Local Brevities
LOCAL BREVITIES
From Monday's Daily Argus.
H. B. Peacock, of Grand Rapids, and Miss Inez Celia Stocking, formerly of this city, have been married in Grand Rapids.
Carl Eberbach, the youngest son of Ottmar Eberbach, fell in their new house now being built on S. Fourth ave. today and badly cut his lip.
The school in district No. 5, Ann Arbor township, will give a lawn social at Frank Hagen's, Thursday evening, June 8. Ice cream and cake, 10 cents.
The property of Mrs. K. Kittredge, No. 215 S. Fourth ave., was rented through King's agency, Monday, for five years to Merritt Bros., of Marine City, who will establish a steam laundry.
Jacob Reichert, of Scio, president of the German Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. was in the city Monday. He says his company suffered a small loss Friday night by the burning of the barn of Mrs. Martin Schill, of Bridgewater which was struck by lightning.
Henry J. Rehfuss, of W. Washington st, has received a letter from his brother William J. Rehfuss, of Brookville, Kas. Mr. Rehfuss is the manager of a 640 acre farm. He writes that he has a 240 acre corn field. Every morning his first duty is to ride over the farm and look after the cattle and see that his men are at work.
Mrs. Frank, mother of Jacob and Christian Frank and Mrs. A. R. Schmidt, died at Grand Rapids Monday. The remains will be brought here this evening and taken the residence of Jacob Frank, 544 Detroit st . The residence of her son Jacob, was her former home and the funeral services will be held from there. Mrs. Frank was 82 years old. She died of no disease, death resulting from old age.
Edward Pardon, of Pittsfield, on Sunday celebrated his 70th birthday anniversary by a pleasant family gathering. Mr. Pardon formerly resided in Ann Arbor where he worked at the tailor trade for many years. By industry and economy he accumulated a competence. He is the father of a large family who are a credit to their parents. Among the sons are Frank, Charles and William Pardon in the grocery business in Ann Arbor. Mr. Pardon's friends hope he may be long spared to his family.
A week ago last Tuesday John Sachs, who has been at work for Eugene Helber as a printer, disappeared. Before leaving home he stripped the house of practically every article, including his wife's sewing machine and pawned them. He left his wife with a six months' old babe without any means of support. Today she swore out a warrant for his arrest as a disorderly, before Justice Duffy and an effort will be made to apprehend him and compel him to support his family. Otherwise they may become a public charge. He is said to be a fair workman and at the time of his disappearance was receiving $6 a week.
Fred Gross this morning went to work for Cutting, Reyer & Co.
William Fry has received tidings from his brother Jacob in Jackson that he is very seriously ill with brain fever, and his been sick for the past three weeks.
The hearing of the claim of W. J. Webster against the estate of James W. Waugh, of York, was adjourned by Judge of Probate Newkirk on Saturday until Friday, when all of the testimony will probably be submitted.
Gov. Pingree has signed the bill to enable the regents of the University of Michigan to receive any money or other property for the ultimate use of the university, and invest the same in the best manner possible.
Edward Ascher the murderer of Valmore C. Nichols, is making shirts at Jackson prison, and the authorities state that he is a very apt and willing apprentice. He has been allowed to keep his long black mustache, which is an unusual privilege.
Conductor Tom McMahon and Brakeman Fred Rheinhart, of the Ann Arbor passenger train north this morning, appeared resplendent with new cap plates. Tom's plate is gold and Fred's German silver. They will have to put in their spare time in keeping them bright.
The improvements in the old Chris Brenner stables on W. Huron st, have been put under the supervision of Michael Brenner. A commodious waiting room for ladies has been arranged. The interior of the building has been painted. The work done will add greatly to the convenience of the customers.
It may not be generally known that George Clarken, the expert mason, once worked at the printer's trade. For six weeks he turned the lever on an old fashioned Washington hand press for S. B. McCracken, when he published the Whig in the Lyman block. This was the brick building torn down by Frank Pardon on N. Main st.
