The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-05-01

Wlllinm Love, pioneer OF Eaton
county. died In Carmel March 10th,
aged 10
President Abbott. Of the Agricultur-
oil College. has had rheumatic fever.
The burned district OF Owosso will
be rebuilt with better stores than tho
old ones.
Remember you must not spear fish
At this season Of the year. therefore do
not hurl the javelin at the finny tribe.
The annual meeting Of the State
Firemen's Association will take place
at Mad's Hall, Lansing, May 2 and 8.
The Battle Greek public library has
1900 books. $1,000 worth OF new
ones will soon be added.
The Marshall Congregational mis-.
sionary society supports missionary
in Persia.
At Port Huron, April lith, a house
owned by Jno. Mcneil was badly burn
cd. Loss about s400.
John Freeman, well-to-do farmer
living near Bronson, was kicked to
death by colt "Wednesday.
Fred. W., son OF George w. Harris,
OF the Battle Greek Journal died Of ~.
phoid fever April 8.
An Oakland county pauper stole
everything in tho poor-house, and was
sent TO State prison for three months.
The straits of Mackinaw are epen
from Lake Huron tn Mackinac Island,
and from Lake Michigan 10 Skillagalee
light.
At Grand Rapids, April 10, son Of
John Hagens, 2s years old, at play in
the yard. fell into a cistern and was
drowned.
A four-pound muskrat was killed on
Woodbridge street, Detroit. on Tues
day night. II Is supposed 10 have
tioated ashore on cake OF ice.
A steam barge, built for wreckiug
purposes at an expense Of "a, 100, was
launched at East Saginaw lsst Friday
afternoon.
A. l.. Moody has resigned his posi-.
ton as president Of the Lansing Light
Guards, and Colonel b. Burr has been
chosen to the vacancy.
Michael Gallager was arrested in De.
troit Wednesday, on a charge OF rob-
bing the mails in Georgia, while mail
agent there.
Letters written from tho Black Hills
to friends in this State indicate there
are more chances 20 have your scalp
raised than TO gather gold.
The red ribbon has invaded the agri.
cultural college, and some paper asks,
"Will the signal ever hutter on the
campus Of the university"
Red Ribbon men can stick pin
here. J.. w. Mallory. Of Monterey
Centre, killed himself by drinking hard
cider one day last week--and the cider
wasn't 30 very hard either.
At Goodalo's shingle-mill, Tawas
City. April 9, George Clifford. attempt
ing TO put long belt on . revolving
pulley, was drawn into the wheel and
badly mangled.
Albert Anderson, of Grand Rapids,
is regularly employed as composer and
arranger for Brands famous Cincinnati
orchestrn, mn organization second only
in America to Thomas.
A three year old boy OF John John.
son, Of Grand Rapids. April G. fell in
7 10 la m al "A
mile, when Truman Smith sprang in
and brought the child 10 shore alive.
Tue foreman Of lumber camp in
Midland county became euraged be-
cause some work had not been compile.
| ted, knocked a man down, beat him,
tied him 10 a log with a strong rope,
and left him there all night, where he
was found nearly frozen TO death.
A Lansing brave recently drew re-
volver on q man whQ was shaking him
up. He didn't hay: sand enough TO
shoot, and couldn't get the weapon
back into his hip pocket while the 9TH
er fellow was mopping him around,
consequently his situation was very
disagreesble.
Harry Phillips, of Detroit, has sold
his bay mare, Betsey Baker, 10 an Eng
lish gentleman for g, 900, guaranteeing
she will trot mile to wagon, over an
ordinary English road. inside of three
minutes. She has trotted in 2.26. Mr..
Phillips paid si0O for the mare year
ago.