Local Brevities

The county jail contained seven prisoners this week. The mercury rose to 9? degrees on last Friday and Sunday. Miss E. Cora DePuy has been elected a member of the Authors, League of New York city. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Lovell, jr., at 618 W. Liberty st, on Tuesday morning, a daughter. Ann Arbor Commandery, No. 795, United Order Golden Cross, started out with 20 charter meraber last week. Capt. and Mrs. Parker, who have been wotking in Cadillac, have taken up the Salvation Army work in this city. There will be no more morning services at the Congregational church until after Sept. 1, as Mr. Bradshaw is taking his vacation. John Spearing, of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., fell from his bicycle on W. Liberty st,, Wednesday afternoon breaking his oullar bone. Dean & Co. have served formal notice on Contractor Clancy that they will hold him responsible for damage to their business caused by brick being piled on the sidewalk in front of their store. The Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor road have built a Y at the corner of Main and Ann sts., and it is believed will not now use the right they have to build a track around the court yard square. Thia will be pleasing news to the public. Charles Lohr, who was seriously injured by a fall from a 20-foot scaffold to a house on which he was working in Albion, a week ago Monday, died last Saturday night. He was the snu of Mrs. Philip Lohr of this oity. He was 50 years of age and leaves a wife and daughter. Bngler Long, of the 31st Miohigan, left at his home on Miller ave., a little white bob-tail dog, about two feet in height, that is one of the best ball catoherB in this city. When a ball is thrown up this dog will spring up four or flve feet from the gronnd and oatoh it as it descends. A new eleotric road is to be bnilt at once as a branch of the Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor road. It will start at Wayne and run through Cady's Corners, Tongaish, Newburg, Plymouth, Waterford and Northville anrl will be 14 miles in length. A mortgage for $375,000 bas been filed the proceeds to be used in its constraction and tbe road is expeoted to be completed and running by SeptemberlO. The post offioe block is getting a new roof. Mrs. C. May is building a new house on Vaughan st. Henry Masten is building a new residence on Lawrenoe st. Miss Katie Eogers will build a new house on E. Ann st., on the lot adjoining her mothers. A new gas noain is being put down od S. Main si, uetween Liberty and William sts., ti.is week. The prohibition oounty convention will be held in the conrt house at 2 o'olock tbis afternoon. The Y. W. O. A. held an ice creara lawn sooial on the lawn of Mrs. Henry MoLaren, of B.Huron st. , last evening. Marshal Zenus Sweet is ont for tbe republican nominatiou for sheriff. The other candidatos will run up against a heavy weight. Claude J. Prioe has resigned the position of colleotor in the Ann Arbor Savings Bank on account of his health and Phil Hall bas suoceeded him. The oase of Howard Stockwell vs, Joseph Doane, Wilharu Judson et al., nas been tansferrod to the Livingston circuit and will be tried at Howell. Prof. W. R. Payne, of Nashville, Tenn, formerly of this oity, has been eleoted a ineoiber of the board of directors of the National Educational Association. Mrs. Cora Campbell finds five months of married life all she can bear, and bas sued her husband, William A. Campbell for divoroe in the Wa3htenaw circuit. They were married last February. Karl E. Harriman is making quite a name for bimself since he bas been on the Detroit Free Press. A recent verse of his on Cervera in the Pree Press bas beeu reprinted in the New York Jonrual with a f all page illustration. Auy person who contera pl ates taking the trip to the Peninsular Saengerfest at Berlin, Ont., Aug. 11-13, oan obtain information as to rate of fare, etc, by calling on Eugene J. Wagner at the Neue Washtenaw Post office in the Duffy blook. After thelightning struck a house on Hill st., last Monday afternoon it took a spin down Paokard st. on the rnotor wire and near Mr. Eberbaob's residenoe it brought to a sudden stop the incoming car, filled it with smoke aud sulphur fumes and drove out tbe very muoh frightened passengers. The High Sohool Alumni Assooiation has been incorporated, the inoorporators being W. H. Hawks, J. M. Gelston, D. W. Springer, Lucy E. Cbapiu, Charles W. Wagner, Minnie Boylan Beal, H. B. Gammon, Jay Fox, Sara Whedon, Gertrude T. Breed, Alice Porter, Cari D. Brann, M. Ella Bennett and Levi D. VVines. Trinity Lutherau Sunday school will hold its annual picnic on the ohurch lawn this eveniug. loe oream and cake and a ride on the street cars will be enjoyed by all the rnernbers of the sohool. To those not members ioe oream aad cake will be served at 10 oents. A cordial invitation is extended to all. The U. S. treasury department bas deoided that the stamp tax does not apply to certifioates of births, marriages, or deaths. It is held tbat these