Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-08-27


rived and been placed in position.
IL Is good bell and the COMMITTEES dis
played great judgment, We think, In
inakinga selection.
Several loads of new wheat have
been brought. TO town, and the most
of it disposed Of for seed. Craw-
ford County will be noted for its wheat
crop, before another decade.
Crawford County Board of School
Examiners, met in regular session, on
Tuesday, for the purpose OF organic
alton. w. A. Masters was elected
Chairman and Fred Richmond, Clerk
of the Board.
Hubbard Head, of South Branch
township, invested in n set OF those
celebrated double harness, made by 5.
Ladouceur. And yet people will croak
about the poor farmers on the sandy
lands of Northern Michigan. = RoScom-
mon Ne1cs.
The Grayling Cornet Band did
finely at the reunion. They were not
knocked down, nor did did they leave
the camp until the exercises We're oil
over
Main ]. Genuine, Esq. has an essis-
tant in the person of Mr.. II. II. Bacon,
of Fentonville. this State. Long may
he wave among us. Trespassers of
the law will now have to mind their
p's. and as,
Capt. G.. Lewis, of Bay City,
attended the reunion last week, and
assisted the Crawling Band in furnish.
ing music for the occasion. He was
the guest of j. o. Hadley, when not
in camp.
The Secretary OF the Soldiers and
Sailors Association, failed to furnish
us with the proceedings of the late re
union, and therefore they will not ap
pear until next week. We depended
on Mr.. Jubb, who had promised tc
furnish them, or we would have taker
the minutes ourselves.
The citizens of Gre wford County are
invited to meet at Bucks Corners II
the township of Maple Forest Sept. 3
1885, for the purpose of organizing
County Pioneer Association. GC
prepared to contribute your pioneer
experience, and enjoy basket picnic
The Roscommon Neios say: IA. ID
Wayne, of Gerrish township, thrashet
his wheat this week, it averaged Il;
bushels to the acre. Oh, no, we can
raise anything but huckelberries il
this county" You don't say so. bu
we are glad of it. We supposed from
reports that your main crop was -
caloric.
Another veteran has gone to answe
his final roll call. On the goth inst
James Flynn, who has made his home
with Mr.. Whedon York, of Soutl
Branch township, for some time, de
parted this life in the 63rd year of hi
age. One by one our comrades ar,
leaving us, and when decoration da.
roru-s- again. even if no more are call
ed. the number of graves TO uo de-
rated, will have been doubled,
A child belonging to family name'
Andrews. died on Tuesday night wit
malignant diphtheria, and was burie'
early Wednesday morning. No int
nation had been given of such a case
and the children in the family were a
lowed to run all around town, and
Crawling is infected with the disease
r the authorities will be given credit fo
} it as no precautions were taken to pre-
: vent its spreading.
Sailing, Hanson & Co. have the
store at Grayling about completed
1t is the largest building of the kin
: between Bay City and the straits.
q is two stories high, 108 feet long an
. 80 feet wide, with an addition 7Ox2
e Tie increase of the firms business d
manded such an institution. Sailing
Hanson & Co. are putting in syste
of water works for the protection
village property az well as their own.-
: Bay city Tribune.
An exchange says: "Some go
, church to weep, while oth'rs go to slee
Some go their wives to please; othe
their conscience go to ease. Some
to hear the preacher; others like the
10 screecher. Boys go to recoDnoitt
:, girls go because they oughter. Maj
'e go for reflections. precious few to he
70 collections.