Telegram-herald., 1891-08-04
BREAKFAST BREvITIES.

Kew. Newton CoDD lett Tor Petoekey
last night.
DIR. Pressy has sold his double house
on Henry-st.. 20 Mrs. Ellen Wilson for
$4l0o.
The Independent Order Of Recha-
bites will give . melon social as Good
Templars Hall.
The deaf muts society, "Alikonma,"
picpiced st Reeds Lake Sunday 70 the
number OF twenty.
Justice Hydorn's mill Of justice will
not grind this week. He Is At Detroit
attending the encampment-
Last night. Deputy Callahan brought
in Thomas Olcs. from Cedar Springs.
olds Is charged with stealing COW.
The work Of laying the cedar blocks
On the new Cherry-st. pavement began
at Lsgrave-st., yesterday afternoon.
The Sunday-sshool of the Lagrave-st.
Christian Reformed Church will hold
their annual picnic at North Park next
Wednesday.
A ten days stay Of proceedings was
granted by Judge Burlingame yester-
day In the case of Joseph w. Oliver
agsinst Perkins d Co.
A petition 10 being circulated, asking
that the high board fence which sur.
rounds the 'potters field" IN tho Valley
City cemetery, be removed.
Gustavs A. Kusterer has given to
Charles F. Kusterer & Co., bill OF sale
of all the cases and beer bottles be-
longing to HIM that have not been at
tsched by the sheriff.
N. C. Clark & Company, of this city,
have filed contracts for A, ,000 cords Of
hemiock bark and have sold several
thousand cords outside of their con-
tracts thus far this season.
The West Side Building and Loan
Association in its last semi-annual
statement shows that it has earned
profits of nearly 5000 since the organi-
lstion, about three and . half years
sEo.
The court house building committee
OF the Board OF Supervisors, has just
made its twenty-ninth monthly esti-
mate on the new court hose, and GER
tifes that $6,3S4.23 p due the con-
tractors.
Old wheat took . dIop yesterday to
sc centA . bushel. Old and new are
quoted at the same price. A sympa-
ts.tic decline Was noslced in -four, the
retail price being lowered ~ cents .
hundred.
Messrs. A. F. Hall, of Janesville,
Wis.,. and q. Z. Cary. of Chicago, fur
nlture buyers, are ~ Sweets. Messrs.
w. A. Lipphart and W. X. Morgan, Of
Buffalo, arrived this morning to buy
furniture.
Jas. Z. Chapman, the general man.
sger of the street railroads of the city
Gays: The water circus which 10 TO be
at North Park Thursday vas always
our greatest attractions; We had them
four times at our park IN Kansas City.
Next Thursday will he Temperance
Day at North Park. The Good Templars
of Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Oceana
and Newaygo counties will hold grand
union picnic on that day. Speaking.
music and boating will make up the
program.
DIR. Il. Button has . large orchard
the trees Of which are evidently loaded
with ebolce varieties Of fruit. The
doctor was kind enough TO remember
the TEIEeRAM-HERAL and today their
attaches have feasted on y basket of
early rivers.
Georg NJ. Smith has bee nawarded
the co tract for raising st. Andrews
school building seven feet. The u do :
taking Is a large ,ne for the building is
Gx90 feet and three stogies hight. The
new work TO be put under the building
will be of white brick.
A number of the friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs Cnas. +. Pike, OF Fountain-st.,
sunday evening had the privilege of
meeting and hearisg > iss Benfsy, of
New York. one of the leading elocu-
tonists Of that city. Miss Bentley gave
scenes FROM George Elliotts "Mill On
the Floss" Mrs. Burnstt's LOUISIANA
and charming impersonaiion of a lit
tie st<ld.
Charley Brown, the well known man
about town. died st Milwaukee last FRI
day morning, aged 45years. He went
10 Milwaukee about two weeks ago and
was taken I'll with jaundice, which re-
suited fatally. The remains were
brought here yesterday morning at 6
o'clock, and the funeral took place
from OBrien's undertaking rooms At
3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.