Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-08

next week.
The suits for the X. of p. Uniform
ed Company, ace expected to arrive
this week, aud the company expect to
be Sufficiently acquainted with the
drill to turn out during the encamp-
ment. = West Branch Times.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Utter, OF Jack
son, Mich. son and daughter-in-law of
j. III. Utter, were here for the past
nine days visiting the family. They
returned home last Saturday having
spent pleasant time. Kos. Netos.
Conductor Kelsey who runs one OF
the passenger trains on the Mackinaw
branch from Bay City north, was way
laid by footpad Wednesday night at
Mackinaw City, who attempted to
knock him down and rob hiin.-Otse-
go Co. Herald.
One Charles Smith, who claimed to
hail from Bay City, and to have been
at work for the past two months at
Stephens camps, sneaked a pair of
pants from Sinclair's store, and sold
them at a saloon. He will board with
Mccullough ten days.
The Chicago Newspaper linton, says
1.-THE Camp Guard is new paper pub
lished at Grayling in the interest OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic. "
This will be news to the members OF
the order here and elsewhere in the
State.
Doc. Nauman has secured the or.
der from the state quartermaster's de.
partment for cannon to be used
during the &. A. r. 0ncampment here.
He expects to have to make trip af
ter it, however, as the department ID
rather dilatory in attending to such
matters. = West Branch Democrat.
Prof r. H. Huntley has secured a
class of 90 musical scholars for instruc
ton at Grayling. He Is to Sunday in
that pleasant town for awhile and
play tire orsoa iu ttso ID. Ia. si.~.-~h
He is way up on sacred as well al
comic and sentimental music. ---Otsegt
Co. Herald.
An entertainment will be given al
Grand Army hall, tomorrow evening
of photographs of views of battl,
scenes and army life taken during the
late rebellion. They will be shown by
the aid of a Magic Lantern, with q
calcium light. Admission 20 cents
children 10 cents.
Mr.. Willitts. assistant secretary o.
agriculture, is about to make a visit tC
his old stamping ground, the agricnl
tural college and farm at Lansing
Look out for howl from the Democr0
about the misrepresentation by republic
cans of the hard cal ned taxes paid by
him and his party r.
E. J. Pfeifer, of West Bay City, ha;
just built u very neat house for Gar
rett Mead at Grayling. Last week he
built a resort at Portage Lake, nearly
four miles west OF Graylipg, the size
of which is 50x20 with wing 2Ox14. II
is to be used for pic-nics and parties. -
Bay City Times.
Charles d. Vincent, weil-known here.
met with serious accident last Fri.
day. He was working ON John Loves
barn in Beaver Creek township, slip.
ped and fell 1S feet to the ground,
striking on his left side and hip. DIR.
Revell was called and carefully ex-
amined him but found no bones brok-
en- though he was severely bruised.
He is recovering nicely, RIOS. Ne,os.
The posters announcing the dates
and programme of the reunion have
been distributed about town and are
very neat and attractive. The pro-
gramme, which we have twice publish
ed, cannot but be an interesting one.
Come to West Branch on the 18th,
14th and 15t inst, and bring your
families with you. West Branch
Times.
The I. o. o. F. Picnic at School Sec
ton Lake, last Thursday, was a sue
cess. The attendance was larger
than anticipted, the weather was all
that could be desired, the music by the
Gaylord City Band was excellent and
the GRAFTON, by Nelson Sharpe, of
West Branch, was d niasterly effort
appropriate to the occasion. Every
body was satisfied and everybody was
happy.
The improved Roscomihoh sheep,
native to the old province of Con-
naught, the principal sheep-raising
section of Ireland, are illustrated in
theAmerican Agricult,trist for August.
The old breed has been greatly im-
proved by careful selection and the in
fusion of Leicester blood. The Ros-
commons are hardy and prolific long,
wooded sheep, well adapted to brok-