Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-29
TOWN TALK.

and evening.
Mr. y. Boomer, of Fishers Station, was
IN the city yesterday.
Division Street Roller Rink is closed Lack
OF appreciation of printers INK.
Good for Detective Connolly. He col
leeted $3.50 for the relief fund.
Over S245 in cash was received at ST.
Marks Home on Thanksgiving.
Hash will be the subject of Mrs. Knights
lecture at the cooking school this afternoon.
Many wanderers returned home TO annihi-
late the annual turkey under the parental
roof
The q. r. L l. railrard will build watch
tower at the corner or Fulton and Ottawa
streets.
Some of the local sports enjoyed a cock
night just out of the city on Thanksgiving
afternoon
The Buss Machine Works have shipped a
carload of machinery 10 the New Orleans
exposition.
The usual report at headquarters last
night. Numerous naptha lamps not burn
ing, and one lodger.
Hine thinks the reason they have no elope-
ments In Lowell is because the people are all
too poor to keep coachmen-
Hackmen complain of bad business. They
say they barely earn enough TO pay expenses.
1du5c dooi TOO many udCkS-
The j. b. Richardson camp of S. of V.
meets every Tuesday evening in Champhn
Post hall, corner of Scribner and Bridge
streets.
Unlawful 10 shoot deer after Sunday next
and hunters are going home. Many of them
are In mourning for valuable hounds lost IN
the woods
Justice Brouwer united John Campbell
and Ada Slafter, OF Casnoyla, Muskegon
County, In marriage at his office last
Wednesday.
The county Jail inspectors have finished
their labors and are busy preparing report
of their Investigations. They found the jail
IN splendid order.
iberia, and Freddie Plume, No. 46 Sinclair
street. scarlet fever, we're on the report of
the Board of Health yesterday.
Detective Connolly was kept 'hustling' all
day yesterday, gathering IN eight crooks"
for various minor offences, and his wallet
still bulges with more warrants.
At the services in the Fountain street syn
agogue last evening, Rabbi Cohn delivered
an impressive and eloquent discourse on
Man according to the conception of Juda-
ism."
morning at the residence of her son, Lyman
Patten, 35o Fulton street. She was aged 79
years. The funeral will be tomorrow after
noon at 2:3O o'clock.
The sidewalks are in n terribly slippery con-
ditlon, and the presence of the boy and the
hand sled on every sidewalk with an incline
in the city, makes the efforts of the pedes-
trian exceedingly hazardous.
Mrs. 4. NJ. Davis, her pupils, and Mr.. II.
Q. Post Is preparing to give mu icale al
the Ionia Street Armory, next Wednesday
evening. The members of the st. Cecilia
and Schurbert Clubs have been invited To at
tend.
Patrolman j. b. Johnson and wife were
given a pleasant surprise party on Thanks
giving evening, 1t being the fifth anniversary
of their wedding. Numerous friends were
present and most enjoyable evening en-
sued
boy named Julian Fitzgerald was found
wandering about the streets yesterday even
ing last. being unable to find his way home
He was taken to headquarters and afterwards
conveyed in the patrol wagon To his aunt 3
80 Cherry street.
The first Monday in May will witness the
usual land-tax sales IN Treasurer Stebbins
Office. The unpaid taxes of 1852 on land
will be thus disposed of. Spectators are
already beginning TO stow away money IL
socks and teapots for the event.
The alarm of fire at two minutes to si1
last evening from box 73 was on account oi
fire in a new house at lis Gold street, un-
occupied and owned by John Kahalsh
Damage S25. The fire caught from a sala-
mander used for drying the plaster.
The alarm of FIRE at 2:30 this morning was
caused by the bursting of gas pipe near g
burning Jet, at the entrance to the Roya
Palm saloon in the Porter block, on Monroe
street. The flames were extinguished with
out the aid of the department and before any
damage was done.
team of horses attached to a delivery
truck belonging 10 the Star Mills took fright
at the pranks of some boys, on Ottawa street
yesterday afternoon, and ran south, collid
ing with buggy rs they crossed Monroe
street, throwing lady out and bruising her
They were stopped near the Michigan
House.
As Paul Friedrich turned from Livingston
street into East Bridge last evening the ON
nipresent boy and sled ran into Mr.. F.:
horse and cutter. badly frightening the
equine. and 10 was only by a miraculou:
chance that serious mishap was averted
The coasting nuisance should be stopped OF
regulated.
The police stopped the boys coasting OF
Lyon and Fountain streets yesterday after
noon. Boys were very indignant and ap
pealed 10 the City Clerks office for an ex
planation of what they considered an out
rage and interference with their rights. They
viii petition the Council Monday night Il
designate streets for coasting purposes.
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