Local Brevities

The name chosen for the new ladies' society at the high school is Clematis. A girl baby was bom to Dr. and Airs. J. A. Wesinger last Friday morning. The High School Lyceum has challenged the Normal Debating society to a oontest debate. JB. C. Markham has been ohosen by his party a a delégate to the national prohibition convention. Next Friday Bishop Foley will confirm a large class of boys and girls in Sé. Thomas' Catholic church. John Banmgardner is rremoving the Drake monument from the Lodi Plains cemetery to Forest Hill cemetery. The Political Equality club will meet with Mrs. Philips, 23 Monroe st., Monday at 3 o'clock. All interested are invited. Wm. Grennan, an employee in the engine and boiler works of Hunter & Co., on W. Huron street, fraotured bis left arm on Monday afternoon. Paul G. Snkey's bondsmen paid over to the board of supervisors on Monday afternoon $3,500 in settlement of the claim of the board against him. Ross Whitman is filling Prof. Grammon's place as instructor in histroy and oivil government at the high school while that gentleman enjoys a vaoation. Rabbi Grossmann, of Detroit, delivered a lecture in Tappan hall Wednesday afternoon on "The Scientiflc Aspect of Philanthropy." It was a fine lecture and was attentively listened to by the audience. Tbe large picture of the proposed new St. Thomas' ohurch, from which the engraving that appeared in the Argus of 10 was made, has been on exhibition inWadhams, Ryan&Reule's store window during the past week. The C.haritable Union is in need of second hand olothing especially for woniun and children. Packages may be left at Harris hall or, if the address is sent by postal card to Mrs. John R. Miner, 42 E. Liberty st., they will be called for. George R. Cooper, president of the Ann Arbor Typographical Union, has received the $60 funeral benefit from the international typographioal union headquarters due on the death of Robert Shannon and has turned the same over to the f amily. The lecture on "The Passion Play, " which was given in University hall a short time since to a delighted audience, will be repeated tumorrow even ing in the M. E. church, under the au spioes of the Woman's Christian Temperance CJnion. George Phelps, of Dexter, bas pur ohased the lot on S. Divison st., nextto Prof. L. P. Jooelyn's residence, of Mrs N. Sutherland. He will at onoe have a $3,800 residence erected on it, for which C. A. Sauer, the architect anc builder, has the contract. Washtenaw Lodge, No. 9, and Otsen ingo Lodge, No. 295, I. O. O. F., wil attend divine service at Trinity Luther an ohurch next Sunday morning, Rev W. L. Tedrow preaohing the sermón The servioe will be in honor of the 77tl anniversary of the organization of Ode Fellowship in this country. Martin Haller reoently made severa shipments of furniture, one to Detroit one to Milan, one to Dexter and an other one to Bridgewater. This show that Ann Arbor is agood place to mak selections as far as styles and low prices are ooncerned. Mr. Haller is t be congratulated on his success. The Salvation Army will have speoial meeting toniorrow eveninj and all day Sunday. Staff Capt. and Mrs. Pebbles, of Detroit, and the North west división brass band will be here Tomorrow night the meeting will b very interesting, a musical bizzard anc presentation of flags by Staff Capt Pebbles. Th ere will also be specia times all day Sunday. The annual convention of colleg prohibition clubs of Michigan is in sës sion at Newberry hall today and tomor row. The forenoon session tomorrow will be ocoupied with papers and dis cussions. In the afternoon at 2 :30 a interoollegiate oratorical contest will b hold. In the evening at 7:45 Prof.Sani nel R. Dickie, national chairman of th prohibition party, will deliver au ad dress in Newberry [hall. The members of the Keystone club pent Sunday at their clubhouse at ukey Lake. Morris Lanz is building a handsome esidence on the corner of N. Foutrh ve. and Beakes st. The demand for the women's edition f the Inlander has beeu so great that seoond edition has had to be printed. The ladies of Granger's school of ancing will give a leap year party at he academy, Wednesday evening, May J. F. Sohuh and Parker, Colbnrn & chneider have put up new awnings in ront of their stores on E. Washington Hon. Theodore