Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES

Frank Wilkenson has moved his stock of second hand goods to the new Mack building on S. Main street.

The farmers' institute under the auspices of the Pittsfield grange will be held at the court house in this city on January 15.

Oakland county is trying to get free rural delivery for the whole county. It is estimated that 60 carriers would be necessary.

Simon F. Hirth, for 20 years president of the Washtenaw Mutual Fire Insurance company, is very sick at his home in Lodi.

The ladies of the Unitarian church are raising two hundred dollars to clear the indebtedness on their church before the next annual meeting.

The following furniture dealers of the city have agreed to close their stores at 5:30 p. m. standard: J. Koch, Henne & Stanger, Martin HaIler.

One hundred and fourteen dollars was the sum realized by the W. S. Perry school at the benefit given them recently at Weinberg's skating rink.

The Halwood Cash Register Co., by attorneys Murray & Storm, have started a suit against George E. Parker, of Dexter, on four promissory notes.

Frank Allmand, of Jackson avenue, slipped and fell when coming out of his house last Saturday and sprained his ankle. He is just beginning to recover.

Andrew Shankland, of Salem, brought in a pig 8 months old Tuesday which dressed 283 pounds. Is there any farmer in the county that can beat this?

The Detroit postoffice in 1902 took in about 22 times as much as the Ann Abor postoffice, the receipts for the year being $1,011,571.43 an increase of 3 per cent.

The Missionary society of Trinity Lutheran church will meet at the home of Miss Mabel Barrows on W. Washington street, Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

The interior woodwork of the State Savings bank has arrived and is being put into place. It is of beautiful mahogany and the carvings and panels are most artistic.

The teachers of the Bethlehem Sunday school tendered a surprise to F. Schumacher last Friday evening. The evening was spent most enjoyably with games and music.

C. H. Major has completed curtaining the new Perry school, putting in the latest patented adjustable fasteners so that the curtain may be dropped wherever wanted.

The annual supper will be served at the Unitarian church on Jan. 16. A limited number of tickets will be sold to this supper as the dining rooms are not a great capacity.

Mr. and Mrs. Morris Galpin, of Dixboro, have received a present of a crate of Florida oranges from their daughter, Miss Mattie, who is teaching at the college at DeLand, Fla.

_oses LaJoie died at his home, 1234 ___ street, Friday night at 8:30 o'clock of Bright's disease. The funeral was held Monday morning at 9 o'clock from St Thomas church.

Basil Orlando Armstrong, the 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Armstrong, of 224 Detroit street, died Saturday morning. The cause of the demise was congestion of the brain.

Dr. Brooks, of Buffalo, has arranged to give a series of three lectures in Newberry hall in the near future. The proceeds are to be divided equally between the hospitals and the S. C. A.

At the residence of Miss Charlotte Moore, 633 E. University avenue, Jan. 6, John Moore, of Webster, and Miss Edna Bennett, of Northfield, were united in marriage by the Rev. J. M. Gelston.

The Civic Improvement association will meet on next Wednesday afternoon at the Unitarian church at 4 o'clock for the purpose of electing new officers and making plans for the coming year.

Walker Case is the new Michigan Central agent at Ann Arbor. Mr. Case was assistant agent at Milwaukee Junction in Detroit, and well earned his promotion to the agency of this important office.

Andrew Muehlig intends entering a number of his pigeons at the pigeon show to be held at Chicago on Jan. 19. Mr. Muehlig has a number of very valuable birds and expects to carry off one or more prizes.

Charlie Schneider was arrested Friday afternoon for beating his wife. He was taken before Justice Doty Saturday and sentenced to 30 days in jail. He was the first new guest committed to Sheriff Gauntlett's care.

The Woman's Auxiliary of Ann Arbor Commandery, Knights Templar, held the regular monthly meeting in the temple Monday and perfected plans for the entertainment of Jackson Commandery the 20th inst.

The large awning in front of Mack & Co.'s store fell with a crash yesterday morning when the employees were lowering it. Two ladies who were passing narrowly escaped injury from being struck by the iron framework.

Welch Post. G. A. R., have changed their quarters and will now meet in Odd Fellows' hall in the Henning block. The first meeting in the new quarters will be held next Monday evening, when there will be installation of officers.

A package containing an article of woman's wearing apparel was left in the store of the Ann Arbor Music Co. last Saturday. The owner may have the same by applying at the store. The article reposes in the window and is marked No. 24.

Fraternity lodge, No. 262, F. & A. M., held a meeting Friday night and presented a very handsome gold watch to Past Master John Lindenschmitt. The presentation was made by Past Master A. A. Pearson, who was in his usual happy mood.

Andrew Maulbetsch, formerly clerk in the freight office of the Ann Arbor road in this city, for the past few months clerk in the auditor's office of the same road at Toledo, has been given a regular run in the railway mail service between Cleveland and Chicago.

