Local Brevities

University hall is being repaired. The Y. M. C. A. , of this city has over 100 snstaining members. Henry Depew has seven patieuts of Dr. Carrow stopping at his house. Somebody stole a dog collar and tag from Charles S. Millen's little dog. Lellia Fox has been sent to the Industrial School for Girls at Adrián. The floral offerings at the various churches Easter were very beanitful. 'A trim little boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wliliam F. Schiller, on Good Friday. Nine of Mr. Bilbie's musical class took part in the song service in the Presbyterian church Sunday. The examination of Mr. Vogel, before Justice Pond, has been adjourned until Wednesday of next week. The University will hold an inter university field day with the University of California in Detroit, on June 8. The directors of Forest Hill cemetery meet on the grounds this afternoon to arrange for setting out new trees, etc. Today and tomorrow the Congregational association of this district meets at the Congregational church in this city. Ex-Postmaster Eugene E. 'Beal will open a branch shoe store in Dexter next week and will put Jay Keith in charge of it. The Eberbach Drug & Chemical company furnish the University with their chemical supplies, the coming year. The regular monthly tea social of St. Andrew 's church will be held in the parlors of St. Andrew 's church Thursday evening. Patrolman Armbruster arrested a man with a large qnanitty of cheap jewelry in his possession, on suspicion, Sunday night. Professor Kelsey will lecture in about two weeks in McMillan hall on a visit to Pompeii, illustrated with stereoptican views. Mrs. Mary Fellows charges Samuel Detts with criminal slander and Justice Pond has adjourned his examination until next Monday. The Grand Rapids high school alumni association are endeavoring to establish a scholarship in the University for the deserving graduates of their school. James Henning, eider brother of David Henning, died in Washigton D. C, April ]3, at the age of 78 years. The deceasd had been a resident of that city over 40 years. He was a resident of this city many years. Prof. George E. Dawson is delivering a course of Sunday evening lectores in the Trinity Lutheran churcli, on "Literary Studies in Teinptation. " His subject next Sunday evening will be ' ' Spiritual Values. - " Goodspeed Bros. , have purohased the shoe business of Frederick Williams, of Charlotte, and will place Frank Wilber, of Ypsilanti, in charge of their branch store there. The firrn will soon own a big syndicate of stores. A horse feil froni exhaustion near the corner of Liberty street and Fourth avenue, last Friday evening, and through brutally beaten was imable to rise. The offlcers and the Humane society took the matter in charge, and on the report of the veterinary surgeon, Dr. Dell, the horse was shot, where it lay'. In the state erop report, the following statement is given by B. G. Buell, of this city, of the conditioñ of fruit in this section : "Peach buds are mostly in apparent good coudition, a small percentage has been killed. Apples are promising well, but we have learned by experience to put little dependence in appearances at this time of year, for a good apple erop. ' ' St. Thomas' church was overcrowded Sunday ruorning at the half past ten Easter service. The music was furnished by sixteeu instrumental pieces and ten voices under the direotion of Mr. J. J. McClellan. Miss Edith Kelly presided at the organ. The mass sung was composed by Mr. McClellan, and all who had the good fortune to hear it are loud in their praises. George Perry lias opened a grocery store in the fifth ward. Mrs. Charles Zahu broke a leg by falling from a chair last week. A nuniber of children were baptised at St. Andrew's church Saturday afternoon. The Maccabees visited Mrs. William Van Orden, of North Fifth avenue, Friday evening. Mrs. Chapin is building a handsome residence on Kingsley street. The annnal Easter party of Ann Arbor Commandery takes place at Masonic Temple tonight. Mrs. S. E. Johnson, an aged resident of Scio died of inflmmatory rheuinatism, Satnrday morning. Remeinber Henry E. Krehbiel, tonight, at the Church of Christ, on "How to Listen to Music. " The Married Folks' Dancing club have an informal Easter party at Granger's, Thursday evening. The Ann Arbor high school base ball team plays a game with the Detroit high school nine Satuday. The annual nieeting of the Ladios" Aid society of St. Andrews' church will be held at three o'clock iu Harris hall. The Junior Auxialiary of St. Andrew's church will hold its annual meeting at f our o'clock Thursday afternoon. The Congregational chuch society presentedMr. and Mrs. Kenipf, Easter, with a bcautiful vase filled with flowers and $50 in gold. On Sunday four persons were admitted to membership in the Englsh Lutherau church and eight children were baptised, The Keystone club is making arraugements for the opening "beefstake party, ' ' to take place at the club house at Zukey Lake some time next week. A spelling school will be held next Friday evening in the M. E. Snnday school room at 7 :30 ' o'clock. Dr. Cobem and J. E. Beal will choose sides and spell down in old time fashion. The first annual masquerade ball of the children of Granger's acadamy will be given on Wednesday evening from 7 :H0 to 10 o'clock. Af ter ten o'clock the guests will enjoy a short dancing programme. The pólice saved Goodyear's drug store cellar from being completely flooded by the bursting of. a steam pipe about midnight Saturday night, as it was, almost six inches of water covered the cellar botom. The Standard Savings and Loan association of Detroit has orgauized a branoh here with 235 shares taken, and the folowing officers: President, August DeFrees ; vice president, Emanuel Wagner; secretary, and treasnrer, Fred H. Belser; attorney, Thos. D. Kearney; directors, Chas. Tessmer, Eugene Oeserlin, W. P. Stephens, Gottlob Luiek and Herman Gundert. John O. Jenkins, who has for the past eight years been a trusted employee of the Argus office, goes to Detroit Wednesday to learn the Merganthaler linotype niachine, having secured an opportunity in the News office. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins were surprised Saturday evening by the Maccabees and Mrs. Jenkins was presented with a beautiful oin. Jf The triennial conimittee of Ann Arbor coinmandery No. 13, K. T.. has decided upon the route to be taken by the coinmandery on their pilgrimage to Boston next August. The itenary for the trip is about decided upon, and will include a daylight ride down the St. Lawrence river and among the Thousand Islands, a at Montreal to see the sights there a day at Quebec where all the historie seenes will be inepected, a stay in the White inountains, :ind Sunday at Old Orchard Beach. The commandery will leave Ann Arbor about noon on Thursday Aug. 22nd, and will move by easy stages taking in all the sights enroute, and arrive Monday noon, Aug. 2üth, at Boston, where the triennial session of the Grand Encampnient of Knights Templar is to be held. The oommandery will have a special train of five Wagner cars and a baggage car and the ïnembers anticípate one of the pleasantcst pligrimages in the history of the organization. Muehlig & Schmid, successors to Schuh & Muehlig. Our aim in business will be to accommodate ;uil satisfy the public to our best ability in both qnality and price. We cordially invite all who are in need of ;my goods in our line to cali and see us, for we feel assured yon. will not regret it. Very Respectfully, Muehlig & Schmid, 31 South Main St.