Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-07-20
LOCAL ITEMS.

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A teachers institute will be held in
Gaylord on Monday neYt-July "a.
The dance last Saturday evening
was well attended and pleasant time
is reported.
Stephen Tarbell, the Bedford vic
tim OF mutilation, is still alive, but
his back and lower limbs are para
lyzed.
A full stock of wall paper at DIR.
Traver's drug store.
Messrs. Hanson ami Mickleson have
been at Manistee for few days on n
business trip.
Mrs. j. NJ. Finn arrived home on the
Sat urday night train after few weeks
OF pleasant visiting with old friends.
The new building east of the opera
house, being built by Oleson and Jsp-
son, is being pushed rapidly forward.
Detroit and Bay City daily papers at
the p. Q.
The cornice and roof is on Hart
wick's hotel, and the work of finishing
is progressing fast as busy hands can
do it.
Miss Nora Masters has been rusticat-
ing for the past two weeks at the hos
pitable residence of Mrs. ii. G. Nc
Kinley.
J. Hoyt's new house will soon be
ready for occupancy. The work is in
charge of II. Hayward, and is being
substantially done.
Accordeons and banjos at DR. Ira
ver,s drug store.
Legal blanks and blank books of all
kinds, at publishers prices, at the p. o.
Mr. Geo. Homer and ii. Brown have
each moved into their new residence,
east of the court house, and certainly
have pleasant places for homes.
Chas. p Russell organized n lodge
of Good Templars in Elmia, Otsego
county. Thursday evening of last week
with 25 charter members.
Our readers will peruse with salts
faction the article on fourth page en-
titled Michigans Wealth and Pro
gress.
Violins-a full variety of styles and
prices st Dr. Traver's drug store.
Webster's New Illustrated Unabridg-
ed Dictionaries for sale cheap at the
p. o.
Mrs. Coates, of West Bay City, has
been visiting her sister, Miss Nellie
Parker, at this place for the past week.
She is now making a visit to the Lake
Superior regions.
l Our genial postmaster, w. A. Mas
ters, feeling the need of recreation
folded his tent on Tuesday and started
for the inviting shades of Portag,
, Lake. In his absence III. G.. McKin
4 10y, Esq, will preside over the mai
! bags.
a Harmonicas, piccolos and flutes a
l DR.. Traver's drug store.
There are now about thirty pleasur,
= seekers at Portage Lake, and as man!
II more are expected this week. Th
II weather is all that could be desired
Ii and the place is certainly one of tn
!, most delightful in the State.
y Messrs. Hadley and Steckert hay
. their new sail-boat thoroughly reftte'
, and painted, and will launch it to
). morrow on the beautiful Portage.
is n safe as well as handsome craft an
will undoubtedly be greatly enjoyed
Ice cream at the drug store ever
n Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
~ Mr.. Elmer Fauble, of Grove, havin
N recovered from his Big Creek duckine
N went to the still water on the Au Sa
~ BILE few nights since and captured
:, pickerel which weighed over te
m pounds and a bullhead of nearly fou
IN pounds.
N Capt. J. G.. Bontecou, of Jackson
n general agent of the State Temperanc
:" Alliance, will lecture in this place o
Thursday and Friday evening. Th
I. lectures will be free, and all who hay
~ the moral welfare of the communit
m at heart are expected to be preser
IN and countenance any effort made
III promote this much needed reform.
M A correspondent from Beavt
III Creek asks the following questions :
-, - How many Sabbath schools in Crav
IN 'ord county, the name and address {
IN the superintendents, and the numb'
III of sc'iolarsl also the name of eac
prim Try school teacher and the nun
ber Of pupils in each districtl As "
~ have no way of answering, we appeI
III to the superintendents of each Sal
k,.b scI,ool oud tho director of Sac