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Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
Broke UP The MEETING
n Red For Makes Matters Interesting q
. eonsecticut Revival

4 Red For uak-s Matters Interesting at
eonseetieut Revival
Nrw HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. l5.-For
several weeks the people of Grundy, a
ANAL hamlet near tue town of Lyme.
have beeu having . religious revival.
Prayer meetings have been n-Id nightly
81 the Grundy school house on the
New London turnpike. The exercises
were interesting. and few of those
present pad attention TO the bayIDg IN
the woods Of Orrin Oates nounc. Dea-
con Gillette knelt 90 pray. He had
Just begUn 20 grow fervent, whar the
hsyiGg sound broke out close To the
school house. The next moment some
thing came through The open window,
aad tie deacon, opening ms
eyes. b.hsld a beautiful red fox.
Without continuing tue prayer Deacon
Gillette skIpped for the door. tumotng
over Mas Maria Hedges. VINO ia turn
screamed. The ton made towards her
sud paadsmonium followed. Outside
tae yeils OF the Mound c,mtiDned. and
he head vas frequently seen rising
above tne wisdow sill IN a.s frantic
efforts 10 follow the fox. Finally the
hound came struggling through the
open window and the din grew sofss.
Some Of the Ippers vao bad not
seen tue for cred mad dog" aud
many women tainted away. The
bound soon saw the for sku king BE-
bind the weodbox and the chase was
renewed. Lightly the fov bounded
ever desks, under chars and between
she feet OF the peopfe who stood add
over the PROSTATE forms Of others.
Finally Oates. sho Was sxcisesi, graabed
q stick and joined IN the ehsss. With
bis assistance the fox wss kIllsd. The
meeting croxe up.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
KICKING ON THU IAIIS
The Cost OF 6rick Pavement Sur
prises Property Osnsrs-
HOH TIE PRICE DOUBLED on THEN
Ths Taxpayers viii Profess Against he
Tag Assesssa for MsnaIneat Park aud
Campo. Place AID - iii Petition
fox . kssaIs

white-winged peace, whose dove-hke
wings have hai.ered up and down
Monroe street SINCE the new pavement
MAS finished, has vanished into the
murky hences and many OF the prop
ertySpwners are walking up ara dow
the face of the earth with their eyes
full or red eorpuscles, since their pay
ing assessments have been received.
While none OF the gentlemen will make
any specific charges. yet there seems TO
be confident feeling that there is
something rotten in the State OF Den-
mark, and that the aforesaid State OF
Denmark Is sweet and pure in compari-
son To Grand Rapids city hall.
Tne facts of the case; as nearly as
can be learned, are as follows: The
property owners saw the bid of the
Hallwood Brick company for the paw
ing OF Monroe street. The bid was
for s2.65 squsre yard and
the property owners supposed that
would cover the entire expense. A
number OF old residents who came to
years ago, pleaded teartuliy for cobble
stones-taey are so cneap you know
but /. brick men prevailed and the
pavement went down-in the course OF
time. The estimate of the cost was
SSl 1873 and the contract was let at $32,
500. The advertising and printing cost
Sl2O. and as there were good many
extra expenses in the way OF man
holes, catch-oaslns, gratings. curblng,
etc, the total, including the engineer
ing work, amounted to 5000.
Whore the Trouble Lies.
The contractors were allowed $S4S. 81
for extra work performed, and the
total cost OF the improvement was $S4,
l34. Tne street railway company paid
$3.50 OF this amount, and small
amount was paid out OF the highway
and sewer funds. The properly assess
ment is S24, 400 and the total frontage Is
1928 feet. When the assessment was
spread, all property 10 the depth of leo
feet on each side OF the street was taxed
excepting all public streets, alleys
parks. and public places, The last two
reservations provide for the front
age of the Monument park
and for Campau square. The expense
of paving these places was distributed
among the osners Of TAXABLE property,
aud here Is the cause OF all the trouble.
The distance from the curbstone to the
street car Dtvement Is eighteen feet,
and consequently each foot of frontage
means an area OF two square yards.
This would bring the cost up to So g.
per foot front, but all street intersec-
tions must be provided for as well a.
the frontage of Montim mt park and
the great area of Campau square.
These extras bring the coat up to SS.5i
foot front, aud there is "a ranking in
the breasts Of the property owners that
gall and wormwood or even pepper
sauce could not reproduce.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16

