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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance ofa
IN license granted by the Probate Court of the
county of Ottawa, under the seal thereof OH the
third day of October last, the undersigned admin
istrator of the estate of William Porter deceased
late of the county of Mason, Michigan. which Is
attached TO the county of Ottawa for judicial pur-
poses will sell mt public auction to the highest bid
der, at the Courthouse, in the village of Grand
Haven, in said Ottawa county on the 25th day Of
May next at one of the clock p. NJ, the following
described lands and property, that is to say Lot
number seven CD on section six (6) and the south
west quarter of the northeast quarter OF section
seven (7); lot number five (5) section five o and
the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter OF
section five (5 and lot number eleven III on Sec
ton five (5); all in township twenty GU north OF
range number seventeen I'D west, lying in Mason
county, Michigan, containing i'm all about two hun
dred and ten acres of land, together with good
water power sawmill, blacksmith shop, house, and
other improvements thereon. Said lands are a.
good quality of pine.
JAMES c. HOWELL, Administrator.
Grand Haven, February 9, 1854 (134w7. =
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
Eyecutor's Sale

ESTATE of John Walch late of Shelby county,
NJ State Of Tennessee, deceased: Notice is here
by given that in pursuance of license and author
ity granted to the undersigned, executor of the
last will and testament of John Walch, late Of
Shelby county, State of Tennessee, deceased, by
the probate court of the county of Ottawa and
State of Michigan, dated the twenty-third day of
November, A. D. 1853, and under the seal Of said
court, there will be sold, at public auction, to 'the
highest bidder, at the house of Dennis O'Leary, in
the town of Tallmadge in said county of Ottawa,
under the direction of the undersigned as such
executor on Monday, the thirteenth day of March
next, at one of the clock in the afternoon of said
day. the following piece or parcel of land belong
ing to said estate, to wit: The west half of the
northwest quarter of section number ten (10)
township number seven CD north of range num-
Der thirteen Q3) west, in said county, containing
eighty acres, be the same more or less for the re-
lief and benefit Of the relatives of said deceased,
as described in his last will and testament. Dated
at Tallmadgc January 3, 1854
JOHN MURPHY, executor of the last will and
testament of said deceased, by Charles Mccarthy,
his attorney. bow
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Ottawa, =
At session of the Probate Court for the county
of Ottawa, holden at the Office of the Judge
thereof, at Grand Haven, on Friday, the 18th
day of January, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-four: Present, William Hath
away Jr., Judge of Probate: In the matter Of
the estate of Asa A. Scott, deceased:
ON reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
" of l.. Scott, widow of said deceased, repre-
senting his death and asking for letters of admin
istratiOn on said estatae Thereupon. it is ordered
that Monday the sixth day of February next, at
one o'clock in the afternoon, be assigned for the
hearing of said petition and that the heirs at law
of said deceased, and all other persons interested
in said estate, are required to appear session of
said Probate Court, then to be holden at the office
of the Judge thereof, at Grand Haven and show
cause, if any there be- why the prayer of the petit
TONER should not be granted; and it is further
dered, that said petitioner give notice to the per-
sons interested in said estate, of the tendency of
said petition and the hearing thereof by causing
copy of this order to be published in the Grand
River Times, a newspaper printed and circulating
in the County of Ottawa, three successive weeks
previous to said day of hearing. 1870 w4
WILLIAM HATHAWAY Jr., Judge of Probate.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
Administrator sale of Real Estate.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of an
IN order of the Probate Court, for the county of
Monroe and State of Michigan, the undersigned,
Administrators on the estate of Dan b. Miller, late
of said county, will sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, at the Courthouse, in the village
of Grand Haven, in Ottawa county, on the third
day of April 1854, at ten o'clock, in the forenoon
of that day, the interest of said Dan b. Miller in
the following described real estate situated in said
county of Ottawa and State of Michigan, to wit :
The southwest quarter and southeast quarter and
south half of northeast quarter of section thirty
two in township five north of range thirteen west
containing four hundred acres. 1873 WI
ELIZABETH MILLER, Administrative.
SIDNEY ID. MILLER, Attorney.
Dated February 7, 1854.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

LIBERAL SPIRIT.-On Sunday morning last,
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher gave notice that a
sermon would be preached that afternoon, by
the Rev. Mr.. Furness (Unitarian), Of Philadel-
phia, at the Church of Rev. Mr.. Chaplin (Uni-
versaisD, upon the subject of " Practical Relig-
ion. He supposed some people would think it
strange that he, an Orthodox clergyman, should
give such a notice but though Mr.. Furness en-
tertained different system of theology from
him, yet he was right on the great questions of
human rights and human progress, and an emil
nently practical Christian. He added that some
men lived better with bad system of theology,
than many men did who had good one, and
some men can do more with jack-knife, than
other men could aoith aohole chest Of TOOLS"
N. Y. Journal of Commerce.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
Guardian Sale.

