Local Brevities

Ald. John Koch celebrated his 40th birthday on Sunday. The log carrying business on the Ann Albor Railroad has been very great this winter. The biennial state convention of the A. O. H. will be held at Flint, beginning Apiil 11. The date for the visit of Ypsilanti Methodists to Ann Arbor has been changed to Feb. 10 instead of Feb. 3. Ash Wednesday, the commencement of the Lenten soason falls on Feb. 23 this year. Easter Snnday comes on April 10. Sunday, Feb. 13, will be observed by tbe temperance people of Ann Aibor and vicinity as Anti-Saloon day. Prominent speakers from abroad will be present. Col. Henry Barton Beecher's lectnre at the Presbyterian cbnrch Tbursday evening of last week on "The Victims of the British Warsbips" was bot sliruly attended. The St. Thomas' Dramatic Club will present the drama, "Robert Emmett" at the Athens Theater on the evening of March 17. Further announoeinents will be made later. A large crowd attended Weinberg's skating rink Firday nigiit when it was in oharge of the Y. M. C. A. and a nioe little sum %vsa added to tbe building fund as the result. The mortgage flled in tbe register of deeds' office by the Union Trust Oompany against tbe Detroit, Ypsilanti & Aun Arbor Electric Street Railway oomprised 12,000 words. In the probate court on Friday tbe widow of tbe late Richard Webb, of Lyndon, was allowed $7 per week, nntil further notioe, the allowanoe to date from Mr. Webb's death. A good sized audience Hsteued to the D. ü. H. concert, giveu under the direoiou of Frederic Dansingburg, at Germania hall Tharsday evening of last week. It was a good concert and gave general satisfaction. The committee to arrange for the military ball and general inspection of Co. A, M. N. tí., whioli takes plaoe Monday evening, April 11, oonsists of Capt. Granger, Lieuts. Pack and Belser, and CorporaJs Huntoon and Walz. The directors of the Ypsilanti Opera House Co. have deoided to take the management of the house into their own hands aad thus save the oommission paid for its management by others. Tbis move is made to ourtail expenses. They hope to find a tenant for the house before next seaaon. A large map of the city is being made by City Engineer Key aud E. W. Qroves. H. W. Hayes saya the rumor that the Michigan Central will establish an nptown ticket offioe soon is not ourrect so far as he knows. Feb. 17 is the date of the concert at Harris hall to be given by St. Andrew's chnroh ohoir, nndor the direction of E. H. Kempf, i r tiie benefit of the choir fand. Who said il was cold ths week? Well, rather. There were thoae who thaught so at any rate, wben the thermometer was down to 8 degrees below zero Tuesday night. EíP. O'Leary, a yonng lawyer of this city, bad all bis plans made to start for the Klondike, when he was taken very ill, and is now at the hospital in a dangeroas coudition from tuberculosis, Early next month Co. A, M. N. G., will give one of its famous entertainments at the Athens Theater. Messrs. Granger, Paok, íáeabolt, Huntoon and Walz are the committee who have the matter in charge. A yonng girl, the other day, referred to the mustaohe of a yonng man as a "bang" on bis lip. If she doesn't look out some of these fine days she'll get a bang right under the nose. - Coorier. Quite right; quite right. Mrs. Harriet Niobols Root, daughter of Dr. W. W. Nichols, of this city, was married Jan. 22 at the Church of the Trausfignartion, New York, by Rev. Houghtón, to Mr. Frederick Charles Weeks, of London, England. The oase of John Shadford against the Ann Arbor street railway, which was tried in the December term of oonrt, will be carried to the supreme court. The deoision in the lower court was a judgment for SJbadford in the sum of $7,000. Thursday of last week -Tustioe Dnffy' married flarry C. Robinson, of Detroit, a senior student in the uuiversity, to Mabel B. Parish, of the same city, formeily of Saginaw. John W. Bennett and Charlea Dwyer witnessed the cereruony. At the meeting of tbe Michigan State Photographers' Assooiation held in Jaokson Wednesday and yesterday Fred J. Rentschler, of this city, was appoiuttid by President J. E. Wateon nne of the committee toanoruinate oflcers for tbe ensuing year. Dick Hamilton, the oolored stranger, who was taken to the city hospita] several days ago, died Friday evening of tubercular spinal meningitis, aged 21 years. The remains were shipped to Ann