Local Brevities

De holidays issteppin' 'long; Dah's worry in my cup, Wif Cliristmas kurryin' so strong Dat payday kain't ketch up. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Schnaider, on Friday morning, a girl. George A. Johnstou, of Worden, has been granted an original pension. The Forty Club has a dancing party at Granger's academy this evening. M. M. Steffy was a suft'erer by olothes line thieves Thursday night of last week. The street railway company paid City Clerk Mills 1185 Friday for work done by the city. Judgo Babbitt remarks that the new electric car "comes 'high' bnt we mnst have it. " - Times. Jacob Schnon was taken to the Detroit house of correction Friday, where he will spend 6D days for wife beating. The pólice have been instructed to enforce the ordinance against throwing asnea, broken glass and ether refuse on the streets. A week from today is Christmas Day. The Argus will be issued nest week on Thursday, instead of Friday, in consequence of the fact. Andrew Mueblig's doves took first prize at the great bird show in Louisville, Ky., last week. The prize is a diamond band gold cup. The ladies of the oorth side wil' give a Christmas dinuer, the proceeds of which will go towards the bnilding fund of the new chuich. At the committee meeting held last Friday evening, the arrangements for the New Year's reception at the Y. W. C. A. rooms were were nearly completed. A bnrning straw stack on the Eber White farm out on W. Liberty st. , oaused a large orowd of people to make a qniok run in that direotion Sunday afternoon. There will be no dancing class meetings at Granger's academy duriug the Christmas vaoation. There will be a daucing party the Monday evening between Christmas and New Year, however. Mrs. Josfiph Jlark bas receiveü a check for $3,000 from the National Unioo Insurance company, that being the amount of life ineurance carried io the oompany by her deoeased hnsband, Joseph Clark. Among those who will address tbe state teachers' assooiation at its meeting in Lansing, Dec. 28-30, is Dr. V. C. Vaughan, of this city, who will take for his subject "Sanitary science in a college course of study," Atnong the Dames of the 26 clerks in the auditor-general's office at Lansing, who have lost their offioial heads by the downfall of Roscoe D. Dix' axe are Mark L. Vining, tiniekeeper, and Miss Millie Camp, both of ïpsilanti. Col, Wm. B. McCreery, of Flint, who died on the lOth iDst. , at oue time in his eariler years attended a preparatory school in Lodi township. Are there any people hereabouts who recollect the late gallant colonel of the 21st Miohigan Infantry? The Manchester Enterprise saya: "Parents, try and give your boys and girls soniething to do evenings and keep them off the streets. " A little bit of the same advice could be followed to good advantage by parents of many ohildren in Ann Arbor. An entertainment for the Young Woman's Chrisfciau Association wil! be given at High Sohool hall early in January. Miss MacMonagle's classes, both of young ladies and children, have been preparing for this for some time past and will give a good program. The Chicago News-Record of Monday in a long article on the speakershii oontest had a portrait labeled "Col. A. J. Sawyer." "Col." Sawyer has gooc grounds for libel in the portiait bat possibly the new title bestowed upon him will recoup hiru for the damages Mr. Allen Smith and Miss Hattie Loog were quietly married at the home of the bride's parents, 69 Miller ave. on Monday evening, by Rev. J. T Sunderland. Only the immediate rel atives and friends of the oontracting parties were present. Mr. and Mrs Smith have gone to honsekeeping at 38 W. Hnron st. , where they will be a home to their friends. I-ITTLE THINGS Tl}S.Pre;lchersp3ke of little thinss, lheir intluence aad power. And how the little pitted speek Made all the apple sour. He told how great, big eturdy oaks 1' rom little acorng tfrew, And how the litüe tiny otone Ine burly giant slew. BYat thS ('yel'st sat tliere unimpressed By all the speaker's flre, Until he went outstde and found A pin had pierced hiá tire. On Priday morning the building fund of the Y. M. C. A. was iuoreased