Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-05
Morning Telegram.

GRAND RAPIDS. JAN. 5. 1856.


Consul al Grand Haven for thirteen years.
Wm. Carr. Of Alpena, viii die from iniur-
ies received b. falling under the wheel OF a
loaded wagon
Edward +. Smith, Of the Howard Record,
= ai4 applicant for EngrOssing aud Enrolling
Clerk u the Hon.e.
Miss Nellie Cray, OF Iapeel was seriously
injured Friday. about the spine. by a fall at
the safanac skating rink.
). I. Haisted, OF Hudson, who Vas kicked
Dy horse and severely cut IN the head and
face, ~ better and may recover.
The Grand Council Of High Priesthood
Will hold lts twenty NTH annual cOnyOcatiOn
on Tuesday evening, at Detroit Jan. -.
The polo game between the kalamazoo
and Battle Greek clubs Thursday evening at
the latter city was Won rs the Kalamazoo
eiales
Waldo Carpenter, Of Orion, raised 1900
Bushels Of potatoes on bis farm the past sea
son aud says the crop pays him better than
wheat.
saginaw county had 80 marriages in 1851,
itJOf these In December. The glrs OF that
e.iy must have realized 'lnas blessings
brighten"
The Grand Council Of Royal aud Select
Masters will hold IT. next annuei session in
Detroit MOuody, January -, commencing
al lssJ y. ia.
Bishop EnOs, clerk of the propeller Mary
orOtb. at South Haven, has taken SEQ TO
ftJ that did not beiOag - aim, aud made
hunseif scarce.
Ii Is stated on good AUTHORITY that neither
the Detroit, Lansing & No -thern, nor the
Bay CIty x Alpena roads w4L be extended at
present or IN the near future.
On account Of the very low price of copper
and slow sale, the Quincy mining company,
at Hancock. gave orders 70 cut wage Jan. 1,
I'D per cent. from agent down.
&. r.. Comstock, ". ". Caroeate- and l..
> Baker. Big Rapids lumbefmel. have e.
taDlished yards ~ halSas G. 81, and viii ship
their stock direct SIO.n Big Rapids.
Marshall peoeie would Ike to see Mrs.
Harriet A. Ierrey reappO ed State Libra
rttn by Gov. Alsor, she hds ilied that of
nee Tor fourteen years very salsslectoriiy.
+. II. Moore. general dealer at Cedar,
tiadwln county, has assigned. His liabih-
ties, 1t IS believed, viii not exceed 5000.
Tbs creditors are principally Saginaw and
De- rplt partiea.
The appraiser of the Jackson Interest and
Deposit baukf made public MS statement of
~ financial condition friday. which shows
acc riding - the loves PIP ais ii, shortage
o. about S5,OCo.
SDriug examinations of telrbers of Cal
hOun county will occur as follow: Albion,
Friday, March l2. 1885; Ia--hal (regular),
Friday. March y, lss5: Battle Breek, FRI
day, April ~, 1880.
Tie Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons
convened m annual 50 sion as aia1onic Tenn
pie. Wayne street, Detroit, tuesday, Jan
nary 20, at noon. Theodore L. Giddiugs, of
Kalamazoo, presiding
The Battle Greek RsD,5l' can changed
hands ON Friday, the sons ana daughters of
Joseph Saundel tne r0rGer eOltOr. having
assumed control, aud Jae Dlper was issued
Friday night as -le Ne.ts.
The Od5lenow-. of Mrs'aQon. dedicated
their new DiCcS on lle L.. III January. The
dedication cerenouies were begun by fine
parade: this was followed by addresses and /
"A dance capped the climax.
The annual exhibition of the Central Mich |
igan Poultry Association takes place at Bat
tie Creek next week. commencing Tuesday
alf lasting through friday. The cOops have
already been paced IN the building.
The remains of H. W. Dixon, of Winona,
Mimi, arrived 1T Marshou Friday evening
for burial. He was formerly a resident of
Marshall. sheriff of the county and was one
OF tine best known men in that part of the
State.
Bishop elect c. Z. Macs. OF the Diocese of
Covngt0n. Ky, has issued invitations to the
clergy of the Diocese or Detroit to be pres
ent no his cOnaccraton on Sunday, the 18th
inst The reverend gentleman is making !
Preparations TO leave Detroit.
A carpenter by the name OF Christopher !
Brandt wls killed by p Michigan Central I
TRAIN Gt Detroit on -iGas. While waiting
f0~ one tram tO pes3 20 stepped on to All
other track, and a sC-Cnd train coming up
unseen by him, he was thrOVn into a ditch I
and killed.
The residence of Hon. HoratiO Seymour, /
lF.. 0t Marquette. cauQnt IRE at a late hour /
Thursday night. Ire building and its con
tents were aimOst Totally ruined. A man /
named james C-owiey was asphyxiated in /
the basement. IL body was recovered after
the FIRE was extiugd sne1.
louise W. Shepa~1. an Indian half-breed. /
whose home Is at SDCng Harbor was found /
found deld abous three miles north .
of Saranac late Thursday nigh. No ,
marks of violence appeared on the body and .
the coroner jury returned p verdict of death I
from natural cguSes unknown.
The new offices of the Detroit. Grand +
Haven 81 Milwaukee and the Chicago Il .
Grand Trunk railwsvs a. Detroit have lust 4
been finished aud ihe work of removing 4
number Of depaftm s-ts f~Om the old build .
IN 60 the new wa In progress Friday. Tie 4
ofd and new Offices are connected by a 4
bridge.
The burglary st the second toll-gate on the
Tuscola plank road three miles from the 4
city. Thursday, between ana . clock. has
created great excitement throughout Bay
City. owing To the castardly and outrageous
manner IN which C Wis carried out. Many
citizens think the burglars ought TO be
lyncbed.
A petition is hsin- circulated among the
Repubicaus of the 1g and county of Mus
ks4on. and s. B. bsisg protiy generally signed
by the prSwl1ent members of The party,
asking Preside Arthur TO nominate Geo. ID.
Smith. of 5fu7 segon for the office of col
lector of customs to succeed David Nc
lanxhlin.
The annual meeting Of the Farmers Mu-
tnal Benefit Association OF Calhoun county
viii be held IN Grange Hall. IN Che city of
Marshall. on Monday. January 12 1855 at 10
=. m. for the election Of oifieera for the en-
sung year. eni Cor the Transaction of such