Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1881-03-31
CRAWLING MICHIGAN, THURSDAY MARCH 81 1881

Y, MARCH 81, lS'
feet, %, 900, 900, 900 of which is in the
Lower Peninsula.
"A little surprise party was had at
the residence of Mr. Jacob Steckert,
in South Branch, on Friday evening
last, some eight or nine couple partici-
pating, and good jolly time, was the
result. While the scene of mirth and
hilarity was at its highest, several of
the party astronomically inclined, just
stepped out 70 take lunar observations,
but the instrument in use was awk-
wardly constructed for that purpose,
as it leaked badly, and before they had
all looked around twice twas dryer
than whetstone-bu better results
are predicted next time, and commu-
ncation with the 'man in the moon
is confidently looked for.
-EXterminate means that natural
reflection, subsidiary upon Longitude
nal molousce, when the conspicuous
generality of ideas encompass the
plausibility consequent upon the gela-
tinous mechanicians of pneumatics,
during the precise admonitions of an
advoracious duodedicum; or, in other
words, the incomprehensibIe gyrations
of antiquated logarythms, when in "a
state of lubricating gymnastics, pro-
duced 10y the effervescence of hydraul-
ic asperations, flowing from the collosal
amphitheatre of redundant asservera-
tions, while reviewing the categorical
recepticles of an ignited concentration
This may look little mixed at first
sight, but we assure you, gentle reader,
its clear, quite clear.
Ordination Services.
An event of interest to all North
ernMichigan as well as Ogemav county,
occurred last week Thursday and Fri
day, at Beaver Lake.
1t was the ordination of young
man, Rev. G. w Bennett, to the Chris
tian Ministry in the Babtist Church
This is the first event of the kind,
we believe, that has taken place in this
part of the State.
Prominent ministers were present
from Lansing Saginaw, and Bay City,
with the State Sunday School Mission
airy, and the pastor from this place,
Rev VIM. Putnam.
The examination was close and thor
ough and well sustained Mr.. Ben
nett is the only ordained minister in
Ogemaw county, and occupies six
points for peaching in that county,
three on the railroad and three in 9th
er parts of the county.
-Ho, for Oregon! Mr.. Edward Full
Ter, long familiar to our citizens, and
lately in the employ of j. o. Hadley,
embarks aboard his lumber wagon and
starts for Oregon to-day. The great
overland journey will be by easy stag
es; his first stopping point being his old
home in Livingston county. From
thence he will push onward through
a portion of Indiana, and across the
great State of Illinois, and crossing the
mighty father of waters" the DIissis
sippi, continue westward to Omaha
where he expects to ''lay-to" and wait
for friend or two. The objective
point of his jouneyis Portland, which
he expects to make by team-provid
ing he don't get 'his price" for the
same ere he gets through; and, if so
will continue on 'just the same" 10y
rail. The team he drives is J. G. Good
ale's well-known "Blackhawks, +" anC
will be followed by that gentleman anC
family, some time next month.
We learn from a Center Plains
correspondent, that Mr.. Zenas Weaver
of that township, has consumed on,
hundred and twelve bottles of NOR
phine in the last eighteen months, il
trying to make life more cheerful will
a cancer on his face And, that Mis-
Willie has gone somewhere to get mar
ried which act has depressed the feel
ings of her friends muchly, who seen
to feel as though they would never se
her more. Also, that the school boar,
in district No. 4, have engaged the SCI
vices of Mrs. j. Love, to teach tn
young idea how to shoot during tn
coming Summer term And, again
That Ira Curran took a trip into Kal
kaska county with the intention of re
turning with COW, and which he IN
dertook to do, but gave it up in di,
gust, after proceeding a short distanc
and losing her several times i'm tn
beautiful" and now questions his be
r ing able so to do before next July
and winds up with the narrowing pu
= of No wonder we have white milk, fC
the kick of the COW was enough {
turn the milk paG'le
a MIR. A. b. Leonard was in tow
{ Thursday last, returning TO his cam