Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-23
The new pump at the water tank is
work of perfection

hiOIdl tOile vi SOcitly.
Sneak thieves are reported in town.
Look ont for them, and if you catch
them give them dose of lead.
The lumbermen are happy as clans
in high tide, sufficient snow having
fallen so they can resume hauling. and
good prospect of its continuance.
Supervisor Willett and Treasurer
Sherman, of Maple Forest, and Clerk
Allen, of Centre Plains, were in the
city the fore part Of the week.
Mr. J. Cole, numbering on the north
branch, brought out one of his men
who was injured by falling limb, on
Tuesday. lie reports everything NOV
ing nicely in camp.
Messrs. Britt and Finn were up in
2S-2 when the storm came Tuesday,
and had only fifteen miles of pleasant
walk in an unbroken track Wednesday
p. III. Pleasant!
The new engine for the saw mill has
arrived and is being put i'm position. Ii
is a powerful machine, and will make n
saw hum through the beautiful cork
pine that is being brought down TO
them by rail.
The support of the rear end of the
mammoth boilers in Sailing, Hanson
Il Co. S mill gave way last Friday.
They settled onto the brick work of
the arch which sustained them so that
no damage was done. The arch is now
nearly completed.
IL. G. Wiley, of this township, on
sec. 80, offers for sale four good cows,
two now giving milk and two to come
in about the middle of March. Come
and take your choice. Also Quantity
of hay to sell. febl6w2
The ladies of the NJ. L. church.
Grayling, met last Thursday afternoon
at Mrs. \. II. Swarthout's and organ
lied Ladies' Aid Society. Object
general church work. The officers
elected were:
Presikent-Mrs. John Harrington.
Nice-Pres. Mrs. w. A. Masters.
Secretary Mrs A. ii. Swarthout.
Treasurer-MrS.H Hiram Brown.
The new congressional apportion-
ment bill will undoubtedly become a
law in time for our legislature to act
upon the redistricting of this State.
Several newspapers have already done
the work for them, but we are not SO
kind hearted. We want them TO earn
their money and therefore leave the
work for them to do, when, if we are
not pleased, we will begin to growl
The New Albany Press says 1.-THE
weekly paper culls the jewels of thought
and news from the mass and presents
the same to its readers in a condensed,
tasteful and palatable shape. The
whole paper is read from beginning To
end. Ii is paper which is taken 10 be
read and enjoyed, and occupies field
peculiarly its own, which cannot be in
vaded nor superseded by any daily"
Mr.. David Lightner. of Grove town
ship, got caught out after dark one
night last week, and. though within
about II mile of home, lost his reckon
ing. The wind was blowing so he was
unable TO start n fire, and realizing that
he was lost, he marked ont beat and
walked ii till daylight, like faithful
sentry, then started directly away from
home, until he reached a neighbors,
who gave him the correct point of com
pass.
Ex-Auditor Ely informs us that Hon.
f. Masters, formerly Cf Frank lin town
ship, but residing at Pion eer at pres
ent, is still confined 70 his bed and is
unable 10 feed or help himself and has
been in this condition for over five
years. His mind, however, is a. bright
and clear as in former days. His com
plant is rheumatism. and there APP
pears to be no curative remedy. His
body is extremely sensitive, and it is
necessary TO move him every two hours
night and day. Mr. NJ is about sixty
eight years old, and in his prime was
one of the most robust and powerful
men i'm the northwest. Wauseon Re
publ can.
The gentleman mentioned, is an un-
Gle of our postmaster, w. ~ Masters.
For northern climate what follows
is very strong. The editor of the Til
sonburg (Ontario) Liberal was married
last week This week he writes as fol
lows OF all the joys vouchsafed to
man in life's tempestious whirl. there
is nothing that approaches so near
heaven as company with girl--a rosy
laughing buxom girl; frank, good
natured, honest girl; feeling, flirting
dashing, doting, smiling, smacking,
jolly, joking, jaunty, jovial, poser-pok-
ing, dear little duck of a girl; the fun
niest, flushiest, frankest, fairest, round
est, ripest, rogueiest, rarest, spiciest,
squirniest, squarest, best of girls, with