The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-03-07

Tn. Michigan Cantrai earned in Jan
1873. 500. .oc2; incrsass. sI7.sos.
Z. L. CLARK. Of Adrian. claims 10 be
the oldest Odd Fellow in Michigan.
having Joined the order in l645..
The revival of religion stAnn Arbor.
under the labors of Mrs. Lathrop, con-
tnucs with usabased interest.
Hon. James Birney, the new minister
81 the Hague, has left Bay City for his
post Of duty.
Two little boys named Risco and
feck were drowned in Ottawa Lake.
last Friday. by bresking through the
ice.
East Saginaw is troubled with ipcen-
diaries. Three separate attempts have
been male to burn Raquets beer sa-
loon
A mad dog wac killed in Battle
Greek on Sunday morning last. He
was killed while paroxysm had control
OF him.
Detroit proposes to reduce her
school expenses sl4,965 for the year.
principally by cutting down the teach
ors' salaries.
The Gratiot couaiy Journal says the
growing wheat has suffered seriously in
that county by alternate freezing and
thawing this winter.
February 12th, boys went bathing ia
Lake Michigan, at Mauistse, where
Last winter, Mt the same date, the ice
was six inches thiek.
\ man was arrested near Martha
Corners, Kalamazoo, with q span OF
valuable horses stolen ss New Baiti-
aore few days before.
Coldwater has adopted the wise plan
OF holding donation parties ut public
halls. BY this means the minister
keeps his furniture whole.
II the statement is correct shat there
etc 800 persona now living in Detroit
who were bora Feb. 90, there must
have been great p.sparstions for Wash
ingtou's birthday.
Reports fgom all sections Of Oakland
county ssTee tka. wheat looks splendid.
dseSite ths peculiar winter and lack q
snow. In some PLACES clover II not al
that cocld DO wished.
Prank Crandall. a Bay City store
sSsPex, has Bible printed IN 1853, q
gun a I.74, an enlistment roll Of 177o,
a coin OF 1890. . beck OF 1879, AID an
autograph letter from Aaron Burr.
The Huron county News saya q dis
ease somewhat resembling the episoot-
10 among horses is proving fatal 10 .
large percentage OF the hogs in that
section, and iaflicting severe loss upon
the owners.
The neg elevator at the Russell
House, cost 81, 900, and win be in ooea.
plets working order, in q day or tvo.
1t is very elegant affair, and will
prove Cross convenience % fhe pat
ropE OF ths house. Il Post.
Al Port Huron 4 "D:ch Smith" club
has beea formed. The principles Of
this new club are chiefly that no mem
Der shsli tres. or be treated to liquor
in sny form. or cigars. Many Of the
eEat reIfiihrca -ris2ss.
He was a Pontiac man. and was TO
have wooden wedding. The mansion
was lighted up, the table spread, and
the wife IN state Of joyful expeotan-
CT, but the guests didn't come, Sub
sequently 10 was discovered that James
had forgotten TO mail the invitations.
Three st. Joseph boys went TO New
Buffalo TO attend dance. Instead Of
tripping the light fantastic toe, they
rsmained in salOca Gpping the rosy,
got into Sight with Q lot al Germans,
aud in the melee one Of the latter was
killed. and others severely injured.
a school-master, near Salem, Ale
gan county, attempted to fog . young
lady pupil Of 16, who took The rod from
his hand and put more knowledge into
his head in three minutes by means Of
corporal punishment than moral sua-
sion could have effected IN an eternity.
She said she would, and he said she
shouldn't attend the revival meetings;
the result was, she had a wagon back
mp to the door aud take her things
away. And now there is another grass
widower at Eaton Rapids. Call around
and we'll write you mp one OF those
"'whereasas. ."-Eaton Rapids Journal.
The pisnk-road fight which has rag
I ed at Jackson for several years. aud
which has been a question in the local
politics of Rives and Blaokman town
ships. is at last ended by ths plank
road company coming into court and
agreeing to release the road 10 the
pablo.
Monroe had a centennial tea party
Feb. q: aud among the revolutionary
relics, Rev. ID. l.. Putnam exhibited
! three original letters, one written by
his grest-grandfatheT, Israel Putnam,
one by General Washington, and tie
ot.,S by John Hancock, the Arst sigser
| OF the declaration CT independence.
Gen. wln. p. fszes, OF Grand hap
ale, Grand Recorder OF the Knights
Tempiar Of the Ststs, has been selected
by hs C~utennisl Cosnmittes TO write
q inn hissory % Tenrlsr Masonry in
| sllCblgahs 1uc StusItls 10 SInnu DSC-
retary Of the Royal Arch Chaptes u 4
this State, has also b0en selected 70
write mp be history OF Royal Arch
Masonry in Michigan.
A vary successful entertainmert Was
gisen by tiie blind pupils OF the asylum
at the institution, at Flint, on Satur-
day evening, February 10th. The pro-
grsEme comprised singing by the
choir aud by individuals, insrume ntal
music, reciintiona- dialogues and n
charsde. Each thing attempted was
excetlently done. srd il was almost i'm
possible 20 believe tkat tksse people
vsrs blind, 80 wonderfully did each
ode perform his part.
The Stanfcn Herald sysrs there has
been . religions awakening near Ceral,
and the editor of the Lakeview Citizen
has been baptizips now converts in
Cowdeu Lake. When an editor can
get out weekly newspaper without o
Jour, hold a revival meeting every
evening. and dig holes in the ice 10
bsptizs reformed impenitents fleeing
from the wrath 20 come, he ought TO
be prompted.
| In Murphys saloon, st Battle Greek
the other night, fellow from Kalama-
ZOO remsrksS that IL was a good thing
thss Bob" Nalyrsssx, who was hilled
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