Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-14
TOWN TALK.

The hotel business l. picking up.
The sleighing is bad; also the wheeling.
Janauschek At Powers's Opera House to-
night.
There will be regular meeting of Custer
Post al 100 this evening.
Complaints about the naptha lamps are
again becoming numerous.
II is said that ths Knights of Labor lost
nearly 800 IN their carryal system.
The Improved Order of Red Men give their
annual bali at Arbeiter Hall tonight.
The Old Settlers will hold their annual re-
union at sweets Hotel on the 18th inst.
The Police and Fire Department will re-
ceive their pay for the past month to-day.
Report OF the Board of Health yesterday
S,aaly Smith, No. 5O7 East Fulton street,
scarlet fever.
A fre in Central Place" on Fountain
street last night did damage To the amount
Of about 90.
Several excursions from Western Michigan
to New Orleans are contemplated during the
next two months.
Prof Strong rendered a reception To his
geometry class at his residence on Fountain
street last evening.
The Society for the prevention of Cruelty
10 animals have made an appeal for financial
assistance 10 enable IL TO prosecute It's work.
III. \. Presburg, who retired from the
clothing business a little over year ago,
erected sixteen dwelling houses during the
past year.
The Woman Suffrage Association will hold
their annual meeting at the Ladies Literary
club room, on Pearl street, at 2:jO p. IN. this
afternoon.
Rev. T.. j. Babcock, of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, and recently diocesan
missionary of Western Michigan, has re-
ceived "A call To a parish at Canandaigua,
Ny.
In the case of Thurstein against Luce. on
trial IN the Superior Court, the plaintiff Is
represented by Attorneys L.. A. Ward and n.
A. Earle; the defendant by j. r. Earle and
G. Chase Goodwin.
Under the law all stock companies must
file a statement of their condition with the
Coanty Clerk each year, and are also re-
Qulred To publish the same IN some newspa-
per published at the county seat.
The attorneys representing the defense in
the case of Elizabeth K. Watson against Dan
lei NJ. Watson, seduction, recently tried in
the Circuit Court, filed motion for new
trial yesterday. The motion will be argued
be ore Judge Montgomery shortly.
c. NJ. Price, architectural designer, has
completed a section and elevation draft, OF
City Clerk Belknap's new resideace, to be
erected at the corner of Fourth and Scribnel
streets. IL is skillful draft of what will bt
handsome home for Mr.. Belknap and hi:
flm.ly.
Gen. /. G. Smith purchased the III. II. Den
mis- residence at loT Jefferson avenue yester
day. Notwithstanding the fact that his bus
mess keeps HIM In the Lake superior regloI
good deal, the General will continue *
make this city his home, and will take pos
session OF his new residence at once.
The stories told by the travellers of hare
times up north. are verified in the report o
assignments from that locality, received by
the commercial agencies. Bradstreet;
agency reported yesterday that ). n. Pratt
cigar dealer, at Petoskey, and Geo. +
StIven. dealer IN groceries, at Iraverss
City, had made assignments.
The large number of readers who were
Interested IN the beginning of the descrip
perience of. member of hi
TELEGRAM force, in the West Indies
will be pleased To- find the narrative con
tinued this morning. It may be found OF
the third page. The story IL not fiction
but faithful to facts
An obstruction. dangerous alike TO the pc
destrians and those who ride in chaises, Is 10
cated on Bridge street near the canal bridge
This Internal machine Is a weather -beater
reaper. with rusty, ragged angles, and a gen
erally curs'd look. IL reaches over the side
walk far enough to catch women's dresse:
and bark mems shins, at the same time ex
tending far enough into the street 10 offer
premium TO every runaway horse to break
ones neck by running into 1t.