Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16

looking as bright and jolly as the
weather
A gang of painters scaled the dizzy
heights OF the mammoth tank Tuesday
morning to protect its surface from the
elements, as we'll as to improve its ap
pearance.
]. NJ. Finn has bought the stock of
goods of G. w. Wight, of Forest, to
add to his present possessions. IL is
not yet decided what disposition will
be made of it.
The improvements i'm the mill of Sal
ling, Hanson g. Co. are growing stead
lily. The new boilers are in place and
we shall soon hear again the pleasant
hum of the machinery.
J. w. Jordan. Esq, of Jonesville,
arrived in our city last week Wednes-
day. He comes to superintend the
erection of the new door, sash and
blind factory.
A man who had n ticket to some
point i'm Ontario had to wait just TWEEN.
ty-four hours longer before taking the
cars than he really wanted to. Cause
whya cause tohisky said SO.
Work on the new post Office build
ing has been discontinued for the past
few days owing to the indisposition Of
Mr.. Forbes, the contractor.
Four or five "b-hoys" from Vaughn's
camp have been seeing the elephant"
for the past two or three days. They
were a rather "noisy " crew, but good
natured and jolly.
Say! Did you know that you can
buy the nobbiest suit of clothes for
the least money at Finn's of any place
in Michigan9 Call and see if this is
not so. If i don't prove il to you
well, I'll pay the shot.
Mr.. Uubbell. foreman of Vaughn s
camp on the north branch, was in
town last Friday with a horse and cut
ter On the way home the horse be-
came unmanageable and left him by
the way and demolished the vehicle.
The bright days of the past week re-
mind us of the approach of spring,
which is the proper time for setting
shade trees. How many of our citi-
zens will attend TO the matter in time
A little expense and trouble now will
make onr city, in few years, a bower
of beauty.
There is TO be a Masonic festival and
dance at the opera house on the even
ing of the 22d inst. The arrangement:
are not yet complete, so we are unabl,
to give the full programme. The pro
ceeds are to 60 toward furnishing Ma
sonic Hall. Let all interested look on
for jolly time.
Mr.. James O'Leary, while helping
unload logs last Wednesday, had th'
misfortune of getting his left foot un
der one as it dropped to the ground
The snow being quite deep in the i'm
mediate vicinity probably saved hin
his foot, he receiving only injury sufii
cient to lame him four or five days.
Master Eddie Hartwick, youth o
ten years. son of M. s. Hartwick, O
this city, is a very promising young al
fist. The natural likenesses he Pre-
s duces with a common lead pencil frOI
! engravings and from life give pronis
that at no distant day, with proper il
structions, he will make "his mark
q high up.
j On Tuesday n party of ladies on tn
south side were enjoying the sunshin
Il and skating, or sliding party, at til
n same time. The ice was in fine cond
e ton, but your reporter thought I'll
ladies soon tired of the sport, for as !
. passed some were sitting down an
others reclining in different ways, y,
. from the wild peals of laughter !
: thought it rather enjoyable.
n But small audience were present
to hear the lecture of Rev. Thos. Stal
NJ er, Looking for Man" last we,
Wednesday evening, but the few wi
were there were amply repaid for Il
III time. 1t was most excellent litera
Or feast, such as we seldom have the o
ie portunity of enjoying in so new
place. The ideal man was set up
ng that which should be the standard al
"a of every individual, the perfect ma
re physically, intellectually and morall
and every sentiment of the lectu
tended TO draw the mind toward I'll
,;s higher plane.
er- Some little excitement has been C
ated at East Saginaw for two or TIN
al days past over the discovery of a l
ba man skeleton i'm the woods about t
ro- miles from the city. Friday mornin
papers state that the remains Ina
been identified as those of Theod'
g" Schultz. who disappeared some eig