Arbor Satnrday by Webb & Ciandell. - Jackson Patriot. The Harugari Maennerchor of Germania Lodge, D. O. H., bas eleoted the following oifioeis: President, Christian Martin ; vioe president, Dr. J. A. Wessinger; sooretary, John Mayer; treasurer, Wm. G. Weimer; oasbier, G. C. Teufel; ínusioal director, Fiederio Dansingburg. The pardon board has denied the petitiou of Aotor Charles Bishop, who put on tbe play "Fate" in this city something over a year ago. In an interview vfith the board Bishop insisted that he wedded the gixl, whom he ab ducted, by the plaoing of a ring, and tbat he loves her still. Glen V. Mills' new diieotory of Ann Arbor is one of the nioest and most complete that he has ever issued. An added feature this year is the christian name of married ladies wbicb appears after the name of their hnsbands. The direotory places tbe populatian of Ann Arbor at 14,352. The Ann Arbor Electrio Co. an nounoes that it will not in the future oharge a meter rental of 25 cents to custotuers whoBe bilis are less than $ 5, except where the ouireut consumed is lees than 50 cents, when a minimum oharge of 50 cents will be made to help oover oost of reading and oolleoting. The Ladies' Sooiety of Zion Lutheran chnroh oeleliiated its ninth auniversary Thursday of last week. The meeting was interesting and well attended. Tbe following offioers were re-elected : President, Mrs. C. Maok; vioe president, Mrs. A. Jj'. Nioklas; secretary, Mrs. S. Graupner; treasurer, Mrs. F. Schmid ; assistant treasurer, Mra. J. Koch. The sooiety voted 300 additional toward the liquidation of the chuich debt, makiug a total of $1,800 donated by the ladies op to date. A broken trolley wire pat a stop to treet car travel for several honra on Vednesday morning. Fred fí. Belser has recently sold ont ns interest in the Washtenaw Evening rimes to Louis J. Lisemer. Benj. E. O'Neill has been appointed ecretary oUhe looal board of oivil serrioe examiners by the United States Divil Servioe Commiession. WedneHday was gronnd hog day. It vas certainly bright enoagb for the gentleman to see tais shadow aud we hall have a oontinuanoe of oold weathr. Moslem Temple, Mystio Shriners, ïolds an all day session Feb. 23 for the nitiation of candidatos. There will )e sevural from Aun Arbor among the nitiates. The choir of the Bethlehem chorch ïad a merry sleigtaing party to the ome of Adam Miller, in Superior, ou iVednesday evening. It was Mr. liiller's birthday. ■. Ann Arbor Typographioal Union has jlaced in Domiuation Converse Q. Jook, of this oity. for the office of flrst 'ice president of the International Jnion. Here's snooess to yon, Connie. Seventy divorces were asked for in Vashtenaw county last year, 32 were ranted, 6 withdrawn anrl 32 are still lending. The wife was oomplainant n 31 oases and cruel ty was alleged in -.0 cases. Victor Maynard, D. C. Lowery and hre other young men will leave for he Klondike in April. They will take irovisions for two years and go by the 3udson BayCo. 's route to avoid the lardships of the Alaska passes. Miss Sybil Eva Morse, of Alpena, veil known in this city where she atended sohool, was married Wednesday ivening to Henry F. Wilson, of Alpeia, at the residenoe of the bride's atber, Henry fí. Morse, the well mcwn luinberman. Fully 300 people atended the reception. At the meeting of Ann Arbor Comnandery, No. 13, K. T., Tuesday vening it was deoided to give a inights Templar party at Masonio Cemple on Monday evening, Feb. 31. k committee on arrangements was apjointed and preparations for the event lave already commenoed. At the annual meeting of the Ann irbor Fruit and Vinegar Works the 'ollowing directors were elected : Jharlee E. Greene, G. F. Allmendinger, Leonhard Grnner, David Einsey, Gottlob Luick, George Aprill and F. 3. Belser. The board organized as iollows: President, C. E. Greene; rice president, L. Grunei; secretary nd treasurer, G. F. Allmendinger. Last year the enormous Rum of $11,367,325 was paid ont by the people of Michigan for insurance in oompanies intboiized to do business in this state, ;o say uothing of the sums paid to unjuthorized oompanies that transact Dnsiness by means of correspondenoe. riiis snm is more than five times as ?reat as the annaal state tas levy, and is greater than the entire oost of the 3omnJon schools. The amount of insurinoe of all kinds oarried by the people Df the state, Insurance Cornmissioner