Local Brevities

Fred Kuebler fell and broke his leg in two places one day last week while working at Hangstarfer's ice housas. The Argus haB reoeived fiom the Equitable Life Assuranoe Co. one of the handsomest calendars that has been sent ont this year. Prof. Alberto Jonas and the Detroit Philharmonio Club is the attraction in the Choral Union series at University hall this evening. At the meeting of tbe state board of pharmaoy in Detroit last week F. G. Austin, of this city, was given a registered pharmaoist's oertih'oate. Pare "cussedness" is still rarnpant in Ann Arbor. Oa Saturday night another of the shade trees on Hanover Square was destroyed by sorne person. Willard A. Wheeler was arrested for using obscene and indecent language on the street. On Monday morning he paid Jaetioe Pond a fine of $1 and $3. 70 costs for his misdemeanor. . Married in Lansing, Cbristmas Day, Mr. B. Frank Olinger, formerly of this city, to Miss Malvina A. Post, of Lansing. It is a little' late to offer cougratulatione, but the Argus does so jast tbe same. The gentlemen of Trinity Lutheran church will have entire charge of the Ann Arbor skating park on S. Fourth ave., this evening. Oysters and coffee will be served during the evening. Admssion 10 cents, refreshments extra. The proceeds will be used to clear away tbe debt incurred for chandeliers and lighting fixtures for the church. Rev. Daniel Shepardson, Pb. D. , tbe "wheel ohair evangelist," will couimence a series of revival meetings at the First Baptit church next Thursday evening. He beoame paralyzed in 1893, and two years later began to preaoh from the wheel ubair. His work has been marked by success and he has supplied prominent pnlpits in several western statea. He is an eminent preacher and sobolar and is to remain about tbree weeks in Aun Arbor iu revival meetings. Miss Mary Freuoh Field's readiug of seleotions from her fainous father's posrns at üniversity hall, Saturday evening for the benefit of the Hospital Cirole of the King's Danghters was largely attended. Miss Field was assisted by Miss Graoe Basseit, who phiyed the aocompaniments and Miss Belle Louise Brewster, who sang several of Engene Field's poema to mnsioal settings by DeKoven, Nevin and Prof. A. A. Stanley. Prof. Stanley's soög was partioularly well reoeived by the audieuoe, who enoored it enthusiastically. L9wis Kurtz has been bound over for trial in the oircnit oourt on the charge of keeping his saloon opea after hours. The fire department bas been oalled ont two or three times this week by Durning ohirnneys on buildings. The Ann Arbor Raikoad estimated earnings during the flrst week of this month were $33,3749.07, an increase of $12,21.11 over the same period of last year. It ia said Pat a hospital is to he established in Ypsilanti, for the benefit of students taken ill during the school year. Several prominent citizens have donated money and students will be treated free of charge The Forest Hill Cemetery Association at its meeting Tuesday re-elected the following offioers for the ensning year: H. S. Dean, piesident; W. B. Smith, vice president; E. B. Pond, seoretary and treasurer. O. M. Martin having won the first prize in the series of parties given by the "Merry-go-round Whist Club," will give the olub a supper next Tuesday evening. "Gold Digging in the Klondike" will be the subject of a lecture at the First M. E. oburch, at 8 o'clock tomorrow night, by a xeturned gold seeker. One bnndred wonderfiil views will be shown throngh the stereopticou. Admissiou 15 cents. The Y. Mi C. A. is preparing to observe Sunday, Jan. 23, as anniversary Sunday. Dr. Dan Bardley, of Grand Rapids, bas been secured to deliver the anunal address before the assooiation at the Congregational church in the evening. Co. A will give another of its inspection hops on Wednesday next in the armory. The drill will cornmence at 8:15 o'olook, dancing will be the order of the evening after 9 o'clock. ! sion by invitation only. Tickets for the hop 75 cents each. At the anuual meeting of the Firs National Bank held Tnesday morning. the fcllowing directora were ohoseu : J. L. Babcock, Wirt Cornwell, E. D Kinne, J. F. Lawrence, H. Soule, Moses Seabolt, Wru. Wagner, HernaD M. Woods, Frederick SchmicT. The street car autborities complain of the carelessness of children in playing around the street car tracks They stay on the track until the oars are close upon theia bafoie they move off, thereby making the cold shivers run down the baoks of the uufortunate motormen. A young colored man named James A. Tnrner, who has heretofore borne a good repucation, was arrested Tuesday night by Marshal Sweet on the charge of carnally knowing a young colored girl named Anna Johnson on tbe 22d day of Deoember, she being undor the age of 16 years. Dr. C. B. Kinyon will speak to men at the Y. M. C. A. rooms Sunday at 2:45 on tbe subject "Our Thoughts and Their Influence." Mr. Andrew Johnson