Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES

A young daughter arrived Sunday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Burlingame, of Ann Arbor town.

Chas. Elliott, station agent at the Ann Arbor depot, has received the appointment of city agent for the Nickel Plate road at Chicago.

The marriage of Dr. Thomas Cooley, of this city, and Miss Abigail Hubbard, of Ashtabula, O., occurred at the home of the bride's parents in Ashtabula Monday evening. Dr. and Mrs. Cooley came at once to Ann Arbor, where they will make their home.

Mrs. Jennie DeForrest, formerly a resident of this city, died at Pasadena, Cal., Dec. 16. She was the sister of Samuel Gregory, of 602 Lawrence street. Mrs. DeForrest lived in Ann Arbor for many years, but for the past 12 years had resided in California.

Norma Turnbull, the nine years old daughter of Attorney Bert Turnbull, of Chelsea, fell while carrying a kettle of boiling water Tuesday and was severely scalded about the face. She was walking from the kitchen to the dining room and tripped against an object on the floor.

An effigy evidently intended to represent a colored man was found hanging from a limb of a tree at the corner of Fifth and Huron streets, Tuesday morning. The figure bore a placard, on which was a skull and cross bones and a warning, "Nigger, look out." Chief of Police Kelsey was notified, and he secured a ladder and removed the figure. It was made of rags and straw.

A father recently wrote his boy, who is working in this city, asking him if he would accept a membership ticket in the Y. M. C. A. for his Christmas present. The young man had been here but a short time and didn't know much about this organization, but he began to investigate and as the result he said he was going to write his father a great big yes. This may be welcome suggestion to other fathers.

Miss Lulu Brown, in the Brown school house, District No. 3, Ann Arbor township, gave a very pleasant Christmas entertainment Tuesday evening. A fine program was rendered consisting of recitations and songs appropriate to the occasion. Miss Teresa Mead gave some very fine instrumental selections. A number of presents were distributed and over 200 were present to enjoy a pleasant evening.

Christian F. Paul, of 315 S. Seventh street, who is employed by the Ann Arbor Gas Co., Friday afternoon while indulging in a bit of fun with one of the men, met with a serious, if not a fatal injury to the eye. One of the men in retaliating in the fun, threw a piece of lime, which lodged in the eye. The lime ate into the flesh to such an extent that grave concern is felt for his sight. It may be thought necessary to remove the eye.

The residence of Miss Paulina Kaercher, one mile north of the Scio church, was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon. Miss Kaercher was busy in the yard when the fire broke out and has no theory as to its origin, excepting that it might have caught from the cook stove. The alarm was given by the children at the nighboring school house and most of the household goods were saved. The loss is estimated at $1,500 and the property was insured in the German Farmer's Mutual. 

William Marshall, the negro who was arrested for drlvlng a dray without a license, paid the costs and took out a license Monday afternoon. "What do you want me to do with this here license?" he asked Justice Doty. "I done told you I was driving Beeks' dray, and here I've got a license and no dray and no horse." "The only way I see for you to get the value of your license," replied the Judge, "is for you to borrow your little son's express cart, providing you have a son and he has a cart, or buy one for yourself."

Christmas will be observed on Tuesday evening of next week by the Y. W. C. A. members.

After deliberating from 9:30 Friday morning until 9 o'clock in the afternoon, the circuit jury in the case of the Michigan Milling Co. vs. the Towar Creamery Co. affirmed Justice Doty's judgement of $215.91. Feed was delivered to the Towar farm by the Milling Co., and the Creamery people claimed that it should have been charged to the account of A. E. Townsend, the manager of the farm, and not the Creamery Co. The Milling Co. then brought suit to recover the bill from the Creamery concern.

New books received at the Ladies' Library: "Reminiscences of the Civil War," bu General J. B. Gordon; "Letters of a Diplomat's Wife," by Mary King Waddington; "John Percyfield," by C. H. Henderson; "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," by Kate D. Wiggin; "Col. Carter's Christmas," by F. Hopkinson Smith; "Two Little Savages," by Ernest Thompson; "A Deal in Wheat," by Frank Norris; "Place and Power," by Ellen Fowler; "Hetty Weshey by Quiller-Couch; "Robert Morris," Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer.