Local Brevities

The United Friends give a social February ist. It's oil right, Alarion Goodale has a Httle daughter. Only a week more in wbich to pay up your taxes. The Aun Arbor Business Men's association is in a state of innocuous desuetude. Minister J. M. J. Sill conducted the services in St. Luke's church, Ypsiianti, last Sunday. Remember you get two copies of the Argtis each week for one year for $i, if paid in advance. The Schwaebischen Untersuetzung Verein wilt give a social, VVednesday evening, January 31. The Ann Arbor Sporting club enjoyed an oppossum supper at Zuek'ey lake Saturday evening. The pupils' recital at the School of Music was largely attended, and amagnificent program was presented. Several of the firehydrants, where lawns have been raised, were found to be too low and have been raised. Gottfried Berger lost two fingers of his right hand,. Friday, in the sausage machine of Fred Hoelzle. A watch chain found Saturday night on the corner of Main and Ann streets awaits an owner at this office. Sheriff Brenner recovered an overcoat in Ypsiianti Friday, which was stolen from Mrs. Hartley's residence. The social and tea given by the ladies of the Presbyterian church ■was largely attended, over 200 guests being present. Charles Sedgwick was struck by a buggy Friday evening, while getting on a street car on the corner of Main and Hurón streets. The Ann Arbor Banjo and Guitar club played at the recital of Mrs. Trueblood's elocution class in the high school, Friday evening. An oyster supper was given at the' home of William Pardon, on Detroit sjreet, to his gentlemen friends, last Friday evening. A new editor has arrived in the city. He weighs ten pounds ánd has been stopping at the home of S. A. Moran since Friday evening. The Christian Endeavor society of Bethlehem church held a social at Miss Anna Dieterle's on West Liberty street, Tuesday evening. Elmer Thomas and Thos. Moore, were sentenced to five days in jail by Justice Pond, Friday, for plain drunks. They were homely drunks. To show the large amount of coal used in this city, the little item is of interest that E. B. Hall within a week has forwarded $9,000 in drafts in payment of coal. Glen V. Mills will publish a directory for Flint, and Flint may feel assured öf having a good one. Mills' directory of the city is by far the best every pubhshed. William Feldhaeuser has been elected president of the board of trustees of the Ann Arbor Arbeiter Verein, Emanuel Spring, secretary, and Louis Schneider, fine collector. Prof. E. F. Johnson has had the compliment paid him of having his article on "Code Pleading," in the Michigan Law Journal, republished entire in the London (England) Law Journal. Motorneer Healey, the other day made a rich find, no less than fiftyone crisp dollars in a pocketbook. Unfortunately the bilis were not lawful legal tender, being only commercial school money. A lecture will be given by Prof. Stanley on "The Organ," Thursday evening, at 8 p. m. Prof. Hempl will also lecture Saturday at 2:30 p. m., on "Elementary Phonetics." These lectures are fine. Prof. Geo. D. Herrón, of Iowa college, Grinnell, who is lecturing this week at Newberry hall, will lecture on the subject of Sociology to a unión meeting in University hall next Sunday evening. John Wuerthner, the building mover, of Bridgewater, who moved the County Fair buildings, has been in the city on business and has taken a number of jobs for moving buildings in the city the coming season. Mr-s. Mary Warner, of Ypsilanti, has filed a bilí in the circuit court asking for a divorce from her busband, William F. Warner, whorn she married in 1885, on the ground of! desertion. She has one child seven years old. The pupil recitals of the School of Music are becoming more and more popular. A good sized audience greeted the performers last Saturday afternoon. The neworgan is a splendid addition to thé audience room. The Ladies' Society of Zion church, on Thursday last, elected the following officers: president, Mrs. Christian Mack; vice-president, Mrs. Max Hein; secretary, Mrs. J. George Koch; treasurer, Mrs. Frederick Schmid. Hon. E. P. Allen, of Ypsilanti, will respond to a toast at the Alger club banquet on the Foreign Policy of the Cleveland administration. The captain has spent so many years of his life abroad that his address is awaited with breathless interest. Last Thursday night about 1 1 o'clock, some miscreants broke several of the large windows in the house occupied by George King. on Wall street. Also one in Mrs. Johnson's house next door. As yet no discovery has been made as to who did it. Job Pierce, one of the two colorcd men arrested on the charge of stealing a horse from the Orson O. Sober estáte, both of whom were released at the examination, has been bound over to the circuit court on the charge of appropriating sixty bushels of wheat belonging to the estáte. The G. A. R. posts and W. R. C. of Washtenaw county have together contributed money to completely furnish a room in the Soldiers' Home at Grand Rapids. Mrs. J. Willard Babbitt, of Ypsilanti, went to Grand Rapids this morning to purchase furniture for the same. - Jackson Saturday Evening Star. One of the Detroit evening papers last night credited Congressman Gorman with supporting ex-Chief of Pólice Winne, of Jackson, for the position of United States marshal, while the other paper credits him with supporting ex-Sheriff Campbell, of Branch county. Both papers credit him with ha ving the decisión of the matter. Matt Smith, proprietor of the aquatic melo-drama, "A Dark Secret," is in the city arranging for the production of his play at the Grand opera house, Friday, January 2Óth. The piece has many beautifuully painted scènes, a first-class company, six acrobats, a good quartet of singers, thrae steam launches, eight row boats, ten flat boats, and a pair of rowing shells, together with two noted oarsmen, and a large rubber tank, holding 50,000 gallons of water. Reserved sëats are now on sale at Watts. James D. Winans died Sunday at his home in Ann Arbor township. He was born February 14, 1805 in Duchers county, New York. He carne to Detroit in 1S35 and removec to Livingston county in 1837, where he settled on government land. He was married in 1838 to Miss Sarah Hillyard. A few years later he removed to Ann Arbor township. He leaves a wife and four children, Mrs. E. E. Diamond, of Hastings; N. H. Winans and Mrs. Martha Diamond, of Grand Rapids, and S. B. Winans, of Ann Arbor town. The funeral services will be held at eleven o'clock today.