Local Brevities

The University glee and banjo club sing in FJetroit next Friday evening. The stained glass windows of the new Trinity Lutheran church will cost $825. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Granger will give a Washington 's birthday party in their academy. The Eastern Star holds its regular raonthly meeting tomorrow evening in Masonic hall. The examination of Paul G. Suekey before Justice Pond has been adjourned until March 1. Rev. C. M. Cobern will give a series of lectures this month on Egyptology, in St. Paul, Minn. J. E. Harkins is one of the special features at the A. A. L. I. entertainment February 11 and 12. The spring examination of Washtenaw county teachers will be held in Ann Arbor, March 28 and 29. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church give a social in the church parlors next Tuesday evening- A tea and social by the ladies of the Presbyterian church, at the church parlors, at six o'clock Thursday. The next Choral Union entertainment will be a song recital by Mr. and Mrs. Max Heinrich, on February 21. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Goodyear entertained the members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity last Saturday evening. The Chepuamegon orchestra will furnish the music for the Light Infantry entertain mervt', February 11 and 12. Rev. Fr. Van Antwerp, of Detroit, lectures in St. Thomas' church, next Sunday evening, on "The Necessity of a Teaching Church. Hon. James M. Dunn, the state iecturer of the I. O. G. T. of Michigan, begins a series of gospel meetings in the M. E. church at three o'clock next Sunday afternoom. The Young Men's and Young Ladies' societies of Zion church hold their monthly meetings next Thursday evening at the home of Mr. Wiedman on the river road. William J. Miller resigned the office of city clerk, yesterday, and Glen V. Mills was appointed to the position by Mayor Darling, last evening. He was sworn in this wiorning. A laborer working on the corner of Washington street and Fourth avenue, digging a trench, was asked last Saturday how deep the frost was in the ground. He said three feet and eight inches, which indi cates extreme cold. About fifty couples went in sleighs to the home of J. M. Allen, on the gravel road, last Fnday night. The evening was spent in dancing, card playing, etc. It was near breakfast time Saturday morning when they arrived home. The attention of all voters is hereby called to the decisión of Attorney General Maynard, which appears elsewhere in this issue, as to who can vote at the coming election under the provisions of the constitutional amendment adopted last fall, relative to the qualifications of electors. The remains of Dale J., the tendays-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Ferguson, of West Summit street, whose death occurred last Saturday morning, were conveyed to Forest Hill cemetery yesterdav afternoon and temporarily placed in a vault. The body will eventually be buried in the family lot at Plymouth. The board of regents of the Uni-j versity raeets today. Williara Schiller has a little son at ' ! his house. The republican ward caucuses will be held next Friday evening. The Detroit Comedy company will play at the Grand opera house Friday night. ( Mrs. Christian Ziegler, of West Liberty street, died of oíd age yesterday morning. The Lyra Maennerchor will render several fine songs at the A. A. L. I. entertainment. The date for the May Festival has been fixed upon Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18. A mission program was given by the young people in Belhlehem I church, Sunday evening. William H. Hendricks died at his home in Ypsilanti, Sunday, of pneumonia, aged sixty five years. Turnkey Canfield held number 13,406, entitling him to a gold watch in the drawing at Fred Brown's last Friday. F. Krause, the well known auctioneer, will attend to all sales in city or county. Orders may be left with him on Broadway or at the Argus office. tf William E. Boyden has been appointed a member of the state board of health. He is deserving of the appointment. The Ann Arbor whist players were no match for the Ypsilantians who gained 32 tricks as the result of the evening's work. Mrs. George Wahr feil on the icy sidewalk near Hoelzle meat market on Washington street yesterday and broke her leg. The Knowlton debating society of the law department, after debate, has decided that postmasters should je elected by the people. John T. Haines died at his home on Packard street, Friday, of Bright's disease, aged sixty-five years. The funeral services were held at the iiouse, Sunday. Rev. Fr. Klein, of Notre Dame university, spoke in St. Thomas' church Sunday, both morning and evening. In the evening he spoke "bn "The Latest Heresy." Next Sunday evening Master Frank Holderness, the boy soprano, and Mr. Blodgett, organist of Grace church, Detroit, will furnish the music in the Congregational church. Prof. G. P. Coler has been appointed to fill one of the Bible chairs established by the Christian Woman'sBoard of Maxims here. He will give lectures on the Philosophy of Religión. "It is a law of physics that any object that does not subtend an angle of more than two seconds of a degree, is invisible." On the above basis, at what distance will the sun become invisible? Answer next week. w. The Voung Men's Sunday Evening club of the Congregational church re-elected the following officers, Sunday evening: President, John E. Travis; vice-president, R. H. Kempf; secretary, W. M. Sturgeon; treasurer, H. A. Williams. As an exceptional evidence of the intensity of the long continued cold weather, it may be mentioned that Allen's creek has been frozen over twice. The creek being supplied from springs, King Frost can maintain but a short-lived cinch on its murmuring waters. John Krumri, of West Summit street, has purchased from William Clancy, sr., the wedge-shaped piece of land bounded by North First street on the west, partially by Summit street on the north, and its apex bounded by the T. & A. railroad on the east. The consideration was $600. It can be converted into a very valuable property, with room for many residences and large lots. Prof. John W. Langley, formerly professor of chemistry and physics in Michigan University, now of the Case School of Applied Science at Cleveland, will give a lecture before Unity club next Monday evening, Feb. 1 1. The subject will be "Some Recent Applications of Electricity to Chemistry and Metallurgy," which will be treated in a non-technical way. Probably no man in America is better qualified to treat the subject than Prof Langley.