Local Brevities

Chas. Sauer is building a large porch in front of the residenoe of Wm. Condón, on S. Dniversity ave. Two young men were baptized at the beginning ol the services at the f irst Baptist cburoh Sunday night. Stella Sebastian McCIure has been gianted a decree of divorco by Judge Kinne from Roy C. MoCInre. The Ann Arbor Agricultural Co. has reoeived an order for a carload of hay tedders from London, England. Tomorrow ocenrs theannual program afternoon for thö ladies' class in dancing at Granger's aeademy at 4 o'olook. The 28th meeting of the Michigan Sehoolmasters' Clnb is in session at Frieze Memorial hall today and tomorrow. This week's nnmber of the Argus is the 3,333d that has been isBoed since it was established. That is, it is 3,333 weeks old. Albert Tenfel, who %vas nominated for supervisor of the seventh ward on the democratie ticket, has declinad to ruake the run. Albert Messner, of 14 E. Huron st, feil and pnt his left shoulder out of joint Sunday. Dr. Wessinger reduced the dislocation. Tbe building fund of the new north side ohtirch is $56.50 richer ag the result of the New England dinner given l by the ladies last Friday evening. Remember that in order to vote for lAlton D. DeWitt for county school Icommissioner you must vote the state (ticket, as bis name does not appear on the local ticket. Lucius Perry Hill, the poet humorist, will give an entertainment in tbe S. L. A. course at University hall this evening. He has the repntation of being one of the greatest poetioal humorists in the country. The ladies oomprising the lodge of Royal Neighbors completely surprised the Modern Woodmen on Monday evening by appesring at the hall while the latter were in session laden with bouquets of fiowers and baskets of provisions. A good tima for all who participated was the result. The report circulated by a loud mouthed blatherskite that Gottlob Luick would not accept the nomination for president of the oommon council given him by the democratio convention Monday night was emphatically denied by M. Luick in a coniinunication in Monday's Times. In this instanoe the hope that he would not run was donbtless the instigation for the untruthful statement. Mr. Edgar M. Nichols and Miss May Bucklin were rnarried Friday evening by Rev. Samnel D Breed. The directors of the Katherine Building Associatioo have deolared a quarterly divided of lf per cent. Emil Golz has bought the Sorg store on S. Main sfc., from Arthur Brown. Baoh & Bntlor pfïected the transfer. Mrs. Philip Baoh bas presentad the Tappan scho i with a portrait of Dr. Tappan, in u hose mernory the school was named. The tbird annual meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science has been in session in tbis city Wednesday, Thnrsday and today. The state military board has practically decided to hold this year's encampmerit of the state troops at the old place, Island Lake. The Ypsilantian bemoans the loss of a bundie of manuscript together with a poeni. Baudle of manuscript and a poem ! Auother Willis obituary probably. - Times. The musical entertainment given by the Modern Woodmen at Odd Fellows' hall Thnrsday evening of last week was largely attended and proved highly entertaining as was attested by the nuruerous enoores. Charles H. Major has the finest display of wall paper that was ever shown in Ann Arbor on exhibition at his new stand, 2b E. Washington st. It chailenges the gaze of everyone that passus the window and Charlie says the orders are coming in too. Only about half the people who waoted to hear tbe concert by the Chequamegon orchestra at tbe Ann Arbor Music Co. 's rooms, Saturday evening, were able to find room. It was an excellent concert, however, and was greatly appreciated by the crowded audience. At its meeting Monday evening Becker's Military Band eleoted the follpwiug officers: President, Ed. Krapf; vice president, Arthnr Perkins; secretary and treasurer, Otto L. Mogk; provisional leader, Ed. Burdick; business manager, John Voutig. The membersbip now nnmbers 22, having elected two at its last meeting. Messrs. ,1. E. Beal and E. H. Scott have returned trom their visit to Lansing. They repoit that Senator Campbell explains the introduction of the bill "to permit Ann Arbor to bond itself for 1100,000 for the erection of an art building, " by saying that it was given him by Justice Claudius B. Grant with tbe request that he introduce it. - Times. A movement is on foot among our business men to stop all business ou the afternoon of June 12, tha day of the baseball game between Cornell and the U. of M. It is the only big game to be played here this year