Local Brevities

THE DATE FOR EASTER. Thirty days hath September, Every person can remember; Hutto Icnow when Easter's comes Puzzles even scholars, some. When March the twenty-first is past, Just watch the silvery moon. And when you see it full and round, Know Easter '11 be here soon. Af ter the moon has roached its full Then Easter will be here. The very Sunday after In each and every year. And if it hap on Sunday The moon should reach its liiffht, The Sunday following this event Will be the Easter biïght. -Boston Transcript. There will be a dancing party at Germania ball this evening. A uniformed rank of colored K. of P. was organizad here on Monday evening. Anton Seidl, the great orchestra leader, died in New York, Tuesday, quite suddenly. The Y. M. C. A. library has been recently enlarged by several gifts of valuable books. Foor oars fnll of United States soldiers passed through Ann Arbor on the Michigan Central Sunday evening. Ann Arbur Lodge, No. 55, Degree of Honor, A. ü. U. W., will give a social and danoe on the evening of Friday, April 15. Ford A. Hindman, of Detroit, is the new secretary of the Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor railway, vioe John A. Russell, resigned. Tbe Satnrday and Monday eveuing praotioe classes at Qranger's school for dancing are beooniing very popnlar. Botb hare large ïnembershipa. John Taylor, a war veteran, who was injured in tbe ioe house disaster at Whitmore Lake, has gone to the soldiere' home at Grand Rapids. The Barns' anuiversary entertainment will take plaoe at University hall April 9. A list of those wbo will take part in it was given in last week's Argus. Prof. F. S. Goodrich, of Albion college, wil! speak at the meeting for toen, in the rooms of the Y. M. C. A., at 2:45 p. m. on Sunday. Hiá snbject will be "Blind Eyes Opened." Several good improvements are being made at tbe Arlington by its new proprietor ü. J. Shetterly. The dining room has been papered and renovated, more tables have been put in . A new parlor is to be opened up on the seoond floor and a writing room is being fixed up in tbe room adjoining tbe office, with whiob it will be connected by a large arch. Arthur J. Sweet bas been granted a patent on bis track drilling machine. Bom - to Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Alexander, Tuesday night, a nine pound baby boy. Mrs. D. Ziminerman bas been appointed adrninistratrix of the will and estáte of her late busband. Mrs. Blaisdell's home, 903 Miner st., was entpred by burglars Thnrsday nlght of lasr week and several little trinkets weie stolen. The time for bolding the regular meetings of the looal Star of Betblehem lodge has been ohaDged to the first and tbird Fiidays of eaoh month. Hudson T. Morton opened soiue oanned obeiries and gooseberriea tbe otber day whioh veere oanned in 1883 or 1884 and found them in perfect condition. Tbe local Home Forum is arranging to give an entertainment Friday eveuing, April 22, nnder the obarge of Miss Josie Davidson. Hupper will be served. Tbe ordinanoe againt riding bioyoles on tbe sidewalks is being striotly enforced by the pólice officers as witness tbe numerous arrests for violations of its provisions. Manager J. E. Travis, of tbe Courier office, returned to County Clerk Schuh $10 wbicb had been paid bim through an eiror in bookkeeping on Saturday 1 ast. A majority of the property owners on S. Main st. , between Liberty and William sts., bave signed a petition for pavemeot, and the petition will be acted on by tbe council at once. Michigan Telepbone Co. 's phones have been put in for the Hurd-Holmes Co., No. 188; Pbi Delta Theta, No. 258; Tau Delta, No. 257; J. A. Brown, No. 153; Ann Arbor Brewing Co., No. 101. At tbe meeting of tbe board of registration at tbe council cbamber Wednesday it was decided to cbange tbe voting precinct of tbe residents of Grand River ave. from the second to tbe tbird ward. If war is declared the membersbip of Company A could be increased from its present limit 86, to 104. If it comes to tbis Capt. Granger says be would like to make a special enlistment of 18 ex-members. A Forty Honrs' devotion commenced in St. Patrick's churoh, Northfleld, Sunday morning at 10 :30 o'olook, conducted by Rev. D. P. Coyle, of Detroit, and Rav. Fr. Scheukelberg, of Jackson, who were assisted by the local clergy. The fiiends of Mr. aud Mrs. J. J. Ferguson asembled at their home on Fountain st. Friday evening and gave them a farewell surprise party. