Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-07

There - an increasing rrsxs M raFe
and exsfiy china said the agent oe .
Nes York importing hoess IN The MOI
Ton yesterday The Gales have uzoss
than uipscd during the past I'VE ycsrs
People = DO. short time $50. knew sbE
solEt-iy nothing about the relative
merlts u chinswars. and could dlstin
gulsh the differences between sevsrcs
plate and a piece Il native pottery, have
become eoanosssearA Ssms u TIE tesf
and quickest iudges u china are Amer
cana Charles A. Dana II the Nrs
York Sun 10 szid 10 be IN authority.
Cynical and bitter ~ be may he toward
things In general. his friends ssy
he viii 90 into rsptures over
beautiful vxse Ut plate.
and viii discuss the relative merits Il
different wares by the hour. he par
chased large number Il pieces that
our firm exhibited at the Centennial
The other day met dealer IN furnish
ing goods Ia little city. and found that
he had very valuable collection IN
little room in the back II the store
Nobody would ever suspect the exis
teuce ~ a connoisseur II China In such
town a. that. but he vas M authority.
lie examined my samples with the
most intense interest. l have plates IA
my collection that are worth $40 a
dozen and salad bowls that sell Tor eco
each. A few years ago an American
who paid such seemingly exhorbisant
prices for China goods would have been
considered insane"
The Rev. DR. Van Antwerp Of Mar
shall Was guest Of Col. Frank Rise
ley's in Sweets yesterday. He was on
his way to Muskegon 90 attend the
meeting Of the episcopal diocese The
Rev. Henry Hughes OF Coidwster Was
guest in the same hotel.
E. Marsh. a Big Rapids attorney. IL
guest in the New Livingston. r. w.
Hudnutt. proprietor of the Big Rapids
Iron works, dined in the same hotel
yesterday. He was accompanied by his
wife and daughter. The party were on
their way 10 Chicago.
c. w. Sprague Of GreenviIle is guest
in Sweets He 10 in the city 10 attend
the meeting Of the board Of managers Of
the Soldiers home. which will be held
today.
L. " Davis 81 Fremont. a member Of
the firm OF Cole & Davis. lumber manu-
facturers. Is registered in Sweets
Twenty members OF the advertising
contingent OK Forepaugh's show took
dinner at The Eagle yesterday.
W. ii. Dewey. manager Of the Harbor
| Point associations grounds. was guest
in The Morton yesterday.
j. W. Raven. Big Rapids jeweler.
was among yesterdays arrivals in The
Bridge Street House.
Will Hine OF the New Livingston has
returned from short visit to the world $
| fair.
MORTON John O'Brien. jackson; NJ.
| Quinn. Saginaw: W. x Thomas. Manis-
tee; r. Il. Wood. Lansing; w. 5. Abbott,
Lapeer; w. ii. Dewey. Harbor Point
SwrET's-A. ID. Hart. White Cloud;
L. Patterson. Muskegon; Nj. H. Boyden
/ lpsilanti; T.. A. Spencer. II. Benschoter
Bedding; L. V. Davis, Fremont.
NEw LIVINGSTONE. j. Marsh. Big
Rapids; S. ii. Boyce. Grand Haven;
Mary Ditmore. Vaudeville; L. Boyd
F'radenburgh; +. w. Hudnutt and wife
Big Rapids; +. II. Bishop. Battle Greek
EAcLE-F. E. Moore and wife, Sagi.
nav: III. +. Meyers, Lowell: A. Lahhis
ICELAND; NJ. V. Linabury. jackson, y
l.. Miller. Lisbon; A. Van Hess. Holland
Charles Wattell. Plainwell; r.
I ID. jacobs. Paw Paw; ID. Nj. Williams,
Lansing; W. w. Long. Muskegon; {. :.
Bradley. Bay City; w. j. Hatch and
wife, Traverse City.
CLARESDoS- y. Frye. Lakcviewi
Mrs. George +. Cook, Groyc;'F. A. Bur
lington. Wayland: c. w. Gordon. High
land: Charles Hill. Bay City; j. IL
Murray. White Cloud.
BRIDGE STRrET--F. f.. Slater. Coop
ersville. j. ". Raven. Big Rapids; {. G.
| Hyde. Rockford: +. r.. Crandell. Luther
4. l.. Brown. Grandville; c. v. Miller
Cedar Springs.