sritalsz IN shs naoss terrible sxony-
she admitted taat sas DAD IA Ken pos son.
doctors were seat for and. altaoug d
tney worked for tso hours trying u
70 sss the girPs satfeFilx, sne died 81
v elock thls mefnllx.
An envelope marked "aogphIne,
poison" And bearing the name, ~. L.
Mason. druggist No. $50 Van buren,
street. was iclad IN the girls room.
Mr.. boags. wnen ssen a. hls house,
No. os1 Morgan street. said: "If can
prove thas tais druggist sold morphine
- my enild, slii prosecute hin &c
the tnll extent of the las. he lad &c
risnt 10 cell morphine ~ . slxtesn-yeAr-
old glrl, And III case be dll | accuse
bun OF beng the indirect cause VI
Gertse' DEATH
The only reason that ean be gwen foI
TIE grts ACT IS = disappointment al a
childish loys affair. What TINS might
DC her parents 40 not know. IL IS q
theory advanced sy the father. because
ne szid ne could Imagine no other
cause.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
THE STOUT GIRL.
Her Last Intellectual Attempt 90 Preves'
an Increase In weight

Her Last Intellectual Attempt 90 Prevess
an Increase In weight
There was a society girl who was get
ting stout and almost going out of her
mind in consequences, says New York
letter. She went on diet and stopped
drinking champagne. but the flesh
would not melt, only increased Final
IL, in the privacy Of her own apartments
one day, this unhappy creature took a
solemn oath that she would not again
let out the strings of her corset
Il believe" she said. that il do not
give way to the flesh the flesh viii give
way to me-"
Satisfied that this was . brilliant
theory the young lady had herself
weighed and the scales marked one
hundred and forty five pounds.
That's my limit" she muttered- "I
viii not allow another pound to take
mp an abiding place upon my body. Tho
corset viii save me if never let il out :"
The girl at once purchased wonder
full corset that was calculated To ipcase
and restrain about all the rebellious de-
velopments that might exist between
the shoulders and the knees 1t was .
terrible garment, that would have been
greatly treasured by the managers Of
the Spanish inquisition. and the young
lady contemplated IL with delighted
smile. The corset was religiously worn
for two months. during which time it's
strings were not touched by it's fair
owner, and rs she did not feel herself
crowded beyond endurance and her
friends, who realized that she was scn-
sitive concerning her stoutness. cid not
make any remarks about her personal
appearance, she grew complacent, and
her life was again a serene jov 10 her.
At the end of two months she carefully
went to the same scales upon which she
had before weighed herself. Dropping
in her nickel she waited happily while
the music played, and then picked up
the small card which fell out of the
aperture of the scale. Then she grew
stiff and pale and awful. Anyone glanc-
ing over her shoulder would have seen
that the figures registered upon the
card she held in her trembling hand
were one hundred and fifty-seven
pounds. With great gasp she started
for home Arriving there she sum-
noned her maid.
"Have you dared 70 touch these new
corsets of miner" she cried excitedly.
'Have you dared to meddle with the
strings during the las. few n,onths?"
"Why-yes," stammered the tiinid
maid: 'I have had TO let them out re-
pcatedly. because each time put them
on you found you had grown stouicr. !"
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16

GOSSIP or TaE HOTELS.

