Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES

Mrs. Mary Talbot Campbell, who is the author of the story in the December McClure, "A Celestial Garment," is a niece of Mrs. Willlam G. Doty, of S. Fifth avenue, and lives at Denver, Colo.

Miss Julia Kearney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kearney, of Dexter, died last night of pneumonia, aged 20 years. Miss Kearney has many friends and relatives in Ann Arbor.

St. Thomas choir sang Gounod's mass of St. Cecelia Sunday morning, and at the offeratory a beautiful cello solo was played by Mr. Libonati, the young musician, who is receiving much praise as an artist of fine interpretation.

In the circuit court Monday morning judgment to the amount of $171 was allowed in the case of the Gem City Boiler Co. vs. Warren S. Piper, and $368.86 was awarded in the case of the United States Smelting Co. vs. the Ypsilanti Canning Co.

A special meeting of teachers and officers of the Northside church was held Tuesday at the home of Miss Frances Seabolt, Pontiac street, to make arrangements for the Christmas exercises which will be given at the church on the evening of Dec. 23.

The State Teachers' association contains a new feature that is especially interesting to the school boards. The subject discussed will be "The Relation between the School Board and the Superintendent." The school boards of the county should be well represented.

Miss Minnie Helle, daughter of the late Rev. Helle, died Monday night of tuberculosis at the age of 38 years, at 1236 Washtenaw avenue. She was a professional nurse. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 from the residence and at 2 o'clock from Zion Lutheran church.

The colt "Red Devil" owned by Warren Lewis, which was awarded the first prize at the Dexter Park horse show in Chicago, was bred by H. P. Finley of this city and sold by him to Mr. Lewis. "Red Devil's" sire was Golden Era by Mambrino Patchen, dam Belle Marvin by Sphinx.

Fred Balden, formerly of Dean & Co.'s, who left Chicago Nov. 31, for Seattle, writes to Ann Arbor friends and says he has arrived in Seattle and is having a fine time. He has met there a number of Ann Arbor people among whom are Frank Warren, R. C. McAllister, Henry Kyer, and Allan McDonald.

The post office department has received instructions from Washington not to answer inquiries over telephone in regard to mail, for themselves or for anybody else. This has always been a rule at the office, but not an unbroken one, as it will be now since the department from Washington has sent out a general order prohibiting answers over the phone.

The Methodist Sunday school are making somewhat elaborate arrangements for a Christmas entertainment which will be given on the evening of the 28th. Miss Leonard of Detroit, a former Ann Arbor girl, will give Dickens' Christmas Carol, as on of the numbers of the program. After the entertainment they will gather in the room below for a social time.

A letter has been received from Junius J. Mayer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Mayer of Dixboro, stating that he has arrived safely at his destination, Merced, Cal. He stopped at all the principal cities en route and has enjoyed the trip there very much. On his way and there, he has met several former Ann Arbor people who all seem to think there is no climate like that of California. He will remain there this winter.