Jampbell places at over $li,000,000. Gov. Pingree has laid bef ore tbe aniversity students, throngh President Butohins, a problem, for correct anjweis to whicb he offers prizes of $50 ind $25 eaoh. It is to reckon thedifferinoe between tbe value of tbe papar money in whicb soldiers of the rebellion were paid, and gold, and how tnuch that differenoe would amount to at this time if drawing 3 per cent interast compounded each six months. Thn idea of the governor is to accentoate the fact that soliders were paid in depreciated curreucy, while bonda were paid for in gold, or its equivalent. The nest session of the Michigan Scboolmasters' Club will be held Maroh 81, April 1-2, at the university. There will be sessions of general interest Friday and Saturday mornings April 1-2, and meetings of special seotions Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons. Friday evening there will be a recital in the Uuiversity hall at which anoient Greek iiiosio will be performed, and following this a reoeption given by the faculty of the university to the Sohoomasters' Club. By invitation of the clnb the Committee of Twelve of the American Philologioal Assooiation will hold its conference here at the aame time. Judge Kinne is holding oonrt in Detroit this week. O. Q. Peterson bas the contract for tbe eleotrioal decoration of tbe gym for tbe Ju ij mr Hop. The Congregational Suuday sohool orohestra wi)l give a public conoert in abont two weeks, J. T. Jacobs Camp, ö. of V., gave a pleasant eooial party at their rooms, 27 S. Main st. , on Tnesday evening. E. F. Mills' son, Stanley, had an operation for appeodicitis performed on him Friday. Be is getting along niceiy. Dr. Eliza Mosber is down for two talks before the Yonng Women's Christian Association at tbeir rooms on Tuesday evenings, Feb. 8 and 15. Her snbjeot will be "A Day's Living." Mrs. Henry Waldron, formerly of this city, died very snddenly in Cleveland, O., a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Waldron left Ann Arbor only a few weeks ago to make their home in Cleveland. The Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor Railroad Co. has ron np against a snag in Ypsilanti and the common connoil of the twin oity ia putting considerable obstacles in the way of the peaoefnl progress of the enterprise. The Yonng People's Society of the Betlilabem chnrch had a sleighing party Monday nigbt to the home of, ; drew Kempf, in Nortbfield. In spite of the storm the yoang folks managed to have a very good time. The winter meeting of the sonthern oouvoatiou of the diooese o f Michigan was beid inTrinity cbnrch, Hudson, on Tuesday. At tbs evening session Rev. Henry Tatlock, rnctor of St. Andrew's church, of this oity, delivered an address. Beginning with next semester Mrs. Clara G. Plympton will assume charge of the grammar department of the eighth grade, and Miss Carrie Dicken will take Mrs. Plympton's place as instructor in the seventh grade of the First ward. Next Sunday evening Mr?. Sunderland will give an illustrated lectnre in the Unitarian churcb on "Tbe Life and Work of Moses,and the Story of the Exodus." The illustrations will be etereoptioon views from Doie's famons pictares of Old Testament events. At a meeting of the Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti Street Railway Co. held at Ypsilauti Saturday afternoon, J. D. Hawkes, John A. Russell and S. F. Angus were eleoted directors to sncoeed Messrs. Winter, Reynolds aud Lau. Arrangements were also made to extend tbe present line to the eastern corpora tion line at Ypsilanti to oonneot with the eleatrio road from Detroit. The Calendar Pnblishing Co. had a meeting Saturday at tbe offloe of the Iulaud Press and elected the following directors: Hugh Brown, H. J. Goulding, L. A. Pratt, M. M. Hawxhurst and W. B. Phillips. Tüe board organized by electing Hcgh Brown president; H. J. Guulding, vice president ; L. A. Prtt, eecretary and treasurer. M. M. Hawxhnrst was employed as manager for the ensuing year. The Willis bard is at it again. Hear him : Sweet sixteen is going up the hül With ribbons, bows and frills In her dress sbe is pretty as a rose And her features doth disclose Maiden grace This model of the race Whote charms let angels trace Hath never worn u. gowïi on her face. "A gown on her face." Whoever heard of a pretty girl wanting to cover up her face, espeoially "with a gown." In tbe entertainment