w. II. Mead OF South Haven is q
guest at the Eagle.
w. Ii. Squires, Big Rapids jeweller.
dIned at the Morton yesterday.
q. Fl. Leslie ot Belding, and j. A.
Lewis of Kalamazoo, arrived at Sweets
yesterday.
f. l.. Metheany, agent for the G. r.
Il l. at Cadillac, dined 1T the Morton
yesterday.
F. Nanegary of Byron Center was in
the city yesterday buying goods. He
dned At Sweets.
j. A. Ogden. of Freeport, H., and f.
F. Lawrence of Stirling, ILL.,, are guests
at Sweets. They are in the city buying
furniture.
A. j. Ross of Buchanan, cashier OF
the Farmers and Manufacturers Ma
tlonal Tank, Was among yesterday s
arrivals ut the Morton.
james u. Munson of Traverse City,
superintendent of the Northern Michl-
gan insane asylum, was guest 1t the
Norton for a short time yesterday.
+. c. Dibole will 60 on duty again at
the Morton house this morning. Mr..
Grant, Mr.. Dibble, Mr.. Wood and Mr..
Smith will constitute the day force
hereafter, and order ice water sent 70
the gentleman in 29S.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
SMALLPOX AND FAMINE
Rapidly sPrsaai.x rhrsaghout Rassia.
Prostaees


Sr. PETERSBURG, Dec. l5.-The spec
ter OF restiIencs has added its terrors TO
the - nine. In two small villages OF
the government of Riazan two hundred
persons are down with smallpox and
nifty deaths have already occurred.
smallpox s also ravaging the provinces
OF Vlatka, Samars, kharkotf, Vladi-
mir, kursk, orenburg, Peterhoff and
saratcn. In addition to this visitation
OF smallpox. typhoid fever is carrying
OF numerous victims In various pro-
yinces.
A moro gloomy outlook could not
well be imagined. and, although the
few doctors scattered through the
country are dong their utmost to STAY
the disease, their efforts are almost
uselcss The people have reached =
stage where :ney think it useless to
light against any affection sent them.
At Shadrinsk, IN the province OF
Perm. sad condition OF affairs exists,
and IL may be necessary for tie gov
ernmeut TO Interfere 10 prevent the
wholesale carrying OF of the inhab.
ltants by famine. The granaries there
are almost exhausted and the poor peo-
pie know not where 10 turn to obtain
food TO keep life IN their miserable
bodies. Missionaries who were sent to
relieve the distress were unable to buy
corn Al any price. All the stocks OF
grain IN The vicinity were depleted or
else those who did have grain refused
to sell IL for fear that # they did they
would soon tiud themselves in q plight
similar To their unfortuTat neighbors.
The car has paid into the hands of
the central relief committee the sum Of
tl25 900, the amount he usually devotes
TO sta T. entertainments.
Baron Hirsch's emigration scheme, IT
is thought, Will shortly pass the coun-
Gil of Minister'S. 1t provides for Cen
trail committee on the emigration of
Jews IN ST. Petersburg, and fifty sub.
committees IN the provinces.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
MAY MAKE A COMBINE.
Base Bali Bossss in Conference at In
dianapOlis.


INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 15.-Indianapolis
is full of base ball presidents, man
sg.rs, directors and lesser lights, and, if
things move as smoothly As expected it
will he empty sg IN tomorrow. TINS
morning President Nick Young of the
league, and President Zach Phelps of
the association, came and with their
arrlvil the conferences began. The
early Chicago tran brought in Presi-
dent Williams of the Chicago assocla-
ton club. and twelve of the stock
holders of that organization, who im
mediately lnaugurated a vigorous
campaign against the twelve-club plan.
President Williams says that he and hIs
colleagues will fight the scheme to the
end. President lvenseu OF Milwaukee
ls keeping dlscreetly silent, as IN fact
are nearly all the others, as TO details.
President Byrne of Brooklyn SAYS that
the league is unit on the twelve club
plan and that conferences with associa-
tlon officers indicate an amicable ad
ju,tment OF all difficulties.
Owing TO the late arrival of the trains
bringing in the Boston, New Yord. Bal
tlmore, Washington and Pttsburg
delegations, the formal meetings were
postponed until the afternoon. A NOR
bewi.derIug condition of affairs never
existed than that concerning the meet
ing to be neld b sre. Columbus is will
ing to retire anu get back her money,
and the league people know what the
terms of settlement are. Both sides
claim President Won der Horst of Bal.
tImore. and as that official has not yet
arrived it 10 not known where he
stands. Tn, formation of the new
western circuit forces either Columbus
or Louisville out. Some say both, and
insert Indianapolis. II il said that
Brush and Byrne favor the latter city Z.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16

