Local Brevities

Marriage license issued: Jesse Grant Gray and Hattie Cole, both of Saline.

Mayor Luisk goes to Island Lake tonight to remain until Monday.

Marriage license issued: Harry Heiden, of Wyandotte, and Miss Anna Easton, of Lima.

The painting of the new residence of County Treasurer Mann, on West Liberty street, has been cornpleted.

Ward Ellis, a student, didn't know there was such a thing as a bicycle ordinance in Ann Arbor. $3.45. Justice Doty.

The Ann Arbor Brewing Company and William Kaebrick are in a legal squabble over a strip of land 12 feet in width, both claiming the title.

The remains of the late Charles M, Jones will reach here Saturday, Oct. 14, and the funeral will be held at 3 p. m., Sunday, Oct. 15, under the auspices of the Knights Templar.

The National Convention of the Phi Delta Phi fraternity in this city, Nov. 2, 3 and 4.

The highest enrollment in the Y. M. C. A. night school thus far is for arithmetic. Bookkeeping is a close second and penmanship not far behind.

Dean Seabolt has leased the Empire Theatre, Detroit, for the week of Oct. 8, and will put on the veriscope pictures of the Fitzimmons-Jeffries and the Palmer-McGovern fights.

A small fire started in the home of Dr. Brooks yesterday and, but for the prompt action, there would have been disastrous results. In removing a stove pipe, some sparks dropped into a scrap basket and started a blaze. The damage done to the carpet, etc, was about $25.

The Ann Arbor Fruit and Winega Co., is evaporating 300 bushels of apples daily. The cider press is twice a week disposing of 400 or 500 bushels. The supply of apples around Ann Arbor is not sufficient to supply the needs of the company and cars of fruit are being shipped in on the Ann Arbor road.

E. V. Hangsterfer's store, corner of East Washington street and Fourth avenue, belonging to the Behr estate, is to be repainted both inside and out. William Herz has the contract.

Wm. Rowe was given a judgement in Justice Duffy's court for $64 against Thomas Kearney of Northfleld. It was a suit for work and labor. The defense was that Mr. Kearney had the contract with another man and Rowe should have looted to the third party for his pay.

William N. McPherson, the traveling man who is being sued by lawyer Warren II. Woodbury, of Detroit, in the circuit court of this county for $20,000 for alienation of his wife's affections, has made a motion that the said Mr. Woodbury give security for costs.

B. B. Davidson, the Divinity student from Chicago, and who is now the General Secretary of the S. C. A., is becoming very popular. He is a glee club comedian, can blow a horn in a band and is a "Pin Kap."

The horses attached to the hack driven by Asa Allen slipped on the pavement at the Mack Co. 's corner, on South Main street, at noon, and both landed on their sides. No harm was done.

The slander snit of the People vs. Caroline Kofberger, of Freedom, in which Bernard Sodt was the complainant, has been dropped. The defendant paid the costs and both parties retracted what they said about each other.

Unless the chickens get an extra hustle upon themselves, the price of eggs will climb out of sight. Yesterday the grocers were offering 17 cents a dozen to the farmers. The chief cause of this great rise in price is the fact that an unusual number of people are packing eggs. Many farmers are laying in big supplies - as many as 300 dozen to a family. Unless great care is exercised in working off these eggs, some cheap ones can be purchased in January and February.

The scarity of cars on the railroads is effecting Ann Arbor. The trouble in getting brick to finish the Washington street pavement, is caused by the difficulty in securing cars. Contractor Clancey, has as he believes overcome this trouble and expects five cars of brick today. This same difficulty effects the city and will necessitate the laying of some temporary plank cross walks until spring, when it is hoped bricks can be secured.

                        From Saturday's Daily Argus.

The Y. M. C. A. Band has been contracted to play at the Washtenaw County Fair.

Of the 139 persons who have been members of the board of regents of the University, 17 have degrees from the university.

The recorded circulation of books in the general library of the University of Michigan during the college year 1897- 98 was 142,167 volumes.

