Telegram-herald., 1890-07-01
TOWN TOPICS.


A false alarm OF ire yesterday noon
called out the laddles-
Il . expected that 800 teachers VII
attend the state institute duEDg July
and August.
The wife OF the aged Rev. c. Schwan-
koysky IS seriously III AT their residence
on FultOn-st-
T. ;. Edwards filed a medical pTaeti-
toners swOrn statement with the eoun-
~ clerk yesterday.
A new arriEal-to Mr. and Mrs. W. j.
Berry, Of 100 Plainfield-aye., daugh-
ter; weight. 10 pounds.
There will be a meeting OF the Board
Of EducauO4 Saturday evening at
o'clock at the board rooms
A gasolnd stove at l66 Sumner-st.
caused a ripple of excitement Yesterday
morning. No damage was done.
The funeral OF Benjamin Livingston
Will be held from his residence, $40
sheldon-st., tins afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Rev. j. Snashall, VINO has been IN the
city the pastIfortnlght, has been given
a call % the pastOrate of the Calvary
Baptist church.
Now that the North Park pavilion is
open II Is a 2 leasant place 10 spend an
afternoon. Quite a number were out
there yesterday.
The Park Congregational Sunday
school will go 10 North Park today
for their annual picnic. TINS will be
the first up the river picnic or the
season.
Will Forsythe went to Grand Island
Sunday on A picnic, climbed tree and
falling broke his leg. His friends
brought hun 20 the city for medical at
tendance.
The monthly meeting of the Young
Ladies Foreign Missionary Society OF
D.visiOn-street NJ. T.. Church will be
held at North Park this evening at
4:30 o'clock.
A. E. Yerex, of the West Michigan
Business university and Normal school,
has leased the Cook property on Wash
ington-st., and turned II into students
boarding house.
For the year ending April 80, 1899,
there were sold in Michigan $40 APO bar
rels of beer against 5l9, ,5l3 for the year
ending April 30. 1888. Michigan stood
eleventh IN the list Of states.
The records in the office of the regis
ter Of deeds shows tnat thus far 279
descriptions of property have changed
hands, involving $46S.l26 making an
average of 81 $50 for each deal.
The barn of J. B. Chapman, on Cres-
cent-ave., was struck by lightning yes
terday noon which ripped portion of
the shingles OF the barn. number OF
people were shocked by the flash.
Eddie Gregory, l3-year-old cripple,
died at the county house Sunday. The
Lad was an idiot and was taken TO tine
poor farm from Cascade nine years ago.
The mother IS supposed 10 be living.
Col. VIM Ludlow, in charge of the
river and harbor Improvement on the
eastern shore of Lake Michigan, is in
the city preparing his annual report.
He expects 10 DC here for 4 week or ten
days.
The Young people of the First Re-
formed church give an open air concert
at the 50 ldIers' Home this evening.
The street cars are now running direct,
and everybody can attend free of
charge.
The jesuit fathers, Rev. A. Wander
den and Rev. Joseph Prlnzen, are
Ao4ulnR q mission at CT. JOsepnS cath
ohc church commenced at 1880 YES
terday with high mass. Services will
ha held at > a. M, $50 a. NJ, 8 and
745 p. N.
The Grand Rapids chair factory has
shut down for a week TO invoice and
make the usual summer repairs. The
BisseIl carpet sweeper factory has also
suspended for "A week. All the facto-
res in town Will smut down on the
Fourth and many OF them will remain
closed until the Monday following.
The new train shed az the union depot
Will be completed this week. The I'm.
ishIng touches are now being put on and
by Saturday Il Is expected the she'd viii
be ready To be turned over. The nego.
tiatiOns that have for some time beer
IN progress 20 bring the L. ;. * NJ. >.
trainz INTO the union depot have notyot
come 10 head.