Local Brevities
Charlev Banfield on a $10 gold ricg at the Plyniouth fair bieycle races last week. The niue months oíd sen of August Winter, of 74 S. Seveuth st. died Weduesday afternoon. Fuuera) wil] be held this afternoo at 8 o'olook, Rev. J. Neuinanu officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Granger haviug been requested to give a daucing party at tbeir aoademy before the season opeus, will do so next Tuesday evening, Sept. 2S. Dancing froru 8 to 12 o clook. Mrs. Cbarles M. Rousseau, mother of .Mrs. B. St. Jaimes, sr., died in De troit, Mouday. Mr. and Mrs, St. James and Mrs. Wm, Goodyear atteuded her fuueral whioh was held Weduesday. The weddiug of Miss Helen Lüuise Heudersou, of Flint, and Mr. Louis B. Lee, of Ann Arbor, took place in Flint, Weriuesday eveuing. The parties are prominent iu society. Mr. Lee is a son of Mrs. Giles Lee, is a U. of M. njau, and was formerly principal of the Plint high school. Miss Clara Lakowsky, danghter of Rudolph Lakowsky, of this city, died Wednesday morniug at the residence of J. Buechler on Second st, aged 20 years, 1 ruonth and 3 days. She had been in Ann Arbor for sis weeks taking treatment for coDsumption. Her remains were taken to Detroit for interrnent. It has been definitely decided by the business men of Ann Albor that they will close their stores and shops Priday afternoon next, Oct. 1, in order to attend the county fair. The sharn battle and military tournament on the fair grounds at tbat time will make the last day of the fair one of the best of the week. Mrs. Matilda Howard, the aged mother of Mrs. Dr. Baker, of Lansing, died yesterday afternoon, aged 94 years. She visited in tnis city every year and had many warm f'riends here. She retained her faculites to a remarkable degree and was prominent in women's clubs. She possessed a very loveable character.