Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-01


withstanding the general stsgnatioh OF
the lumber market. Their summer
camps have been kept running and
they will put in about their usual
amount Of logs this season. They
have cut over 100000 feet in their
mill at this point and have now about
A. 600, 600 on the yard. Prices have
been fairly maintained, but have been
light, hence the accumulation of stock.
They express confidence In the future
outlook, and believe the ensuing year
will be a prosperous one for the trade.
Our next call was made on
DIR. N. H. TRAvER,
General Dealer In Drugs h Medicines,
Books. Stationery, ETC.. and full line
of Furniture. He says that up to the
middle of October his trade far exceed
ed that of last year for the same time,
and since then there has been a slight
falling off, but not more than is easily
accounted for by the general stringen-
cy of the. times. He expresses salts
faction with the past and prospective
growth of our county and Is fairly sat
isfied with his trade in all depart
ments, and is especially pleased with
the progress and promise of the hospi-
tai with which he is connected in COM
pany with DIR. f. F. Thatcher.
We next corralled the indefatigable
J. MAURICE FINN,
who employs his time in managing a
General Dry Goods Store, Drug
Store and a Furniture establishment;
runs large numbering camp the year
round, and fills i'm his leisure by at
tending to the duties of Supervisor,
not by any means neglecting the social
relations of life, or his duties in poll
tics. He has dropped from his trade
hay, grain and the heavier lumber
mems supplies so that his aggregate
sales will be less than the previous
year, but comparing the same lines, is
pleased with his balance sheet and has
no shadow of doub. regarding the flu
ture of our city, named after the sill
ver-scaled fish with dorsal fin, espe-
cially as his prayer for a change in the
administration is about to be answer
ed, whether the Post Office moves or
not.
has shod the popuIace and repaired
their soles during a prosperous year,
especially since his removal into his
new store on Michigan Avenue, where
he catches larger amount of the
floating trade. He Is fiattered with
the prospect of the future and to that
end is adding to his stock classes of
goods that he knows will please the
people.
MRS. t. W. MIUCHELL
acknowledges that the ladies are mas
tiers of the situation even If the lords
of creation" do cry ''hard times. "
They will have the latest fashions in
hats, bonnets, ribbons, feathers and
the thousand and one things in the
millinery line, and taking the year
through, it has been one of unusual
uCuIvruy III rrer uepurrrnenU.
JOSEPH Fl. EDGCUMBE,
general dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries,
&c. &C.. responded smilingIy to our
query, that he was agreeably surprised
when he reviewed his sales book, which
showed a marked increase over 1888,
and the best part of it was that near
ly all was for cash, which had been
fairly active, notwithstanding an m
dertone of dependency from pur-
chasers From his custom ers he learns
of frequent and numerous additions to
the settlements throughout the conn
ty, and is satisfied with having east
his lot in our midst, and his faith in
our future is large.
ANDREW PETERSON
will not acknowledge that the depres-
sion in general business affects his
The old people require just as correct