Local Brevities

Dr. W. J. Herdman is improving his residence on E. Huron st, by extensive outside repairs. Jacob Schub, has just completed a job of plumbing in a large new house at Whitmore Lake. L. M. Edwards, of Butler, Mich., is being treated for a dislocated shoulder at the university hospital. The. S. C. A. will give a reoeption this eveuing at Newberry ball to the high sohool faculty and students. The Woinau's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. is sending out invitatious to a birthday fete at the assooiatiou rooms May 11. The Political Equality Club ■will meet at No. 30 S. Thayer st., next Monday at 3 o'clook. All interested are invited. The high school departmeut of the Epworth League is planning a picnic to some one of the romantio spots around the city in the near future. The sale of E. Bycraft's household goods was postponed last Saturday until tomorrow, at 1 p. m., wheu Fred Krause will sell them at auction on the oourt house square. The ruusic pupila of Miss Emma Fischer will give a piano recital in the basement of the Betblehem church this eveuing. The proceeds will go towards purchasing a piauo to be used in the basement of the church. At the annual eleotion of Ann Arbor Typograhpioal Union Monday night the following officers were elected: President, George R. Cooper; vice president, Harry E. Parr ; recording secretary, Converse Q. Cook; secretarytreasurer, Bert Lathrop; sergeant-atarrns, Clyde C. Kerr ; board of directors, Ed. H. Pierce, B. F. Olinger and Sid Bangs. Wahr & Miller, the shoemen, are again to the front in the way of enterprise and accommodation to the public. They have placed at the entrance to their store a handsome ohair with foot rests attached, and in this persons can Bit down at their ease while a polite little bootblack shines their shoes. And it will not oost you a cent either. It is a shining example of the courteous way in which Wahr & Miller treat all theü custorners. Mrs. Tryphena A. Badger, the aged mother of Mrs. F. W. Kelsey, died last Saturday night at the home of Prof. Kelsey, on Tappan st., aged 78 years. Mrs. Badger had been living with her daughter for some time and has been an invalid during the whole period. The funeral services were held at the house, Monday afternoon and were oonduoted by Rev. 3. M. G-elston. The remains were placed in the vault a Forest Hill oemetery, pending their final interment either at Soio or Kal amazoo. The University School of Dancing will continue duiing the raonth of May at the urgent request of the pupils. Everett & Barney, grocers, of 44 N. Main st, have dissolved partnership. Mr. Everett will continue the business. Mr. and Mrs. George Weeks, of the north side, were called to Detroit Satnrday by the death of their nephew, E. Kerfoot. Mr. and Mrs. Cüas. F. Stabler have returned f rom Omaha, Neb., where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Stabler's father. The King's Daughters Cook Book is ïow on sale at the following places : Wahr's State st. store, J. D. Stevensou & Son's, Edward Dufl'y's and J. A. Brown's. Price 25 cents. Rev. C. Boecklin, of Goshen, Ind., formerly pastor of the Germán M. E. church, was in the city Saturday. He las been suffering from a throat trouble ror years, but is gradually recovering from it ander Dr. CoDrad Georg's treatment. The Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti motor ine now charges for the carrying of bicycles. The oondnotors have been greatly bothered with the handling of ;he numerous wheels entrusted to them by passengers, henee the reason for the charge. Capt. Alvin Handícow, who has had charge of the Salvation Army in this city for the past few months made his 'arewell on Sunday night last and has gone to a new field of labor in Grand ïapids. Capt. and Mrs. Jones, of De;roit, are his successors. The street committee of the common council is composed of Geo. L. Moore, ehairman; M. Grossmau, J. A. Dell, H. J. Burke, W. M. Shadford, H. Soule, C. H. Cady. Ir the list of committees given in last week 's Argus ;his committee was omitted. Wm. H. Allison's barn in Pittsfield, was struck by lightning early Monday morning and was totally burned, together with a norse and other personal roperty. The barn was insured for 325 and the personal property for $600 in the Washtenaw Mutual. "Darkest Russia" as playea at the Grand opera house Monday evening was a great treat to aïl