Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-05-11
Mr. Thomas Woodfi, Id Las been suf
fering of late with quinsy.


fering of late with quinsy.
Madam Rumor says there is to be a
crystal wedding" in town one day
next week.
The yesterday morning freight train
run into and broke the leg of one of
Philip J Moshier's COWS. The animal
had to be dispatched.
A horse which was standing hitched
in front of Mr.. Finn's store created a
little excitement yesterday 10y "tum-
bling over" No serious damage re-
suited.
Rev. Mr.. Edgcumbe being absent on
visit to his old home in Deeriield,
Lenawee county. this State, there will
be no preaching at the school house
next Sabbath. Sunday school at the
usual hour-12 o'clock IN.
Mr. David London, wife and fami-
ly-Miss Abbie VanZant, Miss Laura
Sutherland, Mr.. Cutler and Master
Sydney-went out TO Portage Lake
last Sunday for sail AMI So on.
They report an exceedingly pleasant
time.
A party of four-Albert Lovesy.
Henry Nc cKinley, Elmer Fauble, and
another whose name we We're unable
10 learn--all of Grove township, went
spearing last Saturday night and sue
ceeded in capturing something over
seven hundred Of the ilnny tribe in
side of two hours They were caught
in the main branch of Big Creek.
A little 4-year-old girl, on being ta-
ken into the woods for the first time
last Sunday for walk, could not help
noticing the height Of some of the big
pine trees that were TO be seen. On
noticing one that was Of considerable
greater heighth than any other that
stood near by. she innocently remark
ed: "Oh, mammal don't you think
that tree reaches up pretty near to
God?"
Mr.. Fred Sorenson, of this city.
keeps a boardinghouse, and he has
quite large number of gentlemen
boarders. Last Monday night II young
lady made her appearance at bis house
and made application for board, cloth
ing, etc. Fred has no particular de
sire to keep young lady boarders, but
this one put in such IA piteous appeal
he concluded TO grant her all her re
quests. OF course the said young lady
calls him papa
1t beats all how many and funny
different ways a man will adopt to
form the acquaintance of young Ia
dies. Only n short time since one of
our highest county officials went into a
clearinghouse not many miles from
this oflice-where they have n young
lady in their employ who was a stran-
ger to him-and stepping up behind
the said young lady he took the liber-
ty TO pull one Of her ears. Of course
she gave a frightful little scream and
looked around, when he. at once Sd,c
his mistake, and eXcitedly exclaimed ::
"Oh, Gosh. ! thought it was V.
This weeks social OF the Ladies' Aid
Society will be held tomorrow (Eri-
day. evening at the residence of Mrs
Y. w. Mitchell. Ice cream will be
served at 10 cents per dish Oarge dish
rs, we guess). Let every married man
go and take his wife and children-or
fif he has no children take somebody 5
else's children; let every young man
90 and take his sweetheart-if he is
unfortunate enough TO have one; let
every old bachelor go and take his
take his-his dog or cat; let every
every-well, let every body go, and
thereby give them rousing benefit,
which they are deserving of.
Two of Grayling's most esteemed
citizens-a merchant and n lawyer
went TO Otsego Lake one day last week
duck hunting. We took the liberty ot
inquiring of the merchant, on his ar
rival home, how many he succeeded in
bagging," and he politely informed
us that he "bagged three and the
r lawyer two. On seeing the lawyer the
next day in the post office we also toel
the liberty of interviewing him on the
same question, SO as to make sure the
merchant did not state wrong enc
i. foremost; but the lawyer seemingl,
felt sore (from what cause we know
noD, for he simply remarked, :"
haven't been duck-hunting at all!
r We had other interrogatories ready tC
PROFOUND. but that one answer scar
'em all to the four winds"