Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-12

m, expericace 81 the centennial sx-
aihstion az - painfully painful thai
don't know whether ] sAsll 40 Co The
worlds fair - noi." said &. J. Harper Il
Cincinnati in Sweets last night If
do 10 ! shall occupy rooms IN fir~x-
class hotel and lie hled IN . s~<pcctsbie
aud satisfactory n1anaer. iised sn one
of these mushroom kosielries when
" ss IN Philadelphia Ia see the oentea-
NAL exposition. The wsiis we're con
structed Il one thickness II boards and
the floors we're buiii CA the sxai~ on-
lightened and sanitary plan The man
that had . room on the NTH noos could
hear the man on the tirst Moor susns.
aud the man whos~ box stall wss 10
Gated In the northeast corner a the
building could hear every movement Il
all other men in the southwest corner II
the institution. Then the food they
dished up would stampede an Italian
colony. II WAS too vile u eat. and Il
you mildly kicked about IT, the proprie
tor informed you that you were al
liberty 10 change hotels al any time
The hotel accommodations were very
poor aud Il Was no easy thing for man
Ia find anything better. They we're all
alike. except the regular hotels and they
charged sio just for the privilege 1t
looking at the clock. But Ia sooner he
robbed IN gentlemsnly way than sand
Ragged 10y thugs. and II l finally decide
u go Ia the worlds fair I'm going 10
stop in the best hessi in Chicago even
II cant stay more than day
CD. Whitney IL Detroit, the veteran
theater manager. ~as again IN the New
Livingston yesterday. This has teen
the best theatrical ~ ssson IN Detroit We
have ever had" he said. lit has b~cn
profitable beyond all our expectations.
The theatrical business has been good
all over the country this srsson; at least
IL has with me. All my thesters have
done we'll aud think everybody else =.
too. Brady 4 Garwo,d still retain the
management al my Detroit opera house.
Charlie Carwood Wan hack 90 Detroit
for about month, but he has been CON-
PEELED 10 go south Charlie 10 in very
bad condition. and many II his friends
fear that he never will recover his
health. He 10 hopeful. though. and
thinks he is going Ia brace up after a
time. Charlie ~ continually changing
doctors in the hope that he will lind
come one that will do him good lie
thinks each one helps him at first. but
in little while he gets discouraged
again and wants a change. No theatri-
Cal manager in the wesS has more friends
than Charlie Garwood. and every one of
them hopes that the southern climate
may improve his health
Ed j. Fay. chief clerk in Sweets
hotel. has resigned his position and will
return la Chicago. Mr.. Fay came to
Grand Rapids last summer Ia succeed
Sid Steele. who resigned Ia accept q
position in The Morton. Previous 10
coming In this city Eddie" Was night
clerk in The Great Northern, the new
palace hotel opened in Chicago last SUN.
mer by Eden r. Hulburt. He is one IL
the most capable and efficient clerks
that have ever stood behind tfue deek in
a Grand Rapids hotel. He has a wide
acquaintance among the travelling pub
lie and 10 competent in every respect.
IL will not be an easy matter for the pro
prietor Ut Sweets "a fill his place. Mr..
Fay has not yet decided what he will do.
although he has received several offers
from Chicago hotels
Ben Fletcher of Detroit. general pas.
senger agent for the d.. q. il. 4 NJ.
road. was among yesterdays arrivals in
The Morton.
Frank Riseley. proprietor 81 Sweets
hotel. left for Chicago yesterday Ia meet
his daughter. Nellie. who ia on her way
home from Des Moines Incidentally