Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08

roma - tafiuly uling Win PRISONERS.
About seven hundred are there now.
Flint last year collected S7,6O5 from
liquor dealers, and Genesse county 81, ,2sio.
The pump-houe of the Plainwell Water
Works has been rebuilt, costing about <le,-
30.
About $1,000 has been expended TO in
crease the capacity OF the Kalamazoo Gas
Works.
Muskegon Is reported TO have one lawyer
who regularly attends church and Sunday
school.
Trinity Church, of Niles, last Sunday cele
bratod the JUlh anniversary of its existence
a. a parish.
Mecosta county has ifty-six places where
liquors are sold, forty-four of which are III
Biz Rapids.
Cheboygan Is trying TO organize militia
company and have IL admitted into the ser
vice of the State.
j. Fowler, Muskegon, is credited with the
invention of a ship ladder, on which he has
received patent
The Coopersville Good Templars recently
purchased new regala, and are IN most
fOurishing condition.
Nernie Harrington, aged nine years, broke
through the ice Friday at Adrian while skat-
ing and Was drowned
The boys at the State Reform School want
10 eat their Christmas turkey in the new din
ing hall now being built.
New skating rink opened Saturday night
at Grand Haven. The place will now sup
port another good leg carpenter.
In the Ionia House of Correction Friday
a man deliberately cut the thumb from his
left hand with knife 10 escape work.
A heavy dry goods failure occurred at Bay
City Saturday. T. j. Marontate, Water
street; liabilities 5000, assets $4,000.
Diphtheria il creating much excitement
az Constantine, and stringent measures have
been taken 10 check the spread of the disease.
North-Muskegon will adopt the Walker
pumps for their water works and the WyckoH
wooden pipe, same as Is being used at Lake
side.
The total lumber shipments by water from
Muskegon for the season just ended is 529,-
l27,UO feet of lumber and 134, 727 900
shingles.
Martin Rowe of Eagle River. who was lost
found dead about quarter of mile from
his house.
A fire took place IN the lumber yard at
WoOdviile Thursday night, and some 10000
feet of lumber was consumed. Loss, $1,000;
insurance, $3.50.
A. j. Hitchcock's spile driver sank Thurs
day night at McCracken, Hovey d Co.'S dock,
, lars tc' raise and repair it.
Governor Begole has commissioned d. B.
Harrington, Masons famous potato raiser,
TO act at New Orleans as superintendent of
the potato exhibit from Michigan.
The Michigan Central has already begun
the building of new dining car IN the shops
in Detroit to take the place of the Went
worth recently burned near Tolliston.
A. I. Stein, of Kalamazoo, has secured
lease Of the Metropolitan Hotel, corner of
Randolph and Larned streets, Detroit, and
is refurnishing and ref ting the house.
Alfred Il. Hawes has won in the suit
brought against him by George j. Robinson,
of Alpena, for the recovery of money which
the former was alleged TO have collected.
The dock property. of the Detroit, Grand
Haven a. Milwaukee Railroad at Grand
Haven is being rebuilt and new founda-
ton Is being placed under the warehouse.
Edward Lawrence, burglar. tried at Bay
City, was sentenced Saturday To five years at
Jackson. Frank Hall, convicted of forgery,
was sentenced 10 the same prison for five
years.
The second trial of the Hugh Peoples libel
suit against the Post and Tribune of Detroit,
ordered by the Supreme Court last spring.
viii begin next tuesday In the Superior
Court
The men who have been performing she
so-caiied faith cures at Manistee are denounc-
cd a frauds, and they have been ordered to
leave town or they would be egged, tarred
and feathered.
Benjamin Davis died at st. Marys Hospit-
aI. Detroit, Friday morning from the iniur-
les be- received n few days ago by being
caught IN the machinery IN Baugh's Steam
Norge in Springwelis.
l The jury in the caseof the People v. Frank
M. Lsrnson. tried NJ Big Rapids, we're out
but few minutes. and brought in a verdict
of assault with intent to commit rape as
charged IN the indictment.
The names already mentioned for speak
or of the Michigan house of representatives
are Newcomb Clark of Bay, l.. NJ. Sellers of
Kent, and b. +. Egan OF Detroit. The first
two were members of the last Legislature.
Jacob 4. Roberts. farmer 55 years of age
residing at Watertown. four miles north of
Lansing. committed suicide II his home at
about O'Clock 0n Thursday evening by 1
shooting himself through the head with a
shot gun.
Edwin Phelps. of Pontiac. has been select 4
ed hy the committee appointed from the 4
Michi gan Holstein and Shorfhorn Cattle 4
Breeders Association TO represent the state /
IN the executive committee of the National /
association.
The Michigan Railway Association met at
East Saginaw on Thursday, aud representa-
tives from nearly every road in Michiaan
were present They expect a large amount L
of travel from this state 10 the cotton expo
sitiOn this month.
- Rev. John NJ. Arnold. u. D.. OF Detroit,
m tnarer of the Michigan Cbrisfion 4dcocufe
publishing house. and we'll known Methodist Il
throughout the northwest. dropped dead Of
heart disease Friday afternoon at his house.
he leaves a widow and four children.
The annual meeting of the Berrien County
Horticultural Society viii be held at Grange
Hal. Benton Harbor. ca Wednesday. Dec.
IL The State Horticultural Society VIII be
invited "a hold its next annual February
meeting in Benton Harbor.
Ihree Armada youths 6lled az On Rich
tucnd tanxief0ot until they reached the
i<fistie state. and then started 70 drive home.
tl<, che way one Of them fell cut Of the car