Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-12

O<flceF Sears arrested William Cummings
last night az ll).f5 for being drunk
Mrs. J. Edward Earle gave a reception last
evening for MIR. and Mrs John Shields.
social and sale Of fancy articles at the
Park Congregational Church this evening.
Mr. Frank Gilbert gives progressive
enchre party az his residence this evening.
Ths saiesroom of VIM A. Berkey will here
after be found at the factory oD Waterloo
street.
Champlin Post G. A. r. will have an cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year, this
evenlng.
The Eighth Ward W. u. meet this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock IN the Mission Wood
Church.
North Park street il again passabe, the
street improvements having been completed
yesterday.
The STANDARD time" was adopted a year
ago and the half hour lost has not been
missed yet.
The postponed meeting of the Beethoven
Clnb will be held at %. |. Turtles rooms
this evening.
The case of Willard Davis, larceny, has
been appealed from the Police Court to the
Circuit Court.
Thomas Crane, assistant supervisor G.. X.
4 l. Il. r., has resigned. T.. j. Shaunessy
will be his successor.
City Clerk BeIknap regrets that the spring
struck on his lot By the excavatIng workmen,
Vas not oil instead OF water.
Prof. Eggers's lectures on Goethe and
Schiller next Tuesday evening, in the Ladies
Literary Club rooms on Pearl street.
The Muskegon ladies are now endeavoring
20 probe the mysteries of hash" and culin-
ury art under thc t1telage of Mrs. Ewing.
Congressman Houseman was the recipient
- a.. r4sr IN 10
many Democratic friends as token of vic
tory
hungry thief cot away with some choice
tender loins and steaks from Stryker's meat
market, No. 25i Grandviile avenue, Wednes-
day night
Persons residing in the Eighth Ward viii
find the MORNING TELEGRAM ON sale at the
News Depot of Geo. IL. Pew, jr., 139 West
Fulton street.
There was considerable decrease in the
temperature during the night, and strong
Indications that the hope for colder weather
would be gratitied.
sChGFter Amendments" by the Common
Council, II on the boards tonight in the
Superior Court room. Admission free to
all The public are invited.
On the pay roll of the Michigan Central
for November were 9,673 persons who re-
celve an average of 500 year, making a
aries.
are harmless, cannot get any work and an
enforcement of the ordinance only adds TO
the expense of the city, which Is burdensome
enough already.
Maggie Skinner has fled bill in the Cir
cult Court praying for a divorce from her
husband. Charles Skinner. The parties were
married in this city in September 1874, and
lived together until last July.
Say; OH Say. Why does Winter gray,
linger IN the lap of May" was paraphrased
rcversely by Justice Westfall ON Wednesday
when he married a maiden of sixty winters
to youth of thirty summers.
''Romany Rye Co. No. u will appear at
Powers next Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The play was well received here last season,
and il u said the present company is superior
TO the one that produced it then.
The proprietor of the West Side Roller
Rink will commence the building of a new
rink second 10 none in the State on the East
Side as soon "a the weather warrants the
hope of It's uninterrupted completion.
Theme Huntington was granted another
slxty days residence IN the Kent county bas-
tile yesterday by Judge Holmes. Theme
vas suffering from gastric eccentricity when
found mp 10 her ears in alley mud on Ionia
street.
While A. ID. Makley the night watchman.
Was doing some scrubbing in the closet of
s+Ihe Morton" Wednesday night, some one
sneaked ia and relieved his vest, which was
hanging in the wash-rOom, of twenty dol
lar wptch and chain.
The following cases of contagious diseases
V<fo reported To the Board of Health yes
(er'lay: A. Miller, corner of Barclay and
Lyon streets. scarlet fever; Dirk Reinzenga,
No. 1fz Broadway, same; Cornelius Smith,
NJ To- - .t.f<sI
n. kueifer. aged about sixty years. an
employe OF the Phenix Furniture Company,
vas brufally assaulted and robbed Thursday
oicht while on his way home from work.
The robber knocked him down with club.
Ieaxinx him lying senseess on the sidewalk
after securing but S2.57 for his dastardly
work
The apron sale. supper and promenade
1opcert. in Luce Hall last evening" under
he auspices OF the Universalist Church So
de<y. was well attended and an average sue
5eee. The gross proceeds amounted 20 about
tIoG and pleasant evening was passed by
Ill present. Good music and refreshments
&ere feature of the concert.
The social given ~ the residence of DIR. ].
2 Buchanan. OF Fulton street, by members
= the First Baptist Church congregation
xa> well attended and highly enjoyed. Be
ale tbe pleasant social features of the even
n9 the follow ~ masical and literary pro
ram rss presented: Duet, Mr.. W. II. and
Wiz> Emma Loomis; reading. Mrs. Enos
H1fnam and Miss Bissefl singing, Mrs.
@ne<Iti.
r. NJ. Carroll. Michigan state and United
hates Alternate Commissioner. publishes a
ard together with an extract from the De-
fc1t sionf7,ai. in which he says The state
gents in the former paper rejecting upon
- relations with the Exposition officials.
'orf uuq0aliiedlg false he then publishes
better from the Director General of the
opposition. dated Nov. ~ 1884. stating bis
Carroilsl work for the Michigan exhibit i
6nhly appreciated there.
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