Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-29


Yesterday was change day with the police
force.
The county received over 5000 taxes on
Saturday.
The AIiIlafd murder trial will cost lOnia
county over $1,000
The mail carriers are to have grand ben
EFT bail Ina February.
Thatcher, Primrose and Vests Minstrels
at Powers tonight.
Coasters were numerous on Fountain
street Saturday night
One lOdger vas accommodated last night
at police headquarters
james Howell, driver of the patrol wagon,
j. slowly recovering from bis sprained ankle.
The City Missionary Society received a
Xmas present of Sz;025, IN contributions
from ~ 10 SO
The Oakharst Tennis club will give a Ger
man at the residence 0f Mrs. Granger, on
jefferson avenue, tonight.
The front door Of Heyman & Sons store,
No. A. Canal street, was found open last
night, anu locked by Olficer Price.
A lady's hat feather was found on Monroe
street last evening. The owner can have 1t
by calling at IHE M0RNING TELEGRAM Office.
The regular meeting of the Sons of St.
George wall be held at the Good Iemplars
Hail, in L0yett's block, at . O'Clock this
evening.
A girl named Annie Raher was found on
the streets BY the police yesterday homeless
and hungry. Supt. Perry took her 10 St.
Mark ) home
The weather. after playing a game of
''freezc cut for several days. has concluded
10 give a January ''thaw" IN anticipation oi
New Years call.
Deputy Sheriff Platte goes To Detroit to-
day with Airs. Lang and daughter, the shop
hiGers, VINO viii serve a year and u half III
the House OF Correction.
Want of proper drainage turned stream
of water last night INTO the basement undei
the CIty National Bank. The police cut a
drain and stopped the damage being done.
III the people who attend the Unitarian
services have ali resolved 10 become regular
members of that denomination the new
church building will have none too muci
seating capacity.
Seven prisoners were released from the
Iona prison on Saturday and landed IN thl'
city gloriOusly drunk. One of them fel
from the tram when ahghting, seriousl,
cutting his face.
Dr. Ross drug store, on West Fultor
street, was robbed on Friday night of JOt
cigars. a quantity of liquor and perfumery
amounting IN value TO about $40. Ihs
thieves got their plunder by breaking glass
IN the front window.
The Southern lumbermen who visitet
Michigan last winter upon invitation of th'
G.. X. * 1. Railroad, will come again upoI
invitation of the lumbermen of Crane
Rapids, Big Rapids, Cadillac and othe
tJwns on the line of the q. X. q |.
boy named Stocking, the son of respect
able parents, with monstrous development
OF the freshness SO characteristic OF youth
for some unaccountable reason, was allowed
To insult some of the people who ATTENDED
the services IN the Opera House last even
ing.
house on Pine street, owned by q mar
named Livingstone, was entered by burg
lars on Saturday night and quantity o
ladies' and gents underwear taken. There
wss some siiyerware IN the house which wa:
untouched. There was no one IN the hous,
at the time.
Madden, Sigh and Jennings, who are IL
custody on the suspicion of robbing lsrae
Smith, of Grandville, were arraigned befor'
Justice Westfali, Saturday, and examination
waived until tomorrow. Mr.. Smith was II
the city IN the afternoon and pointed out th'
three men named above as his assaIlant
from among several other prisoners.
tired specimen of Ethiopian humanity
bailing originally from the ''tar-heel' state,
was catching a slippery living yesterday OIL
the sidewalks and IN the lObbies of the no
tells, by proposing TO sharpen your knit,
sar." or tell your fortune sar.n ThOugl
sav0ring Of the sunny South TO degree tha
the frosts of Michigan had not yet eradicat
ed his sunburnt- -pOtatOe-skin color. Indlcat
ed that he too felt the influence of the de
pressed thermometer.
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