The Lake County star., 1876-06-15
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last week by several parties.
Reed City has got out hand-bills fo
a lively celebration, July 4th.
The rain of Monday night effectuall,
put out the fires in the woods.
Rev. c. b. Voorhees, preached in
Baldwin, last Sunday evening.
Lettuce, radishcs and onions are now
in order, from the gardens in the vicin-
ity of Baldwin.
We had splendid rain last Monday
night, and it "came Off" warm and
pleasant after it.
No frost on the mornings of June
10Th and 18th, this year, and the peo-
pie breathe easier.
Whortleberrics promise to be i'm plen-
ty, this year, OH the plains. They will
soon begin to ripen.
Capt. f. Saunders, of the F. & p. NJ.
Railway Land Department, is in town
portion of this week.
1t is expected that Rev. w. l.. Camp
will conduct religious services here, at
3 o'clock OH the afternoon of Sunday,
June 10Th.
The Board of Supervisors of Osceola
county transacted the business i'm a lit
tie over three days time, ,and adjourned
last week.
w. c. Starr has rented building i'm
Ludington, and intends tOremOve there
within n week or two and start u gro
Gerry and provision store.
Nearly every township in Lake coun-
to has doubled its population since or
ganization, and some have treblcd the
Still they come.
We are in receipt of new waltz en-
titled "Sad Heart" and designed for an
y. w. Wheat & Co., gem
eral music dealers, East Saginaw, Mich.
Read the advertisement of the "Cen-
tennial Celebration" in another col
umn of this issue, and then make up
your mind to come to Baldwin, OH the |
Fourth.
Kerosene barrels filled with water
md placed where they may be conven-
emily reached, will prove very handy
II case of q fire among the buildings of
Baldwin.
From Supervisor McC Cluskey we learn
hat Luther Cobb, one of the pioneer
ettlcrs of Ellsworth township, died, OH
sunday, June llth, 1876. His age was
bout 50 years.
Fires have been burning i'm the woods
of town, for several days past,
nd the township of Pleasant Plains
as lost considerable from the value of
s assessment rolls.
d. Knight has started for the Black
ills region, where, like many others,
e expects to make his fortune gather
y the rare and shining dust. Read
Is letter, published elsewhere in this
sue.
BrdindrtPs Musical World for June
'mcs to us promptly, and is overflow
g with good things, as usual. The {
W price of this magazine (SI.5O per {
'ar) places ii within the reach of all.
Brainard's Sons, publishers, Cleve- +
nd, o. !
The Toledo Blddc says: "The Flint I.
Perc Marquette Road is not wasting :,
y time moaning over hard times,
{ Is doing moro business than ever
the history of the road. The freight
siness is very good, and the passen-
+ traffic moderately So"
Conductors Peek and Cross, and two z
three other "boys" of the +. & =. NJ. '
lilway, were i'm Baldwin the latter
rt OF last week, fishing for the Mich b
IN trout, or grayling. They met o.
tn pretty good success, and lcft for
me with portion of the spoils, Mon $!
y morning. Al
IN this issue may be found the first >,
of ~ historical sketch of :,
ties township, written by Ice S. Cobb.
OF the pioneers in tie organization -,
the township. We hope to be able
present to our readers histories of
icr townships in the county, at no
distant day.
The July number of Peterson's Moo-
me Is already OH our table, brimful !"
good things, and more elegant than
er before. No lady ought to be with
this magazine. Price only 50 n I'D
ar, postage free. Considerable re- NJ
ctions made to clubs. Address Chas.
Peterson, 3OG Chestnut ST., Philadel- DC
la, Pa.
The dcsirability Of having some
ans of protection against fire tn the
lage has and does often suggest itself
minds Of our citizens. Here, whore I'd
at abundance of water may be OBJ le,
ned at depth of from fifteen TO ca
'n'y feet, IL seems as though we to-
sht not to be long without several W,
us III the streets, with powerful ch
nps' SO that plentiful supply of I'M
ter might be speedily obtained when re-,
cssary. The plan is perfectly DO
cticable enc, II citizens will only on
c hold of the matter and carry it for
oush. pc