Local Brevities

The School of Music will retain all its present faculty next year. The Ann Arbor Concert Co. gave a concert in Dundee last night. E. F. Mills & Co. have purchased a stock of dry goods in Brighton. Dr. Cari Rominger is repairing his residence on South Fifth avenue. Mrs. E. J. Butts will build a $5000 house at No. 50 Washtenaw avenue. The board of regents have requested plans for a $50,000 co-ed gymnasium. The business-like message of the mayor will be found in the council proceedings. The ü. of M. base ball team defeated the Dennison College nine Monday by a score of 13 to 4. Henry Lodholz will open an ice cream parlor in his store on Broadway, building an addition for that purpose. Frederick Stolsteimer paid $10. 75 fine and cosfcs into Justice Pond's office Tuesday for carrying concealed weapons. The charter of this school district will be published - a most excellent move on the part of the board of educatie. Rosenthaler will eniarge his State street billiard parlors this summer by adding twenty feet to the rear of his building. The ball game between Michigan and Ohio universities Wednesday was called at the end of the eight inning, standing then 4 to 4. The salaries of Gardner S. Lamson and Alberto Jonas have each been increased $500 for the coming year by the directors of the School of Music. Some rubbish in the alley back of Tinker's store caught fire from the tmrning of some paper, Wednesday and there was a lively scurrying for a time. The school board has taken up the problem of reducing the work required of the high school pupils, which has been growing too burdensome for inany of them to stand. The Odd Fellows will attend the Baptist church next Sunday morning in a body and will be addressed by Rev. Mr. Young. This is in commemoraton of the fouuding of Odd Fellowship in America. Miss Louise Reichenecker was married Wednesday, at the home of her parents, 50 West Second street to John Ferne, of Pittsburg, Pa. , by Rev. John Keumanu. The happy couple left yesterday, for their future home in Pittsburg, Pa. Augustine Sage, of the township of Saline, formerly of Lodi, died yesterday, April 18th. The funeral takes place on Saturday morning from St. Thomas' church. It is but six months since his father was summoned to his long rest. Greorge McDonald, who was arrested by Patrolman Armbmster Saturday night, wearing an extra number of pants, shirts, suspenders, etc, was sentenced by Justice Gibson, Tuesday to twenty days in jail for stealing a ride on the cars. It is hoped before the twenty days are up to discover the owner of the clothes. At the meeting of the Woman's Home Missionaiy Society of the Jack6on Congregational Association in this city, Tuesday, the following officers were elected, president, Mrs. C. E. Wines, of Chelsea ; first vice-president, Mrs. C. B. Thompson, of Salem ; second vice-president, Mrs. W. F. Hatch, of Chelsea; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Thomas Sears, of Chelsea. Arbor day this year will be on May 3 A new cement floor has been laid, in the electric light works. Prof. Lombard has had his new houswired for electric lighting. The infant son of Bernard Most, p First street died Tuesday evening. There will be ten fairies at High School hall Saturday evening, April 20 The Political Equality club meets a McMillan hall at three o'clock this afternoon. The St. Thomas church mission com menees next Sunday and continúes fo one week. The Ferguson Cart Co. shipped a carload of carts to St. Louis, Mo. Tuesday. Fred Schmid will build a new house on South Fifth avenue, adjoining thi residence. Bobert Campbell has sold his residence on Packard street to Mrs. M. V Torrens. Michigan won from DePaw yesterday at Green Castle, Pa., by a score of 22 to 9. Two new houses will be erected on South División street by the Burke estáte this summer. Robert Campbell is building a fine residence on the córner of División and Monroe streets. Rev.C.R.Newnan of Detroit preaches in the church of Christ next Sunday morning and evening Charles W. Glover, of Ypsilanti, was married in St. Paul, Minn. , last Monday to Miss Ida Foss. A number of pensioners in this city have had their pensions raised to six dollars a month recently The Washtenaw county union of Young People's societies are holding a meeting in Chelesa today. Rev. J. W. Bradshaw is one of the delegates of the Jackson Congregational Association to the National council. The children's class in elocutlon in Miss Finley's school give a ricital at ligh school hall to-morrow eening. The University has been presented by the King of Siam wth thirty eight volumes of the Buddhst Scriptures. . Francis J. Murphy, the great temperance agitator, is thinking of organizing a series of meetings in this city. Henry Richards has leased the Finnegan block and will put in a full line of 'arming implements, wagons and carriaees. llttgCS. The Uniersity of Michigan base ball team defeated the Kenyon college team in a game at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, by a score of 39 to 4. Frank Johnson and James Smith have been fined $9.60 each by Justice Pond for jumping on a freight train and riding to Ann Arbor. Miss Jennie May Cook was married at the home of her parents on Éast University avenue, Wednesday evening to Levi Nowland, of Plymouth. Augustine Sage, of near Saline, died yesterday of la grippe. The funeral will be held at St. Thomas church in this city, at ten o'clock Saturday morning. The University authorities are looking np the separating of the engineering courses from the iterary plepartment and the establishment of a school of Technology. George Miller, of Pittsfield, was tossed by a buil Tuesday and narrowly escaped death. He was attempting to drive back some cattle who hal broken through a fence. Rev. J. T. Sunderland will exchange pulpits next Sunday with Rev. A. G. Jennings of Toledo. Mr. Jennings' morning subject will be "Patience;" his evening subject, "The Influence of the Beatitiful; or the Effect of Beauty on Man's Life." The musical lecture by Mr. Krehbiel at the Church of Christ, Tuesday evening, was one of the best things given in Ann Arbor this year. Mr. Krehbiel is a master of his subject and imparted a vast amount of information in an entertaining manner. The ladies aid society of St. Andrews church at their annual meeting in Harris hall, Wednesday, elected the following officers: President, Mrs. V. C. Vaughn ; vice-president, Mrs. George H. Pond ; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. John W. Bennett. The receipts of the past year were $381 and the expenses $398, leaving $83 in the treasury. At the recital of the children's class of Miss Finleys school of Elocuton in High School hall tomorrow evening, the class will give the Bagle Song, the Runaway Princess and the Scarf Drill. Lena Belser will recite, Repentance and Katie's Cares; Besse Sukey, The Arithmetic Lesson, Mabel Brown, A Little Quaker Dinner ; and Little Bess and Ben ; Annie Foster, Miss Edith and A Little Human Rose; Elsa Clement, a Song and Ella Troyanowski, A Spelling Lesson. New books just received by the Ladies' Library : The Ralstons, by Marión Crawíord, 745-749, I; Cranford, by Mrs. Gaskell, 747, I; The Dolly Dialogues, by Anthony Hope, 748, I; A Cathedral Courtship, by Kate Douglas Wiggin, 49, I; The Sleckett Minister, by S. R. Crockett, 750, I; The Prsoner of Zonda, by Anthony Hope, 51, I. Any person may draw a book for one week on payment of five cents. After May lst the library will be open from 4 to 5 o'clock, Tuesday afternoons. Librarían.