Local Brevities

Charles Rettich and William Hochrein have gone into the plumbing business at 67 S. Main st. There were 88 young people in the class confirmed at St. Thomas' Catholic church last Sunday by Bishop Foley. W. H. Clancy is engaged in distributing a carJoad of new Champion biiiders, which he sold to farmers in this county. Thirty young ladies of the University School of Dancing gave a pleasant leap year party Thursday evening of last week. Rev. John Schweinfurth will preach at the Bethlehem church next Sunday Rev. John Neumann is away attending conference. The North Sides and Dixboro ball teams orossed bats on Saturday and the contest ended in favor of the North Siders 8 to 3. Co. B, of Adrián, 35 strong, will accompany the Ann Arbor Light Infantry to camp at Whïtmore Lake, July 4 and 5. Frank O'Toole, rnessenger for the Western Union Telegraph Co., has seonied a position as operator on the Ann Arbor road at Byron. The Musical Club and School of Mnsio faculty will have their annual banquet at the residence of Mrs. J. T. Jacobs, on Monroe st, this evening. Mr. Wm. F. Kauska and Miss Anna Eisenloffel were married Thursday evening of last week at the home of the bride's parents, No. 1 Wildt st., by Rev. W. L. Tedrow. Street Commissioner Ross has probably set the minrts of Zenas Sweet and others at rest now that he has taken out his full naturalization papers. The whole disturbance bore the imprint of a piece of jealous spite work, nothing more and nothing less. The baseball game which was to have been played at Detroit Saturday between the Universities of Michigan and Chicago drew a crowd of about 800 students and townsfolk to Detroit. Rain, tiowever, interfered and the game was postponed until the following Thursday. The members of the Ann Arbor Light Infantry indulge in target practice every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon at the range, one mile west of the city. The company has received 1,000 rounds of amunition and those who desire to be members of the rifle team are thus enabled to try for a plaec on it. It is a remarkable faot and one not generally known that at the beginning of our civil war the Fifth ward of this city cast about 150 votes and yet when the cali oame for brave and patriotic men to go to the front no less than 75 responded. Is there any ward of this size in this state or any other that can show suoh a noble reoord? - Evening Times. J. C. Belyea, of the American TyJer, Detroit, was in the city the early part of the week in the interest of his paper. The Tyler of June 13 will bear fruit of what he has been doing here in the shape of a fine writeup of Free Masonry in Ann Arbor. It will be illustrated with half tones of the University and city buildings and of the leading Masons in and about the city. Jacobs & Allmand believe in keeping their merchandiase rnoving even if they do not make ruuch profit. Read their advertisement on page six. The old Cornwell dam is decorated with a mamnioth sign '108 feet long and 7 feet high. It is an advertisement for the American house, M. Btaebler, proprietor. The Ann Arbor high school baseball and track teams went to Lansing last Friday to take part in an athletio contest. Our boys won the baseball match by a score of 16 to 9. W. W. Watts' "Happy Man" won a purse of $200 at Owosso, Wednesday, in thiee straight heats. His 3 year-old colt "Aleyrene" started in one of the races yesterday. Miss Virginia Day will teil the story of "How Marcus Whitman saved Oregon" to the Young Men's Sunday evening Club of the Congregatonal chnrch, nest Sunday eveniog. A cordial invitation is extended to all. The Methodist Episcopal Sunday school will hold a basket picnic at Geddes, on Saturday, June fi, going on the M. C. R. R., at 11:05 a. rn. and returning at 5:40 p. m., standard time. The fare is 20 cents, children under 12 years 10 cents, for the round trip. Mrs. T. C. Trueblood's class in elocution will give a recital at high school ball this evening at 7 :45 o'clock. The entertainment will consist of recitations, mandolín and banjo solos aud duet, and a scène betewen Iphigenia, a Greek maiden and Thalia, a child. The admission fee is 5 cents. The officers of Ann Arbor Cnapter, No. 122, O. E. S., will meet. for praotice at the Masonic temple next Wednesday evening at 7 :30 o'clock. The following Wedaesday evening, June 17, there will bo an initiatiou of a larga class of candidates, the last work that will be done until September. While unloading