Local Brevities

J. O. Jenkins has bought a house on Gott street. He takes possesion this week. The dedication of Trinity Lutheran church will take place next Sunday at 3 p. m. If your taxes are not paid by tomorrow, "slap" will go five per cent additional on top of them. The sewer committee of the council meet tonight and will consider the Washington street lateral sewer questiion. The Washtenaw Liquor Dealers' Protective Association numbers about 30 members. The W. C. T. U. has a still longer roster. The assault and battery case of Darrow vs. the Smalleys, et al., growirig out of a squabble for the possession of a wagon, was adjourned by Justice Pond to the 23d. The street railway stockholders' meeting will be held tomorrow. The contract for rescuing the street car tracks from their Pompaiian ashes has been let to Zenas Sweet. Rev. Dr. Burch lectured last evening in the Second Baptist church; subject, "Loyalty of the Colored Women in the late Rebellion." Washtenaw county fair, Sept. 25 to 28th. The farmers of the county and their wives and daughters have taken their tongues between their teeth and have determined to make the fair a success if it costs the defeat of every republican on the fall ticket. Sunday's Detroit News-Tribune contained a well written sketch of the World's Fair Columbian Organ, now the property of the Michigan University. The article was trom the descriptive pen of the special correspondent, Eugene K. Frueauff, and is accompanied by a fine cut of the famous instrument. A Denmark's old maids' insurance company pays regular weekly "benefits" to spinsters of forty years and upward. Why can't one be started in this city? Ann Arbor has a number of "maids." - Democrat. It wouldn't be legal. The fact is, it was decided in the courts a few years ago that "grave yard" insurance - ah - that is - why, where are we at, anyway ? Tomorrow will open the congressional flght at Adrián. Ann Arbor delegates leave today. Hon. A. J. Sawyer is already on the grounds, believing that it is the early candidate that yanks the nomination. Of course the Argus is for Hon. A. J. Sawyer for - for the nomination. If he receives it, it will "go for him" again, on democratie principies. Albert Burns had a severe trial witti his mother the other day, and she was so obstinate that he was obliged to exercise physical chastisement. His second severe trial took place before Justice Pond last Friday, and resulted in his being sent to the Detroit house of correction for 65 days. How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a headstrong mother!" or words to that effect,, . According to the special from Bay City to the Detroit Free Press, "The thirty young men comprising the Lyra society of Ann Arborwere cheered by the ladies all along the line. They were dressed in duck suits and looked decidedly swell." Certainly. Andas it must be said anyway, we may as well say it right here and now, - If it weren't for Ann Arbor this old globe of ours would go wobbling through space like a half-filled smoke balloon. One Hudson Dickerman, of New Vork, is knee deep in trouble at Peoria, the cause of his distress being his two wives, one of whom - the last one he married - being a young lady formerly of Ypsilanti, and named Belle Place. Belle's confidence proved to have been Miss-Placed. She was reponed a young lady of rare beauty and at the time of her unfortunate marriage, lived in Peoria with her mother and knew not till months later that her alleged deceiver was "a gay deceiver." Dickerman will sweat in the courts. Both wives have blood in their eyes. It is as the Argus teared, - the Register is "agin" Sawyer. It says: "As soon as he receives the nornination - and that is very probable from present indications - the congressional committee should immediately arrange meetings for him in every precinct in the district and give him a chance to speak three times each day, only Sundays excepted." Wants him to talk himself to death! But why stop for Sunday? Mr. Sawyer's presiding eider countenance and costume would insure him a Methodist pulpit anywhere and in the course of an eloquent sermón, (being careful to avoid saying, "your honor," and "gentlemen of the jury") he could sling in an advertisement for Sawyer for Congress.