Local Brevities

C.VItDS. - Circulara. _ Bill-Heads. _ Lotter-Heads. _ Shipping Tug. _ Printed at tho Akgcs offloe. In tho best stylo and ciieaf. Don't order olsewhere before calling. _ Satisfaction guarantced in every respect - Xow is the time to subscribe fortho Aegfs. _ Twice recently burglars have attompted to cn'er the residence of Trof. Frieze. - A Christian Association has bcon organizad in connection with the High School. Aiina Dickinsou is to hold forti) this eveéag beforo tbs S. L. A. " What's to hinder ? " -The Good Templnrs' resolutions - soe another rolumn- wero received too lato for publication last weck. - Araoug the latest patenta iasued toMlchigan inventors is one to 8. C. Hamlin, of YpsiTanti, for "Lubiicator." - Geo. H. Ford, au old resideut of this city, died suddenly on ïuusday afternoou. Ho v,as ahout the city on Monday aa tamal. - The weathcr for a fortniglit ha been vory „„favorable to tho growing wheat erop, aml uirmers are consequently predicting surc ruin. - Dr. Lewitt has returned from his western andsouthern excursión and lias ontired upon tho practice of his profession with new zeal. _ President Angelí is announced to deliver the closiug address in tlie eourse of the Rtudents' Christian Association, on Banday erening ncxt, a the Uuiversity Hall. - That the Ladies' Charitable Union was oalr able to expend (253.82 during its üscal year iust closed, spettkfl v.-ell for tlio condition of the power classes in our city. - L. R. Slawson has sold his bliek storo corner of Huron and Fourth . streef?, to J. Gh li.ill, for $8,000. Gall will remove "iiï- meat market to it soon after April lst. _Tho regular ovenitig prayer meetings of the Students' Christiim Association have becomo sü oenerally atteuded that Dr. Cocker's lecture room has been abandoncd for the chape!. - Ir you are a manufacturar or a mechanic, or engaged in any business or profession demandiiiK pubüc support to inake it a success, vou should advertise in the Aegus. - During this week uuion meetings have been held as before at the IC. E. Cliurch, each afteruoon, with separate meetings in the evening. The interest is reported aa continuing unabated. - On Sunday moniing next, :ii the usual hoar of service, Eev. (í. H. Brigham, of the Cnitarian Church, will make the life and ftharacterof Charles Sumnex the subject of his ] eoursc. -L. S. Lerch, successor to E. B. Gidloy, gives his advertisement to the Abous readers this week. Mr. Lerch is a practical druggist and cntitledto the confldence and patronage of the cominunity. - Dr. Pratthas reconsidered his positive declination of the mayoralty, and will stand for that office if he can also havo the marshalship : the emoluments of the one to balar.co the honors of the other. - During the thunder storm of Tuesilay, the ;jd inst., the dwelling ot Frederiek Eglcr, ot Sylvan, was struck by lightning, tearing down the chimney and damagiag the roof. Insurcd m the Washtenaw Mutual. -Dr. Witcher, " authov of the AVidow Bedott papers," is to lecture at St. Thomas' Church on Soñdíy eve., for the benefit of the St. Lawrence Beneröient Society. Subject: "WhylBooame a Catholic," Admision 25 cent?. - Joe T. Jacobs, the " one prico clolhier," has taken his efficiënt chief clerk. A. í. Nuble, into partnership, removed to the large and conrenient store reeently occupied by Messrs. Eoj'd and Tarrant, and calculates to cut a wider swatli in future. - The closing lecture iu the current Law Department course will be given on Thursday uext, March 19th, by Prot. Kent. J udge Graves, of the Snpreme Oourt, gives the address to the Law graduates at Commencement, Wednesday afternoon, March 2öth. - AVe gave the weather a first-class puff (free, gratis, for nothing) in the last issue of the Aegcs, since which it has been execrable íilrnost continually, with bleak and heavj' winds prevailing. AVell, there is one consolation : better fuch weather now than in April or May. - A large and very tine engraving oí' the University buildings and grounds sketched, enjraved, and priuted under the supervisión of Messrs. Everta & Stewart, jiublishers of the County Atlas, for II. D. Beunett, Steward of the Tuiversity, is now on sale. It is a capital print. - The alarm of fire on Wednesday morning was caused by the burning out of a chimney at the residence of J. R. Webster on Catherine street, near the Baptist Church. The roof caught fire (or so report says), but it was put out by Andrew with his "scjuirtgun" before the engine wis run out of the engine house. , - J. R. Webster & Co. havo sold their large stock of books and statiouery to Messrs. Fiske it Douglas (Isaac Fiske, lato ot Gilmore & Fiske, and W. T., son oí Dr. Douglass). It is also understood that the new firm have, in connection with John Moore, purchaseil the stock of J. C. Watson cfc Co., thus wiping out another book store. - All persons in this county intending to " go west" tho coming season should cali at the Aeous office and get an illustrated circular descriptive of the lands of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rajlroad Companj', located in the Arkansas Yalley, and the choicest in Kansas. Land-lookers' railroad tickets for sale at this office at reduced rates, amount to apply on lands purchased. The burglars made a general raid ou our city ou Friday night of last week. The following entries are reported : At the residence of B. F. Watts, uear the junction of Detroit and Fifth streets. Got in through the pantry window. Carricd Mr. Watts' clojthes out doors and searched them. Missing articles a good silver watch and a pair of rubbers. Watcli wanted to time tlieir future niovenients, and the rubbers to doadcn their footsteps. Ben had his pocket-book - contaiuing ninoteen cents- safely hid away. It is suggejted tliat the real object of this visitation was the Btore and safe keys. At the residence of Dr. Backua, South University strect. The Dr's. clothing was taken into the kitchen and thoroughly " gone through." Plunder made way with a gold watch and a small sum of money. The residence of Mr. Popkins, South Stato street. Mr. Popkiu's clothes werc removed from his room and searched. Alarmed or disgusted escape was made without procuriug any booty. The resideuce of B. P. Crane, corner of Jef fevson and Thompson streets. Mr. Crano wa wakened by hearing a board in the diuing room loor creak. Listoniug, ho heard steps, and the aw the reflection of tho walker's head in a mir rr. Supposing that his little boy had got u ïor something, and not thinking at the momcu that the boy was not tall enough to cause th shadow in the nurror, he called, " Harry, v.ii; lo you want f " at wliich the fellow shot out o the back door without any plunder. Mr Cran 'ays that he wa3 a tall man, and the track h loft in the mud at the gato indicatod a numbe oleven or twelvo rubber. Tho residence of Mrs. Swift, Xorth State strêe was also visited, but uothing gatherod in, th amates being roused too promptly to_perm nditurbed search and seizure. f