Jimmie Flashlight was 2, 2, 1, 2, 2 in the races at Adrian this week. His owner has been second to Billy Judson from the start. Jimmie is doing better than his owner.

Miss Emma Fischer has returned from Madison, Neb., where she went for her health last June. She has accepted the position as organist in the Methodist church of this city. Miss Fischer is much improved in health.

A resolution of the board of regents of the University of Michigan, passed in April, 1845, read as follows: 'There shall be no military parade, band of professional musicians, illuminations or fire works, balls or parties for feasting by the students on the occasion of the commencement. " 

The front of the new Pardon block on N. Main st., is being put in. These stores will be a great improvement to the street, and Messrs. Pardon deserve credit for removing the old eye-sore of building and putting in its stead a modern, handsome block of stories. The effect of this block will make adjoining property more valuable for business purposes.

Al. Stevens, landlord of the Lake house, Whitmore Lake, was in the city yesterday. He reports that all of his summer boarders have gone home. This has been one of the best seasons he has seen. Whitmore Lake is booming. New cottages are being built, and Charles Raine has platted and opened for sale, a new addition. The outlook for next year for the Lake is very favorable.

The time of the first faculty concert given in Frieze Memorial hall has not yet been definitely fixed, but will probably be given Oct. 13. The interest in these excellent series of concerts last year continued throughout the season. Lovers of good music will see the benefit of securing season tickets at an early date, as the capacity of Frieze Memorial hall is limited. A new piano will greet the audience this year. One of the special attractions will be the violin playing of Prof. Bernard Sturm. All of the members of the University School of Music are artists, and few cities in the union are privileged to hear the music given in this city.

                            From Monday's Daily Argus.

Dr. Martin Belser has removed his office to his new quarters over Mann's drug store.

The Young People's Society of Zion's Lutheran church will celebrate its anniversary next Sunday evening.

After Oct. 10 a full attendance at the meetings of the W. R. C. is requested as business of importance will come up for discussion.

The difference in price of building materials is illustrated by the present price of lath. Last year it was $4.50 per thousand, and this year $9.50.

Manager Dean Seabolt is determined to keep order in the opera house. John Morrison, of E. Huron st. , was fined $10.30 today for disturbing the show Saturday night.

Alexander Ratti, who has removed his fruit business to Pontiac. will be in the city this week attending the Washtenaw fair. In speaking of the growth of the banana business. Mr. Ratti. says that when he had a store in Ottawa, Canada, years ago, one bunch was sufficient for the entire trade of the city for a mouth. Last spring in one week Mr. Ratti sold in Ann Arbor 100 bunches of bananas.

Marriage licenses issued : Hiram A. Martin, 29, Bridgewater, and Lucy B. Poncher, 29, Manchester; George E. Heath, 41, and Elmira Ayres, 42. both of Willis.

The Ann Arbor high school team has a strong line and held the scrubs to one touch down on Saturday after 20 minutes of play.

The Presbyterian synod of Michigan will meet in Saginaw for a three days' session, Tuesday, Oct. 10. Moderator Rev. J. Mills Gelston, of Ann Arbor, will preach the opening sermon. An extensive program will be participated in by many prominent preachers of the state.

Dr. W. B. Hinsdale, whose interest in antiquities is well known, has just received a number of pieces of pottery on approval. There are old vases, lamps, etc, dug from a grave of the second century at Bonn, Germany, and also graves at Cologne. He has just received a spectacle case over 200 years old. It is lettered on the outside with some old German proverbs or sayings. He has also recently come into possession of Sitting Bull's pine. It is made of the red pipe stone found near Port Sterling, Minn.

One of the professors of the university told this joke on himself. He said be had bought a basket for waste paper and placed it in his room. One day he had received a large bundle of examination papers, and not knowing just where to put them down, placed them in his paper basket for the time being. When he carne to look for them again, the janitor had emptied the basket in the furnace. He passed all those students. They all looked anything but sad when he announced that they were all passed owing to the destruction of their papers.