Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-28


England Furniture company from
small strip of land on Bates street.
where the new factory IL located. The
trial IS in progress IN Judge Adsits
court. The piece of land Is valued at
81 900.
Contractor Mosher. who Is erecting
the street name signs, says he Will have
his work completed by Saturday.
There are some street intersections
which Will not have signs, but this will
city has furnished no sign post.
jacob Mulder swore out warrant
yesterday charging Tom O'Donnell
with keeping vicious dog. He
claimed that the dog attacked HIM on
the sidewalk. A rent IN his overcoat
was exhibited as an evidence OF ms
narrow escape.
The resolutions adopted by the bar
association relative to the death OF
James Blair, were presented TO tue cir
cunt court yesterday by Fred A. May
nsrd. The resoluti ms were received
and ordered spread on the records.
A disappointingly small number of
travelling men went to- Detroit yester-
day 10 attend the annual meeting of
the knights of the grip. Ii il estimated
that not more than twenty Grand Rap
ids members of the order went.
Mrs. 5. c. Smith of No. 507 East Full
ton street has received from her
brother. +. y. Knapp, formerly Of
Grand Rapids, now at farpon Spring,
Fla, some choice Florida oranges
picked out OF his own orchard.
Peter Crawley gave a chattel mort
gage of 81 200 yesterday TO Sorman
Cummings. The mortgage covers all
the horses. wagons ana other personal
property owned by him and located at
No. l63 Cass street.
Cora Theurer Of Pentwater is visiting
her sister, Mrs. &. S. Harmon, OF Mt.
Vernon street. Mr.. Hsrmon's mother,
VINO resides IN the eastern part of the
state, Is also . guest at the same place.
Harry Sincere and Johnny Roach
may fight some time after all. Roach
says he Is willing to meet Sincere IN a
twenty-round contest with four ounce
gloves any time within three weeks.
w. o. Woodwork and Il. c. Whac-
ton will attend meeting of the board
of directors of the Michigan Trap
Shooters league, which will be held at
the Hudson house, Lansing. Jan. =.
A car load of the plate for the Gum
Hardware company and two cases of
looking glass plate for the West Mlchi-
gan Furniture company were cleared
In the custom house yesterday.
Merchants say they are we'll satisfied
with the Christmas trade, and that
owing to careful buying are not left
n sfneks nf ~
goods on their hands.
DR.. GrIswold is mentioned as q prob
ability in connection with the vacancy
in fourth ward seat, caused by the
death of James Blair. tie has been
there before.
At the reception given in the home
of the Hon. and Mrs. T.. +. Uhl Christ
mas night, Miss Belle Chamberlin con-
tribu.ed several very entertaining voca
selections.
The Political Equality club will meet
at the residence or MRS. Mary q. Pear
sell. No. l03 East Bridge street. at $50
o. m. All interested are cordially IN
vlted.
c. III. Bass. one OF the travelling men
for tho Blssell carpet Sweeper com
pany, received as Christmas present
from his wife bouncing baby girl.
f. r. Dikemsn says ne is confident
that Alcryon will be reinstated. He
believes the stallion will certainly
break the record of 2:l0f.
The vested choir of Trinity church
will repeat the nativity song service
both morning and evening next sun
day by SPECIAL request.
Yesterdays bank clearings s217,-
7Os. ~, showed an increase of sl0l,-
li0,l5 over the corresponding day of
last year.
Neither the G.. Il. & I. or the c. 4
W. VI. road mas yet suffered an incon-
venience owing to the snow in the
north.
Collector of the Port Maynard was
out again yesterday, after having been
confined at home by nervous prOstrs-
ton.
There will be a meeting OF the y. G..
c. {. at the club rooms. No. 1913 North
Di-ison street. this evening.
Luther Smith of the worlds fair ar
chitects' offices spent Christmas with
bis parents n the city.
Captain W. A. Gavstt, Detroit agent
Of the c. & ". VI. and H., l.. & y, was
IN town Yesterday.
Christmas cssh donations at st.
James Catholic church were larger
than ever before.
Fred Foot. money order clerk in the
postofice. has gone TO Chicago for a
brief vacation.
4 dividend of per cent was declared
by the Grand Rapids National bank
yesterday.
Tn. A. VI. r. Zion church viii give
social tomorrow evening. Admission
free.
Farmers who were in from the coun-
try Yesterday report FIRST eisss sieigh-
ing
J. Z. Streitskv "a confined - his
home ~ an acute attack Of neurslg ga.
There we're about twenty leads OF
wood az the nay market YESTERDAY
The woman's suxihary 81 the ! ".
G. A. VII meet e. 3 2. III today.
Mrs. Freeman snd her daughter left
for Ne~ Or s&ns yesterday
John Erovn ieft fer a business tric
% Chicsgo at ght
Charles Weber OF Kalamazoo wasin
ihe cify yesterday
TIE Two Old ere engines which hsve
been At engine houses Nos. and ?,