Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-14
TOWN TALK.


to-day - St- Valentine day.
Company 1 will hold its annual ball Aprils
Three l0dzers At police headquarters last
night
Neal Mcmillan, Of Rockford was ia the
city yests day.
Fred ". Coburn. Howard City, registered
az Tie Morton yesterday.
q. Marble, with voigt, HerpolsheiIner &
Co, drew the 500 music box rallied b Capt.
Poisson.
The Clergymen's Association held an In
formal banquet at the Eagle Hotel Thursday
evening.
Alvah W. Brown. who mysteriously left
home two weeks ago, has turned up IL New
Orleans.
Nov that the snow blockade is broke the
Ea9ie Il able 10 give It's readers some tele-
graphic news
Rev Spruille Burford of st. Mark church.
entertain the church choir at the rectory
thursday evening.
David +. Marvin. an insane man living at
sOl Canal street, Was taken to the jail for safe
keeping yesterday.
About sixty couples attended the Acme
Club party, held on the West Side. last even
ing, and the party was a SUCCESS
Marshal Greene was busy yesterday SUI
periutending the removal of snow from the
business streets of the Second ward.
Conductors on the q. X. x l. road say the
thermometer registered % degrees below
Zero at Maekinaw City Thursday night.
On account of the snow blockade the spec
lai attractions announced for the Division
street rink did not pat IN an appearance.
Notarial bonds were filed with the County
Clerk yesterday by K. A. Maynard. Sparta;
Nn,. T.. lnnis, Edward NJ. Adams and Peter
Doran.
l. NJ CutcheOn had a runaway and tip
over yesterday morning caused. no claims,
by the piling up Of snow by the Street Rail
wa Company.
Wan Burke aud Wan. p. Madden were ar
r,ignrd yesterday for stealing caps from
b owns clothing house and were held for
trial ln the Superior Court.
The petition of residents of Kent county
f,r he apo ntment of state toll road anu
br,d ~ cpin missioner was read and filed IN
the House, al L,using, yesterday.
Yesterdays Democrat announced that
Prot Mclfrath was leader of st. Mark
choir. Rev r. A. D,RosSett IL the gentle
man who fills that position 80 acceptsbly.
Some citizen, who has Just been reading
about the dynamite explosions IN London,
Suggests that The ice III the river should be
blown up. This Is not entirely new idea.
Tn passengers who were storm bound
near LtritDu. on tue tIicd-O * w est MICH
gan road, aud near Charlotte, on the MIchl-
gan Central, " ent twenty four hours without
food.
The annual report of the Grand Rapids
Staye Company was filed with the County
O. rk yesterday. Amount of capital stock,
$3.50 .; paid IN, $4,000; existing debt, So
4oO.Jt.
The railroads have succeeded in getting
their lines generally cleared of snow and ex-
press trains are running nearly on time. All
regular freight trains will be started to-day
on most oil the roads.
A. b. Cole, of Ransom street, the travelling
man injured in the railroad accident at Cres-
ton. Ia, has arrived hcme. His injuries are
not severe or serious, and he expects to re-
sumo business IN a few days.
The members of the police department
talk of giving dancing party after the
Lenten season, 10 procure funds to furnish
new comforts for their quarters. Such
party would be we'll patronIzed-
The Z. 5. revenue Office received its an
nnal supply of stationery yesterday, and the
clerks are composing sweet lines and senti-
mental paragraphs preparatory to resuming
their correspondence with lady friends.
The Hearts of Oak will not give any
performance at POwers's Opera House this
afternoon and evening "a was announced IN
TEE lELE0RAM yesterday. The snow blockade
having been removed, the company Will MI
their engagement at Ann Arbor.
Mrs Sarah l.. Kennedy, wife OF Jas. Ken
nedy the iIveryman. was arrested on the
charge of assault and battery, preferred by
daughter of Mr.. X, yesterday. The case,
however, was dismissed and the prisoner was
released upon payment of costs.
The gas-lights at the corners Of Bowrey
and Front and Spring md Bartlett streets
were un- lit last evening. The lamps have been
giving good satisfaction dnder the new con
tract until recently. The trouble Is attrib-
uted more TO some careless lighter than to
the contractor.