Local Brevities

The poor expenses for April were 206. 42 Inspector General Walsh wili ins eet the Light lnfantry tomorrow evening. . The ciub house of the Keyatone dub at Zukey Lake is to be repainted. ___ The junior lit team defeated the Adrián college base ball nine Saturáay by a score of 16 to 15. During "thTTëar the dental department has had 8,694 paüents. jyhere do_thealUome from? The Washtenaw County Baptist sociation have elected the followiDg Officersjor_ the ensuing year: The next regular meeting of the w L T U will be held Thursday, May 9, at 3 o'clock, at McMillan hall. The saloon of G. S. Nixon on South Main street, adjoining the F. & M. bank, has gone out of business. . . Peter Mancks was sent to jail Friday by Justice Pond for peeping in at windows. He is serving fifteen days. The Ann Arbor high school base ball nine was defeated by the Orchard Lake cadets Saturday by a score of 13 to 10. The monthly tea social of the ladies of the Episcopal church will be held in Harris hall next Thursday evening. School commissioner elect W. W. Wedemeyer delivers an address at the commencement exercises of the Dexter high school. A hore belonging to A. H, Markham, of Seventh street, was badly injured Saturday night by running against a barbed wire fence. Lawreuce A-. McLouth, instructor in Germán, has accepted the professorship of Germanic Languages in the University of New York. The University base ball nine played a big game with Cornell Saturday and although defeated it was was by the close score of 2 to 1. After being neglected for many years, the front of the premises of the city foundry on West Huron street, have been cleaned up and now presents a neat appearance. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give a tea and social next Thursday at 6 o'clock. All who like a good supper and a happy social hour are cordially invited to attend. John George Illi died Friday at his home on South Main street Friday, aged fifty-five years. He was bom in Wuerttemberg, Germany, and joined his sons here seven or eight years ago. The Y. M. C. A. have chosen as delegates to the International Y. M. C. A. convention, to be held at Springfield, Mass., May 8 to 12, J. L. Babcock, G. Frank Allmendinger and Benton B. Johnson. Work on the spurr track of the Ann Arbor road which was stopped last fall by the frost, will be resumed as soon as a steam shovel can be spared. This will probably be within the next four weeks. Prof. Kelsey, owing to sickness, rlid not lecture on "A Summer in Pompeii," last Saturday evening. He will give this lecture on Thursday, May 10, Prof. Lansom and Miss Jaffe will also delight the audience with their Neopoliton songs. Peter Cook, of Urania, was in the city Saturday. He reports the farmers suffenng greatly for want of rain. The pasture is very short, and if rain does not fall soon, they will have a serious loss. Mr. Cook has been feeding wheat to his stock during the winter. He thinks it makes finer pork than corn, and believes that at the prices paid for beef and pork it was worth 60 cents a bushel. The sidewalks between Ashley avenue and Third street on West Huron street need the attention of the board of public works. They are in an exerable condition and a disgrace to the city. The large number of people that use the sidewalks, raust not only pass through mud in wet weather owing to the lack of crossings on the railroad property and also private property but also over broken walks and walks covered with dirt and lime. Dr. W. F. Breakey spent Sunday with his son, Dr. James Breakey, in Pontiac. The patiënt Mrs. Randall, of Bay City, claiming to be sane and wrongfuily incarcerated, has now turned on her lawyer and the reporters. The asylum authorities are perfectly willing to turn her over to the custody of her brother residing in Canada, but not to her young lawyer. This brother was expected to arrive in Pontiac yesterday. The residence of Titus F. Hutzel, on VV. Washington street, which is being rebuilt is under roof. Mrs. J. M. Perkins, of the northside, who has been quite ill is convalescent and able to go out again. Section bosses James O'Connell and John Brace, of the Michigan Central, with their men spent Su, day at Delhi, grading for new switches. Since the council have paid jïiooo for damages occasioned by a little hole in the sidewalk, citizens are speculadng on the possible future cost of every hole in the sidewalks. There are a number and the cost may run up into the millions. The abduction of the freshman class toastmaster has resulted in the suspension for one year of the sophomores Evan Holbrook, of Ottawa, Iowa, Henry P. Herdman, of Janesville, Ohio, and Frank A. Ketchem, of Detroit. The action of the faculty was taken last night Alderman Laubengayer is making extensive improvements on the lot north of his residence on W. Huron street. A large fish pond has been scraped out. In the middle of this a drive well has been put down 26 feet. Yesterday it was finished and immediately started to flow in a very satisfactory manner. The appointment of Harry Harbeck by United States Marshall Winne, as deputy marshall at Bay City, is one that not only reflects credit 011 Mr.. Winne, but the party in that part of the state. Mr. Harbeck is an active man in the prime of life. He has had a large business, experience. All who meet him learn to like him. When circumstance give him an opportunity he will make a record for courage and conscientious fidelity to duty. Robert Thompson, of Toledo, was the guest for a few hours yesterday of his father-in-law, Chauncey Orcutt. He came to bring the sad news of his mothers death yesterday morning. She was the wife of Cornelius Thompson, aged 51 years and was born in Manchester, England. Four years ago she with her husband settled ia Toledo. During long visits in Ann Arbor she made many friends, who will sympathise with the family in their bereavement. Mrs. Thompson was a member of the Society of Friends.