Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES

From Friday's Daily Argus.

Dr. William L. Dunn, of Decatur, ILL., who will be remembered as being assistant in surgery here about seven years ago, has recently been made superintendent of a sanitarium in Ashville, N. C.

It has commonly been supposed that Captain Miles Standish was a cancelled stamp. But the Ann Arbor Agricultural Company got an order from him for some agricultural machinery the other day. However, this Miles Standish lives in Colorado, and is not the famous character of Longfellow's poem.

J. J. Kirby, assistant general passenger agent of the Ann Arbor road, and John Hall, of the Michigan Central, were in the city yesterday. Both of the gentlemen are much interested in the meeting of the Farmers' Clubs round up to be held in this city in February. They will make a strong effort to get such excursion rates that not only every farmer but every citizen will visit the university, of which he is a stockholder.

Mrs. C. W. Van Arsdale announces the marriage of her daughter, Edith Maud, to Clinton Hardy Woodruff, Saturday, Dec. 16, at Denver, Col. At home after Friday Dec. 28, at 1278 Downing ave. Mr. Woodruff was formerly a member of the family of John Burg. He will engage in the boot and shoe business in that city. Miss Van Arsdale is a sister of John Van Arsdale, a leading lawyer of Buffalo, also sister of Charles Van Arsdale, a linen manufacturer of Wisconsin, and of Mrs. Begole, of Beatrice, Neb.

The following in a Detroit paper is of interest to Ann Arbor people: "Miss Mina E. Jacobs, the new addition to the art colony, is from Ann Arbor. She studied illustrations in New York under Ernest Knaufft, editor of the Art Student, who is known throughout the country as a teacher of illustration. She has a charming little studio at the Art Colony on Adams ave., where several of her posters have prominent places on the wall. Miss Jacobs' specialty is pen and ink work, but some exquisite little water colors are also on exhibition at her studio."

Attorney Frank Jones today settled up with the last creditor of James D. Cook, the former proprietor of the St. James Hotel. Mr. Cook went away from here about two years ago, leaving about $430 worth of debts. He secured a good position in Chicago and is making money. Today Mr. Jones received a check from him, with instructions to give all of his debtors a Christmas present of what he owed them.

Chauncey E. Coy, a well known young Dexter farmer, and Miss Ada E. French, of that village, were married at the Episcopal rectory in Dexter yesterday morning They are at present visiting Mr. Coy's uncle, Charles Edwards, on First street in this city, and will take a trip to Niagara Falls. They will reside on the farm near Dexter. The Argus office was remembered with some cigars this afternoon.

Cards of invitation are out for the wedding, at high noon on Christmas Day, of Miss Agnes Watkins Pfeifle and Thad Emery Leland. The wedding will occur at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Pfeifle, at Emery. The newly married couple will leave for Cuba after the ceremony and will be "at home" after Feb. 1 at Havana, where Mr. Leland is engaged in mission work.

From Saturday's Daily Argus.

Ald. Rohde of Ann Arbor was married one day last week. They rohde away on a wedding tour for a week or two. - Adrian Press.

There will be a Christmas vesper service of song at the Congregational church at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. All will be welcome.

Malcolm McLennan, the freshman medical student who went insane a few days ago, was removed to St. Joseph's Retreat at Dearborn today.

Merritt Tice, who was injured by falling from a roof last summer,is improving slowly. He was removed from the hospital to his home recently. He has gained a very slight control of one leg.

John Allmand, of Jackson ave., well known as a close observer of nature, reports that yesterday he saw his bees flying around in search of honey. He thinks the activity of the bees at this time of the year is remarkable.

Fred Bury, who was a member of Co. A. 31st Michigan Infantry, is now a second lieutenant with Co. II, 38 U. S. V. on his way to Manila on board the St. Paul. When he left to enlist in the Spanish-American war he was a student in the high school and a member of the Delta Sigma Nu fraternity.

William West, of Williamston, is the father of 17 children, 14 of whom he has never seen, as he was stricken blind when 26 years old and he is now 76. He owns a 150-acre farm near Chelsea, which he cleared and improved, doing nearly all the work himself. With the exception of driving a team, he can do most any kind of farm work. On account of failing health he rented his farm and moved to Williamston.

