The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-01

psssit@t aloiglsing; ha' the seAssm
has been remsrk sLls, the groumd
having bssn bare Ew ab"Wt three
wssks vrsvi0as to che S5th. TIE
fall Uf 1870 wss similar to the one
!iust past, tho 1rse heavy snow
storm oecarring three dsys before
Christinas If that year.
LEk,Y. = Lass week Peter Green,
of i.er"y, called hors, and from
him We learned that Leroy has
grown to q respectable s'ssd vii
lags. tnow c"ntains & stores,
doing a good business, and . dozen
other buildings. The Leroy Mill
Cdmpanyit saw-mili 10 preparing
CIR . heavy sesson's work. LEROY
has n trade that extends about -
milss in either direction. east or
west, inclu'ling R,se Lake, Shcr-
man and Highland In this county,
and killbnck in Lake county.
OK "Wednesday ofla't week We
had the pleasure Of attending tho
examinations vi eoinc Of tho clas-
sss in both departments Of Herscy
school, aud We wcrc much pleased
to see tina rcsdiness manifested
by tho students in answering the
many qneCtions asked ofthem. The
rromptrsss with which they an.
swcred proved they had not at
tended sch.wl in vain, and reflect.
cd credit npon trfeir teachers. The
crill'hsd boon thorough. A part
fthe afternoon was occupied with
Literary exercises interpreted With
tnusic. All present seemed
pleased II VIC may Judge from
sparkling eyos and sunny smiles.
wo find the following III the Ev.
art Reriew Of Dec. cath:
A harnessed OK hitchsd to q two
wheel cart 10 one Of the novelties
Of EvArt and vicinity.
The amennt of mail received Ut
the post office in this village; aver.
ages over two bushels per day.
Tho NJ. +. Society will hold a
watch meeting On New Y FEARS eve,
at Hughes Hall. services consisting
~ usual in singing and prayer.
We understand that it 10 the dc
sign to continue . series of meet.
ings for . tine.
On last Thnrsday afternoon
Messrs. Williams & Conc found
snake issuing through the wall
# their store which led them t.
tho belief that something was n
fire. Upon investigation It was
found to come from tho millinery
establishment Of Mrs. y. IL. Ca
rus. Tho parties OF leaving the
millinery shop had filed the stove
oven with wood which had cansht
fire and Was burning bri-kly when
discovered. Mr.. Gone had tho
presence cf mind to close tho oven
doors, thereby s,nothering the fire.
MEc.s STA COUNTY.
From tho Big Rapids papers:
S"n,e young ladies were obser-
vec playing croq.ct in a doorysrd
un Warren avenue last Thursday
afternoon. How is that Tor north.
ern Michigan winter3
The Chicago & Michigan Lake
Shore II. X. began grading on
Monday for the extension Of the
Rad across the Muskeg"n River,
+" Connect with tho &. II. & l..
X. Il. xlrut midway between the
upper aud lower dcp'ts.
WEXFORD COUNTY.
F.om the Clam Lake .IeWs:
A series of religious meetinge
are being held ~, Men,on,'n which
there ia great degree Of interest
manifested. IL. l'rsndcnLurg 10
Conducting tho meeting and 10 do.
iuga good work. There has
been about fifty acccssions to
tic church, already, comprising
nearly every person Of that lace
and many from tho surrounding
country arc coming in.
Qui q q sad accident occurred
at ID. e. Mckinnon & Cos lum
bcr camp at usrinx S'stion, on
Monday. Several men were en-
gagged in cl"pping and skidding
l"gs in tho wU'ds when q large
tree was chopped, and in falling
struck = leaning tree close by,
causing il to fall on u third, . small
tree bringing il down so suddenly,
that man by the name Of l,enja.
M, EmEon', engaged in driving
an on team was unal,'e TO go from
it's reacl, before il struck the oxen,
breaking the yoke into several
pieces, and took = horn from one
ot the oxen. The man had one
arm broken in two places and
mangled in q fearful manner. Dr.
DsCamp of grand Rnrids was
called to attend him aud has y
little l,ope 1t saving the arm.
MuxTcALM COUNTY.
The Howard Rccosd has thr
following:
! A new Taper is about starting
at Carson CITY in THE county.
Judging from the lengthy lum-
Ter trains going south, we conclude
that business 10 getting better.
| On Friday nerning a yonng
man named Harry Handy while
~ work ia tho shiugls mill OF Mr..
lIallock, by sone mcans, had his
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