Local Brevities

"Here comes the reckless sltaters," Said the sim, and just beyond The ice is strowiug thinner And they must come off the pond. " How shall I make them heed me, And cease their sports awhile?" "Just teil them that you thaw me." Said the ice, and cracked a smile, The Hausfreund-Post bas been removed to rooms in the Times building on S. Main st. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roehm, of Beakes st. , Saturday morning, a 7 pound girl. The social dancing party given by tbe Sons of Veterans Thursday uight of last week was well attended and a very pleasaut aftair. Charles Trempler waived examination in Justico Pond's ooart Saturday, and in default of $1,000 bail be is now boarding with Sheriff Judaon. 'C. M. Green, lit '99, has been appointed aniversity and oity correspondent of the Detroit Tribune. He is also atbletio editor of the U. of M. Daily. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Morton are receiving the congratnlations of their friends on the advent to their home Monday evening of an 83-á pound boy. The Library social at the north side chapel Friday uight, was a successful affair in spite of the rough weather. It netted tbe building fnnd of the new church $10. At the special eleotion held Monday, in Ypsilanti, to fill the vacancy oaused by the death of Justice of the Peace Beach, Frank Joslyn, democrat, was elected, defeating O. B. Bradley, republican. Two young men of Ann Arbor and two from Ypsilanti have organized an express copmany and will catry and deliver packages between tbe two oities at half the usual rates of tbe other express oompanies. The Anu Arbor correspondent of the Detroit Journal is authority for the statement that Fred C. Whitney, of Detroit, is interesting eastern capitalista in a scherne to build a new theater in this oity to be located at the corner of N. Main and Catherine sts. A Christian Endeavor Society bas been furrnad at Carpenter's Corners, on tbe motor liue, tbat promises to do a vast amount of good work. Foui were admitted a short time ago as members of Christ cburch. Two more will be baptizad Tuesday evening. May the good work thrive. The next entertainment in the Y. M. C. A. lyceum course will be Tuesday, Feb. 23, and is a return visit of the Boyal Bell Ringers and Imperial Carillonneurs. The last namber in the course will be the lecture by Prof. John B. De Motte. The date, April 8, previously announoed, bas been changed to March 30. A primary teacher in a neighboring Sunday school took as ber subject "The Lord Loveth a cheerful giver. " She inquired if anyone knew what it meant. "I do," said a littte four-year-old boy. "Well, Willie, what is it?" "It means give a whole lot and then don't blab it all over." - Oakland Excelsior. At the dedication of the new hall of the Arbeiter Verein, Thnrsday evening of last week addresses were delivered by Titus F. Hutzel, president of the society, and Louis J. Lisemer. The Lyra, Phoenix and Harugari maennerchors and the Zither Club rendered ome fine selections, and a sooial dance after the program was conclnded helped to make the evening very pleasant one. This evening, at tbe M. E ohurch, in the Epworth Leagae's Four Evenings Abroad oourse will be given a lectnre, entitled "Adventures among the Europeans," by Shirley W. Smith, president of the '97 class in the literary department of the university. Mr. Smith has recently traveled extensively in Germany, France, Italy and other oountries of Europe. His leoture combines pleasing narrativo and beautiful deswiption in such a way as to transport tbe andience, glowing with intenee interest to a strange and beautiful olime. The succesa which Mr. Simth's lecture met with three years ago should insure a full house. The Detroit Journal calis Senator Andrew Campbell, "Rev. Mr. Campbell, senator from Washtenaw." Tbe large motor car on the A. A. & Y. etreet car lirre bas had the ueoessary repairs made to it and is again in Sbrvice. W. H. Butler is the delégate from Court Ann Arbor to the high court of Forestera of Michigan, which ineets in Port Huron next month. There are 3,715 ohurohes of all denominations in Michigan. The M. E. ohurch leads in number but the Roman Catholic church leads in value of church property. A number of minor improvements are being made in the interior of the oonnty clerk's office by order of the committee on connty property of the board of supervisors. James Murray and John Stone, two oases of d. and d., were bef ore Justice Pond Friday morning and received sen tenoss of four days and two days respeotively in the county jail. The Ann Arbor Argus, although 62 years oíd, hasn't a gray hair in its head. It still preserves the baoyancy of yontb, and has every indication of becoining a eentenarian. - Milan Leader. It is hard to understand how Brother Wedemeyer can find it in his heart to surrender the oharge of so ruany pretty schoolma'ams for the prosaio work of deputy railroad commissioner, but such is the case. - Ypsilantian. The Misses Anna and Julia Chalmers, of Pittsfield, were very agreeably surprised by about 75 friends Friday eveniug. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Stofflet, Mr. and Miss Schlanderer and E. K. Carver were guests from the city. All report a delightful time. Mrs. C. C. Church, of Seventb st, was lighting her gasoline stove Thursday afternoon of last week when an explosión opcnrrpd which set fire to her olothing. ljicily she did not lose her piesence of utsüd and running out of doors she ruiJert berself in the siow, thns putting out the flanies. As it was her hands were badly burned. Manager Hardy, of the Kew Croswell, says that after this the cnrtiiin will be rolled up at prompt 8 o'clock at all theatrioal entertainment?, no matter what happens. Goud for yon, Kin. - Adrián Telegram. If the same praotice were carried out at the Grand opBra house in this oity, theater goers would rise up and say, "Good for yon, Sawyer. " Seuator Teeple proposes to ameud the marriage law of Miohigan so that a girl af 14 years may marry, provided sbe bas the written consent of one of her parents, or of her guardián, provided aer parents are not. living. If this bill becomes a law it will be possible for a aale and female, each 14 years old to Dscome husband and wife. Many of our subscribers have responded to the accounts rendered them ïome weeks ago, for whioh they have ;he thanks of the proprietors of the A.rgus. There are still, however, a large nnmber who are in arrears If it is not couvenient to pay the whole of ;be account at oue time, come in and pay part of it. Every little helps and is very acceptable. The excavation preparatory to the srection of a three story addition to the Bausgterfer block, corner of Main and Washington sts. is being donb. J. D. Ryan, its owner, proposes to occupy the whole of the lot with the building, whioh when completed will make one Qew store building facing on W. Washington at., besides extending the stores occupied by Wadhams, Ryan & Reule. Mrs. R. W. Hamilton died at her home in Moline, 111., Jan. 6, aged 24 fears, 1 month and 1 day. Her maiden name was Miss Gertrude Mexiqua Case, of South Lyon, and she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Case, formerly of Dexter. She graduated from tbe Aun Arboi high school with the class of '92, and was well known to many in this oity, who will learn with sorrow of her death. ReferiÉng to tbe visit of the members of Arbor Tent, No. 296, K. O. T. M., to Acrue Tent, Saline, Wednesday night of last week, the Saline Obaerver saya: "The team from Arbor Tent covered themselves with honors in the degree work as well as the floor work uuder tbe ritual, and Aome Tent will always bave a friendly feeling for Arbor Tent for cheir help." The visit was a most pleasant one for all coacerned. Josnua Diñes, a workman employed on the gymnasium building, and who olairaed to hail from Detroit, was arrested Friday by Marshal Peterson for insulting women on the streets. The fellow did not attepmt to deny the charge, in fact, confessed to baving done so. Nodo oí the women insulted would appear against him and he was released ou condition that he rid the city of his presenoe at once, which he has done. County School Conimissioner Wedemeyer while at Willis a few days since narrowly escaped a severe aocident. As he was to cross the track of the Wabash railroad enclosed in his carriage a train dashed by, his horse started as the last car pasáed to make the crossing, when unobserved, a second train was upon them. Mr. Wedemeyer suddenly jerked his horse upon end, so to speak, and tben sat (so he says) a half hour waitiug for tbat train to pass. -Saline Observer. Milan Leader: Peter Wbitman, of Butler, Ind., visited relatives and old friends here Tuesday, on hia way home from Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. At Ann Arbor, Monday, he had an X ray photo taken of his brokn arm at Dr. Herdmau's office, showing exactly why nis arm in useless, the boue after haviug been set, got misplaced and did not knit together. It is now over three years sinoe the horrible accident at Kingsbury, 111., where Mr. Whitman was injured while au enigneer on the Wabash. A bnrning chimney on State st. oalled out the fire department Sunday evening. The next social dauce giveu by the Sous of Veterans ill take place next Thursday eveniug. Stabler, of course, has the contract for. the interior decoraiion of tbe uew Gook house barber