theater goers. As usual when a good play is here it was greeted with a slim house. Had it leen a company of barn stormers instead of actors the house would have been full. Thefive national conventions ordered o supply candidates for president and vice president this year will meet as 'ollows: Prohibition, at Pittsburg, tfay 27 ; Republican, St. Louis, June 6 ; Democratie, Chicago, July 7 ; Populists, St. Louis, July 22; and the Silver, St. Louis, July 22. At a meeting of the school board held Monday morniug the committee on juildings and grounds was icstructad o advertise for bids for additions to ;he third and sixth ward schools. Also to offer for sale the twolotsin the ixth ward, wbieh the boai'd has ovv'ned 'or 26 years past, at $2, 000 each. Rev. Mr. McCollum, pastor of the Baptist church, Mr. and Mrs. ' Srnith, he Misses Phelps, Warren, Savory, larris, Bostwick andothers, of Dexter, oame over to Aun Arbor Sunday evenng and atteuded the First Baptist church, where they heard au excellent address by National Secretary Wilkins, of the B. Y. P. ü. Have you seen Wm. C. Reinhardt's new delivery wagon? It is a decided novelty in its way besides being a good advertisement. The body of the wagon is in the shape of a large shoe six feet ligh and six feet long and was Mr. Reinhardt's own idea, the work on it )eing done by his brother John, while ;he gearing and trimming was done by Walker & Co. The presentation of "Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works" at Univetsity hall Saturday evening inoreased thefund for tho woman's building by $175. The body of the hall was well filled and there was a goodly sprinkling of people in the gallery. Miss McCobb as Mrs. Jarley, and the wax works by different members of the student body were immense. The performance Was a very laugbable one and amused the audience greatly. Mrs. Alice Hughes, mother of exRegister of Deeds A.T. Hughes, died in Detroit on Thursday of last week, aged 65 years. The funeral services were held in Detroit, Saturday morning and the remains were taken to Dexter and buried Saturday afteruoon. Mrs. Hughes was the widow of Patrick Hughes, at one time foreman of the Michigan Central yards in Detroit. She was the mother of eight children. J. B. Colvan returned Saturday evening from bis six weeks' trip tothe western coast and has furnished the Hay & Todd Mfg. Co. with a fine lot of orders. The company is now running its mil] three nights in the week to keep up with the orders. - Washtenaw Evening Times' Ypslanti items. It will be a good thing for the company when its works in Ann Arbor get in shape to do some of this extra work. The building and machinery is being put in shape as rapidly as possible.but it will be the raiddle of this month before any knitting work can be done. Mrs. Sadie Walker filed in the oircuit court a bilí for divorce against her husband, Edward Walker, on the grounds of extreme orulety and non -support, and also asked for a writ of injunction to prevent her husband from again cornpelling her to live with him or intermeddling in her affairs. Both the parties to the suit are colored and weie married Jan. 33 of this year, she being then 17 years of age. Feb. 26, Walker, who is commonly known as "Shine" Walker, was arrested on a charge of laroeny and sentenced to 60 days in the Detroit house of correefcion. The case came np in the oirouit court, Monday, and both parties agreeing to a settlement, the oase was dismissed. Aid. Grossman is making extensivo improvements to his honse on W. Liberty st. Mrs. Ennioe W. Kittredge has let the contract for a $5,000 honse on S. División ut. The Elks expeot to open their new lodge rooms in the Sudworth block about June 1. A class of boys and girls will be confirmed at the Scio church, Weinberg station, next Sunday. The Good Templars of the north side had a social in the engine house, Wednesday night. The receipts were about S0. Rev. J. M. Gelston's sermón at the Presbyterian churoh next Sunday evening, will be on "How to ohoose one's oalling. " Today is Arbor Day. How many trees have been planted in Washtenaw county in accordauoe with the governor's proclamation ? All parties desiring a revised copy of the city oharter and ordinances for 1896, can obtain one by calling at the office of the city clerk. The members of the Light Infantry are already making up their tents for the annual encampment. Six men to a tent will be the complement this year. