Local Brevities

Tomorrow is the beginning of lent. A free si Iver club has been formed in the law department. Mrs. Andrew Muehlig gave a ti ve o'clock Thursday evening. The "Summer Dudes" danced at Granger's, Thursday evening. A little daughter has arrived at the home of Prof. L. D. Wines. Lent begins tomorrow. Tonight finishes the gaieties of the season. The Argentine Republic has sent a new dental student to the University. A little son was bom to James Hosack, of the fifth ward, Saturday night. The Ladies' Aid society, of the Presbyterian church, raised $266 last year. riAbout 125 couples attended the masked ball at the rink, last Friday evening. Prof. Hinsdale lectured on the Mormons before the Inland league last evening. There has been a revival in the dog license business in the city clerk's office. Wiley W. Mills acted as secretary of the prohibition state convention last Thursday. The Students' Christian association give a prize story social next Friday evening. Douglass memorial exercises will be held at the Second Baptist church, March rd. Prof. Thompson dilated on "The Knglish Exchequer" before the Unity club last evening. J. A. Brown has sold his. stock of groceries on Liberty street, near State, to C. H. Cady. Rehersals under the direction of Prof. R. H. Kempf for the Mikado commenced last night. Three sleighloads of young people drove out to Patrick Tuomey's, in Scio, Thursday evening. Inspector General Walsh, of the state militia, will inspect the Light Infantry, Thursday evening. The elocution class of the high school give an entertainment in high school hall next Friday evening. The legislature requires everybody to register before the coming spring election if they wish to vote. Rev. Win. Wal.ker lectures on Florence, Venice and Milan at the Congregational church, this evening. The Ladies' Aid society, of Zion church, meets Thursday evening at the residence of Mrs. Gottlob Luick. lix-Mayor Doty feil on the slippery walk on the north side of the court house this morning, and broke his right wrist. A prize tight took place in Ypsilanti, Saturday evening. It was a one-round affair and resulted in a complete knock-out. The enrollment in the University last Saturday afternoon had reached 2,952, of which 1,518 were in the literarv department. John V. Sheehan has attained his majority as a bookseller. He had been in the business twenty-one years on February 20. Rev. T. W. Young delivers a lecture in the Baptist church next Sunday evening on "Concentration of Purpose Essential to Success." The V. M. C. A. will give a Xew Kngland tea this evening in the parlors of the Presbyterian church. Admission 15 cents. All are iuvited. The democratie county convention is held today. Full delegations seem to be coming in from all the townships and the best of feeling is extant. The Baptist Young People'sUnion will be offleered as follows the coming year: President, H.C. Brown; vice-president, Bosworth; recording secretary, Miss Flinn; coresponding secretary, A. W. Smallv; treasurer, Mr. Sessions. R. E. Sack, '96 lit, broke his nose on his knee Thursday by falüng from a bar in the gymnasium, the nose striking the knee with great f orce. The Jackson county candidates for the republican nomination for state senator are Col. C. V. Deland, Hon. John C. Sharp, Dr. M. H. Raymond and Charles H.' Smith. A. R. Thomas, for the past twX years with Randall, has purchased the photograph business of Gibson & Widman, in Jackson. He will give Jackson some elegant photographs. George Seybold died at seven o'clock last evening at his home in Scio. He was abour seventy-seven years of age and was a pioneer resident of the town. He leaves two sons and two daughters. The Alphi Phi sorority gave a fancy dress party at their residence on División street, last Friday evening. The Gamma Phi Beta sorority on South State street gave the same kind of a party. H. A. Hammond, of Saline, delivered to H. Hack, of Milan, last Saturday, a deck of lambs averaging H9Í pounds. Let it be remera bered also that they were democratie lambs, produced under democratie rule and a democratie tariff. Sunday, March 3, before the l'niversity Bible class of the M. E. church, Prof. E. F. Johnson, of the law department, will give the first of a series of lectures. Subject "The Civil Statutes of the Israelites, 1500 B.C." Dr. Cobern will preach next Sunday a. m. and p. m. and on Sunday evening, March 10, will begin his series of sermons on "If 1 had my life to live over." The house and barn of Frank Bangs, including all his furniture, burned about eleven o'clock last night. The fire caught in the roof of the house and burned so rapidly that nothing could be saved. The property is located on the Dexter road just outside of the city limits. Mr. Bangs lost all he has and estimates his loss at $400. He had supposed that he was insured for S300 but as it turns out he had no insurance.