Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-12-27

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the store Of III. Joseph.
Midland and West Bay City are now
connected by rail. the b. @. a. b. G..
having been finished between the two
towns. Il is expected that trains will
run by Dec. 81.
The contract for building the De-
troit. Charlevoix 4 Mactinac railroad
has been let 70 George Warren Of New
York. Work win begin In the spring
: DIT. Journal.
The Bay City Press, says: agent
Tubbs, of Grayling. has recently TIA
ken unto himself wife," Who In
thunder is Agent Tubbs, and whose
wife did he takei f4f 8,fW
While the lumbennen are beginning
to pray for snow, the farmers are hap
by over the open weather, as young
stock have required little II any feed
up to the present tune this year.
Shoppenagon and other noted Indi-
ans, will have or give grand enter
tainment of some description at the
Opera House, on New Years Eve, to
which all are invited.
An editor of Nm Iowa paper being
asked: do hogs payf" says that a
good many do not; they take the pa
per for several years and then have
the postmaster send II back marked
refused" "gone west" etc.
Everybody gets clear off the walk
this week when they see 8. s. Claggett
coming. not because sid" Is pugilis-
rio, but because he puts on so many
airs, on account of a boy baby that
cams to his house the 22nd inst.
The Bay View House at the Bay
View summer resort is to be greatly en-
larged next spring. This Is in addi-
ton to the w. G. 7. U. building and
the large number of cottages contract
ed for.
The fire at Dilley's mill in Frederic,
entailed a loss of nearly hundred
dollars on j. p. Hildreth, of Center
Plains, by the burning of his lathes
which he had just put in for the man
ufacture of Pevy's.
f. w. Sorenson, of Manistee, was
in town last week. looking after his
business interests and shaking hands
with old friends. He was accompaDi-
ed by his wife. and both enjoyed the
leap year party, saying it almost made
them wish to return to Grayling,
The Michigan Central railroad CON-
pany recently extended the Hoffman
branch, which leaves the main line at
West Branch, distance of five miles,
making the spur Is miles in length.
Wires are being strung and trains will
be operated by telephone.
On Christmas morning while the
family of f. w. Vandyne was at
breakfast, they were greatly surprised
by being presented with a so ID. sack
of -four by the Sons of Veterans for
which e. w. and family return many
thanks.
Charley Taylor, of Gaylord, has
moved the Office and plant of the
Lumberman's Journal 20 Otsego Lake.
The Herald and Ne,os will feel more
easier, as they have less opposition,
and Charley has a more extended
field.
The fact that Traver has furnished
all the paint for the Grayling House.
and It's carpets and curtains, is proof
that no one need leave Grayling to
buy goods, for such purchases are not
made without fully investigating pri-
ces.
Let every farmer in Crawford and
adjoining counties, and everyone in
terested in the agricultural develop
ment of this section of the State, ar.
range his business, If possible, so as to
attend the Farmers Institute here,
Feb. 4th and 9Th.
The Christmas festivities at both the
Presbyterian and Methodist churches
were well attended, and the gifts pre-
sented the children were moro numer-
Gus than in former years. The chill
dren as usual, we're delighted with
their many gifts. and we trust that
their elders were satisfied that it is
''much better to give than to receive. ;
David Wards logging railroad FROM
Alba to Frederic will connect the
Michigan Central and the q. r. & /.
railroads, and will be valuable proper
ty when the timber along it is all used
up. Twenty miles of it have been
graded, and the iron goes down next
spring. Def. NetDs.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. G. Griffith and the
formers mother, all took their depart
ure Thursday, ''Griff'' going to Gray
ling for the winter, his wife to her par
ent's home IN Sanilac county for a