to be given at the Athens Theater by the Ann Arbor Ligbt Infantry March 8 aud 9, 70 ladies and gentlemen will take part. The first part will consist of a grand minstrel performance in which 40 ladies aud gentlemen will take part. Part secorid will inclnde some 30 more ladies and gentlemen in a fine list of specialties. The entertainment will be a hurumer,as every other entertainment given by Co. A tbat has preceded it has been. The State Military Board will soon decide npon the place of bolding tbe next encampment, and it is more than possible that no cbange may be made in the looation after all, and that Island Lake will be seleoted for auother year at least. General White is said to favor Island Lake, while General Case frankly admits tbat be favors Manistee. General Irish therefore holds the balanoe of power and has not annonnced bimeelf, although it is believed tbat be will vote with General White for Island Lake. The board will visit Manistee, however, before deciding. A prominent business man boarded a streef car the other evening goiug south. In a short time two leading and cultured society woraen got on the oar. The foremost one cunld not open the door. Tho gentleman obligingly opened the door. No thanks. Onë of the two started toward the other eud of the car to put tbeir fare in the box, but tbe car jolted so mnob that tbe gentleman kiudly made the trip for her. Still no ihanks. Query : Is street car politeness different from tbat of the drawing room? - Times. After sucb an experience as this, which is no nnoornmon specimen, it seems that snoh a question is superfluous. M. Alexauder Gnilmant, the world's greatesc organist, wbo is inakiug a farewell tour in this oountry, will give a recital on the Frieze Memorial oigan at üniversity hall, Feb. 11. M. Gnilmant has been ssoured tbrough the efforts of Prof. Stanley, who has long desired that Ann Arbor have an opportunty of hearing the famuns innsician. He is now in nis sixtieth year and is said positively to be in America for his last time. Besides being a muster of the teohniqne of the organ he is also a famons composer. Tbe price of admissiou 50 cents, inoludes a íeserved seat. Boards are open at Wetmore's book store, S. Main st., and Calkins' Pharmaoy, S. State st. The oironit conit stands adjonrned untü Monday, Feb. 31. John KeilJy, a tramp, was given 10 days in jail Monday by Jnstice Dnffy ïor being drank. Henry Williams, a tramp, was given 10 days In jail by Jnstiue Pond yesterday for being dinnk. AngnstSeabolt had the misfortuue to fall and break bie lag Wednesdáy while cntting ioe on the river. Master Frfd Daley has been engaged to sing two or three times each day daring the meeting of the State Y. M. C. A. convention to be held iu JackoD, j Thnrsday, Fiiday, Satarday and Sudday, Feb. 10-13. Prof. J. G. Pattengill tella uu that there is one teacher in onr pablio schools wbo bas tanght 34 years, 4 who have tanght over 25 years, 2 from 20 to 25 years, 2 from 15 to 20 years, 9 from 10 to 15 years, 24 from 5 to 10 years, aüd 2 less than one year. - Conrier. F. H. Belser has jnst mceived from the Gradúate club at the University of Colorado a set of resolntions adopted by the olab npcD tbe death of bis brother, tbe late Prof. Cari W. Belser. The re8olntious speak in terms of the I bigheEt praise of the deceased gentleman. The will of tbe late Prof. W. S. j Perryhas been uffered for probate in j the probate ooort. Tbe estáte is ( mated at $17,000. The terms of the will provide that the widow shall rernain in poesession of the property and' reoeive the income accrning from the estáte till the two minor children, Walter and Mabel, sball have become of age, at wbich time she wil] take pissession of her dower right and the remainder of the estáte will be divided eqnally among the foor children. Ida J. Twist, of Ypsilanti, bas filed a bilí ia tbe circnii coart asking for a divorce from her husband Ennis R. Twist on tbe groand of cruelty aud non-8npport. The conple have been mairied 17 years and have two children. Edna C. Potter, of Dexter, also aska for a divorce from ber husband William H. Potter, a barber in tbis oity, to whom she was married Sept. 27, 1896. The bilí averR that he deserted her Deo. 14, 1896, and has sinoe lefosed to coDtribnte to her j port. It also charges that be has ciated and consorted with fast women . and for these reasons she asks a divorce from him.