Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES

Harry M. Keal, of Dexter, has gone to Burr Oak as superintendent of schools there.

The Christian Memorial church are making arrangements to purchase a new pipe organ.

There are 296 cities in the United States which have as large a population as Ann Arbor;.

The Homeopathic hospital is being freshened up with new paint on its porches and cornice work.

Mrs. Samantha Clark, widow of Orrin Clark, of Manchester, died August 20, aged 86 years.

The contract for building a drain from Franklin to Low's lake has been let. It will cost over $2,000.

Dr, Darling is having a fine mosaic entrance laid in front of his store which Ottmar Lutz will occupy.

James A. Donnelly has accepted a position with Mack & Co. as salesman in the furniture and carpets departments.

Invitations are out today announcing the marriage of Ida K. Buss to George W. Kyer, Sept. 9, at 7 o'clock, at 403 W. Madison street.

Mrs. C. V. Kuhn of Cameron, W. Va., is moving into Mrs. Tyler's house, 635 S. Ingalls street, recently vacated by Co. T. L. Frazier.

Miss Martha T. Sturgis, of Ann Arbor high school, has purchased a house on Forest avenue, where she will live with her mother.

The Ann Arbor men who have a gold claim at Grizzley Flats have had an offer of $15,000 in cash for their claim. It has not been accepted.

Alonzo Doty has sold his home on the corner of N. Thayer and Ann streets and will move his family to Detroit, where his sons are in business.

Earnest Gutekunst who had his foot cut off some weeks ago, while working in a wheat field returned from the hospital to his home on Broadway Monday morning.

Regular rehearsals will be resumed on Saturday evening at 7 o'clock with St. Andrew's vested choir, at Harris Hall. All members are requested to be present.

The property on N. Main street known as the Keenan property was sold Saturday to John Andres, who will go directly to work to improve it for renting.

Mrs. R. M. Benjamin and sons, of Muskegon, have bought the Hendrick place on S. Ingalls street and will run an up to date boarding house there the coming year.

The Baptist Young People held a little gathering at their Guild Hall Saturday evening, instead of calling it a social they took their suppers and called it a picnic.

Willets, proprietor of the Oyster Bay, will start a restaurant and lunch counter next to Quarry's drug store on State street, where the new building is being put up.

The work of re-decorating the interior of the Cook house has been let to J. P. Drake of Twelfth street. The work will be done in oils, the office being in white and gold.

Samuel A. Mapes, of Chelsea, and Earnest Christian Jenter, of Manchester, have passed the examinations and been granted licenses as embalmers by the state board of health.

Ralph Farnum, the mail carrier, was obliged to stop his work Tuesday on account of illness and Earl Ware had to be called in from his vacation to provide substitute to carry Farnum's route.

Prosecuting Attorney Duffy has made a motion to dissolve the injunction in the drain case of Jennette Bice vs. D. W. Barry, county drain commissioner, which motion will be heard Sept. 8.

M. G. Richmond, the busy "side walk" man, did an unusually big day's work last week by laying 900 feet of cement walk for Mrs. Catherine Jones on the corner of Monroe and S. State Streets.

A. A. Fruhauf has opened a cigar factory on Pontiac street. His cigars are already on the market and are known as the Ann Arbor Pet, with a good picture of a squirrel on the label.

Edwin F. Mack, formerly of this city, later of the Citizens Savings Bank of Detroit and for some time past cashier of the Royal Trust Co. of Chicago, has been elected vice president of the company.

O. M. Martin has had his ambulance done over. The body is black, bearing the sign of the red cross, the gearing canary color. With its new silver lanterns and sounding gong it presents a beautiful appearance.

The Peninsular Manufacturing Company Limited, of this city, have shipped a carload of their sectional book cases to California. The business of this new manufacturing company is opening with bright prospects.

The news boys of the city have been invited to take part in the Labor Day parade and Hugh McGuire, the oldest and most popular news boy in the city, requests that they meet at 9:30 sharp at Stofflet's news stand to form in line.

Willis C. Hurrell, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hurrell, of Spring street, died Saturday afternoon. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home, Rev. J. M. Gelston officiating. Interment was made at Forest Hill cemetery.

