Local Brevities

Born to Mr. and Mr.s Ed. Dunn, Sunday night, a ten-pound girl.

A sure sign that spring is here is the sight of boys playing marbles in the mud.

The firm of Muehling & Schmid have secured the contract for putting the roof on the new medical building.

Judge of Probate Watkins Saturday spread the inheritance tax on the E. M. Swathel estate, it being $1,493.22.

C. H. Gainsley has accepted a position with Cutting, Reyer & Co. as manager of the furnishings department. 

The University Y. W. C. A. had the pleasure of a short talk from Mrs. C. T. Coulton at the Sunday afternoon meeting.

St. Andrew's league gave Harry Finnagan a surprise party on Saturday evening as a farewell before leaving for Detroit.

Frank Olinger will build a fine residence, with all modern improvements, on Dewey avenue. James & Kitson have the contract. 

Miss Rose French, violinist, played an obligato at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. The singing of the quartet was very good.

The laying of brick has been recommenced on the new building of City Engineer Edward Groves, corner of S. State and E. Liberty streets.

Warren Lewis has purchased a half interest in the past pacer Little Tommy and he will be taken to the great John Splan sale at Chicago.

Mel Gillespie went to Chelsea Monday to make final arrangements for the concert which the Ann Arbor music Co. will give there this evening.

The point lace handkercheif handkercheif worked by Mrs. Clara Blackburn, was drawn by Mrs. J. C. Fischer, at Mrs. Elmer Stofflet's home.

F. Wolters is in South Lyon helping to care for Will Reed, who has been quite sick with pneumonia. Mr. Wolters has not visited his early home for 12 years.

"The Valley of Decision," in two volumes, by Edith Wharton and "The Garden of the Communer's Wife," anonymous, have been added to the Ladies' library. 

Mrs. L. S. Parker, of Ann street, has presented a handsome organ to the primary department of the Presbyterian church. The organ has been placed in the primary room.

The Northside lyceum will not meet Saturday evening. Instead of the meeting a rehearsal of a play, which will be given in the future, at the church, will be held. 

The mud on State and adjoining streets is indescribable. The asphalt block pavement on E. Huron street shows off to advantage and is now more than ever appreciated. 

The windows of the new waiting room of the electric road on W. Huron street have been put in position. The tile rofing of the building presents a very handsome appearance. 

Chaplain Orwick, of Jackson prison, addressed a large audience at Newberry hall Sunday afternoon. His address was a very interesting one.

The general catalogue which Prof. Demmon has been compiling for the past six months is now completed and it is expected that it will be ready for distribution in about a week.

Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper, of Fifth avenue, pleasantly entertained a few friends Thursday evening. Music, recitations and good refreshments made a very pleasant evening. 

Mesdames S. J. O'Brien, of Lexington, and Helen Truesdell, and Miss Elizabeth O'Keefe, of Port Huron, auditors of the L. O. T. M., are in the city to inspect the books of Miss Emma E. Bower.

Several Ann Arborites attended the production of "Queen Esther" in Ypsilanti Friday evening. The work of Harlan Briggs, who took the part of the King, was very good. His singing was excellent.

Wendell P. Moore of the Ann Arbor Agricultural Co. went to Battle Creek Saturday on invitation from the Business Men's association, to discuss the manufacture of the Columbia hay press in that city.

Ex-Mayor Luick has sold the nice residence at 916 Monroe street, through the real estate agency of Emmet Coon, to Mrs. Minnie R. Piersole, who will occupy the same after this year as her residence. 

Mrs. T. W. Young gave a thimble party Saturday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock, to several friends at her home on Catherine street. Pleasant games were played and the hostess served delicious refreshments. 

W. A. Peters, son of George A. Peters of Scio, who is returning from his second trip to Honolulu, expected to land in San Francisco Monday. After spending two weeks in Riverside, Cal., he will come east to visit his parents.

Miss Florence Dawson, of the Ypsilanti Normal Conservatory, sang several selections at the Presbyterian church social Friday evening. One of the best rendered was "Spring Song," by Lyens. She also rendered several Scotch songs.

An orchestra of several pieces, under the direction of Miss Rose French, violinist, gave a fine program for the enjoyment of the patients at the University hospital Saturday afternoon. The music was very much appreciated as it always is.

Rev. E. D. Kelly gave a fine instruction Sunday evening on "Passion and Death of Christ," recounting his suffering and crucifixion in a most vivid manner. Fr. Kelley's talk was a most instructive one and was delivered in his usual excellent manner.

The articles of incorporation of the Michigan Ladder Co. have been filed with County Clerk Blum. The capital stock is $6,000 with $3,000 paid in of which Edgar S. Geer subscribes for 200 shares (par $10), Melvin J. Lewis 200, and Alfred G. Huson 200.

The elevator at Oak Grove burned Sunday night. The elevator belonged to the Michigan Milling Co. of this city, and Mr. Kyer has gone to investigate the fire which was undoubtedly due to incendiaries. The loss is between $5,000 and $5,500. Fully covered by insurance. 

The Knights Templar Easter ball will be a formal affair, confined strictly to Knights Templar, their ladies, and the participants in the opera Pinafore. Besides dancing, songs from Pinafore and specialties from Florodora and the Mesesnger Boy will take up the evening.

