The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-12-27

A uanpv New Year! to all!

A Happy New Year! 10 ah!
Poultry, game and oysters disappear
rapidly, these days.
Hon. p. M. Danaier, Of LudinGton'
was In tswn last Friday.
Lake Circuit Court convened yester-
day, Judge II. H. Wheeler presiding
A. B. Hayes, of Penfisld, Ohio, sends
renewal OF his subscription to the STAR
Charlie Brott, now living In Neway-
70 county, sends US pay for the STAR
one year.
MThey had "Christmas Tree" ut For
man Station, Christmas Eve, and
very pleasant time.
The ties cut by d. Miner are being
delivered on the depot grounds for the
F. &P. NJ. Railway Co.
We learn that there will be meet
ing of the Agricultural Society, In the
store of Jones l. Hollister, Jan. 10th.
Burnam proposes to keep on hand a
choice stock of pure liquors for medical
purposes, OH and after Jan. lst, 1878.
We acknowledge the receipt ofa copy
of Report of the State Swamp Land
Com missioner, through the courtesy of
Commissioner J. b. Haviland.
Newton I. Kinne, of Elk township,
gave us very agreeable surprise last
Saturday, by presenting us with a brace
of as fine dressed chickens rs we ever
saw.
As token of their appreciation of
his services as superintendent during
the past Summer, Webber Sunday
School Ne. 1 presented A. DOdds with
handsome arm chair.
Capt. f. Saunders, of F. q P. M. R'y
Land Department, was In town last
Thursday, and gave us call. He Is
engaged looking after the payment of
tie Csmpsny's taxes.
On Monday of last week the North
ern Transportation Company's boats
left 50, 600 bushels wheat and 0O tons
of -four and pork at Ludington, bound
east via F. & p. NJ. Railroad.
Through the courtesy Of Hon. T.. g.
ID. Holden, Secretary of State, We are
In receipt Of a copy each Of the Report
Vt the State Bo:,r.l of Agriculture, and
Volume 3 Joint Documents of 1875.
No less than fifteen special freight
trains passed over this end of the +. s
r. M. Railway, Tuesday night-some
eastward, some wcstwarl-alT cnga2 god
| in the transportation of grain, flour
and pork.
III. b. Peck, of Reed City, has ono OF
the finest stocks of toys for the lol;'
days ever brought to this locality. Hc
also, has u choice stock of jewclry and
gold pens; just the things for Ne"
Years gifts.
Our readers who may want to learn
about the Far West arc referred to tho
advertisement Of the Kansas Farmer
All old established and popular jcurna
In the West. 1t is published ut thu
Capitol Of the State.
The principle cases occupying tho at
tention Of Circuit Court, this week, ar,
the criminal prosecutions ag;.iilst VIM
Wood, &. NJ. G. Ross, J. Is. Taylor ant
Judson North. The last named Is OF
trial as we go to press.
You can scarcly do anything more
pleasing to the little folks than to sent
them 81. Nicholas for year. Iti is ON
Of the most attractive periodicals fO
children published In the world. Sc
prospectus, and our clubbing rates, II
other columns.
On Monday last, G. w. Holly hat
the misfortune to lose tic fore fngc
on his left hand, by accidental contac
with a saw ut A. s. RandalPs shingl
mill, Summitville. He came to Bald
win, in the evening, and had tin
the wound dressed by DIR. Mott.
From the Outline we learn that De
los +. Diggins and Miss Ettie Gerrisl
daughter Of Hon. n. l.. Gerrish, all O
Hersey, were married mt the residence
of the brides parents, Dec. 10th, 1877
Among the numerous gifts to the hap
py couple was deed for a house an'
lot in Herscy, to the bride, and dec
; for one hundred acres Of pine land t
the bridegroom. They left the sam
day on wedding tour to Illinois.
While Henry Saunders, Of Chase
and Zach Blood, Of Pinora, do not ex
actly agree with us at all times, as re
CARDS politics, men and measures; ye
they have always manifested an in
terest in the county paper and Its ger
eral welfare, 80 that 1t may net be 8
strange, after all, that each should pic
upon the same date (Christmas) Q
which to present us with handsome
ls-peund turkey, At TO grace the tab
! OF the President. Well, one OF tn
1 birds has disappeared, and now wei
taking breathing spell, preparator
: to a second assault. After the two Ell
gagements and victories, we shall ce
tainly be 70 thoroughly impressed .
to have pleasant memories Of "Doc.
and Zach. and their estimable "bett'
halves for the remainder Of eur nat
= raj lives.
We hear Of a"Christmas Tree" tn
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