Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
TOWN TALK.

tOWN S%ERs
Aimee at Redmond's grand opera house
tonight.
The McCjary robbery case comes up for con-
sideratiOn IA the Police Court to-day.
Bishop Gillespie will lecture at the Epis-
copal chapel, Coopersvllies Wednesday even
ing.
A hop will DO given at the ArmOry tonight
under the auspices of the Ladies' Dancing
Club.
An investigation Is TO be had in the case of
the freight-train collision al Monteith,
Thursday.
Contractor Rens hopes TO have the West
PARK street improvement completed before
winter sets IA.
L. j. O'Brien, j. ii. Campbell and d. ID. &
w. II. Hughes Will occupy rooms ia the new
Aldrich Block.
Hon. ii. X. Gass, State Superintendent of
Pablo Instruction, Is in the city, stopping at
the Morton.
The executive committee of the Law and
Order League will meet at the Eagle hotel
Tomorrow evening.
The December term of the Superior Court
commences to-day. The criminal cases will
receive first attention.
siberia" had another good house at Pow
ers's Saturday night The company has been
booked to appear here again next year.
The Humane Society have made an appeal
through their president, Rev. Charles
Fluhrer, for funds 10 continue their work.
Petty thieves ara meeting with hattering
success on the 'hlil." One resident had
twenty Plymouth Rocks stolen Friday night.
Ii is stated upon good authority that the
preliminary survey OF the proposed road be-
tween this city and Mnskegon has been COM
pieted.
The regular monthly meeting of the Chan
tauqaa Circle viii be held IA superintendent
MItcnen's office tomorrow evening at
o'clock.
TIE Electric Time Company are making
preparations 10 put up line OF two hundred
clocks 10 illustrate their system OF furnishing
uniform time
Mrs. j. j. Van Luven and Master Worth
have returned from their visit with friends
IN Brighton. Mrs. j. u. Fonda, mother of
Mrs. Van LeuyeE, returned with them TO
spend few days IN the city.
Patrick Foley, who was convicted in the
Circuit Court last week of the burglarizing a
farmers house at Grandyille, was sentenced
by Judge Montgomery on Saturday To two
years ot hard labor at Jackson.
Addie McGraw, who was convicted in the
police court on Friday OF keeping house of
nl-fame, has appealed her case TO the Su-
perior Court. The appeal bond is signed by
Geo. j. Walker and Frank BOlter.
Merchants sho uid make it point TO have
some one assume the responsibility of seeing
that their store doors are made secure at
night. There Is scarcely night but one or
two stores are found open by the police.
The Thalia Club repeated shakespeare
Watercure' in their theatre in Mr.. Q. b.
Judds residence on Saturday evening.
There was large attendance, all of whom
were well pleased and pronounced the pro-
duction hattering success.
Saturday afternoon boy, while playing in
Berkey Il Gays lumber yard, found a pack
age OF deeds and mortgages which were
stolen from TIE residence of Geo. Nj. Miller
near Lisbon about two weeks ago. The boy
turned the papers over to Supt. Perry.
A man named Mart Haywood, a wealthy
lumberman. who resides at Casnovia, came
into town Saturday, got drunk, and fell INTO
the hands of the fakirs, who dad him up for
$50. He was arrested and spent Sunday
with the sheriff. The fakir5 are getting to o
bold and should be run out of town.