Local Brevities

C. Pray has recently purchased a fine roadster.

The roofs ad domes of the observatory have received a new coat of paint.

There was a good attendance at the class in plain sewing at the Y.W.C.A. rooms Monday evening.

A little daughter arrived Oct. 2 to gladden the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Schlotterbeck, of Israel avenue.

Miss Kate Elsasser, of Dexter, and Samuel Buss, of Scia, will be married at the home of the bride's parents on Oct. 24.

The violin department of the School of Music is very crowded this year. Prof. Sturm is jubilant over the prospects for the year.

Charels Reicher, an old settler of Webster, died Monday at the home of his son, John. The cause of the demise was heart failure.

The funeral of James R. Haskell, of Milan, one of th eoldset members of the Odd Fellows in the state, was held at Milan Tuesday.

Mrs. Susan R. Davis has sold her house and six lots to James R. Bach. It is undecided whether Mrs. Davis will stay of leave the city.

Arthur Totten, who has been connected with the Ann Arbor Music Co., for some time has been oblidged to give up his position and go to Arizona.

Will Northrup gave a smoker to a number of friends Tuesday evening who enjoyed the flagrant weed and jolly stories until the wee sma' hours.

Lauren E. Mills, one of the best known and most popular members of the class of 1902, is seriously ill with typhoid fever at his home in Howell, Mich.

Wood has taken another jump in price. The price of all hard wood has been raised 50 cents per cord. This makes 75 cents raise within two weeks.

The interior of Lutz's jewelry store has been greatly improved by a beautiful oak paneled partition and grill work which divides the work room from the store proper.

Miss Alice Winslow Williams arrived at the home of her father, Dr. Williams, 319 S. Fifth avenue, Saturday morning for an extended visit. Her weight is ten pounds.

A black tip was taken off a hat at Miss Griffith's millinery parlors, 306 S. Main street, Friday afternoon. If the party who took the same will kindly return it at once, no further trouble will be made.

Harry Ewer, who for the past y ear has held the position of agent for the D., Y., A. A. & J. in this city, has resigend his position. The vacancy made by his resignation has been filled by R. H. Noyes, of New York.

Miss Anna Reilley has resigned her position with Mack & Co. and has been engaged by Miss Griffith for the remainder of the season. All her old customers and friends will find her at the old stand, 306 S. Main street.

The Hamilton building, on State and William streets, is so far completer that Miss Lovell h as moved into the first floor of the building. The two upper floors will be finished before Thanksgiving and will be fitted up as office suites.

The annual Michigan Unitarian conferences will be held in this city on Oct. 23 and 24. Rev. Chas. E. St. John of Boston will preach the conference sermon on Oct. 23. Mr. St. John is secretary of the American Unitarian association.

A large gathering of Catholic students took place in St. Thomas parish hall Friday evening. An excellent program was carried out by the Misses Brown, Palmer, O'Dey and Redding. The crowd dispersed at a late hour. About 100 students were present.

Dr. G. C Rohde has sold his interest to the Flint Veterinary hospital of Heseltine & Rohde to Dr. Warnington, of Indiana. Dr. Rohde has removed to this city to continue his practice and is located at the West Side livery, corner of Huron and Ashley streets.

Thursday evening, Oct. 16, Hon. L. T. Durand, democratic candidate for governor of Michigan and Hon. Timothy E. Tarsney, corporation counsel of Detroit, will address a big mass meeting at the theatre. All turn out and hear these distinguished speakers.

The council Monday night refused to raise the grade of State street, after a hot discussion, Ald. Hamilton favoring the raise. They passed an ordinance limiting the speed of automobiles. A number of other ordinances were introduced including one to prevent expectorating on sidewalks.

Wednesday, Bert Bartlett, Alexander McDonnell and William Miller were taken from the county jail to Jackson. Bartlett for a period of one year for larceny from a dwelling, McDonnell for two years fo larceny from person, and Miller two years for store larceny.

Miss Sara Kuehnle and Wm. Schaffer, of S. Fourth avenue, were quietly married Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 at the home of Rev J. Neumann. Mr. and Mrs. Schaffer left on the evening train for a trip to Urbana and Champaign, Ill. After they return they will be at home at 812 E. Washington street.

