Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-05-28

Hereafter train No. 9g will stop at
this place for dinner.
DIR. Traver has a croquet ground ad-
joining his residence.
Dave Shabnegan says pretty much
shamed me, no git um bear
Soontbe festive Graylmy will wiggle
his tail no more forever.
Lamport has a show bll in his office
as big as blanket, and s'ill he is not
happy.
The eloquent persuasive voice of the
sewing machine man was heard in
town one day this week.
Last night the mercury dropped clear
through the thermometer, and now we
have to take it cool
Contracts and notices for Highway
Commissioners printed at the AVA
LANCHK Office at lowest prices.
There was music H. the ali last Sun
day, in Grayling. 'Tis ever thus when
Charley strikes the key note.
There is some talk of concert soon.
Go in gentlemen, we have talent
enough in Grayling for frst-class en-
tertainment.
A big days work was done in the
line of we'll digging on Monday on the
farm Of r. p. Forbes by W. H. Sher-
man. who du. ard curbed 20 feet
well 8 y feet square, in nine hours.
Yesterday afternoon Messrs Sailing,
Wilson and Masters practicef a little
ON glass ball shooting. Sailing got six
balls out Of ten. Wilson four out of ten
and Masters two ont of four.
Mr.. J. c. Goodale informs MS that he
will run a ploner and re-sawer in con
nection with his saw mill, and will soon
be ready to accommodate all parties who
may wapt any work done in that line.
Pros. Attorney Hadley Is having hie
store building painted. Mr. E.J Rip
leyis the Mrhaei Angelo, and performs
wonders with the brush We under
stand that Mr.. Hadley' dwelling hous
and the post Office building are soon to
have new coat Of paint.
Prosecuting Attorney J. o. Hadley
and Supervisors Hart gck and Steck-
ert. accompanied by Nh c. A. Brow,
started for Kalkaska Monday evening.
They go there TO settle county matters
between Kalkaska and Crawford.
our architect. Mr. d. a. Buell., has
drafted the forms for bnckets for the
front of Hanson, Sailing \ Co. = new
store building which Wien completed
will be one Of the finest structures
north of Bay City.
Last week we were al Otsego Lake
and made the acquaintance OF several
prominent citizens Otego Lake is a
beautiful sumner resort especially for
invalids: we noticed several while we
were there.
Mr. David ShabnegaL chief of the
Chipewas, informs vs. that he, with sew
eral of his trusty warrios, will execute
the war-dance here on the fourth of
July. We have alreadytied down our
scalp down with a clothes line
Already we have indcations that
Grayling viii be quite place of re-
sort for the sporting ninrods and fish
loving people of the cas-, west, north
and south Messrs. A. G. and II. 5.
Babbitt. of this place, hforn us that
they are receiving communications
daily from persons whowish TO make
this their field of operatip during the
sporting season.
The T1trf. Field and Farm is upon
ourtabIe. and as we hav, been a reader
ofthat valuable pEYer for several years
p gladly recommend tito the farmer,
tie sportsman, and the lover of the
chase. The editor, Mr. Bruce. Cauthor
OF Bruccs AIERIcAN Srup Book is
tle best authority ON Sporting matters
+, the r. s. and it NEEDS no word of
o1rs. to iel2 him in lis eood work.
S.rrr ,ss 10 the Turf, Fled and Farm.
The coming regatta u the National
A4.-caion of Amateur Oarpner,
W i.h takes place on Saratoga Lake,
= 'y 9, 10 and ~, promises TO be the
3 nndnst lair 10 ale hirory Of tre
n 60 Ell f." amen in .his cour -ry.
~ ieti-tr i,a~ t,.ry tq,if, ted