Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
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History Of orayling.

party at thu GraylinR House. Death
of Austin g.. infant son of A. @. and
Emma Merrill.
1881.
Ice Cream Social at the Hall. VIM.
Woodburn of Center Plains, purchase
I'd a tine team. Dam Of 8. H. y Go.
burst and nearly washed away. r. b.
Rabbit went down the river with a
fishing party. N.Shrllenbarger killed
three lynx in one day. Phil Mosher
married to Miss Louise Stephan.
1882.
Ladies' Aid Society, NJ. E. Church
give an Ice Cream Social at residence
of WA. Masters. Oppressively warm
with heavy rains. Attempts at bur-
glary very numerous. j. NJ. Jones
called to Saginaw on account of i'll
ness OF his siepfather. Marriage OF
A. II. Marsh and Miss Matte e. West.
Death of infant child of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Il. Hanson.
1883.
Huckleberry and Raspberry par
ties all the rage. Finishing touches
z iven to the new school house. NJ. K.
church about completed. Huckleber-
ries over two inch es In circumference
Big panther killed near Hanson's
camp. on the Manistee, near Grayling.
Josiah Begole. governor OF Michigan,
visits Hrayling. Thos. Dillenbeck
gets drunk and j. X. Bates fines j. j.
Higgins $25. 90 for selling him liquor.
1884.
Messrs. Nicholson and Finn return
ell from Wisconsin. Snow fell at
Grand Rapids on the 4th. Masters
a nd Purchase families go down the
river for fish. Rev. Badcon preached
in NJ. Z. church. s. II. &. Go. pur.
chase a lond of wheat from Aaron
Aten. Death of Charlie G. infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hanson.
1885.
Huckleberries 95 cents per bushel.
Grayling full of Indians and they were
fuller of whisky. 8. Edgcumbe and
family leave for Sterling, their new
home. Frank Young paints the town
red, and was run into a swamp 10y
Constable j IL. Wild. Death of Chas.
Wagner. and burial by the q. A. Il.
Rev. G.S. Weir preached II sermon ON
the Life and Services of General U.
8. Grant.
1885.
Chris Peterson returns from Den
mark. j. Nicholson and family arrive
from Denmark. Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
G. F. Robinson. II daughter. j. NJ.
Jones transferred from the store to
the saw mill. Cyclone blows the
smoke stack at mill down. Sunday
School pic mic ut Portage Lake.
1887.
r.. Hanson returns from Manistee
Pension of 8. Hampstead, increased
Rev. Finn preached ut the Opere
House. Mack Taylor moves into
Grayling. F. d. Robinson returns tc
Crawling from Pennsylvania, and ],
engaged by C. w. Wight to run hi'
meat market. Mrs. I'M. Finn and Mis-,
LIE. Williams return from Bay View.
j. Staley reports big catch Of Gray
ling.
1888.
Miss Aldine Press, guest of Miss
Vena Jones. Mrs. j. NJ. Jones drive.
tramp out of wood house. with re
volver. Township library moved in
to the Town Hall. E. N. Sailing o.
Manistee ia town. j. l.. Hanson left
for Union City, Ind. Opening o.
Commercial Hotel by j. Charron
Geo. L. Alexander moves into Office
formerly occupied by M. J. Connine
Mrs. DR.. Wood worth on the sick list
y. Palmer went to Paradise.
1889.
Frost, but not damaging. J.W. Sta
ley went to Bay View. NE. Church
society dec ide to build parsonage
Alba HARDWOOD company advertised t.
appear the following week. G.Come
happy over brand new boy. Geo
F. Owen moves on his farm. Remov
al of Mr.. and Mrs. Hickey, to Detroit
Geo. Alexander and j. N. Jones re
turn from jolly fishing trip. Hors
runs away with Hiss Maggie Hanson
Mrs. o. J. Bell and Harry return
from Southern Michigan. Remova
of express Office to the Depot. Mrs
Ell. Ashmore engaged as organist 70
III. e. Church. w. Blakeslee an,
family leave for their new location a
Saginaw.
1890.
Vim. Reed taken position as bag
gage master on the road. w. Wood
burn purchases DR.. Roffees' addition
to Grayling. Death OF daughter q
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Joseph. l.. 8. Ben
con wen: to Detroit. Carl Mickelso
spent Sunday in Grayling. Heav
fall of rain. Arthur Marvin builds
residence for himself DIR. Roffee i'm