Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-02
CRAWLING MICHIGAN, THURSDAY MARCH g. 1882

Go to the literary entertainment at
the hall tomorrow friday evening.
A rich treat is offered, and those who
attend will feel amply repaid. All in
vited and admission free Let the hall
be filed to overliowing and thereby
show to those who take part that you
know and appreciate good thing.
The assertion that one billion sheets
of paper placed on top each other
would reach $4,000 miles, discounts
Herschels longest telescope in its mag
| nifying powers. One billion sheets of
common note paper placed rs repre-
sented, would reach about sixty-five
miles-about $50 times less than sta
ted. Com.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ.
K. church will give social at the res
idence of Mrs. A. III. Swarthout to-
morrow friday afternoon. All are
cordially invited. 1t will cost you on
ly 10 cents to get in and nothing to get
out. Tea will be served. AS this is a
charitable institution it deserves to be
well patronized.
| Rambler" a dead beat who visited
our city two or three weeks ago in the
interest of the Fife Lake Bye, in An ar
ticle TO that paper gives the tall edi-
tor of the AVALANCHE dead away"
and calls him dreadful blow" be-
cause he represents Crawling to be
a larger city than what it really is.
Boo-hool we feel SO bad; somebody
please wipe away the fast-falling tear
drops from our weeping eyelids!
Prof w. c. Hayes, practical dent
ist of Buffalo, N. Y. invaded our
sanctum one day last week and ex-
pressed a desire to be shown over our
city, with view Of locating here. He
was accordingly placed in charge OF
our Postmaster, who conducted him TO
the south side, where every prospect
pleases," and where he was not long in
selecting location, upon which he in
tends building soon.
Mr. X. s. Babbitt went out to Mantz's
camp last Monday afternoon; he
went with "Shsnk's horses" distance
twelve miles; lie came back Tuesday
forenoon; came by the same convey
ance he went with. Consequences
wet. tired, hungry, and, in fact, all
"broken up" generally. So it is re-
ported by our reporter, and il our re-
porter didn't report the right report
we'll report our reporter to the sheriff,
who is himself quite a (s'port-er.
Mr.. A. l.. Zahm, one of the publish
ers and proprietors of the Roscommon
Pioneer. made us a friendly call last
Tuesday afternoon. We recognized in
Mr.. Zahm an old acquaintance and
friend in by-gone years while in L'
Porte, Ind. He reports RoscommU
as taking the lead" of Grayllng by
big per cent, and that she will always
continue so to do. Where two great
minds disagree, who shall decided
Come again, Bro. T., you'll always fint
, welcome.
Rambler" in his article to the Fif,
| En hn tt oil
Grayling in fifteen minutes" and onl!
could find 1.-TWO saloons" You ough
not to have gotten "boozy," Mr.
, Rambler" and then you could have
| "rambled about our city all day anC
then not have seen half of it. WheI
= city has two saloons not over twent.
: feet apart, most any rambler" cal
= "ramble from one to the other an,
do il, too, in less time than fifteer
minutes" But then you are eXcusabl
for your sayings, for too much tuAiSki
makes any man of your calibre so tha
, he hasn't the common sense of q Seen
wooden monkey.
At regular meeting of the Graylin,
: Lodge of Masons, held in their hal
: two weeks ago last night, the follow
$ ing persons were installed as officer
: for the ensuing term:
w. NC. M. +. Davis.
e s. w. M. Jones.
s ]. W.. o. Hadley.
= s. DR. y. Forbes.
< j. D.-S. Hampstead.
e Sec.-A. Taylor.
y Treas Hanson.
9 Stewards-D. London. J. N. Finn
Tyler-Geo. Conner.
Grand Lecturer Arthur NJ. Clark, O
Lexington, conducted the ceremonies
e The citizens of Roscommon, at thei
!. caucus held last week for the nominf
e tion of village officers, put the follow
d ing ticket i'm the field:
; President--D Daniel Bennett
n Trustees tfor one year)-H. Bartho