Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-09-03

months. old. There is no lodging the
issue now.
We will isue an extra next week.
and continue the same for three sue
cessive weeks, which will be of much
interest to tax payers. Extra copies of
the AVALANCHE can be had for five
cents each.
Rev. c. w. West of Centre Plains
township, brought to this Office a
sample of mllet raised by him this
season. 1t is over Al feet in height,
and would be hard to beat in any sec
ton.
School will commence next Monday.
BY that time the diptheria will have
abated, and there will be no danger
from the infection.
The Bay city Tribune says: 'Blodg-
EFT g. Byrnes, NJ. Wilson, john Muir
ray, Jonathan Boyce and all the big
iulnbermen will put in the usual mum
Der of logs this winter
Prof. Lankanaw. j. o. Hadley. j.
M. Finn. and j. NJ. Jones accompa-
MED by friends from Bay City, and
Detroit, went on a fishing excursion
down the AuSable last week.
E. Purchase and family, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Kelley and children, spent
several days last week at Portage Lake.
They report having agood time fishing
and berrying.
r. Hanson and family, returned
from their visit to friends in Denmark.
on last Monday They had pleasant
visit, and all are in the enjoyment OF
renewed health. except Mr.. ii. who is
suffering from severe cold.
Rev. q. s. Weir will preach his last
sermon for this Conference year OH
next Sunday. Mr.. Weir has labored
hard during the time he has been in
Grayling, and very acceptably, and we
trust that Conference will continue
him in Grayling for another year.
The Roscommon Ne,cs says: We
have received u sample of extremely
fine oats from the farm Of l. nj. Silsby
in Center Plains township. He has
two acres in oats and expects to have
100 bushels.
A young lady who was having a ele-
CANT ball toilet made a few days since
| paralyzed the dressmaker by the re-
| mark that she did not want the dress
made very "extensible," because she
| could get no more of the goods. as both
pieces she had were remedies. Bay
city Tribune.
Hon. S. o. Fisher may know all
aboa. congressional matters and the
appointment of post masters, but
Finn says he knows more about fishing
for grayiing now, than he did previous
to his recent visit here, and the next
time he will not bring up heavy bass
poles, nearly heavy enough Tor
whale.
Cur citizens as well as visiting com
rades, unite in pronouncing the ad
dress of welcome at the reunion, by
Pros. Atty Connine, rs finely voicing
the hospitality and liberality OF ou'
people, as well as being masterfu
speech in every way.
Clarence J. Philips steam thrashint
machine is surprise to the natives
He moved 81 miles and thrashed So
bushels of grain for Myron Smith, anC
and moved 81 miles to Orrin Cooks
all in ole day, He thrashed oats a
the rate of A bushels per minute, ant
has thrashed in the past 10 days owe
800 busllsls of grain, all raised OF
! the plains of Ogemaw- Ogemdoo Her
aid.
Last Friday, while Mrs. Bradley anC
children, of Grove township were Der
rying they drove into a nest of yellow
Jackets. The children and horse wer
badly stung. but Mrs. b. escaped en-
tirely. When they reached home n
soon as possible, after the the occur
, renee, the children were In bad con
, dition on account of their swollen ap
pearance, and the horse refused to en-
for several hours.
7. Maurice Finn has been appoint
| ed postmaster for Grayling. As tn
change had to be made, we are pleas
ed to know it has been given to a pei
son who has the ability to attend to II
: as it should be done. Mr.. f. ma
; worked harder and more effectuall
D for the democratic party, than tn
other aspirants, and now he receive
n his reward. Mr.. Masters was an Ell
= cient T.. NJ. and If the Office Is as we
e conducted by his successor, we sha
n not call for change" this yeer, bu
some other year.