Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1881-06-23

The NJ +. Sunday School seems
to be moving on. We understand that
last Sunday Maurice Hanson, the Sec
retary, could report total attendance
fifty eight; but they say, ''yet there is
room"
We were the recipient of beau
tiful Bamboo fishing rod and line last
week, from the hands of our friend
Rev. n. j. Wheeler of Kalamazoo, of
which we are very proud, and for
which the gentleman has our sincere
thanks.
FARM FOR SALE.
| have for sale cheap, farm of 90
acres in northwest corner of Grayling
township, one and three-fourth miles
from the village of Grayling. For
particulars, call at my Office at Gray
ling. A. II. SwARTHoUT, Attorney.
Chris ride with the minister the
other morning, gave folks lots of food
for gossip, but was not SO fruitful for
good local as we were led to believe;
however, there is lots of time yet; no
particular hurry about this matter.
That recent arrival in the family
of Mr.. Francis, of Grove, is becoming
acclmated now, and for nine-pound-
er, and a boy at that, makes consider
able noise, and is to stay at home and
celebrate the 4th.
Mr.. q. G. Decker, Dentist from
Roscommon, will be in Grayling the
present week, to remain a few days,
and those i'm need of his services can
find him at the Exchange, ready and
willing to perform all operations in his
profession.
If you feel despondent and weary
of life, do not give up it is not trouble
that causes such feelings, but disord
cred kidneys or liver which Warmers
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure will invig-
orate, restore and thus bring you hap
piness once more.
M. f. Church services are held
every alternate Sabbath morning and
evening in the school house at the
usual hours. Sunday School every
Sabbath at ~ o'clock. Services next
Sabbath (26) will be conducted by Rev.
Benz. Reeve, of Roscommon. All are
kindly invited to attend. Pastor.
Attorney A. II. Swarthout left for
Saginaw City Monday morning, to pre-
side over a session of the Saginaw High
School Alumni, of which he is presi-
dent. He will also feast while absent
off his fathers acre and a half straw
berry patch We wish he would fetch
us up one in his pocketl
Henry Mantz & Co. will begin log
ging operations on the Manistee this
week, and are to occupy the old camp
of David London. They will probably
require some 15 or 30 more men than
they now have engaged, and for fur
ther inforlpation inquire at the store of
Sailing, Hanson & Co.
Mrs Eliza Sewell, of Locke town
ship, Ingham county, and the mother
of Mrs. j. NJ. Francis, of Grove, is
visiting her daughter for few weeks
and who is looking for her husband to
join her soon, and it is said he contem-
plates making land purchase in our
county ere he returnes,
When the colossal proportions of
our good friend j. .. is seen approach
ing, we notice that some people, as
persistently avoid meeting him as
though they were afraid of being over
whelmed by the immense amount of
adipose tissue which he carries. But,
shaw, it aint that, neither; it's only on
account of his being the polltax man,
and visions of road work come over
them, SO to speak.
In the Annual Report of the At
torney General we find that Crawford
county is charged with with prosecu-
tions for the past year, as follows: As.
sault and battery q disorderly conduct
1 obtaining money under false pre-
lenses i setting forest fires malicious
ly 1. This certainly speaks well foi
Crawford county, morally, as all other
neighboring counties have a much
larger criminal record.
Last week Shiftless and SmileI
made their appearance on our streets,
accompanied by Bill Hen, who in
formed us that owing TO a failure oi
the people of his neighborhood to com
ply with the modest demands of the
merchants of Fredericville, n dead
lock in trade has originated. and thai
the only way TO bust the combination
was to buy goods of Sailing, Hanson
a. Co. from 10 to 20 per cent cheaper
than any place in Northern Michigan
TAKEN uPi There came to my
premies or enclosure on the 9TH day oi
June, one large red COW, and whit,