and a strong erïort wiil be put forth to secure a large attendauce at the athletic field on that day as there has always been a great objection to seeing tne big games played outside of the city. The lecture of Dr. Copeland, which was to have been given on next Friday night il) the Four Evenings Abroad Course of the Epworth League has been changed to Saturday night. Dr. Cope land spent some time last summer in the quaint old oity of Chester and his account of bis experieuce there, nnder the title "Roman walls and feudal halls" will prove both entertaining and instruotive. At the M. E. church. Admission 10 cents. The sixth ward schooi held intere,sting exercises Friday afternoon, in tB% interest of impressing on the pupils the sentiment of kindness to all living creatures. The exercises consisting of readings, recitations and Binging, were in cbarge of tbe teachers, Mrs. Downs, the Misses Anderson, Purfield and Ballah. A number of the parents of the pupils, representativos of the Humane Society and members of the school board were present. Monday was Elmore Jacobus' 39th birthday, and on that eveuing 20 couples of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jacobus dropped in on them to help them celébrate it. Elmore had an inkling of what was going to happen, but his wife had not and was completely taken back at the influx of visitors. A bountiful supper was served by the gnests after which card playiug and dancing interspersed with topical songs ' by Roy Cbambers, kept the party occupied uutil 3 o'clock Tuesday morning. Only a small orowd atteuded the Sons of Veterans' musical and literary entertainment Tuesday eyeuiug. The anunal Junior exhibition will oconr April 12 iu high school hall. Arlmisaion In cents if tickets are procured before that evening; 25 cents if purgase.! at the door. Prof. D. W. Springer will addre.'s the Y. M. C. A. meeting nest Suaday atá:45p. m. A vocal solo will be rendered by Mrs McClnre accompanied by violin aud piano. All men oorue. The playing of the Uuiversity band ] as it paraded the streets in an electnu car Saturday afternoon to advertise the iudoor meet, was exceedingly good consideriDg the length of time it had been organized. At the close of the republioan convention Friday night a meeting of the city comuuttee was held and it organized by electing Prof. E. F. Johnson chairmau, George H. Pond secretary and P. J. Lehman treasurer. E. L Seyler has sold his house and lot, No. 29 Thompson st., to Dr. E. D. Brooks for $5,300, taking in exobange f Dr part of the purchase money the doctor's property in Flnshing, Mich., at a valuation of $1,500. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, D. D., bishop of the diocese of Michigan, wiil rnake his annual visitation to St. Andrew's church aud administer the rite of coufirmaïion to a oiass of about 30 young people on Sunday eveuiug next. Bishop Charles H. Fowler, of Bufalo, N. Y., will deliver the second lecture in the Wesleyan Guild conrse at the First M. E. church, Sunday evening next. His subject will be "St. Paul." The bishop is one of the ablest platform speakers iu America. Tomorrow is visiting day at the sewing school and the teachers would like to have the mothers come iu, if only for a short time. They have a uumber of garments for sale and would like to dispose of them soon. The rooms are n the third story of the Courier block. Everybody is iuvited to attend the Sunday school which is held at the stone schoolhouse iu Pittsfield, two miles out on the street car line at 3 o'clock every Sunday afternoou. Bring your gospel hymus with you. It is desired to make it the banner school of the town. County clerk Schub feil on the aa icy walk iu Ann Arbor the other day aud fractured his ankle boue. - Saliue übserver. Men in high positious often f all. Friend Schuh may be congratnlated that is is his aukle bone aud not his exoellent character that is injured, - Milau Leader. Marshal Petersou calis the attentioa of bicyclists to thp ordinance forbidding the riding of bicyoles on the sidewalks. He wishes them to distinctly nnderstand that Wholesale arrests will be made unless the practice, whioh has cropped out with uuusual vigor this spriug, is discontinued. Prof. Johu B. DeMott's lecture on "The harp of the senses, or the secret of character bnilding, " given in the Presbyteriau chutch, Tuesday eveuing, was one of the flnest tbat bas been given in Ann Arbor in many a day. The lecture was the last number of the Y. M. C. A. lyceum course aud was not as largely attended as the previous eutertainments had been. Depnty County Clerk Philip Blum, in the enforced absence of County Clerk Schuh, who is still laid up with a broken leg, sent outjthe offloial ballots for the state ticket which are to be nsed in Monday's electiou, last Wednesday. It is arranged as follows : Republioan, Silver Democratie, Prohibitiou, Democratie. People's, Liberty, and Socialist Labor Party. Then comes the two amendments to provide a board of auditors for Kent county, and relative to the salary of the attorney general. George W. Smith, of the law firm of Smitb and Stivers, died Sunday afternoon at his rooms iu the Fifth ward of tuberculosis. He was a gradúate of the law school of the University, had also taken his master's degree from that institution, aud was a bright, studious, hard workiug young man. Since bewas 11 yenrs old Mr. Smith had been making his own way in the world aud his early death is peculiarly sad iu view of the oircumstauces. The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the nortb side ohapel, Rev. John Neunaann offioiating. Tbe editor of the Milaa Leader say "Angle worms have come to the snrface of tbe ground looking for flshhooks. " The fire departruent was treated to an April fooi run yesterday moroing when a poi of tar, whioh E P. Cook was nsing on the armory roof, blazed up suddenly and cansed an alarm to be turned in. Jobn H. Shadford, the repnblicau noiuinee for saperviaor iu tbe Fifth ward, has withdrawn from the tace and the name of George H. Rbodes has been placed on the ticket by the ward oororuittee. Mrs. Emma Butler died Wednesday eveuiag at her home 35 S. Duiversity ave., of apoplexy. The fnneral services were held this morning at 9 o'clock at St. Thomas' churcb. Intermeut in St. Thomas' cemetrey. The ProbibitioDists of the city have plaoed the following city ticket in the field: For mayor, Jndson H. Warner; for president of the oouncil, Elnathau Doane; for city olerk, Horace Purfield ; fnr jnstice of the peace, Charles Boylan. E. E. Lelaud will sell at anction on Wednesday next, April 7, at 1 o'clock, all the farm stock and implements belonging to John McKernan. The sale will take place on the farm % miles west of the Catholio ohucrh in Northfield. Mrs. Fannie, wife of Bev. R. H. Steele, of Detroit, formerly pastor of the Piesbyterian chnrch in this city, died at her home in Detroit Weduesday afternoon of broncbial astbma. She was a womau of a lovely character and had many friends in this city. Tbe last of the series of dancing parties given by tha I. O. O. F. of the city was beid last evening at the hall in tbe Heuning block and was the equal in suocess to any that have preceded it. The Odds are to be cougratulated on the extreme soccess of rheir popular parties. Thfi Argns this week eends out its quarterly statements of accounts to snbscribers who are indebted to it. If yon caüoot pay the whole amonnt come in and give us part of it. Aïe have treated you fairly in giving you credit for the paper, and oue good tnrn deserves anotber so drop in and return the compliment. The Harugari Maennerchor gave 'a concert and celebration of the 84th birtbday of Prince Bismarck at the Harugari hall last eveuing, which was well attended. John Mayer delivered an addiess and Otto's orcbestra furnibhed the unsic. Others wbo took part in the exeioses were M. Haller, Gottlob Stark and John E. Mayor. Ann Arbor has a Mayer, a Mejor, a Bell, a Goodrich mau, a Sawyer, one who Meyers at every step, anuther who is Manly, and otbers who are Trneblord, besides tbe Dean of the city. Lately there has appeared in the city a kind of cow toy cbaracter of whom tbe citizens seem to be very much afraid ; he goes by tbe name of "Sawyer Bill," and seeros to be sort of "in it" with tbe students. - Milán Leader. A pleasant pedro party which was in progress at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mann, on Tnesday evening was rudely broken up by tbe fire in Martin Schaller's store, that geutlman aud his wite being of the patty. Sid W. Millard won the first prize, Mrs. Thos. Corbett wou the ladies' first prize and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Binder were bound tbe booby prizes shonld not be separated, go oarried tbem both off. The results of tbe labors of the boards of registration of the several wards are as follows: First ward, new names added 35, lost 37, net loss 2; second ward gained 44, lost 33, net gain 11; third ward gained 51, lost 15, net gain 36; fourth ward gained 45, lnst 7, net gaiu 38; fifth ward gained 20, lost 13, net gain 7; sixth ward gained 13, lost 7, uet gaiu ; geven tb ward gained 13, lost 2, net gain 11; total gained 221; lost 114; net gain throughout the city 107.