Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES

Miss Marguerite Fredrick, of Alpena, will trim for Miss Steinbach this season.

The Pittsfield democratic caucus will be held at the town hall Monday, March 24, 1902, at 3 p. m. 

Manager Kilpatrick of Wisconsin intends to be present at the Cornell-Michigan meet next Saturday evening.

Word comes from Mendon that Mrs. Flora Morton, who is confined to the house with pneumonia, is seriously ill.

Ald. Christian Schlenker yesterday celebrated his birthday anniversary. He received the congratulations of many friends.

William Schneider has purchased the old John Schneider homestead, corner of S. Ashley and W. Washington streets. He will raise and improve the house. 

Rev. A. F. Bourns, of Detroit, will retire from active work in the Methodist ministry, to join his son, Maj. F. S. Bourns, formerly of this city, in Manila. 

Mrs. A.C. Schumacher wishes to express her thanks for all the kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of her husband, Albert Schumacher. 

The students in the Y.M.C.A. night school will participate again this year in the international examinations, which will be held the week of March 31 to April 5. 

State Secretary L. E. Buell will speak to the Y.M.C.A. next Sunday on "The Forward Movement," now being engaged in by the association all around the world. 

Among the patents granted recently Washtenaw county inventors are: A. Henning, Ann Arbor, valve-grinding mechanism; C. M. Schanz, Chelsea, neckyoke fastener. 

Atty. Carl Storm's residence on Greenwood avenue is rapidly nearing completion. Chas. Ward's brick residence, alson on Greenwood avenue, is being rapidly finished. 

At the chocolatiere given at the home of Mrs. O.M. Martin on Monday, Mrs. J. Beed and Miss Bird sang some very charming solos, which were greatly appreciated by the guests. 

The democratic caucus of Lodi township will be held Monday, March 31, at 2 p.m., at the town hall. As there are three candidates for supervisor a hot caucus may be expected. 

The attachment in the case of Marion C. Fulton vs. Carles R. Whiteman. has been dissolved. Attorney Arthur Brown appeared for the plaintiff and John Bennett for the defendant.

The Charity Whist club was delightfully entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Copeland Tuesday evening. Progressive whist was played until a late hour, when light refreshments were served. 

If the present stringent rules forbidding singing on the streets of Ann Arbor continue very long, the Glee Club may be forced to "cut out" their annual serenading tour of the sororities. 

The children of the 7th grade , W.S. Perry school, paid a beautiful floral tribute to the late Albert C. Schumacher, in honor of Willie Schumacher, who is a populr member of their class.

Judge Kinne Wedneesday heard the d vorce suit of Elba B. Ward vs. Walter G. Ward, both colored, of Ypsilanti. He gave Elba a decree. Fred W. Green appeared as solicitor for the complainant.

The Ann Arbor Music Co. are in receipt of a cheerful letter from Frank McIntyre who was then playing in the principal cities of Pennsylvania. He is very much interested in his work and finds it very enjoyable. 

Clifton M. Allen, who last week was removed from the University hospital to his home in Portland, Mich., has been brought back to the hospital. His injury, received during his work on the gym team, has become worse. 

The success of Frances Stofflet, the news dealer, in his recent hustle for the McClure Magazine, was so great that the management of the company is corresponding with him with a view to his taking up the work permanently. 

Phyllis, the 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson, yesterday afternoon dislocated her left shoulder. She had been playing on some steps and her foot slipped and she fell on the cement sidewalk. Dr. Lee Kapp reduced the fracture.  

The U.S. senate yesterday confirmed the nomination of T. B. Bailey, as postmaster at Manchester for another four years. Mr. Bailey has been postmaster for the past four years and his renomination and confirmation comes as a sort of reward of merit. 

Miss Josenhans, of York, was operated upon Wednesday for tumor. The operation was successfully performed by Dr. Darling at Dr. Marsh's hospital on William street. Miss Josenhans is doing as well as could possibly be expected under the circumstances. 

About 25 of the little friends of Miss Tessie Kearns of N. Main street, surprised her Tuesday evening. The young people entered heartily into the various games and enjoyed them to the utmost. Refreshments were served after which the party broke up.

Charles A. Towne, lit, 81, is president of a new company dealing in bonds and securities having offices in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. It is rumored that he has joined Tammany and will soon appear in congress and be one of their orators and leaders. 

The Detroit Free Press correspondent at Flint says: "Dr. D. W. Nolan of Ann Arbor is in the city. He came here to purchase the Bryant hotel. If he does not succeed in closing the deal he states that he may erect a fine building and open a hostelry of his own.' 

The polling places for the spring election have been decided to be as follows: First ward, Zion school house; second, ward building; third, basement of opera house; fourth, firemen's hall; fifth, engine house; sixth, engine house; seventh, Weinberg's shop.

J. m. Gelston announced a series of studies in the last week of Christ's life for "Passion Week." These studies will be given in the lecture room of the Presbyterian church beginning next Monday evening, 7:30 o'clock. All persons interested are invited to attend. 

The roll of honor for District No. 15 frl., Scio, for the sixth month, is as follows: Hazel I. Cole, Geraldine Marsh, Arthur L. Long, Floyd Cummings, Elsa Fritz, Roy Cummings. Elsa Fritz has been neither absent nor tardy during the winter term of three months. 