Roosevelt will lecture n the S. L. A. oourse at University ïall this evening on "Enforcement of aw." A new front is being put into the ore, No. 20 E. Huron st. George Alltnendinger will in future oooupy it as a rooery store. The Ann Arbor Light Infantry pro)oses to give a series of socials and ice ream festivals in the new arraory durng the suinmer. Fred Krause will sell for E. Bycraft omorrow afternoon at 1 o'olock at No. Summit st., the whole of his houseïold furniture, etc. If the friends of the Argua have job rinting of any kind to do, they can get. ; done just as cheaply at this office as ny place else and jtist as well. School Commissioner W. W. Wedemeyer will deliver an address at the ïaptist churoh, Chelsea, next Sunday n the " Value of an Educatioa. " Rev. A. L. Nicklas, of Marión, Ohio, will preach in Zion Lutheran church, ext Sunday. In the morning he will reachin Germán and in the evening in Cnglish. Wm. Goetz has purchased the house nd lot No. 34 E. Liberty st., of A. A. 'erry, and will make it his family resienoe. He will also erect a new $450 arn on the premises. The Lyra Maennerchor concert wil] e given in the A. O. U. W. hall, Tuesay evening, May 12. It will be an nvitation affair to members ,of_the soiety and their friends. Work on fouudation walls and piers f the new St. Thomas' church will )egin as soon after May 1 as possible. 'he contraot for building them will be awarded on that day. The season will close at Granger's i.caderny May 2, bnt Mr. Granger by he request of many pupils will conlinne the Tuesday and Satnrday [evenng classes up to June 2. "Jonah and the Whale" is the well worn Bible difficulty which tronbles all keptios and not a few believers. Dr. Oobern will give the latest word on this ubject next Sunday evening. The Ann Arbor Water Co. has desgnated the bours of the day in which itizens oan sprinkle their lawns. The chedule of time and rules for spr inking appears in another oolumn. The TT. of M. baseball team is en?aged in playing a series of games with ;he Saginaw team. The games are oalled at 4:15 p. m. each day. The seres begau Wednesday and will last unill May 3. The new depot at the junction of the Ann Arbor and Detroit, Lansing ] & siorthern railroads at Howell, is nearly completed and will be much more convenient than the old one which was mrned. The Light Inf antry will drill twice a week from now until time to go into camp, expecting to come home with ïonors for drill and target shooting. A :eam of a dozen or more will begin active work at target praotice May 1. A olas? of over 40 boys and girs was cónflrmed at the Northfield chnrch Wednesday by Bishop Foley, assisted jy his secretary, Fr. Baumgartner. From there they went to Ysilanti, where they confirmed a large class in the afternoon. It is generally understood that Mayor Walker's appointments on the 3oard of fire oomraissioners will be Sid W. Millard and James E. Harkins. There are two to appoint this year owing to the election of Michael Grossman as alderman of the second ward. Mrs. Christina Seyfried, widow of the late John George Seyfried, died at tier home 48 Packard st. , Monday morning, of dropsy, from whicü she had been a sufferer for four or five years. The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon and the remains were interred in Forest Hill cernemtrey. Mrs. Seyfried was twice married and leaves a family of ohildren by eaoh marriage. D. J. Ryan, Fred T. McOmber, Harry W. Douglas, and S. R. Pike, of Ypsilanti, have purohased the club house at Zukey Lake erected by Joe Parker last year. They will at once proceed to make some improvementa in it by putting in a fireplace, building on a kitchen, eto The gentlemen have not yet decided on a name for their house. David Henning, of Chicago, formerly of tbis city, was in Rinsey & Seabolt's store on Friday talking to Moses Seabolt, when he picked up a box of oranges and told Mr. Seabolt to look at the label on it. The label bore Mr. Henning's own name as grower and packer, the fruit having teen shipped from his orchard at North Pomona, Southern California. At the annual banquet of the Grand Rapids assooiation of alumni of the ü. of M., held in that city last Fiiday night, President James B. Angelí spoke on "The üniversity" making a very happy speech. Dr. V. C. Vaughan answered