Local Brevities

A number of fire hydrants are under the snow. A tea social was held in the Presbyterian church parlors last evening. There were seventy patients in the University hospitals on Tuesday night. J. V. Sheehan has been elected second vice-president of the State Savings bank. Williaru Wheeler and Miss Mamie O'Dell, of this city, were married in Detroit, Monday. Raymond Richard Nowlan, son of Lew Nowlari', of Wall street, died Monday night, aged four months. A reception will be tendered Prof. and Mrs. G. Coler in the parlor's of the church of Christ tomorrow evening. Waker Taylor's name has been mentioned in connection with the democratie nomination for city rlerk. t While the recent junior literary social was a decided success in every other way, it was not financially, the shortage being $75. E. Cora DePuy has resigned her position as editor of the Ann Arbor Democrat, having severed her connection with that paper yesterday. John Burg, sr., of Saline, celebrated his ninetieth birthday, Tuesday, with a family party. He came to Saline from Germany over sixty years ago. A box social will be given at the home of John Seifred by the Young Men's and Young Ladies' society of Bethlehem church, on Kriday evening of next week. Prof. J. W. Langley, formerly a professor in the University, lectures before the Unity club next Monday evening, on "Recent Applications of Electricity to Chemistry and Metallurgy." Large assortment of stable blankets, cheap, at Fred Theurer's. tf. Fraternity lodge, F. & A. M., bas 1 work ön the second degree tonight. A faculty concert was held in iïieze Memorial hall last evening. The shortest street in the city is ust 230 feet in length, and is called Iones street. The republican ward caucuses will be held ttiis evening. The Odd Fellows are arranging for an elegant party at the rink next Thursday evening. A special musical program has been arranged for the Presbyterian church next Sunday evening. The Eastern Starwill give á dancing party at Masonic temple on Wedoesday evening, February 20. VV. G. Dieterle will build a three story store on Liberty street, between Main street and Fourth avemie. Tbc tire department was called out last evening by a chimney fire at the residence of Prof. George W. Patterson. Htinne & Stanger are in Grand Rapids in search of goods with which to open their ñew furniture store March 1. Fay Russell, the infant child of Jacob Ztbbs, died VVednesday night. The funeral will be held at three o'clock this afternoon. Miss Mate Clark has rented the old homestead, at 48 North Main street, and is temporarily residing at 50 E. Washington street. The Light Infantry will parade next Monday and Tuesday at 12:30 p. m., which will remind all of their entertainment at the opera house on both of those evenings. About twenty-five of the young friends of Miss Nellie Greenman, of the North Side, gave her a pleasant surprise Tuesday evening, the occasion being her twentieth birthday. A hack team of Polhemus' stables ran away, Wednesday, broke one of the wheels of the hack, and wounded one of the horses slightly They were caught before they die further damage. ' Luick Bros. will soon put in a new boiler in their planing mili. It will be 6 by 18 feet in dimensions and will furnish about 125 horse power. The old boiler is 4 by 14 eet. it is said that Prof. Lyster, of Saline, captured the Ypsilanti ward caucuses, Wednesday night, for the county school commissionership. Two of the wards were instructed :or him. Taps have been sounded on the rehearsals by the A. A. L. I., and "A Night in Camp" is predicted by those who have witnessed the rehearsals to be an excellent entertainment. Prof. G. E. Coler will preach in Lhe Church of Christ next Sunday. His morning gubject will be "Coming Under the Influence of Larger Truth," and his evening subject will be "Why Worship God." It is rumored that the chair of pathology in the medical departraent occupied by Dr. Gibbes was abolished by the regents in executive session. As every one is mum, it is difficult to verify the rumor. E. V. Hangsterfer banqueted the members of Ann Arbor Commandery, No. 13, K. T., last Tuesday evening, after the commandery had made him a Knight Templar. About 60 were present, and a right royal time was had. The governor has designated the regular spring election day as the day on whic1! the successor of Senator Watts will be elected. Somebody can get the title of senator without being obliged to give much legislative service for it. Edwin Gates died yesterday of heart failure, aged 35 years. Hel was a brother of N. D. Gates, at whose residence he died, and of Vtrs. George H. Rhodes. The funeral services will be held tomorrow at two o'clock, and the burial will be in the fïfth ward cemetery. A bright feature of the program was the singing of Master Holderness, whose sweet voice, though not as yet in the meridian of its beauty, is refreshingly pleasing, and with the boy's intuition, grasp of things, one might say, his work is most satisfactory. His phrasing, trilling and other points of vocalization are good, and if he improves during the next year as he has in the last, we may find another Kavanagh or a Winfred Young. His teacher is Mr. Frank Blodgett, the organist and choirrnaster of Grace church, where the lad is solo-boy. Mr. Blodgett may count on a bright future for his protege.- The Jury (Detroit), Feb. 3, 1894. At the Young Men's club of the Congregational church, Sunday night, Feb. 10. The masons of Dexter are getting ihemselves into shape for a dance about Feb. 22. A fine time is expected. Rev. Heñry Tatlock was made chairman of the committee to see he legislature relative to the subect of church taxation at the Episcopal convention meeting, in Jackon last week. Rev. Dr. Stonex, of Brighton, and N. V. Lawton, of Jackson, have jeen appointed speakers for a special service to be held in St. Anirew's church at sorne future date n behalf of dioceran missions. Hon. Geo. A. Peters has rented lis farm to Barnard Elfring, of Man chester. The Argus is not informed as to whether he will come to the county hub to live or not. He shou'ld, however, since Ann Arbor s the headouarters of all great men. A. C. Gormley, who won the lírst oratorical contest for the University of Michigan, and who was a compositor on the Argus while in college, is prosecuting attorney at White Sulphur Springs, Montana. Besides being a hard student and a good speaker, he is a level headed, common sense young man, who will make his mark yet. Ex-County Clerk Ira Waterman and ex-Prosecuting Attorney Wood, of Lenawee county, are soon to go to Virginia to engage in the culture of celery. Their farm is nine miles from the city of Richmond, on the Ohio & Chesapeake railroad. They have several hundred acres of land there. They will make a fly pair of celery farmers, and don't you forget it. Here's wishing them abnndant success.