IN THE PROBATE COURT of Ottawa county
III the matter of the real estate of Charles j. At
water, Harriet +. Atwater and Olivia Il. Atwater,
minors, residing at New Haven. Connecticut.
Also in the matter of the real estate of Anna Lou
lisa Mershon, Emily Alice Mershon and Fannie
Rowena Mershon, minors, residing at Marion,
Iowa.
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of two
~ several orders, made by VIM. Hathaway, Jr.,
Esq, Judge of Probate, of Ottawa county, in the
above entitled matters, the first dated oath August,
1853, the last dated 9TH November 1853, whereby
an application of the subscriber as guardian for
the six minor children above named, license is
given to the undersigned to sell their interest in
certain real estate in said county the undersigned
will on the seventeenth day of April next, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of that day, at the Court
House, in Grand Haven, in and for said county,
proceed to sell at public auction to the highest bid
der the interest right and title of said minors of
in and to the following lands and premises, to wit:
All the equal undivided one-third part of each and
every piece parcel of the seven following defined
pieces parcels of land situated and being in that
part of the State of Michigan which is attached to
the county of Ottawa for judicial and other purpo
scs, to wit: Lots number two (2) and three (3)
in section fifteen 49, containing, together seven
ty-two and f0rty-three hundredths acres, ~ Az
1907 more or less, together with the steam sawmil
and its engine and machinery thercunto attached,
and all other buildings and fixtures thereon Also,
lots number one q and three (3) in section TWEEN
ty-three (23) containing, together sixty and sew
tyfive hundredths acres, 600 75-100) more or less
also lots number two (2) and three (3) i'm section
twenty-f (2l) containing together, seventy-two
acres, (72) more or less; and also the northeast
fractional quarter of section number TWENTY-FIVE
(25) containing twenty-three and forty-two hun
drcdths acres, (23 42-100) more or less all the
aforesaid seven pieces or parcels of land being in
township eighteen (1S) north of range eighteen,
(lSl west according to the United States survey.
WILLIAM w. ATwATER, Guardian of said mi
nOrs. 1884 7w.
Dated Grand Haven January 81, 1854
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

HEADQUARTERS IN THE SADDLE.-When
General Wool was commanding in Mexico, his
division was kept constantly on the move--so
constantly that no time could be found nor no
place fixed to locate the headquarters of the
army. He accordingly published, in one of his
daily orders, that hereafter the headquarters
of this division will be in the saddle" 1t was
n very grand and Murat-like declaration, but its
grandeur was all destroyed by a waggish old
Major who, carefully reading the proclamation,
remarked "that it was really wonderful he had
been in the army forty years, and always before
supposed that headquarters belonged in the sad.
die -
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

TERRY g. SONS, agents for Railways Ready
Il Medicines, Wistar's Balsam Wild Cherry, DIR.
Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparlla, Osgoods
India Cholagogue, DR.. Vaughn's Lithontriptic
Mixture, Phoenix Btters, Davis Pain Killer,
Ponds Extract. Dalley's Salve, Scribncrs Oak Oil,
Wright, Moffatt and Brandreth's Pills, together
with other patent medicines of the day.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
THE La TIE SAMUEL WARD.

