Local Brevities

Will Root is with M. D. Adams at the bazaar.

Ed . Kuebler has a new Expert columbia bicycle.

Dean & Co. have put in large new plate glass windows.

The Methodist strawberry festival came off last evening.

A. L. Noble has purchased a typical little Indian pony for his children.

The Agricultural and Horticultural society have raised $350 of the $700 they owe.

The second day of the fair this year will be free to children under 12 years of age.

S. A. Moran will run the chances of breaking his neck on a new Champion bicycle.

The pension examining board of surgeons for this district meet next Tuesday.

A new sidewalk has been laid in front of McFall's second hand store on Fourth street.

C. L. Denmon, who has been very ill with inflammatory rheumatism, is slowly recovering.

Jacob Lentz, of Lodi, has purchased a bicycle to take advantage of the good roads in Lodi.

Mr. E. Clancy, of the fourth ward, who fell and broke one of his ribs last week, is recovering.

Rev. Dr. Ramsay will preach a prohibition sermon next Sunday evening, entitled rum and ruin.

The high school nine play a base ball game in Manchester to-morrow with the nine at that place.

Jacobus & Son are building a house for Mr. John Seigler, on Maynard street just off of Main.

C. H. Gibson has rented the Devaney store on Huron street and will move his barber shop into it.

Editor Chilson, of the South Lyon Picket, came over the other day to get an American Champion bicycle.

The Haines Bros. concert grand piano placed in Hobart Hall bv Lew Clement on trial, has been accepted.

The remains of Mrs. Mary Woodruff were brought here from Detroit, Wednesday, for burial in Forest Hill cemetery.

The colored Baptist society have broken ground for a church edifice, on the corner of Fourth and Pontiac Streets.

Joe Polhemus will be appointed the extra letter carrier for this city. The new substitute carrier has not yet been elected.

There was a very large attendance at the dance given by the Ann Arbor City band in Germania hall last Friday evening.

Koch & Henne have something to say in another column concerning their new stock of furniture, which has just arrived.

Lawyer Thompson is now an elder of the Evangelist Mission, which convened at Toledo, Ohio, Wednesday the 23rd.

There will be no meeting of Golden Rule Lodge F.and A. M., Friday night, as called, on account of the Dundee visitation.

Charles F. Bates, of Lima, has been tendered the position of farmer at a Dakota Indian agency. The salary is $75 a month.

The Ann Arbor town board of review will be in session in the basement of the court house Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Charles T. Parshall of Ann Arbor town has the finest strawberry bed in his section, it is claimed by those that ought to know.

The main street base ball nine has arranged to play a game of base ball in Manchester, decoration day, with the Manchester nine.

Heinzmann & Laubengayer's new wheat elevator is being raised this week. The contract calls for completion by June 20.

Andrew Renschler, of the first ward, fell from a wagon while going to the Crawford fire, Tuesday last, and broke his arm below the elbow.

D. Loomis, H. Hawkins, J. L. Stone and Fred Besimer returned Tuesday from a two week's sojourn at the Strawberry club house.

Grossman & Schlenker have the contract for covering the roof and sides of Heinzmann & Laubengayer's wheat elevator with corrugated iron.

Mrs. Fairchild, mother of the late Stephen Fairchild and of Mrs. George Greville, died in Detroit and was buried Wednesday, in Ypsilanti.

Mrs. Elizabeth McKeever, formerly of Ann Arbor, died in Detroit, May 16, aged 55 years and was buried in the Northfield cemetery last Friday.

Washtenaw Chapter, R. A. M., will visit Mt. Vernon Chapter of Dundee this evening where they will confer the Royal Arch, returning about midnight.

Rev. Andrew Browa, step father of Prof. C. M. Gayley, of this city, died at Iron Mountain, May 14. The remains were brought here for interment.

The local officers were on the lookout Saturday for the two tramps, one with blue overalls, who were accused of stealing four razors and $60 in money in Hamburg.

Lew Stevens, for this past two years with Southard, has purchased the barber shop of A. Moore, at No. 2 East Huron street. Mr. Moore will remove to Detroit.

