Gleanings Of A Week

Mark Beattie, of Wilmot street, has gone to Ovid to spend the holiday vacation. Master Harry Oollins received by express from Denver, Coló., a pair of -white fan-tail doves from his aunt, Mrs. Dr. Low. Francis M. Sessions, ht '88, of Oo lumbus, Ohio, is visiting his parents, 41 Forest avenue, and will renxain until after Christmas. Tommy Hessions, of this city, was flefeated in eight rounds at the Olynipic Athletic club in Detroit Friday by Theodore Gaffney. Mrs. Myrtle Moon, of Ypsilanti, has Cümmenced suit in the circuit court to obtain a divorce from Charles Moon, on the grounds of cruelty and noneupport. Dexter Leader: The degree team of Huron Lodge, I. O. O. F. Dexter, have accepted an invHation to visit tke Ann Arbor lodge and confer the initiatory at some early date. Tlie ice skating rink of Fred C. Weinberg is open for business. In the future the presence of good skating at the park will be anuounced by putting up blue flags all over the city. Battle Creek raised $40 towards the sum needed to pay off the debt on the Women's Building by giving a chicken pie supper and the committee has $150 in view, part of which it has already in hand. Miss Belle Turnbull, bookkeeptr at Noble's Star Olothing House, left Friday for Hamilton, Ont., to spend the holidays witli her parents, Mr. and Mr3. A. Turnbull. She expecis to be absent three weeks. At the meeting of the fire committee and flro commissioners Friday nigiit a committee was appointed to consist of Ohief Sipley and Aid. Vandawarker to look up the probable expense of putting in the proposed eleetrie fire alarm sj'stem. The local Masonic bodies have suspended work for hte holiday season. The regular meetings in the first week in Jánuary will be the dates for resuming work. The only esception to this is Ann Arbor Commandery, K. T., which will meet every Tuesday night as usual. Adrián Press: The Degree of Honor Lodge, A. O. U. W., being the lady annex of the order tn Ann Arbor, elects Mrs. Wolf as outside watch. And the members find it mighty difficult to keep the Wolf from the door, though there is plenty of money in the treasnry. The Cleiiadis Debating society oí the high school has elected the following oflicers for the comiug term: President, Miss Marie Turner; vicepresident, Miss Daisy Hollister; secretary, Miss Mary Sheffold; treasuror, Miss Lucy Glacier; chat editor, Miss Liilian Hillman; marshal, Miss Ethel Baneroft. Manchester Enterprise: One of Manchester's most enterprising farruers has looked up his assessments in the Souihera Washtenaw Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance company, and saya that thoy had averaged a little n. ore than $2.50 on his $4,000 stock, or about 03 cents on each $1.000. As he was one of the first members this covers a period of 2G years. What company can beat Itï Fri.lay lasi Judge Kinne dismissed the jury, tlxus practically ending the December term of eourt. Before doing so, ho wever, with the jury's aid he lis]ioscil of two minor cases, Frert Welnmann belng required to pay $12 damages and tlie costs of the suit for hltting Anton Teufel on the head with h cane, and John Marquarhart, of Sqio, peeovering $240 for wages from Thomas Richardson, also of Scio. Elijah J. Calkins, a traveling mar, has comnaenced suit agalnst the Ann Arbor railroad, claiming $50,000 damages. He li.it on the eveniaz ;' ': ien on a train sotith trom Ithaea, the brakeman ealled out ion. and whlle trying to Bllght with two satchels tne train Biarted up and lis was tln-own i au em-bankment, breaklng hls left arm, injurlng liis back and recelvlng intemal injuries: At a cost of $25,000, Philip D. Arroour, oí Chicago, will ereet a new ice-house t Whltmore láke. '"he building when eir.npleted will cover an acre of ground and will be Jifty feot high. it is estimated that it will take fifty acres or ice one foot thick lo fill the Ikiusq. The Armour packinp; estabnshnirntr.ses a great quanMty of cp :: ts ,-pfrigerator irs :,i Toledq aad V.v {,,. supjily from WhMmore lake wil, ,.,r used for that puiiose. So audience which has attended the theater this season has left it in a more pleasant frame of mind than the one whicli flled through the doors after M. Dutuo's performance liad elosed Friday evening. The renowned Frenoh magician perforas soine veritable wonders in the way of sleightof-hand and introduces some remarkable new feats. His box mystery ís one of the best things that has be3n oïïered by