Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-08-03
LOCAL ITEMS

| OuDc'iibt IOi yOui iOiic IioI'i.
August ushered in with rain. Good
Fred Il. Cole, formerly telegraph OPP
orator ut this station, is in the city.
DIR. s. Revell, of South Branch was
in the city the fore part of the week
Our photographer has folded his
tent like the Arab and silently stole
away" .r, -.. ....,
Harvesting is nearly over in this vi
cinity, and wheat, rye and oats unu
sually good.
| A few more. cans of those genuine
Il. B. Beans at Is cents per can, at j.
c. Silsbee's.
The railroad company has begun
grading between the passenger and
freight depots.
Get your envelopes printed at the
AVALANCHE Office A large stock o.
fine envelopes cheap.
We noticed load of clover hay on
the street Tuesday, freshly cut. Will
the plains grow cloverl
Mrs. j. G.. Silsbee started Tuesday
for weeks visit to her old home
Arbela, Tuscola county.
Mr. John Kelley has n new black
smith shop erected on the north side
of the river near the bridge.
The rain reached us Tuesday and
was more than welcome to the thirsty
crops, and to extinguish forest fires.
A full stock of collins of all sizes con
stantly OH hand ut Traver's furniture
store. a3eow4t
Mr. Hun. who has been suffering
the past week with severe sore throat,
is, we are glad TO note, able to be about
again.
Our thanks are due the secretary of
the Michigan State Agricultural Socie
ty for tickets for the fair TO be l'eld at
Jackson Sept. IS % inclusive.
Good No. family -four at S7.20 per
| barrel and bolted meal ut 81 per cwt.
at j. &. Silsbecs.
! Mrs A. A. Gibbs, of Detroit, who
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
| hr Rauall of :, nrnnnI, r.,
the past month or two, returned to her
home last week.
, A free lecture on the " Evils of Mo-
/ nopoly will be delivered 10y Mr.. Rob
ert Schilling, of Milwaukee, Wis, in
this city on Wednesday evening next.
, So says small posters about town.
Now that hot weather and flies are
upon u.s. those milk and ny-proof safes
at Dr. Traver's will be just the thing
=, you need.
II Milo j. Smith, superintendent of the
y Sunday school at Fredericville, report.
n in answer to our Beaver Creek CORES
II pondent, an attendance of twenty
II seven scholars and five teachers.
II As Mr.. Adelbert Taylor was going tC
II dinner last Saturday he discovered hi'
;, wing. Quick time and prompt actor
II saved the property with but little dam
m age.
m Another of those pleasant socials O
IN the Ladies' Aid Society is to come of
III this week Friday afternoon Mt the res
~ ~ idence of Mrs. A. j. Rose. These so
m cials are open to all-the invitation be
Iy ing genoral-and all who do not atten,
ls will miss a very pleasant time. Sup
n per will cost only 10 cents.
:. The Jolly Merry Makers, at the OF
era house last Thursday evening CAV
an entertainment much superior t
ordinary travelling troupes, and it wa
I. fully appreciated by respectable nj
:" dence, both within and outside tn
III hail. as goodly number, too penur
III ous to pay the bill, rested about til
III windows and listened To their heart
III content, a cheap way of attending tn
-, theatre.
III The following Language from a lett,
80 written by one of .Michigan's stalwa
m Republicans is worthy place in I'll
Nj hearts of every voter as guide
nj their political action He says: g
want all classes and all sections fair
IT. represented. and want honest, higI
III minded and pure men nominated f'
=, Office. hope, too, our State conve
m tion will take decided grounds on Il
III temperance question. l believe v
III should strongly recommend submi
- 80 sion of prohibition TO n vote of Il
IN people. Michigan cannot afford
m lag behind her sister States on til
III question.
m Mr.. Charles l.. DeWaele has recei
ed from Lucretia r. Garfield, wido
of our late President, a letter of than
", for the poem read at our Fourth
-, July celebration, and of which a col