The City

Wallace Bliss has retired from the billiard business. Several changes among the motor men this week. The Ann Arbor Novelty Co. have opened an office at 16 JS. Main-8t. The Wolverine Cyclers give a social at their club houRe on Firat-st Friday evening. Orchestra rehersal of "Living Whist" Saturday evening. Participants only expected to be present. The Acacia social club give the last of their series of hops at Granger's academy next Tuesday evening. Rev. J. T. Sunderland will speak next Sunday morning at the Unitarian church on "Philüps Brooks." This evening at high school hall Mrs. Trueblood't) class in elocution give a public recital. Admission free. There was a meeting of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews in Harris Hall Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Phil Schumacher has resigned from his position in the first national bank, and will go into the hardware business with his brother. People who have not visited the museum lately will tind much of interest in the uew arrangement and grouping of Michigan animáis. The next discourse on Explorations in Palestine, is entitled "The EockCut Cities of Idumea," Sunday night at the.Presbyterian church. Owing to the illness of Rev. C. A. Young the pulpit of the Christian church was occupied by Prof. B. A. I Hinsdale last Sunday morning. The Young Peoples' Society of the Christian church will .hold a social at the residence of Prof. B. A. Hinsdale, 13 Church-st., next Friday evening. The Chinese high school student who wandered away soine time ago, turned up in Detroit and was sent back by some countrymen to Ann Arbor. It is said that people fearto complaln of the frequentjterosene flavor in their water for fear the company will put in a meter and charge crude oil rates. Tuesday was a great day for glaziers in Ann Arbor. Weinman and Alltnendinger both put in some magniflcent panes of plate glaes in their new fronts. Miss Josie Cebulske was surprised by a party of about forty-five young people at the residence of Henry Schwab, eome two miles out on theState-stroad. Prof. John Fiske.of Harvard,who will lectnre before the S. L. A., in University Hall, Saturday evening.will occupy the pulpit in the Unitarian church Sunday eveuing. At the annual meeting of the board of directora of the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Detroit Tuesday, B. J. Conrad of this city waes elected a director. "Myths andMiracles orJesus theWonder Workei"will be the topic of the lecture in the M. E. Church next Sunday evening. The morning lecture will be "Jesus, the Eabbi." Father Kennedy was given a reception at the Ypsilanti Light Guard Hall Wednesday evening, by the people of his congregation. There were eome Ann Arbor people present. H. F. Frost is changing his residence from Liberty -st., to 11 E. Ann over his place of business. He is now as bad off as though he had had a fire as this is his third remove in six months. I Aretus Dunn, slipped and feil on the ice in his back yard Saturday putting , his arm out of joint at the shoulder. He , is getting along slowly and will be con fined to the house for some time. Mr?. Bertha Meyer, wife of John Meyer 40 Miller-ave.died Sunday evening and was buried ïuesday anemoon iu Forest Hill Cemetery; services at Zion's church. She leaves a week old chüd. Some of the new rules of the Street Car Co., recently promuigated are quite aesthetic in ' their tendency. Boqts must be blacked, face and hands kept clean, drunkenness prohibited; so say the men. The official thermometer at the observatory registered 45 above as i(s highest point in January and 11 below as its lowest. Reduced to a column of water our snow amounted to 3.7 inches for the month. Rev. Mr. Tedrow, of Constantine, Indiana, will begin his pastorate of the English Lutheran church in this city next Sunday. Services morning and evening at Newberry hall, Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30 p. m. On account of the sudden illness of one of the Messrs. Gourlay, of Detroit last Monday, the Inland League entertainment had to be postponed. This entertainment will be given at a date to be arnounced late. Rev. Anna II. Shaw will speak on Friday evening of this week in the Unity Club course, subject, "Qod's Women.1' This will be the firet opportunity the Ann Arbor public has ever bad of hearing this verT abl woman. Quite a laige party of Ann Arbor people visited Mr. Michael Stein last Tue3day evening. Mr. Koch, Mr. llenne, Mr. Fred Kerr, Mr. Fred Brown, Mr. Christian Brown, Mrs. Gates and their families were among thoso present. The Ladies' Society of theBethlehem church will meet this afternocn at the residence pf Mrs. George Walker, on S. Fifth-ave. The Young Ladies' Society will meet this evening at the residence of Miss Anna Dieterle, on W. Libertyst. Next Friday, tomorrow, afternoon at four o'clock a Juvenile Temple will be organized at Good Templar Hall on State-st. All temperance people who wish to assist in this work are invited to send their children and come themselves. Rev. A. 8. Carman will preach next Sunday morning on "The Influence of a Eenewed Life," and the ordinanee of the Lord's Supper will be obaerved. ■ In the evening the subject of the discourse will be "Recent Notable Deaths" and their suggested lessons. The Rector of St. Andrew's church will hold Confrimation lectures and instructions at the following times, beginning on Sunday next: On Sunday noon imruediately after morning Services in the church; on Monday and Friday evenings at 7.30 in the Chapel. On the last