will síng a bass solo. All men are urged to atteud this meeting; it will be a good one. Dr. Kiqyou is a veteran Y. M. C. A. worker. Tomorrow afternoou at 3 o'olock, at the home of Mrs. Junius E. Boa], Mrs. A. B. Palmer will give a talk upon ber travels in Spain for the benefit of the Ladies' Library Assooiation. Mis. Palmer spent several months in Spain and her talk will be both entertaining and instrnctive. All ladies interested are invited to be present. Adruissiou 15 cents. Winfred J. Wallaoe, of Ypsilanti, has accepted a responsable and lucrative position with Burkee & Gay, the large Wholesale furuiture dealers in Grand Rapids, and has sold out his law and iusurance business in Ypsilanti to our hustling ex-newspaper, but always strong republican youug friend.Fred W. Green. Wel!, never rnind your politios, Fred, here's success to you in your life work. Frank Umphrey bas proved himself a veritable hero in taking care of the wounded in the Whitmore Lakn ice house disaster. He staid up with Johu Baumgarduer, oue of tbe wounded men, every night from the time of the accident np to Wednesday wheu he was discovered by Mr. Bennett who sent a man to relieve him. Umphrey's eyes were ; sunken, his face drawn, and he staggered aa he walked tp the train, but be never uttered a oomplaiut or said a word about wbat he had done. Mrs. Emma McCollum, a fortner resident of tbis cityjied iu New Baltiroore last week. Memorial exercises for the late Supt. Walter S. Perry will be held at tbe high school chapel this afternoon at 2 o'clook. Ann Arbor Cormnandery, No. 18, K. T. will receive the annoal visitation of the graad commander the latter part of this month. The oars of the Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti Street Railway Co. traveled a total distance of 227,073 miles last year. Quite a long jonruey. On Monday George Wahr reoeived a carload of wall paper to reatook his etore. It oontained 335,000 rolls of paper, weighing 27,200 pounds. Prof. and Mrs. Truebood, assisted by the University Glee and Mandolín Clubs, will give a reoital in the Methodist oburch, Monday evening, Jan. 24. Volume 63, No. 1, was how the Argns commeüced its first issue in the new year. Many newspapers have been born and died in Ann Arbor siuce tbe Argus first saw the light of day. At the meeting of Fraterniry Lodge, No. 2G2, F. & A. M., Friday evening, Dr. F. G. Novy was presented with a handsome gold watch for ha services to the lodge as its ruaster during last year. The faculty concert at the School of Masic Tbursday eveaing of last week was a brilliant one and inclnded some very fine tnusio and singing by Miss Von Grave, Mr. Jonas, Mr. Zeitz and Mi38 Aliee Bailey. Our friend Harry Coleman, editor and proprietor of the Oakland Connty Post, is bonnd to keep his hustling weekly in the front ranks of newspaperdom. As a New Yaar's gift he baR treated bis paper toa brand new dress of type throughout, new heading and all. He bas also dropped the words ' 'Oakland Connty" from the title, and it is now known as "The Post." It pleases the Argus to note these evidences of prosperity. Speoulation is already rife as to who will be the nominees of the demooratio and republican county couventions next f all for the offioe of sheriff. Among those who are mentioned on the demooratio aide are Hirain Lighthall, of Chelsea, John Gillen, of Saline, aDd Charles W. Vogel, of Ann Arbor. Ou the repnblioan ticket tbere are Wm. Bnrtless, supervisor of Manchester, Dsputy Sheriff Lester Oanh'eld and CityMarshal Zenus Sweet. The Grand Trunk and Ann Arbor railroads are going to boild a fine unión depot at Duraud, the plans of whioh are now at Montreal for approval by the Graud Trunk officials. The structure will lie of brick, with stone triinmings. It will be about 50 feet wide by 200 feet long and two storiee high. There will be a fine waiting room, a oonvenient diaing room and a large baggage room downstfürs and upstairs will be fitted cp with offices for the agents of the roads, and the superintendent of the Ann Arbor road, who is looated at Durand. Clinton Local : A load of hay was set ou flre Wednesday at Anu Arbor near the jai], and firemen were immedi aely ou hand with Babcooks, which made no impression on the üames. A. J. Waters, a Manchester attorney, hap peued to be near and took hold of the tongvte, and with several others wantet to tip the load over by craruping tne wagon, which oould easily have been done aud saved the vebicle, but some over-officious firemen prevented, anc before the hose cart arrived the wagon was destroyed. A special train went through Ann Arbor Monday morriing on the Michigan Central whioh was considerable o a flyer. It consisted of a library buffe car, a chair car, a standard Miohigan Central coach, and a dining car, auc was used to tranport the members o Detroit Commandery, No. 1, K. T., t Chicago, where 24 of tbern gave au exuibition drill in the Auditorium at