The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1880-07-15


County Clerk Towner and wife are
agriculturizing on their farm in Ellis
worth, this week.
The Gospel meeting,' last Sunday
morning, was well attended, and very
interesting.
And now we explain that ye prin-
ter had green cucumbers from his gar
den, July 18th.
| Sheriff Oviatt is busy, this week, sum-
moning jurors for Circuit Court which
convenes Aug. I'd.
L. M. Little, of Eden township, has
about forty-five acres into crops, this
season-all looking finely.
The Hersey and Reed City celebra-
tions, on the 9Th, were successful af-
fairs, according to reports.
1t looked "kind o. natral" to see M.
l.. Townsend officiating at the +. & p.
NJ. depot, as he did for couple OF days,
this week.
We understand that sabbath School
was organized i'm the "Bray school
house." last Sunday afternoon. Let
such increase and multiply.
Mr.. Eben Saunders, agent of the
f. & p. M. Railway at this point, went
on visit to his father ut East Sagi-
nav, Tuesday.
w. A. Burnam has got soda foun-
tain; and now they're all aboard at
Baldwin for cooling draughts of the
sizzle.and-snap.
Oscar S. Bcebe, for some time em-
ployed OIL the r. X. section east of town,
has been promoted TO the position of
''boss" oil the west section.
Patrick Fleming, who has been ''sec-
tion boss" at Chase for some time past,
has removed to his farm i'm Saginaw
county.
Last Friday, Saturday, Sunday and
Monday were among the hottest ever
experienced here; and there were re
freshing showers nearly every day, too.
Another change in time of running
trains over the +. & p. NJ. Railway,
took place, last Thursday. See correct
ed time card in this issue.
M. l.. Townsend, formerly of this
place, arrived in Baldwin from New
York, Saturday evening, to spend
couple of weeks among the Michigan
trout.
Capt. j. F. Linscott will hold a series
of temperance meetings at Evart, COM
mencing on Tuesday evening, July 18th
and continuing four days under the
auspices of the w. e. T. U.
The Evart Reuieao of last week says:
"Saloons in this village were all closed,
last Monday, which is more than can
be said of some other localities in the
county,"
The Bangor (Afich.) Reflector of last
week says: "F. f. Whitney has been
visiting in Bangor, this week. Frank
is red-hot Republican, and will make
the woods of Lake county ring for Gar
field and Arthur, this Fall"
Nos and 8 of Vol. 25 of Rounds
Printers Cabinet is a model of beauty
and perfection of work i'm the art pre-
servative. It makes poor printer al
most sigh for riches, to see the splen-
did specimens of type, border, &C., dis
played in its columns.
We learn that few days since, as
Geo. Wilson and Dudley Miner were
engaged hewing timber in the woods
near Baldwin, an ak in the hands of
Miner accidentally flew from his
hands, striking Wilson in the hips,
and inflicting a very serious wound.
Wilson's escape from death was al
most miraculous.
Col. G. H. Holden, of Reed City, is
agent for the sale of the lands of the
G. II. & I. Railway Company, and has
been doing lively business for the
past few months; having sold over
1000 acres. The lands he is selling
are some of the best In this section Of
the State, and are offered ON such terms
that settler can afford to buy.
inadvertently, we have been rather
tardy in acknowledging the receipt Of
a pamphlet copy Of the premium list of
the second annual Fair OF Western
Michigan Agricultural q Industrial
Society; the exhibition to be held at
. Grand Rapids. Sept. 10th to 25th, both
dates inclusive. There are promises Of
every effort being made to render the
show one Of the best Of the kind ever
held In the State.
The Saginaw Courier says: The
Flint and Pere Marquette railway will
be sold on the 18th of August, after
which . reorganization Of the COM
pany viii take place. II is hoped that
the present popular and efficient man.
agement will be continued. The road
Is doing finely now, the earnings be-
ing largely In excess Of those Of last
year, ss shown by weekly statements
published BY the Courier. The road is
finely equipped, with steeI rails for The
most part, and all the accessories Of
firsf-clsss thorouyhhre.