Local Brevities

The male bird grumbled as he clutched Hls perch witb a flrmer hold. And said to lúe mate. 'Don't come too close, Your leet are awfully cold." -Chicago Tribune. George P. Kelly was admitted to the bar Monday by Judge Kinne. The Ann Arbor Railroad cairies bicycles for its passengers as baggage. Gay's opera house at Milan is now lighted with electricity. When will the Grand opera house, Ann Arbor, be so lighted? John Avery has sold his farm in York township, to Mr. Day, of Detroit. Transfer through the Bach & Butler agency. Consideration $1 1,000. The Hibbard opera house, at Jaoksoa, was gutted by fire Saturday night and the prison city is without a thearte. The loss is estimated at f25,000, insured for 10,000. Rev. J. T. Sunderland's lecture on "Benares, the Saored City of India, " posrponed from a week ago last Sunday evening on account of a failure in the lantern, will be given next Sunday evening. It will be finely illustrated. Mrs. Fanny Webb, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.T. D. Frost, (i S. Ingalls st., Tuesday morning, of pneumonia, aged 80 years. The funeral services were held yesterday after noon. Interment in Forest Hill cemetery. Unity Club closed its 19th annual series of lectures at th8 Unitarian churoh Monday evening. Miss Clara A. Avery delivered the lecture which was on "Requisites to tbe enjoyment of art." It was listened to by a fair sized audience. The meeting at Y. M. C. A. Sunday afternoon at 2 :45 o'olook will be in charge of delegates from the atate convention. They are full of enthusiasm and a good meeting is expected. Sis of the Cheqnamegon orchestra will furnish mnsio. Come and your friend. A simple disinfectant to use in a sick room is made by putting some ground ooffee in a saneer, and in the center a email piece of oampbor gum. Light the gum with a match. As the gurn bnrus allow the coffee to bnrn with it. The perfume is refreshing and healthful as well as inexpensive. On Friday evening last, Feb. 19, Rev. E. D. Kelly, of Ann Arbor, deliverad his lecture on the subject, "The Greatest American." Fr. Kelly is a very able speaker, and the audience was well pleased. After the lecture he rficited one of Shakespeare's poems, and captivated the audience by bis pleasing jnanner. - Pinckney Dispatch. A well known health authority says: "Eat fruit for breakfast. Eat fruit for luncheon. Avoid pastry. Shun muffins and crumpets and buttered toast. Eat whole meal bread. Decline potatoes if served more than once a day. Do not drink tea or coffee.. Walk four miles every day. Take a bath every day. Wash the face every night in warm water and sleep eight hours. Yon will never need nerve medicine." On Tuesday morning at St. Thomas' church Rev. E. D. Kelly united in marriage Mr. William J. Lauren, of Jackson, and Miss Margaret S. Ryan, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Lauren took the train for Jackson after the ceremony, where Mr. Lauren has a position in the state prison. Tbe bride has a large circle of friends in Ann Arbor, which has been her home from childhood, who will wish her and her husband good 3peed in their new relatiouR to each other. Representatiev Sawyer has introduced the following bilis into the legislature: Compelling trustees of insane asylums to mail letters of inmates without reading them. To amend constitntioo relative tojstudents at seminaries of learniug. Repealing obsolete acts for the redpmption of bonds of state maturing in 1863; war bounty. GiviDg circuit conrts the right to prevent unlawful expeuditnre of money by municipalities. Permitting marriage of girls of 12 years and males of 18 in order to 'egalize heirs. Regulating the business of horseshoeing. Amending act as to repoits of corporations. The Harngari Maennerohor will give a musical entertainment in the D. O. H. hall, April 1. Thnrsday of last week 25 tiew patients registered for treatrnent at the university hospital. The L. O. T. Al. party which was to have been held Monday night has been postponed until after Lent. The series of revival meetings whioh the Y. M. O. A. propoeed to hold this week had to be abandonad for financial raasons. Mr. Frank A. Daniels and Miss Martha J. Bogers, both of Lodi, were married in this city Sunday by Rev. W. E. Caldwell. Application has been made in the probate court for the admission of Mrs. Lida McCredy, of Ypsilanti town, to the asylum at Pontiac. Beginning with next, Sunday evening, revival services conducted by Mr. Bell, will be held in the chapel of the north side every evening next week. Mr. Orie Lathrop and Miss Mary Kowalski, both of Ann Arbor, were ' married Sanday evening at the ' terian parsonage, by Rev. J. M. Gelston. The regular meeting of the W. C. T. ; U. oocurs Thursday, Maroh 11, at i ' p. m., in the Y. M. C, A. rooms over the post office. All women will be very welcome. The Normal school will get a ■ 000 appropriation from the legislature over and above the two years' ' ation of $121,300, thus making the total appropriation for the school $136, 300. ; Aid. Burke will circuíate a petition among