Rev. Young preached at Ann Arbor last Sunday on "Mormonism, its origin, its doctrine an its dangers." He could hammer the doctrine without giving offense. The Mormons haven't a friend in Ann Arbor. - Adrian Press. The Press is mistaken. There are several Mormon students in the university.

Janitor Marvin Davenport, who retires from the court house duties on Jan. 1 was today given a handsome easy chair by the county officials and friends as a Christmas present. Mrs. Davenport was given six dining room chairs. Mr. Davenport has been a most obliging janitor at the court house, and the officials saw fit to show their appreciation in the above manner.

The Christmas entertainment given last night at Newberry hall by the Northside Sunday school was a great success. There was an attendance of about 400. The program consisted of duets, drills, dialogues, songs and solos. The scholars were all pleased with the pretty Christmas tree, loaded with presents. Nearly $15 worth of presents were given away. The Christmas offering amounted to $2.36. This will go towards the new church.

A good story is told of a co-ed which shows the absent mindedness of some people. She was going to her home in Chicago and sent her trunk to the Michigan Central depot. When she arrived there she discovered her trunk was empty; she had forgotten to pack it. She therefore had to send the trunk to her room and trudge back to her room and trudge back to pack her things and take the next train for home.

Two men went to Chris. Seyfried's place last night bent upon trouble. Mr. Seyfried says that one of the men had a knife in his right hand, and, as he came in, offered to shake hands with his left one. Mr. Seyfried refused, and ordered them out of the place. When they refused to go, Seyfried pulled his gun, and they went in a hurry. The men tried to get out a warrant for Seyfried, but the officers, after investigating the matter, came to the conclusion that Mr. Seyfried was not to blame, and the warrant was refused.

The Ann Arbor Courier is out for all our of the republican candidates for the gubernatorial nomination, viz. to-wit, namely: O'Donnell, Bliss, Ferry and Stearns - Justin Stearns, the republican candidate secretary of state. Bro. Beal, do you know his bald-headedness, the Hon. Hazen S., is still in the ring, and seeking a third degree? Didn't, 'eh? Well, well, better keep your eye open. "Equal taxation" is right after the place. He wants to make the taxes equal to the property. - Adrian Press.

The Willis correspondent of the Ypsilantian wrote up a wedding which occurred recently as follows: "The love-illumed wedding took place at the Kimball house Tuesday of last week. Father Kennedy, of Ypsilanti, officiated. In that brief moment two hearts were made one to walk life's gilded corridor together amid scenic views responsive to calls from within that heralds the divine blessing that matrimonial bliss suggests. Mated thus, Thomas O'Brien and Mrs. Molly Kimball left Willis for a trip to the highlands of Hillsdale,where ministering spirits awaited them to join in the rehearsal of that song where love's young dream is free from hostile powers in lovely bowers of the beautiful yet to be."

Mary Martyn died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Johnson, No. 632 South Thayer st. Funeral services were held last evening at 7 o'clock. The remains will be taken to London, Ont., for burial. She was 75 years of age.

Secretary Wade today received a letter from Mason & Co. officially accepting the proposition of the board of regents to drill the campus well 1,000 feet deeper for $2 a foot. The tools were shipped yesterday so that work will probably be re-commenced in a few days.

The want of light at the Ann Arbor road's passenger depot will soon be a thing of the past. The road is now figuring on the cost of a row of incandescent electric lights along the entire length of the building and baggage rooms. It will be a splendid improvement and justly in accord with the importance of this station, which does the largest business on the road.

Paris Banfield has returned from an important business trip to Lansing, Big Rapids and Grand Rapids. In Lansing he gave Governor Pingree some valuable pointers on the military push, which no doubt the governor will use. He had a pleasant visit in Grand Rapids, where he was handsomely entertained by Hirth, Krause & Co. He says they have a large establishment and are doing a big business. Adolph Krause, formerly of Ann Arbor, took him through the furniture exposition. The building is 250 feet long with a court in the center. It contains 10 acres of floor space, illuminated at night with 550 arc lights 10 more than used by the city. He saw another thing that impressed him with its great convenience. Every street car had two mail boxes, so that letters can be mailed at every corner. On certain corners a mail carrier stands who opens the boxes and takes out the letters.