The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-08-22

out this week.
; Jesse Bradford has furnished us will
some nice turnips, ON subscription.
Il. Coon & Co. have just received Q
fresh stock of boots and shoes.
John Buchanan has employed q
"jour" to assist him In his shop.
| We had some pretty hot days during
the fore part ofthe week.
Mrs. John Watson has our thanks
for pail Of nice honey In comb.
| Any time that you may want a nice
young chicken, go to Garland's meat
market and get it--alive or dressed.
Mrs. HI. r. Youngs brings us some OF
an early variety of wild cranberries, Ola
subscription.
Nathaniel Clark, OF Weldon Creek,
was in town Tuesday. He purchased
the yoke Of oxen Of Chas. H. Chick.
A few days since we noticed u wheel
barrow manufactured by Alex. De-
Long, which was good enough to come
out of any shop.
Irwin Sandborn has given up his job
of working for the Railroad Company;
and expects to go on to and improve
his place near town, next Fall.
We learn that Supt. Keeler has CIV
en- Mrs. +. Loring an opportunity Of
practising telegraphing at the Office in
the depot here.
We learn that Mr.. Terry makes some
fine graham -four ut his mill In Cherry
Valley township; that he has not got
lis "bOlt" in set.
The Fourth Annual Fair of Lake
County Agricultural Society will he
held Sept. 10th and 10th. Now, don't
forget it.
Linus Taylor says he expects shortly
to have one Of rs good two-year-Olds as
can be found In the county, anu that
hc will probably give Us all u look at
him mt the Fair.
I Benj. R.rrett, Clerk Of Cherry Valley
township, gave US a call, Monday. He
spoke Of the wolves as having become
quite troublesome I'm the ncighb0rhood
where he resides.
We received pleasant call, Monday,
from Sam'l III. Stevens, Esq. of Mus
kegoi, special agent of the New York
Underwriters Agency, who was in this
locality OH business.
N. b. Blood, who purchased the
Hcigcs place last Winter, Informs US
that he is well satisfied with prospects.
Says he has as good corn this year, as
he ever raised anywhere.
The wolves are making havoc in
Cherry Valley township; having kill
ed two sheep for Sylvester Cork, Grip
pied two calves for &. a. Swain. They
were also, prowling about the premises
of jas. Avery, but were frightened
away. Andrew Craig lost calf we
believe, also.
A gentleman from Branch county;
who gave US his name, but 1t has es-
capped our mind; was In town, Satur-
day. He owns tract Of land two or
three miles south and west of Baldwin,
and was up, with team, looking at
country, and was accompanied by two
others. He spoke as highly pleased
with the appearance Of crops ON the
plains, and stated that he intended
moving OH to his land, and Improving
next Fall, or the following Spring. He
also, thinks of bringing in some horses,
and offering them for sale.
An item is going the rounds Of the
papers regarding the prosecution Of a
man In Manistee county, by the Man.
istee Game Club, because nc had killed
some deer. II Is aggrevating thats a
fact, to think that the needy settlers
won't go without fresh meat, just to
enable the city sportsmen to come out
in the Fall and kill the deer; not be-
cause they need them; but for the
"sporv' of the thing. We believe in
abiding by the law Of the land as much
as any one; but we think there's q
chance Of straining point too far in
this matter.
From the LudIngton papers we learn
that one week ago Sunday morning |
Mrs. Ester +. Chaplin, living near that |
city, was aroused about o'clock by |
hearing some one trying to enter the
house. Her husband was an invalid,
and she did not trouble him; but took
revolver and went to q window where
she discovered q man about to enter.
She shot him through the heart. He
ran few steps and fell on his face,
dead. 1t proved to be one VIM. J.
Hartnette, laborer at Danaher &
Mclendy Company's mill, and about Is
years Of age. He was In the habit of
drinking, and perhaps in liquor at the
time he was killed. The coroner's Jury
rendered the following verdict: "The
said w. J. Hartnette was shot with
pistol, known as q revolver, In the
hands Of Mrs. Esther e. Chaplin, at the
hour Of 2 o'clock In the morning, on
the nth Of August 1873, while he, said |
Hartnette, was attempting to break and |
enter the house ofsaid Esther r. Chap
in. The jury therefore say, that -she,
said Esther r. Chaplin, is fully justified
In the shooting and killing Of said
Hartnette." A brother Of the deceased
came on from Coral, and caused the
arrest Of Mrs. Chaplin, on q criminal
warrant; but we undeutand that fur
ther Investigation only coroborated
the. view taken by the coroner's jury.
Mrs. Chaplin Il described as . young
woman; modest, retiring; and the
mother Of three children whom she
supports with her own hands since her
h,iehmnd'e sickness.