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson are about to make Detroit their home aud left for (hat city this week. The city eiigineor has been directed by the board of publio works tn furnish estiraates for the proposed crosswalks on Detroit st., also for the extending of storm sewers on tbat street, one plan or the other to be followed to make Detroit st. passable in extretuely wet weather. Henry K. Loud, Perry A. Bines, Robeit B. Griffith, and Thomas L. Bagg, all students, severally paid $3.45 costs to our city justices last Friday and Saturday for the privilege of riding their bicycles on the sidewalks contrary to the ordinance. You must keep off the walks, boys . Humane day exercises were held in the first ward school Friday afternoon from 1 to 5 o'clock. The school is so large that the exercises had to be held in four rooms. Remarke appropriate to the oocasion were made by Mrs. Anna B. Bach, Miss Emma E. Bower, J. .1. Goodyear, W. N. Brown, H. Wirt Newkirk and Mrs. Van Valkenburg. At the regular meeting of Ann Arbor Lodge, No. 2G, Star of Bethlehem, held Thursday eveniug, March 24, the followiDg offlcers were eleoted for the ensuing qnarter: VVortby commander, Dr. Jennie Hughes; wortby vice commander, Lady Minna Trojanowski ; worthy soribe, Lady Betsy Lee; worthy accountant, Sir Charles Dosey ; wortby treasurer, Sir G. D. Allmendinger; worthy marshal, Lady Cunningham; worthy ohaplain, Lady Minnie Werner; worthy iuside sentinel, Lady Mary Kajuska; worthy outside setinel, Lady Margarita Otto; pbysician. Dr. Jennie Hughes; agent E. S. B. F., Lady Betsy Lee. A lodge of Elks wíll be organizad in Adrián Wednesday next with about 50 charter members. As April 7 is Holy Tbnrsday the Faenlty Conoert annonnoed for tnat date will be postpnned to April 14. Tbis week the Argos sends ont ita regular qnarterly statements of subsoriptions and also asks those to whoru they are sent to giv tbem thair kind and earuest attention. A. M. Baker and J. Fullerton for being too eager in tbeir solioitationtj for passengers at the Michigan Central depot one day last week paid f 3. 45 costa Tbnrsday of last week. The dweiling nansa of Romain P. Chase, of Sylvan, together with its contents, was destroyed by fire on Tnesday night. Insnred for $1,500 in the WashteDaw Mutual Fire Insurance Co. The order of the Temple was oonferred by Ann Arbor Commandery, No. 13, K. T. , on Tuesday evening. Thomas Green, eminent commander of the Three Rivers commandery, did the eminent oommander's work. Tbe candidate was his nephew W. Feil, of Ypsilanti. Wm, H. H. Earp, tbe youngest son of Rev. Samuel Earp, D. D., formerly of this city, died at the family home, in Oil City, Pa., on Maroh 23, after an illness of only three days. He was a native of this state, having been born at Grand Rapids, May 30, 1876. A window in E. Duffy's grocery was broken Sunday by some of the gr.ng of street corner lonngers who make that seotion of N. Main st. their headquarters. Officers Collins and Armbrneter scooped in a few of them and on their agreeing to put in a new ligbt of glass if released tney were let go. Julias Bethke died at his borae on W. Second st., Tbursday evening of last week, of consumption. Deceased was 37 years of age and leaves a wife and three children. The funeral services were heJd at Zion cburcb Sunday afternoon, Rev. A. L. Nioklas offloiating and iuterment was in Forest Hill cemetery. A larga attendance was present at the annual meeting of the W. C. T. U. Thursday of last week and it was a very pleasant affair. The reports of the president and the varions officers were read and the annnal election of officers was held resulting in tbe choice of all the old officers. Afterwaids a sooial session with light refreshments took place. A Michigan Central special, consisting of two coaches and a buffet oar, carrying the Knigbts of Columbas, of Detroit, inade tbe distance between Detroit and Chicago Snnday morning in a little over flve hours. Between some stations the train ran 75 miles an hour. The 48 miles between Kalamazoo and Niles up grade was made exactly in 48 minutes. It was a record breaking run. Rt. Rfiv. Thomas F. Davies, bishop of the diocese of Miohigan, confirmed a class of 28 yoong people at St. Addrew's cburch on Sunday evening. A large congregation witnessed the solemn ceremony. lu tbe moroing tbe bisbop ennfirined a class of 25 at St. Lnke's chnioh, Ypsilanti, and in the after noon privately oonfirtned AI. B. McGregor, of that oity, wbo is an invalid. On Friday nigbt five boys named Orcha Scheffler, Fred Gross, Willie Dupslaff, Charles Stilson and Henry Raab amused themselves by throwing stouee at an electrio aro light on the corner of Madison and Seoond sts. uutil they broke it. Monday tbey were taken before Justice Dufïy and on Tnesday they settled for their amusement by paying $10.70 to cover the expense of the broken lamp and tbe oosts inourred. Fun comes high, but we must bave it. Arthur Green and Del Wetberbee were before Justice Doffy Monday on a obarge of larceny. The justioe gav6 tbem 90 and G5 days reüpeotively in the Detroit house of correotion. Both of the young fellows had stolen overooats. Wetherbee had taken a ooat from Mrs. Franklin Parker's house curner N. Fiftb ave. and E. Ann st., and was followed to Sylvan Center before he was arrested. Green is an old offender at this kind of business having just oompleted a sentenoe in jail for stealing four overooats from the Cook house, This time he stole a overooat from the Kindergarten billiard parlors. M. Dnke, formerly with Noble's Star Clothing House, is now in the employ of L. L. James & Uo. Harry Richards rode bis bicyole od the sidewalks Saturday at'trenoou and paid Justice Pond $3. -15 for eo doing. The regular montbly musical servioe will be