any of the great performers. The instantaneous growing of roses is another of his novelties. M. Durno has a pleasant stage appearanee and by his clever talk keeps his audience in continued good humor Mrs. Frank Orossrnan and daugüter returned to Jackson Saturday. Miss Belle O wen has gone to Scotts, Mich., to spend the holiday season. Miss Grace Haven reiurned Saturday evening from her trip to Napoleon, Ohio. E. W. Groves leaves in a few days for Austin, Texas, to be absent for several weeks. Edward W. Butler, of Wankesha, Wis., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Babcock. Vietor Stron?, of Jackson, was the guest of his brother. Oscar, in this city over Sunday. Mrs. Dora Lefurge and Mrs. Mason, of South Lyon, visited friends in the city on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Oarson, oí Chicago, are visiting Mrs. Butts on Washtenaw avenue. Rev. Mr. Dieterle Js announced to preach at Trinity Imtiheran chureh next Sunday evening. Ben Geer, of Superior, Mich., spant Sunday with his wife who is In the city taking treatment. The annual Christmas festival at tbe Germán Methodist clnrrch takas place on the evening of Ohristmas day. A good program has been prepared. There will be a unión service of a devotional oharacter in the First l'resbyterian churoh on Ohristmas day at 10:30 a. m. led by Rev. J. W. Bradshaw. The fire deipartment was out Sunday evening on account of a small fire ia a shed near the Ann ArboT railroad track on Miller avenue. It made quite a blaze. Charles Bsslinger, the oldest son oí Mr. and Mrs. Fred Esslinger of this city, was married in Toledo December 16 to Miss Frederika Rentschler, also formerly of th's city. The Iadies of Trinity Ludieran church hereby gratefully acknowiedge rne help reeeived from business men and öthers for the fair held recently in the churoh parlors. Many prominent educators were present at the funeral of Prof. Ferry Saturday, and all spoke of the Mgta esteem in whieh he was 'held 'by the schoolmen of the state. .Tudge D. B. Butler, of Frankfort, Mich., accompanied by liis wife and sister, Mrs. Fannie Brewer, have been spending a few days with old friends and class-mates in Ann Artor. John W. Oowan, of Pittsfield, was buried Saturday froin the .home of John Forshee in the Fifth Ward. Intei-ment at Dixborc cemetery. The deceased was 43 years old and nad been a sufferer from paTalysis for a long time. The case of the People vs. C. Lincoln McGuire, for obtaining money un.ier false pretenses, has been continued until the next term of court. The Ann Arbor Railroad company has just issued a circular to shippers saying that instead of elosing the Menominee-Frankfort ear-ferry route luring the winter months, from Decjuiwr 1 to March 31, it will hereafter be kept open the entire year. "Reddy" Smith filled up on intoxieants the other day and when put out of the saloon tried to throw a stick of wood through the window to show ihis disapproval of the procepdings. He was promptly arrested and ou Saturday was given a 10-day s"ntence at the county jail. Adriau Press: Ann Arborites enjoyod a sheet and pillow-case parijlust week at Granger's hall. The Iadies wore quilt skirts, the gentlemen wore red eomforters, and after enjoyins a flue spread every one took a drink of cool water from the bed springs. This gave some of tliem a sliarp pain, but when they read this item, it will be to them a counter pain. Adolphus Cniig Broek, foreman at Baumgardner's marble works, died Saturday night at his home on Ohapia street, haTlng been ill .ince August. II leaves a wife and two ahilaren. Tile funeral oeeurrea Tueeday a1 2 . m. at the houso, Rev. J. W. Bradsbaw Offlclaüng. Intenuent in Foiest I Uil cemetery. The deceased was a jiioniber of the A. o. u. W, the Woodmen and the Oolumbian League and had many friends. Jeremiah Jacobs, an old and respected farmer of Xorthiield, died Sunday at Whitmore Lake of pneumonía, having been sick only a few days. He was nearly 8& years old at the time of his death and had lived in the state over 60 years. He never married and Us lived wi'h his niece for several years. The funeral oceurs at the house Wednesday at 10 a. in. iut.:-. ment at Forest Hill cenetery. Miss Martha Corson, a high school gradúate of "97, is teaching school t Sitka, Mlch. H. F. Frost has just returned from au extended business trio through the extreme South. B. Frank Bower and wife are expected to arrive todav from Cleveland to spend Christmas