steel girders to be used for the women's gymnasium building on Thurdsay of last week, Henry Marsh met with serious and painful injuries. One of the girders feil in such a way as to out the thumb clear off his left hand and broke his left arm. Under Dr. Darling's care he is recovering. Cards ere out announcing the wedding of Miss Rose Demmon, lit '90, daughter of Prof. I. N. Demmon, and Daniel Benjamin Ninde, law '95, Ft. Wayne, Ind. The ceremony will take place in St. Andrew's church Thursday, June 18. The imple will be at home at 430 Faiifield ave., Ft. Wayne, after Oct. 5. They were 2,500 enthusiastic baseballists who went to athletic field yesterday to see the ü. of M. -Chicago game and it is safe to say there were more than half that number who had ost much of their vim when they returned home. This time Chicago won the game by a score of 7 to 'S, this nakes two games won by each team. The fifth and decisive game will be played here next Thursday afternoon. Died - At the residence of Leonard A. Blake, 45 W. Washington st., last evening, Edgar, infant son of Dr. and Mrs. Fred W. Blake, of Alpena, fornaerly of this city, aged 1 year and 9 months. The little one had a slight stirgical operation perfonned on him a couple of weeks ago, which threw iim iuto a malarial fever aud caused his demise. Dr. and Mrs. Blake have the sincere sympathy oí a nurober of warm friends in their sad hour of trial. A number of concerts have been given at the School of Musió this week. On Tuesday afternoon a graduation recital was given by Miss Edith Kelly, of Cadillac ; Wednesday, a ptipils' conceit; Thursday at 4:30 p. ai.", Miss Vesta Mills of this city, gave a recital; and at 8 p. ni., a faculty concert was given. This afternoon at 4 :80, Miss McGrew of Kansas City, Kansas, will give a recital. All of the concerts have been much enjoyed by those who attended them. The board of flre commissioners has ordered the wooden buldings in rear of VV. C. Reinhardt's and H. &E.Kitson's stores, on Main st., covered with briok. It has also asked the council for $300 to purchase a new nre team and for permission to sell oae of the present teams. Ie also objected to the 500 ent in its yearly allowance made by the finance committee in its list of estirnates and on Monday eveuing $1,000 was added to the finance committees' estímate by the common council, so the team will be bougbt. On Friday evening, Jane 12, an entertainment for the benefit of the Young Womau's Christiau Associatiou will be given at High Sohool hall, unáer the directinn of Miss MacMonagle. "Found Out," a one aot comedy Dy L. M. Elwyn, is extremely funny. The adventures of Bridget O'Flaherty are certainly amusing. The rest of the program will be filled by a "Fairy Kevel" arranged by Miss MaoMonagle Eor the children. Special efforts have been made to make this entertainment more attractive than usual. Tickets inay be bought of Miss Markham, at Adarns' Bazaar. Cards are out announcing the wedding at Trinity Lutheran church on Weduesday evening of next week, of Mr. Bobert E. Staebler to Miss Mattie O. Otto. Admission to the chuTch will be by carb. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Maria S. Otto, of 40 S. Ashley st., and is well known aud liked by those who know her for her kind, obliging manners in her position as a clerk in Schairer & Millen's store. The bridegroom is a son of Michael Stae bier, and is well known and highly es teemed by the public in his capacity as manager of the American house and i equalíy esteemed by his companions in a social way. A reception will be giv en at the home of the bride's mother to invited friends. The Argus estends to the young coople its best wishes fo their futnre happiness and prosperity. Reserved seats for the June Festival wil] be on sale at Watts' jewelry store next JMonday. The Secord Gas Engine Co. has cornpleted its flrst gas eugiue. It is made after a new patent. Rev. A. L. Nicklas, the pastor of Zion Lutheian church, will preach there morning aud eveuing nest Sunday. The Christian Union has arranged for a monster picnic of all the young pesples' societies of the city at Whitruore Lake tomorrow. A sealed freight car standing ia the Michigan Central yard was brokeu into Tuesday night and goods amuunting to a goodly eum weie stolen frotn it. Within the past few days W. K. Childs hag written $8,000 in oycloce insurance. The winds of last week are what blew him so inuch new business. City Treasurer Manly received from