Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-02

In Isabella County this year than ever
before, for prices ranging from $40 to $50.
per acre.
MRS. MARY TRowBRIDGE, an aged
and respected resident of Kalamazoo
since 1856, died suddenly from la grippe.
She stood high In social circles and was
universally beloved.
THE Oakland circuit Jurors presented
Judge Moore with a gold-headed cane.
1t Is a wonder that the Judge has es-
capped so long. Perhaps he hasn't.
He may have a rack full at home.
A LITTLE son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Stirer, of Schoolcraft, sustained fatal
injuries on Friday by falling into a pail
of hot water as he was playing about
the kitchen with his two little triplet
sisters
AT Chesaning. Mrs. John Mason and
her son, lad of IL years, went out row.
ing on the river, the little fellow doing
the pulling. One of the oars slipped
out of his grasp, and In attempting TO
recover 1t he fell overheard and was
drowned.
CHARLES PARRISH Is under arrest at
Port Huron charged with having three
wives, all OF whom he has led to the
altar within three years. His latest
victim is, or was, Miss Florence Howe,
of Lakeport, whom he welded Wednes-
day OF last week.
FINAL arrangements have been made,
and a new company organized at Pom
tiac, for the manufacture OF wagons,
buggies, and road-carts. The company
has received considerable encourage
ment from the Western trade, and are
engaged in getting out sample lines Of
goods.
SARAH BLACK, charged with passing
counterfeit bills, was convicted In the
United States Court at Bay City, the
jury recommending her to the mercy of
the court. Sentence was suspended.
The case Of her husband has been con-
tinued until the October term, his bail
being fixed at $500.
Four men, armed with Winchester
rifles and revolvers, are cruising along
the lake In q sail boat between Sleeping
Bear and Cat Head Point, landing at
small places and carrying off property
after the manner of the Island Mormons
of years past. The Sheriff and posse
are now In pursuit.
ALEXIS ROBERT, one of Monroe's
French pioneers, died at his residence
in Monroe Town, after brief illness of
rheumatism. The deceased was born
in Monroe in 1914, and always resided
In Monroe County. He was highly re-
spected, and leaves family, consisting
of widow and seven grown-up children.
A LATTER DAY SAINT recently in
vaded Benzie County and commenced
preaching Mormonism to the farmers
wives and daughters. The men stood it
P~r n DO nd hAr ~
them waited upon the elder with pro-
posal to give him feather undershirt
in precisely twenty-four hours from that
time If he should happen to be there
then. He wasn't.
The regents of the University of
Michigan have appointed Adolph Hall,
Jr., OF Washington University, Profess
sor OF Astronomy, vice Professor w. ii.
Harrington, who resigned to become
Chief OF the United States Weather
Bureau, and Israel c. Russell, of the
United States Geological Survey, to fill
the chair long held by Professor Alex.
Winchell as Professor Of Geology. Both
will accept.
EDWARD +. WoRrHINGToN, OF School
craft, was arrested. at Kalamazoo on a
charge Of forgery. He Is a young man
and wanted to make showing to lady
friend that he had property, to win her
hand. He bought farm and forged
note for $1,000. The Vicksburg Bank
took the farm to make the note good.
He then forged the names of some rela-
tives for 5000, and secured the money of
q Kalamazoo money loaner. He paid ii
back, but was arrested and gave bail for
his appearance June Z. He says that
the parties whose names he signed told
him to do 1t.
AT Port Huron, Charles F. Parrish
pleaded guilty to indulging In the lux
ury of having two living wives, and was
sentenced to four years at hard labor In
State Prison. The prisoner said he sup
posed that IL man was married in
Canada he could come over here and
marry again without breaking any law.
A CORRESPONDENT from Hardwood
chronicles the arrival Of 16-pound boy
baby.
ADRIAN T. HILL, resident of Atlas
for thirty-five years, died at Goodrich
on Sunday.
SPRINGPoRT has got two women that
are not afraid of mice. Last Saturday
they killed fourteen.
AT lumber camp near Rogers City,
on Monday, a team ran over James.
Welch, breaking his back and both legs.
He cannot live.
CHARLES GAY, veteran of the war;.
and resident of Whigville for twenty
years, died suddenly Sunday evening.
He leaves wife and family.
BENJAMIN MORSE, the Shelby mer-
chant who mysteriously disappeared
May 4, has returned home. He had
been visiting friends at Grand Haven.
JOSEPH MARTIN, farmer two miles
from Alabaster, found that his horses
were going too fast for safety, 80 he
jumped out and broke his arm. Then
the horses stopped.
AUGUST NELSON, aged AZ years, who
has been more or less mentally deranged
since suffering sunstroke five years
ago, suieided at Saginaw. The deceased
was a Woodworking man, when able to
work. He leaves a wife and eight
children.
WHILE attempting to cross the Michi-
gan Central Railroad track at Newark
schoolhouse ahead Of a freight train,
Monday morning, James Clark, a prom
inent and wealthy farmer and resident
of Hunters Creek for over fifty years,
was struck by the train and instantly
killed.
GILBERT ROSWELL, of Charleston
Township, Kalamazoo County. a farmer
65 years OF age, killed his wife and shot
himself. His wife had left him, but re-
turned to notify him to leave the house,
which she owned. He demanded that