Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-03


gon Railway company has resigned, 10
take effect the last of this month.
company with . capital stock of
$50 900 has been ORGANISED for tho ussn-
ufacturs of saad brick IN Maskegon.
Rev. c. WEIGH. pastor of the North
Muskegon Methodist church. has been
gwen charge at Lapeer.
Muskegon is 10 have an iron bridge
10 connect lt with North Muskegon.
and part of 1t has already arrived. but
Il will have 10 stay on the cars unul
the sawdust City solons decide where
10 locate Il.
r. +. Waters, Michigan Central
brakeman, had his nand smashed at
Jackso Friday SO badly as To necessi-
tate amputauon.
An employe of the Central City Soap
works at Jackson, named Hinckley,
had the fingers of his left hand covered
IN the machinery on Friday.
Charles c. Lee. a former switchman,
has recovered $4,000 from the Mlchi-
gan Central railroad for the loss OF n
hand while IN Its employ four years
ago.
The annual state convention OF the
UnIversalist church of Michigan Will
be held at the Universalist church IN
Lansing, October ii to IL. The list OF
speakers includes many noted men
from this stste and elsewhere. The
state convention of the y. p. c. u. will
be held at the same time and place.
Rev. VIM. Lyle, for IL years pastor
Of the Congregational church of Bay
City, has retired. He has received u
cali elsewhere.
The speakers of the Eaton county
far on political day, Friday next, will
be Hon. Eugene Belden. Tor the peo-
pies party; Hon. f. p. Allen, for the
republicans; Judge Morse, for the
democrats; and Rev. John Russell, for
the prohIbitionists.
While in his lumber yard Friday, ex-
Mayor ID. +. Comstock, OF Big Rapids,
fell from a ladder and broke his left
arm.
The barns of Margaret Jacobus, at
diary fire Thursday Eight. Loss. 81 500.
c. r. Wilkes, of Allegsn, caught II
black bass IN Kalamazoo river that
weighed six pounds after being pre-
pared for the broiler.
A Torch lake sailor could not cut his
steak, nor masticate it, nor swallow II.
The coroner removed from his throat q
piece 81 inches square.
Friday, an electric car at Jackson ran
into . wagon and fatally injured the
driver, q colored gentleman by the
name of lockwood and killed two
horses.
Battle Creek offers q reward of 81 900
for the arrest and conviction of the
person who fired and destroyed the
plant of the Union School Seat CON-
pany.
Garrett Harrison, a prominent CHM
ak citizen, died Friday from the effects
of blow from falling barn door.
Charles Critchell of Adrian has been
jailed on the charge of taking improper
liberties with l3-year-Old girl.
The state annual convention of the
Y. w. c. A. will open at Coldwater
Friday, October IA, and close the fol-
lowing Sunday with a mass meeting.
d. NJ. Blair, for many years president
of the village of Morenci and 3 prom
lnent secret society man, is dead.
Tom Harris OF Battle Creek fell
| asleep on q second story window sill
Thursday and fell out. He would
have been killed hut for the breaking
of his fall by heavy wire.
The Michigan Patriot, removed from
Battle Creek, has been located at Red
Jacket, Houghton county.
Chief Engineer James d. Hawks of
the Michigan Central will Immediately
| resign to accept the management of
tina Detroit Citizens Street Railway
| company.
There are now 497 boys in the state
reform school at Lansing, DIP girls in
the state industrial school for girls At
| Adrian, $40 inmates in the Iona re-
| formatory, 76s in Jackson prison, leo
| in the Marquette prison and 70S in the
| Detroit house of correction.
Saginsw's school board will erect q
| new High school building, an adverse
| vote of the people Notwithstanding.
| The Hons. j. Wright Giddings and
| Joseph Hambitzer, nominees for lieu
tenant governor and state treasurer, re-
| spectlvely, speak At Kalamazoo tomor-
| row evening.