to 12,200, by the gift of a $100 check frorn Arthur E. Murumery, the E. Washington et. drnggist. The Loyal Temperanoe Legión will meet Saturday, Deo. 19, at 2 p. m., over Calkins' drug store. As this is the last meeting before the holidays a large atteudance is deaired. The University School of Dancing wiil give a program party every Saturday evening dnring vacation, also Christmas and New Year's nignts. Friends are cordially invited. The honsehold goods of Mrs. Mary A. Looker, who supported herself aod family by taking roomers at 2 Monroe st., were sold at chattel ruortgage sale on Satnrday afternoon tosatisfy a olairn for $300. .T. C. Henderson, manager of the Ann Arbor Organ Co., last week closed a contract with a Pittsburgh, Pa., mnsic dealer, for 200 organs, which will keep the factory busy for sorue time to corae. A small blaze in the window of John Burg's store Friday evening called out the fire department. Their services were not required, however. A lighted match accidentally dropped in the sviudow ■was the cause. A oircle of Confidence Masters was instituted at Masonio temple, Thursday night, Deo. 10, by T. M. JMoEhlinwery. 3eorge P. McCallum, was elected W. u. M., and (7. D. Edgar, secretary. The reinahn g officers will be elected soon. In bnyinw uanned goods always test ;he can. lt wheo yon press the bottom of the can, it cracks like your sewing machine oil can does under the same rmuipulatioD, reject it, as decomposition bas set in. No sound will be emitted if the contents are iu good condition. During the holiday season several of he Young Woman's Christian Assooia;ion girls who are olerks in the down own stores are bringing their lunch to he Younng Woman's Christiau Associaion rooms, thus saving long walks and gettiug a half honr's rest before ;he evening work. The trnstees of the uew north side churcb have purchased the lot on the west side of Broadway, next north of Nelson Garlinghonse's property, as a site for the building, it is a good one ind is centrally located. The commitee hopes to have tbe foundation of the chnrch laid this wiDtei. Tde second dancing party of the jight Infautry on Thursday evening of last week, although noü so largely attended as the lirst one was a suooess from start to finish. The exoellent mnsio of the Chequamegons and the dance oalhng of Major Sid W. Millard were both mnch appreciated. At the meeting of Ann Arbor Lodge No. 27, A. O. U. W., on Thnrsday evening of last week it was decided after Jan 1 to nse the English langnage and ritual instead of the Germán which is at present nsed. The question of olassified assessmennt will be bruught up at the second meeting in Jauuary. A school teacher says the pupils who have access to uewspapers at homo, are better readers, better spellers, better in punctuation, better grammariaus and read more uudersrandingly and obtain a practical kDowledge of geograpby in half the time it requires othets. All of which speaks well for the educational powers of the newspapers. While out shootiag sparrows arouud the city on Monday, Juba Loney, aged 14 yeara, met with a aerious accident :o his left eye. As be fired his gnn at soroe of the birds the cap burst and a jortion of it was driven deep into hia eyeball. The wouuded lad was taken to the university hospital where Dr. Carrow took out the pieoe of rnetal. It is hoped that he will not lose the sight of his eye as a result of tbis nnnfortunate acoident. The Ann Arbor Camp of Modern Woodmen had a very pleasant visit froru their neigbbors of Ypsilau'ti, Monday night and a joint meeting was held at whioh six candidates were initiated into the order. After the work of the evening was fiuished refresbments were served, followed by toasts and speeches. The Ypsilantians retumed home by the last motor well satisfled with their visit. The two camps have mutually deoided to visit each other frequently. Charles Sbaffer, sr. , died at his home iu Wayne, Tnesday of last week, and was buried Thnrsday afternoon following. Mr. Shaffer was a former resident of this city.also of Ypsilanti. He was born in Germany, Dec. 25, 1828, and was nearly 69 years of age at tbe time of his death. He oame to tbis