Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-10

EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

portant Doings OF Our Noighbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
Detroit Free Press: An extraor-
dinary addition to Detroit's population
are three natives of Syria. They are
Miss Sophie Luify, Mr.. ID. Lutfy, and
Mrs. Macsoud, their aunt. They are
natives of Dam iscus. and were made
Christians and were educated by the
Presbyterian Mission at Beyroot, whence
they bear high recommendations from
the missionaries in charge OF the college.
Miss Sophie Lutfy is a very pleasant lit
tie lady, about 23 years of age. and, in
replying to several questions from the
reporter, spoke with charming native
accent which, coupled with her naive, un-
conventional manner, made the converse
tion very interesting. She expressed
great admiration for this wonderful
country. Her father, mother, and seven
brothers are at present in different parts
OF the United States. They have been here
five months, and have been all through
the East, selling articles of native handi-
work, and describing the manners and
customs of their mother country. Their
chief desire is to acquire the ways of the
people here, so that in time they may
become American citizens.
Lloyd Minissee, colored boy, was
expelled from the Ionia public schools
the other day for truancy.. Here comes
in the perversity of human nature. AS
long as he remained o member of the
school he remained away, but as soon as
he was relieved from all obligation to at
tend, he returned. It was to steal books,
however, and he and an accomplice are
under arrest.
A. A. Luce, of Gilead, brother Of
the Governor, has become regular pastor
of the Congregational Church at James
town, Ind.
"A meeting of secretaries Of county
bo ards of school examiners was held at
Lansing last week, to consider a plan
for grading and classifying the pupils Of
the country schools in something the
same way the city schools are graded,
but to lesser extent. Those present
were: Secretaries Rachel Tate, of Ber-
rien Springs; b. S. Spafford, of Cold
water; Orr Schurtz, of Charlotte; E. d.
Black, of Flint; T. A. Stephens, of
Stockbridge; q. L. Bemis, of Ionia; A.
II. Smith, of Grand Rapids; G. E..
Palmerlee, of Lapeer; S. d. Williams, of
Fowlerville; Jno. Northmore, of Repub-
lie; p. NJ. Brown. of Big Rapids; T. E.
Allen, of Carleton; M. Z. Dodge, of Sag
inaw; ]. N. Mcbride. of Owosso; at G.
w. Cornish, of Lawton. 1t was decided
that the grading plan should be adopted
in the twenty-four counties represented,
and it was agreed to make colcerted ef-
fort to secure its adoption throughout
the State.
AT meeting last week, the faculty of
the Agricultural College elected COM
mencement orators for the class that
graduates next August. Those honored
are: Warren Babcock, Jr., Milan; Miss
Jessie /. Beal, Agricultural College;
Frank G.. Clark, Lansing; Joseph H.
Freeman, Grand Rapids; HowardJ. Hall,
oviatt;. jay r. Mccall, Delhi Mills;
Horace Y. Ward, Ada; and A. Latcha
Walters, Spring Lake.
A Detroit family, says the Free Press,
| owns one of those intelligent house dogs
which can be taught to do anything short
of talking, aud they have been instructing
it lately to bring in the morning paper
from the back yard where the boy leaves
it. The reason he didn't leave it on the
SO often. The owner of the dog sat up
all night instructing the animal with an
old paper how to fetch and carry, and
it was believed that the dog had gradual
ed and would carry the paper into the
house and put it beside its masters plate.
The result was little different. The
dog came in with fragment Of telegraph
news impaled on his teeth, the rest of the
paper being reduced to pulp by the in
telligent animal who had literally de-
voured the news.
George Wilson. a twelve-y ear-old boy,
had his foot cut off by car on the Flint
and Pore Marquette Road in Carrolton.
He was stealing a ride and fell off.
The Erskine estate, located in SAM
lac. Huron and Presque Isle Counties,
was in debt $4,000, and was sold last
week to satisfy the creditors. There
were IL 900 acres all told, and they brought
| 50, 800.
Nearly 400 delegates attended the
session of the Michigan Young Peoples
Christian Endeayor Union Ot Lansing
| Officers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, H. p. Melton of Detroit; State
Secretary, the Rev. j. G. Inglis of Petos-
key; Recording Secretary, w. b. Holly
of Traverse City; Treasurer. Mrs. A. G.
Cedy of Lansing; Executive Committee,
+. j. Estabrook of Lansing. A. II.
Frazer and George II. Glenn of Saginaw.
1t was decided TO hold the next annual
convention in Saginaw.
John webber, of Ann Arbor, had
trouble With his family, hence he lived
alone. He was found dead in his house,
having shot himself through the head.
William Mccoy, the Ypsilanti col
cred man who was hit with a stone in a
stocking byIrving Jones, also colored,
all on account Of Jones' sister. has had