The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-12-25
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A Merry Christmas and Happ,
New Year! to the readers of the STAR
: Hon. T.. l.. Gray, of Newaygo, wa
in town Saturday.
Religious services are held at Reno
Monday evenings, once in two weeks
J. B. Taylor has hoisted the sign 0
"Hotel" on the front of his building.
The new serial story commences IL
the next issue of the STAR.
f. Coon & Co. have u fine stock o.
holiday presents.
+. Stevenson has been re-appointed
Register at the U. S. Land Office al
Reed City.
Township Treasurer jerks will be al
Z. Coon & Co.'s store, next Saturday
Dec. 9th, for the purpose of receiving
taxes.
The F. Il p. NJ. folks were Mt this
point, Monday, for the purpose of pay
ing their taxes to the several townships
in this part Of the county.
For some reason, Rev. VIM. Matthias,
of Evart, was not present mt Baldwin,
last Sunday. Services were conducted
by Rev. J.. Curtiss, Saturday evening,
and ut 3p. M, Sunday, in the Episco-
pal church.
A triumph Of art, literature and FASH
ion RetcrsOn's Magazine for January.
1t Is one of the best periodicals of its
kind in the country. Chas. j. Peter
son, publisher, 3O6 Chestnut ST., Phila-
dclphia, Pa.
We were i'm error, last week, in stat
ing that the jury in the case of ofStephen
French, charged with adultery with +.
Bunnell, stood seven for acquittal. 1t
should have read seven for conviction,
and five for acquittal.
Religious services will be held i'm the
Jenks' neighborhood, ut 10 u. M, and
at Baldwin, ut p. M, Sunday, jan.
4th. II the people of Baldwin care to
sustain religious services in their midst,
they must turn out; for all are ear
nestly invited.
We are in receipt Of "a specimen num-
bcr of leisure Hours, neat monthly,
published by w. l.. Mershon e. Co., Ill
broadway, n. ", at 81 "a year. From
an examination of its pages, we judge
the periodical to be one of merit and
well worthy of patronage. See the
prospectus in this issue.
Golden Hours for January is a fine
number of thnt excellent monthly for
children. Every issue is full Of merit
and attraction for the little folks. 1t Is
well worthy of being placed before
them. Terms, $3.50 per year, postpaid.
Hitchcock & Walden, publishers, Gin
cinn.ti, Ohio.
The alleged would-bc wreckcrs of
trains OH the q. r. 4 !. II. R.--Dirniel
Carott, Amabell Carott and Thomas
Kennedy, for placing distractions, and
John Whitfori, as accessory before the
fact-had q preliminary examination
before Justice Iadclifie, at Hcrsey, last
week, and were all held to answer at
tho next term Of Circuit Court.
Hersey Outline-"In Gel tain town
lives man whom the village ordi-
nances do not suit very well, and he
lets of steam accordingly. The other
day stranger, seeing the pigs rather
free and easy on the streets, asked:
Don't you have IA hog law here@ Yes,
we do answers Crusty, every law in
town was made by 'cm!"
With the January number, the Ma
tional depository enters upon its sew
cnth semi-annual volume. The histo-
~. of this magazine, and its predecessor,
the Ladies' Repository, since 1S4l, is an
honorable one, and its place in domes-
tic circles has never been so well filled
as now. It is published monthly at So
a year, postpaid, by Hitchcock & Wal
den, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The January number of iScribner's
Monthly opens with complete and
spirited account of the "United States
Life-Saving Service" Another inter-
esting article is american Arms and
Ammunition, also, articles on straw
berry culture, and 1.-THE Acadians of
Louisiana" This periodical is always
full of merit and interest; rendering it
a desirable visitor to any household,
and worthy fits extensive circulation.
Scribner Il Co., publishers, 743 Broad
way, New York.
Persons engaged in growing fruits or
flowers should take paper devoted ex-
to these subjects. Purdy's
Fruit Recorder d Wower Garden, a
of IS pages, at 81 a year, sup
plies this want. 1t is published in
but edited and controlled by
A. M. Purdy, of Palmyra, N. Y, life
long fruit grower and florist, and now
having over one hundred acres into
fruits, flowers, &C., and editing his pa
per from practical daily experience,
and years of close observation and
study. Send to him at Palmyra, N. Y,
for specimen copy, and let 1t speak
for itself. Or by sending the subscrip-
ton price you will get the full volume
for 1880, and any one of ten premiums.
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