Local Brevities

The case of Lida Francisco for shoplifting has been adjourned to the 8th. Sixteen bushels of wheat will buy quite a respectable winter hat for a young lady. Republicans who have not already voted today, will be entitled to but one vote each. Glen V. Mills is getting out a new "Twin-City directory" for Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Sidney H. Morse, of Chicago, assisted by A. Alexander, of this city, ís making a bust of Judge Cooley. A large monument for Mrs. C. H. Kenny is being erected in the Webster cemetery by John Baumgardner. Brown & Cady have dissolved partnership, Mr. Cady continuing business. .111 health constrains Mr. iSrown's retirement. Nineteen persons were admitted lo the Presbyterian church last Sunday, and five received the rites of baptism. The ladies give a tea and social at 6 o'clock Thursday evening, at the Presbyterian church. You and I are invited to attend. Eugene Gregory has received a patent on a device of his for dice boxes. It is thought he has a thing whereby both menean win. Rev. Dr. Ray, of Chicago, will give the next lecture in the Tappan course, at the Presbyterian church, next Sunday evening. The public invited. The annual meeting of the State Sunday school association will be held at Grand Rapids, Nov. 13, 14 and 15. Railroad round trip tickets at one fare. Political whoopers raay now grease their voices with St. Jacob's Oil and lay them away till the next campaign. How glad the people are that the time to do this has come. Mrs. Lena Staebler, of Seto, a sister of Mrs. F. G. Grube, of S. Fifth street, died Friday night of heart disease. Her funeral was held Monday, Rev. Julius Klingman officiating. At the A. O. U. W. hall, Friday evening the Arbeiter Verein coramemorated the 28th anniversary of the order with an entertaining program, the Lyra singing society taking a part. Sylvester Maguire, representing the Wm. Morris "Lost Paradise" company, was i.n the city last Friday. The company will appear here next Thursday, and will present a strong attraction. The board of public works, at its last meeting, took needed action in regard to a sub-lateral sewer from Washington street up Fourth avenue to the Cook house, to supplement the alley sewer which was abandoned. At Vpsilanti, last Sunday, the Presbyterian pastor preached from the text, "Forgive us our debts." Aye! that's the doctrine! Would we could only make our laundress see it! But she seems totally devoid of philanthropy. Some people stand near a crossing and think a car will stop for them. They act as though they were afraid to make a sign. - Times. Ves, an instance is known wherein a man stood on the track and was struck. "He died and made no sign." A new fraternal order was insti tuted in the city last Thursday evening. It is social and charitable in its objects, takes in both men and woraen and has an insurance department. Sir and Lady Carbaugh, of Detroit lodge, organized this Ann Arbor lodge. Colored voters had a rally at the rink last night. A malignant case of chess is on at Ypsilanti, in the shape of a chess tournaruent. The three year oíd son of .lr. and Mrs. Wm. Wagner of W. Third street, died last Friday. An excellent orchestra now very much assists the singing of the Presbyterian Sabbath school. Work on the Liberty street sewer, disabled the street car service several days in that quarter. Book it: The first snow of the season made a thin white spread for the earth on this election morning, Nov. 6. A school flag was raised at Cieddes last Friday, School Commissioner Cavanaugh being the orator of the occasion. The summer is ended and the harvest is past, but how much political grain have we stored in our granaries? The Toledo football team took dinner and supper at the Cook house on their way to and from Ypsilanti, SatHrday. Bicyclists of Ypsilanti humbly pray the council to so mitígate the city ordinance to inflict the death penalty only in case of certain streets named. The Cornells, last Saturday, defeated the Michigans, at Ithaca, in the football game of that day, 22 to o. The game was hard fought but Michigan was "not in it" this time. At the high school Friday evening, Miss Mary E. Dickey gave an interesting discourse on her travels in Europe, and Sidney Morse, the Chicago sculptor gave illustrations in the art of drawiqg. Miss Alice Cramer, who is assistant principal in the schools of Ishpeming, has also a music class in Marquette, and has just been engaged at a salary of $200 a year, to sing in the Presbyterian church in that city. November 2cth has been set apart by the highest temporal authority of the r.ation and state as the day of thanksgiving, and turkey eating, to be followed next day by an increased run of business by the doctors. Their Thanksgiving begins where that of other people ends. In the game of football, last Friday, at Adrián, between the college team of that city and the U. of M. Reserves, the Reserves "flabbergasted"their opponents to the tune of 16 to 4. The Adrián Telegram speaks of it as a very spirited cqntest. For the oratorical contest the executive board of the association have decided that all who desire to enter the lists must hand in their names by February ist, and all orations by February 10. The association is trying to secure Congressman Davis, of Minnesota, as one of its speakers. At the University freshman spread at Granger's academy, Friday evening, given by the sophomore girls, a vast throng of the "world's fair" - even about 500 - assembled. The juniors and seniors escorted the freshmen to the refreshments, each having in her especial charge one freshman - or freshwoman - as you please. Michael J. Kearns having had some trouble with his son, a lad who is going to school, he locked up his clothes. Patrick Brennan went to see why this was thus, and was assaulted. He has had Michael arrested, and he will be tried on the yth. He had a loaded "dissolver" and a pocket full of knives when arrested. Mr. William Morris, who appears in Ann Arbor on Thursday evening, Nov. 8, has created a furore by the vigor and the natural tint of his nipersonation of the character of Reuben Warner in that powerful drama, "The Lost Paradise." The prices are, parquet, $1; parquet circle, 75 cents; galfery, 50 and 35 cents. It is thought that the sewer contractors took their jobs at figures so low that to get out whole, only men who are able to dance the juber at a üvely gait, must be employed as laborers. There have been some discharges of help, that is rated as worth less than Si. 50 per day. The city gains vvhat the contractors fail to make. At a spirited senior law class election, last week, E. M. Walsh, of Hawaii, was chosen president by the close vote of 109 to 10 1. It had been generally predicted that Hawaii would come under a United States president, but here it is the other way. Mr. Walsh is a heavy capitalist in Hawaiian sugar interests, and was the Hawaiian commissioner to the World's Fair, at the close of which he took up his residence in Ann Arbor and entered on a course of law studies.