The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-07-25

Several communication crowded ou'
this week.
Rev. Mrs. Moore lectured to an at.
tentive, but not large audience In Court
House Hall, Tuesday evening.
! Morrison Sandborn had the misfbr'
tune to lose one Of his horses, by death
last Monday.
Cucumbers and summer squash were
a part of the luxuries from the prin.
ter's garden, July 10th and 2lst.
Fresh cabbage was among the at.
fractions at Garland's meat market,
this week. s
The Republican Representative Con-
vention for Lake District will be held
at Ludington, Tuesday, Aug. 10Th.
Abram Kinney, of webber town
ship has had the misfortune to lose one
of his oxen.
C. III. Chick has gone up the lakes,
with view of hunting new location,
we understand. He was accompanied
by M. ID. O'Brien.
County Treasurer Deuress last weel,
paid visit to the mining regions up
at st. Mary's river. He brought back
some fine specimens Of iron ore.
We acknowledge receipt of u copy OF
the Message and Documents, lS77-7S-
through the courtesy of Hon. Jay A,
Hubbell, NJ. &. from this District.
Linus Taylor brought some fine ripe
wild red raspberries to town, last Fri
day. That luscious fruit is very plen.
tiful this season.
A spanking breeze from the north
during the fore part Of the week, made
1t quite comfortable and coOl--nice fol
hayiAg and harvesting.
iScri6na.'s Monthly for August fully
maintains the excellent reputation o
that magazine. Every family should
have 1t. See clubbing list with this
paper.
The children are delighted to see ST
N1choias, that prince among juvenile
publications; published by Scribner 4
Co., New York. The August number
is already out.
George Chase, brother of Mark T
Chase, of Renoe, has removed from
Wayne county to Elk township, for th'
purpose of assisting in running th'
saw mill owned by Mark. /.
| Linus Taylor, of this township, OF
Friday last, left ut this Office sample
OF timothy from his meadow, which
sample shows un average height O
four feet. Mr.. Il. speaks encouraging
| ly of his prospects on the "plains."
We learn that Aug. Towner, Will
at work at his place in Ellsworth, las
Thursday, was assaulted by maj
named Williams, and severely beaten
We will try aud publish Mr.. Us state
ment of the affair, next week.
The August number Of the Mationo
Repository contains three ILLUSTRATED
sketches, besides other interesting mat
ter. This periodical highly merits
place ut every fireside. Hitchcock
Walden, publishers, Cincinnati, Ohio
We hope our friends will bear II
mind that we cannot be everywher
present, and SO cannot see all that
coing OH. And do try and send US tn
news. No doubt it will prove mutua
benefit.
Mr.. Nathaniel Bonney, who wen
from this place to the country up nea
Petoskey for the purpose ofhomestead
ing, returned last week, having abar
doned the idea. Lake county Is nc
the worst locality for settlers.
Mr.. Seabring, of Yates township
on Monday last, gave us quite curio'
ity, I'm the shape of a stem Of wintel
green, about four inches long, bearin
no less than sixteen buds and blo
SONS. 1t grew on the plains.
G. w. Rose renews his subscriptio
TO the STAR, and with the currency b'
slows a compliment by saying that OF
county paper Is as good a conntry ps
; per as he had ever seen. Such way
are, of course, encouraging to the prir
ter.
: We were short several papers la!
week, which accounts for the failure
:, exchanges to receive tho STAR, and f
half sheets this issue. The cause Of tn
trouble Is An increase Of circulation bt
yond our invoice Of patents. Ne,
fweek we expect to have the matter a
. right again. kR& EtsR
we are requested by Geo. w .aTowr
send, Secretary Of Lake County Agr
cultural Society, to announce that ov
ing to the slim attendance at the ID
rectors' meeting, held last Thursda!
, an adjournment was had to Aug. Stl
All members Of the Society are invites
we believe.
4, Two small boys, named Edward an
q Nathan Holford, have been arrested b
I Sheriff Oyiatt, ON warrant issued b
: Justice Fuller, charged with larcen.
: It seems they went to the house Of M
: Chandler, In this village, during IL
absence Of the family, and destroys
!. dishes. &c. We have not learned
! to the disposition Of the case.
Z We had pleasant ride out to u
: farm OF Jones q Holllster, IN Webb
Y township, last Tuesday forenoon, al
+ had . chance 70 see the Royce reap
: work in : fine field Of wheat. III
reaperis ofeasy draft, and docs Its wo
well. 1t was run BY ex1Sheriff Graz
The machine promises to be just Z
s thing for this country. Messrs. Jon
II a nvoo fSf