In illustration of the characteristics of the late
Capt. Samuel Ward, who died at Newport on
Saturday, and of his surviving partner, the Chi.
cago Tribune relates the following incident. All
that concerns the Ward family" is interesting
not only to the citizens Of Detroit, but to every
forwarder, officer and sailor on the lakes. The
name has been household word among these
classes for thirty years, and it will be long before
anything connected with it, or any who bear it,
will cease to command a universal and respect
full attention.
About twenty years ago, Capt. Ward sent a
schooner to Chicago with provisions, merchan-
die, &C., to supply the garrison, and few
white settlers then residing here. The vessel
was in charge of a captain whose name we do
not remember and the supercargo, clerk, &c.,
was Z. b. Ward, (tho nephew of the deceased
who was then but boy not out of his teens
BY some mismanagement, the boat went ashore,
near here, and the captain, despairing of getting
her of, started to Detroit to inform the owner of
the accident. At that time the journey from
Detroit to this city was made on foot or in wag-
ons, and ordinarily required eight days. He ar
rived at Detroit, and while he was communica-
ting the sad news, behold the veritable schooner
came sailing down Detroit river right before
them, the anchor was cast, sails furled, and be-
lore they could recover from their astonlshment,
young E. B. Ward joined them. His uncle then
soon learned that as soon as the captain had
abandoned the VESSEL the boy, "Eber," as he
called him, had come up to town, borrowed a
hundred dollars, employed some men, got the
vessel off without material damage, and sailing
for Detroit, with favorable winds, arrived there
Mt the same time with the captain. Samuel Ward
at once saw in his nephew the metal that makes
a man. He gave him command of the vessel,
and success attended all his voyages. He con-
tinued to promote him, and in few years took
him into full partnership. Of the success of
+. B. d S. Ward in all of their commercial ope-
rations, we need not say anything. They are
familiar to every person who knows anything
about the northwest. But there is fact which
is worthy of mention, because it has no parallel.
Previous to 1852, for twenty years, neither S.
Ward, nor the firm of Z. b. q S. Ward ever
lost vessel. Another, equally remarkable, is,
that though for sixteen years they were the own
ers of steamers and for the last six years the
most extensive on the lakes, not single life
was lost, by explosions or accidents on board of
their boats
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
NEW GOODS.

WYE have Just received from New York large
w and well selected stock of Dry Goods and
Groceries which we will sell cheaper thanany 9th
or store in Ottawa county will exchange for all
kinds of lumber, shingles, bolts, saw logs, slaves,
ship knees, wagon spokes, hoop poles, and for all
kinds of produce. Those wishing to make good
trades please give us q call we arc on hand from
yard of tape to a steam saw mill.
S. G. HOPKINS & BROTHERS.
Mill Point, June 81 1851. [1tf.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

rVNHOSE Cast Steel Saws have arrived, also with
i them u few cast steel Circular saws for siding
mills, these saws have been tried in good share
of the mills on Grand River and pronounced ahead
of ANYTHING. Call and see F.& Sons.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
JOY TO THE WORLD!
DERRV DAVIS,

PERRY DAVIS
PAIN KILLER.
For the entire eradication OF all Pain.
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL REMEDY!
NO FAMILY SHOULD BE WITHOUT 1T!
One twenty cent bottle will do more TO con-
vince you of its efficacy than all the ad-
yertisements in the world!!
1T is WHAT FITS NAME DENOTES,
A PAIN KILLER.
Physicians say that Davis Pain Killer Is one of
those nice little articles which is calculated to re-
lieve an immense amount of suffering incident to
human life. Its action on the system is many
times like magic-so instantaneous-the pain is
gone at once.
For the almost miraculous extinction of pain,
no medicine was ever discovered equal to the Pain
Killer. 1t is used in certain cases externally and
internally, but never eternay like too many prep
arations. Full directions accompany each bottle
Perry Davis Pain Killer almost Immediately
cures the following complaints, viz: Chill and
Fever, Cholera, Cholera Morbus Diarrhea, severe
Burns, Dyspepsia, Painters Choc, Piles, Boils,
general Debility, Coughs Headache, sudden Colds,
swelled Joints, Cramps and Spasms, Rheumatism,
Pains in the Back and Side and various other
complaints, in fact 1t is PAIN KILLER!
Notice to Dealers I'm Pain Killer.
The name of Pain Killer belongs exclusively to
the Proprietor of the medicine. That right has
been recently sustained by court of law, and
any person found selling an article by that name,
and not of the manufacture of Perry Davis &
Son, will be prosecuted.
Beware of a " Pain Killer manufactured by one
Andrew J. White, Buffalo, NY. 1t is a base coun-
terfet, and all other preparations in name of
Pain Killer" that is not manufactured by Perry
Davis 8' Sons arc spurious compounds calculated
to deceive the people. Buy Of regular agents, and
take none but Perry Davis Pain Killer. You will
then get that which will give you every satisfac-
ton desired.
10 Principal office for the sale of the genuine
ID1., Al.
ern States, No. 7, College Building, Cincinnati
Ohio. j. N. HARRIS d CO., Proprietors.
&c Brinckerhoff & Fenton, Chicago, Wholesale
Agents; Ferry g. Sons, Agents at Grand Haven ;
w. G.. Henry, Agent at Grand Rapids also for
sale by all principal dealers in medicines through
the State. I1yn100.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
FIRE! FKRE!! FIRE!w
The liGtna Insurance Company of Utica, n. Y.
CAPITAL STOCK, $4,000.

