Local Brevities

The Argus three months, 25 cents Ann Arbor has a Chinese laundry once more. The new city council is a gooc looking body of men. Governor Rich has named Friday, April 27, as Arbor Day. Six colored people are at present in jail awaiting trial in the circuit court. Some of the lawns about the city present an elegant appearance,being very neat and trim. Inspector General Haines will inspect the Ann Arbor Light Infantry Wednesday evening. The Lyra Maennerchor began to practice this week in preparation for the Bay City Saengerfest. Welch Post No. 137, G. A. R., will attend services at the Congregational church on Memorial Sanday, May 27U1, next. The Ann Arbor High School and Ann Arbor Grays will play a game of baseball on the campus this afternoon beginning at 3 o'clock. The horse of Prof. Paul C. Freer ran away with him on Maynard stieet yesterday. Prof. Freer was thrown out and sustained a bad cut on the head. There was a considerable audience present at the council chamber last evening to see President Wines grasp the gavel and the new council take hold of the city's business. The Argus and the Free Press each for three months and the Ladies Home Magazine for one year, for fifty cents. The biggest reading offer ever made the public. A social will be given at Weinnaan's store corner of Washington street and Fifth avenue for the ben:fit of the Bethlehem church fund, n Thursday evening. Admission [5 cents. Mrs. Martin, mother of Joseph Vlartin, died in Saginaw and her renains were brought to this city Satjrday. The funeral was held Sunday ifternoon in the Episcopal church. The regular meeting of the W.C. r. U. will be held April 19, at three )'clock, at McMillen hall. Subject 'or discussion, "What are we doing vhich bears directly on the extinción of the liquor traffic?" The dedication of Castle hall of lowena Lodge, Knights of Pythias, ackson, occurred last Thursday. rhe dedicatory exercises included a anquet and ball. Chas. F. Dietas vas in attendance from this city. A new Telephone company, nown as the Strauger Automatic relephone company, desires to se:ure a franchise to opérate in this :ity. They wish to make Ann Aror their starting point in the state. The Friday's Argus is even better than the Tuesday's Argus. Try the Argus for three months for 25 cents and get it every Tuesday and Friday. It costs you less than a cent a paper. At last night's meeting of the city council, the resolution passed at a former meeting, requiring the street raiiway company to open their lines to traffic again by April ioth or forfeit their franchise, was reconsidered. The ordinance against ball playing in the streets is not enforced at all. And the players are getting very careless. Some day soon, unless the ordinance is enforced, a human life or lives may be lost through this practise of playing in the streets. It is impossible to drive about the streets in any direction without running into a ball game. Let the ordinance be enforced or xepealed. A. J. Shively, of Brooklyn, N.Y.. died April 5, in Los Angeles, California. He was formerly a residen! of this city,where he was well knowr especially among the older residents. He was married to a daughter ol Mr. C. Best, who survives him. You have received three sample copies of the Argus this year. Why not get it 104 times during the year allfor$i. If you try it for three months for 25 cents, you will find that most of the regular issues are even better than the sample issues. John F. Sinclair died in Grand Rapids at the Soldiers' Home yesterday. He was a son of William M. Sinclair and was well known to the older citizens here. Moses Seabolt was notified by telegraph, and the remains will be brought here tomorrow for burial. Last evening Edward L. Seyler, our young shoe dealer, was married to Miss Flora Vandawarker, daughter of Mrs. C. C. Warner, at the home of the bride's mother, by Rev. J. M. Gelston. Only a few relatives were present, the wedding being a quiet, modest one, but a host of friends unite in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Seyler all good fortune. The engagement of the eminent tragedian, Mr. Thomas W. Keene, at Ann Arbor, will undoubtedly draw out large and fashionable audiences. Mr. Keene has been an earnest and devoted student of his art for many years, and has steadily advanced up the ladder, until now he ranks as one of the standard attractions of the country.