in Dan, the big bay that - On the eess
Wagon. lie has ssen three sesFs ~
service, snd is as msschlesoas - All
ten. IL was lhss very spirit OF mischief
tha, endsaTed him H. the soys ireza the
flrst.
After they clean him "a the naor M na
be rushes over 70 one Of the slnd owe
and pfetends he expects 70 stay there
and makes y great fuse about being
drsvsn back te his stall. HE - irena
ly creature, sne will shake hands very
gracefully. Among hls other accom-
pllshmenss be IL very good saddle
horse.
Dams mate q "Chsriis. an anusnsi-
IL KIND animal who has seen a year and
a nals OF service.
The beautiful bisck horse that Is GA
the truck wagon al Kent street hoUse ;
"Frank" He ls nsas years oid, aid
has seen four years ssrgioe. iis male
is "Georgep and iooks sely * mas
chleyous "nan." lie, too. ls fuii Of
his transs, aud Il Is lasl as seli q, let
hm know who is mater once IA n
while; for when be gets II into his head
that he Is 'sboss" there ls apt 90 bs
trouble, he ''puts on 90 many airs." "
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
TEN YEARS IN A SEWER.
Congressman Bland Receivers . Checl
stolen from Him IN 1881

wAsHIxGToS, Dec. l5.-Reprosenta-
tive Bland has just restored to him q
posk etbook, containing railroad tickets
and check for s2i, signed by A. Lou
den Snowden, which was stolen from
n M ten years ago. When the old build
ing at the corner of Twelfth and +
streets was torn down last spring the
book was found IN the sewer under the
building. The date ON the check indi-
Gates that the book must have been in
hiding for ten years.
On sue return of Mr.. Bland TO Wash
ington at the opening OF this season the
pocketb1sk was restored to him by n
Star reporter. In whose possession IL has
been for several months.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
JOHN L. WON'T CO TO DWIGHT.
ne says Hs Can stop Drinking ~ Any
Time by sheer Will Power

SAN FRsScTsCo, Dec. I5.-John l..
Sullivan, who 10 IN Los Angeles sober
again. Indignantly denies the report
received from Chicago tnat he is soon
to enter DIR. kceley's place at Dwight,
MI. There is not word of truth in
IT," he said. II know all about the
gold cure. A rich man IN san Fran
G. sco took the treatment aud came out
o. IL n perfect wreck. | am not IN need
e. any such treatment for boozlpg.
When I want TO stop drinking | can
stop. | never take medicine TO help
me do things. can accomplish any
thing with my viii"
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16

Htx Trais wreck On the Hadsoa nive'
Rsitroad Last Night

NrwsuReH. N. Y. Dec. i5--Tae Chi
cage limited express of the Hudson
river railroad. leaving New York .,
4:50, ran into tram of three coal care,
an engine and tender ct FISH III station
touignt. Both eugines we're completely
wrecked. The fireman of the express,
Jahr Smith of Albsny, vas scsided to
DEATH and the engineer, James Kelly
OF Alosny. was so hsdly scslded that
hslife 8 aespsired of. Several passen.
gers were BADLY hurs.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16

CHicaso. Dec. l5.--Colenel +. {
Clswry, general superintendent o
the Western Uaiou Telegraph eOnl
pan. received sdviees today tnss tii'
strike of the teIesrAphers on tne Soate
sfn Pac &c railroad h&d proved iS3
urp: thatsh- strikers pisces haa Dee
filed ard that h1saess vas proceed g
as usual. He understanding of -
s7s,r sthat the strike is spoTsaie a.
t.st there q little likelihood OF Its ,
. ,,,iav .,a<srresd or rious
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
KILLED HEFsElF so Love.
D>rtfs ae-x-. >fss~-c y-srs otd, Taxes
M>rprs.@ and pi-s

