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

terday.
The upper floors of the Pierce block have
been repaired.
Charls LAmpher returned from New
Olsans on Saturday.
Monthly meeting OF the Z. b. A. Home
this afternoon Al o'clock.
There will be a race for medal at the Di-
vision street roller rink tonight.
Several q an1 Rapids contractors are pre-
pairing bids Tor the work on the city hall.
Tie second annual ball of the plumbers
AM gas atIers VAL De held az Arbeiter hall
to-mOrrow night.
L. G. Watkins, recently appointed By Gov.
Alssr Wardsn OF lonIa Prison, will enter
upon his duties to-day.
The next attraction at Powers's Opera
House will be 4 thompson Opera Company,
IN the "beggar Student
Some idea of the characters who are semi
destitute can be had IN visit 10 Lampman's
lodging house on Canal street.
Yesterday being pleasant and mild, sew
eral hundred cIilzeus were out upon Jetfer-
son avenue speeding their horse hesl.
The Schut ert Club. assisted by the Bee
thCv-n QuartetIe & u, will give concert at
Powers Opera House one week from tC-
nIght.
Messrs. Agnew and Gaystt, of the Chicago
inspection, going over the whole length OF
the road.
People living IN the outside districts OF the
city complain OF an annoyance IN the shape
OF too frequent applictt,oas by tramps for
MONEY, food and lodging.
Fred Bechtel and Fred DAILY went over to
Oh 20 last night To tness a sparrIrg
match between the champion pugllists Oh
that city and Philadelphia.
l.
the snow ordinance should devise like
scheme for keeping the alleys clean anu pre-
venting gar bage being thrown III them.
The petition circulators for the local offices
among the Democrats are growing INTO the
hundreds, and they all want the Internal
Revenue collectorship and the postofiice.
Blddy Furgeson was found To have lost her
reckoning last night by the police, and after
warming herself at police headquarters, wao
escorted to her home on summit street
Tickets for Mrs. Lorraine Immen's lecture
on PARIS" at Powerss Opera House to
morrow ght, may be purchased at Halls,
Spring q Co.'s and the kathbun House.
Patrolmsn Doherty. who has been conin-
ed To his home several days on account OF
nsrvous prOstratIon, occasloned by the Boy
land scrape, was able to he out on Satur-
day.
Rev. AMI Mrs. NJ. L. Bocher have gone
from Park Plsce u the Irving, where they
will bs happy 10 see their friends Monday
AMI Srldty afternoons of each week, after
tins week.
ride through South Division street yes
terday developed the fact that several new
mercantile establishments. have been added
To that lively thorou.hfare during the past
few months
1.-THE Boylan -Doherty affair is growing
complicated. Sheriff kinney stated on Sat
urday that The affair had been settled. III e
Police department say II Is not, and thus The
matter stands.
Those who wish to employ men to clean
sidewalks should apply To the Secretary oil
the Employment Bureau IN the Marshall
office Ia the city building, where help can lie
secured promptly.
The Wolverine Publishing Company have
hled articles of association with the County
Clerk. The capital stock is 200, and the
business of the company will be the publica-
ton of the Cyclone.
An effort is bsing made to free the West
Side canal of snow aud Ice from Bridge
street to Pearl street, and get the water
running so that the mills between the points
named may start mp.
II some one. duly authorized, would re-
move the solder peddier on the corder OF
Canal aud Lyon streets, and hush his zinc
toned voice, the merchants IN that locality
would De deeply gratetul.
The travelling men are bound to keep pace
with the fashions aud amusements of the
times. The majority OF them have learnt
TO frisk about on the wheels, and make 1t a
point To divide their spare time IN the Kinks.
The snow ordinance pas ed b. the Council
week ago n Ooing successfully enforced.
and a general cleaning of the sidewalks IL ia
progress. and unemployed men are taking
advantage of the opportunity to earu ain
honest dollar.
Mr. and Mrs John Goldsmith entertained
about twenty i've friends at progressive
euchre nc their home, corner or Fountain
street aud College avenue, Saturday evening
Elaborate refre-hnents were served at the
close of the play.
Though building is quite here now. the
architects are kept busy getting out plans
and specifications for dwellings, which wall
be erected ducin1 the sprlng anu summer.
There promises tO be no CESSATION from tbe
usual boom" in Dwelling houses
man named Edxa-d f tzgerall fell in a
ft on South DIVISION street last nIght. ue
vas bruised somewhat 10y the fall and was
taken into the residences Of Harry g. Angell.
aud the patrol wagon telepiOned Tor. which
conveyed him TO headquarters where he Vas
given lodging
The "White Slave" combination closed its
engagement Saturday evening IL fas
hoa-e. The playing OF tie orchestra was
brilliant aud artistic. Powers Oper
House has the best orchestra of auy tn ate
In the State. So-say the travelling c0mpau-
les that play through the State.
Hugh Sarril. night watchman at Wallen's
tannery. and Geo. Ott of a. Etri street. We're
over town saturday ulght aud gOt full While
going home over tne Chicago 4 West M .cui-
gan brid "a they got to quarrellng. Satul
claims tha1 Dst tried t0 I0D hin. pst VS.
quite badly bruised an cas about the face.
The affair wts reported at fOllcs Heal
quarters and Sarrd wa arrested.
A horse attached e a cutter and belong n :
to Cornelius ". Moore. broke away from
the Nltehlnz post IN front OF tie po-toties,
last evening". and ran down Pearl street,
cullidiur with horse IN trout OF the Saivi =
ton Avmy barracks. belonging % F. q
Bird of N Malker Township. B0sh horses ten
ran INTO Pearl street bridge where Btru
horse was captured. b. other vas st0ptea
on the otilev side Of he river.