Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1881-05-26

| teic VIII sool cOihplete arrangements
whereby he will be able to furnish all
kinds of Sewing Machine Needles and
attachments. This will be "A great ac-
conmodation to the people of this
vicinity, a. here tofore they were obliged
To send outside for anything in that
line.
Under the new school law, which
will take effect July lst, no person wi
be deemed a qualified voter at any
school meeting unless he or she has
some immediate interest in the school.
either through being a tax-payerin the
district, CT by being the parent or le-
gal guardian of one or more children
included in the census of the district.
Mr. r. s. Babbitt while at Bay
City last week, secured the services of
Mr.. Harry White, "A first-class sewed
boot and shoe maker, and now stands
in readiness to promptly serve and ex-
ecute all orders for goods i'm his line in
the best workmanlike manner, and
guarantees perfect fits and entire sat
isfaction to all
Rev. II. G. Persons, of Otsego
Lake, stopped off at our village on
Tuesday, and was shown the attrac-
tions of the river as far as the ''out-
let" in a blue boat, along with ye
postmaster and preacher Edgcumbe,
who wrestled SO stoutly with the tide
on the return, that the starch was all
taken from their pastboard collars.
There is a floating rumor abroad
to the effect that Teutonic friend of
ours down the river found his missing
mule the other morning on the bank of
the stream perforated with buckshot,
the supposed work of some "sheep
sinners passing down that ways burn
ing kerosene, and who mistook it for
mutton" If they have really started
out so brash this season, it behooves
our farmer friends to either put bell
on their animals or paint them white
Nevada farmers are in quandary.
When those in Carson Valley began to
pillow they found that they were turn
ing up whole beds of grasshoppers.
The Virginia Chronicle says that if
they cultivate the crops they will be
eaten by the grasshoppers, and if they
do not stir the soil they will have no
crops. Farmers have suspended plow-
ing TO consider the matter.
The large circular saw in Sailing,
Hanson e. Co, IS mill while in operation
yesterday afternoon, ran into one of
the dogs" on the carriage, whereby
all but eight of the teeth were broken
out and the plate badly damaged. As
the broken pieces were thrown up
wards, no one was injured, but the
expression on the countenances of
some of the employees of the mill sa-
vored strongly of convulsions.
Mr.. f. Hudson, Druggist, and M.
D., of Blanchard, Mich, certifes as
follows: have handled Forts Wes-
tern Liniment and Sanguinaria Cough
Cure, and pronounce them good and
reliable medicines for what they are
intended. In every case | have known
of their being used they gave good sat
isfaction.
For sale by N. H. Traver, Grayling,
and S. Hutt Pere Cheney, who are au-
thorized TO warrant every bottle.
To take a drink in Portland Ore
gon, costs a man so indulging IS. The
rum is not worth that money, but the
city requires license costing that sum
before man can get any bitters at
any hotel or saloon. 1t is a penal Of
fence for the proprietors of these es-
Establishments to sell to any person who
is not armed with such license Every
six months the local papers publish the
names of all who have applied for such
documents, and the public thereby
know who are the drinkers.
The members of the Baptist
Church and Society of this village and
their friends, will meet for the purpose
of clearing up their Church lots, on
Monday, May 30th. All interested and
willing to help at this work of interest
to the public prosperity and welfare are
invited TO attend, and bring axes, cross
cut saws, grub-hoes, and the women
will furnish good dinner for all the
workmen. II Otstgo Herald.
The above mentioned Church and
Society are under the pastorate of
Rev. VIM. Putnam. Of Grayling. and
we are glad to note the interest mani
tested by our brother Baptists of Gay
lord.
I He entered the city editors room
very mad. "You printed the state
ment that was drunk yesterday, cut
, up rough, and made beast of myself
and got run in." "Yes," replied the
editor, 'are you displeased with the
articlef III am, sir, fearfully dis.
; pleased with it," "Well, we have to