Local Brevities

- The present senior class will gradúate over hundred. _ Quarterly raeetiug at the M. E. Church, in tliis city, next Sunday. - The " Chimney-Sweep " was married iu this city a few days since. A new time-table goes into effect on the Central road next Sunday. - Chas. J. Kintner returned from his northeru huntiug excursión on Monday. - Hon; I. M. Craue, of Eaton Rapids, has been visiting in this city during the week. -Prof. E. Olney will deliver the next discourse at Univerity Hall, on Sunday aftornoon next. Jethro Maybe having waived examination, has been held for trial for the kilhngf E. Flannery. There have been several running matchei of late, Wayue Hayman geuerally coming out ahead. - Hough's Detroit Theatre appears at the Opera House with "Uncle Tom's Cabin," this aud to-morrow eveniugs. - Ou Monday the little son of E. C. Boudinot, aged about six years, while climbing over a fence, feil and broke hia wnst. - The Pontiac BUI Poster of last week, was the most profusely illustrated paper that we have received since the election. - Mrs. S. Eeed, of this city, was one of the speakers at the meeting of the Dexter Ladies' Temperauce Union last Sunday. - The residence of Jas. Clements, on State street, is receiving an additiou of a lofty tower, which improves lts appearance. -On Friday last, Justice McMalion cleared his docket of eight Uquor Buits by disrmssing them, no one appearing for their prosecution. _ Dr. D. W. Bliss has been for several days dangerously sick with inflammation of the lungs, but hopes are now entertaiued for his recovery. - The ladies of St. Thomas' Church hold their annual fair and bazar, commencing next Thiirsday evening, at the Armory of Company B. - Otis H. Lee, oue of the oldest residents of Tpsilanti, and postmaster under Picrce's admiuistration, died Suuday afternoOD after a short illuess. Hon. M. J. Noyes, of Chelsea, was the chairman of the Board of Uounty Canvasseni, and the chair, judging by the looks, was pretty well filled. - The second lecture before the Studeut's Lecture Associatiou will we delivered by Eev. W. II. Jlilburu, the blind preacher, on Fnday eveniug next. Subject: Aaron Burr. - "Uncle Andrew" Robison represented Sharon on the Board of County Canvassera, and amused himself on Tuesday evening by meeting with the " boys " and telling stories. - J. G. Watts has been home this week lookiug after his business here. He is engaged at Bast Saginaw, closing the business of D. E. Brown, bankrupt, of which he is the assignee. - Who is he ? for several evenings past some individual has spent considerable time making trips between the Congregational and Unitarian Churches, to the aunoyance of residentB on his route. - Eev. Mr. Hough, oí California, fonnerly pastor oí the Congregational Church at Jackoii, has been spending a few days in this city, and addressed the Congregational Sabbath School at the close of its session last Sunday. - Mrs. Lamburn and daughter, of Lodi, were rnn away with Wednesday afternoon while coming to this city. The mother is badly injured about the head and face. The daughter is more or less bruised, but is not dangerously hurt. - Eugene DuBois, late ot this city and son-inlaw of Israel Hall, is now one of the editora and proprietors of the Grand Haven Herald. A courteous and gentlemanly yound man, we trust that he may find the field of journalism a pleasant and enjoyable one. - A meeting of the Methodist society, of this city, will be held next Monday evening, to consider the propriety of issuing a mortgage on their church property for $10,000, in order to relieve the trustees from their individual liability for that amount of church indebtedness. -On Sunday moruing last, Geo. B. Williams, of Lima, discovered the oat bin in one of his barns on fire, which was promptly extinguished. He says about three weeks since some 100 bushels of dry oats were placed in the barn, and thinks they were stolen and the barn set on fire. About 20 bushels of scorched oats remaining in the bin after the fire. - The Building Committee of the Board of Supervisors were in session in this city, on Saturday last, for the purpose of receiving bids for the erection of a barn on the County House farm. Several bids were received, ranging from $525 to 1850. Geo. C. Anns, of Dexter, received the contract, he being the lowest bidder. The building to be completed in 40 daya. - At a meeting of the Senior class held on Mouday to take action in regard to the class pbtures, a committee of five was appointed to get terms, conditions, etc, from different photographists and report at another meeting. Sam. B. Revenaugh was present and made some remarks. It is understood that his terms will be the Bame as they were last year. Mr. Warren, of Boston, is also a competitor, and has sent on for inspection au albumn of very elegant specimens, The work will amount to at least f3,000. ín view of the exoessively dry weather and the empty cisterna reportad in all parts of the city, we deern it a duty to cali the attention of our citizens to the ntcessity and importance of guarding against iire with the utmost care. A fire breaking out in the business part of the city could not possibly be checked, and on almost auy street great ravages would be made, and without the possibility of offering any resistance. Ash boxes, chimneys, stove-pipei, stoves, etc., Bhould be looked to, and stores, shops, offices and dwellings should be carefully looked over every night at leaving or bed-time. - It ib also a good time to expresa a hope that the capitalists will be found, either at home or in some other locality, who will make propositions for the construction of water works which will come within the requirements of the ordi nance recently adopted by the Common Council. Water works are an absolute necessity to our city. Godey'a Lady's Book is the first magazine to come to our table tor December, Bhowing vigor and vim in oíd age- the number completes the XXXIX. volume. It is a holiday number, with stones and pictures tor Chnstmas and New Year's. For the coming year new attractions attraotions are oñered, and Godey always keeps his promises. $3 a year ; two copies, $5 ; four copies, $10 ; with a beautif ui chromo, ' The Rescue," to each subscriben 15 cents must be remitted with each subscription for postage on magazine. Address L. A. Godey, Philadelphi. Mr. Martin reports that he is succeeding adïnirably in his canvass for " Johnson's New Universal Cyclopedia," which work was commended to the Arous readers in our issue of October 16th. To the testimoniáis then published he has received capital ones from Dr. Hilgard of the Literary Department, and Dr. Dunster, of the Medical Department, two gentleman eminently quali&ed to speak of its merite from a cieutiflc standpoint. It is, without doubt, the most complete and at the same time most concise Cyclopedia claiming the ear of the public.