Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-19

will please call. and get che HIIver-set,
at Lyon s. Conners.
"A tomb full of mummies has been
found IN the Lybian mountains In
Egypt. The oldest sarcophagi dates
back to the eleventh dynasty OF $500
b. G. They were all dead.
How many OF our citizens will sup
plement the good work done last year
by setting out shade trees. Chalker
has sold his oxen. so they will be safe.
and those which have survived are al
ready proving valuable additions to
the village.
The man who observed that the
large rivers generally happened to run
close to the large cities has now dis
covered that the firms that do the
largest amount OF business generally
happen to have the largest advertise
ments in the papers. -DanScii1e (N ~
Breeze.
In renting for subscription do not
say, 'please find enclosed" ect.
Leave off the 'please. " 1t is unnec-
essary to plead with an editor in that
way. If there is any money in the
letter he will find it, and don't you
think he won't. - Unidentified.
Memorial services In honor of Gen.
Sherman. and Admiral Porter, will be
held at the M. e. church, Sunday eve
ming, March 1st. The Womens Relief
Corps, and the Sons of Veterans, are
invited to participate with the Grand
Army ia the exercises.
A misplaced switch did terrible exc
cution in st. Helens, Roscoinnon Co.,
Friday. A logging train struck the
switch and dashed into the round
house, killing John A. Schultz, OF
Saginaw, and fatally injuring John
Rice and Link French. The round
house was wrecked. Diet. Journal.
There is probably no man in Michi-
gan held in higher esteem by the pro-
gressive farmers of the State. than DIR.
r. G. Kedzie, of whom we give brief
biography, taken from the Rural NetC
Yorker. He is prominently a sell
made man, and 1t is the unanimous
judgment of the people, that he has
completed first class Job.
John s. Harder moved to his old
home in Shiwassee county, last week,
after ten years residence here. He
was one of the staunch and reliable
men of the town, whose word was as
good as his bond, and his departure
will be regretted by his many friends.
The AVALANCHE will follow him to
his new home with good wishes.
The Manistee g. Northeastern rail-
road is a freak. The road is 65 miles
long, and it was built and equipped
entirely by private capital, and to-day
there is no mortgage upon it, not a
cent in stock has ever been sold on it,
and not bond has been issued. 1t
is probably the only road in the Uni
ted States which can make similar
showing.
d. p. Marley attended the Macca-
bee meeting at Port Huron this week.
He is now the head of the order, hav-
ing been elected Supreme Comman-
der at this meeting. This il an hon
or well merited by his energetic work
for the order while holding the Office
of Great Commander. = West Branch
Democrat.
The Woman's Relief Corps, auxili-
airy to G. +. Doore Post No.6l, meets
on the first and third Saturdays of
each month at the rooms of the Post
in the Livingston Town Hall. The
following are the officers of the Corps
President, Miss f. NJ. Towle; Senior
Vice President, Mrs. Lillian Mitchell (;
Junior Vice President, Mrs. Ella Rus
sell; Treasurer, Mrs. Ada Qua; Chap
lin, Mrs. Eunice Mitchell; Conductor,
Mrs. Sadie Deporest; Assistant Con-
ductor. Mrs. Durfee; Sec'y. Jennie
Van Tyle.-OfSego Co. NeIoS.