Local Brevities

See want adv. column for advertisemen of a lost gold ring. Geo. Olp has moved nis livery stable to the Arlington house barn. Rev. William Galpin baptised sixteen persons at Delhi last Sunday. A large invoice of Jim's toasters is being shipped to Minneapolis, Minn. M. Staebler made a shipment of agncultural impliments to Florida this week. Mr. Charles McCormick began his duties as keeper at the county house last Monday. II. L. Polk & Co., of Detroit, are getting up another directory of this city and county. airs. Rose Brown, nee Pfeiile, died in Jackson the first of the week. She formerly resided in this city. There will be a sugar social at the residence of A. O. Anderson on the South Ypsilanti road this evening. The Ann Arbor Turnverein held a social gathering last evening in Beethoven hall anl a very pleasant time was had. Jacob Ganzhorn, toe nurseryman at the head of Spring street, advertises iruit trees, grape vines, etc, in another column. John Burg advertises some decided bargains in shoes, carpets, etc, on our third page. You can't miss his advertisement. The court house is to be kalsomined, tinuers have been engaged to repair the roof and the tile floor in the lobby is being relaid. Lucius L. Van Slyke, of Ouhu college in the Hawaiian Island, a gradúate of the University, was married yesterday to a Honolulú lady. John Cutting, one of the new partners of Joeï. Jacobs & Company, is renting a house and will soon be a Citizen of Ann Arbor. Remember the excursions every Saturday on the T. A. A. N. M. -Ry. returning Mondays at one fare for the round trip to all staMons. Mrs. Carrie Harding, nee Cook, a former resident of this city, was married in Detioit last week to Mr. Tubbs, a Sault Ste. Marie merchant. Patronize home trade-Strictly pure native wines grown and prepared in this vicinity, for domestie and medicinal purposes. See J . Kuehnles adv. Miss Downer f rom near Chelsea, was in the city, Tuesday. She weighs about 400 pounds and has been advertised in the museums as weighing over 700 lbs. Gen. Alger was tendered an ovation by the republicana here, when he passed through on the six o'clock train Fridav afternoon on his return from California. Thomas H. Masón, of this city, was married Wednesday to Mrs. Amelia Bannister by Rev. S. Earp. The bride was bom at the cape of Good Hope. There were 62 persons registered for the spring election . The small registration is because of the opportunity for registration given by the local option election. A proüibition county convention will be held in Firemen's Hall at half-past eleven this morning. The county committee promises speeches, dinner and supper. Do not fail to cali and have your eyes tested free at Wm. Arnolds jewelry store from Tuesday April 10 to 17 inclusive by the celebrated optician Prof. Phillips. The Philharmonic club give a concert this evening at Hobart hall. This is in the regular chamber concert course and it will be an evening with American composers. Every one knows who Clara Louise Kellogg is and what a name she has made for herself in the music world . She sings at the opera house here next Mondav evening. Oscar Percy was before Justice Frueauff Saturday charged with drunkenne3s and was given the alternative between paying $6.69 and spending fifteen days in jail. An opportunity for adult baptism was given at St. Andrews church last. Thursday evening and eleven were baptised. Infant baptism was administered to ten children Easter evening. By the request of the University 3enate Dr. Ford will give an address on the life and services of Dr. Palmer in University Hall on Sunday next at ï o'clock p. m. The public are invited. A wedding is announced to take place n this city next week the bride is the only daughter of Mr. J.Austin Scott and the happy bridegroom Charles L. Carter, a gradúate of the university last June The Starr opera company is playing to good houses this week and is giving excellent satisfaction. The expression is often heard that the troupe is much superior to many of the high-price troupes. The Detroit house of correction charged tbis county $25.05 for the care of three prisoners during the past three months. Two of the three were only in the institution for a few days during the three rnontUs. Mr. T. S. Sanford, an old and well feiown citizen of this city, was found dead in his bed last Saturday morning. The funeral services took place Tuesday afternoon from his late residence on the corner of Fiftn and Ann streets. Frank Campion will report to the Jackson base ball club on April lOth for trial. His numerous friends ot the city wish him success. Frank is a.'good ball player and we hope he will prove satisfactory to the Jackson management. Hooping cough is quite prevalent among the children but no serious cases are reported. As this is a favorable time of year for having it lightly they are fortunate who are its vicíims, in as much as the sooner they have it the better. The estate of Carl Schlimmer is not to be settled without a contest. An attempt is being made to break hi3 will on the ground of incompetency and four lawyers appeared in the case at the hearing this week. The hearing is adjourned until April 12. The Rev. Geo. Z. Gray, of the Episcopal theological school, Cambridge, Mass., will preach a special sermon on Sunday next before the Hobart Guild, in St. Andrew's church, at 10:30,o'clock Mr. Gray also preaches in the evening. Every body cordially invited . At the Presbytenan churen, on next Sunday, Rev. W. Henry Green, D. D. LL. D., professor