The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-09-14
HOME STARLIGHT.

| 10 tnlS uute-Cept ifth.
Don't forget to come out to the Fair
and bring your products with you.
T.. b. Kline, of Elk township, hal
our thanks for some nice melons.
Geo. s. Pool, F. L. Allen and Patricl
O'Brien are finishing off their dwelling
houses.
A "Tilden & Hendricks streamel
floats over Michigan avenue, in from
of Burnam's.
Religious services (EpiscOpaD are be-
ing held every Thursday evening In
Court House Hall.
Supervisor Blood, of Yates township
is afflicted with felon OH the knucklt
of the second finger of his right hand
Orloff Hedges tells us of a huge wat
ermclon, produced OH the farm of l,
Hedges, which weighed 81 pounds, anc
measured 32x35 inches. 1t Is difficult
TO beat the melons raised on the plains
We inadvertently omitted to men.
/
ton that there was Democratic rally
In Baldwin, Friday evening, Sept. LIST
and the meeting was addressed by =
ID. Haight, Esq.
We are glad to see that Levi W.
Bolyen has SO far recovered from tho
recent accident as to bc able to sit III
and walk about little. He was moved
to his home i'm Cherry Valley town
ship, Tuesday.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
complimentary ticket to the 2Sth An
nual Fair of Michigan State Agricultu-
raj Society, to lie held ut Jackson, on
the 18th to the odd, days of September,
inclusive.
The American House mt Reed City,
was destroyed by fire, between four and
five o'clock Wednesday morning. We
did not learn as to how the fire origin
ated. There was an insurance OFFS, 500.
We learn that the Republicans of Pi-
nora township held their caucus last
Saturday, and choose j. Y. Gingricll
and Geo. Holman rs delegates to the
County Convention.
The Republican Caucus for Yates
township will be held next Saturday,
at the school house in Dist. No. 4. No
ice Of the place of holding the caucus
was omitted from the published call by
mistake.
We found Il huge melon ut our office
door, "Wednesday evening, and have
every to believe that Lee :. Cobb left it
there for us. At any rate, we have APP
propriatcd it, aud award him all the
thanks.
The following are the names of the
officers of the Chase Hayes and Wheel
or Club:
P,csit'cnt-J. NJ. Foster.
l;cc P,sit1cnf-.\lvin Joiner.
.Sccrc'u,y-W. Il. Gildart.
TrcasVrcr-Rob't T.. Bigbcc.
The Democratic Representative Con-
vcntion for the District composed of
Lake and Mason counties, was held in
Baldwin, Monday afternoon. Hon. j..
VI. Dunlhcr, Of Huntington, was chosen
us the nominee. In the evening there
was Il rally ut Court House Hal, with
speeches, and considerable enthusiasm.
G.. w. Helms was the lucky finder
Of a "bcc-trec," which he cut II few
days ago, harvesting about 10 pounds
of honey. A huge plate of the sweet
left at the STAR Office, afforded us a
good chance TO test its merits, and we
feel safe in pronouncing it as nice as
any wild honey we ever tasted
Tomorrow (Scpt. 18TH the legal
Strengthening of deer commences, and
will continue till December 18th. a
number Of hunters are already In the
woods, ready for work. To those of
our friends who wish to bring us vcni-
son on subscription, we will say, bring
1t right along, but don't all come at
once.
Clotlcs-Iinc thieves are about, and
robbed the line off n. Jones, Monday
night. They secured two or three fine
shirts. 1t il thought that the same
scamps plundered the house of Harley
Hazep, but az the family is absent, we
have not learned that anything Is miss
ing. Citizens would do well to have
articles of value safely housed Mt night,
and keep their revOlvcrs loaded and in
a position easily reached.
We were i'm error week or two ago,
in stating that Hon. .. o. Stanchtield,
of Ludington, the Republican nominee
for State Representative from this Dis
trict, mad been soldier. We did not
receive such information from him;
hut from sources which we supposed
correct. Mr.. s. whole sympathies were
with the Union cause during the war,
and he raised company for the field.
He was engaged I'm business at the time,
and both himself and partner wished
tO enl1St, Dut DOtn cOuiO nOt IeaNe.
They drew cuts to decide, and Mr.. s.
lost his chance of going to the "front,"
but doubtless did equal or greater SER
vice at home by his loyal acts and in
flucnce.
The Republican Township Commit
tee, of this township, declined to call a
second caucus ut the request of the fol-
lowing petitioners: Emmett Coon, +.
l.. Allen, Il. Campbell, G. M. G. Ross,
CHI. Chick, j. B. Taylor, Judson North,
J. G. Allen, ID. c. Warner, Jas. For
man, G. II. Forman, A. Ross, Orlo
Mcdonald. The first named I'm the
above list has never, to our knowledge,
attended any township caucus until
last Saturday evening. Messrs. North,
j. &. Allen, James and &. III. FOrman
all participated i'm the Democratic eau
Gus last Spring, receiving nominations
ut its hands. Two of them were elect
cd-Jas. Forman and North. Who can
a. n