An immense audience gathered at the Trinity Lutheran church Sunday night to hear Prof. Knowlton's lecture "Criminal Jurisprudence of the Jews at the time of Christ." It was an able and exhaustive discourse and presented the correct versions of some Jewish laws not generally understood.

Miss Vera Hangsterfer of W. Washington street gave a musicale to her little friends Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Irene Parker, Willie Parker, Ruth Goodale, Irvin Mann, Edwin Steeb and Willie Morton were present and gave a musical program. Ice cream and cake were passed and they all had a good time.

The ladies of the First Union church, Northside, will serve supper next week Tuesday, at the church, from 6 to 8 o'clock p.m., for 15 cents. The well-known reputation of the ladies of this church for furnishing things  good for the inner man insures success. Hot biscuits and maple syrup will be a feature of the menu.

The council at a prolonged session last evening granted a street railway franchise to the Detroit, Ann Arbor & Adrian electric railway, designating the route and limiting the time for construction. The petition of the Adrian street railway for a spur in Winter street was rejected. - Adrian Correspondence Detroit Free Press.

Another large car was taken across the Ann Arbor railroad on W. Huron street Saturday afternoon by Supt. Merrill of the D., Y., A. A. & J. Ry. There are now four cars on the track west of the railroad, one of them being disabled. Supt. Merrill has the crossing business down so fine that it only takes him a few minutes to pass over a large car.

It will be of interest to many of the older people of the city to know that Caroline, the sister of the late Christian Schmid, of S. First st., died in December at Pfalzgrafenweiler, oberamt Freudenstadt, Wuertemberg, Germany, aged about 72 years. She spent three years in Ann Arbor, coming to the city in 1866. She worked some time for the late Mrs. Henry Krause. 

Andrew Muehlig of the firm Muehlig & Schmid Monday received 16 pouter pigeons from Carluke, Scotland. Mr. Muehlig is one of the best-known pigeon fanciers of the northwest. His birds have received many prizes. 

Robert Hutzel, son of Herman Hutzel of Muncie, Ind., in the employ of the American Radiator Co. at Detroit, expects to leave the beginning of April for Magedlburg, Germany, where the company is about to build a large plant. He has drawn the plans for some of the buildings, the construction of which he will superintend.

Some 20 young people enjoyed a very pleasant progressive flinch social and the home of Miss Sadie Campbell in Pittsfield on last Saturday evening. Miss Lois Smith of Ann Arbor received the first prize and Miss Emma Sumner of Pittsfield the consolation prizes. They enjoyed bounteous refreshments and all had a good time.

The C. E. social, which was given at the Presbyterian church Friday evening, was pleasant and well attended, about 150 being present. A good musical program was rendered, the Misses Sperry, of Thompson street, and Dawson, of the Ypsilanti Normal, giving several vocal solos. Everyone present spent a very enjoyable evening. 

At a banquet of the Commencement club held in Cadillac last week, Attorneys Donald E. McIntyre, Samuel J. Wall and Fred C. Wetmore made speeches. They are all graduates of the U. of M. law department and Messrs. McIntyre and his nephew, Mr. Wetmore, old Ann Arbor boys. Mr. Wall is a brother-in-law of Chief Fred Sipley. 

J. H. Tarleton and wife, who have been stopping for some months at Hotel American, left Monday for South Framingham, Mass. During their stay in Ann Arbor they have made many friends who will be glad to see them return to Michigan. Mr. Tarleton is an old hotelkeeper, having been the landlord of the famous Wright tavern at Concord for 20 years.

One of the prettiest parties of the season took place Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mr.s August Rohde, where they entertained 15 of their friends. After an evening of different games and toasts the host and hostess served a dainty supper. Every one present reports a most enjoyable evening which will long be remembered. 

Hon. Luther Laflin Mills, who will lecture before the Good Government Club upon April 25th, has been urged to enter the senatorial fight in Illinois. The Record Herald in a recent edition commented very favorably upon his candidacy and in conclusion suggested that it might add encouragement to other honest men to unite in cleaning out the ring of politicians now in control.

The funeral of Dr. Elias Smith was held at his home in Whitmore Lake Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. Joseph H. Crooker, of the Unitarian church, officiating. The house was not large enough to accommodate all who wished to pay their last respects to a man whi labored among the for 40 years. Dr. Smith was 68 years old and had lived in the same neighborhood for 40 years.

S. S. Blitz of Denver was in the city Friday greeting friends. Mr. Blitz was formerly a member of the firm of Blitz & Langsdorf, clothiers, of this city. They were very enterprising and their leaving the city was regarded as a personal loss to many. Mr. Blitz reports his family well. He is traveling for a clothing house and makes Denver his headquarters. He reports business as being good in the west.

The Chronicle is in sympathy with the sentiments expressed in the following, which is quoted from the Jackson Patriot: "The St. Louis exposition will be a financial failure if the managers like those of the Buffalo, Charleston, Chicago and other shows, ignore the newspapers and spend their money for circulars, bill-board posters, and other wasteful means of reaching the public outside of the regular channels. The trouble with the managers of the big expositions is that they expect the newspapers to work for them for nothing, which it is only fair to say, they will no longer do. The tons of deadhead matter sent to the newspapers for publication should be dedicated to the wastebasket."--Marshall Chronicle.

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