Telegram-herald., 1891-02-11
TOWN TOPICS.

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Mr.. u. A. Bledgett left Yesterday for
florida to be gone some time.
Splendid skating at Fountain Street
Riak Open afternoon and evening.
Col. r. :. Pierce has decided that he
Will uoG embark ia business as has been
announced.
The Foresters Val give q pedro party
toaight in the rooms over trederlek :
music store.
A permit was Issued yesterday for
the burial of Elzad2 Heth, OF Wyom-
ing township.
Come 10 the Fountain Street Rink
ana have a good time. Open afternoon
and evening.
The Unitarian church has decided to
extend a call tO the Rev. Mlla +. Tup-
per OF LaPOrte, Ind.
The Universal Tripod Company will
make their factory on Canal-st eight
stories high IN the spring.
The best people IN town skate at
Fountain Street Rink. The zee IS splen-
dld. open afternoon and evening.
Mr.. &. y. Harrington. ex-treasurer of
the Y. NJ. c. A., has been elected Il
pember OF the board of directors.
The Young Mems Bible Class of
the Park Congregational church will
give q reception tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Chas. A. Hilton left yesterday
for Kansas City TO be gone about two
months for the benefit OF her health.
The Y. NJ. c. A. will admit non-res-
ident pupils of the public schools 10 It's
membership at the rate OF $3.50 for the
school year.
The Board of Trade Yesterday re-
,orted the following receipts, five cars
Il wheat, two cars OF corn and three
srs OF hay.
Hon. c. c. Fuller, of Big Rapids, was
yesterday appointed United states
Commissioner for the western district
u Michigan.
There will be q meeting tonight of
he loge No. 1899, Royal Arcanum, 50
Vest Bridge-st. \ pedro party Will
blow the meeting.
Agent Kennedy of the humane So
tety reports 50 cases as being acted up
n during the month of January, and
t0natiOns amounting TO s6S.40.
The funeral OF the late Mary Sey-
nour Day will be held at the lecture
Church this morning at 10 a. m.
The Mendelssohn quartet of Detroit
Will give several of it's choicest vocal
selections at the organ recital ut the
Westminster Presbyterian church Fri
day night.
The street railroad employees have
elected tho following officers: j. C..
Paul, president; J. Leader, vice pres
ident: j. j. Carroll, secretary; j. Nc
Gee, financial secretary; Henry Warner,
treasurer.
The -. Cecilia Society has engaged
Louis G.. Elson, of Boston, TO give a
course of three musical lectures, Illus
trated by song and piano, to which
everyone is cordially invited. See ad-
vertlsement.
Mr.. Charles ROdensteIn is entertain
ing his friends Messrs. William Scott,
purchasing agent for the Phoenix
Char Company of Cheboygan, Wis,
snd Capt. GundusOn, of the same
place, for a few days.
Mr.. William Schefer who has been TO
Moutey .deo, Uruguay, setting up fur
niture for Berkcv 4 Gay IN a new
hotel there, hasreturned after stay of
over year. His health was somewhat
impaired by the climate.
Rev. Mr. Reynolds, pastor of Eman-
uel Presbyterian Church, as gone East
to attend the trial of the murderer of
his father. II Is feared that the rever-
end gentleman may not feel ike return
ing TO his charge IN this city.
Peter Boss has returned to the city.
having completed fOur-year sentence
30 the Jackson State Prison for at
tempted wife murder. He shot AZ his
wife while under the influence ofliquor
and has resolved to lead an industrious
hte.
Mr.. Oscar Schaffer, of Paris, has a
large sugar orchard of 500 trees and
manufactured $500 pounds of maple
sugar last year. lie = getting ready 90
work on an extensive scale this spring,
and expects to produce more than the
amount of last years product.
VIII McCsmbridge has been in the
city this week looking over the hard.
ware stores and dry goods stores pre-
psrstory TO MS coming marriage IN
Grand Haven. VIII IS with Joe kIbler
in Grand Haven, and the approaching
rsrrisge - much talked Of n TIE