shop. Tbe Trinity Lutherai) cüDrch Sunday school will give a sccial aud supper at the church parlora this eveniug. The meu's meeting at the Y. M. OA. rooms will be addressed by Rev. J. W. Bradshaw, next Snnday afternoon at 2 :45 o'clock. A room is to be prepaied in the basement of the high school, at a cost of not to exceed $300, wbicu will be nsed as a gymnasium. The largest audience that has beeu at tbe Grand opera honse tbia seeason greeted the performance of the comio opera "Wang" ou Saturday eveuing. B A leaking gasoliue stove at 63 Catberine se, caused a small blaze Saturday moming which called out the fire department. The damage was very slight. Warren Lewis has sold his thorougbred cocker spaniel, Iuo Obo, C. K. U. 3511, to R I. Cnyler, superintendent O. B. & Q. R. R., of Galèsburg, 111., for $50. To judge by the general use that is being made of O. M. Martiu's ambulanoe, it ia becoming quite a necessary article in this city. Tbe only matter for wonder is how we did without one so long. The bid of the State Savings Bank at 3 per cent on daily balances and 6 per eent for overdrafts for the custody of the school money dnring 1897, was accepted by the school board at its last meeting. Tbe subjeot of the sermón to be delivered by the rector of St. Andrew's cbnrch next Sunday morniug, will be "Some considerations touchiusr the choice of the christian ministry as a life work. " Mrs. Add Brundage died at her home in Nortbfield, Sunday, aged 57 years, 2 montbs and á days. The funeral services weie held at the honse Tuesday afternoon and tbe remains were interred in the oemetery at Emery. The 100 cords of 4-foot wood reqaired for nse in the Ann Arbor public schools has beeu contracted for as follows: Fred Rasb, 25 cords bapswood at f 2. 00 ; - Donegan, 10 cords of oak at $3.50; C. W. Tubbs, 65 cords of oak at $3.60. The state board of education has elected tbe following offioers: President, Engene A. Wilson, Benton Harbor; vice president, James W. Simmons, Owosso; seoretary, Jason E. Hammond, Lansing; treasurer, Perry , F. Powers, Cadillac. Clarence Noble's leotare on "The ups and downs of a bicycle trip" at tbe M. i E. ohurch Friday eveuing is wel) spoken of by those who beard it aud cansed cosidreable amusement by the descriptions of the people and enstoms of tbe , countries visited during bis trip in Europe last summer. Rev. B. L. McElroy, D. D., will i deliver the address at tbe third versary of tbe Y. M. C. A. The meeting will be held next Snnday evening, , Jan. 31, at 7:30 o'clock in the , hem church on S. Fourth ave. , body is cordially invited. The oonviction of tbe five Angosta i boys charged with disturbing a religious service in that township seems to be i a knotty question for the oivil autborities to solve. The boys have already been tried twice in Justice Pond's court and both times the jury has disagreed. Tbe last case carne off Monday. At tbe meetiug of the school board Jan. 19, reaolutions of respect to the meinoiy of the late Miss Mary E. Dickey, who was formerly teacher of German in the high school, were on motion of Trustee Christian Mack unanimously atiopted and a oopy ordered sent to Mrs. Dickey, the mother of the deceased lady. The public is again reminded that the following daring matrons are preparing for an elocutiouary contest to be held in high school hall, Thuisday, Feb. 4, at 8 p. in. : Mesdames Ohas. Worden, L. J. Hess, Hendrickson, Johnson, Kilbournfi, Doig, Kapp, B. F. Scbumaoher, (Jrozier, Hurry and Miss Emma E. Bower. The contest wil! doubtless be fierce, and the one who excels will receive a prize. A fair sized andience attended the i second of Rev. J. T. Sunderland's lectures on India at the Unitarian ehurch Monday evening. The lecture, treating of the picturesqueuess of ludia, was drawn from the personal observancos of Mr. SuLiiierland duiiug his tour of that country. The lectnre was illustrated by stereopticoa views tbat had been gatbered by Mr. Sunderland at the different places of interest which he visited. Postmaster John Gillen, of Saline, says it is all fixed up who is to suooeed him wben his term of office expires next June. The lucky man, he says, is George Burdick, who bas all the field to himself since W. N. L'ster started ont to get the nomination for county school commissioner. John says: "All seems te be peaoe and harmopy amoDg the other fellows at present. Bnt it remains to be seen ■whether Lister gets his place or not " The rainfall of 1890 was bnt a frattion of an inch less thau three feet, wbich was almost 2ö per cent more tban in 1895. Divided into threemonth periods, the precipitatiou wae happily distributed - Jannary, February and March, 4.1 inches; April, May and June, 12.38 inches; July, August