Local Brevities

The annual Sunday school picnic of St. Andrews Episcopal church was held in Relief park Wednesday. J. F. Avery, of Saline, has purchasedtheTafthomestead on Church st., and will move into the same with his faaiily. Some 15 to 20 members of the Y. M. C. A. expect to go to Dexter Sunday afternoon and hold a meeting for young men. Hutzel & Co. received the contract for the new boilers for the high school for $1580 and the Koch Bros. for the boiler house at $3825. Evening services were re-resumed in the Bethlehem church Wednesday. They will also be resumed in Zions church next Wednesday evening. The Ann Arbor Typographicial union carried off the silk banner at the labor day parade in Detroit, having had the largest number of men in the parade of any visiting organization. The First National bank are now settled in their renovated quarters. The new "plate glass windows and paint make a great improvement the offices looking bright and cheerful. The horse attached to the bakery wagon of William Gerstner's caused some excitement on Main street Monday, by running away. He was stopped before any damage was done. William Hanke, of Bridgewater, was in Ann Arbor Thursday on probate business. He reports there are no apples in his section and the farmers will have to go without their custumary eider this year. Wheat has only half a erop, oats were a little better, and fall potatoes and corn are looking well. Dr. R. S. Copeland, of Bay City, who has been appointed as the successor of Dr. D. A. MacLachlan of the Homeopathie College resides with his family No. 46 Catharine st. He has rented the suite of offices in the post office block formerly occupied by Chas. R. Whitman. Geo. A. Peavy and Thos. Poland were before justice Pond last week, charged with stealing a spring wagon on which they had a bilí of sale, were honorably discharged. Pho. Atty. Randall investigated the case and found them innocent of wrong doing. The front frame building formerly used as an office by the Ann Arbor organ company, has been moved from its old position on the corner of W. Washington and S. First sts. to the south side of W. Washington st. west of Allen'-s creek. It will be used in future as a warehouse. The weeds growing along the edges of Allen's creek, are almost as tall as a man and will soon have an abundant harvest of seeds. As they look very romantic in the eyes o the board of public works, it wöulc be asking too much of the stree commissioner to insist upon the re moval of the weeds. The Epworth League have been fortúnate in securing Dr. J. F. Berry of the Epworth Herald who wil lecture on the subject "What a Tramp saw in the Emerald Isle.' This lecture promises to be of more than ordinary interest, as Dr. Berry besides being a tramp, is a very entertaining speaker and has some amusing experiences to teil. The lecture takes place on Tuesday evening, Sept. loth at 8 p. m Tickets are on sale at Noble's sta clothing house, Goodyear's drug store and Calkin's pharmacy. Ad mission 25 cents. The Methodists of Detroit give an excursión to this city next Friday. The children of St. Andrews Sunday school think Henry Richards the largest man in the city. He presented them with fifty pounds of candy Wednesday. Next Thursday at three o'clock the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hold a regular meeting in the parlors of the Presbyterian church. A full attendance is desired. Rev. E. E. Kelly returned from his eastern trip Saturday. He was much pleased with his visit in Montreal and Quebec, and interested in seeing the historical points in both of those cities. Rev. Robert M. Beach, of Cambridge, Mass., has been appointed assistant minister of St. Andrew's Episcopal church. Until he has ettled upon rooms, he is the guest of the rector, Rev. Henry Tatlock. Major Harrison Soule, treasurer of the University, has been elected resident of the Sixth Michigan reunión society at the meeting held ast week in Battle Creek. The reunions are remarkable in that all he time is consumed in visiting, peeches being strictly tabooed. Mrs. Prettymann, the wife of the manager of the Campus club, Aid. ï. S. Prettyman, proposes to have little something ready for the winter rush of guests. Among the rifles that she has in store are 50 mshels of canned berries. On uesday she will commence cannng 300 bushels of peaches. They on't live on air at "Prets." Harry F. Coleman, of St. John, :ormerly managing editor of the U. f M. Daily has purchased an interst in the Óakland Co. Post the new irm will be Fitch & Coleman. His 'riends wish him success. The Oakand Post under Mr. Fitch's mangement is one of the ablest papers n the state. With an increased orce, it ought to be a hummer. John Schmid, of West Huron treet, returned Friday from Counil Bluffs, where he went to look fter his real estáte interests. He ays the farmers of Iowa and Nejraska will have immense crops this year. He heard of one farmer who hreshed 1,100 bushels of oats from en