Csrsso, Dee, l5.-G~rtse Bores, =
Pretty German xiri, is years OF age.
committed suicide lsss nixht ~ iakIag
ar orerdosr Of msrrh ne. Several
times before she had threatened TO tsSe
her hfe. bus az sne never p1k her
threats INTO execution little sttenton
VS. maid 10 tsesa. Yesterday sae ~
pesssd her intention Of e9Fnnnittius SUI
eide. kta o'ciock she retired sad tso
hour. later tae -hsle Ism y vas
awax-oed bv Violent scresas "a the
rtls room Her parents vent in so see
l.l -sss Ahs nsAsa "a -fs-1ns aer
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16

age, the youngest bul two weeks oid,
= lsd saad2y and sas turied n tse pot
ter's isid ia Greenwood cemetery yes
tefdsy. The family are IA gfe-t des'i-
tuition, sne are N need of the necessi-
tes OF life. Their home . near tne
Walker school house on West second
streeI.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
EXCITEMENT AT CRESTED BUTTE.
Conflict at Arms seems To be Immi-
ucnt over the strike

uent over the Strike.
DENVER, Col, Dec. l5.-A special
from Crested Butte says: Indications
are that u bloody bs tile cannot long be
delayed. Since all overtures have
failed both company and stnkers have
taken most demonstrative stand.
This evening 100 Winchesters with
2. 500 rounds OF ammunition were
dumped from train and taken
possession OF by Sheriff Strong. Fear
less men from various points are on
the way TO Crested Butte TO handle the
Winchesters in protecting the COM
pany's property. Strikers are holding
secret meetings IN the Italian and Aus
TRAN Languages. They VOW before
III VII allow the imported. men to
ta<e their places they will fight to
death. Excitement runs high.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
A TITLE QUIerEo.
A Celebrated st. Louis Suit settled ~
the Supreme Ceart.

sr LOUIS. Dec. 1.-THE supreme
court Of the united States has dis
nissed the suit Of the heirs of Samuel
Hammond against the Lindell heirs
and settled the title TO orer 20. 900. 900
worth of real estate lying between New
stead street and Kings Highway aud
Deimsr and Lscleds avenues. known
~ the Huut grant The suisss twenty
sine in numbsr. were begun in 1880
against the Lia6ell heirs and other
grantees The 6rst suit wae decided in
favor of TIE plaintiff ard twenty fonr
Of the holders of the property conpro-
missed. but ave continued the fght and
Al n sf won
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
LAST NIGHTS FIRE.
The Mouse of william Laundry Totally
Destroyed by Bire.

The fire alarm lsst night at iiSo
from b9x NJ. 2Tl WAS caused by the
burning OF frame dwelling on eher-
man stfeet. The building WAS to-
tally destroyed and the furniture
WAS dainsged 10 the extent OF
$500. Tht uilding was owned
by E. p. Coz bitt and occupied by VIII
lam Lanndly. Whether the building
was IN ured WAS i.ot lesrTe ut ihs lMr.
Lanndry's furniture was assured for
5. co. A. J. CLARK, boarder, lost CLOTH
ing valued at SIS.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16

G. l. Merrill a Co have Just recsIssd
some eletsat souvenirs Tor the holiday
trade. They are albums containing
thfty-fve Tis~s Of tie most attractive
festurs of Grand Esplds comprising
views of the nsnufactoriss, public
t'uild inEs. churches. parks. main thor-
ougbfsrss and psDorsnns Of the
river front. 1ae vle~s were taken w
Tire trH and we're autographed n esf-
many. The work "a 81 tns siEhfft
type n peffecGop, aad the Albums sre
= good sdxertsemeni lOr tne CITY.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
BASE silL m ucE's HALL.
The owsshian - .aa b sas sszoe
Wtn Play rsstxht.

