Local Brevities
LOCAL BREVITIES
From Friday's Daily Argus
A two weeks' mission will be given in St. Thomas' church, beginning on March 5. The first week will be fo the ladies and the second for the men. It will be conducted by two Redemptionists, of Detroit, Fathers Hogan and Hennes.
The many friends of Henry Eisenmann, of Monroe, in this city and surrounding country will sympathize with Mr. Eisemnann in the death o his father Christian William Eisenmann. The funeral services were held on Wednesday. The deceased was born in 1825 and leaves a wife two sons and three daughters. T. S. Johnson and family who have made this place their home for the year past will move to Ann Arbor next week. Mr. Johnson has procured a position in the American house. --- Brighton Argus.
Sam Burchfield, the tailor, is known as being an enthusiastic, painstaking ornothologist who makes a constant study of his hobby. "No robbins have arrived from the south," said Mr. Burchfield. "Anyone who claims to have seen a robbin is mistaken unless it is a bird that was disabled in the fall and had to stay here during the winter. The robbins and blue birds are the earliest birds to arrive from the south. Four years ago the blue birds arrived in time to receive the last cold snap and they were nearly all killed. It is only last year that the blue birds began to show themselves again in any numbers."
From Saturday's Daily Argus
Mrs. Mary Golden, wife of Albert Golden, 1117 Hickory St , died this morning of cancer, aged 45 years. The funeral will occur from the Methodist A. M. E. church tomorrow at 3 o'clock. Interment in Fairview.
The children of the Third ward school are very much elated over an organ which was placed in the school yesterday. It is used for the purpose of furnishing music while the children march. The musicians who dedicated the instrument were Emma Esslinger and Henrietta Wurster.
A university fraternity initiated a new member last evening, if the fact of hauling around on a baggage wagon of a young man clad in white, with a rope around his neck, was any indication of such an affair. He was accompanied by several young men who seemed to enjoy the proceedings. The victim was hoodwinked, and probably received the impression of having traveled many miles.
The Rev. Geo. P. Wright died this morning at 522 &. Division St. of heart disease. He was formerly superintendent of missions of the state of Colorado and lived at Denver. His home is at Manchester. He came to Ann Arbor some time ago for treatment and for a time was much better. The remains will be taken to Manchester for interment and the funeral will occur next Tuesday.
Miss Viola Bliss, of this city, committed suicide yesterday in Chicago at the residence of her cousin, Mrs. Garrett M. Vanzwell, 43 Seeley Ave. She left notes explaining that the dread of deafness caused her to end her life. She took morphine Wednesday night. She was 42 years of age and lived at 338 S. Division St.
From Monday's Daily Argus
A marriage license bas been issued to George Bertke, of Sharon and Clara Feldkamp, of Sharon. The republican club of the university is moving heaven and earth to get Senator J. B. Forkar, of Oiho, here to speak on "Imperalism."
William Rehfnss has let the contract to Koch Bros. for tile mason work for two brick stores on S. Ashley St. south of Washington. The cost of the stores will approximate $5,000.
Judge of Probate Newkirk has made an order of adoption for Ira Everett Sherman, who has been adopted by Edwin E. and Minnie R Baker. The boys name hereafter will be Everett S. Baker. His mother is dead and his father has given his consent.
Walter Seabolt, of Rinsey & Seabolt, says: "We might have had an egg famine in Ann Arbor if we had only let the people become frightened. We were able to furnish all our regular customers with eggs and the price did not go over 22 cents a dozen. They were little scaree, but the real famine was in the large cities."
It is reported that Dr. D. A. MacLachlan, of Detroit, formerly of the university homeopathic department, and candidate for a place on the state board of health, is fathering three bills in the legislature to remove the homeopathic department from Ann Arbor for Detroit. He has favored this movement for some years.
In the series of Lenten addresses being delivered at Harris Hall Prof. Brewster gave the address last Friday on he subject: "The Relation of Man to his Work." On Saturday Rev. Walter Hughson, rector of Trinity church, Detroit, made an address on "Christ's Example of Obedience." Next Friday the address will be given by Prof. Thompson and on Saturday by the Rev. C. L. Arnold, of St. Peters Church, Detroit.
Mrs. Lovisa Millen, widow of Daniel S. Millen, of the North Side died at 2 o'clock this morning. She was a daughter of Elijah Booth, of New York city, and married Daniel S. Millen in 1845. He preceeded her in death by just 18 months. She leaves five children, George of Detroit, Edward of Ann Arbor, Sarah, wife of Herman Roys, of Farwell, Mrs. Julia Ricketts and Robert, of Ann Arbor. Mrs. Millen had been an invalid for the past 14 years.
The cock fight held Saturday night in the regular series held on North Main St. is reported to have been a real success. Three or more battles took place. The birds were all owned by local amateurs. From the lusty way the roosters crowed yesterday it is judged that not only the onlookers but the birds must have had a good time. It is surmised that the series of fights will be continued through the week. How high the bets ran and who the winners were is not reported.
Judge J. Willard Babbitt today entered a motion for the recall and revocation if the judgment in the case of James Schemerhorn vs. Marietta Bennet estate, tried in the May term of last year. His grounds are the remarks made by M. J. Lehamn to the jury in the absence of the circuit judge and stenographer. Judge Babbitt objected to the remark at the time, which were along the line that the contestant was so poor that if the case went against him, all the time and trouble would be lost. Lehman Bros. and Stivers were attorneys for Schemerhorn and John Kirk and E. P. Allen with J. Willard Babbitt for opponents.