LOCAL BREVITIES

LOCAL BREVITIES

The Central mills received the first load of new wheat of the season on Wednesday.

A nine-pound girl came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Hathaway Friday.

The taking of testimony in the Dean case against the city has been adjourned to Monday next at 4 p. m.

Three new transformers are being unloaded by the electric light company to be used for lighting the city.

In the case of Belle Weismyer vs. Chas. Weismyer, Murray & Storm have filed their appearance as solicitors for defendant.

A little eight-pound daughter came Sunday morning to brighten the home of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Weinmann of So. First street.

The Jackson city council has decided to get in line and adopt city time if the school board will do the same, the change to take place August 1st.

Jackson is anxious to have the German day celebration next year and will send a large delegation to Chelsea to boom the Central City's claim.

The Y.P. society of Zion church will give an excursion, Aug. 19, to Detroit and Bois Blanc park. Further notice for procuring tickets will soon be given.

Union services next Sunday evening in the Memorial Christian church. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. Carl S. Patton of the Congregational church.

John F. Avery has sold his residence on Church street to Mrs. Charlotte Lohmiller, and he and his family will remove to the Pacific Coast the first of next month.

Niles wants the new normal school and secured a monster petition from surrounding towns and villages to present to the state board of education endorsing her claims.

A. H. King, of the First ward, paid his taxes yesterday. He has paid taxes on the same piece of property since 1851, having come to Ann Arbor in 1845 and to the state in 1837.

Mrs. Eva Malleaux and Miss Grace Darling have changed the location of their fancy goods store from the southwest corner of State and Liberty to the store directly across on Liberty.

There were 42 deaths in Washtenaw county during the month of June, 14 of them being over 65 years of age. During the same period Ann Arbor reported nine deaths and Ypsilanti eight.

Gov. Bliss has endorsed the selection of Prof. Cooley as expert engineer and Prof. H. C. Adams as expert statistician to assist the attorney general in preparing the state's side in the railroad cases.

Carl Lederer, of Saline, who has just finished his theological course at Milwaukee, Wis., has been ordained and accepted the pastorate of the St. Thomas' Lutheran church at Freedom. He has settled there with his sister.

The appointments of the following rural carriers was announced in Washington Friday: Milan-Herbert V. Palmer, regular; E. Palmer, substitute. Willis-James R. Wilson, regular; Richard Walters, substitute.

D. E. White, the Huron street photographer, is making arrangements to open a gallery in Saline soon. Mr. White has a well earned reputation as an artistic photographer and we heartily recommend him to the Saline public.

Geo. W. Patterson, jr., of this city, is one of the minority stockholders of the Michigan Telephone Co. who are straining every nerve to avoid an obligatory participation in the requiem services over their buried commercial ambitions.

Wm. A. Crosby, of Fourteenth street, met with a painful accident Monday afternoon. While working at George Wahr's house on Division street, Mr. Crosby fell backwards from the verandah. Although lighting upon his feet he received a very painful sprain.

In the case of Carrie M. Snearly vs. Henry Snearly, Mrs. Snearly, by her attorneys, Murry & Storm, has filed a petition in the circuit court for alimony, pending the trial of the case. She alleges that Henry Snearly's income is $1,500 per year.

Frank McIntyre is playing with a stock company at Keith's theatre, Philadelphia. Miss Granger, with a party of the "Bob White" company, now rehearsing in that city, visited the theatre last week, and reports that Frank is extra fine. "Mixed Pickles" and "Jane" are holding the boards at present.

There will be a reunion of old soldiers one-half mile north and two miles west of Salem on the 20th of August. A fine musical program is being prepared. Besides there will be a number of good speeches which will recall old campaign days. The Baptist ladies will furnish refreshments. A good time is expected.

A very pretty surprise party was given Monday for Miss Jessie Wise at her home on Fountain street. Twenty-five guests were present to help Miss Wise in celebrating her birthday. During the evening a musical program was rendered. After a couple of hours were spent in playing games a dainty lunch was served. The mysteries of Lady Maccabees in their hall this evening.

A trust is said to have been formed in fish-bait, and whereas, before this grinding monopoly was organized minnows could be had at 2 cents each they have now been advanced to 2 cents - 50 per cent at one raise. Fishermen, what do you propose to do with this effort to grind the face of the angler? Do you propose to submit like slaves or throw off the restraints of monopolistic prices and be free men? Remember you have the angle worm yet to fall back on.

A china shower was given Monday night by Mrs. Northrop at her residence on Packard street, for Miss Bessie Irvin. Many pretty and useful pieces were presented by the 25 young ladies who were present. Refreshments were served on tables artistically decorated with ferns and nasturtiums, and games were played and prizes given. Miss Ream was given first prize and Mr. Hiscock the undesirable one. Dancing followed this entertainment until the wee small hours.

Hon. Ferris S. Fitch of Tucson, Ariz., was in the city Wednesday calling on friends. Mr. Fitch was formerly superintendent of public instruction of Michigan and a prominent newspaper man and postmaster at Pontiac. He is now a stockholder and manager of a rich gold mine in Arizona with Regent Peter White of Marquette, and one or two Detroit capitalists associated with him. He is also chancellor of the University of Arizona. He expects to spend several weeks at his mother's farm at Fitchburg, his boyhood home. He is greatly in love with Arizona and its climate in particular and declares he would not think of returning to Michigan to live. He regards Arizona as a great health resort and says he has never been in such perfect health as since he has lived there.