Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-27


The streets were thronged with elegant
turnonts yesterday afternoon.
Mr. W o. Hnghart, Jr., of Duluth, is
spending the holidays IN this city.
Several packages found on the street yes
fefdaY await owners At police headquarters.
The ~Oakhurst7 Tennis Club give a Ger
man al Mrs. Granger on Monday evening
next.
Because OF its being a review lesson there
will be no Bible study at the Y. Nj. q. A.
rooms tins evening.
The hotels have been almost deserted the
past three or four days. The sample man Is
athcme for the holidays.
tramp printer who claims TO hail from
Ohio was gwen lodgings, at his own request,
at headquarters last night
Another attempt at jail breaking a few
days ago, bat the sherins intercepted the
plot before much progress had been made.
The Schubert Club has already disposed OF
SIX hundred tickets for their three concerts.
which will be given in January and Febru-
AIRY.
The merchants and their ninibIe assistants
are now cultivating long faces preparatory
TO sackling the stock" next week for an IN
yentOry.
The policemen on night duty complain
good deal about the cold. 1t isn't sultry at
all 10 walk all night with the thermometer
below zero.
Louise Sylvester will be the attraction at
Powers on Dec. 81 and Jan. /, followed on
the "a and 81 by Minnie Maddern in
Caprice
The Anus enentv Club gave another of
their delig ghtful Germans at Mrs. Z. X. L.
Peifce's last evening and about thirty
couples were IN attendance.
Hon. A. b. Turner made the event of the
fer eth anniversary of the Eagle especially
comm smorative by presen ting his employees
with tarkeys, oysters and cigars.
l.. Rossnield, manager of the Chicago
shoe store, was made proud yesterday on
receiving a promising Chr istmas present
an eight-pound boy. All is we'll.
The Royal Templars will give another of
their public entertainments on Monday
eueninQ next at their hall No. 62, Monroe
street. Everybody is invited. Admission is
free.
The ice harvest has commenced, and an
occasional sled-load of crystals can now be
seen on the streets. With the ''thermo" In
its present arctic condition the ice men have
hopes.
Matthew Millard returned to Ionia Christ
mas day where he will spend couple of
weeks with sister. Having lost nearly all
of his Interests in and about Palo he prob
ably will not engage IN business there again.
medium-sized trunk bound about with
bed cord, was found upon the sidewalk in
front of Plerccs, on Pearl street, late last
evening. aud is now at headquarters awaiting
for Alvin Joslin or some one else to call for
it.
United States Deputy Collector A. Hosford
Smith. who has been suffering from bill
ious attack for several weeks, is again at his
post in the revenue Office. He has been in
the service twenty-five years and has lost but
three weeks time during those years.
A Da1 ,r.for r.,sb.l into rolfco haodouort
ers this morning about 2:3D O'Clock and ask
ed for an officer 10 stop fight at the corner
of First and Stocking streets. Detective
C0nnOilcy went 20 the rescue, but at the
time OF going to press had made no report.
W. II. Stowe, the popular Monroe street
hutser. received a novel Christmas present
yesterday. Two pastebOard boxes, one con-
tanning portion of branch of an orange
tree with i've oranges attached, and the
other some flowers, the gifts of friends IN the
South.
Col. /. f. Messmore slipped on the ice on
the sweet House steps yesterday after
noon. striking on his left arm. which was
injured IN a railroad accident IN October.
Beyond a few moments severe suffering
from the pain aud shock, the 'Coloners"
injuries were slight.
Rev Henry Powers will hold no regular
services at the Opera House tomorrow
morning. but the time will be employed IN
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Christmas service in the evening. rehearsal
will also be held at 230 p. M, ut which time
those who take part In the evening" exercises
are expected TO be present.
The report of the thermometer along the
Northern Division of the q. K. & /. railroad
yesterday morning was rs follows: Mack
inaw CITY : degrees above, Petosky, zero:
Boyne Falls. 10 degrees below; Cadillac, 2S
degrees below; Big Rapids 2S degrees be-
low: Howard City. % degrees below; Cedar
Springs. 20 degrees below; Grand Rapids n
degrees below.
Chas T.. Davis IN alvin Joslin" drew
good house at the matinee Christmas after
noon. while in the evening, the theatre con-
tanned the largest audience of the season,
over 900 people being unable to get inside
at all The play has been altered some, for
the better, since its presentation here last
season. The company are fully competent
60 handle the material given them TO work
upon. while the ochestra was superb.
Chaz I. Davis. Of alvin Joslin" fame.
entertained the members Of his company at
a banquet at Sweets hotel after they had
filled themselves with Mine Host Johnson's
good this1Us. they were ushered into the par
lor. whore they found Christmas tree
awaiting them. with 500 worth of presents
Distributed among its branches. Besld
these Mr.. Davis presented his wife with
check for Sl0o and an elegant gold watch
studded with diamonds.
re IS not a screaming eagle" that hangs
over the Arcade fountain and disturbs its
clearuess with feathers plncked from the
prey it feeds upon. but 'screeching eagle.
whose harsh pipe indicates most faithfully
she approaching cold wave. That he hss
capCht wave or two Of cold may be inui-
Gated by the appropriateness of the lines
frofe he hefslQsf hrak
Ihere's 4 never ceelafnn leak.
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