Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-01
CITY News in Brief.

on Waterloo street and Was covered
with base ball club.
City News in Brief.
A meeting Of the high school alumni
was held ut DIR. Birge's Office last even
ing. Plans ter perfecting the associa-
| ton were discussed. A committee of
two members of each class was ap-
pointed to visit and interest members
| of the alumni, and another committee
was directed to make arrangements
for the annual banquet on January 4.
The Styeeet Railway company began
| operating the Butterworth avenue line
yesterday afternoon. The cars run
every ten minutes from the corner Of
| ButterwoIth avenue and Indiana street
across Fulton street bridge, thence on
| Waterloo street to Monroe. and to the
corner Of Canal and Bridge streets.
Fred Luce's team ran away on Mon
| roe street about o'clock yesterday
afternoon and caused q Wild scattering
among teams and people on the street.
At the corner OF Monroe and Ottawa
streets the horses fell and could not
| rise. No damage was done.
The Christian Temperance Union OF
Unions meets this afternoon At O'Clock
ut Good Temelars' hall. The Rev.
Caroline Bassett of Lisbon will present
Q paper on "The Advancement of Wo-
man From Bible Standpoint" All
are cordially invited.
At q meeting of the Young Mems
lyceum of the South Congregations.
church on Tuesday evening 1t was
unanimously decided that the princi-
pies of the democratic party are not
the safest for the American people to
depend upon.
There will be . "Mirth Provoking
Auction Sale" at the Bicycle club
rooms this evening. Every member Is
ing article, wrapped up securely which
will be put up and sold to the highest
bidder.
Superintendent of Public Works
James N. Davis says that the board will
shortly submit to the common council
. contract for the Cook system of water
supply. 1t will call for at least 10, 000,-
900 gallons additional d ally supply.
The man who was thrown out of
Henze's saloon Monday night became
conscious enough yesterday TO give
his name as James McClinton. This is
all he divulged, except to say that he
had been working in the city.
The Political Equality club met at
the rooms Of Mr.. Edison in the Ven
dome yesterday afternoon. No particu-
lar business was transacted beyound
the general discussion of topics per-
tanning to parliamentary law.
The laterals are now being laid to the
! Cherry street sewer between East street
and Lake avenue. They will be CON-
| pleted in few days, and the Cherry
street cars will then run TO the end of
the line.
| Heman @. Barlow and wife enter
tanned their friends by . pedro party
at their residence on Lyon street last
evening. Tomorrow evening they will
give . second party of q similar char
acter.
Deputy United States Marshal
Brewster left last night for the Detroit
house Of correction in charge of Walter
Freaze, who was sentenced for thirteen
months for mailing an obscene letter.
Elder l.. G.. Moore, the Adventist pas
tor. will be pleased to see his friends
ut his residences on Qulgiey avenue.
second door east Of u. Il. church,
South Grand Rapids.
The Art association is prepared to
give art lovers Of Grand Rapids an
other treat in the way OF an exhibition
of pictures by home and foreign artists
next week.
A Mr.. Kimbail, living ct No. 80 OF
tawa street, fell upon the steps of his
house yesterday. striking upon bic
head and back, and sustaining internal
injuries.
| An interesting revival IL in progress
| as the Ames NJ. +. church. The Rev.
| =. L. Hamilton, the pastor, is assisted
| by Mrs. Garretsson. who breaches
nightly
| The women's Missionary society OF
| 81. Marks will meet this afternoon at
| 2 O'Clock at the residence of Mrs. Fox.
corner of Cherry street and College
avenue.
| Mrs. 4. W. Treats kindergarten class
will 1--WE an entertainment at the Sec
ond BAPTIST church, corner of Gold and
California streets At 8 o'clock this even
ing.
IL the weather continues mild il is
quite possible that the new water main
may be laid IN Lake avenue to Its in
tersscfion with weslthy avenue.
J.H. P. Hushsrt. general manager
| Of the CT. r. \ /. roSd. - in Chicago at
tending . meeting Of the Central gen
ersl managers
l Jennie Hsgan-Jsckson will give her
/ third illustrated lecture on Niagara
Falls ard other views, in Elks hall
this evening.
The Art association has secured
rooms in the Michigan Trust building
for The exhibition which viii open next
Monday.
Patrarehsal Circle, Knights OF the