Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-26
TOWN TALK.

Truant officer Croft ser ged two notices
and Investigated SIX cases yesterday.
The Michigan Central pay-car gave all
hands fat pOcket-bOoks again yesterday.
The laughing hit, "A Rag Baby" is on the
boards .or Redmond's, Monday evening.
Neil Burgess Ia '.Vim," Is announced for
Redmonds Opera House, Tuesday evening
March 8.
Several of the schoolmarms of the city
will read "Brownmg's Works" with Prof. h.
A. Strong.
The theater- going rablic l. promised any
number OF fine entertainments for the next
two weeks.
The Broken Hearted Club Is preparing to
kill people. They have in preparation several
new plays.
small food again RACES at the crossing
of Pearl and Canal streets, and wading Is
resorted To.
The front door to Paul w Friedrichs
music store on Monroe street was found
open last night.
Rev. Chas. Fluhrer will deliver his lecture
The Tower Of London" at the Unlversalist
church To night.
Three drunks slept at police headquarters
last night-Chas. Parker, Thos. Dowd and
Walter Kennedy.
Attorney General Taggart went to Lans
ny on business yesterday. He will return
20 the city Thursday.
The Hebrew Union Benevolent Association
will give masquerade party at Arnory Hall
next tuesday evening.
Bertrand and Quinn, celebrated skatorial
artists, amused large audience at the Di-
vision street rink last evening.
The "Pinafore" revival has got as far west
as ID, troit. and Grand Rapids people are
signing 10 give 1t good audience.
The notorious Mcclure attempted TO play
his Well-wOrn ring-dropping game upon
ctizsn on Wealthy avenue yesterday.
Contagious diseases reported--Amanda
RAIN, Is Bartlett street, diphtheria, and
Lille Ravelle, SO Scribner street, scarlatina.
Mail-Carrier Richmond yesterday shot
and killed a vicious dog which had troubled
him at the corner of Lane avenue and Chat
ham street.
new game something like Jacob and
Ruth" is expected 10 become very popular In
the city IL Is called Progressive Blind
Mans Buff
Mayor Belknap is earnestly in favor of the
erection of city hospital. and also the es-
tablishment of pest house in the outskirts
of the city.
The remains of Morris Barth, who was
fatally injured in the railroad collision near
albuquerque. New Mexico. are expected TO
arrive here to-day.
Rev. J. T.. Gilbert will undertake to answer
questions gwen him by followers of lnger-
soil next Sunday evening ut the Division
Street NJ. +. Church.
few such warm days IA yesterday will
settle the snow 80 that II may be possible TO
discover the robbers cave mentioned by our
morning contemporaries.
The l. b. RICHARDSON Camp, Sons of Vet
Grams, OF this city, will 90 TO Lowell III uni
form Monday, to attend banquet to be
given BY the Sons of Veterans Camp of that
city.
The alarm OF fire at $40 yesterday was
caused by smoke issuing from A. Nanden-
be rg's harness store at - Monroe street. 1t
came from fire used to thaw out the water
pipes.
Geo ). Knight, supported by his "Grace-
ful Awkwardness." RObt. T.. Graham, and
an excellent company, will produce Over
the Garden Wall at POwers's tomorrow
evening.
Arrangements have been made whereby
delegates to the Republican State cOnven-
ton, To be held at Lansing March III, will
receive a r0und-trip passage for one and
oue-third fare.
Assistant Train Dispatcher Thompson, of
the g.. X. & l., has a new train to look after
that will bother him somewhat, unless re-
fused all wild orders. She was placed on
earth yesterday and weighs much less than a
ton.
The ladies Of the Baptist church will hold
a social this evening at the residence of Mrs.
J. A. Gonzalez, No. 19 North Division
street. A cordial invitation Is extended to
al members and friends of the church and
sOciety
David King. arrested on Monroe street
for being di-orderly: cell number y. cash. 1
cent and John L. Ridge. drunk; cell mum
Der - cash. ~ cents" were among the en-
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ters yesterday.
fatrclman COnuolley caught runaway
horse on Monroe street yesterday. II was
attached 90 q cutter and ran into the Gov
cred wagon belonging to the Little Sisters of
the Poor. slightly damaging t. The horse
belongs 90 Hodges Bros. the Kent street
Iyerymen.
The SpirituaIista' State Convention con
venes at Schemes Hall IN this city on Satur-
day afternoon. and will continue over sun
day. The sessions will be held afternoons
and evenings. Correspondence received
from outside parties indicate a good attend
ance. Distinguished speakers viii be pres
emit
The Mslis hardware store has removed
from i64 summit street "a their new build
ing. Nos II and IA Cfrandvile avenue where
they have ene Of the finest stores in the
southeru part 0f the city. Thanking their
old customers for their patronage in the
pass they hope to see them At their new To-
cation.
Where - the City Nospital7
David Arnold part-pay fireman. who has
been employed by Schmidt Bros. marble
cutters Is sick with the measl,s and has no
where % 20 where he can be taken care 81.
IL. has money g. pay his way. bat can end
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