acres. Oats are selling for 13 ents a bushel. Real estáte is very much depressed in Council Bluffs nd Omaha, and many houses are acant. The people in Washtenaw ounty do not know what hard times re compared with the peeple in the west. The annual election of Ann ArDor chapter No. 122,0. E. S. was ïeld Wednesday evening in Masonic Temple. The following offiers were chosen: Worthy matron, lrs. Mabel K. Pond; worthy paton, Chas. B. Davison; associate matron, Mrs. Kate Doty; secretary, VIrs. C. E. Fitzgerald; treasurer, Vlrs. L. Mae Nichols; conductress, Mrs. Matilda Granger; assistant conductress, Mrs. Minnie Adams. The installation of officers will be held later in the month when the )alance of the officers will be apjointed. "Yes," said a gentleman, "there s more in the electric cars than seople are aware of. I believe the ime may come when physicians will recommend riding by the hour, for the purpose of receiving the beneficial influences of the slight stream of electricity deflected through the car. I know of one lady in Ann Arbor who claims that riding in the cars for an hour in the evening will cure her insomnia for that night. One gentleman in Cincinnati has taken to riding by the half day to cure his rheumatism. There may not be anything in the theory, but it don't cost much to try its practical effects, and I believe it is beneficial to the system." Ex-Supervisor Emory Leiand and wife, of Northfield, returned last week from an extended visit to relatives in Vermontand Massachusetts. He found business pretty quiet there, compared with his former visit 14 years ago. The farmers had much rain and the crops were verygood. They spent some time at Bennington, near where the celebrated battle was fought, in which an ancestor of his wife took part on the side of the patriots. Although over 100 years have passed since then, there is still some feeling left against the descendants of the tories who the English. He says the people in the east live well. In some towns, where formerly all was bustle and business, now hardly a team is seen on the streets. Hoosic Falls has suffered very much, over 500 families having moved away. Schools will open next Monday. Bring your old school books that you have no use for to Sheehan & Co., State street, and exchange them for new. Second-hand books at half price. tf The city schools will open next Monday for the fall season. Register of Deeds McKinstry is now a resident of Ann Arbor. He has located onCatharine street with his family. O. A. Ainsworth, of Ysilanti, was elected president of the Michigan Bean Buyers' association in Lansing, Wednesday. The Sir Knights, returning from their pilgrimage to Boston, are very enthusiastic over their reception in that city and the pleasant trip they had. On Sunday the Schwaebischer Unterstuetzungs Verein will give a picnic in Seyler's woods, in Scio. Otto's band will furnish the music. Omnibuses will leave the city at 10 o'clock. City Clerk Mills is wearing anunusually happy fatherly smile, since the arrival of his assistant clerk on Wednesday. Twenty two years henee she will probably insist that she has a right to vote at a school election. Hiram Storms, the well known proprietor of the woolen mili on the north side, died this morning, aged about 79 years, He had been in poor health for some years. He was one of the pioneers of the city. - John G. Kurz, of West Second street, celebrated his birthday anniversary on Tuesday evening, by entertaining the Phoenix Gesang Verein. The evening was passed very pleasantly with music and refreshments. Little business was done at the meeting of the board of public works on Wednesday evening: The clerk was ordered to notify Dr. Chas. Rominger to have his plumbing changed as provided by the rules, or he would be cut off from the use of the sewer. Seven boys were before Justice Gibson yesterday, charged with be ing disorderly. Their hearing will be next Tuesday and Thursday. Their disordliness consisted, it is alleged, in throwing over the large monument in front of John Baumgardner's marble works. The funeral services of William O., son of Samuel O. Tubbs, of Delhi, were held at the Webster church yesterday, under the auspices of the Delhi Tent No. 651 K. O. T. M. Mr. Tubbs was aged 25 years and died of remittant fever. He was a young man of excellent character and had many friends. The case of the People vs. Jerome Quinn before Justice Gibson, Tuesday, was adjourned two weeks. The case is the outcome of a little fracas on Sunday evening, which might have terminated fatally. Constable Paul Schall and Quinn had an altercation, and afterward, when Quinn started for Schall, the latter drew his revolver and fired, the ball striking a tin-type in Quinn's breastpocket. The tin wrapped itself about the ball and passed out through the back of the coat, no injury being done to Quinn's person. Later in the evening Schall and Quinn met again and this time Schall got badly pounded. For this Schall had Quinn arrested.