull corrected time table will be ound in another column.