Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-23
TOWN TALK.

The frost IL bothering the gas pipes.
Minnie Palmer ia my Sweetheart" at
POwers's tonight
Champlin Post No -, G.. A. r., hold their
regular meeting tonight
There j. x95, ,379.7 70 OF the State funds dis
lributed among the banks here.
Two dfunks aud one lOdger occupied quar-
ters at the police station last night.
The Mission Sunday School on Grandville
avenue Will be opened next Sunday at
O'Clock.
The Felt Boot company, which 10 shut
down 0u account OK inventory Will start up
ia about three weeks.
Mr. Frank NJ. Williams, of this city, is
engaged IN "A literary effort that will shortly
be IA the hands of the publishers.
The case of Francis Boyland was adjourned
IA the Police Court yesterday morning until
jan -, one of the attorneys for the defense
being out of the city.
The excursion TO New Orleans, under the
auspices OF the West Michigan Farmers
Club, has been abandoned, only fifteen sig
uIfying their intention "a 20.
Messrs. A. j. Stebbns, j. W. Halleck and
George Cook went 10 Sparta last evening 20
conduct the installation of officers of the
Fighting D.ek" Post, No. DAB, q. A. X.
At the services in Temple Emanuel this
evening the Rabbi will lecture on the subject
..SOciabllity the only Presewer of Society"
Alter the services Bible-class will be
formed.
Pierce l.Jarvis, 0rdHt courier of the Bart
ley Campbell White Slave" company, is IN
the city. The dates fixed for the white
Slaves appearance IN this city are January
30 aud 81.
According TO the thermometer at Police
Headquarters the temperature huctuated as
fol.Ows last evening at d O'Clock, zero; at
7. I below: az ;, 2 below; at =, zero; at III, 2
above, az l., above.
The alarm of fire turned IN from box s
shortly after . O'Clock last night, was occa-
stoned by the burning out of a chimney on the
residence of G. X. Nelson at 10 Bostwick
7 e. No damage was done.
The Ohio aud Pennsylvania lumbermen
passed tarJGgh Holland early last evening
under tho escort OF Messrs. Agnew and
Gavstt. OF the U. & w. NJ. Railroad. They
were to have been rendered reception and
banquet by the citizens of the saw dust city
upon arrival.
A man named Ora Peirce had the first
finger OF his right hand taken of by a buzz
slw IN Ra1emacher's factory, yesterday
morning. The accident was doubly un-
fortunate, as tho man had fbut just COM
menced work after having been out of en-
ploymeot for some time.
The city marshals Office was visited by
numbers of men seeking employment, who
labOred under the impression that that Off
cial was an adjunct of the labor bureau. The
marshals men employed In cleaning side
walks on public property, are detailed from
the list OF the city director of the poor.
Mayor Belknap is still doing considerable
thlnking over the river and Its prospects.
p he conferred with several railroad men yes
terday IN reference to devlsing some plan
for relieving the ice in the stream, 80 that in
cass of thaw II would not gorge. In some
places the river is frozen to the bottom.
The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Com
pany, held their annual meeting yesterday
forenoon. Directors chosen: Maj. A. B.
Watson. Tho5. Friant III. n. Moore, Arthur
Meigs, 5. L. Lemon, John Caulfeld and John
MOhrhard. Officers: President, III. n.
Moore: Vice President. Arthur Meigs; Sec
retary and Treasurer, ). l.. Lemon.
Andrew Gallagher was given lodging at
headquarters last evening. tie was lament
ing the loss of imaginary fortunes, and
clnined he had expended 10000 in the
prize ring. He also asserted that he owned
Park Place. He did not want to stop in the
hotels "a they would place him in the cellar
and listen to him while he was asleep.
d. Osborne, of 227 Clinton street, hitched
his team of bay ponies IN front of t-i Cherry
street at 7:l5 last evening. At O'Clock the
horses we're still standing there, but quar-
ter Of an hour later they were missing They
were attached TO a one-seated square-box
cutter. The harness on the ponies was near
IS new. At o'clock this morning there was
no clue 20 them.
The adjourned annual meeting of the
Folding Chair and Furniture Company, was
held yesterday morning. The following
were chosen: Directors. Geo. HOlbrook, w.
B. Remington, W. H. Washer. J. +. Homan
and A. J. Davidson. Officers: President, w.
B. Remington; Vice President, j. +. HO-
man. Secretary and Treasurer, A. J. David
son: General Superintendent, W. II. Washer
PERSONAL.