the county treasurer on Tuesday 18,479.35, which is the city's share of the license mouey of Aun Arbor's loans. Charles C. Clark, the well known fruit grower of Observatory Jst. , took an overdose of choral lor a severe headache on Tuesday afteruoon and it catue uear killing him. "The Apple and the Serpent or the Fall of Man" will be the evening topic at the M. E. church nest Sunday evening. Dr. Cobern's morniug text will be "In the begiuning - God." Mr. Batten, father of Mrs. W. M, Srurgeon, died suddenly at his home in Steubenville, Ohio, ou "Wednesday. Mr. aud 31rs.. Sturgeon left for that place Weduesday evening to attend the funeral, Jacob Volland carne to Anu Arbor 59 years ago Tuesday from Freedom and started his appreuticeship at the harness making business. He made the journey between the two places on foot through the woods. Auy person desiring to pay their sevver tax falling due ou the 15th of July, will save the same going on the tax roll and acoommodate the city assessor and treasurer very greatly by payiug on or bef ore June 15. Governor Rich has appointed Eugene B. Jones, au engineering student in the Uuiversity, brevet third lieutenant in the Arm Arbor Light Infantry, and he began his work Wednesday night. Mr. Jones is a gradúate of the Michigan Military Academy. A citizens' committee in Jaokson ■xbandoned the idea of haviug a Fourth of July celebration in that city at a nieeoing held ou Tuedsay night and the matter was immediately taken up by ;he five military compauies of the city. vho will push the matter with great 'igor. George Hausír, a farmer of Salem, ied at his home in that cown on Munay eeimg, of appeudicitis, aged 45 years. The funeral services were beid at the Northfield Lutheran ohnrch yeserday morning, Kev. Henry Fisher offlciating. The remains were interred n the oemeter.y at the church. The lowesü rate excursión ever given o Detroit will be that of the Ypsilanti Congregational Sunday School to Deiroit tomorrow. The train will leave Aun Arbor at 7:15 a. m., returuing will leave Detroit at 5:15 p. m. The are for the round tirp is 75 cents. Turther informatiou is given in the ad'ertisement in another column. The great camp review of the Maccajees of Michigan will be held at Sagnaw Jone 9, 10, and 11. An elabórate program has been arranged. Tuesiay, June 9, will be jubilee day. The delegates from this city are George F. jutz, jr. , from Arbor Tent, No. 296, and Paris Banfield from Johnston Tent, No. 783. E. F. Johnston is the aternate from the last narued tent. The Young Men's Chrisitian Association lecture conrse nest winter will comprise sis as fine entertainments as the great lecture bureaus present. The entertainments will again be given in :he Presbyterian church and the price of the tickets will be as bef ore, f 1. The net proceeds will go towards the iuilding lund of the association. It is a good thing, and our citizens should help it along. The names and dates of the eutertainmeuts will be given later. The regular anuual couvocation of :he diocese of Michigan will be held iu Detroit next week , commencing Weduesday, June 9, and continumg through Thursday, at Emanuel church. Sc. Andrew's parish, of this city, will be represented by Revs. Henry Tatlock and Lawrence T. Cole, and by three lay delegates, Col. B. M. Thompson, Prof. C. S. Denison and George H. Pond. The annual meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary will be held next Wednesday. The Ann Arbor Rod and Gun Club will give its first preliminary prize shoot at the fair grounds tornmorrow afterüoon at 3 o'clock. The 31 active members of the club will be divided into classses acoording to the averages they have made, Class A will oomprise the 1 1 higbest averages, Class B tbe next ten highest averages and Class C will comprise those with the third averages. A prize of 25 loaded oartridges will be given to tbe winner in each class. Clay pigeons will be shot at. There was only a slim atfendance at the debate between the Lyceum society of ín a high school and the Crescent society of the Normal, at high school hall last Friday evening. The speakers for the Lyceum were Messrs. Fjx, Boylan and Guy and for the Crescent Messrs. Pearce and Cross and Miss Downing. The debate was won by the high school boys although the Normalites made a good fight for the honors. Mesare. W. W. Wedemeyer, F. L. Ingraham and VanKirk acted as judges to the satisfaction of all concerned. Music was furnished by the high school orchestra.