Local Brevities

The circuit court adjourned on Monday to June 15, There were four baptisms at the First Baptist church last Sunday evening. The north side ball team defeated the Dixboro cine Saturday by a score of 18 to 6. New cement walks have been laid around the Bethlehem Evangelical church on S. Fourth ave. Mrs. John Burg entertained Mrs. James S. Gorman, of Chelsea, the latrer part of last week, during the May Festival. Wallace Weloh has sold his interest in the bottling works business of Welen & Harpst, 106 Packard st., to Goctfried Schoettle. Fred C. Brown, of Chicago, was in the city over Sunday visiting his family who are staying with Mrs. Seymour, of 1 1 S. State st. A stnall house on Vinewood boulevard belonging to Allen Bourna was burned to the ground on Thursday evening of last week Work was'cornnaenced on the foundation of the new St. Thomas' church, corner of N State and Elizabeth sts., on Monday morn ing. If there is no slip in the proceedings, the long talked of Ann Arbor edition of Headlight will put in an appearance next Monday, June 1. Harry Coleman, of Pontiac, editor and proprietor of the Oakland County Post, was in the city the latter part of last week attending the May Festival. Prof. E. F. Johnson, of the law department, has beoa invited to make the commencement address to the high school gradnating class at Schooloraft. The choir, chorus and 30 scholars of Zion Lutheran church will give a cantata entitïed "Jerusalem" at the church this eveuing. No admission fee will be charged, but a collection will be taken up. All are invited. Rev. J. W. Bradshaw and Robert Campbell attended the meeting of the Cougregational State Association oonvention at G-reenville last week and took an active part in the proceedings. Dr. Bradshaw was moderator of the meeting. A school election to decide whether to erect a fonr room addition to the third ward school, at a cost not to exceed $5, 500, was held ia the supervisors' toom at the court house on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clook. Only about 15 or 20 people were present and there was no opposition whatever to the proposition. "Found Out," a new one ac$ comedy, will be given at high setffeol hall, Friday eveuing, June 12, for the benefit of the Yonng Women's Christian Ássociation. Also "The fairy revel" by the children. This last brings in songs and a fairy fan drill. Those who remember the "Christmas in fairy - land" will ueed no urging to attend this entertainment. Admissi'on 10 cents. "Love and Marriage" will be the peculiar topic of the serintin 'át the Methodist church next Sunday evening. It is the occasion of the anniversarysol the Epworth League and the sermón will be preaehed by I)r. Oobern, who 'etnrns this week f rom'attending the General Conference at Cleveland. At 6"ïS0 p. m. the Epworth League will hold its regular anniversary exeroises ia the auditorium of -the church. Joho .Maulbetsch is improviug bis store building on S. Fcmrth ave. by putting in a new píate glass front. Arnold Tornpkins, of the University of Illinois, wil deliver the commencement day address at the Normal school. Judge Kinne issued a decree of divorce on Friday morning last in the case of Nora Cappell vs. Wm. Oappell. Eight or ten couples of young people attended a dance at Whitmore Lake Friday eveniug and had a very pleasant time. The Anu Arbor railroad will run another cheap excursión 'to Toledo next Sunday, leaving here at 10:25 a. ra. Returning train leaves Toledo at 7 p. m. Fare for the round trip 75 cents. Frank Minnis bas invented and applied for a patent on a bicycle stand. It is made of light steel wire and is attached to the wheel so as to be entirely out of the way and yet quickly and easily utilized w henever it is needed. At the annual meeting of the Miohigan Woman's Suffrage association held in Pontiac last week, Miss Emma E. Bower was elected one of the delegates to the national convention. Mrs. Elizabeth L. Pardon was chosen one of the alternates. The Elks' exciirsion to Detroit, whioq will take place June 11, will start from Jackson, and the proeeds will be added to the chanty fund of the order. The fare for the ronnd trip from here will be 1.. One of the attractions will be a ball game between Ann Arbor and Detroit Elks. In view of thegreat success in former years of the June Festival of Sfe. Thomas' Conservatory of Music, it has been decided to hold it on two evenings this year. A great deal of expense is being incurred to make this festival better than any that has preceded it. The dates set are, Tbursday and Friday evenings, June 11 and 12. WashtenawEvening Times: "A citizen of Athens visited The Times yesterday and inspected the type-setting machine closely. He said that the machine was the most intelligent thing about the office. It knew enough to keep its mouth shut and mind its own business, which conld not be said of the editor. The Times agrees with the oitizen. It always does agree everybody." The I. O. B. G.- "Indepedent Order of Brighton Girls" - had a dance at Wbitmote Lake, Thursday night of last week, which several Ann Arbor young people attended. Among them were Messrs. Gus Dieterle and Wm. Walz. The dance was given iu honor of Miss Loch, of Brighton, who is abont to start for Eürope. The affair was at the Clifton House and lasted pretty near all night. - Tirnes. Wm. Exinger, of N. Fourth ave., met with a very painful accident last Friday morning tbrough whiuh he is left with but oue thumb. Hfl was working at a buzz saw iñ the Michiagn Furniture Co. 