certifioates are required by law for the keeping of publiq records, preparation of vital 8tatistics, and such ober purposes. Where these oertifioates are issued to private parties for their personal interest aud benefit, however, they must be stamped. Junios E. Beal, of this oity, has been made one of the defendants in a big cbanoery oase iu Port Huron, comruenoed Wedneosday. He was seoretary and one of the directors of the Port Huron Gas Co., which sold its plant to some Detroit capitalists reoently. The case is brought by Robert Walsh, one of the stookholders, who oharges tbat the directors, A. D. Beunett, James Goulden and Junius E. Beal sold the plant for $96,000 while ostensibly selling it for 180,000 and that acoounts had been assigned Goulden for the purpose of converting the prooefds to the use of tbe direotors. He sets up that he holds 100 of the 800 shares into whioh the i oapital stook was diviaed and wants a ! reoeiver appoiated and an accounting i made. A bitter legal fight is antioipatl ed. Mr. Beal'e business reputation is above reproach. The postoffice is receiving a muoh needed kalsomining. Letter Carrier Howard E. Coffin has repainted his house. John Stevenson is reruodeling his house on W. Huron st. William Beinhardt has oompleted a new house on Paokard st. The board of public works has purobasad a road grader for f 150. Don Stark the wounded Santiago hero, is expected home next wuek. Otto Alfred, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kern, of Aun Arbor towu, died Monday night. H. F. Frost brougbt in 35 blaok bass Erom Camp Good Lnck Monday. Of oourse none were caught Snnday. Mrs. Christine Rentsohler has oompleted a staall cottage on S. State st., adjoining the S. A. E. house. Mrs. Christian Walker has nearly eompleted her new house on Seventh st., adjoining her present residence. V. B. Pardon is building a third story on his grooery and meat market on the corner of Liberty st. and Fourth ave. James Robertson, a pharmacy gradúate and registered pbairuacist of Port Huron, Mich, is now clerking at J. J. Goodyear's. The Ann Arbor Black Bulls were defeated in a game of baseball Saturday by the Ypsilanti Underwear ball team by a score of 21 to 19. The Y. P. S. O. E. of the Trinity Lutheran church has purchased 100 new song books for the use oí' the sppiety and Snnday school. The firm of L. L. James & Co. have dissolved parnership, Mr. James coutinuing the business and Ed. H. Croarkin returning to Dexter. James O'Brien, of Ypsilanti, and Miss Tillie Hartzell, of Toledo, Ohio, were married in tbis city last Friday by Rev. John Neumann. Otto E. Lessing, '95, Germán instuotor in the university, will b3 married to Fraulein Maria Dilg, of Stuttgart, Germany, in a few weeks. The contract for the four room addition to the Bach school, until recently known as the Second ward school, has been let to C. A. Sauer for 7,292.40. Peroy Elmer Donglas, formerly of this city, was married to Miss Jessie May Jones, of Cleveland, Ohio, July 14. They will be at home until Sept. 1, at The Cbeney, Toledo, Ohio. Lena Knapp had some trouble over a board bill with William Fnohs and has brought suit against him for assault and battery. He claims uot to be guilty and the case has been set for August S. Dick Foley, who uutil recently ran a tailor shop above Wadoams, Ryan & Renle's, was married in Jaokson to Miss Josephine MoLane, of tbis uity, last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Foley will live in Kalamazoo. The annual picnio of the Trinity Lutherau Suuday school will be held this evening on the ohuroh lawn. A oar ride with ice cream and oake thrown in, will be among tüe enjoyments of the occasion. Mr. and Mis. Byron E. Bailey have commenoed keeping honse at 539 Seventh st., whioh he had puiohased. He and bis bride who was Miss Bertha L. Krnmrie, were married by Rev. W. L. Tedrow, on Jane 29. Mrs. Hannah Wright died at the home of her daughter Mrs. H. S. Hioks, in Ann Arbor town on Toesday, aged 94 years, 5 months and 8 days. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon and the remains were burried in the Botsford oemetery. Miss Graoe De Golia of Eaton Rapids, who has visited in this city and Ypsilanti, where she turned the heads ' of sevsral of the youngmen by her beauty and stylishness, was married in WindBor, Jan. 25, to Jerome Hannan, a farmer of near Wayne. The marriage was a secret one and has just been divulged by the young lady's mother oleaning house, when the marriage certifioate was found under a carpet. She was visiting in Ann Arbor at the time of the marriage, took the train for Detroit where she was met at the Wayne hotel by her lover and went with him to Windsor, after the marriaae oeremony returniDg to a friend's house in Wayne, from whioh 8he went home the nest day. A new state telephone has been put in the oouccil obamber. The New State Telephone Co., will put in a new and larger switch board. Ex-Mayor Walker is planning to build a new house on nis lot on N. State st. The nnion Snnday evening servioes are not as well attended as tbey