Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-01-19

LeuS 10 eituef Wink on the lenCe OF get
out md shovel snow. - Ros. Netos.
Charlie Frantz lost a long-handled
pitchfork between Cross blacksmith
shop and the bridge. The finder will
please return the same to this Office.
The ladies' of the NJ. K. church will
give New England supper in the
church on Friday evening, Jan. 9th
1888. A good time is expected.
James Fosdick. of Mic, so the Mail
reports. at a concert opened it with a
splendid organ-piece, and that he has
obtained quite oirturositg on that
instrument.
Notwithstanding the billiards. SD
far this month, the Crawling School
starts in with larger attendance than
ever before in the winter term. Over
so pupils in the primary department.
Rev. J. H. Phelps will preach at the
Opera House next Sabbath, both NOR
ming and evening. Also on the follow
ing Sabbath. All cordially invited to
attend.
The executive committee of the
State Agricultural society met in De-
troit last week and decided to hold the
next state fair September 10th-14th
The place was not decided upon.
J. M Finn and j. NJ Jones are at
Grand Rapids this week attending the
Grand Council of Royal and Select
Masons, which is in session in that
city,
Rev. Mr.. Phelps preached here on
Sunday night last and gave us very
interesting sermon. He will be here
again three weeks FROM next Sunday,
health and weather permitting. Mail
A New York paper classes Illinois as
a doubtful state in 1888. Candor com
pels the admission that some doubt
exists as to whether the republican ma
joriry will be 60, or only 40, 000.-
Glare Press.
f. N. Wilcox desires to Inform the
citizens of Grayling that he has secur-
I'd first-class laundryman, who will
be able to give satisfaction to all who
may favor him with their laundry
work
Auditor General Henry II. Aplin
has been appointed by the comman-
der in chief, q. A. r., as assistant in
spector general for Michigan, to inspect
the Michigan posts during January
and February.
There will be special meeting or
encampment of Marvin Post, No. 240,
at their hall, next Saturday evening
Jan. 2lst, for the installation of Off
GERS for the year. A general atten-
dance is desired.
The West Branch Herald severely
scores q supervisor of the county who
regularly INDUCES in getting fighting
drunk each meeting of the board. lie
must have an intelligent township
back of him. -Det Journal,
Last Sunday night the mercury drop
ped TO "a below zero Last week, one
night it went to 17o below, and was
not remarkably cold for this section.
when we consider that it has been So
below in the recollection of some of
our older inhabitants.
9. J. Hood g. Co., of Lowell, Mass,
proprietors of Hoods Sasaparilla,
send out a very neat Calendar each
year We have received their Calen-
dar for 1883, which is as neat in style
and arrangement as any we have seen.
There was no school in the Primary
Department last Monday forenoon on
account of the rooms not being
sufficiently heated. The thermometer
stood at 800 and the ardor of both
teachers and scholars was not strong
enough for so chilling an atmosphere.
About twenty members of the Chap
fer, from Grayling and RoscomiLon
went on a fraternal visit to mem bers
of the order at Gaylord, last Friday
night They report having a good
time.
Masters Frank and Axel Nicholson
Thorwald Hanson and the Misses Ma
tilda and Maggie Hanson and Bessie
Nicholson give party TO their young
friends at the Opera House tomorrow
evening, and supper ut the Grayling
House.
The amount expended by the Com
missioners of the Poor, for the quar-
ter ending Jan 18th, 1888, was 1898, "a
OF this amount transients received
$45,35. TrarDps received S20, rs.
Thirty four of them were cared for
during the quarter by being fed.
The Detroit Journal of the 10Th says
They have n Jail at Fort Gratiot SO
small that the only way they can
get three men into il is to stand them
up on end and set the broom out IN the
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