Among the new features for the Washtenaw Agricultural and Horticultural fair this fall will be a pony race for boys, and a farmer's race, free to all farmer's horses;

Last Monday, Caspar Rinsey received a crate of tomatoes and cucumbers from H. O. Clark's Florida garden. Cucumbers eight cents each, tomatoes fifteen cents per pound.

Cramer & Corbin have commenced a suit against Wm. H. Siegfried and his bondsmen, of Tecumseh, for $5,000 for selling liquor to one Wade Richardson, which it is claimed caused his death.

The dead lock in the Ypsilanti council for city clerk was broken last Monday evening, Frank Joslyn, Esq., being re-elected clerk by a vote of 9 to 1. The deadlock on marshal still continues.

Mrs. Ellen A. Fox, wife of Charles Fox, of the Fourth ward, died May 17, of consumption, aged 23 years, 4 months and 25 days. Funeral was held last Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church.

D. Knapp, of the Sanborn map and publishing Co., has been in the city this week making a map of the business portion of the city and the public buildings in the interest of the fire companies.

Mrs. Prudence West, wife of the late John West, died at her residence on Liberty street Monday, May 21, of pneumonia, aged 79 years. The funeral was held at the house Wednesday afternoon.

The fire alarm rang Wednesday morning. The fire proved to be in the kitchen of Thos. Flowers' house on Twelfth street. It was extinguished with a few pails of water before much damage was done.

The fair grounds will be open to all who subscribe to raise the debt of the society from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m., each day, excepting Sunday, to exercise their horses. Tickets can be secured of the general superintendent.

Walter Toop, the State street baker, has rented the A. E. Hall property on North Main street, and fitted it up for a bakery. He has given the place a general overhauling, papering and painting, and everything looks neat and clean.

The Ann Arbor Browns are being reorganized for the season, and are open to challenge from any amateur club in Michigan. Chas. Kline will probably manage the boys, to whom communications may be addressed.

Miss Baessler, who teaches in District No. 15, Fractional, Ann Arbor and Scio, on the Dexter road, is earning high praise from those who are aware of the great advancement being made by the young scholars under her charge.

The Wrought Iron Bridge Co., of Canton, Ohio, was the lowest of eleven bidders for the bridge to be built by the town over the Huron at Geddesburg. This is the same firm that built the bridge on the Whitmore Lake road. Their bid was $2,000.

William Bush sold 14 Shorpshire lambs, to be taken to Green Oak, mounting to $240. F. B. and C. Braun sold seven lambs to be taken to the same place to the amount of $105. Mr. Bush has been offered $95 for two ewes which he refused.

Mrs. L. C. Bisdom will build a new $3,500 residence on her lot on the corner of Fourth and Liberty streets. She has sold the house now on the lot to M. C. Peterson, who has purchased two lots in the second ward and will remove the house to them. It will be divided and will make two houses.

The fire alarm on Tuesday was caused by the burning of the barn and outhouses belonging to David Crawford, of the fourth ward, just inside the city limits. The contents of the barn was a total loss, They were cleaning house and all their bedding was in the barn.

The meeting to organize a humane society in this city last Friday evening adjourned until 7:30 o'clock next Tuesday evening at Firemen's hall. The committee on organization is ready to report and a full attendance is requested. Ladies especially are invited to be present.

The University Prohibition club are planing for a grand ratification meeting on the return of the Washtenaw and University delegates to the National convention of the college boys and of the party. Dr. I. K. Funk, editor of the Voice of N. Y. City, will be the speaker.

William S. Ross died of heart disease, Tuesday night. He had retired in apparently his usual health and passed away while sleeping. He was sixty-two years, five months and twenty-three days old. The funeral services will be held this morning.

J. T. Jacobs having sold his farm two and one half miles from Ann Arbor, on the south Ypsilanti road, is selling off his stock, farm implements, etc, at private sale. He will not hold an auction. Call at the store of J. T. Jacobs & Co., or at the farm at once for bargains.