in Ann Arbor. Miss Julia Cotant has gone to Milwaukee, Wis., to spend the holiday season with Dr. and Mrs. Bushman. Chester It. Bond, whose fajiwly resides at 109 N. Thayer street, this cily, died Sunday morning at Holyoke, Mass. The Misses 'Minyetta and Belle M-ilbson and Maude Turk went to Jackson Tuesday to attend the LahuisEdsill wedding. Thursday evening, December 30, Welen Corps, W. R. C, will give a social and entertainment. Au adinission fee of ten cents will be eh&rged. The young ladies of the Junior Auxiliary cleared over $50 by tlieir dolls' bazaar Saturday at Harris hall. A most enjoyable time is also reported. Augustus Johnson and William Harrison, two "hoboes," were up before Justice Pond Tue-sday aud go to jail for ten days eacu for a "plata drunk." Severa! young men are reported tp 'have broken through the ice at the river wuiile skating Uonday. No liarm was done, all of the young fellows getting off with. nothing inoi'e tlian a bad wetting. Oscar Burkhardt has just returned from Chicago wihere during the latter part of last week he was in attendauce on a convención of the agents for the New York Life Insurauce eompany. He had the honor to be one of Michigan's three delegates to the couvention. It is not generally known that Ann Arbor is sending a large quantity of ïr.ilk daily to the creamery at Howell but such is the fact. F. E. Mills ships every morning over the Ann Arfoor railroad from 1,500 to 2,000 poomds of milk and has been doing so for somc time. The Christmas day services In St. Andrew's ohureh will be a eelebration of the Holy Oommuuiou at 6:30 a. in., and a second eelebration aud sermón at 10:30 a. in. The Sunday school festival will be Jield in Harris hall Friday, Ohristmas Eve, at 4 p. in. All those interested in the ch'.Mren are invited to be present. The season's second appearance of Katftierine Germaine and Richard Golden in the effervescent "Isle of Champagne" at the theater last evening was greeted by a most enthusiastic amlienee. Cömmeöt upon the sterling merit of Mr. Bier's excellent co.npnny was nnde upon the foi'mer ap])ea ranee of the opera some weeks a go. The company has been maintained iatact and fully sustained ihe reputiition it enjoys with Ann Ar!xr theartèr-goers. Arrangements are about completed for a joint debate between Lyceum Nj. 1 of Ann Arbar high school, and the House of Representatives, Detroit high school, which will be held the ürst or second Friday in Marc'h. The question to be debated is "Resolved, That the Initiative and Referendum should be introduced into the city, county and state gover:iment of the Ucited States." Ann Arbor will support the negatlve. At a meeting of the high school aumnl association and the association of the classes from 1S56 to 1S76, hold of Newberr hall Monday, resolutions were adopted conceming the decease of Supt. Perry. They are pub lished in full elsewhere in üiis paper. In June, 1896, a committee consistius of J. E. Beal, G. F. Alhnendinger n rul J. V. Sheehan was appointed to formúlate plans for the establishment of ■! Terry fellowship. At the meeting last night the following were added to hls conunittee: Mrs. Sunderland, Miss Alice Porter and Miss Eiinma Bower. At lts last meeting Woleli Corps, W. R. C.„ eleeted the following officers: President, Mrs. Delia B. Dean; senior viee-presideut. Mrs. Sutherland; junior vice-prosident, Mrs. George Scott; treasurer, Mrs. Hatüe M. Doig: chaplain, Mrs. W. T. Grote; conductor. M;s. Quincy Turner; guard, tess. Hattle Long; delegates to state convention, Mrs. Julia Colgrove and Mrs. Daincan; aHernates. Mrs. H. Ball and Miss Ailnumdinger; delégate to district convention, Mrs. E. w. H.'iteh. The remalnlng offleers are appointive have not yet been named. Inatallation will occur in Janiary and wil; probably be in conneetion with the G. A. Ii. post. "Honey" Stuart, the football pdayer, lias written a long letter to Prof. J. C. Knowlton. ehairmaa of the board oí control at tho Tln.iversity, in which he disclaims all intention to defrarud the loard, and sta tes that nis absence from the University now is due entirely to sickness, and that he iotends to return to Ann Arbor at the bo.iiin'ng of the second semester and take up the work of the law department. This bears out the statements Stuart had made all the fall to the óther nwm-bers of the foo-tball team, but it lias by no means satisüed iho Èoa-d of '■ontrol tuai Hiere is no nerd Sor a seaix-hing investigation. An