Local

On Sunday marning next Rev. Dr. C. M. Oofoera, at the M. E. church wiU talk upon "The New Methodism. Is it Better th&n the Old ?" The Woman's Home Mlssionary Society of the M. E. church meets on Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock, at the hwme of Mre. O. M. Martin, No. 18 S. Fifth ave. Thero te a kick from the Northside ■an fencing up the old town pump. Many citizens belleve th,t the money it would cost could be ïndre advantageouely expended. The lathe giren to the University haviag thie most votes ty a Cincinnati firm, was captured by Cornell, ■which got 87,000 votes to 47,000 from the ü. of M. They must have stuffed the ballot horribly. In addition to the other eonventiön calis thia week, is one for a uounty republican convention, to meet in this city on Monday, April 20, ÍOT the purpsoe of electing delegates ■to the state and district conventions. Reporte from the ifarrns in this vicinity are quite encouraging in respect to the wheat erop. The snow 3ias been very kind to everything out of doors this winter, and has covered fhe groaind when the cold weather got in lts work. Bev. Dr. Camden M. Cotoern, of this eity, who is writing the ccmiinentary on Ezekiel in the Whedon series of Standard Methodist Commentaries, %aa been requested by Kev. Henry Mansell, of Mussoorie, India, to send ïim advanee sheets of the work, as ie desires to translate it into Hindutrtani.- Daily Times. At the oi-atorical contest last Friday evening, Ex-Senator Thomas W. Palmer presided and presented the testimoniáis. The first, a gold medal and $75 in cash, was awarded tj F. Iv. Ingratiam of Azalia, Monroe Co., and the second $50 in cash, to W. M. Mertz, of Burdett's Creek, Ind. There -were about 2,000 present, and everyone was pleased. The 8ums though not large, are elowly pouring in to the Women's gymnasium fund. It appears to' be a elow but eure affair. And y et there ís quite a mountain Ín front of the committee. It is yet even larger than the oue behind them. It eeems as if there ought to be eome wealthy 3ady iü Michigan who would nirne to the rescue of this wortliy project. 1 The Firet PresibyterUm chur.li is eonducting an interesting series o} Sunday evening services under the anspices of its Christian Endeavor Society. Special musical programs are a feature "of each of these services. At present the pastor, Eev. J. M. Gelston, is delivering addresses tipoo eubjects of historical interest. Next Sunday evening the topic will be : "Christiaoity and our Civil War." A new medical magazine has appeared in the field callea The Journal of Experimental Medicine, publihed by the Appletons. One of its ïeadimg articles is ty Dr. A. R. CoisQiny, of the V. of M. OtherB from tlie University interested as eollaborators are Dr. George Doek, Dr. G. C. Hiiber, Prof. "W. P. Lombard, and ï"rof. F. G. Novy. It is intended to le a quarterly, its Initial number be-ing a hondsomely printed magazine of over 200 pag-ee. George Wam ana family, of Sal om, have moved 4o Ann Arbor. The Muil is autliority for the re port that Dr. Luni is about to lócate In Plymoutih again. Next teachers' cxamination wlll be held in Ann Arbor, at the courl house, on Thursday and Friday next. Ifc has been found necessary to chiange the date of the Thomas' Concert. It will be givem April 7, instead of April 6. A pleasant surprise party -was spruTig upon Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Krap] at their home on Detroit st., last Thursday evenlng. There wlll be a meeting of the local court of Foresters on M'onday evening of next week, at which time High Chief Banger Joslyn will be present. i Tlie recital at High School halj Thureday evening, given by Miss McMonegal, for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A., was greatly enjoyed by those preeent. Some of our old soldiere will be interested to know Hhat Gov. Kich has appointed "Wm. S. Turck, of Alma, a menïber o( the board of managers of tihe Soldter's Home. At a special meeting of the eouncil held last Thursday evening, the names of John R. Miner and Wm. H. Mclntyre were confirmed as members of the Board of Public Works. The republicano will please take notice of the cali (or a county convention, to be found in another column of fhis paper. It will be held on Monday, April 20th, at the court house in Ann Arbor, at 11 o'clock a. in. The democratie ward caucuses are called for Monday evening, March 