given at St. Andrew's ohuroh next Sunday evening at 7:30 o;clock. Rev. W. E. Caldwell has preaohed at Whittaker for the past seven years without missing a single Sunday. That's a good record. Welob Post, No. 137, Q A. R., bas aooepted the inivtation of Company A and will attend the military reception April 11, in a body. Capt. .7. F. Sobuh says be oao pnt in the field on short notice a company of Germans 75 strong all well drilled and ready for war should occasion require. A large nnmber of the ladies of Ypsilanti Hive, L. O. T. M,. came to Ann Arbor Tuesday nigbt and visited tbeir sisters of Arbor Hive. There were several iuitiations. Prof. F. M. Talyor says it will take $50 or $60 to put the Whitmure Lake bioyole patb in order, it haviog been Bomewhat ent np by farmers' wagons dnring the winter season. Among the names of corporations that have filed their aticles of inoorporation with tbe seoretary of state is that of the Saline Bntter acd Cheese Co., witb a capital of $6,000. Tbe First M. E. cbnrcb and the Epworth League expect to have 100 delegates in attendane at tbe seventb annual state Epworth League convention which meets in .fackson today. Mrs. Ella Kane, formerly Miss Norton, of tbis city, died in Cornnna Friday. Her remains were brongbt to Ann Arbor Saturday and were interred in St. Thomas' eemetery on Monday. Sereno Bassett bas sold bis property in this city and bas moved baok to bis farm in Saline. His son Fred, who haa ocenpied the farm for eeveral years, has pnrobased a farm nortb of Ypsilanti. Co. A woold like to have every American citizen in Ann Arbor inn np "Old Glory" on tbeir flagstaffs or display tbe colora in some way on their places of business and residences on Military Day, Monday, April 11. " Humane day eseroises were held in the third waid school Thursday afternoon of last week wbich were of great merit. A large nnmber of visitors were present inclnding President Anna B. Bach and Trustee Emma E. Bower of tbe school board. This evening at 8 o'clock a nniqne sooial will be given by the Junior C. E. Society, in tbe pariors of tbe First Presbyterian cburoh. The Juniors will present the Festival of the Montbs, and otber (tharacter parts in oostume. Candy and ices will bo on sale. Admission 10 oents. In his proclamation against those who ride ou railroad passes, the governor strangely omits tbe editors. - Ypsilantian. If Bro. Osband rides on a pass he is tbe only editor that we know of who does not pay full valne for what riding ha, does. - Chelsea Standard. That's wbere your head is level, Bro. Hoover. Tbe first annnal meeting of tbe Peninsular Oratorical Leagne will take place in this city May 28. The high school contest for the choice of a representativo for the Ann Arbor school will be held sometime in April, probably jast after tbe spring vacation. Tbe first honor man in tbis coutst will reoeive $25, tbe second $15. A politioian says that ''wben a man leaves our side and goes over to tbe other be is a traitor, and we always feit tbat tbere was a subtle sometbing wrong about bim. Bat wben a man leaves the otber side and comes over to us, tben be is a man of gieat moral courage, and we always feit that be had sterling stuff in him." Wednesday was Supervisor Sid Millard's birtbday, and in the evening tbe Pastime Pedro Club met at bis home on W. Liberty st. and appropri ately celebrated tbe ocoasion. Mr. Millard received an elegant and costly Knights Templar charro from his wife for a birthday present, of which he is correspondingly proud. If all spring obickens were as tender as tbe feeliDgs of some people oonoerning what is said in the newspapers, or un the public platform, there would be less fault found witb the cook, and more pleasure expended duiing tbe process of digestión. A newspaper's duty is to make a record of the news. If yon don't like tbe record, don't make tbat kind of news. An aot tbat isu't fit to be reoorded in a newspaper is nat fit to be performed upou tbe streets or in public places. - Plymoutb Mail. Philip Blum, depnty oonnty olerk, and Charles Awrey, formerly of Lndington, have formed a oopartnership for tbe practice of tbe legal profession and have opened offioes over Lister & Sbeeder's drug store in Saline. Both young men are graduates of the U. of M. law class of '96 and are menibers of the Wasbtenaw oonnty bar. Tbey are deserving of and sbould receive a good sbare of tbe public patronage in their obosen profession. Mr. Awrey will be the resident member of the finn in Saline, and Mr. Blum will still perforni his duties aa deputy in the oouuty olerk's office. The case in chanoery of Sarah A. Cross and Eetella Cross Fisk vs. Stephen H. and Eugene Dodge was ou trial in the oircuit oourt the first part of tbe v69k. Some time ago it is allbged Mrs. Cross's son stole jewelry and money from tbe Dodges to the value of $200. To saoure them Mrs. Cross and her daughter gave a mortgage and note to cover tbe amount. The action now brought is to set aside tbe note and mortgage, claiming that they wera given under duress and while Mrs. Cross was 111, Judge Kinne has not yet banded down bis deoision. 4flW