Local Brevities

Swifts mill shut down this week for repairs. Several more Japanese students are in town. The republicans raise a pole in this city tomorrow. The Baptist church is being renovated and cleaned. Sheriff William Walsh was granted a pension, Tuesday. The office of the Franklin House has been repaired and renovated . James Goeghan is the new night operator at the T. and A. A. depot. Postmaster Duffy was presented to President Cleveland Wednesday. Helen Hamilton of Ypsilanti has been sent to the Pontiac insane asylum. Merrick N. Hugh, of Manchester, has been given a pension by Uncle Sam. The pension of Augustus Fellows has just been increased to $18 a month. Doves in some parts of the city have been devouring the peas in the gardens. Bay Billy, one of J. Robison's horses, died Friday from paralysis of the brain. A special meeting of the board of regents will be held next Friday evening. It is said that for once the premium lists of the county fair will be out early. There are 539 old soldiers in the county, according to the supervisors returns. The new stores now going up on State street will all be occupied as soon as finished. Jerry Walsh smiles over an addition to the population of the third ward. lt's a ten pound girl. The Washtenaw county medical society meet in the council chambers in this city at eleven o'clock to-day. Dickson Berdan, of Jackson, formerly of this city has just secured a pension through O. L. Mathews agency. A Washington dispatch says that Junius E. Beal is endeavoring to renew the copyright of Dr. Chase's Receipt Book. Levi D. Wines has sold his residence on the corner of Washington and Thayer streets to W. W. Tozer for $4,600. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Doty, of Manchester are expected in the city tomorrow to visit their son Probate Register Doty. William Greene is serving twenty days in jail for being drunk on Ann street. Justice Pond imposed the sentence. Miss Iris Carr will resume her former position as assistant to Prof. Nichols in the high school this year at a salary of $350. 

Quite a number of our citizens were out at Whitmore Lake last Sunday. Weidemann's grove was filled with a happy party . A grand excursion to Whitmore Lake, Saturday July 28th, will leave Ann Arbor at 10:55 a. m., via. the T. A. A. & K. M. Ry. Co. A marched off to the train Tuesday afternoon with flying colors. They were bound for Mackinaw Island for a weeks encampment. Rev. Gelston, on East Washington street, is repairing his tar sidewalk and setting an example which many of our citizens may well follow . The agricultural company has built a new dock, eighty feet long on the north side of their works and torn down the old dock on the west side. A slight fire in the cottage in Petoskey, occupied by Mrs. J. T. Jacobs and family destroyed several dresses belonging to Miss Katie Jacobs. Mrs. Mary A. Chatfield, of the sixth ward died of old age, Tuesday, aged 88 years 7 months. The funeral was held at five o'clock yesterday afternoon. Captain Schuh has never lost a hat bet yet and he has won eleven. He bet a hat with a commercial traveler the other day on Cleveland's election. Rev. Dr. Ramsay's subject at the M. E. church next Sunday morning is "Christ over King." His subject Sunday evening is "Christ and the Poor." There were two arrivals on First street last week. They were both girls. One is the daughter of John Koch and the other the daughter of George Marsden. The horse, which draws the express wagon, ran away from the T. and A. A. depot Monday, spilling out some berries. The horse was frightened by a bicycle. The Ypsilanti Commercial says that "thugs'' are getting in their work in this city. Take it back, Mr. Commercial, take it back. thugs don't thrive in Ann Arbor. Miss Mabel M. Gormley, a this year's graduate in the commercial department of the high school, will teach in the Big Rapids schools the coming year at a salary of $500. The grand republican ratification announced by the republican papers to be held in this city last Saturday didn't materialize. The republicans didn't ratify worth a cent . It is said that Joe T. Jacobs wouldn't be adverse to serving a term in the senate, if there should happen to be any chance of the republicans carrying the senatorial district. The civil damage suit brought by Mrs. L. H. Kuhl against C. Naumann, who keeps a saloon in Manchester, for selling liquor to her husband has been settled for $225. 

