Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-06
Morning Telegram.
aRANp RAPIps. DEC 8. IssA


At Lanaing Dec - 20 and 81.
The r. aud A. MasOns Of Flint are fitting
up their temple ia magnificent style.
The physicians 0f FermOntviiie aud Nash
Vile have organized lecture bureau.
Rev. J r. Dickie, of Detroit, lectured on
Scotland the other evening at Jackson.
Earl smith. Register of Deeds for Calhoun
County, died at Marshall on Thursday.
Mr. Gri4zs. Of Rochester, Mich. has ship
ped this season Z2,3ll barrels OF apples.
Eleven new cases and one death from
diphtheFia were reported at Detroit Thurs
Most Of the St. Ignace fisherman have re-
TUNED aud all report a splendid seasons
catch.
Alpena and An Sable are connected by two
stage hines and one steamer, the Golden
Eagle.
Rev. j. II. Dudley, Of the Niles Baptist
church, has resigned and gone to Brooklyn,
y. T., % i've
Some Of the merchants who were burned
out al Bronson last fall will occupy their new
stores next week.
At 1 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon Alex.
AFFORD died suddeniy IN saloon IN East
Saginaw Of heart disease.
Rev. ". W Taylor called to st. Thomas
church, Battle Greek, viii preach his first
sermon there next Sunday.
There are 1l5 saloons and liquor establish
ments Of all kinds in Muskegon county, of
which the city of Muskegon has 50.
Among the names mentioned for appoint
menf -on G0v.-elect Alger's staff Is Capt.
George A. Hart, of Manistee.
j. Y. Hicks, of Penfield, a pioneer, had his
hand SO badly acsrated by a corn cutter
Wednesday evening as 10 require amputa-
non.
he thief who stole the merchandise from
the store at Monterey, Allegan county. has
been arrested with the goods IN his posses
sion.
Three thousand nine hundred and fifty
seven patients have been treated IN Mercy
Hospital, Big Rapids, since Its opening IN
1873.
The Connna Journal property, which was
owned by Ward Ingersoll, lately deceased,
has been sold TO George ID. Moreau, of De-
troit.
The next meeting of the Allegan County
Teachers Association will be held in the
high school building, Allegan, Saturday
Dec. -.
VIM. McCready, of Bay Port, in this
State, was killed Wednesday by falling
tree, at Huckle &McCready's camp in Arenac
county.
In East Saginaw a boy of Is years opened
registered letters IN the Midland Office, and
secured sos. which he squandered on fast
woman of that city.
Reports TO the State Board of Health, Ian
sing. show that diphtheria was prevalent dur
ing the week ending November %, and since
at twenty four places.
IL Is said that l0i members of the next
Legislature of Michigan graduates of
collegiate institutions. This argues well for
Michigan college appropriations.
A Il. fta ri ff
Enoch Smith at White Oak recently and bit
several cattle aud sheep. Soou after it was
discovered that the dog was mad.
VIM. Connayan, one of the best skidders
m the Northern pineFy, was instantly killed
BY a falling tree at Murphy Il Crippen'e
camp on White river Wednesday morning.
George Adams, aged thirty-one, died
Thursday morning. de was married IN Oc-
tober and had been sick but a short time.
He was a merchant and everybody liked
him
The schools at Constantine have been or
dered closed on account of diphtheria. The
citizens have been accused by the Common
Council of carelessness in letting the disease
spread.
T. G.. Hough, commission merchant at
Plymouth, has purchased over 5000 barrels
OF apples this fall, besides several car loads
IN bulk. The average price was Sl.3O per
barrel.
Charles Alberto, who is nearly through
serving four-years' term in the Ionia pris-
on, will, when released. 20 upon the stage.
His feats of legerdemain and magic are pro-
n0unced wonderful.
gentleman from Roscommon states that
the loe crop will not be curtailed in that
section SO much as supposed. He predicts
that in the "spring time gentle Annie"
there will have been cut as many logs as
were harvested last winter.
The attention Of the Circuit Court of Bay
City on Thursday was occupied by the trial
of George Landorf for receiving stolen logs
into his boom. and of Paul Fourner for
stealing the logs. The jury brought in a
verdict of guilty after being out five hours.
The Governor Thursday pardoned Charles
Coon. sentenced from Genesse county Feb.
26, 1881, 90 i've years at Jackson for forgery;
and John Riley, sentenced from oakland
county Sept. 6. 1879, to fifteen years at Jack
son for burglary.
Mr.. Fillmore Crippen. of Brighton. father
in-law Of young Abrams, soon to be tried for
numerous robberies in the past two years,
has suddenly become a raving maniac.
Abrams downfall il the main cause. He
is well-tO-do. and moves in the best society.
He ives removed on Thursday to the Pontiac
Insane Asylum.
man by the name Of Gostellow hired a
nurse Ult0 RHA4t ~ ttLVattfJ AFtfg
stable. Tonia. Wednesday, saying be wanted
20 20 90 North Plains. In the afternoon he
drove into Muir and tried to sell the rig but
could find no purchaser. His actions arous-
ed suspicion and he was arrested. VIII go
back to Iona to live.
sad accident occurred late yesterday
afternoon at Brandie lake. SIX miles west of
Vanderbilt. Three children belonging TO
Charles Carson were crossing the lake on the
ice vh<a,, "A broke through The two vDuncpr
ones. Ira. aged fifteen. aud Mable, thirteen.
died from exposure before they could be got
home. An older girl survived.
Alexander AFFORD. OF Sixteen. town in
Midland county, entered the saloon of Frank
Kosauky, IN this city. Thursday. He was in-
toxicated and demanded a drink: bnt at the
same instant dropped dead on the floor of
paralysis Of the heart. He had no family,
but his divorced wife lived at st. Louis.
Wednesday evening, between one and two
o'clock. masked burglars bound aud gagged
the oiwosso nicht watchnan, thrust him into