Miss Lennie Heazlit was surprised, Monday evening, by a number of friends, it being the anniversary of her birth. Games and music were the features of the evening which passed very pleasantly. A dainty birthday supper was served and greatly enjoyed by the guests. 

A falling scaffold on the Sessions house on S. Ingalls street, precipitated Mr. Richar, who was working on the house, 12 to 15 feet to the ground, dislocating an ankle. He was taken to Dr. Darling's office and from there to his home on the corner of Fourteenth and Washington streets. 

In defense of Lyman A. Long, the young lad who ran off to Detroit last week, Miss Emma Kapp, his teacher, states that he is not as bad a boy as he seems. She says: "He has been at school regularly since he started two months ago, is gentlemanly and kind about the school and a good student." 

W. D. Richardson of Bay City was in the city yesterday and made the transfer of his Packard street property to the school district. This completes the purchase by the district of the five houses and the land for the new school property. The deal was made through the real estate agency of W. W. Whedon.

John Koch is doing an immense business with people from the neighboring towns lately. He has within the past three days taken three loads of furniture to Lodi, two to Webster, and one to Milan. It would seem that the newly married folks in the vicinity have a soft spot in their hears for Mr. Koch. 

Miss Bertha I. Fischer, youngest daughter of Mr. John G. Fischer and pupil of school No. 15 frl., Scio, passed the recent eighth grade examination at the court house successfully. She is a very bright young girl, only 10 years of age. She twice completed the two grades of work I n one year and now has completed the eighth grade in one-half year. 

Suit has been commenced by the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, Pa., by its attorneys, Vacanaugh & Wedemeyer, against Erwin D. Hand, by name of E. D. Hand; Darwin E. Hand, by name of D. E. Hand; Fred Brown and Jacob F. Schuh, by name of J. F. Schuh, defendants. Five hundred dollars' damages are claimed. 

Next week will be a week of Sunday school conventions. On Monday a city convention will be held. On Tuesday a township convention will be held in Manchester, to which E. E. Calkins and a number of primary teachers will go. On Friday a township convention will be held in Dexter. E. C. Knapp and Mrs. R. Mellendy will give short addresses. 

The funeral services of George E. Sperry, who died yesterday morning, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. at his late residence in Pittsfield. Rev. Edward S. Ninde, pastor of the First M. E. church will officiate. The interment will take place in Forest Hill cemetery. Mr. Sperry was one of the faithful members of the Washtenaw Fair association and an earnest republican. He was of a cheerful disposition and had many friends. He was much respected. 

Geo. Hall was surprised very pleasantly on Monday evening by about thirty of his friends from this city and from Ypsilanti, who took possession of the house and made it ring with merriment. Progressive pedro was played and music by several members of the company made the evening a jolly one. An elaborate supper was served at midnight

Next Sunday morning at the Unitarian church, Rev. Mr. Crooker will close his series of sermons on "the Original and Essential Christianity." His topic will be "The Christ of Dogma." In this sermon he will explain how speculations about Jesus have carried men away from the Gospel and lessened the power of Jesus as the great spiritual leader of mankind. 

The many friends of James Robertson will be sorry to learn that he has resigned with the Goodyear Drug Co., where he has been engaged for the past three years. He will leave soon for Holly, where he and his brother, Daniel Robertson, expect to open up a drug store. Mr. Robertson has made many friends while in this city, who all wish him success in his new business. 

The cities of the state rank in value of manufactured products as follows: Detroit, Jackson, Bay City, Saginaw, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Bay City, Battle Creek, Pontiac, Flint, Muskegon, Menominee, Port Huron, Manistee, West Bay City, Lansing, Alpena, Adrain, Ann Arbor, Owosso, Ludington, Cadillac, Marquette, Coldwater, Cheboygan, Dowagiac, Hillsdale, Traverse City, Ypsilanti, St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Three Rivers. 

The funeral of Miss Ethel Danforth was held in Grand Rapids at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brown being a sister. The burial was in the Cascade cemetery. The early home of Miss Danforth was at Cascade, the family later moving to Grand Rapids, from which place they came here in 1898. Mrs. Danforth returned Tuesday, but Miss Beatrice was obliged to remain, her illness having developed into a severe case of mumps. 

Clifford B. Upton of the University of Michigan, class of 1902, has been appointed instructor in mathematics in the Horace Mann high school, in New York. This high school is the observation school for the teacher's college, of Columbia University. Mr. Upton taught mathematics in the Arthur Hill high school of Saginaw for two years, and was particularly successful. He resigned in order to finish his university course. The appointment he has secured will be gratifying to his friends. 

General passenger agents at a recent conference decided that a dead man had the same baggage privileges as a live passenger. Recently a funeral party, consisting of five persons with the corpse, carried 900 pounds of baggage. The travelers demanded that one of the trunks be checked on the dead man's ticket, but the agent objected. When the question was referred to the association it was ruled that a full fare corpse ticket carried the same baggage privilege as a ticket of a live person - 150 pounds. 

Business men and clerks will not need to go home for supper next Saturday night. They can get it at the Y.M.C.A. rooms. The Women's Auxillary are going to hold a "kaffee klatsch" there from 3 to 10 p. m., and will make a specialty of quick orders at supper time. Ten cents will be charged at the door and will include a cup of coffee, two sandwiches and a doughnut. Pie and cheese can be had extra if desired. There will also be a candy booth with fresh home made candies and hot fudge, and a fancy goods booth with many pretty things for Easter will be of especial interest to the ladies.