Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-08-10
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. II. W. Mitchell is slowly recov-
ering from her late illness.
Mrs. Geo. II. Maurer, of East Sagi-
nav. is visiting Mt Mr and Mrs. Hart
wick's.
Messrs. Sailing, Hanson & CO. have
a new cleik, in the person of Mr.. Levi
Clement.
Mrs. Kate Weaver, of Milford, Ibis
State, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
s. Hartwick.
Get your envelopes printed at the
AvALANCHE office. A large stock o.
fine envelopes cheap.
CIockery and glassware at Firms.
Hon. o. +. NJ. Cutcheon, of Oscoda,
was in the ely Monday, and made the
AVALANCHE Office n pleasant call.
1t will do 10 buy your groceries at a
grocery store, but TO buy Drugs call at
u Drug Store.
Roller process flour at Finn's for
S.2.
Tie many friends of Mrs. j. NJ
Jones will be pleased to learn she is in
fair way of recovery from her late
severe illness.
Now that hot weather and flies are
upon us, those milk and fly-proof safes
at DIR. Traver's will be just the thing
you need.
Rev. n. Norton Clark, of Laings
burg, discoursed from the M. T.. pulpit
at the school house on Sunday last,
and Rev. s. Edgcumbe occupied the
pulpit at Fredericville.
Mr.. Hun, who has been night agent
at this station for some time past, has
accepted n like position at Roscom-
mon. Mr.. Fred T.. Cole, lately OF
Sterling, takes Mr. Huns vacated
place.
The two Reverend gentlemen, OF
whom mention was made last week,
arrived safely back TO our city Satur-
day p. m, and report grand good
time generally and fair success i'm the
piscatorial art
Are we to have band, We are led
to ask the foregoing question from tina
noise made ut the hall last Saturday
evening. We will gladly excuse the
noise if they only keep at it long enough
to come out full-Hedged. We need
one, and we should al unite in giving
encouragement.
We dom want TO give anybody
away" and we won't-this time. But
IL that young gentleman from Otsego
Lake comes to Grayling again and in.
qui"es where certain young lady
friend is SO onping-and is informed at
the court house-goes to our town hail
and rap and rap and rap, and try tC
gain admittance, we shall be Obliged
toto
Last Thu 'sday afternoon two cows
foolishly attempted to impe le the pro
gress of the southwark bound freight
as she was pulling into the city. The
engineer had confidence enough in his
"machine that they could not do So
and consequently - footed " the whis
tie in a rapid succession of "shouts
! for them to clear the track. That haC
! the tendency of soaring the bovine'
into the conclusion of having race
They made II goodly dog-trot spte
1 down the track, but the locomotiv,
Y made better speed and forced her an
$ tagonists, at the point of the "calf
catcher" TO yield the course. TIL,
animals were duly valued, a repor
made out and sent in to headquarters
and next payday Messrs. Lamport anC
Sorenson will each receive $50.
Last Friday noon, while homeward
= bound TO partake of our usual fruga
, repast, we met Mr.. Chas. A. Ingersol
a with his OK team lust coming int
u town. Mr.. Ingersol called out "whoa,
i the animals meekly and gentl.
y whoaed, " and Charley extended tin
II right hand of fellowship, which w
n gladly and cordially grasped. Fron
u the "smole" upon Charley's face W
!, naturally inferred he had n secre
II whiSh he was dying to impart." w
encouraged him with smiles and nod
and oily-tongued words that we wer
n just the person to help him keep it, IN
n violate. He believed in our sincerit
II and adaptability to keep all thing
y "hushed, and then went on to tel
n us: "On Thursday, August Sd. ther
II came tramp" to my house an
II begged permission to live with me, q
u the same time informing me he had n
!, place else on earth to lay his wear