Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

History Of 0rsylins.


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Geo. Faubls reports having seen :
black deer. J. n. Finn appointed
Deputy Clerk and Register OF Deeds.
On sunday. the THERMOMETERS regis
tered 800 above zero. In the shade.
Mssss. Jones and HoppIs caught. .
IS pound turtle In Portage Lake. J.
NJ. Jones sold his residence to J. and G.
w. Harder. Marriage of Lizzie N.
Kuok to jas. B. Buckley.
1854.
0. J. Bell has the misfortune to lose
good cow. Mad dog reported on the
streetS of Roscommon. Smoke stack
of O. Palmer's Planning Mill erected
and mill started. Nicholas Shellen-
barger presented the AVALANCHE with
an egg eight inches in circumference.
The Board of Supervisors in session.
NJ. 8. Hartwick com menced his new
hotel. Chas. M. Fay brought the first
organ to town. Social at the residence
of Mrs. w. A. Masters. Phil Mosher
announces thar he has engaged in the
milk business. Sawmlll of Sailing,
Hanson & Co. starts up for the season.
1883.
o. j. Bell purchased the village
property of r. S.Babbitt. Board of
Supervisors ia session. Snow fell to
depth of an inch or more. MIR. and
Mrs. Havens n daughter, and to Mr..
and Mrs. Phil Moshier a daughter.
Sailing, Hanson g. Co. made con-
tract to put in 900. 600, 600 feet in the
Portage Lake. Telling trees and
clearing off village lots, the order of
the day.
F. Deckrow building new house on
Chestnut street. Andrew Marsh's new
house enclosed. DIR. Woodwork put
ting lumber on ground for new house.
H. Mantz reports his new steamer on
Portage Lake ready for the summer
business. Chas. d. Prosser and Mel.
vim Bates left for Redfield. Dakota.
8. 8. Claggett returned from Jones.
vile, where he had been to see his best
girl. j. L. Wild lost hog and it was
found in F. ID. Robinson's cellar.
VIM. Woodfield arrived from England.
j. Harder sold bis property to T. K.
Hanson. The Board of Supervisors
in session. Grayling Improvement
Association organized.
1885.
Grand Opening of Joseph & Pink
GUS. Revival services at the NJ. f.
church, by Rev. Weir and others. o.
Palmer sold his residence on James
street to Sailing, Henson & Co. Six
inches of snow fell during one night.
Rev. VIM, Putnam granted a PEN
sion. Board of Supervisors elected T.
Hastings. chairman. Make up in form
of AVALANCHE changed. causing the
local columns to appear on third page
1885.
John Walker sold his property to
Cbas. Sage. Residence of Geo.
Homer entered by burglars j. F.
Wilcox. of Pere Cheney, moved into
Grayling. Rev. j. NJ. Curtis. of Che
boygan, Episcopalian, preached at the
Opera House.
1887.
Orge IMITATION of County Agricultural
Society. Skating rink closed and
made into a warehouse. Sudden
death of Martin Christensen. A.
Cross opened a blacksmith shop. J.
s. Harrington's new house completed.
Arthur Brink and Bert Wisner cap
sized in School Section Lake. DR..
Woodwork completed his house in
Roffee's addition. H. Mantz Il Co.
commenced the erection of an addition
to the Central Hotel. Farmers Club
| organized at Cheney.
1888.
Tlios. Wakeley elected chairman
Board of Supervisors. f. r. Deckrow
engages in the business of driving
wells, etc. Rumor of q Finnish paper
to be started in Grayling, j. M. Fin
nish. Will Wheeler injured by the
slab saw In the mill of g.. H. & Co.
Melvin Bates commenced the erection
of residence. Mr.. and Mrs. N. p.
Sailing leave for visit in the East
and with their friends in Denmark.
j. 0. Hadley plated his third add.
ton to Grayling. The records of the
Land Office arrived and put in the new
quarters at the Opera House. Joseph
Charron opened his new Livery Stable.
Arthur Brink accepted position in
the store of G. NJ. w. Blakeslee.
1889.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. e.
Wainwright died after short illness.
Henry Hill built an addition to his
residence. r. p. Forbes commenced
the erection of a residence on Michi-
gan Avenue. Some "Yahoo" borrow