Local Brevities

The young people of the First Baptist church will give a valentine social next week.

Revival services will be held at the First M. E church in the earlt part of the week.

The Sunshine circle of King's Daughter met at the home of Miss Margaret Scott on Monday evening.

Miss Jeannette Fiske met with a painful accident Friday. She slipped in going down stairs and fell, breaking her collar bone.

John Koch has sub-let the contract for interior woodwork in the Beta Theta Pi house to a Detroit firm.

The Library club will hold the first regular meeting since organizing on Thursday evening, Feb. 12, at 7:15.

The new charter and ordinance book of Ann Arbor, just out, omits the local act under which paving is done.

Joseph Neff, formerly with Chas. Pardon, has gone into partnership with his brother, who owns the Neff bakery.

The Daughters of Revolution will meet on Feb. 12. The place of meeting has not yet been decided upon.

Prof. Winchester, of the Wesleyan university, will deliver a lecture before the Wesleyan guild next Sunday evening.

John Koch sold the State Savings bank its mahogany office chairs and desks. They are the handsomest ones in the city,

Mrs. Chas. Callaghan, of Chicago, Tuesday evening presented her husband, Police Justice Callaghan, with a new-born son. All are doing well.

Lillian, the two years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Snay, died last Saturday of whoopingcough. The remains were taken to Dearborn Monday for interment.

Victor, the 14 months old son, of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Paul, of Depot street, died Monday morning. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday from the house.

The Epworth league will give a Valentine social on Feb. 13, in the basement of the Methodist church. The plans being made are very novel and a good time is assured.

The ordinance granting a franchise for a central heating plant was ordered printed in the council proceedings Monday night, to be considered at the next council meeting.

The board of managers of the Washtenaw county fair will meet on Feb. 11 and will take dinner together at one of the hotels. Plans will be discussed for the fair next fall.

The Knights Templar will confer the order of the Temple next Tuesday evening, and the order of the Red Cross February 17. All Sir Knights in the city are invited to be present.

The Odd Fellows gave a very pleasant social and dance Monday evening at their hall. Forty couples enjoyed dancing to the delightful music furnished by Miss Vroman, of Ypsilanti.

The Y.M.C.A will give a "Magic" social at their hall on Saturday evening. All sorts of puzzling things have been planned for you to solve. There will also be a good music and readings.

The ladies of the First Baptist church met last Tuesday at the home of Mrs. F. E. Jones and finished the garments for the poor which they were making and there will not be any meeting Friday.

The stewards of the A.M.E church wish to return thanks to Mr. Weinberg for generously donating the use of his rink for their carnival given last Friday evening. The net receipts from the carnival were $28.

A magic social will be held next Saturday from 3:30 to 6 p.m at the Y. M. C. A rooms for the Juniors. Their wizard has arrived and will perform some tricks. Comic readings, good music and a match game of basket ball. Admission by ticket. Call at the association rooms and learn the details.

Invitations are being sent out the masquerade to be given by the L. O. T. M. on Feb. 12. Only those receiving invitations will be admitted.

Next Sunday copies of the great paintings from the life of "Man of Galilee" will be shown in the boys' meeting. Songs as god as last Sunday will be given. Every boy welcome at the City Y.M.C.A at 4:30 p.m.

The friends of Miss Luella Granger will be pleased to hear that she is getting along nicely with the Marguerita Sylva Opera company, and likes the work. Sylva has taken special interest in Miss Granger and assures her of success.

Pardon's grocery delivery wagon horse ran away yesterday, knocked over and broke two iron hitching posts in front of Mack's store and fetched up against the street car people without hurting horse or wagon. That wagon was made of good stuff.

Arbor tent, K.O.T.M., will initiate a class of candidates on Friday, Feb. 6. The work will be done entirely by past commanders. A banquet will follow the initiation. All members are requested to be present. Visiting Knights are cordially invited.

The fire department was called out Saturday for a small chimney fire at the residence of Eugene Oesterlin, 513 W. Huron street. It was quickly extinguished and no damage resulted. The hook and ladder team, driven by McLaren, made a fine spectacular run.

Ald. Hamilton read the report of the finance committee on the flood damage claims Monday. The committee recommended that the claims be not allowed, the occasion of the injury being an unprecedented flood so that the city ought not to be and cannot be held liable. The report was adopted.

The Methodist minister at Northville must have had in mind the bargain between William Judson of Ann Arbor, and Congressman-elect Townsend, in choosing his topic last Sunday evening. It was "The greatest deal in commercial history"-Adrian Press.

The Ann Arbor post office received a supply of the new 5-cent stamps Tuesday. The color is a deep blue and the benign features of Lincoln appear on the centre of the stamps. Lincoln's face formerly appeared upon the 4-cent stamps and Grant upon the 5-cent.

T.H. Johnson, deputy supreme chancellor of the Court of Honor, spent Sunday with his family in this city. Mr. Johnson has been working in Ionia, where he organized a Court of Honor several years ago. He wrote 101 applications from Dec. 30 to Jan. 30, and initiated 71 candidates last Friday evening.

The following new books have lately been received at the Ladies' library: "Cecelia," by Marion Crawford; "The Blazed Trail," Stewart White; "Ranson's Folly," Richard H. Davis; "Donovan Pasha," Gilbert Parker; "The Intrusions of Peggy," Anthony Hope; "Those Delightful Americans," Mrs. Cotes.

Trinity lodge, No. 5485, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, held its quarterly and annual election of officers last month. The officers are as follows: A. Crawford, P.S; J. Zebbs, W. C; S. Cummings, Adv.; S. Baylis, W. T.; R. Carson, E. S.; F. Henderson, V. G.; R. Turner, N.G; A. Johnson, P. N. F.; J. BECKS. I. G.; I. Lynch, Warden.

The N.T.M. club and their husbands were very pleasantly entertained Monday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dieterle. There were ten tables and fifteen games of progressive pedro were played. Mrs. M. Schaller and John Lindenschmitt won first prizes and Victor Swift and Mrs. Showerman the consolation prizes. An elaborate lunch was served at the conclusion of the games.

The State Savings Bank reported that the city had in the bank at the close of business Jan. 31st, $19,310.20, Treasurer Newkirk reported that his books had been in possession of Mr. Seyler since Saturday noon to enable him to make his report on the condition of the city finances and that hence it was impossible for him to make out his monthly report as city treasurer. He was given more time.

Mrs. Louise Dold died at her home in Lodi, Sunday, Feb. 1, after an illness of one week. Deceased was 66 years old and had lived in Lodi for 34 years. Funeral services were held at the house Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 11 a.m. Burial at Lodi Plains cemetery. Mrs. Dold is survived by a husband and eight children-Mrs. Joe Gauss, Mrs. Chas. Hildinger, Mrs. E. Hutzel, Mrs. F.W. Bigalke, Mrs. E.W. Staebler, Mrs. Catherine Buehler, Wm. Dold and George Dold.

Rev. E. S. Ninde delivered a fine sermon at the M. E. church Sunday morning on the "Ministry of Sacred Music." He said that the singing of certain hymns had been more effectual in causing conversions than had preaching. He considers Charles Wesley's hymns among the best of sacred songs. "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," has been one of the most effectual revival songs ever written. Many songs written by Wesley and others have been taken up by the Catholic church and are now sung at their services.

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