to the toast "The Present Condition and Future Prospects of the Medical Department," and Prof. H. B. Hutchins, dean of the law department, epoke of "The People's University-" The oirouifc court will be in session next Monday. Antón Brahm has moved his grooery store froru Depot st. to Fnller st. The Times says that the HausfreundPost will be enlarged about July 1. Alexander Salvini will play "Hamlet" at the Grand opera house, May 8. Fraternity Lodge, No. 262, F. and A. M., will work the third degree this evennig. Ann Arbor Typographical Union, No. 154, will hola its annual election of offioers next Mouday evening. An informal and mnch enjoyed dancing party was given at the K. O. T. M. hall over the postoffioe Wednesday evening. Vernor Snauble is abont to ereot a haudsome residence on the vacant lot near the southwest corner of Thompsou and E. William sts. The Wasbtenaw republican connty committee is headed by the youngest chairman in the state of Michigan in the person of W. W. Wedemeyer. A young lady boarder put in her appearanoe at Emil Hoppe's last night. From appearances Emil thinks she has come to stay. - Evening Times of April 17. Fred Reimold has bought the property at 7 W. Washington st. , now ocoupied by Q. Sohoettle, and will at once pilt up a new briok store building for his own use. The offlcers of the University Comedy Club are: Arthur M. Smith, president, Miss Bessie Dunster vice president, J. H. Handy secretary and E. P. dePont treasurer and manager. Miss Bertha Diehl is erecting a new aouse on Fulton st. , in the rear of the Diehl hotel. Henry Pipp has the oontract for the oarpenter work and Koen Bros. will do the mason work. Captain Vernou, of the 19th U. S. Infantry, has ofEered to come here and drill the Light Infantry eome night. The offer has been kindly accepted and the date set for the near future. James W. Robison & Co., tbe liverymen, have purchased a handsome span of brown horses from C L. Yost, of Ysilanti, weighing 2,400 ponnds. They have also ordered a fiue three seated carirage to match the team. Dr. Heneage Gibbes met with an unfortnnate accident on Tbursday night of last week. In gettiDg off a street car he stepped oq a small 3tone which rolled over and threw him in sueb a tnanner that a ligament in his foot was broken. It was a very painful acoident. Harlow Stringham, of Manchester, is at the üniversity hospital nndergoing treatment. Thirteen yeais ago he was injured by a machine in Chicago, and sinoe tben has had to have portions of his right arm amputated at three different times. He is now snffering frora a spinal trouble. A cocking main between birds owned in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Jackson, was held on a farm on W. Huron street, Friday morning of last week. The fight began at midnight Thnrsday and lasted untü 6 a. m. Friday. The Ann Arbor birds came out ahead. Quite a number of birds were killed in the cruel sport. flarry W. Hawley, the well known newspaper manager, who recently sold out his interest in the Chicago TimesHerald, has decided to lócate in San Francisco, Cal., and has telegraphed his wife, who is visiting her father, Christian Mack, to join him there. Mr. Hawley is a bom newspaper man and always alights on his feet. Miss Maggie Burke, formerly of this city bnt now of Detroit, has been awarded a verdict of $400 against the Detroit Citizens' Street Railway Co., for internal injuries, received in January, 1894, when she feil f rom the platform of a Grand River ave. car to the pavement in front of the city hall. She claimed that the car was started jast as she was alighting. At a meeting of the Ann Arbor Gas Co., held Thursday of last week, it was deoided to reduce the price of gas I to the f ollowing net rates : Less than 1,000 feet, $1.60 per thousand; from 1,000 to 5,000, $1.50 per thousand; over 10,000 feet $1.40 per thousand. For fnel $1 per thousand. This puts Ann Arbor in the list of towns that are getting dollar gas. It is Capt. Converse G. Cook now, and he is captain of a er aft that can make 10 knots an hour. For over a year "Conny" has been at work on the handsome little steamer which was given its trial trip on the Huron river Wednesday. The little vessel is 16 feet long and 4ft. 6 in. beam. She is destined to plow "briny" Strawberry and Zukey lakes.