Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-01-14

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Hillsdale County. where she was call
ed by the sickness Of her father.
Chris Halter. who has been major
domo at the Grayiing House for a long
time, has severed his connection with
lit, and entt red the employ of j.
Maurice Finn, to assist Sidney In his
oncrons duties,
Mr.. A. NJ. Maxwell, of the Eating
House, in Crawling. was in the city
this week. He has been suffering Sc
vereiy from a sore eye, in which he
had caught cold, but is now much bet
ter.
DIED-On Friday morning. the Sth
inst, at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. M. Conway, in Grayling, Mrs.
Emily Smith, in the Goth year of her
age. The funeral services occurred on
the 10th inst and Rev. G.. NJ. Rigelow,
preached the funeral sermon.
The Ducey lumber company of Mus
kegon, have just started lumber
camp on Sec. 80, #. 24-3, Rosco,nmon
county. James Lee is foreman. They
bank on Higgins Lake waters from,
100000 to 5000, 600 feet of logs,
mostly Norway.
Charles Adee Spafford, brother of
Adelbert Spafford, who is numbering
on the Manistee. and we'll known To-
many of our citizens. diei at CanistPo,
N Y. on the Goth of December. He
was buried by the Masonic Lodge at
that place, Of which he was member
Mrs. Spafford. who is boarding at
the Graylng House, does not fear the
cold, for she drove out to her hu.-
bands camp on the Msnistee some
twelve miles, and returned the same
day, and enjoyed the ride as much as
f it had been the 4th of July.
Z. Purchase will pay S25, to any
one who will furnish him with posi-
tive evidence in regard to who is poi
soning the dogs about the town. His
dog has been poisoned and Shoppena-
CONS Cap. Neither of these dogs
were vicious or dangerous and to poi
son them through mere wilfulness was
shameful.
John N. Ehle was arrested at West
Bay City on complaint of Mrs. Isabel
Zahm for Islander. John has rather Il
h:rd row to hoe, between his wife and
other women. If he must talk, ne
should confine his remarks to Herr
Zahm and he would not come in con-
tact with the law, as he could not SLAM
der him.
There will be Grand Ball at the
Opera House. on Friday Evening, Jan.
Is, under the auspices of the Crawling
Orchestra A general invitation is ex-
tended to all.
The people Of Black River renem-
bered their minister, Rev. g. Weir.
kindly ut Christmas His wife was
presented with fine clock and he per-
sonaiiy with an upholstered rocker.
Few places can compare with Black
River for liberaiitv in the support of
church enterprises and for Kindness
towards ministers and their families
Aicona 60. ReUietC.
If Won want groceries. buy them at
the gocery store; but il you want
drugs buy them at n drug store. DR..
Traver has the most complete stock
and largest assortment nor:h of Bay
City. and guarantees tho quality as
first class and strictly pure. Will at
all times make prices as low as good
goods can be sold for And to lumber
men and large dealers will give liber-
discount.
The Det J0urnal says: 'There's an
odiousness about crime Mt irayling
that il phenomenal. Del Swader,
who tried to kill Reuben Babbitt by
heating his head into /. jelly. was con
victrd and fined $40, with five days in
Jail" Not much Jelly about 1t. II
was only small Jar of jam and the
prosecuting witness asked for light
sentence on account of the provoca
ti0n. Still IL was more severe than
they inflict in Detroit for murder
On last Monday Evening. John
Gould, who has been working during
he last wear for John Mcdonald and
n s. Babbitt. took an ov. Id..se Of
Morphine. Inadvertently, to relieve :
severe headache to which he was sub
iect IL WAS not discovered that he
had done so until the next morning.
when Drs. Woodwork and rraver
were called in, who iii everything
In their power TO relieve him, but
without avail, and he died about one
O'Clock Yesterday morning We I'M
derstand he has friends ut FowlervilIe,
who have been informed OF his death.