On Saturday, Jan. 17, every home in Ann Arbor will be visited in the interest of the Sunday schools and churches. Volunteers from all the churches will go from house to house, by twos, and it is expected that every home will be visited between 1 and 5 p. m. of that day.

A Washington dispatch says: "Prof. Jacob Reighard, of the zoology department of the University of Michigan, is in Washington urging the passage of a bill to establish a biological station on the great lakes, preferably at Put-in-Bay, to be conducted by the United States fish commission.

H. W. Hayes, retiring agent of the M. C. R. R., was most pleasantly surprised Wednesday evening at his home, 311 N. Ingalls street, by the employees of the M. C. R. R., when he was presented with a handsomely engraved smoking set, showing the high esteem in which he is regarded by them.

About forty of the friends of Myron Mills, of Dewey avenue tendered him a very pleasant surprise party Monday evening. The evening was passed very pleasantly by all. Cards and other games were played and dancing was indulged in. A delicious lunch was served late in the evening.

Trinity Lutheran congregation decided Sunday to hold their services at the following hours: 10 a. m., preaching; 11:15 a. m., Sunday school and Bible classes; 2:30 p. m., catechetical instruction; 6 p. m., Y. P. S. C. E.; 7 p. m., preaching. The devotional services on Wednesday will be held at 7 p. m.

Lennane Bros., the State street paving contractors, want the balance of their money, 5 per cent or $1,588.95, held back for a year. They offered the council Monday night to take $1,525.35 in settlement if paid now and claimed the city was fully protected by a surety bond. The matter was referred to the finance committee.

W. W. Watts, of Portland, Ore., is expected to arrive on Saturday evening and will spend Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Watts. He will leave Monday for New York city on business for the New York Life Insurance Co., of which he is cashier in the Portland office. On his return he will spend a week in the city.

The Painters' and Paperhangers' union held their annual election of officers on Wednesday, Dec. 31. The following were elected: President, Geo. Kuster; vice-president, Louis Thews; recording secretary, S. A. Spencer; financier and treasurer, Chas. Kuster; conductor, Ernest Bethke; warden, Wm. Bliss; trustee, E. J. Storms.

The annual meeting of the Zion Sunday school teachers was held Wednesday evening and the following officers were elected: Fred. Schmid. superintendent; George Haller, vice superintendent; Anna Noll, corresponding secretary; Ernest Mast, treasurer; Edwin Schmid, treasurer of charity fund; Edwin Noll, recording secretary; Ernest Muehlig, librarian.

Oil Inspector William Judson, says a Lansing correspondent, has with him here another familiar figure. Rev. W. D. Shier, who has been trying for four long years to land as chaplain of Jackson prison. His persistent campaigning has won him many acquaintances and they are all ready and anxious to shake the hand of a preacher who preaches other than political creeds for his livelihood.

The cable to Honolulu was opened Monday for commercial messages by the Postal Telegraph Co. and their operators all over the United States were informed of the fact. Manager Blake, of the local office, said that it would cost 59 cents per word for messages from Ann Arbor to Honolulu. It was only five days ago that cable to Australia was put in operation.

Fire Commissioner Apfel presented a communication to the  council Monday evening complaining because two members of the fire commission signed a permit for the removal of a wooden office building within the fire limits, after the board had refused to grant the privilege. A motion by Ald. Koch, that the council denounce the action of the board of fire commissioners, was carried.

The Court of Honor installed the following officer's Wednesday evening: Chancellor, A. M. Smith; past chancellor, J. F. Wurster; vice chancellor, Ethel Grey; chaplain, Mrs. M. J. Ronan; recorder, C. L. Play; treasurer, F. J. Muehlig; conductor, E. L. McLachlan; assistant conductor, Isabelle Grey; guard, E. Esslinger; sentinel, Mrs. H. Godfrey; directors, J. Lutz, Dr P. Howell.

Deputy Sheriff Kelsey sold 55 boxes of plates, 869 sets of Teachers and Students Bible Encyclopedias, besides unbound books and folded sheets, to O. A. Browning, of Browning & Dixon Co., of Toledo, for $1,300, to satisfy a judgment which the Detroit Trust Co., as trustee for the Ann Arbor Printing Co., had obtained against the Browning-Dixon Co., for a printing bill of the old company before it failed.

Under-Sheriff William Gauntlett met with a very narrow escape Saturday. He was driving a colt on Huron street when the cart overturned and Mr. Gauntlett's foot was caught in such a way that he could not extricate himself. He was dragged ten rods before he could stop the horse. Then he could not extricate his foot until assistance came and he was lifted from the ground. He escaped without injury except a bruised and strained leg.

The stockholders and directors of the Crescent Gold Mining Co. held a meeting Tuesday night. A full report of the business of the company was given and everything is in a most flourishing condition. There are no debts, everything is clear, and stock is now being sold for the purpose of buying machinery for the operation of the mines. A new board of directors was elected and is composed of the following men: L. C. Weinmann, W. Gauss, Geo. Mann. W. G. Henne, M. Gauss, I. Zahn and Hopwood.