Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-18
Morning Telegram.
aIsoR McHIGAN MATTHIAS.

The charity ball "A Pontiac Last Friday
pight netted a fund Of 500.
Ihe Congregational Church az Chesaning
i stili lo9kinx for pastor.
The Niles Minstrels will give q charity
eonceFt ia about two weeks.
notwithstanding the cold weather numer-
ols baiidlngs are going up at Manistee.
ffeef q Casey's foundry at Battle Creek
bofned saturday. Lose, 5000, partially
insured.
John Nsn. an old and highly respected
ciilzen OF Trenton, died there On Sunday
evening.
The brick for the new brick block To be
e,ected a. kafWeh viii be manufactured at
tsat place.
Jadge Russell, at Muskegon Saturday,
ogsrfaled the motion for change OF venue
in the kadiey case
Eiznu~a North Lansing destroyed Frazeli's
haksf and Nheeler's saloon. The loss Was
$500; Insurance, $500.
Jo-eph ". Fearn-, Of Big Rapids, shipped
hge carloads OF potatoes direct from that
cily 10 New Orleans on Friday.
The Legislature l. asked 20 allow the in
mates OF the girls home at Adrian To be
treated free at the University hospital.
Homer r. Linn, OF Youngstown, Ohio,
medical student Of the Michigan University,
died at Ann Arbor on Sunday OF pneumonia
Al Ceresco there is locomotive upside
down on the track OF the Michigan 4 OHIO
Railroad and track has. been built around
il.
The Rev. f. s. Curry Of Newberry, Chip
peWa county. has entered upon the practice
Of medicine IA connection with his minis
teflal iabOrs.
Some men delight in irony. One man IN
Port Huron l. getting ready for the spring
trade and on Monday bought large stock
OF straw hats
Flint has committee OF one for each
ward AT work soliciting aid for the poor.
About 500 was subscribed at Saturday
nights meeting.
ST. Ihomas's Roman Catholic Church at
Ann ArbOr has been remembered 10 the ex-
trnt Of 5000 By a former pastor, Joseph
Van WaterschOol.
The Saginaw Germans are opposed TO the
bill for discontinuing the teaching of the
foreign languages unless one-half of the
school district residents desire 1t.
liz residence OF Mrs. L. A. Bell, at Grand
Ietts with its contents. was burned about
I clock sunday morning. The loss Is
about $50 covered by insurance.
Considerable umbering Is being done at
FarWeli. }. >. E~tabr0ok, of Saginaw, Is
shipp NJ 100000 feet by rail TO Saginaw,
cut
Marshall experienced the coldest day of
the season Monday. AT y. IN. the mercury
stood at sixteen below and was descending
rapidly, aud the coal supply an the city was
sh)r.
The Rev. Anthony Dudley is said to have
so acres of improved land in Highland,
OsceOla county. This Is the largest improve
msnt owned Oy one person IN the county, 1t
Is sand.
The law students of the University are
much elated over the Buhl donation OF 500
volumes % the law library, and have drawn
up set of resolutions expressive of their
gratitude.
The Ann ArbOr law faculty has written a
letter OF thanks 10 G.. IL. Buhl. Esq. Hitherto
their work had to be- done by the aid of other
libraries. aud the munIiicent gift was very
acceptable.
The stock of III. Hinkle, of Farwell, dealer
IN 6-nabermans supplies. etc, who made an
az fnment some months since, has been
purchased by J. W. ,. Opdyke, and the doors
opened Feb. IL.
Pat Fitzgerald, OF Maple Valley, claims to
have the champion three year-Old IN America,
and Il ready 10 run her for 81 600 or $1,000
with any colt OF her age IN the country. he
values her at $4,000.
The revival meetings at Kalamazoo are
crowded every night. Major Nhittle and
Mr. McGranahan say that IL was not like
starting a revival there-it was like being in
the midst OF a great awakening.
The wind blew open door which struck
against a burglar alarm in a house at De
trOlt ou Monday morning. UDon the patrol
wagon arriving search was made and the
cause Of the false alarm was found.
lunafic hy the name of Cargill made an
unprovoked attack upon A. NJ. Taylor,
commercial traveller from Stur2is They
were at the Arlington Hotel, at Muskegon,
whsn Cargill stabbed Iaylor twice IN the
head The wounds are not serious.
Last Friday night Robert Foureaux, the
agent Of the Lewis Fire Exunguishing Com
-psuy in the suburbs OF Battle Greek was se
a ,on by two footpads who knocked him down
al ate TrsssnInx a r2vOlver at MS head
robb q nim of $50. which he carried IN his
vest pocket.
Fire was discovered yesterday morning at
Bay City m The tine residence OF Mrs. w l..
Fay. The family was asleep, but escaped
The buiidmv was Quilted Most of the con
tents we're destroyed. partly insured. Ii was
hlteen below zero and the tremen were
severely lro-t-htt.eu.
Bay City's deep salt well has reached a
depth 1T 2.5g5 feet. Hard limestone does
n. neeen o. be much Of an impedtment as
ti0irili has gone into IL ten feet AMI the
work still continues. It's about time for the
drill to strike the burning. seething, molten
mass that -eolOglsts tell "a Is ia the middle
OF the earth.
Love q Sch0feld. IT Port Huron. have Sc
cured the contract go build steel boiler for
the propeller Roanoke. which u lying AZ
Chicago. The boiler viii De nine feet -lx
inches iu diameter aud sixteen feet long.
james Carey. also Of Port Huron. has been
engaged ~ engineer Of the Roanoke for the
season Of 1896.
An accident occurred near Burr Oak Mon
day mofuiax at 3..ak The night passenger
tfaft with two engines ran into freight en-
zine that Wa suck in a suoWdritt. The
eaxueefs sawed Themselves by jumping.
Ihs, three engiues re- badly wrecked. The
passai,. .ers perIarned acrobatic feats. but
none wer injured.
The ~ .openinr of the Presbyterian Church
"a dss at uD seli tosik piace ou Sunday The
morning SERVICES canszted Of the cominun-
hon services. with fhs reception of new raem-
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