th cbarity ball for the benefit of the or phaus' home. The train was donatet fur their use, bnt the sir knights paic their fares just the same and the pro ceeds, $400, was turnad over to tb oharity fond, The suhedule tioie of tb train was 5 hours and 30 miuutes fo the 285'miles. It was 15 miuutes be bind time arriviug in Chicago on ac connt of a hot box on the engine. Be tween Detroit aud Kalamazoo the aver agejspeedjüwas a iiiileiin 55 secouds Airs. Nancy Higley died at her home in Ypsilanti Monday aged 82 years. George Walker, of this city, bas been granted an increase of pension from $16 to $17 a month. The New State Telephone Co. is to be organized in Owosso by a local stook oompaijy with a capital of $12,000. The Farmers and Mechanica Bank is now fitted up with cagas for its clerks who have to do with the dispensing of its roonetary affairs Married at the residenoe of Rev. R. K. Wharton, in Ypsilanti, by that gentleman, on Wednesday evening, W. H. Owen, proprietor of the Cook house barber shop, to Mies Eva Fletcher, cf Ypsilanti. C. W. Wagner has been elected deac;on at the Congregational church to snoceed F. C. Wagner. Dr. N. S. Hoff is now flrfet assistant Snnday school superintendent tak-ing the place of the late Prof. W. S. Perry. The building committe of the board of supervisors met Friday and let the contract; for constrnoting new steps at the sonth entrauce of the court house to John BanmgardDer, of this city. The steps are to be of Berea bine stone and will cost $325. The New York Snn published a list of pensioners wbo reoeive $45 per mcmth. and over reoently. It contained the narnes of three people in hits county: Lewis Cronk, Chelsea, $72; George W. Richards, Chelsea, $72, and John VV. Wise, Ypsilanti, $72. The Katbarine Building Co. has elected the following directors for the eusaing year: Reuben Kempf, Charles E. Greene, J. T. Jacobs, O. M. Martin and F. H. Belser. The board of directors has elected the following officers: President, Reuben Kempf; vice president, J. T. Jacobs; secretary and treasurer, F. H. Belser. Williaru Wagner, a well known machinist, died at nis home 42 W. Third st., on Saturday evening, of consumption, after a lingering illness, aged 47 years. His wife and five children snrvive him. The funeral services were held at the house and at Zion Lntheran ohnrch on Tnesday afternoon and were oonduoted by Rev. A. L. Nicklas. Interment was in Forest Hill cemetery. At a meeting of the association of teachers and pnpils of the Ann Arbor High Sohool held at the residence of Dr. W. B. Smith, it was decided to hold a reoeption on the evening of Monday, Jan. 31, in the parlors of the Presbyterian chnrch, to whicb all former pupils who attended the school between the years 1856 and 1876 and who live in this city and also the present teachers will be invited. C. Franz Kapp, died at his homo on econd st., Wednesday morning at 2 'olook, of dropsy, aged 55 years. His widow and two daughters survive him. 'he funeral services will be held at :30 this afternoon at tbe house and t 2 o'clock at the Betblebem cbnrch. 3e will be buried in the Fifth ward emetery. Mr. Kapp belonged to the Arbeiter Verein and Ann Arbor Lodge, No. 2T, A. O. U. W., oí both of which orders he was a oharter member. The conrse fornished by the Y. M. C. A. lyceum received its cap sheaf ?uesday evening when the Ransom Entertainers appeared at jhe Athens ?heater. The large audienoe was most enthusiastic in its praise of the excelence of the entertainment furnished. tír. Ransom in bis skillful feats of egerdemain was the chief attraction, and he was ahly seconded by Mr. Hanell iu bis whistling specialties, Miss Comell in soprano solos and Miss Harmon in readings and mandolín solos. It was au admirable -uuraber in a good course. Tuesday night was a gala night for Oddfellows in this city. The degree team of Huron Lodge, JDexter, was jresent and did the work in the initia;ory degree, and the team of Otseningo jodge followed with the secoud degree. After this a substantial supper was seryed in the dining room. Oapt. G. H Vlanly was toastmaster and good speeobes wpre made by Dr. Chase, Messrs. Whaley, Clark and Reeves, of Dexter, and D. H. Juhnson, Judge H. W. Newkirk, Candidate Staley, W. C. .Taoobns and C. E. Godfrey, of Ann Arbor. Fully 100 Odds were present. Prof. Stanley, of the University School of Music, will deliver his instruutive and entertaining lectnre on 'Bayrenth and tbe Wagner Festivals" at the M..E. cburoh, next Monday evening at 8 o'olock. These festivals bave rendered Bayreuth the musical Mecca of the world, and of Prof. Stanley's desoription of them, one who bas heard his leotuid says : "For the majority it is better to see with Prof. Stanley 's eyes and hear with his ears than to be iu personal attendance, so far as an adequate idea of thé great festival is concerned. " Come and hear the lecture. .Admii-sion 10 cents. Under the auspices of the choir.