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

Some OF our readers may be little
mixed i'm their geography and not know
exactly the extent of Egyptian terri
tory, where war is now raging between
England and Arab Pasha with his
Egyptian forces. The country is about
four times the area of Michigan. but
only about four per cent, or perhaps
less, is available for agricultural pur-
poses, the balance being vast deserts
the only arabic land being along the
banks of the Nile and few oases.
Twenty fine pieces carpet, latest
styles, colors and patterns, at DIR. Ira
vers drug store. They will be sold at
Chicago prices.
Whortleberries are ripening fast, the
first instalment having been sold here
on Saturday. They are reported very
thick.
Several of our patrons answered our
conundruin OF last week, as to who
owned the paper they were reading, by
calling in and depositing cash so that
this issue will belong to them. We
commend their action to about three
hundred more of our subscribers.
Ho, everyone! Call and examine
the sugars at j. C. Silsbee's at from 8
to IA cents per pound. Also a nice
line Of toilet and washing soaps, and
candies, all at reasonable prices.
DR.. Traver has been appointed agent
for the Hull Vapor Cook Stove, which
can now be seen in operation in his
house. II you want to make home
happy these hot days, when No. s
cook stove is n terror to the household,
try one of these stoves. Price from Sc
to $25. 29t4eow
The post Office at Jonesville, Hills
dale county, was broken open last Fri.
day night and 1925 in money and
stamps taken from the safe.
The family of j.. Berka, ESQ, have
removed TO Ann Arbor, lie having de-
cided to remain there in the practice of
his profession. We regret to lose any
of our active citizens, even TO help
build up the University city of the
State.
One-half of 1882 is gone, but Gray
ling has improved every hour of the
time and has nothing TO regret. We
believe no town in Michigan can show
greater proportionate improvement.
Mr.. J. G.. Corlett. farmer of Otse-
go county, well known to many of our
citizens, has been selling fruit trees
through this county, and our husband
men will soon be eating the fruit of
their own orchards.
We had little conundrum to pro-
pound this week, concerning the nee
essary strength to prevent a pile OF
ties from slipping down an enbank-
ment, but have concluded to postpone
it for fear we might get them slid onto
us.
The committee of the NJ. Il. church
| society have already received subscrip
tions to the amount of ST. OBS toward
the erection of their church. The re
manning $500 will be easily raised if al
do their duty in the matter.
A Polander named Joseph Moroski
from West Bay City, while unloading
steel at this place, yesterday, wa'
g caught by the end of rail and receiv
ed terrible compound fracture Of tn,
right thigh. DR. Woodwork reduced
. the fracture and put the limb in tenn
1 porary splints for transportation tC
y his home.
t Bro. John W. Thorn, of the st
d Charles Reporter, dropped into ou
!. sanctum yesterday on his return from
=, northern trip. lie was a resident o
our city some seven or eight years ag'
and will be remembered by the olde
& citizens as the pioneer merchant o
:, Grayling, of the firm of Thorn g. ST
L mons. He looks as though he ha'
a prospered in the outside world, an,
n we would gladly welcome him back t.
If citizenship.
Rubber paints, all colors, read
!, mixed for the brush. is the cheapes
,e paint in the world because it will Gov
n er more surface to the gallon, and wi
Ie wear twice as lsng as lead and oil O
re any other paint i'm the market, an
y will not fade. To any one who use
1t this paint, and after three or five year
% wear is not fully satisfied, j will Civ
them lead and oil enough to re-pain
their building. n. ii. Traver, Agent
- Prof. V. NJ. Spaulding, of the Uni
" versity, arrived in our city on Tues
IF day for the purpose of studying fo
pr himself the botany of our plains cour
IN try, which has been so entirely nel
n lected in the past. We believe his re
,e searches, If published, will give tn
nj people OF the State n more just idea c
b. the soil and its adaptability to agr
IN culture, by comparing its natural pro