The cottage owners around Portage Lake met in Dr. W. S. Moore'e office Friday evening and organized an association. Its purposes are for mutual benefit and possible future incorporation for the purchase of land. A telephone for the general benefit of the cottagers is to be established. W. H. Sweet, of Ypsilanti, was elected president and P. W. Carpenter, of the same place secretary and treasurer.
The annual meeting of the Christian Endeavor society of the Bethlehem church was held last evening, the address being delivered by Rev. Mr. Alber, of Jackson. The church was beautifully decorated with hydrangea and other flowers. Special music had been arranged for the occasion, among which was a violin duet by Prof. J. Fred Schaeberle and son and vocal solos by Miss Amanda Reyer and Miss Charlotte Hutzel.
John Trautwein, 99 pharmic, son of Jacob Trautwein with O. M. Martin, has enlisted in the United States army and has been ordered to the Philippines. For the past two years Mr. Trautwein has clerked for Calkins, the State st. druggist. He went to Toledo a week ago to get a job on the Ann Arbor road. His father did not hear from him until last Friday, when he received a postal card from him saying that he had enlisted. He had contemplated the step for some time.
Lucifus Anderson and Alphonse Lemble, jr., celebrated yesterday. They were gathered in and plead guilty to being drunk. Justice Doty gave Anderson five days board at Hotel de Gillen and Lemble 15 days.
Mrs. Almasa Donaldson was buried at Saline yesterday. She was the mother of Mrs. Alfred Bond and was 80 years old. She had long been an incompetent and G. L. Hoyt was her special guardian.
O. E. Butterfield obtained an injunction in the circuit court this morning restraining the Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor electric railway from running their cars within the city limits at a rate of speed greater than 12 miles an hour. The cars are now run at a rate probably of 25 miles an hour. It is said by residents along Packard st. that the jar resulting from the high rate of speed at which the heavy cars are run cracks and loosens the piaster in their residences and thus damages their property. The franchise under which the road operates within the city, requires a rate of speed not greater than eight miles. The injunction names 12 miles and should this rate prove satisfactory, the road may not be required to farther reduce the speed.
From Thursday's Daily Argus.
The ladies of the M. F. church, of Whitmore Lake, will serve their usual chicken pie dinner and supper at the next Farmers' picnic at Whitmore Lake.
From letters received it is learned that Rev. Frederick Volz, of Saginaw, e.s., is seriously ill. He is well known among the older Germans, being one of the pioneer Lutheran ministers of Michigan.
It may not be generally known that one of the finest peat beds in the United States is located on the old Col. White farm on the River road. With proper machinery this deposit might be worked with profit.
Mark Freeman, colored, was brought into Justice Doty's court yesterday charged with being a truant and disorderly. After hearing the testimony the judge sentenced him to the industrial school at Lansing until he is 18 years old. He is now under 16.
At the annual meeting of the Women's Foreign Missionary society, of the M. E church in Detroit yesterday Mrs. Ellen Soule Carhart, of this city, read a paper in which she gave a glimpse of the missionary work of the past year.
The annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Societies, of Jackson Association will be held in Webster Congregational church on Wednesday of next week, June 7 morning and afternoon sessions. The ladies of Webster church desire a large attendance.
The board of fire commissioners held a meeting last night and Robert Benz petitioned to be allowed to move the old Edward Clark house on the corner of Ashley and Huron sts., back on the rear end of the lot to make a barn out of it. Permission was granted on condition that the building should be veneered with brick.
Hon. William BalI was on the streets this morning and when asked if he was going to have any wheat this season replied that he should, that he seemed to have been more favored than his neighbors. But he said wheat would be the lightest crop in this county in many years, perhaps the lightest the county has ever experienced. When asked what he thought of Gov. Pingrees' special message to the legislature relative to excessive appropriations, he said: "If Pingree had not set the example of extravagance, there would be much more force in his message."