informal dancing pariy will be given by Mr. and Mrs. Grauger at t lie academy next Tuesday evenin. All former patrons and frienda are invited to attend. Eugene Oesterlin had a severe fall Monday afteruoon at bis home on W. Hurón street. He has so far recoveied as to be able to come down lo his office Wednesday. John Baumgarduer, past coinmau 1er, and T. O'Conner, warden of the local lodge, were in Ypsilantl Tuesday helping to institute Columbian Lodge, No. 35, Columbiaii League. The Inland Press has just issued a bandsome paper bound book of owr one hundred pages coutaiuing the complete report of the proceedings of the National School of Dental Teachers. Four annual conventions are reported. F. S. Gaige, the popular New 'York Life Insurance agent, was in atteudance at the big convention in Chicago last week. New York Life Insurauce conipany's agents to the nwiiber of 250 representing ten states made up the gathering. Alfred LaiigMand, the young man who stole some clothes from anotheiyoung man at Frettyman's a few days ago, pleaded guilty Wednesday before Judge Kinne and was given a senteoce of 90 days in the county ja il. M. C. Wood-Allen returned Wednesday from a business trip to Chicago.' He reports having seen a big coii'flagratlon as he carne throiigli the town of Palmer, a fire tliat threatened to wipe the town out of existenc;. Lucy P. Huber, secretary of the Ladies' LLbrary assoelation, writes: "Merabers of the Ladies' Library association please notice {hat the library will be closed on Christmas day; also o'i Friday, 'Saturday and Monday. De oerober 31, JanuaTy lst and 3d." The board of direetors of the Farmers and Mechanics bank met Monday evening and organized as follows: President, Reüben Kempf; vice-president, Oharles E. Greene; cashier, F. II. Belser. The board declared the usual four per cent. dividend to stoekholders. .Mrs. Rossetter G. Cole, head of the piano department of the School of Music, Grinnell, Iowa, reached here Saturday and will reinain with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gwinner, of Packard street, during her vacation. Miss Crocker, who has been the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Harvv Ilutdliins, for the past few weeks, went on Saturday to visit friends in Detroit bef ore returning to her home in Mt. Clemens. Treasurer Soule, of the University, reixTts the receipt of the following additional contriboitions to the Women's gj'mnasium fund: Hypatia clu'o. Detroit, $14; G. Ticknor, Cleveland $5; Wixom club, Caro, Mich., $5; Women's clubs, Detroit, $35; convmissions on sale of Miss Lowell's U. of M. calendar, $50. McClure's Magazine for Jaüuary will coritain the first of a series cf articles by Herbert E. Haml)len describing, from fifteen years' personal experience, the daily life and disasters of a railroad workman. Mr. Hamb! r.i is (Jhe author of "On Many Seas,' a record of his own sailor adventuren and experiences that has had a gTeat sale. He knows the life of the railread as thoroughly as he knows the life of the sea, and his forihcorninj; papers can not fail to 'be interesting. The flrst will gïve his experience as a brakeman in the yard and on the road. The papers will be illustrated wjth drawings from life by W. D. Stevens. The Upa Phi society held its initiatiou on Friday evening, from 6:30 until 9 o'clock, at the residence of Miss Bessie Rggert. The new niemfoer was .Miss Georgia Clark, of Kansas City. Tli o society now has a membership of ten: The Misses Beth Coolpy, Miargaret C-ooley, Kathlccji Outtlng, Uuth Russoll, Gertie Jones, Rose Cai'hart,! Gretchen Lydeker, Madge Cady and Bessie Eggert. Aiter Mie ceremony the young people devoted themselvos to dancing and games. The programs, painted by ftiss Oii'ie Jones, were a pretíy fea ture of tha evenrng witii áaínty Brownie designs and ticd wiih white and blue, the soeiety's colors. Icecream, cake and eaady closed the )í-jgTam for the evening. J. H. Frome, of Princeton, ■,! re, "The AleOiemy of Hmma Nature," at Xcwberry hall last evening to a'large audienee, eonsidering that his lectme was only anncuncíd Friday. Mr. Frome held the attentlon of his audienee by his intenso earnestness. There is soine excellent mattw and much ori:;inality of thought in "The Aléhemy of Human Nature," nnd a eomploie mastery of his sub.j'-t will stn,:ip Mr. Frome as a suecos., in the lecture field. As Mr Fr,me stated, tnis was his first appearance and the necessity of cutting down two