Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-30

forty-nine were fellows who ran into the
parental stomach for refuge"
The meeting of the "Old Crowd" at
Mt. Clemens was a very successful re-
union Of one Of the jolliest crowds of
thirty years ago which still holds annual
reunions. An excursion on the steamer
Ida and lots of fishing were among the
pleasant features.
The Lenawee teachers at the close of
their institute, gave their instructor, Hen
ry r. Pattengill, of Lansing, a gold
headed cane, and to Instructor II. w.
Putnam and Secretary f. G.. Walker each
a gold-mounted umbrella.
There will be 10 fair at Menominee
this year, but instead Menominee farmers
exhibit their fine stock, fancy specimens
of fruit and phenomenal farm products at
the Marinette fair. the first institution of
the kind in that county, and which will
without doubt be great success.
Lester Hawley hired valuable mare
OF f. Jay Willard, at Lpnsing, and cele-
brated the arrangements by an after
harvest symI osium, in which Mark
Sackner and his younger brother joined
with enthusiasm. The trio drove out to
Milletts and found any amount of un-
diluted excitement in running their horse
up and down the main street until the
animal went down in the ditch and q
general row followed. The horses right
forward leg was broken in two places, and
she was afterward killed at the request of
Mr. Willard. Hawley, with head badly
bruised and the skin scraped from his
right cheek in Wholesale manner, was
taken to Lansing and spent day in Jail.
The President has signed the jackson
publ c-building bill.
There live ut the little village of
couple by the name of Mcclure, who
have been married fifty years, have seven
children and seventeen grandchildren.
The only death that has occurred in the
little girl who died in infancy.
Parma, Jackson County, is to have q
rousing fair this fall, the business men
having determined to make it success.
! 1t will come off about the hast of Septem-
Der on twenty -one acres of land now being
laid out for the purpose. A good-sized
premium list will be given.
Taylor Bros. mill, at Ludington, has
cut but 1000, 900 feet of hemlock logs this
season against 5000, 900 last year. Never
thaless- -hemlock- lumber coming more
and more into popular favor, and prices
are steadily climbing up. Those who
have handled it extensively claim that
there is just as much money made in the
manufacture of hemlock as in pine, except
pine of the better grades.
| "A sensation was created Mt Sand
Lake, a summer resort fifteen miles from
Adrian, by the sudden appearance of O
swarthy naked man, covered with mud
and slime, and whose fierce antics pro-
nounced him dangerous lunatic.
hasty exodus of ladies and children fol-
lowed, and after much trouble the maniac
was secured and held until the officers ar
rived who could take charge of him. He
has been identified as Howard Watkins,
who recently escaped from the Kalamazoo
asylum and whose home is in Brooklyn
Jackson County
The Water Supply Company at Lud'
ington is laying the foundation for the
new Holly pumps, which will have ca
pacity of 3,000,0 gallons a day-foul
times greater than the present pumps
When the work under way is completed
the company will cast about for some
method of supplying better quality o.
water, either by sinking wells or extend.
ing the pipe farther out into Lake Michi-
gan.
james Davidsons saw-mill at Wes
Bay City has been destroyed by fire, caus
ing a loss of $35, 1000. There was no in
surance on the property.
Charles Wagner, Detroit saloon
keeper, shot and instantly killed hi
brother John. The two men quarrelet
over the price of some drinks, and Johi
was put out Of the saloon. He walkec
away and Charles, seizing revolver iron
behind the bar, followed and fired tw'
shots at him, one of which pierced hi
brain. The murderer escaped.
The New York Graphic is responsible
for the following: Prof. Kline, distin
guished for his mesmeric feats, had al
interesting experience in little Michigal
city few days ago. He was invited t.
attend q parlor entertainment, at whicl
he was asked to exhibit his mesmeri
powers. One Of the subjects, Miss Mani
; Leroy, could not be released from tn
spell, and some doctors who were sum
moned could not account for her con
: dition. The spell was finally partl
broken, but the girl refused TO leav
Kline, and when he finally escaped sh
became insensible. Kline was sent fol
} and his presence gave her relief. He
father demanded that he break the spel
or marry the girl. After trying ever
means of relief, Justice was called i
: and tied the knot. Miss Leroy is hand
some blonde, but her husband is greatl
grieved, because he was engaged to MARI
q New York girl whom he dearly loved.
D Professor Elisha Jones, of the Uni
: versity of Michigan, died at Denver, Co
D The vouno daughter of Mrs. jaime