Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES.

From Monday's Daily Argus.

James Roy Sage has been appointed substitute mail carrier.

The Unitarian church in this city was the third church of that denomination organized in the state, being preceded by Detroit and Kalamazoo.

Herman Kirn goes to Jackson tomorrow to investigate a new horizontal cut lawn mower which bis brother-in-law E. D. Miller, of that city, has invented.

The remains of Mrs. Jane Arksey, who died at Charlotte, Dec. 8, at the age of 94, were brought here Saturday night and interred in Forest Hill cemetery yesterday afternoon.

Prof. D. W. Springer will lead the discussion at the Congregational church next Sunday, Dec. 18, before the Business Men's class on the subject, "Can a Practical Politician be a Christian."

City attorney Butterfield doesn't like the taxation of costs in the three cases of the city vs. L. L. James, the city vs. Xavier Lerg and the city vs. Isaac Perrine and has filed a bill for the re-taxation of costs. The two first cases will be remembered as transient trader ordinance cases.

The university burned about 30 tons of coal a day last week. There are one coal handler and two firemen for each shift at the engine house. The burning of this amount means, therefore, the handling of 15 tons per day by each handler and seven and one-half tons for each fireman. These jobs are evidently no snaps at this time of year.

B. J. Conrad was out on Saturday after passing through a somewhat novel experience. He had occasion to go down cellar and put on an old hat for the purpose. When he came up there was a large swelling on his head, and finally it formed a large blister, confining him to the house. He cannot account for it except on the supposition that he had been bitten by a spider who made its home in his hat.

In the Convent Chapel at Monroe, on Thursday morning, will be witnessed a solemn religious profession, during which Miss Kittie May Meade, formerly of Ann Arbor town, and Miss Josie Hoey, of Dexter, will make the final vows as sister of the I. H. M.

The train leaves Ann Arbor at 7:25 a.m. via Ann Arbor railroad, returning leaves Monroe at 8:00 p.m. arriving in Ann Arbor at 10:40 p.m. Fare for round trip $1.30.

Walter H. Cheever, a former Washtenaw county boy, was recently elected President of the State Normal school at Milwaukee. He graduated at the Ypsilanti Normal and spent some time in the university. He was superintendent of schools at Dundee for some time, and later at Three Rivers and Lansing. While serving in the last named position he was called to the chair of Political Science and State Institute Conductor at Milwaukee and now he has been promoted to the presidency. He is well qualified for the position and has earned the promotion.

From Tuesday's Daily Argus.

The Thirteen Club met at the Misses Koch on E. Liberty st. last evening.

Circuit Court Commissioner Murray again occupies his office in the court house.

The Farmers & Mechanics Bank elects directors from four to five this afternoon.

The city taxes collected yesterday amounted to $818.79. A number of the smaller taxpayers paid during the afternoon.

A number of freshmen have been called to time for not attending the compulsory exercises in the gymnasium.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Church of Christ, give an oyster supper Friday night to which the admission is 15 cents.

The ice in the river is reported five inches thick. The ice men are having their tools sharpened preparatory to their annual harvest.

Northville taxpayers are all torn up over the question of a stone crusher. Ann Arbor might sell them our stone crusher at a reduced price.

Judge Cheever says he knows there is good skating down at the mill pond, for he has been there and sampled it along with a number of other kids.

The physicians connected with the homeopathic hospital report an unusual number of patients, at the present time, keeping them all very busy.

One of the soldiers writing from Camp Poland tells about having a $20 bill in his pocket and no debts, which shows what a soldier can do on $15 a month if he is very economical.

Fred T. McOmber now has the Caledonian Insurance company on his list and W. H. Butler has taken on the Hartford. These companies were formerly managed by Z. P. King.

The following marriage licenses have been issued in the county clerks office: Edward Christensen and Miss Lillian M. Ross, both of Ann Arbor, Jesse Alchin, of Ypsilanti, and Miss Cassie Oliver, of Holloway, Ont.