TINE undersigned having been appointed agent
l. for the above Company, is now prepared to
insure Dwelling Houses, Stores and all kinds of
buildings, Household furniture, Merchandise and
other property and the risk of inland navigation
and transportation against loss or damage 6y fire.
Also, Steam Mills. Lumber Yards, Machine shops
and Foundrics. He will also insure property under
the Farmers Mutual Department, at low rates. YES
sells and Steamboats, will be insured under the Ma
rine Department. Office, Water street. Grand Ha-
ven Michigan. WILLIAM M. FERRY, Agent.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

Some person inquiries of the New York Tri-
bune The way to Amazonia."
The Tribune replies
If our correspondent desires to 90 to those
regions, let him at once set about learning to
sleep in bag and diet on baked monkey.
When he gets so he can live without air, and
feed like an ourang outang, let him take an al
ligator's trap and start"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
Fire Fire Fire ~!

Franklin Fire Insurance Company Of NeO York
at Saratoga. Capital-S2OO,O0o.
THE undersigned having been appointed agent
for the above Company, is prepared to insure
Dwelling Houses, Warehouses, Churches, School
Houses, Stores, Hotels, Livery Stables, Barns,
Lumber Yards, Machine Shops, Tannerics, Saw
mills, Merchandise, Household Furniture, &C., at
as low rates as any other good and responsible
company. HENRY GRIFFIN.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

Captain Creighton is over six feet in height,
and every inch man.. Phil Sun.
Six times twelve inches is seveDty-two inches,
and every inch man. Enough to start viii
lage.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
Good Books.

" Give attendance to reading"-St Paul.
" Wisdom'S rags are rays Of pleasantnesS, and all
her paths are paths Of peace."-Solomon.
Rev. VIM. c. Comfort has just received choice
selection of Religious and Miscellaneous books,
which he will sell at New York Prices at his resi-
dence on application in any part of his circuit
All the Publications of the Methodist Book Con-
Germ furnished to order and also the works of 9TH
er publishers which are kept on sale at their con-
Germ. He is also agent for the Methodist Quarter
ly Review Christian Advocate and Journal, North
western Christian Advocate (of Chicago), Sundy
School Advocate, Missionary Advocate, Ladies'
Repository and National Magazine. [91
new supply of Bibles and Testamcnts just re-
ceived. Oct. 1853
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

contract with some response
w bic person to get in five millions of feet of
Saw Logs, from our land, at the head of the Bay
on. We have two miles of good Rail Road, run
ming into the heart of the timber, with two carsup
on it, and every thing in good state of repair to
do business. House and furniture, barn, five yoke
OF oxen, one span of horses and all the supplies
necessary will be furnished if requred to an ener-
getc go-ahead man-We will give good con-
tract. 5tf.I HOPKINS " BROTHERS.
Mill Point August l. 1851.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
New Goods, at Reduced, Prices.
G. DAVIS & co.

A RE now receiving a large and well selected
IN stock of goods, for the Fall and Winter trade.
Consisting of Staple ant Fancy Dry Goods, Ready
Made Clothing such as Fancy Dress and Sack
Coats, Overcoats, Pants, Vests, Shirts and Draw
crs, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Drugs and
Medicines, Paints and OIL Groceries and Provis-
ions, Shelf Hardware, Iron, Nails and Glass Glass
ware and Crockery Stoves and Stovepipe. All of
which will be sold cheap for Ready Pay. The
highest price paid for Lumber, Lath, Shingles,
Single Bolts and Square Timber. IG7tf
Muskegon, Ottawa Co., Mich, Oct. a, 1852.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

