Local Brevities

The St. Thomas school re-opens Sept. 8.

Taylor & Mitterwaller have moved their tailor shop from 334 S. State to 635 E. Liberty street.

Rev. and Mrs. C. S. Patton are the proud parents of a fine new daughter which arrived Tuesday.

Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Bertha Staeb to Mr. Fred Arends, August 20th.

W. W. Wedemeyer will speak at Hastings on August 27th at a three days reunion of soldiers and sailors of the war of the Rebellion.

Mrs. Steinnackle, of S. Main street, who is visiting her parents at Almira, Canada, was thrown from a carriage Tuesday, spraining her ankle and breaking her leg.

Miss Escher, who has been with the millinery department of the Mills Co. for the past year, will have charge of the department in the future in place of Miss Fashbaugh.

Henry J. Meyer, in the employ of Dean & Co., has accepted a lucrative position with Lee & Cady, Wholesale grocers of Detroit. Martin Michelfelder will take his place.

J. Fred Schaeberle, who has taught music in this city for the past thirty-three years, will discontinue his teaching the 1st of September owing to the pressure of other business.

Charles Kayser, the cigar manufacturer of Ann Arbor, since Jan. 1, has sold nearly 1500,000 cigars of his own manufacture. This is regarded by cigar men as a good business.

Ex-Supervisor Herman Krapf, of Detroit street, has decided to retire from business on account of health. He says several parties are negotiating for a lease of his planing mill.

The bonds for the appeal of the cases of the Michigan Mailing Co. and the Ann Arbor Fruit & Vinegar works against the Ann Arbor Railroad have been filed with the county clerk.

A Saginaw dog bit the dog warden in the face and attacked two other dogs, Saturday. He was finally shot and his brains sent to the Pasteur institute here to be searched for hydrophobia.

The Pacific Express office has just received its new fixtures. The walls have been newly decorated and a fine quarter-sawed oak counter runs across the center room and everything is new and up-to-date.

Annie May, daughter of Mrs. Annie Wines Hale, was married at her home in Detroit, Tuesday, August 4, to Charles M. Aner. They will be at home after September 15, at 249 Josephine avenue, Detroit.

Annual examination for the postoffice service for positions of clerk and carrier will be held in Ann Arbor Nov. 18. Applications for this examination will be received up to the hour of closing business on October 19.

Charles Corrao has leased the Newman house property and moved in Tuesday. His saloon, which is now in the Arlington house, will also be moved there. It is the intention to run a first class hotel and cafe.

The fourth quarterly meeting of the A. M. E. church will be held Sunday, August 23. Rev. G. W. Brown, presiding elder of the Detroit district, will preach at 7:30 p. m. Solos by Miss J. M. Smith, Mr. Roberson, Miss Nina Becks.

The State Sunday School convention vill be held at Hancock, Sept. 1 to 3. A very low rate of $9 from Detroit has been secured. Programs and particulars can be had by applying to E. E. Calkins or by dropping him a postal card.

Mr. and Mrs. S. H. VanHorn and baby, of Kalamazoo, are guests of Mrs. VanHorn's parents, Mr. and Mis. V. E. Mills. Miss Weiman and Miss Lisby, of Ann Arbor, were also guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mills the first of the week.

- Livingston Republican. Mr. VanHorn is a '00 law, and both he and Mrs. VanHorn, who is a graduate of the Ann Arbor high school, have many friends in this city and vicinity.

Saturday was the last day for receiving July taxes and $6,180 was dumped into the city's strong box by taxpayers. The great rush of the day came between 2:30 and 3:30 and kept Treasurer Beakes extremely busy for an hour or two.

It may not be generally known that on every Sunday morning the Ypsi-Ann dispatch a special car from Ann Arbor Ieaving the waiting room at 6:45 o'clock. This car makes connections n Detroit with the White Star Steamer Tashmoo for the Flats and Port Huron.

