The Detroit times., 1908-11-21
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had a narrow escape from drowning.
Thomas McCiary, OF New York, will
speak In the \. VI. e.. A. sunday, al
The musical program will be fur
nished by Douglas NJ. Murray. boy
violinist. and the association strine
orchestra.
Mrs. Ellen Connolly, mother of Judge
Connolly, In seriously Ill of nervous
trouble insher home. No. 81 Chipman-
pl. She was stricken sudderty
Thursday night. and for time her
life was despaired OF. but she Is now
thought TO be out OF danger
A famine In Christmas trees In predict
ed for this winter owing to the raw
ages or the forest fires. The second
growth pine. from which they were
cut. has been totally destroyed or SO
badly scorched that they are useless
One Detroit dealer has sent man To
Vermont TO buy two carloads. 4
Little Willard Narschick, who fell Into
n tub OF scaiding winter in hiss home,
No. &c Thirty-third-st. "Wednesday.
died Friday, and the funeral will DO
held from the home Monday after
noon. Willard was two years old.
His father Is John w. Marschick, a
city fireman with ladder company
No. IL.
Mrs. y. 4. Scarlet, of No. 207 Park-st.
has reported to the ponce that q
light colored man about 25 years Odd.
and shabby dressed in tight-ftting
year-oh son. Friday afternoon. The
fellow has been lettering In the vlcin-
ity OF the Scarlet home for several
- days. The police are locking for
him.
DE-. Francis }. FIuno, Of Oakland, CAL,
who lectures ON Christian Science
Sunday afternoon in the Detroit
Opera house, IL graduate OF the
Chicago Homeopathic college. after
wards practicing medicine In that
city. The doctor IL a fluent speaker.
and as he talks from the standpoint
OF both medical and metaphysical
treatment OF disease. his audience is
promised an interesting address.
William Lemmer, aged Is, OF No. -
Bng1ey-ave., was struck by nm auto
mobile at the corner OF jefferson and
Mcclellan late Friday night.
and his ankle broken. The driver OF
the auto drove away as fast as he
could without stopping to see how
badly the boy was Injured. A pass
erby carried nfaed him into ,d Dr. r: opper.
ave. and an ambulance took him
home.
Mrs. Ernest bragg. Of NO. 1885 Jos.
Campau-ave:, Hamtramck, swore ont
warrant. Friday. for the arrest OF
her husband. charging him with de-
sertion. The Braggs were married
seven years ago. Mrs. Bragg clipping
from her home when she was but Is
and these are now living with Mrs.
Bragg's parents in Hamtramck. 1t
IL said that Bragg went away with
waitress The police are now
searching for the pair.
While Ernest Noyes, No. Is wilkins-st..
and Cora Patterson, who halls from
No. ESQ St. Antoine-st.. were enjoy
ing a soc.abie drink in Behrman's
saloon. No. l2 Catherine st. Friday
evening. Ernest displayed a roll OF
s3s. which. he says, Cora annexed.
After much coaxing, he says. ne man
then turned Cora over to the police,
claiming that she had held out $50.
The woman stoutly denied having the
money. but was locked up on sus-
picion.
Jacob Tsube and Joseph Ixrsuse, both
IL year, old and residing near
Twenty third and Buchanan SITS.
were arrested Thursday night. along
with number of other lads, suspect
Taube claims he wasn't stealing. that
he was just travelling with the
push" who had filled him with bad
sleep on. Both boys were. recently
paroled from tWe state Industrial
school. and VIII probably be returned
to that institution.
drew Harvey, of No. 81 rorest-nve.
and for AZ years q missionary In
Egypt. Is dead in Cairo. DR.. Harvey
was born In Scotland In 1885. He
was graduated from the Presbyterian
seminary In Allegheny. Pa. lie
served through the war az mission
airy. and in 1885 removed to Detroit.
where he was ordained into the min
istry. the services taking place In
the First United Presbyterian church.
which stood on the site OF the pres
eEt postoffice.
ONCE OF the American Press associa-
ton, has received notice or his ap-
pointment as manager in Buffalo. one
OF the most important offices OF the
troit has been OF a highly commend
able character and he has made many
friends who. while congratulatins
him, sincerely regret his departure
been filled by the promotion Of How
ard L. Ralph, former bookkeeper al
Buffalo, to the management OF the
office here.
and elaiming Albany, ". ", N his
home. Is In Emergency hospital with
a broken jaw and several bruises
about the head. all OF which were pre-.
local prizefighter. Foster says h,
caught Smith trying to grab a purse
from an aged woman at Grand River
and Bagley-aves Smith was uncon.
ing the hospital When he revived hs
claimed that he had mistaken tn,
aged woman for an acquaintance ant
was merely saying "how-u do"
stabbed Charles Davis. Hebrew ped.
dler. in \ dispute Oct. IS. was sen
fenced to- not less than four years In
Marquette prison by Judge Phelan
guilty by Jury. The assault. &C.
cording to the testimony Of Davis
and three friends who were with him
was entirely unprovoked. Lasko. II
alI hn al IIe.a a
ings-st., between Adelaide and Di.
vision, Ind ordered them OF the side
walk. Davis demanded to know why
and was sro he was
ptsi He lives at No. 113 Benton-st.
For the first rttms sinee the city tool
over the garbage collection service
the prospect In that the division will
extra appropriation for collection
asked for harness and care of horses
but that Is a slight account The
lucky creatures about stepping on
nails this year." says Supt. Aldrich.
we have lost three that died from
such injuries; while . number Of other
Der of garbage complaints has been
cut down to about three n day. where
as II was frequently as high as 80 al
the time the city decided to take over
the collection.
Nellie Van Liam, Of Grand Rapids, the
young woman tn whom James Reed
sent a message shortly before he
died In st. Mary's hospital. Thurs
day night. arrived in Detroit. Friday
and went at once to the hospital.
There she was left alone for rs min
utes with the dead form OF her lover,
after which she gathered UP the love
/, letters she had written him. and
which he guarded carefully and re-
. turned to her home. Reeds parents
live I'm the east. somewhere. and a
brother. Charles Reed. IN superinten-
dent OF the Safety Car Heating q