DAINTS &c.-White Lead in oil Red Lead. Lith
i arge, TIMBER, Sugar Of Lead, Chrome Red,
Chrome Green Crhome Yellow, Venitian Red
Yellow Ochre, Whiting, Glue No. 2 and 1-2, MILL
ncrs' Glue, Linsced OIL Spts. Turpentne, Copal
Varnish and Japan, at the Mill Point Drug Store
L. NJ. S. SMITH
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

PROPOSITION FoR CoMPRoMIsE.--The Ohio
State Democrat recommends that the Erie and
Northeast Railroad Company make aproposition
to the State of Pennsylvania, to the effect that, if
the latter will perform such acts, and adopt such
measures, as may be thought necessary to re-.
trieve its honor and standing in the confederacy,
that the Company, in return, will grant free
pass to any agent or agents appointed on the
part ofPennsylvania,with the exclusive privilege
of vending ginger cakes, small beer, &C., on
board the cars, while on the soil Of that State.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

TSSENTIAL OILS.-Oil Cloves, Cinnamon, Gu
L. bebs, Lemons, Anise, Pennyroyal, Juniper,
Lavender, Spike, Peppermint, Organum Sassa-
fras Cedar, NORWOOD, Wintergreen, Tansy,
Spruce Amber, Hemlock and Creosotc, at SMITHS
Drug Store, Mill Point. Sept.29, 1851. 1871
l.. NJ. S, SMITH.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
Fire!! Fire -!

INSURANCE against loss damage by fire, in
Il either of the THREE HARTFORD COMPA-
MES, at as low rates as by any other responsible
companies. Effected by +. H. CUNNING, at Grand
Rapids.
N. b. Life Insurance effected by either the New
York Life Trust, or the Hartford Life Insurance
Company. +. ii. G.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
"Good morning, Mr. Smith on the sick list

"Good morning, Mr.. Smith on the sick list
to.day?"
Yes sir, got the ague."
DO you ever shake 2"
Yes, shake like thunder"
when do you shake again ?"
Cant say when; shake every day. Why
do you ask 90
"oh, nothing in particular; only thought
lfyou shook bad, I'd like to stand by and see if
you wouldn't shake the fifteen dollars out of
your pocket which you have owed me so long"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

DERFUMERY-Otto of Roses, Musk, Oil Rhodi-
il um Burgamot, Jasmin, Lavender, Rosemary,
elegant Hair OIL Bears Oil and Cologne, at the Mill
Point Drug Store, 1871 M. S. SMITH.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

MACKEREL, the best quality now on hand, and
WI for sale by FERRY & Sons.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
Rich Jewelry, Watches, Silver Plate, &c

VUST received from New York large and brill
81 liant assortment of new and fashionable jew
elry of every description, also Silver and Plated
ware, such as Silver Spoons Candlesticks, Tea
Sets, Knives and Forks. Gold and Silver Pencil
Cases with Gold Pens, Gold and Silver Watches
Lever, Anchor and Cylinder Escapements Clocks
in great variety cheaper than ever, and warranted
good time keepers. Musical instruments of every
description such as Flutes, Accordions, Violns,
Claronets, Flies, Music Boxes, Violin Strings &c.
Yankee Notions to suit every notion in this age of
notions.
The above is only a circumstance of all we have
to exhibit to.the people of Grand River Valley to
excite their curiosity and love of show, which can
be gratifed to the full by visit to PREUssER s
Splendid Jewery store, at Grand Rapids.
Repairing of Watches and Jewelry done in the
best manner at short notice, and everything call
ed for furnished on the most reasonable terms.
VIM. PREUS SER, I
May Is, 1853. Grand Rapids, Monroe street.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

We see it stated that the verdict against
James Gordon Bennett, of the New York Her
aid, is worthless, as the Sheriff has made return
that said j. e. Bennett. has no attachable, prop
erty.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

The latest case of absence of mind was that
OF young woman in Portland, who was sent
by her mother to buya pair of shoes, and in
stead OF buying them, married the shoemaker
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01
Notice.

T AIDES !-Come and see our Broche and Long
IL Shawls, and a superior article of Mutiiers.
FERRY & SONS.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-01

JUSTICES GUIDE.-Tiffany Treatise on JUS
81 tees Courts, adapted to the laws of Michigan
A full supply of this popular work just received
from the publisher. remittance of $500, the
price Of the work, will ensure copy by return
mail, postage paid. Address or call at
HowE's Bookstore.
Grand Rapids, Mich.