Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES

  The office of the Pacific Express Co. is being remodeled.

   L. C. Carr and Frank Stivers have moved their offices over Hoag's Bazaar.

   Twenty-five new members were added to Trinity Lutheran church Sunday- by baptism 3, confirmation 18, letter 4.

   The Misses Ladd, corner N. Thayer and Catherine streets, will build a fine new house on the site of their old one in the near future.

   Carl Weinberg has been appointed by the Pacific Express Co. as driver of one of their delivery wagons, in place of Ed. Jones, who has resigned.     The announcements of the marriage of Miss Gussie Ohland and Harry Gerber, '02 lit, at Saginaw on April 7, have been received by their friends in this city.

   The American Express Co has established a branch receiving office at J. J. Quarry's drug store, for the convenience of customers in the South part of the city.

   Mrs. France Danforth, of 1314 S. University avenue, announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Beatrice E., to Mr. Wood W. Kinginger, of Nazareth, Pa.

   The Young Ladies' Sodality and Altar society, assisted by the Knights of Columbus, will give a card party and entertainment at the parish hall ext Monday evening.

   The L. O. T. M. M. have secured licenses in Illinois. Kansas, Texas and Iowa. Deputies will begin the work of organizing hives In each of these states within a short time.

   Miss Gertrude Carpenter and LeRoy Lathrop were married Tuesday at the residence of Rev. A. L. Nicklas. Miss Julia Stark and Freeme Stark acted as best man and bridesmaid.

   Reilhofer's Tyrolean Yodlers will appear on the Y. M. C. A. Star course Tuesday evening, April 14. They promise to draw the largest crowd of the season. Admission will be 50c, gallery 25c.

   The funeral of Olive, the nine-year old daughter of John Wood, of S. Main street, who died Wednesday of scarlet fever, was held yesterday at 2 p. m.,  Rev. E. S. Ninde officiating. The funeral was private.

   Ann Arbor is not the only city where smallpox has broken out. It is in many cities in Michigan and no less a celebrity than Tom Navin, in Detroit, is quarantined, his little boy having come down with it.

   The Michigan Telephone Co. are at work making preparations to move into their new quarters over the State Saving bank. They have been putting in conduits throughout the city and will soon put in the cable.

   The "Jerusalem" solo and chorus from Gounod's "Gallla' will be given at the Unitarian church next Sunday morning. Mrs. Ken soloist. and the choir will be assisted by Miss Davis. Mrs. Darling, Mr. Burns and Mr. Hayden.

   The Third Ward Sunday school has so far outgrown its present place of meeting that a strenuous effort is being made to build a chapel. The project will probably receive hearty support and encouragement from friends all over the city.      Howard Wessinger celebrated his birthday last Saturday by entertaining very pleasantly eleven of the St. Thomas choir boys. The afternoon was silent in playing games of various sorts and a delicious birthday supper made a happy climax to the afternoon.

   Health Officer Willcoxson, of Ypsilanti, was in the city Wednesday in conference with Health Officer Hinsdale. He was interested in seeing one or two cases of Ann Arbor smallpox and said the quality was equal to that with which he had personal experience in his own city.

   One of the most attractive photographs, from a tonsorial point of view at least, ever seen in Ann Arbor, is on exhibition in the window of Randall's studio. It is the likeness of the "Celebrities," some dozen freshmen who lost their locks in the recent hair-cutting feud.

   The sparrow king, Mr. Besimer, is in town again, not plying his trade but looking over his old stamping ground. It will be remembered by most people in '96 when he slaughtered thousands of the little pests and for a number of successive years he carried on the business of exterminating them for the bounty, which is not now paid by the state.

   The funeral of the late Mrs. Hugh McGuire, of N. Main street, who died suddenly Saturday of heart failure, was largely attended at St. Thomas church Tuesday. Rev. E. D.  Kelly officiated. The pall bearers were M. J. Martin, Jos. Donnelly, Anton Braun and John Finnegan. The deceased leaves a husband, three sons and one daughter to mourning her loss.

   The errors made by the mailing clerks of all post offices in dispatching the outgoing mail are checked up against them, and at the end of the report of these errors is sent in to each office by the general superintendent of the railway mail service, at Cleveland, O.  For the month of March there was but one error checked against the Ann Arbor post office. A record over which the office is very proud.

   Here is a little political scripture which should be committed to memory: "The politician is my shepherd: I shall not want or anything during the campaign. He leadeth me into the saloon for my vote's sake. He filleth my pockets with cigars and my glass runneth over. He inquireth concerning the health of my family even unto the fourth generation. Yea, though I walk though the mud and rain to vote for him and shout myself hoarse, when he is elected be straightway forgetteth me. Yea, though I meet him in his own office he knoweth me not. Surely the wool has been pulled over my eyes all the days of my life."

EMERY.

   Miss Nettie Treadwell of the Normal is spending her vacation at home this week.

   Miss Anna Burlingame has returned from Florida, where she has been spending the past winter.

   Mrs. Will Smith is again on the sick list.

   Miss Jessie Wilkinson visited her sister, Bertha, last Friday.

   Miss Zeeb of Saginaw is the guest of Geo. Zeeb and family this week.

   Mrs. Ed. Youngs visited friends in Detroit yesterday.

   Miss Anna Leland and Miss Allura Rudd of Normal are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Leland.

   The donation at Emery Leland's was very successful, considering the night.  About $45 was realized.

  Quite a large class will be confirmed at the German church next Sunday.

   The ladies of the M. E. church are beginning to make preparations for a church fair to be held in the future.

   Mrs. Fred Zeeb entertaining a number of friends at a quilting bee this week.

PITTSFIELD.

   Pittsfield, April 7. --Charles Roberts is reported on the sick list.

   Paul Ziegler came up to attend the Rayer auction.

   A large amount of Page fencing will be put up around here this Spring.

   Will Kappler has removed to Dixboro where he has rented a farm for the coming year.

  N.C. Carpenter is building an addition to his house.

  John Fiegel is now making cider on Friday of each week.

   Ed. Heininger has removed to his brother's farm in New York.

  Frank White closed his school last week and intends to follow the plow this spring.

   Ralph Rice has resigned as manager of the Ypsilanti creamery, N. C. Carpenter taking his place.

   A lazy liver makes a lazy man. Burdock Blood Bitters is the natural, never failing remedy for a lazy liver.