Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-11
cT1 NEWS IN sales.


The Columbian Social club hss been
ORGANIZED Tor the winter season III
has about thirty members with the fol-
loving officers: President, p. ID. Farrell;
wee president, Robert shanAhani sec
Rotary, Fred Howell; treasurer, j. w.
McCarty. The club Will meet every
Monday evening. and two evenings
each month will be DEVOTED ~ pleas
ufe.
The trustees Of Park Congregational
church nave purchased the cnapei ~
tie corner OF Ashland and Center
streets and will use It as . church, ssr-
wees 10 be conducted N both Holland
and English. Sunday school has
bean Organized on Houseman street
with George ID. Comstock As superin-
tendenL
Owing TO the lecture IN parliam entary
Law by Mrs. Martha Strickland, TO be
gwen IN the Ladies' Literary club
rooms, the Political Equality club will
postpone the nour OF meeting tomor-
row until $50 pm. The club will meet
with Mrs PeSrsall, No. 363 East Bridge
street.
TIE closing Feast Of Tsbernacles will
DO celebrated a. Tempis Emanuel to-
morrow evening At 7:So o'clock, and
Thursday morning al loo'clock. Rabbi
+. w. Jesselson will deliver lecture,
Wednesday evening, on the subject
Light and Shade"
rns largest excursion OF the season
will arrive In TINS city Thursday from
Indiana They will come IN four
special trains accompanied by brass
bands, and will be met ~ the depot by
q welcoming committee. About $500
will attend.
The board OF directors OF the Grand
Rapids Improvement board will meet
tonight TO consider the report Of the
special committee appointed some time
since 70 c nslder the consolidation of
the Improvement board with the Board
OF Trade.
DR.. Alfred NJ. Webster fled . n,edi-
cal practitioners sworn statement with
the county clerk yesterday. He 10 q
graduate OF the Chicago Homeopathic
Medical college and has prescribed his
dlminuatlye pills for the past fifteen
years.
The annual meeting Of the u. B. A..
for the purpose Of filling any vacancies
on the board of direction and appoint
ing committees for the coming year
will be held this Tuesday, afternoon
At O'Clock in the parlors Of the Home.
ID. G. simmons residence at No. 4l9
South foaia street was damaged by fire
10 the extent of SIS yesterday morn
ing. An alarm wss turned in at 8
O'Clock from box No. 343. The fire
was caused by the furnace.
A large capstone. IA feet s inches
long, 3 feet 8 inches high and feet
thick, has been placed over tho en-
trance TO the new Briggs block. 1t is
the largest stone ever used in any
building in Grand Rapids.
> Z. Wormley is LOOKING for . val
liable cocker spaniel dog which was
taken IN custody by the poundmsster
some days ago. The dog Was gwen to
Mr.. Wormley by DR.. @. X. Johnson.
The monthly meeting OF the free
kindergarten circle of King . daughters
vii De held At the residence of Mrs. J.
c. Fitzgerald, No. "a Washington street,
a. o'clock this afternoon.
Gen. 3. VI. Cutcheou, the Rev. ID. F..
Bradley, OF Park church. and the Rev.
Clarence Finister will leave today for
Minneapolis TO attend the national
Congregational council.
the Warren. Scharf Asphalt Paving
company IN the city for the past two
years, has left Grand Rapids for other
fields.
Mrs. F.. Fitzgerald went 10 Chicago
Saturday TO meet her husband, who
bad been spending the summer in New
Mexico they returned home yester-
day.
The funeral of Michael Walsh will
be held under the auspices OF the An
cent Order OF Hlbsfnisns from st. Al
paonsus church at . o'clock this morn
Ing.
"Wednesday afternoon the aldermen
OF the city vii ride about and visit ali
the parks OF the city, TO see what has
been done IN them the past summer.
Msssrs. F. w. Wurzburg, William
HsSe and Peter Wurzburg havs gone
g. View York 20 attend the funeral OF q
cousin OF Mr.. Hskes.
There are thrty-four voting pre-
cinCts in the city ana twenty-eight in
the townships, making arty-two pre-
ciucts in the county.
A. X Zschsras and Nlu T,otte
Pickett will be married this evening in
the home Of the brides parents, on
Lake street.
The new state bank. corner Pearl
aud Ottaws streets invites the savlngs
deposits Of al working men.
smiley. Smith and stevens are NOV
ing their Office into the Michigan Trust
compsny's building.
The minister's conference was not
vel attended yesterday and vas not
called 10 order.
Mrs Or. Wilson. OF Mount Clemens.
Il visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J.
" Hayward.
The Inspection OF Custer W. r. c.,
vli occur at the regular meeting to-
morrow.
Born.-To Mr. and Mrs. v. 2. Bsckus
Of fisinville avenue. a ten pound boy
The Street Railway conpsuy viii
soon have closed cars on al routes
Henry BrOest. who vas an severely
injured Friday, q dong well.
A dock Inc walk Of ssonrv ~ being
constructed by F. Rsnnlvills along the