Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-01-05

Mr. Joseph Archer, of Manistee,
starts i'm to numbering on the Manistee
at his old camp this week.
= s. Waugh started five teams in to
banking his logs Monday, and expects
TO do good work as the sleighng is
splendid now.
w. G. Johnson, Of Grove, had a
valuable farm dog poisoned ii few days
ago either by accident or design, over
which they feel very much grieved.
The general road train under con
ductor McBaine, came up Tuesday
night with about 40 more men TO work
on the Division tracks.
j. Maurice Finn and wife, visited
Otsego Lake last week, and returned
on Monday, shivering with the cold,
as its powerful cold weather up there.
A knowledge of Greek and Latin
is said to be "A great thing in the cure
of elaborate and high priced diseases,
but "A IA poultice is the best thing for
blind bile.
WIN. Stephan, of Grove, has gone
to Jackson to follow his trade Una
chinist) this winter, and expects to re-
turn in time for Spring work.
Work on the division is now rapid
ly under way, and the rails are being
spiked down as fast as the grading will
permit, and "by-the-day-men" can
stand it,
One of S. Vaughn's teamsters, Mr.
Harry Cameron, while driving to town
Monday morning for camp supplies,
saw two large timber wolves, which
are said to be getting quite numerous
in the vicinity of the North Branch.
The new saw mill at Cheney is
having quite a struggle in trying to get
started, as they broke one of their
counter shafting, and also a saw, but
we hope the old adage THAT "A poor
beginning makes a good ending will
prove true in their case.
"A very pleasant Christmas tree
was prominet feature at Pere Cheney
on Friday evening the 23d ult., at
which time good many presents were
said 70 have changed hands, and much
good feeling and cheer was everywhere
manifest.
Mr. l. NJ Silsby, a prominent res
ident Of Center Plains, was appointed
10y Judge Taylor on Tuesday to fill the
vacancy on the County Board of
School Examiners, caused by the res
ignation of Rev. w. =. Wilcox.
"A little Misunderstanding i'm the
Sedar family over the river the other
day led TO personal violence i'm which
Mrs. s. Jared badly at the hands of
her burly, brute of husband. The
day following it looked as though the
trouble would end in court, but good O.
advice was needed, and they are rec
oncilad to each other again.
The New Year started in with a
very decided change in the atmosphere.
Men who had donned wooden coats and
hose on Saturday, were obliged TO put
on additional clothing before the Sun
day sunshine of the New Year had
passed away, as the mercury descend
ed from about the freezing point on
Friday. TO 25 below on Monday morn
ing. At this writing the weather has
moderated, and is above the zero
notch.
The saw mill of Sailing, Hanson
g. Co. of this village, was shut dowr
Monday on account of the logs being
) frozen in by the cold snap of Saturday
: and Sunday night, after a very sue
: cessful run of about months, il
= which time the cut was in the neigh
borhood Of 5000, 600 feet. We under
, stand that the mill will only stop a few
, days. when it will resume for a few
, weeks longer, probably some time in
, February, when it is proposed to shu
down for needed repairs.
THE DOMESTIC TyRANT." '"Th'
, average man" quoth Mrs. Partington
sis weak and irritable domestic ty
rant" and Mrs p. is correct. Tyran
nical to fault the average man vii
enter the blissful Paradise of happ.
home, scratch himself in fendish glee
send the baby into convulsions, ar'
' Tor whatl Why, because he has tn
> Itching Piles, and is too mean to bu
y Swayne's Ointment, which is an infal
" iible cure for the worst cases of tina
annoying complaint.
"A couple of fellows with a specu
y lative turn of mind, "done" the villag
II Tuesday last with a performing bear
}. Mr. Bruin was quite intelligent for on
IS of his tribe, though contact with tin
, public has sadly corrupted his morals
If he ever had any, as he is quite di'
" sipated, and drinks and chsws habitu
n ally, which is bad enough for a man
% but for his bearship its almost intolcl
n able. This travelling show walked o
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