Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-27


sam Powell. gate keeper q. the
Union station, - very I'll with the grip
Shipments of furniture contracted
for al tins January sale, are already
being made.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Chapman, of No. pol Valley strest, al
eighI pound girl.
The Bicycle club nine will cross bats
with the Custer Guard nine this even
ing IN Custer Gurrd hail.
The Grand Rapids Bicycle club will
give = grand masquerade bail February
10, II It's hall IN the Hartman building.
George l.. Stone, VINO has been in
Architect OK office for the past
eleven years, mas established al othce
for himself.
his Jersey cow dashed out OF the flames
and ran ~ College avenue. since which
It mas not been seeh.
Superintendent Chalmers held con-
ference yesterday afternoon with the
principals of the city schools 1, the
board OF education rooms.
Miss Sarah kellogg died yesterday at
| No. l3i North DIVISION street. The
funeral will he held from the residence
at O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
The Woman's home and hospital.
No. 60 Bostwick street, has two nice
babies. aged two and Elk months, Tor
whom good homes are wanted at once.
Stewart |. Dskraft, formerly Grand
Rapids reporter, is dangerously Ill ct
the Alexian Brothers hospital IN Chlca-
nrn a.. trl nl0np1 from
Buffalo by telegraph.
Secretary Brigham, of the horse
mems association, IS having Circular
printed which gives the races anu
purses of both the July meeting and
the Furniture City races IN August.
General Baggage Agent Wygant OF
the G.. Il. 4 L., has returned from at
tending the semi-annuzl meeting III
Cincinnati, OF the national ASSOCIATION
OF general baggage agents.
The crew ut No. engine house gave
the new extension ladder truck
ANON" several successful trials Mon
day, running the ladder up rs high as
ninety feet, TWO men operating 1t.
Mrs. DIR. Pressly Will read q paper on
"Cur Duty to the Children" at the
Central w. c. T. u. meeting to be held
IN Good Templars' hall, McMullen
block, at O'Clock Thursday Afternoon:
Gen, Vim. p. Inns. Vim. Dunlap,
D.. Joseph Albright, Charles NJ. Nor
| ton and JOIN Rowson are among tie
Masous from this city who are attend
ng the session of the grand lodge IN
! Detroit.
/ The Grand Rapids Cabinet company
yesterday filed another mortgage on It,
| assets, running to Foster. Stevens &
/ Co., 1915; Chas. McQuewan, $406; l..
!, K. Bishop $40, and the Veneer COM
! psny $40.
/ James NJ. Wilcox, acting secretary Of
the Association of Builders and Trad
RS, wishes the public to know that he
| IS not the James u. Wilcox who is hay
| ng contest with A. L. Livingston il
the courss.
The street railway company was
moving its big boiler from the cabl,
| power house yesterday to the electric
| power house. 1t got as far as North
! Division street last evening.
The annual! meeting of the stock.
aolders of the Safety DEPOSIT company
was to have been held yesterday morn
ing at the office of Holden 4 Suns, but
an adjournment was taken until this
evening IT the same place.
John +. Holconbe is at the head OF
! Z movement TO organize rowing clui
| IN this city. The ONashtanong clui
vac asked for an option on Its Reed.
AXE boat house, but the istter's prop
rty being III the hands OF the sheriff
Irobsbly nothing can be done IN thal
ilrection for some time.
The iuneraI services Of Mrs. Eliza "
Sigh, mother of Mrs. l.. 4. Hawkins
vas held at the Hawkins residence, OF
North Prospect street. at 1870 yester
| lay morning. A quartet from the New
hnrch, of which Mrs. Sigh wa, =
member, sang, aud the Rev. Geo-g,
Henry Dole conducted the services.
It is expected that the board OF trade
will get INTO its new Offices III the Aid
| rich block by February |, when the
| Western. Union Telegraph company
| will remodel the old board rooms into
| he handsomest telegraph Offices in the
state, and the present telegraph rooms
Will be made the Office of Sweets hotel
The directors of tAe Horsemen's as
| ISOLATION will meet at the Morton
house tomorrow evening to make tn
arrangements to raise So, 900 to tax
salt of the West Michigan Fair associa-
| TONS bonds. and build stables on the
grounds. They will also consider the
natter OF building club house O. -.
| grcc-ds.
In Social Circles.
/ 80. and Mrs. Blakesley of -,oTti
| Park, entertained the North Park Pedr
club last evening. Miss Florence BIge
| low won the first prize, and the booty
vas gwen TO Mr.. Alley.
Judge BurIingsme's rev game. par
ket. will be introduced at . party to b,
| given Thursday evening in the judges
home.
81 Joeepb's Aid society celebrated III
twenty fifth anniversary At toe casino
corner of Third and Scribner streets
iast night with an entertainment which
was plessingly presented and well al
| tended.
The Young Peoples society of tbs
Wealthy avenue Baptist church hao
contemplated taking sleigh ride
| Thursday evening, but owing to the
poor sleIrhing an oyster supper viii b
served IN the church instead.
Rotations. music and refreshments
| will he among the features at the publ,
4 insfsltst,ou of the officers of fuste,