the residents in the proposed Fourth ward sewer district to present to the oommou counoil to have them order the sewer to be built, the mayor's veto to the contrary ' ing. Tomorrnw jight tbe Universiy Comedy Club ui produce "Tbe Private Secretary" .t the Grand opera house. Monday night John Griffith's "Faust" will occnpy the boards, and Taesday night "A Romance of Coon Hullow" will be the play. The lectures which Ex-Consul Steele advertised to give at Newberry hall and tbe Aun Albur Music Co.'s room, different evenings last week, on Cuba were so sparsely attended that he had to abandon the idea of lecturing here. A like fate befel his leetute in Ypsilant. In view of the fact that Senator Campbell bas introduced a bilí to allow the city of Ann Arbor to bond itself for $100,000 to boild au art gallerji, eto. , City Clerk Mills bas reqeived several letters from bond buyers tbroughout the country for information regarding the issue. May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nichols, of Pontiac st. , died of ' consumption Monday at the age of 15 years, 8 months and 1 day. The funeral services were held at the house ' Wednesday at 3 p. m., Rev. Henry Tatlock officiating. Interment in the Fifth ward cemetery. Mrs. Caroline Clancy, of No. 3 Lawrence st. , died Saturday afternoon of heart disease at the age of 74 years. The funeral services were held at St. Thomas' church, Tuesday morning, and the remains were interred in St. Thomas' cemetery. She was the widow of the late Edmund Clancy. Bach & Butler's Better Times for February contains a long and well written article on tbe May Festival from the pen of Porf. A. A. Stanley, illustrated with cuts of Mlle. Emma i Calve, Signo Giuseppe Campanari and ' Prof. A. A. Stanley. To it is ' ed the programs of the three festivals that have alraady been held and of the one that is to be given this year. Gustave Brehm, proprietor of the ! Hub saloon, E. Washington st. , left the city Thursday afternoon of last week, leaving a letter for his wife in whicb he said that he would not again return. The business was taken in ' charge by Titus F. Hutzel on a power of attorney from Brehm's brother-inlaw Carl Baumann, of Dayton, O., wbo held a mortgage on the property. The Ann Arbor Brewing Co. has now leased the place for flva years as it is running the business. City Treasurer Manly started ont Friday thoroughly eauipped to enforce the collection of the taxes remaining , unpaid. The most interesting feature of his preparation was tbe large dog ■ cage placed on a dray. Whenever the owner of a dog refused to pay his dog tax Dog Catcher Blackburn threw a noose around the dog and landed him in the box for speedy transfer to the kennels at the medioiü building. It did uot take long to flll the box with snapping, snarling canines. - Tijnes. At the 2öth annual state convention of the Y. M. C. A., at Owosso, Charles W. Wagner, of this city, was '; eleoted third vice president ; E. S. Gilmore was appointed cbairman of tbe standing committee on the state committee's report; A. h. Crozier was appointed a member of the standing'committee on resolutions; N. A. Gilchrist, of the TJniversity Y. M. C. A., presided over the section oonference on college problems; and Mrs. W. VV. Wetmore presided over the women 's auxiliary meeting. Eighty-eight peqple filed their names as protesting against the prcposed Fourth ward sewer to 18 for it. As there are 400 pieces of property in the district, this representation was but a small part of the whole nnrnber. The committee on looking over the matter and doubtless thinking that silence gave consent in the case of the 294 wbo did not vote, decided to recommend tbat the sewer be constructed in the district extending from Ann to Kingsley st. and from Ingalls st. to the main sewer. Aid. Koch, Burke and Dell signed the reoorainendation, Aid. Cady not being present at the meeting. A teachers' examiüation for all grades of crtificates will be held at the ooort honse, Aun Arbor, Maroh 25-2?. P. JVIoKernaD ia slated as a oandidate for nomiuatiou ou the dernocratio ticket at tbe coming spring electiou for the office of justioe of the peace. The junior branch of the Epworth League will hold its flrst social in tbe lectrire rooms of the M. E. church this evening. All Junior Leaguers are invited. J. T. Jacobs has purchased Chas. H. Aliiriand's interest in the Jacob & Allmand hboe business. Mr. Alhuaad may go on the load witii a line of samples for a shoe factory. At the reoeiít annnal meeting of the Mt. Holyoke college alumni at Detrot, the principal address was made by Mrs. J. T. Sunderland, of this city, who is a gradúate of that college. J. J. Ferguson has purohased Cramer's meafc market and the west half of the building in which it is located and will continue the business under his own personal supervisión. Here's success to you, John. City Clerk Mills bas signed tbe formal oomplaint against Sewer Con tractor Sharp for the embezzlement of $600 sewer fuDdB entrusted to his care last (all. Offioer Peterson left tbis morning for Poit Huron to arrest