Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-03

citizens a fifie musical treas Dy their
open air concert last Friday evening.
Our Band marches in tire front rank,
and our Devil" toots Che tuba.
Last Saturday was the fourteenth
birthday of Miss Jennie Newman and
the event was celebrated by score of
her friends In joyful jubilee at her
home.
G. Hadley has returned from an ex-
tended visit Ia Genesee county, and we
are pleased to welcome him back TO
Crawling, and the members of the band
are more than pleased with his access
ion to their number.
We hotice by the Ne,os that the
price fixed by the board of supervisors
for printing the conrt calendar for
Roscommon Go. is $500, just three
times the amount usually charged here
but nothing more than the work Is
actually worth.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Robinson, lost
their infant child by death, last Satur
day. The parents have the sympathy
of the whole community In their be-
reavement. Funeral services were
held at the honse Sunday afternoon,
by Rev. j. w. Taylor.
The treasurer of Beaver Creek was
held to the Circuit, on examination be-
fore Justice Taylor, Tuesday, for re.
fusing to deliver effects of his Office to
II. A. Bauman as bis successor, over
whose election dispute has arisen.
Blanchard chapter OF Royal Arch
Masons, of Bay City, will visit Pc
ninsular chapter, Of Detroit, next
Saturday. A large delegation of
Crawling r. A. Masons will accom-
pany them.
Messrs. Wild e. Wheeler, lost the
small jenny which they drove to
their small delivery wagon, by death
from hydraphobia, last Sunday. 1t
was bitten by mad dog some time
since.
The AVALANCHE is in receipt of Gen
eral Alger's March, published by the
Detroit Music Co., Detroit, Mich. 1t
is arranged for the piano and for brass
bands. 1t is very popolur and will
have an immense sale.
Remember the Livery Barn of
Joseph Charron. and give him call.
He keeps horses of all kinds for sale.
He has lot of lumber harness which
he will sell cheap, and will have some
new driving horses for next Sunday.
There is a screw loose in the postof-
fec at this place. or something is the
matter with the mail agents. We put
the Cheney package of Avalanches in
the post Office for mailing every Fri
day forenoon, but II is not received al
Cheney until Saturday. Why is this
thus?
McKinley's "woe," which he predict
ed for the AVALANCHE, OH account of
the establishments of democratic pa
per here, acted as boomerang and
hit him i'm the mouth with such force
that he turned u complete sommer-
sault and landed square!y in the demo
cratic camp, for consideration.
The question of new cemetery is
being agitated DO citizens aud the
township board. Now while land is
cheap, and a proper locality can be Sc
cured, to decide the matter. Let
nothing be done hastily but after due
consideration, make full plans for the
future resting place of our. dead.
Stop digging wells and have +. r.
Deckrow put in a tubular well for
you. No dirt in the well, no caving
in, and always pure water, and never
out of order. Windmills and pumps
bought of him will be set and war
ranted. Buy the best and save mon
ey.
G. NJ w. Blakeslee has got about
settled in James store and is ready to
meet his friends and show them a. line
of goods now on hand and being re-
ceived. He proposes to keep nothing
but A. 1. goods. and to sell at fair
prices A full line of Groceries. Dry
Goods, Boots and Shoes. Call and
see him whether you wish to purchase
or not.
McKinley's flop is phenomenal. His
first democratic issue is filled with as
sprtions that it was caused by the per-
sonal abuse of certain republicans
whom he proposes now to punish
and he turns to his new allies and
says. "You unterritied and unwashed
walk up and subscribe for the demo-
cratic paper"
The residents of Frederic are clear
ing the right of way for the railroad of
David Ward, the cork pine king. The
right of way was purchased by them
for $500 and they are nov removing
houses and making a route. The new