Ths owsshtanoAg i de r hsse ball
club ami Inc ka.amszoo / waeelnen will
cross bats IN Luce's hall this eveu ng
The Kalamazoo visitors will arrive IN
the city over tne C. s ". NJ. at p. m.
ana will be met by their adyersaries
wao Will escort tneni from the depot 10
tae owasntanoag club rooms. Were
supper slil oe srryed- At the Coz clu-
sion of the contest both cIubs VII ad-
l0arn TO tile ngaI4d pids bicycle club
room, by invitation OF the einb as
quests al the clubs dance. The two
contesilng clubs are composed OF the
following members:
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16

Ioxpox, Dec. 15.--sir Casrles Rus.
sell. counsel for Florence 81. John, 10.
dsv applied to Justice Jeuns IN The
divorce aivisi n OF her ussJestys high
court OF justice, before whom the a..
vorce cas-. wss tired, for tbs granting
Of iudicisl separation for has chsnt.
Justice Jeune granted the application.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
RECORDS or lHI EAlR
Kent County Fair ofhcisis Make
Their Reports-
4 COMPLETE ACCOUNT OF Expenses
No kseere OF the keeeipss vss Kept bst
Ihs Society a nas sfsnsy lsfs - ussal
Congratulations pPen shets
Success.

The annual meeting Of the Kent
County Agricultural society was hsid
yesterday 81 Secretary Cox's once.
Excepting the absence Of Presidept
Uni. the board was fully represented.
Vice President Clsrk wss in the chair.
superlatsnden. Mech of the art hall
submitied bis report which gave q fun
account Of his work In that depart
nent. His report stated that there
had been 5sl enunes. and &a2s Was
awarded In premiums in thai depart
ment. IL Was the good fortune of the
superintendent TO secure the services
of two competent ladies as Judges, who
worked long and faithfully without
remuneration. lt Was emphaticzlly a
farmers fair. On Thursday 5000
teams were on the grounds While gis-
ing due honor 10 the city patrons Who
o nobly aided taem. they glory IN the
tact that no greater number of farmers
were ever congregated nj - Mlchgaa
| fair.
The report was accepted and placed
| on flle, and ordered published.
supt. {. w. Garfield IF the depart
ment of frults and flowers. snbm8tied
his report, which recommended that
one superintendent have charge of the
ponlological and farm product halle.
and that the two halls be con
nected by canvas, and tie space be
tween be utilized for plants. Tins re-
port Was aiso ordered published.
"A Gr.a, Pealtry Eahabit
chas. f. Mech. superintendent OF
fha r.n,s1frxr dana rlnaepf "A, hex v..t.nrf
said that he felt gratiiied with the suc-
cess OF the exhibit. and tbo1ght that Il
was the best poultry exhibit ever made
IN Grand Rapids.
Secretary Cox's report showed the
entries and premiums awarded in the
several departments. The tofxl entries
in the horse erartment were l6s, and
sSl6 was awarded IN premiums. one
hundred and twenty-five entries were
made IN the cattle department and
premiums were awarded amounting TO
s0l6. The sheep department contained
lis entries and premiums were
awarded amounting TO S2S3.
There were fifteen entries in the
swine department aud $50 IN premiums
were palc. The poultry department
contained $50 entries and 1919 IN prem
iums were awarded. Tne number of
entries IN farm prod ucts WAS 57e aud
the amount of premiums awarded was
S335 exclusive OF special premiums.
The whole number of entries in the
department OF fruits and flowers was
7is and the amount OF premiums
awarded was SG57. There were twenty.
SIX entries in. the farm machinery de
partment ard no premiums awarded.
There were no awards in the carriage
department with seventy-five entries.
the whole number Of enrscs IN manu-.
iactures' and fine art departments was
5Si and the amount OF premiums was
/. s306. This makes total of 2-os cntrlcs,
aud the total Of the premiums was
s3S3l, no. incluc ng special premiums
gwen by the q. X. & :. Railway com.
pany, the c. a w. NJ. Railway com
pany, and many of the merchants ana
business men.
Report of the Treasurer.
Treasurer Brewers report showed
the following itemized disbursements
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16

wssHrNsToS, Dec. IS.-Shsrl~s To-
mar. a eogeres nan. resisted arrest % 4
evening ard fred upon Policr Officer
Nellrn. The officer returned sne hss,
lasssasly klllaas Lsssax.