and September, 13.87 inches; October, November and December, 4.76 inches. Tbat is 26.25 in thomiddle six montbp, and 8.93 in the other months - a little mote thau needed in the harvest eeason, bat it was good for the fali ieed. Rev. Thomas W. Illman, of Grand Rapids, will lecture next Monday eveniog in the Unity Clnb conrse on "Tbe Money Age." Ihe board of regente has graured diplomas from the homeopathie eohool for nurses to Florence Spofford and Hattie Mosely. Tbere will be a special songservioe at tbe Unitarian ch-orch, next Snnday evening, for whiota a fine innsioal j gram is being prepared. Since Jan. 1 the Anti-Tramp Society has fed nearly 100 tramps, all of whom worked one and une-half hours at the wood pile for a meal ticket. Ann Arbor Camp, No. 279, Modern Woodmen of America will give the first of a series of hops next Thur&day evening, at the Light Infantry armory. Hovard, the infant son of Hugh D. Mars, of Los Angeles, Cal., formerly of this city, died Jan. 15, af ter a ten days' illness, of cerebro epinal meningitis. Dr. V. C. Vaughan was thrown from nis entter Sunday afternoon in a runaway accident. Beyond a few bruises the doctor was uninjnred, but the entter was ruiued. Judge Noah W. Cheever, of this city, bas beeu nomiuated by the prohibitionists, as a candidato for associate jnstice of the supreme conrt, and Prof. W. W. Traeey, of Detroit, and Robert N. Mulholland, of Orion, for regents. Every day Bince the oold snap came on and froze up the rivér sleigbs have been passing along tbe streets laden with ice whieh is beiug rapidly harvested by our icemen. Tbe ice is not very thiok, however, eis tn nine inches being about the thickest we have seen. Charles F. Stabler, as manager for V. F. Stabler, has been awarded the contract to decórate the Waterman pymnasintn for tlie janior hop. Tne deuoratious will be more elabórate tlian have ever before been attempted in Ann Arbor. Mr. Berthold Laubengayer and Miss Mary Lang were married at noon yesterday, at the home of the groom's father, David Laubengayer, of Scio. Wm. Hochrein and Miss Rosa Lang, of this city, aeted as best man and bridesmaid. The Ann Arbor Frnit and Vinegar Co. held its annual meeting Tnesday night. The same board of directora was re-elected with the exception of GottHeb Sobneider, wbo was sneceeded by ö. Frank Allmendinger. Mr. Talmage will sucoeed Mr. Allmendinger as superinendent. The regalar quarterly business meeting of the Y. W. C. A. will be held Monday evening at 7 :45. Reports from all the oommittees will be given and a general ontline of aBSOciation ainis and methods both local and state. Music and lefreshments and a social honr will close the program. There was a $160,000 fire in the Courier office Friday afternoon, on whioh there was no insnrance. The Aon Arbor & Ypsilanti and tbe Ann Arbor stieet railway bonds of the o!d issue were ordered to be destroyed. C. E. Hiscock and R. W. Hempbill, of Ypsilanti, were the incendiaries. - Courier. The invitations and tickets for the Masouio party, to be held Friday evening, Feb. 1J, are out, and the committee on iuvitations invites all members of the oraft to send in . at once the names and addresses of tbose whom tbey wish to have invited. Tbe members of the committee are W. C. Holi lauds, Charles Kyer, C. J. Price, C. W. Greenman and Norman Gates. The measure that will be pushed in the legislatura by tbeauti-saloou league will provide for tbe submissiou of a local option proposition every two years, and piohibit tbe nale of liquor in every ward, township, village, city or nounty where the pruposition carries. Violations wonld be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 or sixty days in jail. Registered druggists would be permitted to sell on presoriptions from physioians Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dieterle were sorprised at their bome corner S. Fourth ave. and E. Liberty sts.. TueRday evening, by a party of between 30 and 40 friends. The first part of tbe eveDÍDg was spent in playing progressivepedro.tbe prizes beiug won by Mifs Ida Weitbrecht and Tim Ryan. Light refresbments followed by deuciug belped to flll ont the rest of the evening i which was thorouahly enjoyed by all. Charles P. Stevens, who bas gaiued considerable reuovru as a subject for professional hypDotists, has been called on by agerits of Dr. G. Fremont Knowles, of Manistse, who is charged with nynoptizing an öld lady and foroiug her to sign papers by which ail her property goes to bim.to testify in his behalf that there is uo such thing ao hypnotism. Stevens bas at different times been the paid subject of traveling hypiuotists and should be able to testify , tbat there is no such a power ae hypl uotisru.