Mansel Broderick-Green, the musician whose meteoric career here is fresh in the minds of our readers, is no longer a bachelor. He was married in Chicago on Wednesday last to Miss Helen Lake, a graduate of the Ann Arbor high school in the class of 1901.

A guessing contest on the retail value of a window full of cigars at Dawson Bros.' store has excited considerable interest. The real value was $826.72. W. W. Hanson got the prize, a box of cigars, by guessing $825.60. The guesses ranged from $36.46 to $8,000.

Elizabeth M. Lewis, of Ypsilanti, has begun suit in the circuit court for a divorce from her husband, Gershom E. Lewis, whom she married June 23, 1878, and with whom she lived until November, 1900. She charges desertion and non-support. they have one daughter, 19 years of age.

Hawks & Angus have sold the Lansing street car line to Nelson Mills and associates for $200,000 spot cash, reserving an entrance to Lansing for their branch line from Jackson to Lansing over the tracks of the Lansing street railway. The new purchasers have been given immediate possession.

Matthias Hauser has sued Frank Leach, asking $5,000 damages for what he claims was an assault in the village of Chelsea with a pitchfork, hammer and revolver, and claims he was then and there beaten, bruised, and ill treated in the presence of a large number of good and worthy persons.

Goodspeed & Son have adapted yellow and black for the new decorations of their remodeled furnishing department, and have added to the effect by a few pictures. "We are trying to make it cozy," said Mr. Goodspeed, and they have not only done this, but have succeeded in making their furnishing store a pleasant rendezvous.

Albert Lutz, late of the firm of Gruner & Lutz, Friday completed the purchase of the stock of boots and shoes of Charles King's store, formerly the Chicago Shoe Store, and Saturday a. m. opened up for business. Mr. Lutz is one of the best known young men in Ann Arbor and we bespeak for him a liberal patronage from his friends.

David Prochnow, Friday purchased the stock of groceries, store fixtures, etc. of Ambrose Kearney and will remove them to the store adjoining Rehfuss & Co.'s meat market on Ashley street, where he will open in a few days. Mr. Prochnow is a young man, well known in the city and was for several years bookkeeper in Pardon's grocery.

George Stuart Hazard, of Detorit, who for thirty years has been connected with the street railway company, died Wednesday from the effect of a shock about a week ago caused by stepping on a live wire charged with 15,000 volts. Mr. Hazard has many Ann Arbor friends and relatives, among whom are Postmaster Pond and Mrs. E. A. Keilth, of E. Ann street.

Married, August 24th, in Mt. Pleasant, by Rev. Mr. Covert, pastor of the Disciples Church, at the parsonage, Mrs. Adeline Hicks of Ann Arbor, to Mr. Philip Belinger of Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Hiks is well and very favorably known here, and is a member of the Christian Church in this city, and the best wishes of her many friends go with her to her new home in Mt. Pleasant.

Mrs. Ellen M. Burnham, widow of the late Wm. Burnham, died quite suddenly Wednesday p. m. at her home in Webster, of dropsy of the heart. Mrs. Burnham was 75 years of age and had lived in Webster a great many years. In her death Webster loses one of its oldest and most highly respected residents. The deceased leaves one son. The funeral services will be announced later.

Misses Bertha and Carrie Christman, of 306 N. State street, were very pleasantly surprised Monday night by the unexpected arrival of seven of their friends, who had arranged for an impromptu birthday festivity for Miss Carrie Christman. They brought pretty gifts in honor of the day, and made merry in getting up a most tempting lunch. Music, violets and laughter, all gave their charm through a long delightful evening.

The marriage of Miss Ada Josephine Saunders, of Detroit, formerly of this city, and Mr. Simon Dewey, of Monroe, was celebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Dewey in Port Huron Wednesday, August 26, in the presence of a few immediate relatives. Rev. Munday, of the Episcopal church officiated. Miss Saunder is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Saunders, of N. Main street. For the past year and a half she has been in the employment of Parke, Davis & Co. in the book bindery department, where she made a large circle of friends. Mr. Dewey is the son of Capt. J. B. Dewey, the well known wholesale and retail fish dealer of Toledo, Monroe and Port Huron.