Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-21
City New, In Brief.

City News in Brief.
Next Thursday evening the Y. n. C.
4. debating oociety will diecusa the
question: Resolved. That contract
labor III tho state prlsous should b.
eoolishet." The speakers on the AZ
hrmat,ve will DO John Wander Mey.
Charles w. Bartlett With Orville Dennis
- substitute. Tho negative will b
supported by La vern Warner aud Geo.
=. 7. Parishs with Henry White ~ sub
stitute.
!. N. Turner. assignee OF the Owash-
tanonR club. 10 quoted as saying that
unless the project 70 organize q new
club 10 take the property of the de-
funct club, matorialISes soon. the prop
erty will be cold at auction by the eher-
TT. Tho latter draws s. Per day for
his services while the property is IN his
hands.
Secretary C. s. Ward, c. d. Har.
rington. Fred s. Russell, G.. Marsman,
II. Vanden Boogert, G. P. Benedict, w.
A. Robinson, James Leeuhouts, aud A.
&. Garland went 20 Holland yesterday
TO attend the second annual conference
OF Y. NJ. C. A. of the Grand Rapids dis
trict. The conference closes this even
ing.
Tho bank cltarings Tor the past week
amounted TO $751; .639. 40, - compared
with business OF $s5S. 066.lo for the
same week one year ago. The daily
clearings were: Monday $l53, 1895;
Tuesday, Sl44. 564.16; Wednesday. $685.
1882; Thursday, $l4s.S74.S0; Friday,
SIG, 1892; Saturday, SIPS, 060.37.
The postroffice will be open tomor-
row = Washington's birthday - from
7:30 .. m. to IL m. TIE carriers will
make the usual forenoon deliveries.
Special collections will be made from
Monroe and Canal street letter boxes
At 8. 5 and z p. IN.
The Rev. Caroline ]. Bartlett OF Kali
amazoo will lecture Monday evening in
Unity church on "a Pilgrimage to the
Homes of Shakespeare and George Ell
lot" This will be tho sixth of .
course of eight'lectures to be given by
the Unity society.
The contract for building tho Pierce
engine house was awarded yesterday
TO Rawson Bros, for $l1 $50. Tho con-
tract calls for the completion of the
building by September !.
Samaritan Lodge No. 3S7. Knights OF
Honor. give . pedro party at Odd Eel
love- hall, Tower block, on Tuesday
evening. Feb. 23d. Members, with their
families and invited friends, are ex-
pected to DO present.
Ed. NJ. Tale will start this evening on
three months business trip for the
Bissel Carpet Sweeper Company. Mr..
Tate has been in the employ Of Brown,
Hall d Co. for the past year.
The ladies OF the South End Literary
club will give an entertainment on
Monday evening, March /. at Sim
mons hall, corner Of South Division
street and Fifth avenue.
Members of the "Old Residents'' as
sociatlon are requested to meet in the
city hail at half past nine this morning
TO attend the funera. Of Mrs. Aaron
Brewer.
At the pastors conference on Mon
day afternoon. the Rev. L. H. Davis
will read . paper on Tho Evangeliza-
ration of the Masses."'
The Muske9on Brewing company il
building . warehouse 1T the corner OF
the GRIND Rapids b Indiana road and
First street.
John Drtgge has been elected mem
Der Of the board OF directors Of the
Michigan Retsil Lumber Dealers asso-
citation.
st. Andrews 81. AIphonsus', 81.
Mary's and ST. James' parochial schoola
viii observe washinxton's birthday.
Monday being legal holiday, Wash