The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-09-18

A fine red ribbon hall has been dedi-
Gated at Dexter.

A fine red ribbon hall has been dedi-
Gated at Dexter.
The deaths by lightning in this
State during the past few weeks have
been terribly frequent.
VIM. O'Neill, of Freedom. was
struck dead by lightning on Thursday
evening.
Prof. VIM. Cocker, OF Adrian, is
about to publish a work on punctua-
tion, for use in the public schools.
Charles Cross, of Niles, has been
/ discharged from the Seventh United
States cavalry on account Of sickness.
Mrs. Elizabeth l.. Comstock. the
noted quaker speaker. is TO labor for
the cause OF temperance at Port Huron.
A rattlesnake was killed in the Union
school grounds in the very center of
the city OF Niles one day last week.
The barge Little Jake was struck by
| lightning on Saginaw Bay Thursday
night. and both masts were badly shat
tered.
II. A. Pratt, assignee of the Michi-
gan Chair Company, at Kendall, Van
Buren county, recently paid 80 per
cent. dividend TO the creditors.
Representative Stesenson, OF Menom.
inee, entertained the Governor, State
officers and Legislature at an expense
OF 81, 900.
The papers say that the corn crop of
Kalamazoo county will this year ex.
ceed that of any other year in
quantity and quality.
Why go TO more Southern climAs for
tobacco? Dozens of farmers right
around Norris raise smoking and fine
cut for their own use.
w. b. Hazelton, formerly on the ed
itorial staff Of the Saginaw Enterprise,
is now managing editor OF the Balti-
more Gazette.'
There is a young lady near Charlotte
who has been married six months and
is still in the thirteenth year OF her
age. So says the Charlotte Republi-
can.
Lansing and vicinity was visited
with n most terrific thunder storm on
Friday, lightning striking in several
places. The barn OF John Baker was
totally destroyed.
IL is given out in Grand Rapids that
NJ. III. Clark, formerly publisher of
the Grand Rapids Democrat, is about
to publish daily of pronounced Dem
ocratic views.
James Kane, a well-to-do-farmer OF
the township OF Alpine, Kent county,
was struck by lightning while at work
in the field on Friday, and instantly
killed.
Fred. Richards was arrested at Grand
Ledge and fined s25 for cruelty beat
ing his horse in the streets OF that
place. That was good enough TO make
horse laugh.
A new bell weighing 2,206 pounds
now wakes up sleepy Adrian Method
lists, and everybody else within the city
limits in time for church Sunday morn
ings.
The Bay City Combination Lock
Company will remove its tools and ma
chinery to New Britain. CT. Mr.. Fox.
the patentee, will be superintendent Of
the new works.
Jas. G. Foot, a resident Of Niles for
twenty-five years. dropped dead on the
street near the postoffice Monday OF
heart disease. He was one OF Niles
best citizens.
Mr.. John Garfield, OF Manistee, has
bought OF Messrs Hall 4 Townsend, of
Ionia, %. 1A acres OF land in the north
ern corner of Lake county for 81 an
acre.
Martin Fleming, a laborer in the
Quincy copper mine, was instantly
killed on Wednesday morning by the
premature explosion Of a blast. He
leaves a large family.
William Austis, OF Independence,
Oakland county, was instantly killed
on the lst inst by huge boulder fall
ing upon him while he was digging q
hole in which to bury the stone.
Old Wyandotte Lodge No. IL /. o.
o. +. was resuscitated at Ypsilanti Fri
day. il having suspended work seven
teen ago. Five of the old members
were present as charter members.
The Sturgis furniture factory, which
cost more than SIC, 900 few years ago,
was sold few days ago on a mortgage
foreclosure TO the First National Bank
of Sturgis for sl0,5O0.
An apple tree on the farm OF John
Ryan, OF Norkfeld. was struck by
lightning, and at the same time two
sheep, fifteen rods away, we're killed by
the concussion.
The barn OF John Saraeble, OF Shar-
on, was struck by lightning and burn
ed 10 the ground with quantity OF
new wheat, horse and one COW on
Thursday.
The Chicago and Michigan Lake
Shore railroad shops have been remov-
ed from st. Joseph, and are now under
the course OF construction, at Muske-
gon.
The town OF Richland, Kalamazoo
county, has about l6s acres laying in
railroads, (9S in the Ohio and Michigan
and 20 in the Kalamazoo and Hastings)
but no engine has passed over either
road as yet
A Burr Oak saloon keeper has been
aarved with paDers in n suit for DANA