S. A. Moran has gone to Cincinnati to attend the convention of the Pitman School of Shorthand. Ben Pit, who was the originator of the famous system of shorthand which bears his name will be present. He is now almost 100 years of age.

B. F. Watts, coroner, was called upon Sunday morning in official capacity to hold an inquest, but upon investigation concluded the subject was not worth putting the county to any expense for, so unceremoniously burled it in the river, deep down.

A new time card for the Boland road from Jackson to Battle Creek is out. The limited cars leave Jackson for the west at 8:05, 9:50 and 11:35 a. m. and 1:20, 3:05, 4:50, 6:35, 8:20, 10:05 and 11:40 p. m. Their running time between the two cities is one hour and thirty minutes.

George B. Coburn fell from a chair, while painting in Wadhams, Ryan & Reule's clothing store, Monday afternoon and fractured his left shoulder blade. Mr. Coburn had placed the chair so as to be able to reach some shelving, and when he got upon it the chair slipped, letting him fall with the above result.

Jimmie Smith met with quite a loss Sunday evening. His horse was tied on the Michigan Central grounds on Fuller street, where there is an old well. During the day it fell into the well and hung itself, the owner knowIng nothing about it until he found it dead Monday morning. Just last week Mr. Smith had been offered $65 for the animal.

G. L. Gordon, of Observatory street, in order to insure himself a place where he would not be disturbed in his musical composition work, has secured permission from Mrs. Judge Kinne to live in her cottage on the Boulevard. This cottage has never been inhabited before, but Mr. Gordon thinks it a fine place in which to carry on his work.

There was a very pleasant family gathering at the home of Josiah Jacobus, of Broadway, Sunday afternoon. About thirty members of the family were present to enjoy a good concert from Mr. Jacobus' gramophone and some good piano music. Before the guests departed an abundance of ice cream and cake was served.

Ed. R. Harris, who died recently in Detroit, well known in Ann Arbor, having resided here for a number of years, leaves about $12,000 of property. By will he gives his household furniture to his wife with an income to be paid her monthly. His jewelry and other personal effects and the reversion he gives to Albert H. Harris. Mr. Harris was a very prominent Free Mason.

Miss Emma C. Thone, of Lima, died Monday morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gottlob Thone. Miss Thone. who was 28 years of age, has been suffering for some time with rheumatism, to which she finally succumbed. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock from the residence. Rev. Lederer, of Saline. officiatin. The interment will be made in the Lima cemetery.

Rev. F. A. Stiles, pastor of the First Baptist church of Chelsea, has notified his congregation that he will sever his connection with the church Sept. 1. He has been in charge for upwards of five years and during that time he has been instrumental in adding to the membership and in having the church rebuilt. He has been one of the most efficient pastors the church has ever had. He has accepted a call to Hudson, Mich.

Miss Amelia Kearcher and Robert Nowak, both of this city, were married Tuesday afternoon, at the home of the groom on W. Summit street, by Rev. A. L. Nicklas. They were attended by Edith and Gus Nowak, sister and brother of the groom. Only the immediate family of the contracting parties was present. In the evening they left for a week's trip to Cleveland. After their return they will make their future home in Ann Arbor. 

Superintendent Douglas of the Ann Arbor Gas Co., reports that the consumption of gas in this city during the month of July was 25 per cent more this year than the same month last year. It was about 150,000 feet a day or four million during the month. This is an indication that not only is Ann Arbor growing in population but also in general improvements and comforts of life. Cooking and lighting with gas is one of the modern inventions that it would be hard to part with.

A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Moore, of Scio, Sunday, Aug. 16, in honor of the latter's brother, Charles Noll, of Manchester, N. H., whom they had not seen in over eleven years. Those present were Mr. Noll's brother, Frank Noll, wife and family of Scio, and his sisters, Mrs. Louis Blessing of Jackson, Mrs. Conrad Boettner and husband and Mrs. Emanuel Paul, husband and family of Saline, and Mr. Moore's sister, Mrs. Charles Knight, husband and family of Scio. A most delightful time was had by all.