Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES
     Gounod's St. Cecilia mass will be sung Sunday at St. Thomas church.
     Fred Daley will sing Gounod's "Adore and be still," Sunday morning in the Baptist church.
     The City Ice company is cutting ice on the river that is five inches thick. This is unusual at this time of the year.
     Rev. C. S. Calhoun, of the Dexter Congregational church, will be in the city next Sunday to address the. Y. M. C. A.
     George Costello, of Scio township, was the first town treasurer to turn in any of this year's taxes, bringing in $500 Tuesday. 
     Inspection of Welch Post, G. A. R., and election of officers next Monday evening at Odd Fellows' hall. A full attendance is desired.
     Ernest Haarer will enter sixteen pigeons, turbits, fantails and pouters in the Washtenaw Poultry and Pet Stock show to be held here in January. 
     Next Sunday at the Methodist church the Christmas music will be given in connection with the Guild lecture to be given that evening by Dr. McKenzie, of Cambridge, Mass.
     Die jaehrliche Trut-hahn Verlossung des Ann Arbor Arbeiter-Vereins findet Montag, den 14ten December, Abends 9 Uhr, in der Vereins Halle statt. Alle Gleider und Freunde sind hoeflichst eingeladen. 
     The first conference of boys who are active workers in the Y. M. C. A. of the state will be held in Battle Creek Dec. 26-28. Six boy delegates will represent the Ann Arbor association at this conference.
     Frank J. McIntyre, of this city, writes that he has closed his New York engagement with "Major Andre" and is now with Nat Goodwin playing in that actors new comedy "My Wife's Husband."
     All wishing to join the Young Ladies' Sodality can meet Sunday afternoon in St. Thomas church, where a reception will be held for this purpose. They can also hand their name to Mr. Borroneo and Miss Caspari.
     John M. Haab, a well known farmer of Freedom, tied Sunday of a complication of diseases, at the age of 60 years.  The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the residence, with burial from St. Thomas church. 
     A leap year club will be organized by Mrs. Granger and a series of leap year parties held at Granger's academy this winter. Mrs. Granger will. be glad to have her lady friends wishing to join the club register at the academy this and next week. 
     Rev. M. Waters, pastor of Grace church, Chicago, preached in St. Andrew's church Sunday morning and Rev. Edward Duff, of Buffalo, N. Y., in the evening. Both were former assistants at St. Andrew's and Mr. Waters was the organizer of the boy choir.
     Eight new members received the hand of church fellowship at the First Baptist church Sunday morning. They were Mr. J. B. Bain, Mr. Otto F. Grimm, Mr. Stafford C. Reed, Mr. Edward MacClain, Mr. R. R. Thompson. Ms. Bertha Galloway was baptized at the evening service. 
     The election of '04 Omega officers took place at the high school Tuesday noon. Mr. Abbott and Mr. Roland were nominated for editor-in-chief, Mr. Abbott winning out by a vote of 27 to 11. For business manager, Geo. Lehman was unanimously elected. The officers were not as hotly contested as in former years.
     The latest advices received from Charles L. Suiter, the '04 lit, who disappeared while in the east last summer and was afterward found in a Cleveland hospital, state that he has so far improved that his father has returned to his home at Hadley. The young man is still in a very enfeebled condition, however, and is not able to be moved from the hospital.
     The High school football team met last Friday evening for the election of its 1904 captain. The first two ballots stood thus: Daily first, Cushman second, and Wright third. On the last ballot, Wright withdrew from the race, and Robert Daily was elected by two-thirds majority vote.
     The music in St. Thomas church Sunday promises to be exceedingly fine. The Missa Solenelle of Gounod will have 'cello accompaniment, with offertori, 'cello obligato, by Libinatti. The hundreds who will be present will be asked, as they are every Sunday, to join the two choirs in singing "Lead, Kindly Light."
     There was a large turnout of Elks at the Memorial service Sunday in Trinity Lutheran church, in commemoration of the fourteen dead in the past year. The address was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Tedrow; the solo singers were Ernest Muehlig, Helen Allmandinger, and Willis Johnson; there was also a quartet of the Misses Allmandinger.
    Prof. J. E. Reighard, of the University, president of the central branch of the American Society of Zoologists, will attend the convention of the biological section of the American Association for the advancement of Science which will be held in St. Louis, Dec. 28 to Jan. 4. The biological section is divided into numerous smaller sections and with it is closely affiliated the central branch of the American Society of Zoologists, of which Prof. Reighard is the head.
     The Celebrated Colored Canadian Concert Co., owned and managed by Wm. Carter for 25 years. The jubilee singers have toured England, Ireland and Wales and by special command appeared before the royal family .The only jubilee company carrying an orchestra. They will sing the famous old plantation melodies and sacred hymns known around the world, and in addition will charm you with their solos and unique program at the A. M. E. church, Dec. 15.
          The next meeting of the Ann Arbor Library club occurs on Monday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p. m. in room C of the Law building. The public is invited to this session which will be devoted to a discussion of the Carnegie library proposition, in reference to the site, to the nature and scope of a public library in Ann Arbor, to the advisability of soliciting an additional $10,000 for the building from Mr. Carnegie. Any one interested in this subject is invited to be present and participate in the discussion.
     Rev. T. W. Young received Monday morning a draft for $1,000 from Mr. A. O. Tucker, of London, Eng., to be used for the Baptist guild. This makes the second large contribution from Mr. Tucker. Just one year ago he sent a draft for $500. Mr. Tucker and family formerly lived in Ann Arbor and were members of the First Baptist church. Miss Monna Tucker, his daughter, a few weeks ago made a visit here for a week among her many friends. She will leave New York for her home on the 12th inst. 
    Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Cross entertained the Methodist choir Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. J. E. Travis, on Huron street. Thirty-two were present to take part in the rehearsal which was the first of the evening. Games were played and first prizes given to mrs. Dr. Darling and Miss Leda Stimson, the consolations went to Miss Jessie Wise and W. E. Pickard. Abundant refreshments were served, and all through the evening was a continuous program of music, which made glad the hearts of those who were fortunate enough to belong to the choir and to have Mrs. Fischer Cross as a hostess.