Telegram-herald., 1891-01-16
TOWN ToPIoA


Plumb's store. on Mill crsek. wss
barglsrlset night before last.
The funeral Of Hiram Knapp viii cc-
eur IL BUTTON today az IL - IN.
Miss Gala Travis dancing class meets
Ct HibssniAn Hail shls evening.
The register Of dseds received thirty.
two convsyancss Of real estate yssser-
day.
Grand Lodge. X. Of p. Of Michigan.
holds its annual session IN this city
March Is.
The Burns annual banquet and hall
takes place st the Bridge Street House
January -.
The Board OF Trade reports the re-
eeipt OF four cars Of wheat and two OF
hay yesterday.
samuel j. Latimef, Of Sand Lake,
yesterday filed his oath of ONCE a.
deputy sheriff.
Capt. Lambert and Lieuts. Klaasen
and Stewart. Of tho Innes Rifles, hare
taken their oaths OF Office.
Twelve new members have been
added TO the Church OF Christ, the
result of the recent revival.
A medley social was given last night
by Washington Lodge, A. .. u. W., At
their hall on West Fulton-st.
The Fortnightly Club will hold .
meeting thia evening ct the residence OF
Col. T. s. Pierce, IS Sheldon-st.
south-end cable cars can not b
started until the arrival of the new
cable, which was shipped on the I'd.
Chas. Hull. formerly business man.
sger OF Brexse's Herald, in this city,
has taken = position with the Democrat.
The Muskegon electric road was in
spccted yesterday by the railway peo-
pie Of this city. assisted by j. N. Hagar,
of Chicago.
The Select Social Club gave . very
pleasant hop Mt Simmons Hall, last
evening. Everyone present enjoyed =
delightful evening.
John Westenbrook. Of Grand Rapids
township, has gone insane and is now
confined in jail awaiting examination
IN the probate court.
The Kent Scientific Institute will
hold . meeting this evening and the
discussion wilt be npon the recent dis
coveries Of DR.. Hurst.
A blind inventor, named Morris
Larry, IS In the CITY trying 10 interest
some OF the local capitalists in . patent
Hour receptacle and sitter.
The township of Algoma paid ST.
6i6.ll into the county treasurer's Office
yesterday, balancing the state and
county tax for that township.
Alpha Commandery No. 90. United
Friends OF Michigan, gave . public
installation OF officers last nighs ct
shannahan Hall, on Plaintield-avs.
A man fell out of buggy at the cor
ner of Cakes and South Division-st.,
yesterday, but no damage was done,
except to make the man ridiculous.
The case Of the People VS.. Simeon
Snyder, assault, was settled in Justice
Browns court yesterday, upon pay
ment of the costs by the defendant.
For the second time this winter the
North Division-st. school building was
burglarized last Tuesday night. A
small amount OF supplies was taken.
The regular meeting of the Builders
and Traders Exchange will be held
January %, when the secretary and
treasurer viii read their annual re-
ports.
The new rooms at the Owashtanong
Club will be completed and ready for
occupancy on the 2ith inst. The OPEN
Ing will DO attended with appropriate
ceremonies.
Jno. Blum, for many years with the
Pnrnix Furniture Company, goes to
Minneapolis, Mimi, to take a position
~ foreman IN the factory of Barnard
Bros. 4 Cape.
MIR. Carney, q member of the Custer
Relief Corps. is dying of consumption
ut MS home on MiIler-st. His wife is Ill
tf dlphtherIa, aud daughter died of
tee disease few days ago.
1he ease of the Acme Cigar and To-
bacco Company vs.. Wesley sweet, judg-
ment IN which was rendered January
10. by Justice Brown, IN favor of the
defendant, has been appealed TO the
circuit.
A former travelling salesman for
Hawkins q Co.. Chas. :. Wilcox, is now
secretary and treasurer of the Harrison
Grocer Co.. recently organized at San
Diego, Cal, with capital stock of
100000.
This afternoon a free.for-all horse
race viii take place on the ice at Reed .
lake. Jimmie Fairs says ne will give
AT elegant blsnket TO the winning
horse and will feast the crowd with .
cold turkey lunch.
A suspicious bar OF iron. about Ave
feet IN length, was found the day be-
fore yesterday. in one of the cells of
the second floor of the jail. 1t had not
done any mischief but was removed for
fear that 1t might do SO.
The United states engineers ONCE
force - at present engaged IN making
limited surveys and tax lnx observations
on the tsrand river currents. Prepars-
tons for the spring work will be COM
nleneed later IN the season.
The furnishing committee OF the
Masonic Home, composed of r. n.
swArtout, I. W. Strshan and Or. T. ID.
Bradield. are busilv engaged looking
over furniture samples. with . view to
placing their order for the home.
The Msson's OF Big Rapids viii fur
nish room IN The Masonic Home.
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