Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-10


j. Staley returned from Bay View
Tuesday morning. He reports hot
weather at Bay View and a hail storm
at Mackinaw last Monday.
Col. ]. q. Berry. OF Vanderbilt. was
the representative Of General Harker
Post G.. A. II. at the meeting of the
Executive Committee, last Saturday.
Perry Richardson, Of Center Plains
Township, reports q slight frost in
the hardwood portion of that section
of the county. 1t did no damage.
w. A. Masters and Archie Babbitt
started down the river the beginning
of the week, with large party OF
fishermen from Cleveland and Detroit.
During June 427, 151 barrels of
Michigan salt were inspected, and
that's an infant industry that brings
considerable money into the state.
Burton Thayer. of West Branch,
spent last Sunday in town visiting his
mother and calling on his numerous
acquaintance.
julius X. Merz severed his connec-
ton with the Dry Goods and Clothing
House of III. Joseph, last Tuesday.
We trnst ha will soon procure anoth
situation.
John Jones, of the prairie, sold over
81 200 worth of Strawberries this sea-
son. The last three bushels were
brought to the city yesterday.
A regular meeting of Marvin Post
No. 24O, Grand Army of the Republic,
will be held at Grand Army hall, next
Saturday evening, July ~. A general
attendance is desired.
The business of 1890, so far, shown
by the railway earnings and bank
clearances surpasses the record for the
same period of any previous year in
our history.
J. F. Ames, Adjutant of Ruddock
Post, No. pa, Cheboygan, represent
ed that Post at the meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Soldiers
and Sailors Association held in this
place last Saturday.
There is a new attraction at Bay
View, this season. 1t is q monster
sea serpent over 40 feet in lenght
Whether it was imported by the
managers or some Spectator is a
question that has not been decided.
Twenty years ago Joseph LaChance,
of Cheboygan, started to secure pen
sion. He had enlisted under the
name of Joseph Lucky. but was not at
all lucky in getting his papers. hast
week he received 5000 back pension.
Rev. A. G. Kay, of the Tawas
Presbyterian church, was church
mauied for alleged tippling, but the
charge would not stick. and now the
reverend gentleman proposes to get
back at his defamers -Det. Journal.
The World Renowned Jubilee Sing
ers from Fisk University, will give one
of their concerts at the NJ. E. church
on the evening of July 22d. This is
the original company of jubilee Sing
ers and now appear for the first time
in Northern Michigan.
A big storm struck Cheboygan last
Monday night, which is reported to be
the most terrible ever known there.
Fences and trees about the town were
demolished and crops leveled. In the
lower portion Of the town the houses
we're surrounded with three feet of
water.
The serious effects of the Detroit
carpenters strike can be better under
stood when it is known that it has re-
duced the building permits of the city
for this season over 5000, 600. A large
portion of this money would have gone
into the pockets of the men. Little
Won and much lost has been the issue
of this unfortunate affair.
Jacob York, an old and respected
citizen of South Branch, died at the
residence of his son. Whedon, in that
township Wednesday morning at 8
o'clock, at the advanced age of 50
years. The old gentleman had been
ailing for some time and his death was
not unexpected. Hewas always active
and energetic and up to few months
ago continued to do manual labor.
The funeral was held at the residence
yesterday at o'clock, the services
being conducted by Rev. w. III. Hurl-
burt. pastor of the Congregational
church. The remains were inferred In
Sonth Branch cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs.
York have sthe sympathy of large
circle of friends in their bereavement.
| -RoS NeloS.
THE ART AMATEUR for July is an ex.
cellent summer number, with its two
fine color plates of birds and flowers,
its practical serial articles on Flower
and Fruit Painting, Types of Trees