Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-15


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Every body wants to read Robinson
Crusoe. You can get copy at the
store of 8. II. a Co.. by purchasing
Twenty-Five dollars worth OF merchan-
disc.
The Otsego Co. Herald says that Gay
lord has a new grass widow--just late
ly turned out 20 commons. and that II
takes money to make the mare go.
Naughty He.
Orders left with G.. w. Smith for
Silver or Plated ware will be filed at
about wholesale prices. Watches,
Clocks and Jewelry repaired and war
ranted. n
WE will furnish the Toledo Blade and
the Avalanche FOR one year for 8 /. 80;
the National Tribune and the Ava.
ldnche for $50 and the Michigan
Farmer and Avalanche for 3 80, cash
in advance.
L. Jensen has carpenters engaged
erecting a building on Kneeland street,
which will be occupied by FL. North
ways law Office and the Courier print
ing Office. -Le,oiston Courier.
Each individual knows of something
every week that would make interest
iug reading for Others, and we extend
an invitation to anyone to favor us
with such facts; we will put them in
shape for the public.
To all of our subscribers who will
pay up past Indebtedness and one year
In advance, we will furnish them with
the AMERICAN FARMER, for the same
length of time, FREE
Sailing, Hanson g. Co.'S. delivery wag-
on team ran away one day last week,
and demolished stove with which
the wagon was loaded. The team is
not safe one.
A crew of Michigan Central railroad
surveyors passed through town Tues
day. We were unable to learn where
they were going to survey, bat suppose
it to be a continuation of this road. -
Le,oiston Courier. eta
POSTMASTER Jones will be allowed
to serve until his time is out. OF this
there can be no doubt. -Democrdt
Now what has the p. NJ. been doing
that the Democrat undertakes to guar
antee his retention until his time ex.
piredf
IF his successor, (referring to our
PM shall prove equally as good a man
for the place It will be all the most ex-
acting public can require. "-Democrat.
No one expects It, and If he should, the
''nost exacting public" will be highly
gratified.
Mr. Metzler, father of Mrs. w. A.
Wight, Mrs. J. Hum of this place and
Mrs. Oliver. of Bay City, is quite sick
and not expected to recover. Mrs.
Oliver was sent for, last Saturday. Mr..
Metzler is SO years of age.
The Leap Year party at the resi-
dence of DR.. VIM. Woodwork, on last
Thursday evening, is reported to have
been one of the pleasantest ever given
in Grayling. Chocolate. Cake, Lem
on Ice and Proposals of Marriages,
were the principal refreshments.
Rev. s. G. Taylor, accompanied by
ten members of GrayliDg Chapter, No.
SO. o. E. 8. went to Vanderbilt last
Tuesday evening for the purpose of
comforting the degrees, and installing
the officers Of the Chapter of that
place.
DIED.-In this village. Friday, De-
cember 9th, Elizabeth Starkweather,
widow OF Hiram Starkweather, aged
81 years. The deceased has been In in
digent circumstances and an invalid for
long time, and for the last year has
been cared for almost entirely by the
G.. A. r. and w. r. G.
The Democrat of last week, in refer
ring to the Band Social, says: 1.-THE
tables were laden with the choicest of
eatables of which about two hundred
partook. The boys dispersed some ex-
cellent music" The boys should not
have done it, as it is not likely it will
ever be gathered up again. We would
advise them to offer reward for its
recovery.
There Is man here named Tuttle,
who has posed as real estate agent,
and peddler of nursery stock for a year
or more, that is now engaged In the
laudable2 enterprise of buying tax IL
ties under the squawbuck law, and
trying to force settlement from the
owners of the property. While he
may have legal right so to do, we
doubt his adding greatly to his list of
friends In this community.
Miss Hopeful Preston, who will be
we'll remembered by our citizens as a
former teacher here, left her home In