Crawford avalanche., 1888-03-15

yards. Last Monday Harry Bell with
Others were fooling with the turntable
and Harry got foot caught in such a
way that his boot was ruined and the
foot badly bruised. barely escaping bs-
ing literally crushed
The Corn Social, for the benefit of
the Ladies' Aid Society of the Presby-
terian church, was a success both So
cially and financially. Over forty dol
lars was realized Corn was served In
every conceivable form. except the
most common "liquid, which we pre-
sumo was considered too common for
such gathering.
Our citizens will be under obligation
to the Chatauqua Circle for n grand
literary treat next Thursday exening.
They have secured the presence Of
Miss Ella Snyder, who has reached the
front rank of elocutionists. The pro-
gram will be varied with numerous,
pathetic, and heroic selections. We
bespeak for her most hearty recep-
ton.
AS the president of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Presbyterian church
thanked the citizens for their attend
ing the social and those who assisted
her in making the supper success, it
would not be out of order for some
one TO render an acknowledgements for
her services on the occasion and the
AVALANCHE gratefuITy does so.
1t is not generally known, but it is a
fact, that many of the sharpest 'busi-
ness men of the country judge town
as to its prospective growth and the
push and enterprise of its people. by
the announcements Of its merchants
and manufacturers contained in the
village paper The village paper
shows whether the people are wide
awake or not -OtSeqo Co. Herald
Revival services are being held at
the church this week. A good inter
est is manifested.
Presiding Elder Caster is expected
to be present Thursday and Friday
evenings. In view of the large num-
ber Of Indian members of his district
David Shoppenagon will assign him an
Indian name Thursday evening, by
which he will be known among them.
The Manistee salt and lumber com
pany made an assignment Thursday
for the benefit IF its creditors; assets,
81, $50, 900; liabilities SSG4, 600. The
Liabilities are composed mostly of q
floating Indebtedness TO banks. Two
o: three days ago the company paid off
its men at Manistee in full. Bay city
Tribune.
The opposition to the consolida-
ton of the Land o ices have one
NOR chance TO prevent j being done,
and that is to prevail on the Senate
to refuse to confirm the officers APP
pointed. What the letter of the
Chief Engineer of the +. a. A. rail
road failed 10 accomplish will hardly
succeed in the U. S, Senate. "He was
chief engineer of Shoenaker's shop
and his name was Dennis.
An exchange truthfully says that
when man comes into the office and
planks down the cash and says send
me yorr paper for one year. that
means business. When one says, II
want your paper but haven't got the
money now," that's all right When
he takes it out of the postofiice for
several months and sends it back ''re-
fused" that's meanness. When man
spends from ten cents to n dollar
week for cigars and beer and says he
can't afford TO take the home paper,
that's "a no such thing. When man
borrows his neighbors' paper to read
every week, that's cheek.
We clip the following items from the
Otsego Lake correspondence of the
Otsego County Herald and NeloS:
Walter Watt went to GrayliDg Tues
day.
Prof. Kidd, of Frederic, was in town
Tuesday.
G. T. jerome assisted Walter Wat
in taking stock at Frederic last Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodfield and Mrs
Bay attended an entertainment at
Grayling last Friday night
A log-train ran off the track at Sal
ling. Hanson & Co.'S. switch near this
place on Tuesday. The passenger
train was delayed here two hours as a
result.
II. Joseph has bought out the in
terest of Mr.. Pinkous, of the frin of
Joseph g. Pinkous. at Grayling. Mr..
Joseph will manage the business there.
He probably will move his family in
the near future.
Our enterprising merchant, Walter
Watt, bought out merchant Valentine.
of Frederic, and will now run a branch
store at that place. The firm there
will be STYLED Benedict & Watt. with