Telegram-herald., 1890-07-27
A GENERAL HOLIDAY.
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since the gFocerymeR have decided
- aola pAe..es every year, and have
made great success Of a. the other
merchants have come q the CONCLUSION
thai they eould snJOy themselves As
vel - their brothers Accordingly a.
shs merchants have united and vii
elose their stores August - iqin ia
general holiday. Grand Rapids can
ecngr4tm ste herself GA Ehls eeclsi0p OF
heg merchants. as but few cites IA
the Jllted states h0ld these annual
picn.cs. Is = proposed ~ join NTH
tae gfocerymea and hold picnlcs and
games WltA the same pTizes at both
A0rta Park and Reeds Lake. But
everyone > free % 20 wherever they
desire, but Thursday, August 7, Will be
A day " Fest and recreation Tor tired
humanity. The following is a list Of
the merchants already seen, and 4
the committee have missed any one
they wilI be gwen an opportunity 10
siZn. No one seems To want TO keep
open on that day and all promise not 10
stand ia the way Of a general closing.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mlch., July y, 1890.
We, the undersigned business firms Of
this city, do hereby agree each with the
other that ne vii close our respective
places or business OF Thursday, August
Z. at u o clock noon, for the purpose
OF uniting together with our employees
and their families m q good old
fashioned picnic IN the afternoon and
evening OF that day.
Neil MallOy, A. ID. Esler, Miller &
MIddlatOn, +. III. Seymore, Neal Sisters,
Nellie Buckley, W. ;. s J. +. Graham,
John Goebel & Co.. Miss Minton, VI. +.
Lapham & Son, +. Wasson, L. j..
Nichols. Boss & Norton, John Ten
Hope. Fred c. Steglich, III. ;. Cole,
Henry Smith, Ira c. Hatch, +. j. Det-
tenthaler. A. B. Wykes, j. w. Nc
Gowen, Harvey & Heystek, j. f. Ferris.
Spring & Company, Tower Clothing Co.,
VOigt, HerpO!shelmer 4 Co., Tulip &
Scott, I. j. Lucas, Gardiner q Baxter.
j. \. Herkner. |. F. Griffith, Stanley *
Schroeder, III. Leonard & Sons. j. Miner,
Shattuck x Trowbridge, W. c. Murray
x Co., Sell & Meyerl, Born. The
Halter" Geo. A. Hall & Co.,
Nelson Brost q Co.. Berry, Mills &
CO., Adams x Co., Carl Knott Il Co,
| Frank Granello. Smith 4 Sanford, T.
| T. kidder q Co., y. & NJ. Friedman,
Mrs. r. j. REYNOLDS. Geo. W. Lemon,
d. L. Kuhn, Phoenix Furniture Com
pany. A. Preusser, Fred W. Wurzburg,
! Crockett 4 HOpuInS, C.. A. Goebel.
/ Rndge, krekel Il Co, A. J. Church *
Co, G.. 4. Berwin. Miss Z. II. Brennan,
/ +. Van Drele < Co., \. III. Lamb,
| Blivcn & Allyn, ID. A. Henry, Geo. W.
I WoOdburn & Co., Zierleyn * Carstens,
Edward J. Hervey, Palmer * Crozier,
/ Giant Clothing Company, A. Hines, A.
/ IIerold x Co.. c. Buckley, y. Allen, Chi
| cagO Shoe store, julius A. j. Friedrich,
Mrs. Mnderhout. Famous Shoe Store,
| Edward O'Donnel, O'IIara Bros, j. NJ.
Travis, j. IL. Myers, +. Burkhardt,
James c. Shaw, L. b. Dikeman, w. A.
Palmer, J. l.. Doan, Van Anroy Il
Steketee, j. Seven, d. ;. Davis, Z. NJ.
Van Dyk, G.. W. Smith, Nelson, Matter
| 4 Co., Joseph Berries, +. NJ. Williams.
| Hcyman s Company, +. W. Wurzburg,
| Flataw & Co., Frantz c. Jekle, Mrs. +.
/ W WOrfel. VIM. Kramer, f. Biene-
| mann, :. Wood, Paul Landauer, John
| MOarhard, Lehman Bros. Peter Boyer,
I NJ. Mllard q Co., Cary & DeVres,
Z B. Salm, c. b. Graham, ID. HOpkin,
I l.. Schucharctt, Vinegar Furniture
Company, Schunling & BATHS, Radclltf
/ * Holt, Star Furniture Company, II.
! LindhOut, Compton Furniture Com
! pauy, v. r. Compton, +. +. Blakeley,
Thos. +. Wykes x Co., Adams Home
! Furnishing House, Walk ms, Alexander
& CO., J. 4. Holland Jr.. F. NJ. Hulsuit,
| 4. Diamond, Geo. Benham, j. NJ. An
1 a II Oh 4.
| Co. Ianish & Eipent, G.. Muller. j. O..
Smith successor to Smith x Griffin,
| Bell Furniture Company, John +.
| Compton. James Murphy q Co.. Robert
! MntO, :. J. Walker, Doyle & Doran, j.
! J. Arnold, W. G. Sinclair IL Co., J. IL.
/ Thomas n CO., +. j. SchwaukOysky, III.
j. II. Chapman, d. J. Busbrlch, I. V.
! a. Mouler, IL. L. Decker, J. Q. Chan
! dlcr Singer Manufacturing Company,
4. VI. MariSs, {. i. StaUifcr, Van der
Neeu & WitMcr, Groskopf Bros,
| William Pultc, W. z Kutsche,
! New York store, +. II. Cross,
F. K. Gross, Leusen Kamp Bros,
Miss Ida ANYWAY. J. IL. Slack.
a. K. Fernulet, J. n. Groutman,
j. F. Failing 4 Co., VIM. II. Chandler,
". K. Parks, +. j. Bates. John Helm
gclman, w. r. Randall. c. L. Richie,
I Adam Her, Brewer & Eoss,:S. :. Perkins,
!. W. Bradley & Noble, J. < A. Van
known, 4. J. Shcllman, :. G.. Ketcham,
!. l.. knieper, Barnett q Richards. Jos.
| Kruse, Sr., BENZ. Hoffman, J. Whit
/ worth, i. ". Strahau, n. Lorentsen, VI.
/ Baszmewrcy, j. Remersk, q. y. Wat
, son. VI. Dykema, Thciser & Brogger, ID.
W. Scmple, "Bee Hive" Gleason d Co.,
! : Wood X KnudsOn A C. HyDlan
Mungcr's Laundry, Foster, Stevens
& Company, W. ;. Gum Co.