Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-01
Mornin g; Telegram.
GRAND RAPIDS. DEC. 1. 1854.


AIRS. G. r. Eaton broke her arm Saturday
while skating ia the Mason roller rink.
h. Blacklnan, Of the Paw Paw Courier,
has taken charge Of the Flint Democrat
Rev. Cbaa X. Ksays has accepted the pas
torate of the Grand Haven Congregational
Church.
81. q. AyerilI, city editor of the Muskegon
Jourh0i, slipped ap on the Ice and broke bic
wrist last week.
q. w. snell & Co. hardware dealers Of
East saginaw, made an assignment Friday
u Frederick Londen.
II Il rumored that the Chicago 4 West
Michigan railway will extend the road from
81. Joseph 10 Berrien Springs.
new bell Ia the NJ. Il. Church at Coopers-
E-yilie called the people together To worship
for the first time on Thursday.
Benjamin Hundey, an old resident of Ho-
nler, died IA Kansas On Friday, and his
mains were buried al Homer yesterday.
Manistee wants a Belya Lockwood club
at the skating rink. Two girls To one boy
down this way Henry. Shall We send few
upl
The directors Of the poor at Muskegon
want a tenement house erected by the city
capable of accommodating ten or twelve
families.
The faith healer is doing valiant work at
Manistee, and still Brother Hilton chews
can't be cured.
new G.. A. 4. post was organized at
Cheshire, Ailegan County, last week. The
name selected Is b. +. Chaplin, Post, and the
number Is zoI.
The Coopersville ObssrUer has a devil
whom it thinks j. one of the seven wonders.
hls satantlc majesty neither smokes, chews,
nor uses intoxicating liquors
ihe coiporteur doing Manistee found
sixty live families without Bibles. No Won
der the Times reported seven drunks and dis
OrderiIes in One little item last week.
Hemelbach & Dewrenberg Of Caro-, deal
ers in boots, shoes and clothing, were closed
by Saginaw parties on a mortgage yesterday.
Liabilities between $4,000 and $4,000
The annual conference OF county agents
and convention Of the board of charities and
corrections will be held in the Congregations
al church at Kalamazoo December and 10.
The Rev. William Walker, of Saginaw
City, viii lecture at the Presbyterian Church,
at Ahegan, tomorrow night. Subject, THE
future OF the colOred people of the United
States"
The Allegan Gazette says: 'Shrewd Sauga-
fuckers mix suckers with their whitefsh
when they visit Allegan; and there's many
an Allegander who can't tell a sucker from a
sword-fsh."
From the Pier Cove pier. this season, there
barrels of apples, l,0i6 sacks potatoes, lSl
crates berries, go kegs and barrels of cider,
and 10 coops chickens.
John T.. Hammond, formerly clerk at De-
trolt police headquarters but later chemist
for the Detroit Malt and Hop Bitters Co.,
fell dead Saturday morning while blacking
his boots. He was widely known.
VIM. Kinney, of Detroit, who was arrested
at Millington few days ago charged with |
numbering Chas. Fink, vas being examined |
Friday. The cOroner's jury said Fink's death |
Wis accidental, but suspicion Is entertained |
against Kinney.
Laketown man says "the people there |
would be glad If some minister who is
preaching because he loves God and his fell |
low beings. and is willing TO trust Divine |
Providence for his salary" would come that
way once IN a while.
Charles Persey, of Holland, who was ac-
Quilted Wednesday on charge of rape, was
rearrested late last night ON n charge of |
smuggling instruments into the jail at Grand
Haven, 10 hberate those confined there at |
the time, thirteen IN numbet.
Eighteen years ago Little jake" of East |
Saginaw, loaned friend $500 to 90 to the |
gold regions. He was to pay it with interest |
In SIX months. He has just received ST. |
1875, being principal and interest at seven |
per cent. compounded every five years.
VIM. Reimers, of East Saginaw, shot Judd |
Grigware twice Thursday night and placed |
the muzzle of his revolver in his own mouth |
and fired. The former accused the latter of |
being unduly intimate with his wife. Both |
men are IN the hospital and will possibly |
die.
house belonging to the Dorsey Fitzhugh |!
estate in Wesq Bay City was destroyed by fire /
Thursday morning, valued at $500. Mrs. Capt. |
Samuel Smith, of Detroit, had just moved /
into the house, and lost all her household 1
afra frri md in ah
Her loss was about $1,000.
Latest reports to the Michigan Board of |
Health show that rheumatism, neuralgia, |
bronchitis, and intermittent fever were the |
Diseases IN the order named that were caus-
ing the most sickneEs ia Michigan during /
the week ending Nov. %. Diphtheri8 was /
reported at nineteen places.
Court adjourned at Grand Haven last week /
aftar sentencing TO Jackson penitentary FL. |
Donker for four years, Geo. Williams for i
three years and A. j. DOuker for four years /
and six months also 10 the House of Correc- |
ton ". Roberts and FL. Roberts four years
each. A. Hill and ii. Hoyer ninety days each. |
Frank Duncan. of Pinconning, went home /
drunk last Thursday night. accused his wife I
Of nhdelity and drew a revolver and shot at /
her four times. Two of the balls took effect /
and IL - thought she cannot recover. He /
also fred one shot at his twelve-year-old /
daughter. but withous effect. Duncan was |
arrested.
The jury in the case of Charles Neville, |
who was formerly cuachman for @. ]. Whit /
ney, the well-known theatrical manager of /
Detroit who induced Mr.. Whitney's daugh- /
ter 70 elope and marry him, was convicted /
Saturday, at Toledo. the jury deliberating 1
only eight minutes. Neville was shown 70 i
have been married seven times. and two or L
three Of bis present victims we're present to i
testify against him.
The barn Of Hon. A. NJ. Wilett of North /
Plains, was burned last Friday morning. /
Mr. Willett was doing his chores" before /
daylight with a lantern in his hand when he
stumbled over a plank and fell. breaking his
lanterd and setting the straws aud hay on
IRE. The barn was entirely consumed tor
eether with large quantity Of hay and
thirty fancy dne wool sheep. The loss was
covered BY Insurance.
trio Of three-caid monte men-James
Mcclure. Daniel McGinnis. and Thomas
MeNortt,u alias Robert N0rfon-wera triad