Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-30

ing two weeks visit in Grayling, the
guest of her son, A. II. Swarthout,
ESQ.
A washout of the trscx near Oge-
NAV, Monday, delayed the mail about
six hours. No damage except to the
track.
Mr.. G. H. Hum is the new opera
tor at the depot here, the business of
this station now fully requiring the
services of two men
Select men for office who are fitted
for the place, without regard to their
social or financial condition, or per
sonal likes or disiikes.
New settlers are arriving from every
direction. Three families moved into
Grove township last week-Mr Pea
cock and two named Lightner.
! Mrs. A. G. Lee, and her brother, Mr..
K. III. Ellis, start for Manistee to-day
to spend the summer. 1t is hoped their
removal will not be permanent.
The makeup of the Eceni1.g Ne,cs
was slightly off last Saturday, ludi-
crously mixing the Davis murder trial
with a bathing resort. But mistakes
will happen"
There was not so large an attend
ance at the opera house last Friday
evening as might have been expected,
yet sufficient number to give zest to
the entertainment.
From the number of trains daily
passing here, one can easily imagine
himself in the train-yard of great
city. Five trains were here at one
time on Saturday.
A gentleman from South Branch,
whose name We did not learn, will open
a meat market soon in the building
west of Corners. We are promised Il
tirst-class establishment.
Miss Mary Hooker of Otsego Lake,
is the guest of Mrs. j. n. Jones. She
will probably organize a class in in
strumental music, and is highly rec
ommended as proficient in the art
Everybody is expected to be present
at the meeting of the g. l.. and p. So
ciety at the opera house next Friday
evening The entertainment will con
sist of music, recitations and select
reading.
BY the new schedule. the freight go
ing north arrives here at 8 p. IN. and
leaves at a. III. going south, arrives
at p. III. and leaves at a. IN. No
change in the passenger time. The
timetable will be corrected next week.
notwithstanding the recent act of
Congress i'm regard TO Chinese immi-
grafton, it is decided by the q. l.. and
p. society at the debate in the opera
house last Friday evening that their
coming is no detriment to this coun.
try.
Mr.. NJ. F. Parker, of Roscommon,
announces to the people Of GraylinG
| that he will be prepared to do all gen
eral mason work and furnish mason's
supplies at this place this season, EN-
ploying none but competent workmen.
= He invites correspondence.
You can now find at Firms anything
you need, from a goll-darning needle
to threshing machine "a fall If yor
/ will call and examine prices you viii
1 find that a dollar will go as far will
him as any man in northern Michigan
, No trouble to show goods or give
4 prices.
a Strangers, on leaving the cars here
look around in amazement and Otter
imagine they have been on the wrony
train and have struck the quarries o
i, Joliet or Stony Point. They are, how
ever, mistaken, rs the immense piles o
rock on the railroad ground il to b.
4 used at once under the new building
to be erected here.
Messrs. Sailing. Hanson & Co, an'
= J. M. Finn, have to remove their ware
houses to make room for the new de
pot buildings. The old depot will b
moved toward the north end of tn
side tracks. and Sailing, Hanson & 20
will rebuild on their side track, soutl
side of the river. We afe not informe,
where Mr.. Finn'a will be located.