Miss Mary A. Everest died Friday afternoon, of general debility, after a long illness. She was fifty-two years of age. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from her brother's, Wm. B. Everest's residence, on South Division street, and were conducted by Rev. Dr.'s Ramsay and Haskell.

The last meeting of the Tuesday Club for the season was held this week Mrs. Jaycox was re-elected president and Miss Condon secretary. The sessions of the club will be resumed in October next, and the same course which has made the club so popular this year, will be continued.

Miss Lottie A. Sage, daughter of James R. Sage, of the third ward, died Monday, the 21st of typhoid fever, aged 13 years, 2 months and 11 days. She was a favorite among her acquaintances and her death is a sad blow to her parents. Funeral services were held at her home, Wednesday afternoon.

"The Indian Summer Time." A beautiful song and chorus, by Will L. Thompson, author of Gathering Shells on the Sea Shore, Come Where the Lilies Bloom, etc, etc. It is one of the prettiest songs ever published; any music dealer will mail it for 40 cents. Published by W. L. Thompson & Co., East Liverpool, Ohio.

The Michigan Central railroad will sell land excursion tickets at one fare for the round trip on March 20th, April 3rd and 24th, May 8th and 22nd, June 5th and 19th, 1888, to points in the States of Minnesota, Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas and New Mexico, tickets limited to 30 days from date of sale. Will also on March 26th April 9th and 23rd, 1888, sell roundtrip tickets at one fare to a large number of points in the South, south of the Ohio river and Bowling Green, Ky., tickets limited to 30 days from the date of sale.

To-morrow evening tbe Chequamegon Orchestra will give a vocal and instrumental concert at the Saline opera house, with Mr. E.N. Bilbie, as solo violinist; Mr. Meade Vestal, cornet soloist; Mr. R. E. Drake trombone soloist; and Mr. James E. Harkins, character vocalist. The lovers of good music will not be disappointed with the orchestra.

Rev. H. J. Lewis, of East Saginaw, has been in the city a few days this week for the purpose of effecting an organization of independent colored voters. Mr. Lewis is meeting with good success in organizing clubs and thinks that two thousand out of the seven thousand colored voters in the State will identify themselves with the movement.

Since our report last week the following liquor dealers of Ann Arbor have paid the $500 tax: F. P. Reimold, Ludwig Walz and Millman & McNally. The following have paid the $300 tax: Adolph Kemper and Geo. A. Weidelich. John Terns of Ypsilanti has paid $500 and Geo. C. Kichel $300. The total amount paid in the county treasury up to yesterday noon was $23,260, of which $10,930 was from Ann Arbor city.

The monthly meeting of the Pomological society will be held in the basement of the court house at 2 o'clock p. m., June 2d. The topics for discussion will be: Fruit prospects from present appearances; the uses of small fruits; berry pickers; does it pay to dry and preserve fruit; creamery; question box. Full report of committee on fruit exchange, exhibit of fruit and flowers. Shippers of fruit especially invited.

Last Monday night Mr. C. L. Tuomey, of Ann Arbor Town, was awakened by the barking of dogs in his pasture. On calling his hired man and investigating, they discovered three dogs chasing and killing his sheep. The dogs ran away at Mr. Tuomey's approach, but as it was bright moonlight he thinks he knows the dogs and says they were from the city. He found some 20 sheep killed and several badly injured. Justice of the peace, J. D. Williams made an appraisal and put in a claim against the town for $94.

Lambert Dresselhouse died at his home in Freedom, at six o'clock last Thursday evening, May 17th. He had been ill for about nine months, and at the last passed away without a struggle. During his long illness he had been tenderly cared for by the loving hands of his children. Mr. Dresselhouse was sixty-two years old. He was a man highly respected by those who knew him, a good neighbor and an indulgent father. He left eight children, four sons and four daughters. His wife, Mrs. Dresselhouse, preceded him over the river of death by thirteen years. The funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon and were largely attended. Rev. Mr. Vaulkner spoke to the friends in German, and Presiding Elder Copley, of Monroe, in English. The remains were taken to the Rowe cemetery for interment.