Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
History of Grayling.

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Three drummers reported in town in
one day. Recent frost done but little
damage. Snake seen In Glare county.
sixty feet In length. Severe hail
storm. DR.. Traver presents the AVA
LANcHE force with water melon.
Loss of $1,000 in saloon, reported.
Something new. then, for Grayling.
Pic Mic at Portage Lake.
1881.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hall, of
Grove. daughter. The Harder
House receives a coat of paint. A
Pere Cheney boy calls his dog Comet,
on account of his long tail. Walt and
Archer Babbitt return from a fishing
excursion, down the Au Sable. Mas.
ter Eddie Putnam secures situation
in Firms Store. Mrs. Joe Jones and
Glare Hadley caught u ten pound
pickerel in Portage Lake, with piece
of pork, for bait.
1882.
Store of 8. II. g. Co.. reprinted.
Party of fishers upset in the Au Sable.
losing gun and other goods. Ladies'
AID Society of NJ. K. Church held
Social and elected officers. proceeds
$1,000. Mr.. and Mrs. John Conner
leave Crawling. Chas. A. Ingerson.
presented the AVALANCHE force with
II basket Of Early Rose Potatoes.
Death of Norman Burke, step-father
of j. NJ. Jones, aged SIS years.
1883.
Mrs. r. p. Forbes returns from visit
in Central Michigan. Mr.. and Mrs.
N. c. Taylor, of New Haven. guests of
j. NJ. Jones. 700 bushels of blackber-
ries shipped from Crawling, during the
season. Gaylord Cornet Band pa
rades through the streets of Grayllng.
in brand new uniforms. Lodge of
Good Templars organized in Pere
Cheney, Grayling and Frederic. IA.
Breakey, of Plymouth. subscrbes for
The AVALANCHE aud states he intends
moving to Center Plains township.
1884.
Rev Badcon. of Gaylord. occupied
the pulpit of the M. e. church, on
Sunday Il. Lamport presented ye
editor with fine sample of Crawford
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WA. Masters. Notice of marriage of
Melvin Bates. at Watertown Nebraska.
to Miss N. Underwood, who died two
hours later. Chas. Ingerson and Al
Rose both harvest fine crops of wheat.
Two hotels burned at Roscommon.
1885.
| Huckleberries 96 cents per bushel
Mrs. ID. NJ. Kneeland went to Milwau-
kee, on visit. w. A. Masters erects
a chicken coop at his farm. A bell
put in Cupola of M. E. church. Mar
ten Christensen returss from Den
mark. Linas B. Finn engages as clerk
with Maurice J. Several loads of
new wheat sold in Grayling. for seed.
James Flynn. an old veteran, die6 at
home of Whedon York, in South
Branch
1885.
Miss Jennie Woodwork. daughter
of DR.. Woodwork, makes him visit.
S.S. Claggett and wife left for South
ern Michigan, tor visit. Death of
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Peterson. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Putnam. Fl. H. Ba-
con left GraylinR. for Ann Arbor.
Smoke Stack of 8. H. s. Co.'S. mill
raised. 1t was blown down by a
storm. y. Hampstead commenced The
erection OF residence, near the Rink.
1887.
Mrs. H. f. Balch of Manistee, guest
of her daughter, Mrs. N. p. Sailing.
John Ballard brought in some nice
apples of his raising. Mr.. and Mrs N.
p. Sailing go to housekeeping in their
residence on Michigan Avenue. Mrs
j. @. Hanson, of Logansport, Ind,
makes us visit. Death of Mrs. CT
johnson, aged 80 years. Funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. j. II.
Phelps.
1888.
Marriage Of Mr. II. j. Marsh and Miss
Orpha Henry. Reunion at Cheboy-
gan. Young People of Presbyterian
Church give a social at residence of
Mrs. j. M. Finn. Chris Halter jump
ed from freight train, going at full
speed, and got a severe shaking up. |
Grounds around M. e. church graded |
by A. @. Wilcox. J.W. Staley returned
from ten days visit at Bay View.
VIM. Mantz reprinted his residence.
1889.
Phillip Mosber granted a pension.
A. Grouleff joins the Masons. L. st.
John employed as janitor for school
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