Local Brevities

The Uniterl Friends give a box social next Wednesday evening. There were 569 money orders paid at the postoffice last week. An Epworth league concert will be given at Emory this evenin?. The spring vacation in the high school and nniversity begins today. Mrs. Beattie, of Pontiac, has purchased the residence of James Shirley. The handsome shepherd dog of Prof. A. A. Stanley, died of poison yesterday. James W. Robison has brought home some fine-looking horses froin Chicago. A buggy wheel was badly smashed in a runaway on State street, Wednesday. Dog Catcher Green has killed three dogs, which were not redeemed within the time limit. Postmaster Carpenter, of Ypsilanti, had a highly"successful operation performed tipon his eye this week. The streets of the city are being scraped. They are fnll of holes and stand in great need of gravel. The Knights of Pythias confer the second degree next Monday eveniug and have a spread afterwards. A new gallery has been put in St. Thomas' nrasie hall for the accommodation of the choir and orchestra. Walter H. Rogers has been tendered '■ the appointment of substituto letter oarrier in the Aun Arbor postoffice. Charles F. Kyer is expected home from Seattle uext week to take charge of the books of the Kyer Milliiig Oo. George Olp was kicked ou the leg Wediiesday by a horse which he was clipping. He is, however, able to be around. The paulist fathers, Revs. Smith and Yonnan, will conduct a mission in St. Thomas' chnrch during the week, beginning April 21. Jacob Dingman was arrested for indecent exposure yesterday and, waiving examination was bound over to the circuit court by Justice Pond. Dr. David G. Sharp, of Cassopolis, who rnarried Miss Lizzie Otley, of this city, is dead. He graduated in the medical department in 1885. Major Stenens has been moving the large maple trees on the Catherine street side of his residence, so that the street can be grade.d down. Mr. Benjamin O'Neil, having resiynod his position as mail - messenger on account of the size of the compensation, bids are now being received at the, postoffice for the position. Mrs. Margaret Caroline West, wife of Charles West, of Fnller street, died Wccluesday of pneumonía, aged thirtyeight years. The funeral services will be held at the A. M. E. church, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Miss Aan L. Richards, of the senior literary class, of the University, has been chosen by the classmates to make the presentatioaspeech at the dedication of the bust of President Angelí, on literary olass day, coinmenoement week. Eaater m ea at St. And; ehuroh. Prof. and Mrs. Ross Granger give a a dancing party, Api il The board of public works held uo sday evening. jj Norman Wood, of Saline, is nowjanitor of the l Museum. Aplesant Eaculty concert wasgiven ar the 8ch ting. George H. Wild had a welcome visitor at nis house Sunday - a little son. Six urn" membèrs were initiated i;i to the EJastern Star lodge last eveniug. Special Kastcv sevices will be held at the Triuity Lutheran church, uext Suiiday. Robert Phillips, eaahier of the State Savings bank, is suffering with i carbiuicle. Johu F. Luwrcnce proposes to dónate a lot in the Seventh rard f or a polliug place. Work is going on on North University avenue on the Washington street sewer. Mrs. George Wheeler died at her home in Salem Station last Stinday evening froin a cáncer. A new nine pound girl was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Seyler Wednesday eyening. J. A. LeRoy has bègn eleoted managing editor of the U. of M. daily, a most excellent choice. Hevbert Randull lias a pretty poem in tlie New Englaud Magazine, handsoinely illustirated. Motorman Walter Gr. Stuck was married to Miss Estella Van Hom, of Ypsilanti.ou Wednesday. There are iiow 3,277 books in the Ladies' Library in this city, aniilorease of 81 diu-ing the year. Kari Harriman had his pockets picked of L4.97 the othernightwhileatteuding sorne amateiir theatricals. Patrick O'Heam, the city assessor is recovering froni a veiy severe attack of bronchitis. He is not . yet able to be out. A street strnek the horse of Eusene Bartlett ou Detroit ptreet, Wdnes_ay afternoon, cutting a deep gash iu Lts hip. A company has been formed to inanufacture the Minnis patent fllled razor strop, which has been meeting with great success. New telephones have been put in by the Farmers' aiid Mechamos' bank, J. Hem_e& Co., Joseph Parker, C. Spaeth and George B. Marsden. Thomas F. Leonard lost a dog, which he esteemed highly, through poisoning. There have been a good many cases of this kind within the city lately. Wilhelm August Weinmann died Tuesday at his home on Brown street, aged sixty-one years. He was born iu Wuertemberg and had resided in this city thirty flve years. He leaves a wife four sons and foor dangtters. The Ladies' Literary Associatiou c.]c!i-tcd the following offlcers Monday: President, Mrs. W. W. Beman; vice president, Mrs. Philip Bach ; treasurer, Mrs. Jaycox; secretary, Mrs. G. C. Huber; directors, Mrs. Jaycox, Mrs. 'Carrow, Mrs. O. M. Martin, Miss Goodrich and Mrs. Huber. There will be special Easter services at the Unitarian church uext Bnnday morning with extra instrumental and vocal music, and extra fiowers. Thcre will be a short Easter sermón to the adults, and a special addrcss to the cliildren. A considerable ímmber of persons will bereceived intothe chnroh. In the eveuing there will be a lectrure on "The Beligious Teac-hings of Emerson. ' ' Mrs. Julia Farmer died Tuesday evening at her lióme, on Broadway, oí heart failure. She was bom in Penusylvania in 1830, and carne to Ann Arbor with her parents when she was eleven years of age, or f our years bef ore Michigan beoame a state. She was maiTied to William Farmer, who died in Stockbridge, in' 1859. A daughter, Mrs. Nellie Farmer survives her. The funeral services were held from the residence yesterday aftemoou. The spring eleotion cost the city of Ann Arbor $585.45. Of this $79. 50 is chargable to the republican partisanship exliibited in creating the Seventh ward. Argns. And still the Argus keeps up its own partisanship. It is not a great length of time back in history when the Argus advocated the división of the First ward into two voting precincts. Then the cost of election would have been the same as now. - Courier. The only trouble about the Conrier's reply is that it is untrue. The inuch talked of business block 1 1 South Main street adjoining Sehuinacker's hardware will be lmilt this spring by Stephen Pratt, of Detroit, at au expense of 20,000. There will be three stores in the lower story and the two upper stories will be oocnpied by the Crescent Clasp Works. The firststory will be built of brown sandstone and'the remaining stories of pressed brick and the building will be a handBOme additiou to the business blocks of the city. The plans weïe dxawn by Maloolmson & Higginbotham, of Detroit.