Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25

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the vestEy.
Thomas Waune, boy 10 years old.
MAS arranged IN police court yester-
/ day on a charge OF stealing ESQ WORTH
OF clothing from Charles King The
theft Is alleged to have taken place
December 4. Wsune demanded an
examination winch was set for next
/ Tuesday.
Maud Carpenter, one of the most
notorious women of the town, was ar
rested Friday nignt for being drunk.
/ She pleaded guilty IN police court yes
I terday morning and was sentenced 10
pay tins OF $50 or TO Dc confined IN
Jail thirty days. She took the latter.
The holiday travel was exceptionally
| hgnt on all the roads Yesterday. The
1 ticket agents at the Union station said
| they cold fewer tickets yesterday than
on any similar occasion for years.
But the trains coming INTO the city
were all heavily loaded.
The weekly report of the board of
! health sEJxs that the week opened
! with ta.rty-tive cases on the books,
fourteen new cases have been reported,
eighteen cases have recovered, two
now on the books.
;. B. McCracker of Detroit has been
| engaged as state statlstician for the
| Michigan building III the worlds fair.
| The work will devote = great deal OF
/ space 10 the water power OF the state.
His office will be No. 1873 Seitz block,
/ Detroit.
Truant officer Frank b. Fee has
eighty sacks Of -four to distribute TO
needy families IN the city. The flour
IS the gift of Mrs. A. b. Watson and IS
| her annual offering 1T Christmas time
as it Was ner husbands during his life-
time.
Plans and details for the mantles in
the ladies' parlor and the rotunda Of
/ the Michigan building of the worlds
/ fair have been received and referred
To the Widdicomb Mantle company.
Santa Claus actually came down the
chimney At the Calvary Baptist church
/ on Friday evening. There was an en-
/ tertsinment of songs, tableaux, etc.
| Supp3r was served and CONNECTIONS dis
/ trIbulrd.
John Ball and Kerry Cav. charged
with burglary were held for trial by
Judge Haggerty yesterday morning.
Bail was fixed AZ $500 which was gwen
by Ball. Cav went to jail to await
| trial.
Wilbert c. Reid, who has just re-
| turned from a trip to Europe and the
east IN the interests of the standard
/ Narnlsh company of New York, Is
spending the holidays with his parents.
A. Almquist of the Union station re-
| iced yesterday. He received y box
OF delicious Florida oranges from
General Passenger Agent Davidson of
the Savannah, Florida and Western.
A Christmas concert will be given by
the Sunday school of the First Re
| formed church tom >rrow evening.
santa Claus will appear and tell of his
trouble aud rs happy ending.
Owing TO the immense traffic and
the slippery condition of the track last
| night, the street cars ran on irregular
time, but everyone was too happy 20
notice II.
The city reference library will be
| open from l O'Clock to O'Clock .. m
today. Both the library and tue refer
ence library will be closed all day to-
morrow.
8 Miss Genevieve Borheim, who has
been attending Akeley institute, is
spending the holiday vacation with
Miss May stevens of South Lafayette
| street.
Hi Hedger, the oldest hack driver In
town, died OF heart disease at his home
4 on Waterloo street Friday night. He
| had driven hack here for twenty years.
Emory Niskem of Nuskegon, a stu
1 -. 49, -
| university, spent Saturday with hi.
friend, John NJ. Reid, Of the west side.
! An elaborate menu has been pre-
! pared for the Christmas dinner at the
/ Nendoms. The menu folder is enclosed
IN 4 handsomely illustrated cover.
| Frank Hensiey was arrested yester-
| day by Officer Van Fisher on suspicion
! of larceny. 1t claimed he stole two
axes from the Bridge street house.
The American express office will be
open today until o'clock D. m. There
will be no delivery. but packages may
be obtained by calling for them.
+. b. Fisher, of the Eagle. left last
| night for New York, from where he
will sail for the Sandwich Islands on a
voyage for health and pleasure.
The defense was not ready to take
! ND the Coke embezzlsment case IN the
superior court yesterday and court was
I al lourned until next Tuesday.
Prof. j. L. Lucis, of the normal de
psrtmsut OF the Grand Rapids business
Z college. was presented with a fine gold
pen and holder by his pupils.
Bessie Faulkner was taken very sick
on Bridge street bridge yesterday after
j H...f
her home on Ninth street.
/ Hub Baker with his wife and daugh-
/ ter. Ignore. left yesterday for New
York state to spend the holidays with
/ Mr.. Bakers mother.
A program OF tbe service ADD word Il
of selections sung by the choir vii be
distributed IN the Park church congre-
CATION this morning.
A Jolly time was enjoyed at the
Christmas tree celebration OF the south
Congregational sunday schools on FRI
cav evening.
The bank clesrInss yesterday. $3.50, =
$50 81. show a decrease 0f SIS. 3l4.l2.
"a compared TO the corresponding day
Of asst year.
Cbsuncey 4 Unlock. the fire under
writ ars. ara presentnx their friends
With handsome PAPER msche blotter
holders.
The totsl bank clesriugs for the past
week we're St.il2 4fT5S "a against
S9e4, 97E.fI for the corresponding week
/ Of 1921.
All the employees Of the Evening
/ eadsr we're pleasantly remembered,
N Christmas sort OF way bv ". B.
Weston