Local Brevities

The Hobart G uild now has a memberíhip of 450. Joel Hamilton has returned from New Mexico. Justice Eugene K. Frueauff, was in Lansing this week. Mr. and Mra. Lew Clement were in Detroit over Sunday. Company A gave a public drill Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Magoffin,of Cheyboygan, is visitingMra. Charles S. Milieu. We will hear less about prohibition nd local option after next week. President and Mrs. Angell returned from Washington last ïhursday. Mrs. Fuller, of the telphone exhange, was in Detroit yesterday. Mrs. Dr. Hatch, of Plymouth, Mich., i8 visiting her mother, Mrs. Cook. v Col. Lamed lectured on local option at the Webster church, last evening. E. të. Gidley was called to Grand Rapids yesterday by tlie illuess of his wife. It is said the prohibitioimts have declared a boycott against Fred Schlanderer. The court calendar for the Maren term promíses tobe the largest in some jears. Hobart Guild has voted to purchase an upright piano and to present it to the hall. Miss Louise Richards attended the wedding of a neice in Detroit on Thursday eveniug. Tim.McKone's f rienda of Chelsea are booming him for sheriff on the Democratie ticket. A special meeting of the Ann Arbor Commandery Knights Templar will be held this evening. Charles M. Koot, formerly of this city has married a Mrs. Maggie Kennedy, of Monmouth, 111. Prof. Gayley lectured last evening in the Congregational church on the Land of the Black Hunger. William Condón, of Houghton, is enjoying a two weeks visit with his family on south University avenue. Mr. Erne8t Krueger, the excellent photographer, for three years with Randall, will open a new gallery in this city in about three weeks. Capt. and Mrs. Miller, of Grand Haven, who have been visiting D.F Schairer, returned home Monday. Captain General VV. G. Doty, in speeted the new Knights Templar Com mandery in Northville, Tuesday night M. M. Steffey, of Dayton, Ohio, has bought out the steam laundry of R. E Costello and will begin operations soon There were about eiguty applicants for teachers certiücates last Saturday only about half of whom will obtain them. Fred. Krauae returned Monday from a trip to Shakespeare and Stratford Ontairo. He reports plenty of snow in Canada. A local option mass meeting will be held at the rink on Suuday evening, Feb. 26, to be addressed by Rev. Dr. Rexford, of Detroif. The funeral of Mrs. Dr. Pomeroy, who died in the upper península, was held in this city, Thursday afternoon, atSt. Andrews chunh. The numbers of letters collected Wednesday was larger then usual. Those having vacation evidently tooitthe opportunity to write letters. The rernains of Mra. E. A. Cooley, who recently died in Bay Cit.y, were brought to this city on Friday afternoon for burial in Forest Hill cemetery. There were 38,9ó7 buahels of wheat marketed in January in fourteen of the milis and elevators of the county. Eleven milis and elevators did not report. One of thö sons of the late Gen. JLewis Casa Hunt has enlisted in the recular army and will apply for a lieutenancy afterhe has served two years in the anka. A special sermón will be delivered nextSunday morniK before theHobart Guild in St. Andrews ehurch. The ervice will commence at the usual hour, 10:30. The county taxes apportioned to the )oor f und amounted this year to $3,571.3 while the towuships rais d $2,736.26 or the support of their poor in the ounty house. Fred. W. Eisenburg, of tbis city, has een granted a patent for a tailor's charoaliion. Enoch C. Bowling, of Ypilanti, has also been granted a patent n a garment stay. Nicholas Kelly was drunk and intoxcated on the streels last Thursday. On Triday, Justice Pond sent him to jaij or thirty days. lie will hardly be able o vote on local option . O. K. L. Crozier will build a fine )arn on his farm, with a rootny basement. The barn will be forty feet quareandW. J. Colgrove-has taken he contract of building it. That law student spoke eveu wiser han he knew, vvho said at a quiz the tlier day, "In the 21st Michigan, J udge Oooley decided ttiis principie, but the est of thécourt dissented." Charles M. Schlimmer died in Scio ownship last Sunday aged 72 years 8 months and 26 days. For many years ie lived on nis farm on the Whitmore ake road near Whitmore Lake. A leap year social was given at Wm. cadin's in Webster, Wednesday evenng, for the benefit of the Sunday school f the Webster church. The proceeds will be used for Sunday school papers. In the circuit court, Monday, Wilam Pitney was given a judgment for 5998.25 by default against Henry and )avidForshee. A motion was made ,o dismiss the case of Harvey Bennett s. Bert Lownsbury. H. T. Morton attetided the Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F. in Lansing this week as a delégate from Washtenaw jodge No. 9, and William Wagner, of Vagner líros., asa delégate from Oteningo Lodge No. 295. The mothers meeting for Febrnary will be held at Hobart Hall, on Wedesday, the2th, at 3 o'clock p. m. 15y equest, Mrs. S. Hendrickson will gain read her essay upon "The Home." [rs. Dr. Darling will read an essay on Heredity." J. W. Wing's sale of horses, cattle. ïeep and hogs, farm implements, ousebold furniture, hay. giain, &c.