Local Brevities

Mrs. Chas. Kajuska has sold her property on W. Sixth Street to Wm. Schwab.

Mrs. H. C. Ryan, nee Miss Minna Drake, of St. Louis, Mo., is the happy mother of a little girl.

The choir of St. Thomas' Church will render Gounod's St. Cecelia mass next Sunday morning.

Rev. W. L. Tedrow went to Butler, Ind., to attend the meeting of the conference to which he belongs.

The Y. M. C. A. building fund is now $17,500. $20,000 has to be secured before the pledges are binding.

"Kate Bonnet," by Frank Stockton, and "The Battleground," by Ellen Glascow, have been recently added to the Ladies' Library.

Capt. E. P. Allen, of Ypsilanti, will come to Ann Arbvor Sunday to speak at the Young Men's Christian Association at 2:45 in the afternoon.

Mrs. Margaret Diehl celebrated her 72nd birthday Thursday evening with a 6 o'clock dinner at which several of her friends were present.

Critchett & Standish are building 180 rods of cement walk in front of the property of the Wm. M. White estate on Hill and Church Streets.

The Young People's Society of the Bethlehem Church will attend the convention of Young People's Societies to be held in Jackson on May 1.

The following menu will be served at the Young Women's Christian Association supper next Saturday evening: Hash, corn, salad, cake, chocolate.

There will be a meeting of 31st Michigan Volunteers at the Armory next Monday night at 8:15 o'clock, preparatory to the reunion at Jackson, May 17.

Prof. F. N. Scott will speak at Newberry Hall next Sunday afternoon at 4:15. At this time the installation of officers of the S. C. A. will take place.

Prof. Richard Moulton, of the University of Chicago, will lecture before the Wesleyan Guild next Sunday evening, subject "Masterpieces of Story in the Bible."

Several members of the Northside Lyceum are now holding rehearsals for "Captain Racket," which they will produce in the near future for the benefit of the church.

The banns of marriage were published in St. Thomas' Church Sunday morning for the first time between Miss Ida Oesterlin and John Gerringer, both of this city.

On Saturday morning, April 12, at the residence of her niece, Mrs. W. S. MacHarg, 3227 Beacon Street, Chicago, Fanny Leach passed away in the ninety-fifth year of her age.

The Board of Regents have agreed to pay 50 percent of the cost of paving State Street with asphalt block, the city paying 20 percent and the property owners along the street 30 percent.

Koch Bros. have the contract for putting in the stone work of the new St. Thomas' parish house. They will begin work immediately. The building will be in readiness by October 1.

The Pittsfield Township Sunday School Convention will be held at the Robers School House next Saturday afternoon. An exceptionally fine program has been arranged for the event.

Dr. W. N. Salisbury purchased a house Wednesday from the Huron Valley Building and Loan Association at a cost of $1,950. The house is located on Prospect Street near E. University Avenue.

Harry T. Perkins, who has been carrying on a gents' furnishing business on Liberty Street, just off State, since September last, has closed his store and will soon remove to Britton, Lenawee County.

At the meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church last week, it was voted that at the death of a member all other members shapp pay ten cents to the flower fund of the society.

Lornie Lawrence Dennis, the child seven years old colored evangelist, will speak at the A. M. E. Church, the evening of April 29. The child is said to be one of the most wonderful child platform speakers in the country.

Mr. Bailey has moved in from the country and is occupying the old St. Thomas' rectory, on Elizabeth Street. Fr. Kelly will occupy the south rooms in the same house until completion of the new rectory across the way.

Miss Clara Whitesides, who since her mother's death one year ago has lived with Mrs. Henry Cornwell on N. Division Street, left Wednesday to join relatives at Wilbur, Washington, where she will make her future home.

Thomas D. Ryan, who has been very ill for many weeks, died at his home on Catherine Street at 5:30 a.m., yesterday. The funeral will be held from St. Thomas' Church Saturday morning at 9:30. Interment in St. Thomas' cemetery.

Miss Lizzie Krause died at her home April 18 after an illness of 19 years. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 from her home, corner of Second and Jefferson Streets, and at 3 o'clock at the German Lutheran Church.

Justice of the Peace Doty will probably move today from his quarters at 109 Main Street to the basement of the courthouse, where he is having handsome offices fitted up. The new quarters will be immediately under the County Clerk's office.

The meeting of the Northside Lyceum Saturday evening was well attended. The debate, "Resolved, that the tariff should be removed from Cuban sugar," was decided in favor of the affirmative. Next Saturday evening impromptu talks will be given.

A rally day will be held in the A. M. E. Church next Sunday at both the 10:30 and 7:30 services. Lonnie Lawrence Dennis, the child colored evangelist, eight years of age, will be the principal speaker at the evening services. A silver collection will be taken up.

Mrs. Harriet DuBois, formerly of this city, died at Tecumseh at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Adelle Hurry. The remains were brought here for interment. A short service was held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of her sister, Mrs. Phoebe Steel, 820 E. Huron Street.

