Local Brevities

Rev. E. D. Kelly will entertain St. Thomas' choir in the school hall next Wednesday evening.

Mrs. Cara Downing of S. Fourth Avenue, has been called to her home in Indianapolis by the death of her father.

Mrs. Edward Condy, of Packard Street, was called to Ionia last week by the death of her brother, Henry Roberts, who was killed by a live wire.

The Phoenix Society gave a very successful picnic at Allmendinger's Grove Sunday. A large number of people were in attendance and a very pleasant day was spent.

Michael O'Toole, who is in the employ of W. S. Piper, underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Homeopathic Hospital last Friday. He is getting along nicely.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Bearinger, of Lawrence Street, left Tuesday for Dryden for a short visit. Mr. Bearinger has accepted a position in Detroit and will move there.

Peter Kline, the tailor, left last night for Germany. When he returns, the 15th of September, he will re-open his business on E. Liberty Street, near Donahue's Grocery Store.

The subject for debate at the Northside Lyceum Saturday evening will be "Resolved, that the social functions of the wealthy are more harmful than beneficial to the country."

J. C. Watts has received the announcement of the marriage of his niece, Miss Daisy Watts, which took place at her home in Walsingham, Eng., yesterday at high noon.

A hotly contested baseball game took place Saturday between the First Ward Sluggers, of this city, and the Ypsilanti Lions, the score being 14 to 1(5?) in favor of the Ann Arbor youths.

Sunday, June 8, will be observed as children's day in the M. E. Church. Parents desiring to have their children baptized at that time are requested to confer with the pastor as soon as possible.

The funeral of Mrs. William Kiercher (sp?) was held last Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the house, 1022 W. Liberty Street, and at 2:30 o'clock at Zion Lutheran Church. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

The University School of Music orchestra, of which Bernard Sturm is director, will give a concert Monday evening, June 2, assisted by Miss Linderschmidt, violinist, Miss Farlin, soloists, and Earl Kileen, baritone.

Prof. F. W. Kelsey's stereopticon talk on the "Catacombs of Rome" will be given in the Y. M. C. A. rooms next Sunday at the boys' meeting instead of in the English Lutheran Church. This talk will be interest to all boys.

Misses Farlin and Campbell and Earl Kileen have accepted positions as assistants to Mr. Howland in the vocal department of the School of Music. Miss Farlin will have charge of the department during the summer school.

Thirteen years old Will Radeke, of 521 W. Jefferson Street, died Thursday, May 22, at 6:30 o'clock, after a short illness of two months. Funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house. Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery.

The Royal Arch degree was conferred upon Messrs. A. S. Lutz, Chas. C. Wallin and Emil Arnold by Washtenaw Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M., Monday evening. After the work banquet was spread, Past High Priest Prettyman acting as toastmaster.

Miss Rose Lee Ives and Oscar Burkhardt, of Grand Rapids, were quietly married at the home of the bride on Tuesday, May 20. Mr. Burkhardt is an Ann Arbor boy and has a host of friends in the city who tender their heartiest congratulations.

At the meeting of the ordinance committee which was held Wednesday to discuss the franchise for Wagner and Macks new telephone company, an agent of the Ohio Telephone Construction Company was present with a sample of the company's phone. He suggested some alterations in the franchise. The committee decided to refer the matter to the city attorney.

The Y. M. C. A. Boys' meeting will, next Sunday, be held in the English Lutheran Church at 4:30 p.m., at which time Prof. F. W. Kelsey will show and describe a large number of stereopticon views on the life of the early Christians in the Catacombs of Rome.

William McGuire, who is an engineer on the Ann Arbor Road, was quietly married to Miss Bertha Torangue, of Cadillac, last Tuesday. Mr. McGuire and bride arrived in the city last evening to visit the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McGuire of N. Main Street.

Alderman George Fischer, who has been in the employ of Dean & Co., for the past 15 years, has resigned his position there. He will go into the grocery business in the store, corner of State and Packard Streets, formerly occupied by Walsh. He will open up Monday morning.

The Ann Arbor Music Co. recently received an order from Stanley Partridge of Provo, Utah, for $100 worth of music. Mr. Partridge was a former student here in the School of Music and left Ann Arbor in 1900. He has worked up a fine class in Provo and is doing well.

Jonathan Josenhans, a prominent citizen of York township, died Saturday shortly before noon. Deceased was 86 years old and has lived in York for many years. He had many relatives in this section, one of his immediate family, a son, being employed by the firm of Mack & Co., this city.

Robert Popkins died at his home Friday night at midnight of dropsy, aged 79 years. The funeral was held from the residence, 523 East Madison Street, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Ninde, officiating. Interment in Forest Hill Cemetery. The deceased is survived by a widow and one son.

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Henne and family, Mrs. Elizabeth Henne and Mrs. John Goetz and son Herman, also Samuel Henne and Miss Tillie Dietzel, went to Marshall, Sunday, where they celebrated the 74th birthday of Mrs. Elizabeth Henne at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Christian Arndts.

A very important meeting of the official board of the M. E. Church will be held at the church next week Tuesday evening, for the purpose of making arrangements for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the church. All the members of the church and congregation are invited to be present.

The choir of the Methodist Church tendered a very pleasant surprise party to Prof. Levi Wines on Saturday evening at his home on Oakland Avenue. A pleasant musical program was rendered by Mr. Keeler, Mr. Wylie, Mrs. Reed and other members of the choir. An elaborate lunch was served, which was done full justice to by the guests.

The seventh chocolaterie to be given under the auspices of the Women's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. will be held at the home of Mrs. W. C. Stevens on No. Ingalls Street, Wednesday, June 4. After giving one or two more, the ladies will discontinue for the summer, but will resume this series of popular social events during the fall and winter.

A home cookery sale will be conducted by the Y. W. C. A. next Saturday, May 31, all day, at Mummery's Drugstore, Markham's Bazaar and the vacant store, corner of Liberty and State Streets. Goods will be baked by the best cooks of the city, many of whom have signified their intention of helping this cause. The prices will be reasonable.

The Y. W. C. A. will have on sale next Saturday viands for Sunday dinner which have been prepared by the best cooks in the city. There will be pies, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, bread, meats, jellies, etc. The goods will be on sale at Markham's Bazaar, Mummery's Drugstore and Reinhardt's Store on State Street. Ice cream and cake will also be served at the latter place. The members of the association solicit the patronage of as many people as possible.

The bill of Mrs. Mary C. Whiting, the attorney, for services alleged to have been given by her in settling up the estate of the late Albert T. Mason , of Chelsea, was cut down by Judge Watkins, Thursday, from $130 to $32.

This is the case an account of which was given in the Argus yesterday, where Mrs. Mason, the wife of the deceased, pleaded through her sobs that she was a poor woman and unable to pay Mrs. Whiting's fee of $130, since most of the little property left her had already gone to pay accounts incurred in the settling up of the estate of her dead husband.

Dr. A. T. Anderson, a University of Michigan graduate and now connected with Columbia University, has made a practical discovery which promises to revolutionize many branches of industry having to do with starch foods. Anderson did his first original research along this line while a student in the botanical department of the University of Michigan. Anderson's starting point was the phenomenal action of popcorn under the action of heat. His process is based on the fact that all starch-bearing foods can be made to "pop" when subjected to heat, and discovered that he could pop not only rice, but potatoes and other food products.