The treasurer of the board of education has collected from non-resident pupils in the city schools, $3,386.97 and there is still a considerable sum outstanding. This surpasses all previous records for several years.

Dr. Donald MacLean, of Detroit, formerly of this city, who is now major and chief surgeon of division in the general hospital at Fortress Monroe, has succeeded so well in his position that there is strong opposition from the medical authorities to releasing him from the service.

The following are the officers of the Y. P. S. C. E., of Trinity Lutheran church: President, Clyde C. Kerr; vice president, Mr. Hanberry; recording secretary, Miss Hattie Thompson ; corresponding secretary, Theresa Grube; treasurer, Mr. Weng.

Charles Edward Bressler, an old resident of Detroit, and the father of Gen. A. L. Bressler, who is well known in this city, died in Detroit yesterday. He made his money in the fur trade. He lived in Ypsilanti at one time, previous to 1847. He was 81 years old.

John E. Ellsworth has been given a decree in the circuit court setting aside the deed given by Martha Caplin to Rosina and Caroline Caplin to some real estate in Ypsilanti town until a judgment of $342 and $44.87 costs obtained in 1897, and the $90 costs of the present suit are satisfied.

Julius Trojanowski, of S. State st., yesterday received a letter from his brother John, private in Co. A, 31st Michigan. He writes that he expected the surgeons would allow him to take off the bandages on his leg, which was recently injured, yesterday. The muscles of Mr. Trojanowski's leg were injured and it was more painful than a fracture would have been.

Lewis C. Rollison, of Howell, a member of the 31st Michigan, whose mother is said to be very ill and not expected to live and whose father has just been examined by the Ann Arbor doctors and given but a short time to live, having cancer of the stomach, is an applicant for a discharge. Congressman Sam Smith has been urging his discharge and the adjutant general has just ordered it.

Sheriff-elect John Gillen, who is in the city today, says he has about made up his mind not to appoint any deputy sheriffs in Ann Arbor. He has announced the following appointments of deputies: J. A. Alber, Saline; P. H. , Murray, Saline ; John Dawson, Augusta; Oliver Westfall, Ypsilanti and Colon Luxton, Milan. O. M. Kelsey and Fred Gillen, of Saline, will be the officers at the jail.

There have been 19 deaths in the 31st Michigan since it was mustered into the service. The only member of Co. A, to die was F. von Walthensen, who was employed at Mummery's drug store. Co. G, of Ypsilanti, lost one member, Guy Tuttle. Co. C, of Tecumseh, lost two Manchester and one Clinton boy, Homer Palmer and Marion Gray, of Manchester, and J. A. Sullivan, of Clinton.

The State Savings banks throughout the state hold their annual election of directors today. The State Savings Bank of Ann Arbor elected the old board of directors today excepting Dr. David Zimmerman, deceased. The list is as follows : Wm. J. Booth, Jas. H. Wade, Wm. Arnold, N. J. Kyer, John Heinzmann, J. V. Sheehan, Christian Martin, Dr. V. C. Vaughan, Engene E. Beal, Geo. P. Glazier, Eugene F. Mills, John Haarer, John Koch, H. S. Carhart. The officers will be elected next Thursday.

County Clerk Schuh is indiscriminate in his favors. Yesterday he issued a license to wed to Ezra Hathaway, 65, and Mrs. Magdelena Schief, 64, of Ypsilanti and Clarence Davis, 23, and Margaret Rabb, 19, of Stony Creek.

Dr. Chas. Howell who has been conducting a veritable hospital at his home has all of his patients on the way to recovery. His grandson, Chas. Webster, of the 32d Mich. Vol., has recovered his health in sufficient degree to return to his home at Bay City, while Warren Webster, of the 31st Mich., is in school once more. Mrs. Howell who was so badly injured by falling down stairs is much improved.