Local Brevities

Wm. Gerstner has sold his house on W. Huron Street, to Martin Vogel. 

The Young People's societies of the county will hold a convention here early in May. 

Next Sunday, being Palm Sunday, special services will be held at St. Thomas church. 

Mr. and Mrs. G. Jedele will remove from their farm in Lima to this city within a few days. 

Bishop Davies confirmed a class of 36 at St. Andrew's church at the morning service Sunday. 

Mrs. Elva Blackett has bought the house and lot at No. 652 N. Fourth avenue of Fred Schleicher. 

The hardware stores will close at 5:30 p. m. hereafter. The new rule went into forcé Monda; night. 

Miss Lydia Stanger entertained a few friends very pleasantly at a thimble party on Tuesday evening. 

H. G. Prettyman and A. A. Pearson have been re-elected chairman and retary of the republican city committee. 

Mack & Co. are installing an electric lighting system in their store to replace the gas which has formerly been used. 

Robert Kuebler, driver for the American Express Co., has been promoted to the position held by Frank Camp. 

Miss Olga Jedele and Henry Buss were married at the bride's home in Lima Tuesday. They will reside on the Jedele farm. 

Prof. Wm. Howland has been engaged to sing in St Louis. Mo., in the "Golden Legend;" which is to be given some time in May. 

D. J. Jeannerett will speak In Hamburg Saturday evening, April 4. His. subject will be "What Socialism will do for the Farmers." 

Eugene K. Frueauff has withdrawn from the race for the supervisorship of the second ward that he may devote himself to his candidacy for justice. 

Charles Hornung, while working in a sawmill on the farm owned by M. Staebler in Scio, was hit by a board Monday and severely cut and bruised. 

A class of over 50 children will be confirmed on next Sunday morning at Zion Lutheran church. The service will begin at 9:30 a. m., standard time. 

Cavanaugh & Wedemeyer have moved their law offices to the building on Fourth avenue which was formerly occupied by the Neale Catarrh Tablet Co. 

Prof. Jerome C. Kuowlton will give his lecture '"The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint," at Trinity Lutheran church on next Sunday evening. 

The Washtenaw Mutual Fire Insurance company has made a gain of $40,000 in insurance in force during the past month. They gained 21 new members. 

Guy Kroll, who was formerly clerk in the American Express office in this city and now of Lansing, has been promoted to the position of agent at the office at Muskegon. 

Mrs. Anna Ziefle, of W. Liberty street, who has been ill for some time, was removed in Dieterle's ambulance to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Baur, of Northfield, Sunday. 

Anthony Sieger, who was formerly employed with Wm. Arnold as watchmaker, died in Grenick, Scotland, on March 20. He has a host of friends here who will be grieved to learn of his death. 

Miss Lydia Brown died at the home of her parents, 810 S. Main street, Monday evening. The cause of death was enlargement of the heart. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. 

Mrs. Catherine VanArsdale, formerly of Ann Arbor, died of la grippe complicated by heart trouble, Saturday, March 21, at the residence of her son-in-law, C. Hardy Woodruff, at Laramie, Wyoming. 

Mrs. Kerr and Mrs. Hoff will sing Gounod's "O Divine Redeemer,'' with cello accompaniment by Lyall Peterson, at the Easter service at the Unitarian church. 

After July 1st the following clerks in the Ann Arbor postoffice will receive a raise, after which their salary will be as follows: Ward Ashley, $600; Clyde R. Elliott, $800; Ernest Hinz, $800; A. A. Pearson, $800. 

The inquest on the student Ernest Zimmerschied who was drowned a few weeks ago, was held Wednesday in Muehlig's undertaking rooms. The jury brought in a verdict of accidental drowning. 

The grass and dead wood on the hills near the boulevard were set on fire by some careless person last Sunday evening and a great area burned over. The fire department finally was called out and put out the fire. 

Mrs. Robert Campbell was re-elected treasurer of the Home Missionary Union of the Congregational church of Michigan, at their annual meeting in Jackson last week. She has held this position acceptably for many years. 

The republicans of the seventh ward have shifted horses. O. L. Robinson, who was nominated for supervisor, has resigned to accept the nomination for alderman and Henry Bliton has declined from aldermanic honors to run for supervisor. 

Frank Camp, of the American Express Co., has been promoted to the position of assistant messenger on the Michigan Central on the route between Detroit and Chicago. His new duties will begin April 1. His many friends congratulate him on his deserved promotion. 

The Ladies' Foreign Missionary society of the First M. E. church wili hold their annual meeting next Wednesday afternoon and evening. Supper will be served at 6 o'clock and there will be an address by Rev. Allen, of the Preston church, Detroit, in the evening. 

Mack & Co.'s Millinery Department has made a phenomenal sale of hats daring their beautiful opening. Their line of hats was larger and more beautiful than ever before. Mack & Co. certainly deserve much credit for giving Ann Arbor such a metropolitan millinery department. 

The republican ticket in Ann Arbor town is: Supervisor, George N. Foster; clerk, Thomas Kane; treasurer, Charles Koch; Justice, John Keppler; justice (vacancy), John Schenk: board of review, Smith Botsford: highway commissioner, George Rohnson; school inspector, John Quackenbush. 

The Third Ward Sunday school will give a social at the home of Mrs. Duncan, 1918 Miller avenue, on Thursday evening, April 9. This is the social which was to have been given in March, but was postponed, Entertainment will be furnished and refreshments served. It is to be a 10-cent social. 

Miss Addie Tice and Frank Benham were quietly married at the bride's home on Hiscock street, by Rev. A. L. Nicklas. last Saturday evening. The house was prettily decorated in pink and veen and presented a most attractive appearance. The bride's gown was a very becoming blue tailor-made suit. Only the relatives and most intimate friends witnessed the ceremony.

The council met Monday afternoon to see about diverting First street. city Attorney Sawyer had the proper resolution to divert the street prepared, but in spite of his strenuous efforts failed to muster enough votes to pass it. The vote on the resolution was eight in favor of it and four against it. It required ten votes, or two-thirds of the council to pass it and President Haarer declared the motion lost. 

Mack & Co. sold a large bill of household goods to some parties living seven miles distant, who wished to begin housekeeping at once and needed the goods the next day. The roads were in such bad condition that it was argued they could not deliver it. This did not stop Mack & Co. Four of their large horses made the delivery on the stated time, much to the surprise of the farmers along the route and the people who bought the goods. 

Mrs. Emilia Fischer-Cross entertained her music class at her studio on Tuesday very pleasantly. A review of Bach's life was read and different incidents of Handel's life and works were told of by the various pupils. This was done in order to familiarize the pupils with the works and lives of the various composers. Mrs. Fischer-Cross will entertain again next Tuesday at which time there will be a spelling contest of the names of the various composers. 

Frederick Adams, engineer of the Washington Street plant of the Arm Arbor Water Co., and family left for Detroit Tuesday, he having severed his connection with the company to accept a position in the west. His family will remain in Detroit until Mr. Adams has made suitable arrangements for their reception in their new home. Mr. and Mrs. Adams, during their stay in Ann Arbor, have made many friends who regret to see them leave. They will be accompanied with many good wishes for their prosperity.