Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES.

Chris. Donnelly has let the contract for his new house on E. Catherine st. to Henry G. Pipp, the builder.

About 100 people took in the first excursion of the season to Toledo via the Ann Arbor road last Sunday.

Six applications for the civil service examinations have been received--three for mail carrier and three for clerk.

On account of the May Festival the rehearsal of the Lyra Maennnerchor will be postponed until Monday evening, May 25, at 9 o'clock sharp.

Mrs. Julia A. Myer, wife of John A. Myer, of 15 1/2 Fountain st., died early this morning, aged 25 years. The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon.

A joint debate between the high school lyceum No. 1. and the Crescent society of the Normal school, will be held at high school hall next Friday evening at 8 o'clock.

Mrs. Parker, of Northfield, was thrown from her buggy yesterday morning through her horse becoming frightened at a street car on S. Main st. She received some severe bruises.

A lawn social for the benefit of the German M. E. church will be given on the lawn of the second ward schoolhouse, next Thursday evening. Ice cream and cake will be served for the modest sum of 15c. 

Dot Tremaine, a young woman arrested Wednesday night by Officer Peterson, was tried in Justice Pond's court yesterday afternoon on a charge of prostitution. She plead guilty and was fined $10 and $4.70 costs, in default to go to jail for 10 days.

Goodspeed Bros.' have inaugurated a special cut rate sale of shoes at their store which they announce in the advertising columns of the Argus today. They purchased the shoe stock of Randall, Argard & Co., of Grand Rapids at 65 cents on the dollar and are disposing of the goods at proportionate prices.

Several joint meetings have lately been held by the directors of the Ann Arbor Street Railway Co. and the Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti Street Railway Co., better known as the motor line, looking to the equipping of the latter line with electricity and running the two a one line. An agreement has been practically entered into to do this and it is expected that work will be commenced at once.

The May session of the board of regents of the U. of M. was quite a long one. The bequest of Dr. Anna E. P. Marsh was reported appraised at $2,900, and its final disposition is still in doubt. The division of the library fund was discussed. Professors were requested to visit all classes in their departments of work at regular intervals. Yesterday's executive session was taken up with the question of the appointments and next year's budget.

Ann Arbor Chapter, No. 122. O. E. S., initiated a class of 17 members Wednesday evening. Twelve of the members of Ypsilanti Chapter and visitors from other chapters were present. The work of the officers, who were clad in their new robes, was the best they have ever done and was much appreciated. The lantern and slides were used in illustrating the degree work. After the degree had been conferred refreshments were served and a brief social session was enjoyed.

University hall was filled last evening at the first of the May Festival concerts, but there was none of last year's overcrowding. It was a Wagner evening the first part being scenes from "Lohengrin," with Frau Lohse-Klafsky as Elsa, Barron Berthold in the title role, Miss Gertrude Stein as Ortrud, Max Heinrich as Telramund and the Herald, and Gardner S. Lamson as the King. It was a beautiful concert and at the close of the first part Frau Klafsky and Mr. Lamson were presented with some elegant floral tributes.

Wm. G. Burchfield arrived home from Texas City, Texas, yesterday morning, where he has been staying for several months past. It is said of William that he never yet came home from a lengthy absence without giving his numerous friends a surprise and he certainly sprung a good one on them this time. By means of having let his hair and whiskers grow and dressing himself up like a farmer in blue overalls, striped linen coat and a broad brimmed felt hat with smoked spectacles astride his nose, the jolly ex-tailor went around town fooling even his best friends. Among those taken in were his son, S. W. Burchfield, Jas. E. Harkins, Sheriff Judson and the junior proprietor of the Argus. But William came near getting a dose of his own medicine. He donned the disguise on the train at Milan and when the conductor came along Burch. had to get his wife to identify him so that he should not have to pay his fare to Ann Arbor a second time.