Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1881-07-21

WitnstitnClnS tie dry weather, W1eat,
oats, corn and potatoes bid fair To
yield good returns from the seed
planted.
Mr.. II. NJ. Alger, who has been
stopping in this village for few weeks,
and recently from Ohio, has been Ell
gagged to teach the Roscommon school
at $50 per month. Mr.. Alger sustains
a high reputation as an educator, and
we are glad to learn of this recogni-
ton Of his talents.
Quite n number of our village
folks are rusticating at Portage lake
this week, among whom are Prosecut-
ing Attorney, j. O. Hadley and family,
Sheriff London and family, DIR. G. NJ.
f. Davis and family, II. j. Kilborn
and family, County Clerk Steckert,
and others.
Mr.. VIM. Stephan, Sr., of Grove,
left on Mondays train for Jackson, 10
work in the locomotive department of
the NJ. c. II. r. Co. S shops. Mr.. S.
formerly worked in like capacity for
number of years at st Louis, Mo-, is
very ingenious with tools, and is first
class machinist.
Brother c. f.. Fuller, of the Otse-
go County Herald, passed through our
village Tuesday, enreute to the far
West, on a tour of pleasure and in
vestigation, and will shoot off his local
wad the biggist kind when he returns
to the astonishment, delight and edifi-
cation of the Gaylordites.
Last Sunday COW belonging TO
Mr.. Phillip Moshier was discovered
mred in the ditch recently made across
Mr.. Britt's marsh, about one mile
north of this village. The animal was
soon released from the treacherous
mire. For drainage purposes we pro-
nounce said ditch failure, but an ad-
mirable cow-catcher
Sailing, Hanson & Co. received a
large invoice of smoking tobaccos last
week, comprising several different well
known brands, aggregating $50 pounds,
which we were told would all be sold
by retail trade inside the next 90 days.
This firm sell upwards of 8, 600 pounds
of that comestihle annually
"A letter from the base bali club Of
Kalkaska was received in this village
last week, containing a friendly chal-
lenge to play a match game at ball
with the Grayling club, but as the
later club is too defunct fora resurrec-
ton, we will have TO respectfully de-
cling joining issues with them this sea-
son, which we regret, as we know it
would afford us much pleasure.
STRAYED. From the premises of
the undersigned, at Smith bridge, on
the Au Sable, a span of black horses.
Horse and mare. The mare is blind in
left eye, and has sore on hip. The
horse is branded IS. b. on left shoul-
der. A liberal reward will be paid for
their return or information as to their
whereabouts. $. p Bliss,
East Tawas, Mich,
S. b. Williams, and party, of Sag
inaw, are rusticating at Portage lake.
The party now numbers nearly fifty
persons, and having come to keep
house, are provided with all the neces.
saries of life: Life, itself, which is sup
piled in abundance by the pure water
and invigorating air of this country, is
making Portage lake very attractive as
a Summer resort.
The recent change in the arrival
and departure of trains at this and 9th.
er stations along the line of this road,
is not giving very general satisfaction,
judging from numerous complaints
that are being made. Some of the
Bay City people are manifesting con
, siderable displeasure on account of the
change, and we have no doubt another
change will be effected soon.
"A party of gay excursionists bent
on n rustcating tour, arrived here
Tuesday from Dearborn county. Indi
ana, away down on the Ohio near the
city Of Porkopolis, and have gone over
10 Portage lake to join forces with the
Williams party, and will just make
thigs ache in the sport and recreation
line or-explode. The party is made
$ up of DIR. s. B. Robinson, Warren
Tebbs wife and 3 children, (Mr. II. i,
q county clerk, Samuel McClefresh
John X. Thompson and daughter, anC
''Dode" Robinson.
r For One Night Only: The Popu
+ lar Arions Swiss Bell Ringers will Civ,
an entertainment at Grayling Hal
tomorrow friday evening. Those o.
: our citizens who have witnessed tn,
i, performance of this company, pro
, nounce them superior in every respec
TO any others now being presented
Let no one miss this rare opportunity
e of listening to the rendition of som,