LOCAL BREVITIES

LOCAL BREVITIES

The time for collecting village taxes in Chelsea has been extended to October 8.

Haselschwerdt Bros., of Sharon, threshed 1718 bushels of oats from 30 acres.

John Shadford, of Broadway has sold his grocery store to Mr. McPheaton, a law student. The board of fire commissioners desire to purchase 500 feet of new hose for the engine house.

The Congregationla church in Chelsea is spending $720 in redecorating and carpeting the church.

The contract for the new heating apparatus at the Memorial Christian church has been let to Kenny & Quinlan.

Dr. Wessinger is building a fine 12x16 foot barn in the rear of his lot, corner of Division and Washington streets.

Judge Watkins, of the probate court, has appointed Mrs. Tyler guardian of Gustave M. Fellows, who is at Dearborn.

The heavy winds yesterday afternoon and evening blew a great deal of fruit from the trees in the surrounding country.

During the past year 21 persons have been received in the Manchester M. E. church on probation and 16 in full membership.

Twenty-two members of Zion Lutheran church went Sunday to attend the mission services held in the Lutheran church at Ypsilanti.

Miss Esther Seltzer, the contralto soloist of the Baptist choir, will resume her position next Sunday and will sing a solo in the morning.

Lowry & Kuebler, of Manchester, have built a dipping tank adjoining the Lake Shore stock yards with a capacity for dipping 5,000 sheep a day.

Dexter has issued $9,000 of 4 percent electric light bonds to equip the new power house. The bonds were taken at once by local citizens at par.

The remodeling of the Bethlehem church parsonage is now completed. Next week the new pastor, Rev. John, of Evansville, Ind., will take possession.

Miss Melvina Koch, of 215 E. Liberty street, entertained the Fleur de Lis club Friday night, in honor of her sister, Mrs. L. E. Allen, of New Castle, Pa.

Rev. E. B. Bancroft, D. D., the newly appointed presiding elder of the M. E. church, will move his family here this week from their former home in Flint.

Edward, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Weissinger, died at their home on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The remains were taken to Ypsilanti for interment.

Mr. and Mrs. Simon Wibber of Chelsea, celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage Friday. Mr. Wibber is 88 years of age and his wife is four years his junior.

Attendance in the School of Music promises to be much larger this year than last. Pupils are already enrolling and a large number of Ann Arbor residents are entering.

Miss Arneill Alloway, a graduate of this year's literary class, met with an acident recently while descending the stairs at her home in Chicago. She will be disabled for at least a year.

J. B. Steers, of the Roaring Well celery farm, in Pittsfield, this year will sell upwards of 100,000 plants. He says the season has been good, and the quality of the celery never better.

The friends of Mr. Slick Goodspeed will be interested to learn that he intends to leave the law department this year in order to devote all his time to the study of music, under Prof. Howland.

The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeMay died Tuesday. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. J. M. Gelston officiating. Interment at Fair View cemetery.

The Ann Arbor Bible Chairs will soon issue their announcement, in which some very interesting courses will appear. These courses in Bible study are for citizens as well as students.

The remains of Edson Weatherbee were brought from Michigan City Saturday for interment in Forest Hill cemetery. Mr. Weatherbee was a brother of Mrs. Robert Millen, of Pontiac street.

It will be of interest to the friends of Dr. F. E. Wiliams, formerly of Ann Arbor, to know he is nicely located at Coldwater, with a growing practice, and is superintending the Episcopal Sunday school.

A barn on the farm one mile north of Milan belonging to Hon. A. J. Sawyer burned down Friday about 9 o'clock. It is thought the building was set on fire by a tramp who had gone in to spend the night. About 30 tons of hay were destroyed.

The Persus Willard homestead at 330 S. Main street, was sold at auction Thursday afternoon by T. J. Keech, administrator of the estate. Dr. E. A. Clark was the purchaser and the price paid was $4,850.

One of the big team of horses belonging to Frank Hogan fell through the scales back of the Michigan Milling Co.'s property Tuesday while hauling coal for the company, and was quite badly injured.

The Third Ward Sunday School will observe Rally day next Sunday at 3 p. m. The exercises will take the form of a "Children's Church." Everyone interested in the school are cordially invited to be present.

Charles Bull, who lived in this city for many years, died at his home in Chicago Tuesday of hemorrhage of the lungs, aged 41 years, leaving a wife and family. He was the son of George Bull and was born in the Fifth ward.

Mr. George Lyons died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Prat, in Webster, aged 91 years. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 from the residence, the services being conducted by the Knights Templar.

Red. T. W. Young will go to Detroit Monday to attend a meeting of the committee having in charge the Baptist Guild enterprise in Ann Arbor. The committee of twelve will dine to gether at Fellowcraft Club. Dr. Young is chairman of the committee.

Mrs. Margaret Fuller died at her home, 1127 E. Ann street, early Friday morning from cancer of the stomach. Mrs. Fuller leaves one daughter, Miss Eunice, in the city. The funeral was held from St. Thomas church Monday morning.

Godfrey Neff, who was arrested last week on a charge of stealing a pair of riding gloves and for whom a plea of not guilty was entered by Justice Doty, came into court Monday and changed the plea to guilty. A fine og $5 and costs was imposed.

The Goodyear Drug Co. have completed their decorations and the store presents a fine appearance with its new wall cases and interior in white with black trimmings. They will annex to their present drug supplies a line of Lowneys and Allegretti and writing paper.

Huron street has now been opened up, much to the relief of its westside residents. On account of the D., Y., A. A. & J. tracks, there was more earch unloaded on this street than on any other two. After the Fluff Rugfactory grounds were filled up to the street level the remainder of the earth was deposited along the side of the track between Huron and Washington streets.

An organization of Sunday School workers, consisting of primary and intermediate teachers, and mothers of young children is to be formed in Ann Arbor Saturday, September 26, at 2:30 p. m., at Hobart Hall, corner Huron and State streets. In addition to making plans for the year's work, a short talk will be given by Mrs. Dresser, a prominent Sunday School worker from Detroit.