Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-21
Civ News in Brief.

4. l.. LOCKWOOD OF the ". II. ~ L. re-
turned from saginaw yesterday, where
ne had been TO attend the annual
meeting OF the Michigan Passenger
Agents ASSOCIATION. The old officers
were all reelected, but no other busl-
ness OF importance was transacted.
Last evening the LADIES' AID society
OF the South Congregational church,
division 5. gave . white social at the
residence of Mrs. Dennis, No. 2i6 Ter
race avenue. Refreshments were
served and . fine musical and literary
program rendered.
At the regular meeting of the Prohi-
bition club IN Good Templar's hall this
evening musical and literary pr
gram will he rendered and B. j. Colvin
will contlnue the subject OF Future
Reformatory Work." Everybody is
cordially invited.
An attempt will be made to organize
. Michigan league of professional base
ball clubs. There will be meeting In
Sweets hotel February for that pur-
pose. Robert Leadley of Detroit and
John II. RoushkAlb are pushing the
enterprise.
The union meetings of Young reo-
j..
interesting meeting. The subject was:
"The Friend of Sinners" The meet
ing was led by the society Of the Park
Congregational church.
Unity Sunday school enjoyed a
sleIgnride last evening. After a jolly
ride about the city the party visited L.
5. Udelps home, No. 222 South Union
street. where an oyster supper was
served.
Several railroad officials and others
will attend tho grand opening of the
Fort street depot IN Detroit this even
ing. Tney will make the trip IN a
special &. q w. NJ. Car over the D., L.
&N.
Yesterday was the second day in sue
cession with nothing dong In police
court. At q O'Clock last evening there
had not been an arrest made by the pO-
lice department in forty-eight hours.
The furniture men IF the city will
mold q meeting tonight in the Office OF
III. d. {. Van Asulus, to decide the
question of making an EXHIBIT of Grand
Rapids furniture at the worlds fair.
Each Episcopal parish of the city Is
asked to furnlsA names OF five persons
VI PtOPOcCh
Church club. These Will then meet
and perfect the organization.
The child of Herbert Harrington.
who was abandoned when less than
month old, was formally adopted in
the probate court yesterday by Mr.. and
Mrs. William j. Raggsrty.
The board of directors Of the Berkey
& Gay Furniture company has been IN
creased to seven members by the addI-
tion OF George u. WhItworth and Jo-
seph Ii. Aartin.
Truant Otiicer Fee gave the boys of
the trusnt school . sieighrlde yester-
day afternoon through the kindness OF
NJ. Z. Miller, the Kent street livery
mau.
There will he an examination of stu
dents OF the university extension
course. held in the laboratory at the
high school, 81 $50 o'clock this evening.
W. ]. Collier, CT. X. & 1. switchman,
IS confined TO st. Marks hospital with
broken arm, resulting from bong
caught between two cars.
The Rev. A. ". Mann will hold a
service for deaf mutes at st. Bede's
mlsson, ST. Marks church, on Monday
evening.
Yesterdays bank clearings. sl72,-
49, .O5, show An increase over the cor
responding day of last year of $685.
1853.
The y. K. X. o. T. NJ, Division No.
3, will give bon-bon call at the hall,
No. Pearl street, on Monday evening.
Wnest dropped to 81 cents on the
local market yesterday, but neither
corn nor oats declined IN sympathy.
The case of Alexander Mcconnell VS..
the City of Grand Rapids has been put
over the term n the superior court.
John Buckley of Lowell, former
clerk in the pos,otiiee. was found dead
In bed IN South Lowell yesterday.
Eggs are sull very scarce, and pro-
duce dealers are offering % cents for
them.
Mrs. c. q. Perkins of Henderson,
KY, 10 visiting her daugner, Mrs. Fred
Ball.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. b. n. Meyers,
q boy.