( akes place at his re3idence in Scio on uesday, March 6th, at 10 o'clock sliarp. A good opportunity to get good stock. Jeorge E. üavis, salesman. Commencing next week Wednesday igbt, the "Naiad Queen" will hold he boards of the opera house for four ïghts. Everywhere the piece has been lighly spoken of. The costumes are egant, the musia delightful, and the cenery which is gtten up especially r this play really flne. ïhe prices re low enough so that all can eujoy it. A birthday party was given at the esidence of C. W. Vogel on Ann treet,, Wednesday evening, aixty perons being present. ïhe occasion was n honor of the twenty-second birthday 'o C. VV. Vogel, and the twenty-first jirthday of Miss Mary Vogel, both the hildren of John F. Vogel, of Preeom. It was a very pleasant occasionThe city is being canvassed for adertisments by a stranger who wants ur merchantï to put their advertisements in a directory of the postofflces f Michigan, which ia to contain a map of the siate. It is needless to 8ay the advertisements will not benefit the ad vertisers, who can alway do better any way by patronizing mediums which have assured local circulation. Mr. John E. Flinn, of this city and Miss Rosa E. Fitzgerald were married on Wednesday by the Rev. Dr.Ramsay near Geddes. The happy couple will go to housekeeping in this city and wil] have the kindliest wishes of many fnends and acquaintances, for a long life and much happiness. A very closely contested case was tned at Monroe before Judge Kinne on Tuesday. The case was entitled "O'Donnell vs. Connecticut Fire Insurance Co." Judgment for the plaintiff by a jury, for ,$1,080.40. Cramer & Corbin for plaintiffs; Norris & Nonïs of Grand Rapids, for defendants. The flre alarm on Wednesday of last week, was given by Mr. Louis Zells, of Fourth street, whose house it was thai caught flre. A ladv across the roac gave the alarm and when he rushed oui of the house, he saw fire coming out of the cliimney and rushed to Firemau's Hall, ringing the bell in good faith. "Henry Vogel, town treasurer of acio, was the last to wnship treasurer to settle with the county treasurer, but he ahowed an excellent balance sheet, having collected all the state and county taxes excepting $2.37. Scio's state tax this year amounted to $3,527,05, her county tax to $1,425, and her poor tax to $176, 71. Mra. Josephine Ortman has brought suit for a divorce from Frank H. Ortman, whom sbe married five years ago. She alleges cruelty and ïnsufBcient suport and says he lodged her on the hird floor of a tenement house while he lived with hi3 father, when she was unable to go up or down sta'rs without assistance. John Sedina, of 21 Sumruit t., was made happy by birth of boy on Sunday evening which appeared lealthy and promising. It had been leeping quietly and taking nourishment during Tuesday eveniner but when noticed about midnight it vas found to be dead. There was no apparent.caude for its death. The ne w registration in the ürst, second, third, fourth and fifth ?ards at 'eur o'clock yesterday was 364, a much arger number than usual. The new egistration was in the fint ward 99, econd 6Í, third 67, fourth 89, sixth 40. !t was thought the majority of the new votes were anti-prohibition. At two o'clock there were 27 registered in the fifth ward. Horace Booth,nextThursday,sellson ;he Bradford farm, half way between Ann Albor and Dexter, near Honey Creek,aspan of brown geldings, a span of three year old colts and four other ïorses and colts, 116 sheep, six cows, 'arming implements &c. The sale commences at 10 o'clock and Fred Krause's 'amiliar voice vill be heard auctioning ofE the goods. "' Rev. Mr. Sunderland will preacn in ,he Unitarian chureh next Sunday morning on "Reasons why I think every man who cares for the moráis or welljeing of the community should vote for ocal option." In the evening the service will be adjourned that the congregation mav attend the meeting at the riuk to be addressed by Rev. Doctor Rexford, of Detroit. Mrs. L. D. Wheeler will sellat public auction, Thursday, March 8, her farm of 187 acres, a mile north of Saline. The buildings on the farm are excellent ones. The auction sale will also include ïorses, cattie,farmingutensils, twentyoight acres of wheat, hay, corn and mauy other things to be found on a wed stocked farm. Fred. Krause is he auctioneer for the occasion. Horton Bryan, formerly eity editor of he Arm Arbor Register and his brother, lomer, have purchased the Charlotte reader. They have now a good newspaper propeity and they know how to ind the news items and how to write hem np when found. We look tor advance in the ïnrluence and circulation of the Leader. The Leader is a democratie paper, so that it will be on the winning side this year. The masquerade party of Company A was a financial and social success. A large crowdof masqueraders were on he floor, including a number of cou-, pies from Ypsilanti, while the specta;ors were numerous. The costumes were varied and appropriate, excepting ne or two loud ones, the o roers of which discreetly disappeared before the ime came for unmasking. The party etted the company about $100. A letter ot inquiry from Manchester, Mich., signed H. S. Bullard, who had )eeu bied a dollar's worih. caused the !íew York World to look into the affairs of the artistic needlework compauy, of 135 Eight street, New York. .'he World became a customer of the ompany's through a lady member of ts staff , and then printed a two-cplumn article in reply to the Manchester pary's letter, denouncing the artistic needlework concern as an artistic and opulent fraud.- Eveninsr News. Take the T. A. A N . M. Railway to acksonville, Florida and visit the Subtropical Exposition dow being held. teduced rates from now until May. For urther information apply to Compauy 's office. A. J . Paisley, agent.