Local Brevities

The village elections will be held next Monday.

Matthias Saley died in Sharon, Feb. 22, at the good old age of 92 years.

Fred Stollsteimer, of Freedom, died Feb. 23, of pneumonia, aged 60 years.

It is estimated that an electric lighting plant for Dexter will cost $8,910.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Arnold, jr., a little daughter, on Monday morning.

St. Mary's parish in Chelsea will have a big celebration of St. Patrick's day.

Jas. R. Bach bought the grocery stock of the firm of Nagel & Co. Tuesday morning.

The Hospital Circle of King's Daughters will meet at Harris hall on March 9 at 2:30 o'clock.

Jonathan Stanger will start next Monday on an extensive trip in the interest of the Ann Arbor Music Co.

Prof. M. L. D'Ooge, executor of the Palmer estate, has sold the old Palmer homestead to Tobias Laubengayer for $7,000.

Elmer, the 11-year old son of George Dettling, of Freedom, is suffering from a broken arm by being thrown out of a sleigh.

F. L. Lawrence, of the Hotel Campus, Detroit, has taken the position of steward at the Cook house in the place of Edw. Hudson.

Wm. Sams, who was recently sentenced to 65 days for whipping his wife, was taken to the Detroit house of correction Tuesday.

Geo. Spathelf, by his attorneys, Murray & Storm, has commenced a suit in assumpsit against August Ritz, claiming $150 damages.

The teachers and friends of the W. S. Perry school are planning to give an entertainment at the school on March 13, for the benefit of the piano fund.

W. Courtland bas resigned his position with Cutting, Heyer & Co. and has taken a position with Mack & Co. in their gents' furnishings department.

Mr. G. D. DeFries has let the contract for his new house on the corner of William street and Hamilton place to the new firm of Krumrei & Stadel, for $4,000.

F. S. Gakle, of 513 Second street, claims to have the earliest brood of chickens in the city. He has 12 brand-new chickens, just hatched Tuesday.

The Michigan Furniture Co.'s factory, where Mr. H. Lamb was employed, has closed for the purpose of having the employees vaccinated and the building fumigated.

Mr. Louis Nowland was pleasantly surprised Monday evening by about forty of his friends. Progressive pedro was the feature of the evening, after which elaborate and deliciouS refreshments were served.

Dr. Wessinger bas taken a suite of offices at 107 E. Washington street, over Cutting, Reyer & Co.'s, vacating his present location on account of extensive building changes about to be begun by the Eberbach Drug Co.

Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews, of Whitmore Lake, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Miss Clara Elliot, aged 85 years. Funeral will take place Saturday at 1 o'clock from the house and at 1:30 from the Methodist church at the Lake.

Rev. Fr. Charles O. Reilly, the well known Catholic priest, who was born in Chelsea, was almost totally blind a few months ago. His eyesight has, however, been steadily improving and although he is not able to read, he is able to walk about with freedom and comfort.

Mrs. Anna Gillespie, of Ypsilanti, has sued Isaac Hardy and wife for the benefits under an insurance policy in the Metropolitan Insurance company. The policy was on Mrs. Gillespie's boy, who died recently. It is claimed that the Hardys paid the premium, but were only to have the amount paid by them. Murray & Storm are Mrs. Gillespie's attorneys.

Thos. Brogan will move within a few days to the building on S. Fourth avenue which was formerly occupied by D. Willits. He will manufacture ice cream and carry on a catering business quite extensively. Mr. Brogan will continue the store on Main Street as before.

The postal receipts at the Ann Arbor post office for the month of February were $4,190.15, which, considering the fact that there were only 23 business days in the month, shows a fine average. The receipts for February last year were $3,870.86, a gain of $319.19.

The Daily Cardinal reports that the school of commerce of Wisconsin University has secured the services of Professor Durand W. Springer of this University for a series of five lectures. The lectures will be given in connection with the course in accounting and auditing.

Major Cornelius Gardener, of the regular army, who was colonel of the Thirty-first Michigan in the Spanish-American war, in which the Ann Arbor boys served, is now a lieutenant colonel in the regular army. The senate confirmed his nomination as lieutenant colonel Friday.

The divorce proceedings in the case of Agnes Schlupp vs. John Schlupp have been discontinued without costs on the stipulation of the parties. They have made up. This was the case where both of the parties tried to file bills for divorce last week, each trying to get ahead of the other.

George C. Codd, for eight years postmaster of Detroit, and previously twice sheriff of Wayne county, died Saturday of pneumonia. He was born in Ireland in 1829. Before going to Detroit he lived in Ann Arbor and later in Ypsilanti, going to Detroit in the 50's to enter the employ of Zachariah Chandler.

Rev. Charles O. Reilly, the well known Catholic priest, who was born in Chelsea, was struck by a street car at the corner of Grand River and Washington avenues in Detroit Friday evening and his right leg was broken in two places. He was taken to Harper hospital, where he is resting easily.

Sunday morning, freight hands of the Michigan Central found a big 200-pound man lying near the Central tracks at Geddes, unconscious and evidently suffering from a blow on the head from a passing train. He was brought to the University hospital. On his person was a letter addressed to Mr. Courtway, and this turned out to be his name. He is now only partially conscious, but is expected to recover.

The Michigan Central announces the following changes in the main line schedule: No. 36 leaves Ann Arbor for Detroit and east at 9:30 a. in., instead of 7:45 a. m., connecting at Buffalo with New York Central. No. 8 will leave for the east at 6:35 a. m., instead of 6:20. No. 11 will leave for the west at 7:25 a. m., instead of 7:35. The attention of the public is called particularly to the 9:30 a. m. train to Detroit.

Barney Morrison, the well known resident of Spring street, was sandbagged by some unknown individual while going home Thursday night and robbed of his money. He was very badly used up. Barney is a well known character, who has but one bad failing, drink. He was under the doctor's care all day yesterday. Some years ago he was shanghaied in San Francisco and taken on a Pacific sailing vessel. He was afterwards marooned on an island inhabited only by naked savages, who eventualy made him one of them. After many months he was taken off the island and worked his way back to Ann Arbor.