Local Brevities

The faculty concert has been postponed to June 3. The Eastern Stars will not hold a meeting next Friday. Charles Sauer is buiding himself a new house on Wihnont street. Mrs. Dora Schneider has been appointed postmaster at Weinsberg. The Washtenaw Teachers associati on meets at the high school tomorrow. Q-. B. Harrison has been elected busi - ness manager of the U. of M. Daily. Mrs. Catherne Diller, of Ypsilanti, died of paralysis, Tuesday, aged seventy-six years; a Philip McManus was sentenced to flve days in jail by Justice Pond, Saturday, for being drunk. County clerk Dansingburg has sent all his state agricultural reports to the Agricultural college. Martin Clark is agent for the Arm Arbor odorless excavator. His office is at 62 E. Wshington streat. Will Clancy feil from a ladder, while painting, Wednesday and broke his wrist. The ladder slipped. John Dungan was given three days in jail by Justice Pond. Monday, for stealing a ride on the Central. Newell Farnurn died Monday of cancer. He was seventy six years old. He leaves a wife and three children. The city covmcil of Ypsilanti, is unable to elect a city clerk, although there are a number anxious for the job. The refrigerator buildings of the Hammond Beef Co. on Depot steeet are receiving a handsome coat of paint. The three year old child of W. H. Honey got its üngers in a clothes wringer Monday and had one of thern badly crushed. The University base ball team are defeating the western colleges this week. The Evening News says they are having pie with gravy on it. Norman M. Cameroi', the Eveuing News correspondent, recently suspended from the law departtnent, was admitted to the bar here Tuesday. The grounds of the pumping station of the Aun Arbobr Water company are being iraproved and cleaned up under the supervisión of Engineer Spokes. Mrs. Helen Truesdel, widow of the late Zelotes Truesdel, died at her home on South University avenue Tuesday morning, aged sixty years. She had many friends here. Dr. Fred Blake goes to Alpena, Mouday to practise dentistry there with Dr. Carr of that city. Dr. Blake is an excellent dentist, ana his Ann Arbor friends regret to part with him. The University Bible class of the ME. church will be addressed next Sun' day by Mr. G. Rebec, of the Philosophy department of the University. His subject will te the Influence of Greek Philosophy on the Spread of Christianity. The Epworth League will celébrate its sixth anniversary at (5:30 next Sunday evening. Prof. Gordon, President of the Ypsilanti Epworth League, will deliver a short address. Installation of offlcers and other exercises will fill up the hour. Mrs. Prof. Kedzie, with [the co-ed's assistance, will give an entertainment June 1 for the benefit of the woman's gym. Mrs. Prof. Kedzie is from. New Haven, Conn. , She has been the soloist in St. Paui's chnrch of t'-iat place for many years. The Wesleyan Guild ofiiööts uewly elected are: President, Prof. tí. S. Carhart; vice president, J. V. Booth ; eéoretary, D. W. Springer ; fcreasurer, J. E. Beal ; direotors, T. C, Trueblood, L. D. Wines, Dr. J. N. Martin, J. B. Steere and Dr. D. A. McLachlin. The Young Men's Liberal Guild will hold a special Lowell service at the Unitarian chtvrch next Sunday eveninR. There will be extra music, responsive exercises und short addresses npon Lowell by members of the guild. This will be f ollowed on the succeeding Sunday evening by a special Whittier service. I Ypsilanti will buy a hook and ladder truck. The last of a very interesting oourse of lectures will be delivei-ed by Dr. C. M. Cobern at the Methodist church next Snuday evening. A Trip through the Land of Philistia is the subject of the course. His particular topic for the eveniug will be a Week wUli theWizard of the Piek and araong the Bedouin Arabs. Daniel Millen, the soap manufaoturer, reports business in a good condition. On the first of June he will ship twenty barrels of Fuller's soap to the Clinton Woolen milis. Each barrel contains about 850 pounds. Mr. Millen says he is not manufacturing much of his household soap as the margin of profit is very smali. Sol Armstrong, the veteran pioneer of the north side, says he carne to Ann Arbor in the year 1839. In the spring of 1838 there v ere late frosts which did much harm. The worst frost, however, was on the 12th day of June, 1845. At that time the peaches were as big as hickory nuts and a killing frost came which destroyed all the fruit.