The Lake County star., 1873-12-25

w are requeWeV 70 A"UouuVe
! that a donation party for the
benefit ofRsv.. @. Fl. Fisher will
be given at the Court House. New
Years night. nndsr the auspices OF
the N. E. Society. A good sup
per will bsI.rovidcd, and every
w,ssibis arrangement made by
those having tho affair in charge
to- ensure a pleasant time. A cor
dial invitation il extended to all
members and friends ot the Socie.
ty TO be present; and enjoy them
selves In nsighbo,ly - association,
wh'lc at tine. salne titus they are,
afforded a chance to render md
ina worthy csuseYglg' 9 TIKI,
We elliptic following from the
Evart Hecieso: ,aay oco ooo .ooa
I Thos. Kelley man employed
in aM''on's camp, cut his foot
nearly off, yesterday. 40.
The Osceola Iron Co., is putting
into its fonndry a new 10 inch
cnpola, the old one being made
quatc for the rapidly increasing
business.
Mr.. William Culver, living
about three n.iles northwest OF
town, had the misfortune to lose
a very valuable horse on Monday
last. When on his way to the
village the horse stepped into a
rut and broke one oftho forward
legs, thereby necssit ating it's
being killed. I
MECosTA COUNTY.
The following items arc from
tho Big Rapids papers:
VIZ learn that house Of Alden
Campbell, of the town of Barton,
Newaygo county, was burned to
the ground o'e day this week.
Mrs. Campbell was Waiting at one
Df the neiRhbors ut the time,
There was nothing snved,
Last Saturday, tho dwelling Of
Alden Campbell, some eight miles
northwest of this city, was burned
with its contents. The fire
was discovered by a neighbor,
wing so,Ee sixty rods away bnt
not until il had attained consid-
.rh!e hcadway, and Tho roof fell
in before he could yet there. ]
g sni posed t" have originated IN
.n ash barrel which stood in the
wood shed.
Tho Big R,pids City Guard
ahont year ago, rece' t
y forwarded their papers to tie
AdJutant General, at Httoif,
with an application for muster
MO the Safe serv c on or 'after
he first of January next. The
State Militia comprises at the
present time, twelve companies;
Turing 1884 four more companies
nay be mustered, and SD on till
lie number of companies reaches
went, four, which is declared bv
aw to he Tho maxim, 10. The B q
tnpids company 10 the only one
n the Oh Cong. District, and
n the fact the only company in
" cstern Michigan, north OF Grand
tapids,and ousht 10 he one OF the
our to he mustered next year.
John @. Burgess-the Rev
'rend" j. h who wa not alto
,ethcr unknown to fame and to
few Big Rapids people in partic-
liar, and who has for .one yeare
csided a few miles northwest Of
Reed City, has finally come to
lief. From our Grand Rapids
o'emporaries We learn that for
ome months past, ho has been
Gaping harvest from the cred
lty of tho people and dealers in
hat city. by representing him
cit as u "minister from the north
roods," as agent for the sale OF
irand Rapids IL Indiana Railroad
AIDE, ond tho possessor of "untold ,
llousands," if not more, all told
nd represented az ho alone can
/" such things, he succeeded in
mining u bill ot$S0 at Ives, livery.
table; borrowed quite a sum from
ar. Ludlow, besides numerous
mailer snins from other people
nd finally cheated the widow
,dy, ct whose house he had lived
ut of his board.bill and returned
!, his "nor,h woods" home. Last J
ionday, he was decoyed to Grand
sapids, and at once arrested on
warrant based upon several !
iff,rent complaints charging hm /
'ith obtaining money and goods I
nder false pretenses, and march :
d off to jail; aud the last heard
'om tho "Revererd" John. ho
as playing checkers with his .
use.
WEXFORD COUNTY.
The Sherman Pioneer has the 5