Next Sunday evening at the First Baptist Church "The Story of the Cross," by Dudley Buck, will be sung by a double quartet. The ordinance of baptism will also be administered to several new members. This will be a repetition of the service of Easter Sunday evening, which was so greatly enjoyed.

George Darlington, of Strathcona, Can., was the only student in the Y.M.C.A. night school who passed successfully every examination. It will be remembered that Mr. Darlington is the young man who has given such interesting addresses on the South African War and the Transvaal, where he was a soldier in the Canadian contingent.

The Washtenaw Baptist Association will meet with the First Baptist Church of Ann Arbor, May 7 and 8. Entertainment will be provided for visitors and delegates. An interesting program has been made up. Among those who will speak are Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Scott, of Japan, Rev. C. E. Conley, Rev. E. H. E. Jamieson and Miss Harriet Cooper of Detroit.

The case against "Joe" White, accused of stealing a bicycle from a Thompson Street student last week, was dismissed in Justice Gibson's court Wednesday from want of evidence, there apparently being no ground whatever for the charge. "Joe," however, was convicted of being drunk on the day it was alleged he took the bicycle. On this charge he paid a small fine.

The Y.M.C.A. boys' nine, accompanied by their coach, Bert Whitney, went to Chelsea last Saturday afternoon to play the Chelsea High School team. Lack of practice, bad weather and a poor grounds helped the Chelsea team to win a decisive victory, the score being 18 to 1. The principal factor in their success, however, was their own good playing, and especially the work of their pitcher and second baseman.

Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Root have returned from Salem, where they were called by illness and death of the former's mother. Mrs. Root died Sunday at the age of 74 years, after a very short illness. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 10:30 from the church. the remains were placed in the vault of Salem Township. Mrs. Root was one of the pioneers of Salem, having lived there the greater part of her life.

Mrs. Mary Miller, wife of William Miller, died at her home, 833 Brown Street, on Saturday evening, aged 73 years. The cause of the demise was heart trouble and general debility. Mrs. Miller was the mother of six children - Mrs. Lizzie Whitman, Mrs. Eva Imus, Mrs. Barbara Hintz, Mrs. Fannie Mallory, Mrs. Mary Barnett and John Miller. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house and at 2:30 from the Bethlehem Church.

Wednesday at 8 p.m., a pleasant company gathered at 540 Detroit Street to witness the marriage of Miss Cecelia Hurrell and Mr. D. W. Keedle, two well known young people or Ann Arbor. Rev. T. W. Young officiated, using the beautiful ring ceremony. Miss Anna Coates acted as bridesmaid and the groom's brother, Mr. G. W. Keedle, acted as best man. After the marriage, the company sat down to a sumptuous repast. The young couple will be at home at 540 Detroit Street.

Mrs. Clara MacMonagle-Britten, of Detroit, is in the city to commence rehearsals for a "Flower Festival" to be given at Newberry Hall the first of May. The festival will be given two evenings, the first night under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A. and the second for the Old Ladies' Home Society. A large number of children and young people will take part with outside attractions from Detroit.

Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock, Mr. J. E. Warren and Miss Cora Gertrude Murray were united in marriage by Rev. T. W. Young. Both are popular young people of Ann Arbor. The bride's sister, Miss Eva L. Murray, and the groom's brother, Arthur C. Warren, acted as attendants. The young couple will go at once to housekeeping at 513 Felch Street, with the best wishes of hosts of friends.

The third annual reunion of the 31st Michigan Infantry will be held in Jackson, Thursday, May 15, 1902. The change is made from the 17th falling on Saturday, an inconvenient day. The 15th is, however, the anniversary of the departure of the regiment from Michigan. The Jackson members are making arrangements that will assure the visiting comrades a good time up to the limit.

Fifteen churches in this city will be directly benefited by what can be done in a good Young Men's Christian Association building. Thirty thousand dollars for such a building is $2,000 per church. One young man won to the church is worth more than that, and in a single year the Association with its meagre equipment has placed 16 young men in various churches. Hence the churches' vital interest in the erection of the new Y. M. C. A. building.

The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies' Musical Club was held on Saturday evening last at the home of Mrs. Hastreiter. Seven members of the club participated in a select program composed exclusively of music by Gounod, after which light refreshments were served. one of the enjoyable numbers of the evening was the Meditation on first prelude by Bach, for violin and piano, the piano part played by Master Dominic Hastreiter. The little lad is talented and shows love for music in a remarkable manner.

The social committee of the Y. W. C. A. held a meeting Friday night in the association rooms to plan the work for the ensuing year. At 6:30 the committee repaired to the dining room, where the tables were daintily arranged. The following menu was served: deviled eggs, potato salad, pickles, bread and butter, sandwiches, pineapple ice, cake and coffee. It was decided that the meeting of the committee will be held hereafter on the last Thursday in the month. A flinch social to be given next Friday evening to the members of the association was arranged for. Miss Emily Wright was elected secretary of the committee.