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Granger wind up their regular olass work in dancing this week. A club class is being formed to meet Tuesday and Saturday evenings during this month. The lOth annual June Festival of the St. Thomas' Couservatory of Musio will be held at the Grand opera house on Friday evening, June 12. A fine program is in process of preparation. j Lewis Geraux and Samuel Finuey, of Jaokson, arragn before United States Comrnissioner Zina P. King on Monday, for passing counterfeit money will have their trial this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The spring meeting of the southern convocation of the diocese of Michigan, was held in St. John 's church, Clinton, yesterday. Rev. Henry Tatlock was present as the representative of St. Audrew's ohurch of this city. Charles Gurney, a laborer on the Ann Arbor railroad, drew his back pay one day last week and told his companions that he was going to England. As his wifo aad farnily have seen nothing of him siüoe, it is presumed he has taken the trip. Tickets for the excursión to Toledo and the presentation of "Julius Caesar" at the Valentino theatre, by the U. of J. dramatic Club, on Saturday, May 9, are now on sale. The price is $1 br the round trip and entertainment nclusive. The C. M. B. A. gave another of its successful box socials at the hall on S. Hain st. , Tuesday night. After B. St. James had plied the auctioneer's hammer to good advantage and disposed of ;he baskets, supper was eaten. The alance of the evening was spent in danoing. The question of perpetual motion has jeen solved by a populist genius, thusly : Rags make paper, paper makes money, money makes banks, banks make oans, ioans make poverty, poverty makes rags - well you stop right hsre and commence over again and keep on ;oing until the cows come home. Although the papers have uot yet been made out, the oity has actually purchasëd the lot on the southwest corner of E. Hurón st. and S. Fifth ave., nowoccupied byL, Rohde;s woodyard, on whioh to erect a city building. The lot has a frontage of 44 feet on Hnron st. and runs back 180 feet, with an alley in the rear. At the twenty-third national conference of charities and correotions to be held at Grand Rapids, June 4-10, the following gentlemen from this oity will be on the committees : President James B. Angelí, general reception ; Prof. G. P. Coler, charity organization ; Prof. C. H. Cooley, Prof. H. C. Adams, scientiflo study of social problema. The sewer committee oï the oommon conncil will meet at the oity olerk's office on Monday next from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m., to hear all persons interested íd the construction of a lateral sewer in district No. 5, or the William st. sewer. If a sufficient number of the property owners desire its construction, the committee will so recommend to the council in the evening. Charles F. Emeriok, who was awarded the first prize of $135 in the Lubin prize essay contest, has been also awarded a $050 soholarship in Columbia Univeisity, standing first in econornics, sociology and history. He is the son of Simon Emerick, of 49 E . Liberty st., is a gradúate studentpf the U. of M., and one of the brightesi scholars in this particualr branch of scudy in the oountry. The street oommittee and board o: public works have agreed to ordor two new culverts on W. Washington st., where the two branches of Allen's creek cross the street, and a tile drain on the line of the creek erossing First st. They have also agreed to have Summit st., at the corner of Gott st. , filled up, the line of the culvert on División st. cbaaged, and a new brick or cement crosswalk construoted on the north side of Madison st. crossiug Thompson st. The case of the Regents of the Uni versity vs. Edward R. Root, of Cold water, for the possession of certain valuable paintings and statuary, presum ably a part of the Lewis art colleotion, willed by its fonnder to the University, was on trial in the oircu.it court this week. The property is very valuable and a large number of witnesses testified in the case. Loveridge & Loveridge were the attorneys for the plaintiffs, and H. H. Barlow for the defendant. All three lawyers are from Coldwater. The oase was concluded Wednesday night. Judge Kinne desired time for further consideration and bas not yet rendered his decisión. „