The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-12-18
VOLUME VII.
HOME STARLIGHT.

Two new subscribers, this week, and
number Of renewals.
Sylvester Collins has returned to
Charlotte, this State, where he will re-
side for the present.
The Sabbath School I'm the Jenks'
neighborhood will have "Christmas
Tree" at the residence Of VIM. Thomp-
son. A pleasant time Is anticipated.
The licensed period for slaughtering
deer expired last Monday; and the host
of hunters have departed from the
north woods.
Twenty carcasses and saddles of ven-
ison were shipped by American Ex-
press from this point, Tuesday morn
ing. 1t was the last grand rush.
Melville Ford, Esq, of Grand Rap
ids, has beel appointed stenographer
in the Circuit Court for this county, and
assumed his duties at the present ses-
sion.
We learn from j. @. Patterson, Esq,
that the Odd Fellows will have "New
England Supper" at Reed City, on New
Years 1--we. A grand good time is cx-
pected.
Judge Haight has appointed the
times for holding Circuit Court for Lake
county during 1850, as follows: Second
Monday in March; first Monday in Au-
gust.
Owing to desire on the part of the
editor, devil, boss and all hands in the
STAR Office to be merry on Christmas;
we shall endeavor to issue next weeks
paper on Wednesday.
Backus Bros, of East Saginaw, have
commenced the job of numbering up on
section IL, Cherry Valley township,
and are also, clearing out the river,
above Baldwin, preparatory. to floating
logs down to Ludington.
The members of the legal fraternity
visiting Baldwin, this week, are Judge
III. III. Wheeler and J. B. Mcmahon,
Esq, Ludington; Hon. w. III. Palmer,
and J. Q. Patterson, Esq, Reed City; j.
Byron Judkins, Hersey.
We are in receipt Of a handsome note
of invitation to "Grand Masonic Fcs-
tival," to be given by Hersey Lodge No.
81, +. & A. NJ, Christmas Eve. 1t is
expected that 1t will he one of the most |
enjoyable affairs of the season. The |
printing Of the invitations, &c, was
done at the Outline Office, and is Il good |
piece of work.
We are in receipt ofa copy of "Puck's
Annual" for 1880. In its own language, |
It is ",,lso, an almanac, II city dirccto-
ry, universal gazetteer, rlyming
d ctionary, guide to draw-poker and
Wall street, table of logarithms, u
col collation., n jack-knifc and a tooth
pick.u II is full offun; aud is furnished
by Keppler & Schwnrzman, publishers
of The illustrated comic weekly, Ptck,
New York.
Circuit Court convened, last Tuesday,
Judge Ha'ght presiding. At the pres
ent writing, the case of Stephen French,
charged with adultery, is OH trial. La
TER-The case was given to the jury, |
last CIV, dnesday) evening, and after
remaining out till midnight and failing
to- agree, they were discharged. They |
stood seven for acquittal, and five for
The case Of Phillip Mar |
couiller, assault with intent to murder,
is on trial to-day (Thursday). we will
endeavor to give full particulars OF the
Court proceedings, next week.
AS we have before announced, we
will, with the beginning of the new
year commence continued story. en-
titled "The Price of Liberty; or, The
Union Refugees of Texas" 1t is origi-
nal with resident of our own county;
the groundwork having been taken
from incidents coming under the per-
sonal observation of the author, with
those cleaned from the lips of Union
refugees. From our knowledge of the
authors ability Though he has as yet
gained no special notoriety as q novel
ist) and an examination of u portion of
the manuscript we judge the story will
prove one of thrilling interest; besides
the rarity of being ''prod-
ict of Lake county," so to speak. 1t
will run for several months.