Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1881-04-28

Schools, of the Townshipof Grayling,
will hold meeting for the examine
tion of teachers, at the School House
in Grayling, ON Saturday, May 14th,
1881.
-Messrs. Jones and Hopple, while at
Portage lake fishing last Saturday,
caught prize In the shape of a huge
turtle weighing about 35 pounds, and
will now regale themselves with soup
diet.
Mr.. Chas. Frantz received four
packages of seeds through the mail on
Monday last, from brother in Germa-
ny, and wee going out to Charles
next Summer, too, and don't you for
get it!
"A young lawyer, Mr.. Swarthout,
of Saginaw City, is in town this week
prospecting for a desirable location in
which to wrestle with law lore. We
hope he may be induced to peel his
coat and try Grayling bout or two!
The members of the Good Tenn
plars Lodge of Grayling, are urgently
requested to be present at the next
regular meeting on Saturday evening
as business of vital Importance will
necessarily come before the Lodge.
Mrs. Il. w. MITCHELL, Sec'y.
Mr. Thatcher, the dentist, has now
got his clothes dry from his maiden
effort at log-running, and goes back to
Bay City to mediate on the uncer-
tainties of such business. Howsome-
ever, he had the satisfaction of yank-
ing out lots of teeth for our afflicted
citizens.
The following subscriptions to the
AVALANCHE were received during the
past week: G. F. b. Haskell, Gaylord; /;
w. r. Kendrick, East Saginaw; Miss
Frank Stewart, Grayling; VIM. Lutz,
Roscommon; James Duryee, Pere Che
ney; and Henry Ball, of Ball township.
-Quigley and Jersry, have been fin
is'iny off the house just east of Posts
Hotel, in the rear of the lots on which
j. G. Goodale's store stood. j. G.
Goodale will occupy the house when
he moves to this place from Crawling,
which he expects to do oon.-CheSd-
ming Argus.
Ho! for Oregon! Or which is itl
Our fishermen nowadays are hav-
;n,, haaps of f,,n With tbo Gn,y tr;ha
and never fail in getting good messes
land sometimes wetting) when they
try. Messrs. VIM. Jones and II. Hop
peIl, secured $50 pounds on Saturday
night last, ut Portage lake, mostly
pickerel, one of which weighed Is lbs
Only some three weeks now since
the sleighs and bobs were hung up
from active service, and now our farm
ers are busy plowing and making
ready for Spring and Summer crops,
some even having gardens made. How
does this compare with Southern Mich
igan?
We see by the Ogemd1C Herald that
Rev. f. f. Hall, formerly of Grayling,
has purchased for 500 a building and
lot, in West Branch, of G.. ID. Dunlap,
also former resident of Grayling, and
is TO engage in the meat market bust
ness, while Mr.. Dunlap takes his fami-
| ly and hies him to Oregon.
Rev. s. Edgecumbe returned from
his little visit to Lenawee county last
Saturday, and reports good time
spent, but very much regrets the loss
of his hat and umbrella, at the fire
while absent, as it will necessitate his
retirement to the ante-room when il
rains.
Although we didn't witness the
nuptualistic ceremonies on Thursday
last, we chewed some of the pound and
mashed cake, just the same, and pro
nounced it choice, and very palata BILE
and for which the fair donor has oul
tasteful thanks.
That ice cream and sugar festival
at the Hall on Friday evening last, wa:
a decided success financially and 9th
erwise, and would have been ever
more so, had the ice cream held out til
the last lover was served; as it was, tn,
gross receipts were something in excess
of $23. Give us another one will
heaps OF cream.
1t is rumored that a great man,
apple, peach, plum, pear, cherry. anC
other fruit trees have been winte
killed "out side" and our farmers NJ
here in looking over and taking 'coun
Of stock, find once in a while one II
the same fix. II we were only littl
farther North, guess we could hav
saved 'em ALL
To the eladies of the Baptist Churcl
of Grayling, and those who have kind
ly helped them, l am most grateful
indebted for the unexpected gift pre-
sented me on the eve of my short visi
home, can assure all that it is no
only very welcome, but fully apprecis
ted, more as token of kindly regard
than even its intrinsic value, which
not small WM puTNAM