Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-06-13


ciety win serve supper on Friday June
l4th. from to Q o'clock, p. m. Ia the
store room vacated by H. Joseph.
Strawberries will be the attraction.
Toe Cream will also be served to those
desiring IL.
II. Joseph Is fairly settled In his
new store. the old opera house. and
now has one of the finest salesFooms
In Northern Michigan, and the finest
stock of goods. BY prompt and cor
rect business methods he has built MP
a good trade and we predict for him
continued success Ia his new quarters.
There will be IAN old fashioned do
nation" at the residence of ii. s.
Buck on Friday evening June goth for
the benefit of the Rev. ID. ii. Camp.
bell. everyone invited to be present,
and bring their friends.
By order of Committee.
Abram Lamar, of this place, caught
a trout In the West branch of the RI
fie river, last Monday, which weighed
two pounds and twelve ounces. This
was the largest speckled trout ever
caught in this vicinity, and it was a
beauty West Branch Democrat.
1t is reported that "Doc." Thayer.
of Cheney. has had force of eight
men at work setting out peppermint
and will probably extract the oil from
his crop himself. Peppermint oil
brings a big price and there is little
doubt 1t will prove paying crop as
mint seems to thrive well in this part
of the country RIOS. Netos.
Rev. E. e. Caster returned yester-
day from Fenton, where he went in
answer to telegram announcing the
serious illness of his father. While
there his father died. The old gentle
man was 70 years of age. Mr.. Caster
returned to conduct the business of
the quarterly meeting in the Fremont
avenue M. L. church last evening"
Bay City Times. III
If reports are true the morals of
some of Gaylord's men and women
need mending very bad. Inspired au-
thority mentions Sodom and G mor-
rah as being very bad towns. in their
day. but Gavlnrd il liahlestn get the
bulge even on those places IL remorse
for sins don't soon overtake her. -OtSe-
90 Go. Herald.
The wife of landlord w. w. Mid
daugh, of Elmira, went to Mancelona
Wednesday to have dress cut, and
when in the act of opening the door to
come out of the shop she fell dead on
the fioor.-Otsego Co. Herald. Mr..
Middaugh was a comrade of Postmas-
ter Jones ia the Second Michigan Cav
airy.
The Otsego Co. Herald, says: "Char-
ley Taylor was assisting in the materi-
al makeup and composition of the
Grayling Democrat. this week. He
tells us that that paper is enjoying the
luxury of being printed on a brand
new press and that from now on il
promises to be more handsome and
readable paper. Success to the Dem
cfat." The last number was no i'm
provement on previous issues.
We clip the following from the Ish-
peming correspondence of the Detroit
Tribune: 1.-The Grayling Gold and Sill
yer Mining Co. are working steadily.
and the rock taken from the shaft and
crosscut assorted, the richest showing
gold in quantities of from $40, 600 to
$40. 600 ton placed under lock and
key. The remainder uf it is stocked
near the shaft.
On the last trip north. train No. 81
came near running over man ut n
point two miles south of Grayling.
He was lying upon the track and roll
ed off Just before the engine reached
him. He was carried back to Gray
ling. He had bottle of whisky tied
in his handkerchief, and seriously Oh
jectrd to being taken to. GrayliDg.
This took place about 5 p. IN. Dan
Sweeney was the conductor. Bay
city Times.
EDITOR AvALANcHE-please notice
in your valuable paper, that there
will be Grand Union School Pic
mic" in the Grove near the residence
of II s. Buck, in Maple Forest town
ship on Friday, June Goth 1889 A
general and cordial invitation Is ex-
tended to all the schools in the coun-
ty to take part In the same. Teachers
will please be kind enough to have
their schools prepared to take an ac-
tive part. We trust we may see all