Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-23
Saturday Morning Scraps.

Saturday Morning Scraps.
Thursday mornings rain settled the
dust, frightened the lawns, luickened
the buds and filled tine sheltered dells
with beautiful wild flowers. 1t gave
the wheat fields robes of fairest green,
softeued the soil for the steel of the
pillow and assured the farmer new grass
TOR his stock, which means fresh, gilt
edge butter by May day.
Frank Zano, "the lightning crayon
ARTIST" who has been attracting large
crowds daily before the show windows
of Flnch's drug store for the past
three weeks, will leave this morning
average of sixty-fve crayon portraits .
day since his arrival in the city.
The following papers will be read at
the prohibition club meeting this even
ing: "Shall we have an intellectual
qualification for the voter? Mrs. n. II.
Coleman; Government control of
railroads and telegraph" +. Graham;
Economies Of prohibition" Geo. ID.
Comstock.
Grand Rapids boating enthusiasts are
taking down masts and sails from the
lofts, overhauling sails aud putting
things III shipshape for the coming sea-
son. Yachts and canoes are being re-
painted and furnished up, and the
summers pleasure will soon begin.
Ii has been announced tn at Misses
Mary Doane, Lille Weldon and Nellie
Lamo shall lead the chorus in the
PIRATES or PeEzance" to be gwen next
week. These young ladies are gifted
with clear flexible voices which they
have under excellent control.
Peninsular and Oriental chapters,
order Of the Eastern Star, will accom-
pany Grand River lodge, f. & A. NJ,
to Lansing, April %. The Star
chapters will be the guests of Arbutus
chapter. The session will be held IN
representative hall.
DIR. Eugene Boise and wive have re-
turned from Chicago, where the doctor
had been for some time in hospital
taking treatment for blood poisoning.
He is Improving nicely, but will not DO
able to attend TO business for . month
yet.
The national convention of the
knights of st. John will be held In
Toronto, Ont, June "A. The Toronto
city council has voted $1,000 to be exc
pended IN decorating public buildings
and welcoming the delegates.
The new pumping engine for the city
water works, With a capacity of l5,-
100000 gallons day, has arrived and
will soon ba placed IN position, the
foundations having already been laid.
Miss Allie u. Straight will go to De-
troit next Friday To take the measure
ment Of several prominent society
ladies for rich gowns which she has
tbs contract tor making.
Maurice +. Gill. formerly on the
police force in tins city, but now
captain OF the night guard at the jack
son state prison. IS III the city GA busl-
ness.
j. X. Johnson Of the Eagle hotel, has
q fine summer cottage nearly COM
pleted on the banks of Thornapple
river IN Cascade Springs.
Supervisor Anne Lindermulder of
the tenth ward, took out MS second
papers of citizenship IN the United
States court Wednesday.
Wheat will be put up cents . bushel
IN the local market this morning.
! Buyers Will pay 81 cents. Bran went
down to 81 ton, retail.
DIR. A. Il. Thompson has been elected
trustee tor the Wealthy avenue
Baptist church, 70 succeed the Rev. ID.
VI. CsBright, resigned.
The Misses Gage and Benedict will
close the season for their dancing
classes tins evening with q fancy dress
hop At their pariors.
Grand Chancellor LOOMS has re-
ceived a. application from Holland for
the institution Of knights OF Pythias
lodge At thai place.
The Holland labor organizations
have appointed committee OF seven
To rare funds to start . Holland peo-
pies party paper.
TIE ladies' OF Trinity church guild
will hold an apron sale on Monday aud
Tuesday "a Mr.. Hairs BOOK store, No.
80 MofHoe street
Five real estate transfers were re-
ported 90 the register of deeds yesteY-
day, the valves Of which ranged from
fs50 10 5000.
A. y. Garland. physical director Of
the Y. NJ. &. A., viii address The sun
day afternoon meeting Of the assocla-
ticn.
The PAINTED avenur Congregational
church society has gwen the Rev. J.. r.
Hustled = unanimous call for another
year.
The q. A. X. cemmiftss en- dsoofa.
lion for Memorial Day viii meet in
Jastice Hydofn's offiee thts ssfnihg.
Colansl Laalsw ~sil arrive in the
city thls aofeinx su government buss-
ness. snd ssii fssEssa antsl evening.
Tsr. c. e. Dssissa 6f AkfaH, o., has
been called here ~ The serious illhsss
Of his asotnss. Mrs. :. Wilson.
woFsHsH saye begun grading South
DisEsssa street, s~uia 81 Hal.