's factory, when his left hand carne in contact with the saw, lacerating it so badly that it was found ecessary to ampútate his thnmb. His injury was attended to by Dry. J. A. Wessinger and M. L. Belser. Charles Sohroen, the obliging clerk n Noble's Star Ciothing House, is receiving the congratulations of his 'riends these days. He was married Thursday evening of last week, at the iome of the bride's parents near Saline, tj Miss Ernma 3. Hauser. The newly vedded oouple have gone to housekeeping in their own house, No. 81 S. First st. A dozen of their friends from Ann Arbor were present at the wedding. The Ann Arbor high school team went to Detroit Friday and played a game of baseball with the Detroit high school boys. Up to the sixtb inning the game belonged to the Aun Arbor - ites, they having batted the Detroit pitcher out of the box, bat in that inning the Detroits put iu a new pitcher, named Stewart, whona our boys claim was au outsider, and won the game 14 to 8. Ann Arbor filed a formal protest. Sfcatistics submitted at the recent meeting of the grand lodge of the Degree of Honor, the adies' auxiliary of the A. O. ü. V., show that although the order has not been long organized in Michigan, it has had a phenomenal growth. The membership iu 1894 was 2,735 and in 1895 it had inoreased to 5,138. There were 12 deaths last year and $8,565.60 was paid out in death beneüts. Mrs. John Baumgardner was the delégate to the meeting from the local lodge. Mrs. Eliza Batter, who claims to have been a rook in this city,where she some time ago nearly cut oiï her hand was terribly clubbed in Detroit, Thars day morning of last week. A man named Leninski, who olaims to be an old friend of the woman's, conamitted the assault and when arrested seemed to be very sorry for having hurt her A different story is told by each 01 the parties as to how the assault cam abont. Twenty stitohes were taken in Mrs. JRatter's head to close th wound but she will recover. i Prof. Herman A. Zeitz, of the Schoo of Music, was one of the attraotion at the closing couoert given by th Polyhymnia Club, in Saginaw, on May 20. Speakiug of his playing the Cour ier-Herald says: "The violin selection 'Introduction and rondo capriccioso, by Saint-Saens, plaoed Mr. Zeitz i high favor and oalled forth from th audieuce a hearty encoie. Mr. Zeit draws good tone from his instrument and plays with exquisite finish. H handled his bow also with unusua grace and ease. He played as a i en core to his first selection, Moszcowski' 'Serenade.' The people assembled gav an equalshare of enthnsiasm,moreover to Mr. Zeitz in his seoond nuruber, oanzonetta by Goddard and mazurka b Zaryoki."; The Phoenix Club will picnio at 3leasant Lake on Sunday. Prof. T. Mees, of Woodville, Ohio, "ill preach at themorning and eveniug ervice of Zion churcli Sunday. President Sloouin, of Kalamazoo Col ege, will speak at Newberry hall Sunay;rnorning at 9:15. i George Wahr has removed the entire tabler stock of wall paper and room mouldings to his Main st. store. Prof. A. G. Slocum, L. D. president ! Kalamazoo College, will speak at ie First Baptist chnrch nest Sunday veuing. The Y. P. S. C. E. of Carpenter's orners will hold an ice oream social t Y. Pettibone's, on the motor line, lis evening. Everybody invited. The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Bethlehem inrch will celébrate its anniversary unday night Rev. C. G. Stanger, f Detroit, will be the principal speaker. The store on the north side occupied y Mount & Felch as a meat market, las been thoronghly overhauled both utside and inside by its owner, John 'Hará. Mrs. A. K. Clark, mother of A. M. 31arK of this oity, died suddenly on Monday evening at her home in Saline. 'he funeral services were held at her ate residence yesterday afternoon. Tobias Laubengayer is remodeling his store, 25 S. Fourth ave, J. F. chuh has the contract for the mantel. When completed it will be occupied by Mrs. Chas. F. Stabler as an art store. Glen V. Mills has added an atlas of hiawasseg county to his directory ibrary. It will be for tbe free use of lis patrons and others. He expects oon to have an atlas of Genesse county. The old Bethlehem chnrch property, orner of W. Washington and S. First fcs. , has been purchased by the trustees f the Grace Lutheran church, of which ïev. Max Hein is pastor. The price aid for it was $2,000. Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock at the esidence of the bride's parents on Brown st. , Mr. Fred Hertier was ruaried to Miss Mary Illi, Bev. John ieumaun performing the ceremony. Mr. Hertier is the well known teamter for Dean & Co. A labover named Stevens feil to the ground from the roof of Doty &Feiner's tore, a distance of over 20 feet, on Monday evening. Beyond a slight hoek he was uninjured, a wooden railng, which he struok in his descent broke his fall and saved him from more serious injury. Martin Remus, of 74 S. Fourth ave., died at his home on Monday, of typhoid fever, aged 74 years, 6 months and 16 days. The funeral services were held at the house Wednesday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. John Neumann. The remains were interred in Forest Hill cemetery. Mr R.Wm. Kitchen, of Ortonville, who was killed in the terrible cyclone of Monday night, was matrnn of the lorneopathic hospital for three years )efore her marriage. She was then well known to many Ann Arborites as Miss Mary Brokenshaw. Wm. Simons and Bnrt Robinson; of this city, against whom indiclments were recently retnrned by the federal grand jury for obtaining regis.tered let:ers out of the Ann Arbor postffice addressed to Miss Anna M. Glassford, and for conspiracy to do the same, were an-aigned beforn Judge Swan of the U. S. District court at Detroit, Saturdiy and plead not guilty. In default ol bail they veere remanded to jail The Humane Society still gets in its good work occasionally as opportnnity occurs. The other day it was reportec to the offioers that four yonug horses on the new line of the Ann Arbor railroad were being abused by cruel drivers and Marshal Peterson and J. J. Good year went ouf to investígate. They found thiugs as reported and compeled the contractor to unhitch the horses A lanab which had its leg broken through being run over was ordered killeï by its ownei. Charles A. Richmond, of the firm o Riohmond & Ryan, merchant tailors died in a every sudden manner Tnesday night from heart disease, with which he was alfected. He was as well as usual Tnesday and in the evening was out playing ball wWh some frierids A bout midnight his brother was awak ened by heariug him gasp, after which he threw up his hands and was dead The remains were taken to Mt. Pleas ant, the former home of the family for interment. A fire in the barn belonging to the Horace Carpenter estáte, on Washte naw ave., at 11 o'clock Monday nigh destroyed the building and its content in spite of the efforts of the firemen A quantity of furniture belonging to the Edward Clark esate, and some goods belonging to J. C. Wilsou, wnicl were stored in the barn, were de stroyed among the rest. The barn wa insnred for $200 in the Washtenaw Mutual ; the Clark goods for $500 with the MoOmber agency, and the Wilson goods for 300 with the Bach agency Some horses belongiug to Mr. Wilson escaped cremation through having been put out to pastare about 8 o'clock. The 22d annnal meeting of the Mich igan Pioneer and Historical societ; will be held in the senate chamber o the capítol at Lansing, Weduesday anc Thursday of next week. The cali fo the meeting is signed by Hon. Alphen Felch as president. The program wil consist of musio, reports of the offieer and committees and interesting histori cal papers, interspersed with five min ute speeches and reminiscences. Amou others who will read papers are the fol lowing from this oounty : Miss Anna M. Soule, Ann Arbor, "The Indiana Miohigan Bonndary"; J. Warner Wing Dexter, "Michigan as a territory anc some of its inhabitants" ; C. S. Wood ard, Ypsilanti "The early governmen snrveys in Michigan." Bishop Foley will confirm a large class of boys and girls at St. Thomas' ohnrch on Sunday afternoon. ; Fraternity Lodge, No. 262, F. & A. M. , will work the third degree on five candidates this eveuing. The fifth ward Sunday school give an ice cream social at the Wall st. ohapel this evening to which everyone is invited. Rev. Alex. Nicklas, of Marión, O., president of the northern district, bas accepted the oall to the pastorate of the Zion Lutheran church and will assurne charge in two or three weeks. After June 1 the Ann Arbor road will carry bioycles free of charge. There is an agreement signed by all Michigan lines to charge excess baggage for wheels. The action of the Ann Arbor rnay mix up Michigan roads considerably over this question. A merry party of 26 people went to Whitmore Lake Monday evening in a special coach on the Ann Arbor road, gratnitously fnrnished by R. S. Greenwood as a farewell entertainment to his friends. They returned to Ann Arbor early next morning after a most enjoyable time at the Clifton House. Judge Kinne is holding court in Detroit this week. This is brought about by tbe law which gives the force of judges in Wayne county the power to cali in the assistance of the judges of other cirouits to help them out when their docket is overloaded. The judge will hold court in Moni'oe next week. Dr. William Clark, of Triuity College, Toronto, Oac. , will preach in St. Audrew's church next Suuday evening. Dr. Clark is an eloquent preacher and the course of leotures delivered by him bofore the Hobart Guild some years ago is still fresh in the minds of mauy of his hearer?. Mr. and Mrs. John Schneider, jr. , of W. Washington st., gave a vineyard reception at their fruit farm ou May 24, from 3 to 6 p. m. Many of the business men throughout the city and county attended, bringing their fami lies. Among them were Mr. and Mrs Schaner and daughter and Mr. anc Mrs. L. Z. Forester, of Ypsilanti aud John C. Schmidt and daughters Louis Gerstner and family, CasperRin sey and family, Wm. Illi and others of this city. A special invitation wa extended to the members of the varion tiniversity frateruities and a goodly uumber carae inoluding the basebal team. The refreshmeuts consisted o coffee, buns, cold meats, salads, cake etc. Ovor three linudred people were present aud each little group on thei departure expresserl their thanks to th host and hostess for the very pleasura ble honr spent in the shade of thei "vine and flg tree."