Local Brevities

M. M. Steffy has a son and heir. The Argus has the contract for printing the Castalian this year. The fancy dance to be introduced in Pinafore is in charge of Ross Granger. Prof. B. A. Hinsdale lectures at the Church of Christ next Sunday evening. Bishop Davis will confirm a large class in St. Andrew's church, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Granger will give an Easter party on Wednesday evening, March 28. The old pensioners were made happy this week by the receipt of their pension certificates. The smug mugging craze is growing. More and more of our yovjng men are going whiskerless. Washington dispatches announce that Congressman Gorman started for home Wednesday evening. Last evening the Ann Arbor L. O. T. M.'s gave a web social in their hive over the postoffice. The cellars for two new stores have been dug on Liberty street between State and Maynard streets. The yütna Insurance company has adjusted the loss on Robert llunter's building, on West Huron street, at $300. A regular meeting of Schiller Council, No. 595, R. A.,. was held last night. New candidates were initiated. A car load of goods was shipped to St. Louis, Missouri, Monday, by the A. P. Ferguson Carriage and Cart Co. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marty, of West Washington street, entertained the members of the Gesang Verein Lyra, Tuesday evening. The loss on the Ann Arbor Manufacturing Co. 's plant, which was recently damaged by.fire, has been adjusted, and the company receives L836. _ Mr. Farmer, the historian, lectured in the M. E. church last evening, on "A Tour Through Linguistia or Wit and Humor in Words." Rev. Chas. Little, of Wabash, Ind., will act as judge in the intercollegiale debate between Northweswestern and U. of M. on April 6th in this city. Rev. Charles E. Perkins, of Iowa City, Iowa, will preach at the Unitarian church next Sunday morning and evening in exchange with Mr. Sunderland. Prof. A. B. Stevens gave a stereopticon entertainment in the rooms of the association, Thursday evening. Ar male quartette furnished music for the occasion. "What Can We Young People do - Play Pedro?" will be the topic of the next lecture on popular amusements to be given at the M. E. church next Sunday evening. W. H. Clearwater, champion pool player of the world, will give an exhibition game at Billiard hall, No. 3 N. Main street, at 8:30 p. m., Saturday evening, March 10. Mrs. Celia Jaycox was re-elected president of the Charitable Union, Mrs. Sleete and Mrs. Butts, vicepresidents; Mrs. D'Ooge, secretary, and Mrs. Philip Bach, treasurer. A pile of lumber feil on Fred Essenloeffle'sfoot badly smashing that member last Tuesday. The accident occnrred at Luick Bros.' planing mili where Fred is employed. „The Methodist churchwas crowded last Sunday evening to see "The Dance Weighed in Silver Balances." Many went away unable to get in and others stood through the leeture. Mrs. Marcia Minnis died at her home on División street, Tuesday, aged eighty-six years. She was taken suddenly ill on Monday, previous to which she had been quite active. The Columbian organ has been stored in the wool house of Mack &■ Schmid, on S. First street. The work was under the dirèction of Charles C. Way, of the Farrand & Votey Organ Co. A. A. Crozier, of Ann Arbor town, has been made assistant agriculturalist at the United States Experiment Station by the board of agriculture. He returned from the Agricultural college, Wednesday evening- ___ At the LJnity club next Monday evening, Mrs. Elsie Jones Cooley will give a'lecture upon six months of travel in Italy. This lecture promise to be very interesting and it is hoped that all patrons will be present. The County Board of school examiners are holding a teachers' examination today in the court house. Mrs. Geo. Crocker, of Cherry st., met with a painful accident Tuesday. She had beencleaning clothes with gasoline and while they were saturated with it, she put them into a kettle to boil, when they exploded, burning her face. The new pastor of the First Baptist church, Rev. Gorham Easterbrook, is expected in the city today. He comes from Massachusetts and will occupy the parsonage on E. Ann street which has been renovated and newly papered. Mr. and Mrs. Granger will give an Easter party to their pupils, former pupils and friends, Wednesday, March 28th. Mr. and Mrs. Granger have given some fine parties to their pupils and no doubt this one will be a great affair. Gen. Neal Dow's )oth birthday is to be observed by the Prohibitionists and Teraperance people of this city. A meeting for the planning of the celebration is called to meet in Good Templar hall, overCalkins' drug store at 4 o'clock today. At their meeting Tuesdaynight, the Young Men's Christian league reorganized into a Young Men's Christian association, and twelve directors were elected. State Secretary Clark, of Detroit, was present and assisted in the reorganization. Walter C. Mack is in New Vork this week attending a great sale of imported dress goods brought about by the failure of a large importing dress goods firm. A telegram to his firm announces large purchases at very favorable prices. This is of .especial interest to the ladies. Mrs. Fannie Sumner, wife of Edward J. Sumner, of 85 South State street, died at about ten o'clock last night, of peritonitis, aged fiftyone years, eleven months and seventeen days. She was the daughter of the late Capt. Baker, and was a very popular woman. The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at three o'clock, at the house. Beginning on Friday, March 9, a series of four lectures will be delivered at McMillan hall, on the subject of "The Apostolic Age," by Prof. A. C. McGiffert, D. D., of Union Theological seminary of New York City. These lectures will be delivered Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon at McMillan hall and Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church. The public are invited, and all are welcome. A few nights ago a farmer returning home from Ann Arbor under the influence of liquor in crossing the Michigan Central railroad track two miles east of Delhi turned in on the track and drove on the same until arriving in Delhi, where he was sidetracked by the operator. In this distance his horse and buggy had to cross two bridges over the Huron river. It was about 10 o'clock at night. No sober man could have taken this ride without having had a serious accident. -Washtenaw Times Ann Arbor Commandery, No. 13 Knights Templar, elected the fol lowing officers last Tuesday even ing: Commander, P. W. Carpenter Ypsilanti; Generalissimo, A. R Nichols; Capt. General, W. W Watts; Prelate, Rev. M. M. Good win, Ypsilanti; Treasurer, Chas. E Hiscock, Recorder, J. W. Bennett Sr. Warden, J. R. Bach; Jr. War den, A. W. Gasser; Standard Bearer W. A. Moon; Sword Bearer, F HoeMe; Warden, C. L. Stevens, Ypsilanti; Sentinel, Thomas Taylor; Trustee, W. L. Pack. The concert 'given for the Inland League last Monday by Mr. E. N. Bilbie, violinist, Mr. Felix Lamond, of Detroit, pianist, and Miss Minnie Davis of this city, pianist, was very much enjoyed by a good audience. Mr. Lamond has a most brilliant technique and interpreted Chopin, Lis.t, Beethoven and Roff in a just and sympathetic manner. Mr. Bilbie upheld his reputation as a violinist in his rendering of a concerto by Vieuxtemps and othernumbers. Miss Davis played the accompaniments and in them gave evidences of her knowledge of this difficult art. Walter S. Hicks, of Ann Arbor, Mich., has been looking the ground over very carefully between this city and Niágara Falls for the last 10 days and said to the Nrews reporter this morning: "The citizens here or the public generally seem to have no conception of the growth of this locality, unless they have made a personal inspection. I believe that they will see an increase in population of at least 200,000 a year for the next five years to come." Mr. Hicks has negotiated for some good property in the direct line of expected improvement from the new power, which shows his faith in the