hours of material to one hout of delivery gave his effort sornewhat of a garbled appearance. There is the mak-ng of a first class entertainment both in the lecturer and his subjejt. and with more painstaking effort and further experience as a speaker, Mr. Frome may be expected to develop ir.to an excellent popular lecturer. Supervisor Win. Burtiess, of Manchester, is in the city, presuniaily loeking a f ter his political f enees, for it is whispered about towu tliat the genial supervisor is n'guring on stepping into Sheriff Ju-dson's shoes when then gentleman "goes up higher." Postmaster Beakes has opened an extra window at the postoffice through whieh to attend to Ohristmas pareéis. While there is an almost continuous streain of people sending out Ohristmas paekages every day, the postmaster believes that the rus1! is considerably slower than in former years. Postmaster Beakes has raade especial arrangements for handling quickly the present rush of Ohrisfcoias mail. He advises that a special delivery stamp be attaohed to every parcel sent out if it is addressed to parties at any of the larger cities. This will insure freedoni from deJay in delivering. Mts. F. E. Allen has sold her beautiful place, Elmbrook Farm, on the Whitmore Lake road, to a stock cooipany in Detroit, the Wayne Oouniy Cieamery. Mrs. Allen in the early spring will remove to the city. Miss Genevieve Allen, sophomore in the high school, will go south for the benefit of her health. The Gilt Edge band minstrels give their upto-date minstrel show at Ypsilanti Monday uight next under the auspices of the Ypsilanti Arbeiter Verein. An early trip to Howell and Manchester is also being arranged for. The boys are in great demand. They cleared atoout 80 by their recent entertainment in Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor Home Forum, No. 1-124, has eleeted the following new officers: President, John Baumgardner; rlcapresident, Airs. I-da 'Moore; second vicepresident, Mrs. E1U Arrn'brus'ter; secretary, A. Turk; treasurer, P. Snauöle; orator, A. Frueauff; assistant orator, H. C. Exinger; historian, Mrs. No.-a Tedrow; porter, Mrs. H. F. Frost; guard, Charles Warrei; physician, Mrs. Jennie Hughes. The annual meeting of the Wash tena w County Hortieultural society was held Tuesday at the court house. The amendments as printed in The Times of December 13 were adopted and the following officers elected for the ensuing year: J. iF. Avery, president; Ben B. Kelly, vice-president; F. E. Mills, secretary; F. H. Belser, treasurer. The usual number of membizs wei-e chosen for the board of managers. J. D. Ryaa and H. W. Douglass leave Sunday nig'ht for a two months' trip to Venezuela. They sail from New York on the 28th Inst., touching at the Windward islands and Trinidad on their way to Caracas. We are Bot advised whether this journey is for purposes of business or to gai:i a more intímate knowledge oí -ur sou'thern neig'hibors, but they -will go well provided with precautionary requisites for elitnatic changes and the best wishes of niauy friends. A few years ago a little girl baby was found and adopted by Pyron and Loretta Fellows of Sharon. Mrs. Fellows af terward inherited some pro] erty, w'hich at her death was dividod atnong lier sisters. Mabel, the adopted daug-liter, now sues for her share in the property. T3ie sisters defend themselves by the claim that being a married woman Mrs. Feïlows had no power to make a contract of adoption that woaild affect the disposition of her property. The case was bcard Tuesday in the circuit court. The Michigan Alumnus for December is just out and is a numtoer of exceptional merit. The frontispiece is a balf-tone cut of Eliza M. Mosher, 'M. D., and the leading article, "Tlionght Life- a Developmental Force," is from her pen. üther articles are written by Kate Holladay GlagOwwn, Kathorine Cole, the lal Ilcnry S. Frieze, Romanzo Adams and Alico Brown. The publishers ;mp.aunce that Rufus L. Weaver, law 'OS, lias won oue Michigan Aluiniius scliolarship whlle .1. II. Ehlers, lit ".)!, has noai-Iy secured another. Tiiü pnbllshers also propose to start a f il ml for the erection of a building to bi known as "Alumni Hall," whitih sshall furnish the much-needed art galand will also provide quarters for the gradúate sohool. Tha Alumnus offors to head the list wihh $100 Mini to giye to the fuml one-half of the suni paid The Alumnus by eaeh new subscriber who sesoús in lii.s order ander this offer.