Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-12

TOWN TALK.
The civil jury cases viii be on call IN the
superior court today.
Chicken IN ewes are busy these days and
are reaping quite harvest. .
James Bayna and his dancing pupils give
hop at Luce's Hall tomorrow night
The hotel registers show the presence of
good many furniture buyers IN the city.
The turkey races are getting 10 be very
popular at the Division street roller rink.
The Western Michigan Medical Company
have increased their capital stock from S25,-
60 10 $4,000.
Mr.. /. NJ Weston purchased on Saturday,
at mortgage sale, the Haldane block, on
Canal street, for $1,000
The brick work on John McIntyre5 new
house on lOnla street Il completed and work
on the roof has commenced.
The Fortnightly Club of the Uniyersalist
Church Society, meets on Friday evening, at
the residence of %. T.. Brown.
The animal election OF officers of the
Grand Rapids Guard, will be held at the
Armory this evening at o'clock sharp.
A man named Swan Holm, porter in Harp
er'z saloon received a legacy of $1,000 from
his parents who died in Sweden recently.
The Kent county Sportsman's Club hold
their annual meeting Wednesday evening at
the Office of DIR. Holmes, on Ottawa street.
Tickets for the charity ball which will be
held at the Morton House tomorrow evening
can be secured at Eaton, Lyon Aliens
store.
Geo. Z. Healey, printer, has applied TO
the Superior Court for divorce from his
wife. Ida q. Healey. BE charges cruelty and
desertion.
The members of the Unitarian church
vii hold a social meeting IN the Ladies
Literary Club room on Pearl street Wednes-
day evening.
The boot and shoe dealers on Monroe and
Canal street will close their stores at
O'Clock every evening except Saturdays
until the first of March.
The proceedings of the Common Council
will doubtless prove interesting TO several
saloon keepers tonight, as the abrogatlon OF
one or two licenses Is expected
j. X Johnston, of the Eagle Hotel will
ATTEND the hOspitalities of his house TO the
congregation of the First Baptist church foI
a social TO be held next Thursday evening.
Mr.. /. W. Wood. proprietor of the Globe
Mills, will build the interior of the mills
He will take all of the present machinery
o1t and replace il with full line of rollers
The annual meeting of the Michigan Fun
eral Directors Association will be held a
East Saginaw. on Wednesday. Mr.. Aller
Durfee. of this city, will read paper on EN-
balming.
Burglars got into Clark's Bottling Works
on South Division street. Saturday night, by
forcing open the rear doors, A man sleep
ing in the building heard them and fright
ened them away.
Some one forced open the door of H. f
Hast - barn on jefferson avenue, Satur
day evening, and set il on fire. Fortunately
il was discovered and put out before AM
damage was done.
boy named Riley, aged 13 years, wa:
arrested for larceny on Saturday night. Ht
broke into the G.. K. Il |. station house a
Car isle. six miles south of this city, and stole
$3.50 from the till.
The Royal Templars will give a public
entertainment at their hall, 81 Monro
street, this evening. Music and speaking
will be the order of exercises. The public
are cordially invited. No admission fee i
asked
The West Side Rink is becoming entirely
inadequate 20 accommodate the throng, who
90 their nightly. 1t is well managed, how
ever. and Is patronized by the best people IL
the city. An addition viii probably be bull
If ground can be secured.
Poundmaster Crumrine will. in conjunc
ton with the Board of Health. inspect ever.
isement, outhouse, backyard, cellar. sewe
aud alley and where they are found In an un
wholesome condition the owner or occupan
will receive a notice 20 clean up.
Sigh, Madden and Jennings waived fur
ther examination before Justice Westfal
Saturday. and were held for trial in th'
Circuit Court. Bail was fixed at $500 70
Sigh. and 5000 for Madden and Jennings
and being unable to secure 1t, they were sen
90 Jail
The Rev. Charles Fluhrer, upon the con
clusiOn of his present course of lectures
upon Shakespeare's Seven Ages. will com
mence a series upou Religious Efforts anS
Their Lenders In these lectures he vii
inves tigate the Catholic. Methodist, CalviI
aud other systems OF religion, closing with
review Of the modern Liberal Church.
AZ the annual meeting of the Union Plas
ter Company the following directors were
selected II. y. Brosnan, James Quinn. jr.
J. NJ Metheany. 7. RI. Brosnan, of New
York. Edward Fitzgerald. The officers 70
the ensuing year are: President, L. n
Brosnan. Vice President, J. NJ. Metheany
Secretary and Treasurer, James Quinn. jr.