Post office receipts were given out Monday for the month of September showing an unprecedented increase for the month over the same period in former years. The total receipts were $3,639.11 for last September, while those for September a year ago were $3,026.07, making an increase $615.04.

Died, in Manchester, Oct 7, 1902, Mrs. Stephen Cebulski, aged 67years. She leaves a husband and eight children--Mrs. Fred Schaible, Mrs. C. P.  Bonner, Mrs. Frank Camp, Mrs. Alvin Hough, Joseph Cebulski of Ann Arbor, Adam Cebulski of Detroit, Frank and Stephen Cebulski of Manchester. The funeral took place at 10 o'clock Thursday at St. Mary's church, in Manchester.

An accident occurred to a handcar on which six section hands of the D., Y., A. A. & J. road were riding Wednesday toward Ypsilanti, but no one was seriously injured. Someone thought to play a practical joke on the section men and placed a railroad tie across the tracks. When the handcar struck the tie the men were thrown biolently into the side ditch and the car was derailed. Aside from some bad bruises no one was seriously hurt.

A meeting of the Sunshine Circle of King's Daughters was held Monday night and the following officers were elected: President, Pearl Cady; vice president, Mildred Sherk; secretary, Coral Alexander; treasurer, Donna Godfrey; reader, Miss Sarah Wright. Miss Coral Alexander was appointed delegate to represent the Sunshine Circle at the state convention of the society to be held at St. Johns.

The high school senior class election went off very quietly Wednesday afternoon. J. W. Parry was elected to the office of president. his rival was Ray Barnette, a candidate who had been in the field but a few days. Mr. Barnette received 20 votes and Mr. Parry 26. Following is a list of the new officers: President, J. W. Parry; vice president, Elsia Eberbach; secretary, Helen Saxe; treasurer, Mr. Shutz.

Titus F. Hutzel, superintendent of the Ann Arbor Water company, had the misfortune to lose the two first fingers of his left hand Monday at the pumping station. He was attempting to adjust the chain tackle on which a pressure of three ton is exerted, when his fingers became entangled, the first on being cut off instantly and the other so badly crushed that it was later amputated at the first joint.

The Y. M. C. A. Star course was opened Wednesday evening at the Athens. The Hahn-Parke Quintette gave a musical program for the opening number. The ladies played with excellent expression and in perfect unison. The program was varied by solos by Mr. Hospins, whose voice is a most pleasing one. The numbers of the program lacked variety and proved during the early part of the evening somewhat monotonous, but the last half redeemed it by being most entertaining.

The First Year Pedro club met at het home of Miss Rena Stofflet Tuesday. The following officers were elected: President, Rena Stofflet; vice president, Margaret Scott; secretary, Emma Covert; treasurer, Sadie Masten. Miss Gertrude Norris was admitted as a new member. The first of a series of club parties will be given on Oct. 24 at the home of Miss Lorna Hillman.

Twelve hundred pupils from the Ann Arbor public schools will attend the Michigan-Indiana game Saturday at Ferry Field. The invitation bas been extended by Charles Baird, U. of M. graduate director of athletics to the students from the fifth to the twelfth grades, inclusive. Should the regular attendance average as usual there will probably be the largest crowd ever seen on Ferry Field at a football game.

Unlawful ambition got a stranger into trouble Friday morning. He rose with the sun with the intention of beating out the city ordinance which says that signs shall not be tacked indiscriminately in public placed. In a couple of hours he had placed on a a large number of telephone poles suggestions to "read the Chicago Record-Herald before breakfast. Just as the University chimes were calling the students to their morning ham and eggs, Marshall Warren gathered him in. Justice Gibson fined him $3.80 costs and ordered him to remove the offending advertisements on pain of prosecution for each separate sign.

Speaking of the extension of the Hawks-Angus road from Jackson to Lansing, James McNamara, attorney for the road, said: "There are many reasons why the road was not built this season, too many to attempt a detailed explanation; but the principal cause was our inability to get material. Why, we have had to borrow rails from the Michigan Central within the last month to repair our tracks between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, because we could not purchase them. Railroad construction materially had been practically out of the market. Now we have got our orders placed where we will get the necessary rails and other material. It is too late now, however, to do much this fall, but early next spring the road will be built, and it will be built early in the year, too."