Mr. Sb-arp. Thirty-five memoers of Arbor Tent, No. 296, K. O. T. M., visited Wolverine Tent, Ypsilanti, Wednesday aigbt and the degree team initiated two oandidates according to th new ritual. After the work a baDqnet was served. The C. M. B. A. dancing party at the aimory Monday eveoing was attended by about 280 oouples amnng whom vvore nearly 100 people f rom Ypsilnti. Over 60 was uetted to the society besides jolly good tima beiug enjoyed. Tnesday was Mrs. Jas. E. Harkins' birthday and 26 of her friends surprised her that evening, and helpod celébrate the event. During the evening sbe wbb presented with a handsome bracelet as a token of the kindly feelings of her friends for her. Subpoenas have been surved ou Messrs. E. Lerg, Smith, Darling and several other milkmen for violation of tbe ordinance against peddlers. Prosecution has been begun by order of the mayor. The hearing will occur next week before Justice Gibson. Mrs Henderson, of Detroit, sapreme deputy of tbe order of tbe Star of BethIehem, is in the city endeavoring to estahlisb a Iodge of that order here. Ann Arbor already has a plethnra of societies and it does seeiu as though the people could hardly support any more in these stringent times. President H. S. Carbart makes the following announcement of Wesleyan Gtuild leotures: Dr. John Potts, of Toronto, Marcb 14, subject, "Supreme things oi life iu relatiou to Jesus Christ. " Bishop Chai. H. Fowler, April 4, subject, "St. Paul." Dr. L. T. Townsend, Washington, May 9, subjeot to be announced later. At tbe I. O. O. F. social and entertainment next Thursday evening Capt. C. H. Manly will give a talk on tbe battle of Gettysburg, James E. Harkins, Sidney Martin and Frank Ryan will sing; there will also be ruusic on tbe harp, and by a quartef, and renitatious by Mrs. McNally and Miss Curtis. After tbe entertainment refreshments will be served by the ladies. William Archer, alias "Boot," who was one of the four convicts who assaulted and almost killed Deputy Warden Northrup a year ago at Jackson, died Saturday of consumption. His fatBer wired from Grand Haven, refusing to accept the remains for burial, and they will come to Ann Arbor for dissecting purposes. Boot almost killed Night Guard Wellancarnp last fall. The Ann Arbor Art School will give its annual exhibition the third week in March. Eevrything points tn a very creditable showing of work done by pupils of the schnol during the year. Life work under Mr. Paulus has beea a prominent feature, but color work has not been neglected and a very attractive and worthy exhibition is promised. The exact date will appear in next wéek's issue. It is claimed that the case against Wm. Larkins Ed. Lyons and Rupert Jones for the murder of James Richards in Superior, January 30, has been greatly strengthened by new evidence obtained by MarBhall Peterson and Deputy Sheriff Ball' during the past ten days. The officers claim to have evidence that the three men were seen in the vicinity of Richards' place the night of the murder also that the horse and cutter was theirs, besides other strong points. In the preface to his new directory of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, which has just besn placed in the hands of its patrons. Glen V. Mills advocates the renumbering of the houses in Ann Arbor. He advises tbe use of tbe Philadelphia or "hundred plan." The Argus hopes that others besides Mr. Mills and itself will also soon begin to advocate a reDumbering of the streets. It is badly needed. Just fancy living at No. 29 Spring st., when tbere are three houses of that number on that street. Tbe fifth volume of Glen V. Mills' directory of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti is tbe best that gentleman has ever issued. It cöntains many improvements over former issues, not only tbe best of tbose known to tbe trade, but also additions suggested by patrons and residents of the territoiy covered by it. It cöntaius an alphabetical list of business and all residents over 18 years of age, excepting unmarried students; a miscellaneous and classified directory of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, also ruaps and house directories of both cities. Added to this it is the best printed of any of the volumes he bas yet gotten out There will be a full choral service with special rmisic and without sermón, at St. Andrew's church Sundoy eveuiü. Ubelsea will have a new iuilnstry tb is niODtb, in the shape of a factory whieh makes hardware sundries aud employs about a dozen men. The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. will hold its monthly busiaess meeting Monday, March 8, at 3 p. m. in the roums of tne assooiation. H. L. Wiserogel, of Muskegon, grand master of the I. O. O. F. of Michigan, has signified his intentioo of being present at the dedication ot the new Odd Fellow rocms in the Henuiag block, April 26. Prof. George Hetnpl fell on the icy walks Taesdav and was unconscious for several hours. Fortunately no internal injuries are believed to have beun sustained bat he was unable to meet his classes this week.