Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-03

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accommodate the crowd.
A lad named johnson was taking
edgIngs from the saw, In the mill, Mon
day, and carlessly leaned on to the
saw, receiving long cash in the left
side, narrowly escaping fatal injury.
DIR. e. NJ. Roffee. of Clyde, N. T.,
arrived here Tuesday evening TO look
over his property here. We are not
vet informed whether he will do any
building here this year or not.
Geo. F. owen put down a tubular
well for H. Funck. of South Branch,
100 feet deep. and erected a wind mill,
so that he neither pumps or carries his
water as in days gone by.
Misses Partridge and Bailey took
the noon train Friday, for their re-
spective homes. A host OF their pupils
at the train exhibited the love they
had won.
Prof, w. f. Benkelman Is engaged
| in a summer normal, at Casevilie.
which is conceded TO be one of the best
in the state. His ability as an instruc-
tor will add to the popularity OF the
school.
Jud. Metz, who is running the store
for Lyon and Conner, in Oscoda Co.,
came out Saturday for visit at the
old home in Lapeer Co. and Detroit.
Ewell Millikin has gone from the store
here to take his place for the time.
Capt. L. ]. Patterson and Frank
Gregg, of Wagner camp s. Of V. were
delegates to the state encampment at
Lansing this week. Captain Patter-
SON will visit at Cassopolis before he
returns.
Miss Nora Masters reached home
last week, from Hillsdale college, In
time for the commencement exercises
here. She brought with her number
of beautiful pictures, which she has
completed the past term, Her arts
tic ability is evident.
The Whittemore Argus says that
copper ore is being found in that
vicinity every day. 1t is expected
that there is rich vein in that neigh
borhood. 1t is to be hoped there Il
and that there is glorious future In
store for that place. Neaos
There was a saloon row at Atlantis
last Monday night, and William
Churchill shot and killed James Lap
ham. The murderer was arrested, bu
he is still so thoroughly under TIN
effects of liquor that he doesn't realize
his crime.
Caro- suffered from terrible rainfall
yesterday. The streets were converte'
: into rivers, and the country highway
% are badly used up. One washout
fully 80 feet wide and 80 feet deer
3 The cost to repair the damage to tn
10 yUrveUs VIII rctiUu c1,vUV.
The AVALANCHE is in receipt of tn
Ie eleventh Annual Report of the SCI
r rotary of State. of the State of Mich
gan. relating to Farms and Farm Pr
- ducts for 1882" for which Secretar
g of State Osmun will please accept OF
thanks.
~ The pupils in the intermediate d
lis partment of our school, learning th'
Miss Partridge was not to return, gay
!, her genuine and pleasant surprise
" Thursday, in the shape of number
;" beautiful presents, expressive OF the
love for the teacher who had faithful
It. labored for and with them the pa
e. two years.
The reception rendered the gradu
OF ting class, by the class of '92, at Il
at residence of N. Nicholson last Thur
day evening, was largely attended al
is must have been gratifying to the me
i'll bers of the class. The house al
grounds were brilliantly lighted al
happy hearts made merry till past G
- noon of night. 1t was an occasi'
- long to be remembered
10 Arrangements for the annual
in union of the Soldiers and Sailors Ass
"a citation of Northern Michigan, to
held in Grayling, Aug. 1921, are bel
perfected and 1t is confidently expe
ne ed that this will be one of the mt
pleasant ever held. 1t will cost
citizens heap of money and gre
In deal of work, but the people n
ma have never been found wanting in |
va crafty and we trust will meet the
Letting Committee with most genera
subscriptions.
ma
nd The grade promotion exercises b
at the M. e. church on Wednesc
evening, last week were fine and
Elected great credit on both teach
lay and pupils. The large number OF
& zens present were highly pleased W
bly, the manner IN which all perform
their several parts and came nv
:. convinced that the high reputat
- which has been gained by our sch'