Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-04
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TOWN TALK.
The wood and haymarket is oyerstoeked
daily.
Judge Montgomery Is presiding at the
I0uia Circult Court.
IT tie thaw continues today it will be ia
order ~ glye the river another personal
Tao Grand Opera Club give theis next
regular hop Friday evening OF this week.
A social hop j. announced for Thursday
evening az PieFce's Hotel on lhe Walker
TOad.
The Second NJ. T. Church will award con
tracts lhis week for the completion of their
church building.
1t COMMENCE e % thaw yesterday, and as
the weather predictions say warmer weather
q nan A. pgODable.
Fires have been very scarce this winter,
and tiIe nre l.dllles have not had 10 work yery
hard for their salaries.
Tickets for the Schubert Club concert are
selling rapidly. Nearly every seat On the
first looF has been sold.
The 81. Cecilia Society meets this after
noon at the l. NJ. q. A. rooms al ? p. n. IN
stead Oi To- morrow afternoon.
Mr.. and AIRS. W ). Gum entertained
number Of friends at Progressive Euchre
last night at tEslt home on jefferson avenue.
ID l.. Fox ~ this city, has been promoted
from Sl,0O0 clerkshIp 90 an 81 500 clerk
ship ln the General Land Once at W MashIng
ton.
The ladies OF the Division street NJ. f..
church give social next Friday evening at
the residence OF John WIddicomb, 4l3 Full
ton street.
CITY Marshall Greene il busy these days
looking after tho cleaning Of the sidewalks
So a..
ignored the notice.
4 he ladies oi the Universalist Society viii
hold a social an tine Brunswick tomorrow
evening lAe friends OF the society are in
viled 80 BE- present.
A man named Werner, claiming to hail
from Howard Clty. s9iudled several firms IN
o. ciiy by making them believe that his
mole Waa good when II wasn't.
Dc. Reynolds Will inaugurate his gospel
temperance meetings NJ Science Hall t.
night. All who are trying To swear OF are
cordially invited To be present.
William Marshal a colOred individual,
was arrested by Officer Beatte last night,
for being too intimate with John Hernber-
gers wood pile, on Spring street.
A guest left prominent hotel in this city
feN days ago because the tables were not
high enough. IL was probably ~ excuse tO
change ana 20 to a cheaper hon 80.
The Young Peoples Society of the PARK
Congregational Church Will give their
mOnthly entertainment tomorrow evening.
An oyster supper aud literary entertainment
has been prepared.
Report OF the Board of Health yesterday:
Nellie Moore, NJ. ~ Barclay street, scarlet
fever; four children OF Mrs. Smitter, No. 423
Fifth avenue, whoOpIng cough; Mrs. Bell,
No. IL Finney street, diphtheua.
Some negroes and white men got into n
fight IA the Norman block on Canal street
last evening. and for moment created
quite an uprOar. When the police arrived
al was quiet and no arrests were made.
The case OF Ellen McGurren against the
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Company
Is on call at the Superior Court to-day. The
action - brought TO recover damages for
injuries received by collision with a hand car
on a street crossing.
Capt. Harries, who fingered around Grand
Rapids last summer ia hopes of securing
rich wife, and failed not only in that but IN
hquidatiug ms board bill, has. so reports
say, been arrested IN England for forging
the name of his mother to a 500 note.
The Leader very pertinently takes Alder
man D. Graaf 10 task for his grossly ignor
ant aud insulting manner toward the Mayor
aud the aldermen at the sessions of the
Common Council S1ch blatant blusterer
a De Graaf Is a disgrace to the Council.
One of Ball & Waters busmen was arrest
cd at the depot for violating the vehicle or
dinauce. tie was charged with being too
noisy IN soliciting patronage at the d., G.
H. & NJ. railroad depot. He had hearing
before Judge Holmes yesterday morning and
was discharged.
The Darn Of the Morning. a paper pub
hshed at 80 Scribuer street, comes out this
month changed from folio To a quarto. 1t
II devoted 30 the proclamation Of the truth,
20 the advancement of Christianity, temper
ance and pure religion. according 10 the an
nouucemeots Of it- publisher.
1fLFoRAM reporter was talking with a
Detroit gentleman "A few days ago. and was
Informed shat the tower lights re q failure
in that city Z he people of Detroit were
disglsted with them and considered them a
poor investment. As light they did not
give satisfaction, though they were attrac-
tive as an ornament when seen from dis
tance.
Two lodrers were given a board berth Mt
headquarters last night. One of them had
been thera several times. and was rebuked
by the officer and told that he must not ex-
pect to stay there throughout the winter.
lie replied it was impossible % Eet anything
20 do. and that he had great difficulty in
earning enough 90 xet a meal. and If he
could get any more than thus he would lodge
elsewhere.
Two men stood in front Of Lucas's boot
anu snce store at 80 last evening gazing at
pair Of boots which hung outside. They
also had an eye ON the movements of the
proprietor inside They noticed him 90
downstairs. and then grabbed the coveted
boots. but ~ they turued around they saw
Pafrolman McHugh hooking st them. They
dropped the boots instanter. and started on
q rnn Up The street.
PERSONAL.
Hon = N - nn Slatn nI Insr.orfnr