in Princeton University, will give discourses in the Tappan course. Subject in the morning, The Mystery of God's Heilig; in the evening, Jesus Christ The Corner Stone_. Among the jokes of the campaign is the statement of the Courier that a 500 campaign fund was used to defeat the republican city ticket. Of course, every one knows there is not a word of truth in it. Money wasn't needed to bring about the defeat and it wasn't used by the demoerats. The following wardens and vestry men of St. Andrews church were elected last Monday: C. H. Richmond, senior warden; J. M. Wheeler, junior warden; Dr. S. H. Douglas, Prof. Geo. S. Morris, Prof. C. S. Dennison, Judge Kinne, E. Treadwell, H. J. lirown, William Cousins and Dr. J . C. Wood, vestrymen. The concert season for this summer opened on the evening of Tuesday, April Sd. The performers were attired in handsome uniforms of green and gold. Some tall elegant looking fellows were particularly admired. As this was their first appearance in this city this year their listeners weie charmed and ho doubt many will show their good taste by full attendance. Being leap year a hvely season may be anticipated. Seats free. Frogs. Nick Healy was arrested for spreading the contente of a vault over land within the Corporation hrnits on the north river road and üned $5 and costs. City Attorney Josiyn will prosecute all cases of persons who viólate the city ordinance in this respect. The health laws shuuld be respected by every.citizen. Charlie Traver fell out of a tree on Packard street last Saturday. He was after a ball which had lodged in a tree. A limb of the tree broke under him and he feil to the ground breaking his shoulder. Charlie is noted for the artistic skill shown last season in his sketches on exhiDition in the high school . By request Rev. J. T. Sunderland will repeat, on next Sunday evening at the Unitarian church, his lecture delivered two weeks ago, on " The Devil in the Ltght of To-day; or The Doctrine of a Personal Devil; the Source whence it came, the Changes it has undergone, and Causes oí' its Decline." The month of March showed the largest collection and deliveries since special delivery has been put in force. There were 101 registered letters delivered and 46,234 other letters delivered 7,835 postal cards and 38,464 newspapers, circulars, &c. There were 1,589 local letters collected by carriers, 28,058 mail letters, 554 local postal cards 4,725 mail postal cards and 1,709 newspapers, circulars and all printed matters. Postage on local matters is $163.52. George Walker and Miss Emma Blaess were married at the residence of the bride's parents in Lodi, Tuesday, by Rev. Mr. Neamann. The wedding party was a very large one and the festive occasion was an exceedingly enjoyable one. About one hundred and flfty from Ann Arbor were present including the Ann Arbor band and the old Maennerchor. The presents were numerous and handsome. The happy couple will reside two miles west of Saline. The Choral Union and the chorus of ;he Ypsilanti Normal School have oined their forces in the preparation of a grand concert to be given sometime in the spring. The two societies are now almost ready, and have decided to appear before the public in the last week in April. One concert is to be jjiven here, and the other in Ypsilanti. The one here is hkely to be on Friday the 27th. They will give Acis and Galatea by Handel, and "May Day" by McFarren. All was not serene in the turning over of the county house last Monday to the new keeper, Mr. Mc Cormick. The superintendents of the poor claim that ex-keeper McDowell has taken away with him articles belonging to the county. The inventory made upon the occassion that Mr. McDowell took posession is not to be found. An investigation into the truth of the claims will be made at the prosecuting. attorney's office to-day and Mr.;McDowell is notified to appear and explain them away. The easter services in iSt. Andrews church were well attended. The llowers were arranged with exceptionally fine taste, especially those on the handsome brass pulpit, as a memorial to a much beloved lady member of the church recently deceased. Delicate vines of smilax were gracefully twined over the top railing, interspersed with lovely roses, and sermounted by a star made of white flowers. In the afternoon the children's service was interesting, the little ones doing credit to their teachers. Their lenten savings amounted to $28. William B. Prettyman, a former resident of this city and a well-known lumberman, died suddenly of heart disease March;i7, in Chicago. He came to Ann Arbor in 1847, when 20 years of age. Of his life in this city the Northwestern Lumberman says: " He had saved $20 with which to bear bis expenses. On arrival at Ann Arbor he had expected to enter the employment of a merchant who had offered him a position. But bad luck struck him at the start. The bank that issued the money that he carried in his pocket failed, so that he had nothing with which to pay his way, and when he reached Ann Arbor he found that the man who bad offered hirn a üosition had employed another, so that he was left penniless and without work to earn a living. But, nothing daunted, he looked tor another job, and ünally found it In a store. At length he engaged in the mercantile business at Ann Arbor for himself and pursued it three or four years." He removed from here to Pon du .Lac, Wis., afterwards to Oshkosh and then. in 1865, to Chicago, where he became engaged in the lumber business, in which he since remained.