Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1881-09-01


tresses at the Drugstore. Call and ex-
anime them.
DR.. o. Palmer, of Grove township.
has so acres under fence. is quite agri-
culturally inclined, and is going to see
just what this country will do, by
thorough trial
The fall term of school in the vii
lage commences on Monday next, un-
der the management of Miss Mary
Scott, of Ann Arbor. Miss Scott taught
our summer term, giving good satisfac
ton.
DR. G.. NJ. +. Davis has fine new
dwelling house in process of erection
on Michigan Ave, which when com
pleted will be a credit and ornament
to the town.
Quite a number of our citizens
have availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity and gone blackberrying, which
are said to be ripe for the harvest, but
not as abundant as last season.
Silver coin with holes in them are
now being taken by merchants through
out the country as follows: $100
pieces at Csc; SOC at 35c; 25c at 15c;
10c at sc.
On Sabbath afternoon last quite
number attended the special service in
connection with the NJ. +. Church. at
which time six persons were taken into
full membership. Thus the Church
grows.
Mr.. Henry Sherman reports crops |
in Maple Forest township as looking
exceedingly well since the late rains.
He brought load of oats and pota-
toes to Sailing, Hanson e. Co., for
which he received remunerative prices. |
e. r. Mcfarland, of Maple For
est, must have a pretty fair ''cowcum- |
Der" patch, as we understand he wish
es to contract to furnish Crawford |
county with pickles the coming season. |
Our physicians say they will have
to emigrate TO another country. This
is such a healthy locality the doctors
have to take their own medicine in or
der to keep it from spoilng. What few
patients they have are afflicted with !
chronic diseases they contracted before
locating here.
A retired seamstress of this village,
in conversation the other day, aston
ished her audience by declaring she
used to make dozen fine shirts in a
day, which for truth and varacity was
too much for them, and they retired in
silent wonderment at her voluble and
imaginative mind.
"A gentleman who assists at the
circular work on one of the section
cars running out of this village, was
complaining through the day of some
thing hurting his foot, but was too
busy TO investigate until the days la
bors were over, when off came the
boot, and out rolled mouse, dead as
a mackerel and crushed to jelly,
Fact.
The last Quarterly Meeting of this
Conference year, Crawford Circuit),
of the NJ. p. Church, will be held at
the Bush school house in Beaver Creek,
on Saturday and Sunday the 18th and
18th of Sept. next. Rev. c. Becker,
of Rapid River, Kalkaska county, will
be present. REV. c. w. WEST,
Pastor.
Mr.. Willard F. Pett, who recently
returned to Ann Arbor from camping
out at Portage Lake, came back on
Tuesday last, accompanied by Mr.
Theodore Roger, Sr., of Ann Arbor
and were drivssSover to Portage Lake
to again enjoy the rural delights of
camp life at that charming resort for
short season.
, Mr.. Perry Ostrander, who has re-
Gently settled in the south part of this
township, from near Williamson, Ing
ham county, was in town yesterday
buying lumber at the mill with which
TO commence the erection of sub
stantial farm house, and in order to
keep fully posted in local matters, sub
scribed for the AVALANCHE.
Husbands, bring your wives and
families; young men, bring your sweet
r hearts and loose change; ye veterans,
bring your-well, never mind, all come,
and may the old-time patriotism burn
in your hearts as of yore, and let this
= be a season of rejoicing and Re
union TO be long remembered as an
2 oasis in the desert of life.
-FoR SALE CHEAP. The under
/ signed desires to sell house and two
n lots, situate in the village of Grayling.
}, The house is well finished and i'm a
i good state of repair, with well of wa
ter on premises. The greater part of
purchase money can be secured by bond
. and mortgage on the premises. The
above nronertv Ia GOOD investment and