deeerve to be. John F. Lawrenoe is making a new street on his addition ranning parallel with Mary st. Edwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Larmie, of Ann Arbor town, died Monday, aged six years. The Ann Arbor Loan Assooiation and the Hurón Valley Loan Assooiation have been Consolidated. A vote was taken on oonsolidation last Saturday evening and resulted 1113 yes, and 13 no. The ayeshad it quite unanimously. Joseph Ooyne, a maohinist for the Detroit, Ypsilanti and Aon Arbor railway was seriously injured internally at the Delray power house Tuesday, by the motorman tarning on the ourrent of a car while Coyne was exarniuing the motor. The Bell Telephone Uo. has put in the following new phones: Wm. H. MoIntyre, 221 - 3 rings; Guy Mullison, 18; H. F. Johnson, 169; Q. W. Johnson, 258; A. C. Schomacher, 253; G. W. Towar, 259; Dr. John Kapp, 134, office; Edward Eberbach, 129; Joe Parker, 86; W. P. James, 144; Dr. T. Cooley, 168. The bank of M. H. French Co., of West Brancb, JViich., suspended last Friday. Looal depositors have been paid in full and it is expected tbat there are enough assets to settle all claims. The suspension was caused by the failure of the French Land & Lnmber Co. Mr. French will be remembered as Ann Arbor's' city recorder in 1882-3. ] Mrs. Perry, of E. Washington st., has just received a long wished for letter from her son Paul, who left New York city a year since to seek bis fortune in Alsaka. Be went over the passes from the coast three times and after tnany hardships he bas reached Dawson City, built a snug cabin and will start out on prospecting tours. He found 16 letters awaiting his arrival at the postoffioe. Among the suits commenced in the circuit court this week is thafc of Charles E. Wilcox vs. Walter Lathrop. Mr. Wilcox claims that he leased Mr. Lathrop's farm on the Ypsilanti motor road aud his Ann Arbor milk route for $3 a day for the year but that Latbrop bauled away 284 bushels of wheat which Wiloox had harvested on the claim tbat he did so to ensure Wilcox's putting in a erop of wheat this f all. A swallow got into the electrio ligbt globe on the corner of Main and Washington sta., Wedneday evening and its flutterings drew a orowd of fifty other birds who made many cries of distress, someuttering about the outside of the globe while others perched on near by wires lnoking on just like people. It was finally released by letting down the lamp. Irj a few moments anotber bird bad to be similarly rescued on the aorner of Main and Hnron sts. The street railway track has been torn up on Main st. from Catherine st. to Liberty st. The new and heavy rails have been laid on the street between Catherine aud Ann sts., and the switch on the Catherine st. corner has been moved around on Catherine st. , which is a decided improvement on Main. A Y is being put in at tbe oorner of Main and Ann sts. ou the opera house side of the street, so that the Detroit cars may turn around. Miss Cora Clark, the trained nurse who was sent to tbe military hospital at Camp Thomas, Cbiokamauga, by Ann Arbor Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, wrote on Thursday of last week for 100 night shirts and 500 sponge bags for use in the hospital. The ladies of the chapter met Saturday, Monday, Tuesdav and Wednesday and completed 50 of the 100 nigbt shirts and tbe sponge bags and yesterday sent off a box containing the goods. The fast New York and Boston special train on tbe Michigan Contra!, whicb passes Aun Arbor at 4 :45 p. m., bad a close cali Snnday evening abont eigbt or ten miles out of Detroit wben it ran over a timber that had been placed on the ttack with the intention of wreckiug tbe train. The timber happeued to be rotten enough so tbat the eDgine cut it iu two and the passengers in the rear coaches scarcely feit a jar. The train was stopped and a brakeman on going back found the piene of tirnber aud bróngbt it to tbe train with litn. A few nigbt8 ago, one of oer prominent pbyBicians received a night oall to attend a patiënt in the oonntry. He drove out and after a long drive ar-, rived at the house. On knocking at tbe door no one responded, so he opened tho door and walked in to find himself confronted by an excited man with a revolver, who took the wortby doctor for a burglar. The doctor gave him bis name but had bard work to oonvinoe him that he was all vight. It developed that the doctor had drieu two and a half miles out of his way and had arrived at the wrang house. Mrs. George Cook, of Ypsilanti, wife of the register of deeds, died at Pacific Grove, Cal., of consumption last Sunday. She went to California a year ago last February but failing to recover fixed upon the day of hr deatb as the day on whioh she was to start for home. Growing still worse her husband was telegraphed to join her and started for California on Saturday. News of her death reached him en route. Mrs. Cook's maiden name was May Voorheis, and she was a danghter of Jonathan Vooheis of Superior. Besides her husband and other members of the family tho ohildren survive her.