Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-31
TOWN TALK.

The Lotus Club give hop at Ringuette's
Hall Jan. rs.
The open winter prophet is ehuekling Il
told you So"
The jury cases in the Kent Circuit viii be
taken up Jan 3.
r. Y. Taylor has removed his Office to the
reading room OF Sweets hotel.
The Gaines Detective Association meet at
the Dodge school house On Jan. :.
Several capitalists are figuring to establish
another savings bank Ia this city.
Thomas and John Shields were arrested
yesterday for violating the liquor statute.
Remember the hop to be given by the v.
G.. Social Club at Metropolitan Hall to-
night.
The annual donations 10 the Y. NJ. G. A.
fund will aggregate this year about the same
as last.
The Directors Of the Grand Rapids Savings
Bank will make an annual dividend of i've
per cent.
The Amusement Club give an entertain
ment at the residence of A. Preusser to-mor-
row evening.
Secretary Cargill, of the Board of Health.
was 50 III yesterday as to require the atten-
tions OF a physician.
Rev r. Moerdyk will preach an old year
sermon ia the First Reformed Church this
eveing at 7:sO o'clock.
Chief Detective James l.. Moran Is dan
geroasly IN with erysipelas IN the head, and
II confined % his bed.
Musicians will be scarce here tomorrow
eVening, nearly all of them being engaged TO
play az country balls
In the new regiment being organized in
the State, the Valley City Light Artillery
will be known as Co. +.
The river, under the influence of the con-
r4rp rtz at Of an
inch an hour yesterday.
Il is said that the saloonists are talking of
hoycotting the citizens who compose the
Law and Order League.
Mr. Thornton, the Law and Order League
agent, IL presenting the saloons with pam
phlets containing the laws.
ft is officially announced that A. M.
Nichols sewers his connection with the q. q
vs.. NJ. Railroad tomorrow.
The East Side Rink, last night, as has been
the rule since the hoor was repaired, was
full of boys, men and maidens.
Wilbur Royce, the insane young man at
the Jail is growing worse. Yesterday he
raved feaFfully and was very violent.
The accountants in many of the manu-
featuring institutions are busy preparing
their annual exhibits of the years business.
Champlin Post @. A. K. give benefit ball
next Friday evening, the proceeds of which
will be given to one-armed veteran who Is
out of work.
). 5. Kinkaid was boisterously drunk on
Waterloo street last night. He ran against
Patrolman Graves and was taken to police
headquarters.
Joseph Orton, aged sixteen, was arrested
yesterday for stealing saw dust belt from
John Misner's saw mill. He will have a
hearing In the Police Court this morning.
The Carpenters Union held their weekly
meeting last evening in their hall ut the cor
ner of Canal and Pearl streets. The annual
election of officers will be held next week
The Fourth Annual Grand Concert and
Ball OF the Burns Club, will be given at the
Bridge Street House on Monday evening,
January 26 the anniversary of the great
Scottish poets birth.
Mrs. Annie ROber, the woman given lodg-
ings in St. Marks Home Sunday evening,
has been sent back TO Ottawa county, where
she came from. She Is a widow IN delicate
condition and absolutely destitute.
The ice broke up in the river yesterday,
under else influence of the thaw. Above the
dam il gorgsd to such an extent that before
the carrant could lift 1t over, large masses of
loe were showed high up on the banks.
Geo. Rowe and Geo. Sheldon were arrested
estertay by detective Cast on the suspicion
If burglary and larceny. They are supposed
to have had a hand In breaking into a Canal
street restaurant and stealing some meal
tickets therefr0m.
The United States Express delivery wagon
lost a burr from front wheel near the cor
uer of North Division and Monroe streets
last evening. Shortly after the wheel came
ou and the wagon was stranded and sus-
tanned slight damages.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Company will discharge forty or fifty of
their working force in this city tomorrow.
The reduction will affect employees in the
general Offices train men. section men and
mechanics. Lack of business IL the cause.
The latest scheme regarding the roller
craze Is to establish a skating circuit which
viii embrace nearly one hundred rinks in
the State It viii be conducted the same IA
the theatical circuits, and pass around.
skating attractions from one rink TO the
other.
The case of Flavia Snider. of Alpine. was
heard IN part yesterday before Judge Per-
kius Of the Probate Court An application
is pending % pronounce Mrs. Snider insane
and incarcerate her in the Kalamazoo asylum.
The hearing Of the case viii be continued to-
day.
The Grand Rapids Fire Insurance Com
pany has commenced proceedings in the
Kent Circuit Court 20 foreelose n mortgage
of S25,Oo0 on r. ". Goodsells Vergennes
farm. The Old National Bank having at
tached the property soon after the failure il
msde defendent in tire suit
la She matter Of the opening and widening
Of First street in the Superior Court yester-
day seven attorneys represented as many
different contestants. There u strong
opposition 20 the opening of this street not
ably by the Scribuer Brothers. in whose ex-
tension the supposed Improvement is largely
located.
The examination Of Jennings. Sigh and
Madden vas continued before Justice West
ffli yesterday On account Of the large
clowu Interested the proceedings were held
ia the Superior Court room. :. ID. Clay and
James r. Mcbride appear for the defense.
aud Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Carroll
for the people The examination viii be
continued to-day.
PERSONAL.