country when 18 years oíd and a few years afcer bis arrival fonnd enaployment with the Michigan Central railroad company, in whose employ he remained continually for more than 40 years. The new 140-foot galvanized steel smokestack at the electrio light works is oompleted and is a neat looking piece of work. The stack is jointed together in a new way. In ordinary smokestack work the bottorn rim of the npper joint slips down over th3 top of the lower. In this staok the reverse order is ful1 iwed, the top of the lower joint slips over the bottom of the upper joint. It is claimed that by so doing the creosote which forras frorn the smoke will run down the inside of tbe stack and be burned up, instead of running down the outside of the etack and corroding it. The fall of the year s sad, But the wheelwomau's fallissadder, To fail iu the mud makes her inad, But the man she runs over is tnadder. The articles of incorporation for the Ann Arbor Humane society have arrived. The Ann Arbor Organ Co. has an order for organs iroru Port Elizabeth, South África Frank Campbell, who clerked for H. F. Frost&Oo., has bought the stock of goods of tnat firm and will contiune the business at the old stand. Cards are out annonncing tbe niarriage of Miss Grace G. Miley, of this city, to Mr. Keuben G. Ovenshire, of South Lyon, to take place Thursday, üec. 31. The board of directors of the Farmers & Mechanics bank met Tuesday night and reorganized with R. H. Kempf, president; Prof. C. E. Greene, vice president; F. H. Belser, casbirr. The usual divided of 4 per ccint, payable Jan. 1, was declaied. Twenty young ladies, members of the Pbi Beta Pi sorority, spent Mouday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Brown, N. Divisiou -st. The party was given in honor of Miss Louise Winfield, of Syracnpe,. N. Y., who is Mr. aud Mrs. Brown's guest. At the Whittier memorial services at the Unitariau churoh Sunday evening the principal addres3 was made by W. D. Harrimau. Mrs. B. A. Finney read a paper on "Whittiei's relations tn womeu," and rnany of the poets most famous hymns were sung by the audieuce. E. V. Hnrd left Mouday for Duluth, Minn., where he yill take active charge of the Hurd refrigerator manufactory of that city duriug this winter. He stil] tetaiüs his conuection with the firn of Hurd-Holuies Co , of this city, who aré state ageuts for the refrigerator, and anticípate a large deinand in the spring for their goods. The Oddfellows' committee tbat will have charge of tho arrangements for the publio dedication of the new hall and iustallation of officers in Jannary next ia oomposed as follows: Mrs. Cousins and Mrs. Clark, of Lois Lodge, I No. 115, Danghters of Rebekah ; H. P. Danforth and R. E. Staebler, of Washtenaw Lodge, No. 9, and J. C. Fisber and W. C. Jacobus, of Otseniogo Lodge, No. 295. W. J,Warne Wilson, of Detroit, for many years past grand recorder of the A. O. ü. W., has resigned his position and severed his counection with the order because certain changes wbich he thongbt vitally necessary to the sucoess of the order, were rejected by the grand lodge. He will start the organization of a new insurance order to be known as the Columbian League, with head offices in Detroit. All the chances on the little pig exbibited in the window of George Spathelf's meat market on the north side having been sold, the drawing took place Wednesday evening and Asa Allen, who held the lucky uumber, tuok the pig. In all 300 chances were sold and number 12 was the winning number. This adds $15 to the building fuud to which Mr. Spathelf generonsly added another $10 as his coutribution. In order the better to aocommodate the public Cristinas week, tbe Ann Arbor post office will not close its stamp or registry windows between tbe hours of 6 and 7 as usual, but will keep tbem open continuonsly from 7 :30 a. m. to 8 p. m. The carriers' windows will close as usual, prompt at 7 :35, so that no mail will be delivered after that time, tbough the stamp window will be open uutil 8 o'clock. The Argus would advise the freeuse of registry stampa to secure care aud safety of packages or SDecial delivery stamps to secure care and delivery on time.