The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-08-21
VOLUME VII.
HOME STARLIGHT.


convenes next Tuesday, Aug. 10th.
Blackberries in market, this week;
selling at ten cents quart.
ID. d. Ruggles, ESQ.,, of Manistee, was
In town last Tuesday.
The Clarion says Reed City has a
new band organization.
G. H. Shaw, OF Webber township,
leaves, this week, to try his fortune at
Bellevue, this State.
HI. A. Bray, is building q kiln for
burning mari, on his place, In Webber
township. 1.t W
Henry Saunders and Hamilton Dra-
goo, of Chase township, will accept our
thanks for favors rendered.
Rev. o. b. Waters, pastor Of the
Congregational Church, at Hersey, will
remain for another year at that point.
Company HI, State Militia, passed
over the f. q P. M. Railway, Tuesday,
on their return home to Manistee from
the encampment. .s..
This locality was visited by another
heavy shower ofrain last wednesday,
night, which has done q vast amount
Of good.
The attention of our readers is called
to the new advertisement of b. X. Hol-
iday, of Chase, who offers bees, cows,
&C., at low figures.
Yeeditor and family feasted on the
famous Michigan trout or grayling, last
week; from the hands Of the veteran
angler, Sam. Howes.
Our readers should take glance at
the new local Of e. Coon 4 Co., as well
as at their advertisement. They evil
IDENTIFY will not be undersold.
Work upon the grist mill and dam,
of w. HI. DeIamater is progressing
favorably and he expects to have part
of the machinery In motion, in q few
days. ~ ~. 49,.
Mrs. Melissa Rutty has purchased
the house and lot in this village, for.
inerly owned by Mrs. f. v. Harger;
and intends to take up her residence
here. the coming Fall.
Asa and Nelson Beebe, Of Webber
township left peck Of onions ut the
STAR office, last week; which would
compare favorabTy with those raised OH
any soil. The plains are not entirely
worthless IL seems.
We acknowledge the receipt Of
copy of the grafton delivered by Hon.
+. q. ID. Holden, ut Owosso, July 4th,
1879. 1t Is eloquent, interesting, and
abounds with valuable statistics of our
State schools, churches and industries.
The premium list of the First Annual
Fair of Western Michigan Agricultural
and Industrial Society, to be held SEPT
22d to 27th, both lnclusive-is before us
and contains fine array of offers.
The exhibition promises to be a good
one.
81. Nicholas for September is filled
with attractive illustrations and inter-
esting reading matter for the little
folks. They all like 1t, and ought to
have it. Scribner & Co., publishers,
New York. See our list of clubbing
rates. es frt 81
Rev. L. Curtiss, who held religious
services at the Hall, last Saturday af-
ternoon and Sunday evening, an
nounces his intention to be here again
on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 3Oth
and in the evening Of Sunday, 8lst.
All are cordially invited to attend.
The September number of the Ma tion-
al Repository opens whitman illustrated
sketch Of cincinnati, Past and Pres
ent." There are, also, other articles Of
interest which go to render the Repos-
ito'y attractive to all desiring sound
reading. -,
We acknowledge receipt Of Vol. 5 Of
Chambers English Literature, from the
American Book Exchange, IS Beck
man street, New York. The entire
work consists Of eight volumes, and is
afforded at the extremely low price of
2,25 in paper; So, ,25 In cloth, and 81, ,75
In morocco binding. 5He ~
Next week we expect to commence
the publication of q continued story en-
titled Delinquent Tax Sales" It will
run for five weeks, and will doubtless
prove rather dry reading to many be-
sides ourselves; but the sequel of the
publication is Of considerable impor-
tance to us.
The September number Of Scribner's
Monthly has considerable educational
flavor besides large quantity Of light
summer reading; affording variety
which cannot fail to please the masses.
There is no better magazine for the
general reader, than Scrisnsr's. Pub
llshed by 6cribner q Co., 71S Broadway,
New York.
"The Higher Education; . Plea for
Making it Accessible to ALI" II the
title Of an interesting address delivered
by Jas. b. ANGEL Il. u. D., at the an
nual commencement Of the University
Of Michigan, June 18th, 1879, copy Of
which address, In pamphlet form is be-
fore us. 1t is an able, strong argument
in favor Of making the learning Of the
higher branches as available to the poor
rs to the rich, and deserves to be read
by every citizen Of the State. F
Emmett Coon, Esq, knowing that a
printer enjoys ride after . trim little
team, enticed ye editor away from his
''den,' one day last week, and gave
him q pleasant sxcursion through the
country south Of town, for several
miles. We passed the farms Of J. p
Jewett, 8. G. Brockway, II. F. Youngs
H. N. jerks, L. J. jerks, VIM
Thompson, J. North and Il. N. Red
field, and were plsased to observe thu
evidences Of thrift and enterprise. The