Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1881-10-06

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and the wild geese have taken warning
and are winging their way towards a
more congenial cline.
Rev. VIM. Putnam will visit his
family at Mason this week and next.
and while absent will attend the Bap-
tist Missionary Convention at Bay City,
and will return to Grayling about the
18th of the present month.
One doll lr will purchase a $500. 90
policy in the Marine and Railroad Life
and Accident Association, and i'm case
of disability, the holder will receive
50. OO per week. WM. A. MASTERS,
Agent.
-"Tis said that music hath charms.
etc, but the kind discoursed at the
Cbevari the other evening was not of
the charming kind, to our mind. but
then, we do not profess to have a very
large eye for that kind of music.
Just step into Sailing, Hanson g.
Co. IS mammoth store and gaze on those
new boots and shoes, coats and pants.
vests and shirts, calcos and ginghams,
etc, etc, which are therein displayed
in endless profusion, and all cheap for
cash.
CARD OF THANKs.-Mrs. Frank
Babbitt desires through the medium of
the AVALANCHE to express her sincere
thanks and gratitude to those kind
friends who have enterested themselves
in the plastering of her house, as it
was great surprise to her, and entire
ly unexpected.
The old Au Sable House is held at
a somewhat higher cash value than
last year, as we are given to under
stand that the owner, Hiram Brown,
has lately been offered $500. 90 for the
property and refused it.
For some reason the Select Read
ings at the Hall last Friday evening by
Miss Cara Louise Peck, drew very
small audience. We regret that this
should have been the case as the en-
tertainment was highly appreciated by
those present, and deserved a full
house.
"A party of serenaders in our vii |
lage quietly gathered around the peace
ful domicile of one of our respected |
citizens the other night, and after dis
coursing sweet music for considera-
bic length of time, discovered that
they had been serenading an empty
1t is needless to remark that
hey felt like the man who kicked the
brick under the hat
Mr.. Geo. Shields, well known TO
most of the boys of this section, and
who has been employed in Joseph
archer's camp during the past sum-
ner, as scaler, is now employed in
ike capacity by a large numbering
irm in Traverse City.
The real estate market of this
county has recently received a fresh
Impetus in the active demand for
wanp lands. State scrip has ad-
'anced so per cent in price, and State
wamp lands are being eagerly sought
or by parties designing to locate here.
Those who have already located, can
low realize handsomely on their lands.
-"Tis said by those who are COM
'elled to buy, that never before were
'otatoes possessed of so rich and de-
cious flavor as at present. We have
10 doubt that more economy will be
racticed in preparing them for the
able than has been heretofore, and
hat those having small eyes and thin
kins will be preferred.
Rev. VIM. Putnam, of Crawling.
ad the honor of delivering the first
ddress ever delivered at the Otsego ;
'ounty Fair, which was held at Gay ,
ord last week, being the second year
its organization. We are glad to ,,
ote this recognition of the attain
tents of a Crawford county citizen,
'hich. by-the-way, are many, and of ,
IN called into requisition.
Mr.. Alonzo f. Bradley, of Grove, /
as fine barn in course of erection. {
he dimensions of which are 1924 feet, /
ith ~ foot posts-and Alonzo feels I
ipremely happy over the near pros {
ect of n comfortable shelter for his i
ock, as also a commodious storehouse a
'r his crops, as there is always more or (
IS wastage to crops and fodder when T
Iposed TO the elements for a consid- {
able time, as is frequently the case in
lis country, and n good barn is very
sential to well regulated farm.
"A Township Farmers Club was
1ly organized in Grove last Saturday
'ening as per announcement, with :
ohn Leece as president, Charles ii.
ish vice president, and ii. G. McKin- . .
y secretary. The meeting was quite =
rgely attended, and much enthusi-
nm prevailed. At the adjournment. !,