two evenings Sunday's instruction will be repeated. He was so green that the recent thaw was making the sap jast flzzle out of him, and he was taking in the sighte of the town through all his facial orífices. While gazing approvingly at Mack & Schmids Windows a doublé tubfnl of of snow took a three story drop on him. He then fled to congenial solitnde followed by the derisive cheers of numerous spectators. Mrs. S. M. I. Henry, of Evanston.IH., amemberofthe National W. C. T. U., willfpeak in Newberry Hall on Friday evening at 8 oV.lock, subject, "What is the Boy Worth?" Admission is free. The Business Men's Quartette will sïng. OuSunday morningat Oo'clockshe will address the regular Students' Christian Association meeting at Newberry Hall on "Social Purity." Laat Friday evening the Washtenaw County Medical Society met at the Hawkins House, Ypsilanti. Prof. Doek read the leading paper the subject being "The Use of Salicylates in Pleurisy." The discussion upon the paper was led by Dr. Owen and Dr. Abel. immediately after adjournment the society was appropriately entertained by Dr. Nancrede, its president. At a meeting of the Board of Health Wednesday ïnorning, a resolution was passed recommending that all citizens who have not rbeen vaceinated should apply to their attending physician or the health officer at once for vaccination, the State Board of Health recommending such action and concured in by this board. By order of the Board John Kapp, M. D., Health Offleer. The Inland League entertainment for next Monday night, Peb. 6, will consist in a lecture bv Prof. H. L. Willett, Bethany College, W. Va. His subject will be '"Savonarola." Mr. Willett, who has made a special study of the life and times of Savonarola, one of the greatest of the early reformers, has preparcd a most excellent lecture on this subject. All who have heard it speak very highlyofit. An interesting series of services known as Young People's Vespers will be held in the chapel of St. Andrews church every Sunday evening at 6.30, beginning on Sunday next. These services are designed not only for students but for the young men and women of the parish. They will consist of congregational singingand oral meditations on topics of living interest. It is hoped thac speakers of experience will from time to time address the gatherings. The street car company scraped the snow from their track on N. Uni ( ave leaving it in two beautiful Alpine corrugations extending the whole length of the street. Two men were rash enough to attempt to drive across those ravines and precipices in a cutter, and were in verted twice in going twenty feet. much to the wild hilarious joy oftlie embryo toothpullers of that vicinity. It was voted served them right, they had no business to intrude upon the street car company's dumping ground. The last thaw perceptibly diminished the picturesqueness of the scenery along that route by lowering the altitude of the snow-scape. Kev. Chas. A. Briggs of Union Theological Seniinary, N. Y., who probably has been more talked about and w ritten about during the past few years than any other Minister of the Gospel in the country, on account of the recent attempts to convict him of heresy and depose him from his positkm as a Professor in Union Theological Semiuary, wiH address the Inland League on Tuesday evening, Feb. 14. It shonld be remembered that only season tickets will admit to this lecture. These tickets however, will admit to all of the re mainder of the some ten r Sfteen en tertainments to be given by the Inlan( League between now and the close o the season. In the Bethlehem parochial school laat evening a meeting was held of the young men of the church for the purpose of organizinu a building society. About twenty-five were present. Mr. Illie was elected president, Louis Noli, viee-president.Will Rhode, secretary, and M. H. Mogk, treasurer. The next meeting of the society will be held next Monday evening. The society was organized for the purpose of raising funds for the new church. Each member agrees to pay a certain amount each month. - Times. The Hawaiian Islands have experi enced the pangs of revolution. There was a reaction against foreigners aided and abetted by the Queon and fostered it is said by England. The Amencans who own 95 per cent. of the property in the islands objected, overthrew the government and now a commission is coming to get the islands annexed to the, U.S. Iftbeyare willing to become a county in California, or a territory it might beagood thingtoletthemin, but asa state,itould be a dangerous experiment. It would checkmate the lottery company that waa biddine in these islands for a home office. The Council of Adininistration of the Dep't. of Michigan G. A. R. held a meeting at the departuaent headquattt-rsin this city yesterday. The following members were in attendance: Henry S. Dean, Dept. Com., Ann Arboi; J. A. Crozíer, Sen. Vice Com., Menominee; Thomas M. Wiley, Jun. Vice-Com. Post 205; Rev. H. S. White, Chapl., Milford ; C. V. R. Pond, A8st. A dj. Gen., Coldwater; William K. Cbilds, Asst. Q. M. G., Ann Arüor; H. A. Chapín, Insp.,Paw Pavt; Russel R. Pealer, Judge Advocate, Three Rivers; William L. Reed, Lansing; E. B. B. Fenton, Detroit; E.S.Pease, Saginaw. The business transaeied was theauditingofthe accounts of the As-st. Adj. Gen. and the Asst. Q. M. Gen. and preparatory arrangements for the next Dept. encampment to be held in Benton Harbor.March 7,8 and 9 next. The vipitors were highly pleased with the manner in which they found the affairs at headquarters conducted.