Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-02

for business and dwelling in the vii
lage for sale by w. A. Masters.
Among the real estate transfers on
the south side we note two acres from
Martha Brink to w. c. Hayes, of Buff
falo, N. Y. Consideration, 800.
Rev. A. j. Richards, of Bay City,
will conduct quarterly meeting services
i'm the school house next Sabbath. -
Services at the usual hours, morning
and evening. All are cordially invit-
ed to attend.
A short visit to the vicinity OF the
round-house and turn-table, now in
course of construction at this station,
on Saturday afternoon last, convinced
us of the fact that they are being
pushed to rapid completion.
Week ago Wednesday was the begin
ming of Lent-now eat eggs, If you can
subscribers will bring us in five or six
dozens, We'll give them a first class 80
cal puff" Who'll be the lucky per-
SOM
Mr.. Fred. Cole, Grayling's telegraph
operator, has been suffering with a
felon on his right hand fore finger. He
offered to dispose of it to us and give
us dollar in addition, but as we are
always obliging we declined with
thanks.
The Masonic festival and dance at
the opera house on the 22d ult. was
not SO largely attended as it would
have been but for the deep snow, how
ever enough were present to have a
most enjoyable time for all votaries OF
terpsichore.
The frame work of Grayling's new
planning mill was raised last Saturday
afternoon, and can now be plainly seen
from this side of the river. The work.
men are pushing things, and it will not
be many days ere the hum of its ma
chinery will greet our ears.
The business men OF Kalkaska have
agreed to receive no mutilated silver
except on the following basis: One
dollar pieces at 70 cents; halfdollars,
81 cents; quarter-dollars, 1S cents; 10
cent pieces. z cents; scent pieces,
cents; trade dollars, 80 cents.
The nineteenth annual distribution
of gifts TO subscribers of the Detroit
Commercial Advertiser will take place
, April 5th. IL you wish to subscribe
= and get a ticket for chance at the
big prizes, call on Mr.. Chas. NJ. Fay
He is the agent for this locality.
r Mrs. c. +. Strunk and two children
Miss Edna May and Master Birney
Lincoln--arrived in Grayling from
Hillsdale, Mich, on Thursday after
noon last. Our foreman looks happy
They reside in the lower part of the
spacious residence of Mr. Mack Taylor
: on Michigan avenue.
: Mr.. Charley Robinson, while en-
gagged in boosting" bale of ha!
one day last week, had the mistortun,
| of running the barbed end of wir'
y into his left hand an inch or two, caus
ing very sore and painful wound. =
. Charley says il may be fun for some,
!, but as for him he wants no more.
< Supervisor Richardson. wife and TIVE
daughters, came up from South Brancl
= last week "Wednesday and attends,
, the Masonic ball. The supervisor in
: formed us he had not attended a dane
\ before for eighteen long years, but vi
can assure our readers that he hasn'
forgotten how to "trip the light fan
tastic."
John Quinn, one of the parties al
. rested some time ago for the killing o
/, Augustus Emery, in the Chesaning cir
Gus riot, and who was tried in the cir
cult court last fall, the jury disagree
u ing, was discharged from further cus
tody last Friday. He undoubtedly wa
I a happy man when released. Chess
d ming Argus.
80. Palmer, the new proprietor O
, the Crawford County AVALANCHE, ha
made great improvements in that pa
per. so much so that it does not loo
X like its former self at all The peopl
of that new county ought to feel yer
proud of their county paper and Civ
d it hearty support Big Rapids Cul
l. rent.
A dance was given or advertised
10 be given-at the Cheney House, Per
:, Cheney, on the evening of the 22d ult
r The success of the enterprise we hav
% not learned; but IL it was patronize
by as large, intelligent and well-b'
, haved a crowd of ladies and gentleme
rs the Masonic ball given in this cit
"a on the same evening, of course it wa
a a grand affair.
a Mr.. II. L. Lamport, the efficient st'
ton agent of Grayling, sent in his re
I..~.,ot,or 40 aanaral 9nparinfendar