Mrs. N. H . Pierce has been re-elected president of the ladies decorator society in the fifth ward, Mrs. Fisher vice president; Mrs. Barkham, secretary and Mrs. Bailey, treasurer. The German Workingmen's society give a large picnic at Relief park on Wednesday, August 1st. The Saline, Manchester, Ypsilanti, and Chelsea societies are expected to be present. John F. Martin, a graduate of the dental college, now of Wisconsin and Miss Elsie A. Hallock, of this city, were married on Wednesday of last week in this city by Rev. W. W Ramsay. Mrs. Wm. Clancy died at the residence of her husband on North Fourth street last Tuesday, aged 48 years 11 months and 18 days. The funeral services were held yesterday forenoon. Ann Arbor Encampment, I. O. O. F. install the following officers this evening, C. P., M. Staebler; S. W., L. Betz; H. P., J. Sprague; Per. Sec.,C. Krapf Treas., C. Schlenker; J. W., L. Curtis. Martin Clark, of this city voted for "Tippecanoe and Tyler too." in 1840 but he won't vote for Tippecanoe's degenerated grandson. The Detroit Tribune will please make a note of this. Michael Flynn, of North Fourth street died last Tuesday of old age. He was 81 years of age. The funeral services were held yesterday and his remains were taken to Northfield for burial. The Business Men's Association hold their annual meeting next Tuesday evening. Everybody should be present, as business of importance to all business men will be brought before the meeting. The "One a Day" puzzle has been solved. The 1,000 postal cards received here with that inscription simply referred to the small sum of one cent a day, which would secure the Chicago Daily News. Several of our colored citizens have received invitations to attend the colored national convention to be held at Indianapolis next Wednesday, in the interest of independence in voting by colored men. During the quarter ending July 15 there were sold in the postoffice of this city, $5,335.94 worth of stamps, postal cards, stamped envelopes, etc. During the same period the box rent amounted to $322.05. The fire alarm last Thursday night was caused by some oiled rags igniting in the stove of Ferguson's cart factory. No damage was done, but the alarm rang as if it were the biggest conflagration of the season. Peleg Marshall, we are informed, has voted for every democratic candidate for president since Monroe ran the second time, excepting in 1872, when he failed to vote at all. He is eighty nine years old next month. The republican county convention to elect delegates to the state and congressional conventions will be held in this city, Wednesday. July 31. The total number of delegates will be 116', of which the city has 24. William B. Campbell, the bishop of the evangelistic (colored) mission church of North America and Rev John Revels, of Chatham, Out., will preach in Firemen's Hall at three o'clock next Sunday afternoon. Hon. Charles H. Richmond, of this city, is favorably mentioned in connection with the democratic congressional nomination this year. There is no reason why a good democrat could not be elected to succeed Capt. Allen. Sheriff Walsh and Geo. B. Greening, Esq. were over at Island lake in Lyndon, Tuesday, fishing. In one hour and a half's fishing they caught forty-nine fish weighing from one to four pounds. That's the news they brought back. 

Mrs. Harriet P. Gates, wife of N. G. Gates, of the fifth ward, died on Wednesday of last week aged seventy four years, four months and twenty seven days, of paralysis and old age. The funeral services were held Friday afternoon from the house. A total eclipse, of the moon will take place Sunday night, which will be visible in this country. The eclipse will begin at 10:20 p. m. The total phase will begin at 11:19 and end at one o'clock. The eclipse will end at two o'clock Monday morning. The Toledo, Ann Arbor & N. M. Ry. will sell round trip tickets to Cincinnati and return for 5:40. Good going July 23rd and 24th, Limited to return up to and including July 28th. Direct route via. C. H. D. day coaches. Sleeping car accommodations from Toledo without charge. The smugmugging fever has again commenced. The symptoms are a desire to be relieved of the hiresute appendage to the upper lip, and to have company in being smugmugged. Fred McOmber, John Duffy, Frank O'Hearn, Jim Duffy and Torn Kearney are the first victims this year and have formed a smugmugging party. What was the surprise of many of our citizens to see the name of John W. Maynard in the Tribune's list of those who voted for Harrison in 1840 and expect to vote for Harrison this year. Mr. Maynard says he has done many foolish things in his life, but he isn't quite foolish enough to vote for Harrison this year. At least, two of the Tribune's list in this city will vote for Cleveland. Mascot Bailey carne near getting himself into trouble the other day by going along in his usual careless fashion with his scythe swung over his shoulder. The scythe carne into contact with the head of a dog, owned on Fifth street, cutting a deep gash in his head. The owner of the dog came near making it pretty hot for the mascot who it is hoped will be a little more careful how he carries his scythe. Mr. Sam Blitz, of Blitz & Langsdorf, who is just now in Alpena in charge of their branch store in that city had an experience at the great fire in that city, which he will not soon forget. He had gone into the house of a poor woman in the burning district to help her find her money and when he came out, he found that the flames were all around and he was forced to run through them, having his eyebrows badly singed. 

General Soule and Colonel Manly leave Sunday for Cincinnati, Ohio to attend the Cantonment of the Patriarchs Militant, I. O. O. F. They will take part in the prize drills. The Detroit Canton has been drilling for several days under the charge of Col. Manly, who is a member of it. The prizes are twelve in number from $1,700 down to $210, and it is hoped that the Detroit Canton may be among the leaders, which position it is predicted by their friends they will occupy. A new time table has been put in effect on the Michigan Central road and will be found in another column. The only change in time of the trams going east is that the Atlantic Express now leaves at 7:50 a.m. or 18 minutes earlier and the Night Express leaves at 6 a.m., five minutes earlier. The only change in trains going west consists in the putting of a new passenger train on the road which leaves Detroit at 3:45 a. m., reaches this city at 5 a. m., Jackson at 6 a.m. and Kalamazoo at 8:40. A disturbance at the Michigan Central depot last Friday night, which arose out of a squabble in regard to a passenger, has caused several arrests. John Butler plead guilty of assault and battery and was fined $2 and costs bv Justice Frueauff, which he paid. Fred Root, Edward Taylor and William Taylor, were brought before Justice Pond charged with a breach of the peace. Edward Taylor plead guilty and was fined $2 and costs. Fred Root and Wm Taylor plead not guilty and gave bail to appear for trial next Tuesday. When William Taylor was first arrested, he attempted to give Patrolman Murray leg bail, but a pistol fired in the air brought him instantly to a stop.