The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
HOME STARLIGHT.

Ifyou want to buy or sell anything,
advertise it in the home paper.
Col. Standish, of Grand Rapids, was
i'm town Thursday.
We are one day late in issuing our
paper this week, owing to job work.
Elisha Dunning pays up his subscrip-
ton for year and half.
Clarkson Albertson brings us two
cords of wood, OIL subscription.
G. f. Basom was admitted to the bar
at the special session of Circuit Court,
this week.
The special session of Circuit Court
adjourned last Thursday evening
till 2 o'clock p. M, next Wednesday.
Born-a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
G. II. Carr, Baldwin, Mich, Thursday,
March 9th, 1876.
We were pleased to receive friend
ly call from Sheriff HOughton, last
Tuesday morning.
Everybody who wanted supply of
ice for the coming Summer, have been
laying in supply within the past few
days.
During the fore part of the week we
had genuine thaw, with rain, and as
consequence, the snow all disap-
peared.
Capt. f. Saunders was I'm town on
Wednesday and Thursday, looking
after the land interests of the F. & p.
NJ. Railway Company.
We were pleased, OH Thursday, to
receive call from A. J. Sawyer, of
Ellsworth township, and also, to have
him pay tOus the amount of two years.
subscription.
There was an eclipse of about three
tenths of the moon at midnight last
Thursday night. 1t was just little
too cloudy to allow it to be seen ut this
point.
VIM. Wood will accept our thanks
for can of fresh oysters, supply of
which he keeps OH hand at his restau-
rant and lunch room, just south of the
depot.
The Ludington Record of Marh Stl,,
says: "In this city, on Monday eve
ming, tho 9Th inst, by Rev. w. H.
Sparkling, Joseph b. Compau and Miss
Hattie Blackmer, both of Baldwin,
were made one"
Read the new advertisement of En-
NETT Coon & Co., to be found elsewhere
in this issue. This firm keeps large
and choice stock of goods constantly
on hand, and can give you good bar
gains.
The Baldwin House is doing flour
ishing business this week. Fifty-one
at the dinner table, last Wednesday.
The Townsend House also, has its
share, with Broefilc's restaurant and
boarding house.
Among the members of tho legal fra
ternity present at the special term of
Circuit Court, held in Baldwin, this
week, we notice Messrs. +. l.. Gray,
of Ncwaygo; NJ. C. Burch, J. b. Jud-
kins, S. +. Dwight, Hersey; J. @. Pat
terson, Reed City; S. ID. Haight, Lud-
ington, and John d. Upton, Big Rap
ids.
Two young men were arraigned by
Judge Wheeler, OH Wednesday, for
contempt of Court. One of them was
and was let off with simple
while the other had his
hat on, and when requested by the
Judge to remove it, did so i'm an in
sulting manner. The Judge gave him
five days in Jail, and as he was not sat
isfied(?) with that, the Judge doubled
the dose, and made it ten days; but af-
forwards, upon an apology by the of
fender, the order of imprisonment was
revoked and reprimand given.
The attention Of our readers is invit-
cd to the card of Messrs. Chase e. Kin
lie, to be found I'm this weeks issue.
Mr.. M. T. Chase, the senior member of
the firm, has recently moved here from |
the southern part Of the State, and has |
the appearance of being sound, relia-
bic business man. Newton I. Kline,
the other partner, is too well known to |
many Of our readers to need any intro |
duction from us. The mill formerly |
has been refitted i'm good |
shape, and patrons can rely upon hav-
ing their orders filed i'm prompt and
manner.
last week, o. A. Lincoln, q citizen
Of Elk township, was arrested and |
brought to Baldwin to answer to O
charge of grand larceny. A prelimin-
airy examination, which was conclud-
ed last Monday, resulted i'm his being
bound over for appearance before Cir
cult Court to answer to the charge. As
near as we can learn the property
to have been stolen, consisted
of a bcdlstead, plow, grindstone, and
some other articles, belonging to a Mr..
Smith, better known rs "Yankceu
Smith, formerly a resident of Lake
township. It seems that Smith had
left his house, with furniture, &C., and
removed to Grand Rapids some time
ago. Mr.. Lincoln is accused ofhaving
gone to the house and taken the prop
rrty, removing It to his own premises,
viyiup as nm pxctIap thprefnr tho fncf
That Smith was owing him. The final
result Of the matter will he reached i'm
Circuit Court.
j. S.-Sincc the above was In type,
MIR. Lincoln has had his trial I'm Cir
,uit Court, and has been acquitted.
The verdict seems TO give general sat
sfaction. Mr.. l.. bears good repu-
alton among his neighbors, which we