30. the same date and hour of the republican caucuses. There may be some clashing thereby in the wards where the same place is named in both. Ralph C. McAllaster has been appointed District Deputy High Chief Ranger, Independent Order of Foresters, toy high Chieí Ranger Joslyn, for the counties of "Washtenaw, Monroe and Lenawee. Chief Ranger Joslyn has made no mistake. Burt Robison an,d Wm. Simons, who ealled for a registered letter Ijelonging to another person and opened lt, and kept it, were arraigued lefore Zina P. King, U. S. District Court Commissioner, Thursday last, plead not guilty, and had 't heir trial set for April 7. Gen. Rurssell A. Alger of Detroit, the man ivïio is always all right, will preside at the debate between Chicago and U. of M. on Friday evening, at üniversity Hall. The judges will be President Eallentine of Oberlin, Juidge McClellan of Au'burn, Ind., and Bon. Frank Hurd, of Toledo. The Monroe Democrat is 17 years oíd, just that blushing age whent ig ploasant to "go to prese."- Ann Arbor Argüe. Age cuts no figure. The Argus is sixty-two years of age and to "go to prese" just as well as it did forty-five years ago.- Monroe Democrat. Say, boys, dou't es-press yourselves so feelingly. Speaktng of crocuses the Adrián Press man says : "You're right. One of our neighbors has a herd of fowls quartered near by, and the crow cuBses in that yard are up an'd begin business promptly at 3 o'clock 30 minutes, a. m. and remain in session three houre." But we really hope that Bro. Stearns doesn't lie awake 'to listen to 'em ? Mrs. Caroline Gott, widow of the late James B. Gott, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clara Miner. of Hyde Park, Chicago, 111., on last Wednesday. She was a resident of this city for a great many years, and had a very large circle of friends here. She leavea two daughters, Mrs. Clara Miner and Miss Ivouise Gott, of Hyde Park, and one sou, Edward A. Gott, of Detroit. On Saturday evening, April 4th, at High School chapel, ome of the finest entertainments, that is to say, one of the most entertaining entertainments held in this city this season, will take place. It will be a eession of the the spelling clase in the old fashioned Deestrick Skule. The A, B, C clas will also be there, aod being under the leadership of Prof. Wines is a sure guarantee oí it success. On Wedmesday last, at the home b; her daughter in Fllnt, Mrs. Delinda E. Burnett, foi-merly of this city, passed over to the other shore. Mrs. Burnett was 72 years of age, was one of the pioneers of this city, and very much respected here. She leaves four daughters, two being Miss Amanda E. and Miss Clara E. Burnett, of this city, and one son, Edgar, who has been the expresa agent at Jacksoa for many years. Funeral services were held Thursday p. m., and the remains were interred in Forest Hm cemetery. The democratie caucus for Ann Arbor town will be held in the court house on Saturday afternoon, March 28th. Frank TVhittaker and wife will move to Ann Arbor Boon. Frank lias secured a position in the M. C. R'y flower garden.- Salem cor. Plymouth Mail. The garden is here all right enough, but the flowers have not been. It is pleasing to learn rhat they are coming. Tlie entertainment given by A. A. Farland, the banjoist, last Thursday evening, was very fine, and extremely entertaining. Any person who oould hold the attention of au audience as he held his throngh fourteen numbers, is a musician, and furthermore, he proved fhat the banjo was rcally a musical instrument. He rendered the most difficult selections with periect ease. The annual party of the Eastern Stars will be held on "Wednesday evening, April 22, inBtead of April 15, as at first glvem out. Thia is because iih first announced date occuts during vacation -week at the University and public schools, and many members would be tieprived from attending, bo it was postponed o-ne week. The ladies will spare no pains to make a success out of the affair. The decisión of Prof. Calviu Thomas to accept tlhe position tendered him by Columbia College, New York City, will be lueard with regret by every lover of the University. He is one of the sort the University ought not to lose, but wlnen a man is offered $5,000 for tdue same work he receives only $2,500 lor doing, he quite naturally accepts. Prof. Thomas is one of the finest Germán echolars in America, and a great acquisition to any institution.