Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1881-12-29

improvements 10 tnelr houses tnlS WIN
ter i'm the shape of kitchens and wood
sheds, which have enhanced them
greatly both in convenience and COM
fort.
The residence of Mr.. Henry Filley,
in the eastern part of this township,
was discovered to be on fire last Sat
urday by the inmates, Mrs. Filley and
her mother, in Mr.. Filley's absence,
and was eXtinguished after good deal
of hard work by the two women, he
fore it had gained any considerable
headway. The fire originated in the
garret by the stove pipe becoming un-
jointed, and was most opportunely dis
covered and what might have proved
sad conflagration thus averted
Albert Elliott, an employee in
Coles lumber camp, met with quite a
serious accident one day last week,
while assisting in the construction of a
log barn at the above named camp. A
large log became loosened from the top
of the building and came rolling down
the skids striking him and knocking
him down and crushing him against
the logs at the bottom. Strange to
say no bones were broken, and though
severely pinched and bruised, he has
so far recovered as to be able to resume
work.
THE DOMESTIC TYRANT. 1.-The
average man" quoth Mrs. Partington,
lis weak and irritable domestic ty-
rant" and Mrs. II. is correct. Tyran
nical TO fault the average man will
enter the blissful Paradise of happy
home, scratch himself in fendish glee,
send the baby into convulsions, and
for what? Why, because he has the
Itching Piles, and is too mean TO buy
Swayne's Ointment, which is an infal-
lible cure for the worst cases of that
annoying complaint.
"A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat
should be stopped. Neglect frequently
results in an incurable Lung Disease or
Consumption. Browns Bronchial Tro-
ches are certain TO give relief in Asth-
ma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Catarrh, Con
sumptive and Throat Diseases. For 30
years the Troches have been recon-
mended 10y physicians, and always Civ
en- perfect satisfaction. They are not
new or untried but have been tested by
wide and constant use for nearly an
entire generation, they have attained
well merited rank among the few sta
pie remedies of the age. Public speak
ers and singers use them TO clear and
strengthen the Voice. Sold at tw n y
Last Sunday morning M9ssrs. Levi
VanBuren, VIM. Stephan, and Martin
Christensen, started for Coles lumber
camp on the North Branch, but miss
ing their way soon after crossing Big
Creek, lone of the tributaries of the
AuSable), they became bewildered and
wandered around in the woods until
night came on. when they kindled
fire and though they had eaten moth
ing since early morn, were compelled
TO retire supperless TO their couch upon
the bare ground. The next morning
they started very early, hoping to find
Il habitation or secure something by
which they could stay the pangs of
hunger; but their efforts were only re-
warded by the capture of single part
ridge. About noon of the second day
they met n person who, TO their amaze
ment, informed them that that they
were but a few miles from Otsego Lake.
They Immediately retraced their weary
way for some distance and succeeded
i'm finding the direct road to camp,
where they arrived just at night t-fall.
The following graphic account of
the accidental shooting of young Still
well last Saturday, was handed us for
publication by DIR. G.. NJ. +. Davis the
attending physician
Solon j. StilwelI, of Ingham county,
Mich, son of James Stilwell, of the
above named place, and grandson
of Solon b. Turner, of Grayling town
ship, was accidentally shot by Edward
Dayton, of Ingham township, while
practicing with their guns shooting at
u mark, on Dec. oath, at 12 o'clock,
noon, one and half miles north from
the residence of Alpheas Slaight, of
Grayling township. who lived about
16l hours after the accident occurred
He was concious up TO the last moment
of his life, and wholly exonerated the
young man who was the immediate
cause Of his death, and was fully CON
cious of his approaching dissolution,
expressing firm belief i'm the Saviour,
and a hope in n glorious Immortality.
The gun that caused his death was an
Army Merrimack," breach-loader
carrying heavy ball. The ball en-
tered the body on the right side frac-
turing the seventh rib near its inter
section with the vertebral column,
passing through the inner side of the
vertebra, and passed out of the right
breast at the sixth intercostal space,
passing through the right lung, caus-
ing considerable hemorrhage from the
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