Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES

A new fence is being placed around Forest Lawn cemetery In Dexter.

Jacob Knapp of Freedom, lost a valuable sheep from lightning last week.

A subscription paper has been passed in Manchester to build a band stand.

The first union service will be held Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church.

Leslie Brown will sing a solo at the morning service on Sunday at the Presbyterian church.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weidman are rejoicing at the arrival of a nine pound boy in their family.

Miss Lena Frey and August Brown were married at the home of the bride in Pittsfield Saturday.

A little daughter arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bowen, of S. State street, on Sunday.

Mr. Walter Hadsitz will play a flute solo at the evening service at the Presbyterian church next Sunday evening.

A racer four feet long was killed at the residence of Mrs. H.. C. Gregory in Dexter. Attention was called to it by the cat.

Mrs. E. L. Seyler gave a kitchen shower to about a dozen friends Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss Helen Welman.

A. L. Souter of this city, has been elected alternate to the delegate at large of the State Sons of Veterans to the National encampment.

Co. I. M. N. G., have issued invitations for an inspection and dance to be given at their armory on Tuesday evening, June 23, at 8:15 o'clock.

The many friends of Esther Darling, now Mrs. Alex Corpon, will be interested in knowing that she and Dr. Corpron have moved to Seattle, Wash.

Frank C. Wells of Saline, was on June 9 nominated by Governor Bliss for State Veterinarian for the term of two years, ending the second Monday in July, 1905.

A week ago Sunday lightning struck the barn of W. B.. Osborn in Sharon and a sheep belonging to L. B. Lawrence was killed while one of his cows was injured by lightning.

The Bethlehem church held a meeting Tuesday and voted the salary for the new pastor, Rev. S. John, of Evansville, Ind., and for the new improvements to be made in heating.

The Chelsea waterworks has a new pump with a capacity of half a million gallons a day and will put in another pump with a capacity of three quarter million gallons per day.

Miss Sadie Cropsey, of this city, acted as bridesmaid at the marriage in Battle Creek Tuesday of Miss Edna Marie Riley, daughter of J. N. Riley, to John McCauley, of New York.

An unusually large tarantula was found by Frank Ratti while unpacking a bunch of bananas. The people in the store were very much frightened until someone killed it with a broom.

Miss Tena Fry and Christian Braun were married Wednesday at the home of the bride's parents in Pittsfield. They will reside in this city, where Mr. Braun is a valued employee of the City Ice Co.

John Schmitt, of Lodi, has sued the highway commissioners of Lodi to restrain them from cutting down an embankment by his premises which affords a means of approach to some of his farm building, and removing a tree.

The little son of Will Hollands was bitten by a dog on State street Friday afternoon. The dog belonged to Mr. Carson, of the north side, and he consented to its being killed, so Marshal Kelsey and Officer Ball acted as executioners Saturday.

Mrs. Neva Miller Friday agree to send her little 13-year-old daughter whom the Humane society has though best to separate from the mother's society, to an uncle at Wynne, near Shepard, to be brought up. This greatly simplifies the matter as it is what the society has desired.

----------Jewell; treasurer, E. H. Carpenter; representative to grand lodge, Thomas Shay; alternate, Dorr Qural.

James Murphy's horses and milk wagon had an exciting run down Huron Street Saturday, no one being in the wagon. They collided with one wheel of John Koch's wagon and finally ran into a heavy sand-wagon near Ashley Street, reducing the milk wagon to kindling wood.

Cornelia, wife of Dr. Preston, B. Rose, died suddenly Sunday evening of apoplexy. Mrs. Rose was the mother of three daughters and one son, one daughter, Miss Luella, being with her parents at the home, 444 S. State street. Mrs. Rose was actively interested in the work of the First M. E. church and she will be sadly missed from among her circle of friends.

Thursday, June 11, Mrs. Mary A. Albro left her home, on the Whitmore Lake road just outside the city limits, alone for the afternoon. When the family returned they discovered that some thief had entered and stolen a $25 diamond stud, a razor, and an ornamental pig filled with money from D. J. Jeannerettes's room and some change from Mrs. Albro's room.

The Masons held two very interesting meetings Friday afternoon and evening. In the afternoon the officers of Golden Rule and Fraternity lodges conferred the third degree on fourteen candidates. In the evening the past masters of both lodges conferred a degree on one candidate. The work of the masters was done in their usual perfect manner and a good time was enjoyed by all.

Mrs. James Arniel will leave on next Tuesday for Evanston, Ill., where she will visit for a short time before going to Denver, where she will make her future home. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Taylor, who has been visiting her for the past few months. Dr. Arniel will remain in the city until after summer school, when he will join Mrs. Arniel in Denver and will practice there.

Two junior law students stole Milward's sign on State Street, between 2 and 3 a. m., Tuesday, and were caught by Officer Isbell. They spent six hours in jail and were fined $25 each and costs by Justice Doty, making the episode cost each of them $30.38. The justice expressed his intention of increasing the fine of sign stealers until they were heavy enough to exercise a deterring effect.

Miss Elizabeth Hangsterfer died very suddenly Wednesday afternoon of heart disease. A young lady clerk working on the floor below heard a fall and going upstairs found Miss Hangsterfer on the floor dead. She had resided in this city all her life and had numerous friends, who highly esteemed her. The funeral services will be held at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon from her late residence on S. State street.

Rev. Lawrence T. Cole, Ph. D., an old Ann Arbor boy and a grandson of the late ex-Gov. Alpheus Felch, who for the past four years has been warden (president) of St. Stephen's College at Annandale-on-the-Hudson in New York, has been elected head master of Trinity school in New York city. Dr. Cole was born in this city and graduated from our schools and the University and Ann Arbor has always been proud of him.

Mr. Charles Boylan, one of the oldest citizens of Ann Arbor, died at the University hospital Wednesday at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. Boylan was born in Ann Arbor and has always made his home here. He was almost 71 years of age, but has been in very good health up to a few days ago. The funeral services will be held today at 1:30 p. in. from O. M. Martin's undertaking rooms. Rev. Tedrow will officiate and the interment will be at Forest Hill cemetery.