Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-19
1THlGs 81 INT1RHsT
FOR rHE WEEKS coRRKsPonDrHa
WITH TIKI PREsKNr-IN THE
History Of orayling.
187Q.


Crawling led. receiving majority OF
152. Riot at Frederic between lum,
bermen and river men. DR.. N. III.
Traver appointed deputy postmaster.
Red ribbon meeting at the School
House. Fishing party from Indianap.
oils, report catch of over one thous-
and Grayling. Nicholas Shellenbar-
ger fell out of his boat while fishing.
Had narrow escape. i'll. Sorenson.
of Manistee, visiting with his brother
f. w. Sorenson.
1881.
Born 20 Mr.. and Mrs. w. Rabbit, a
son. j. O. Hadley won second prize
at glass ball shooting match. Thos.
Woodfield purchases house of Mack
Taylor. Court House fence painted
Walt Denning left Grayling. Add
ton to N. Micbelson's house, south of
river. being bnilt by Forbes & TAYLOR.
Hammer stolen from boat ut Mud
Lake, belonging to A. d. Colestock.
1882.
Mcssrs. Hanson q Nicholson go to
Manistep. on business. Mr.J. M. Finn
returned from visit with friends OUT
side. +. Fanbe caught ten pound
Pickerel. Iluckleberries reported fine
and commenced coming into market.
Sugar in Crawling costs from to Ii
cents per pound. SlO35 raised toward
building a Methodist church. Born
to Mr.. and Mrs. FL. Rose. n son, and
to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Ball, n daughter.
Death of Lot'ie Cobb, of Maple For
est, on the 11th. age Is years.
1888.
Marriage of II. Larson. Of the Man
istee House. Huckleberries 10 cents
per quart. County Clerk Bell moved
into his new residence. N. Nicholson
called to Manistee by the serious i'll
ness of brother. Contract for fence
and sidewalk around School House
awarded to J. NJ. Finn. w. Keough,
of Jonesville, guest of 0. Palmer
J. Steckert, of South Branch, lost
fine horse.
1884.
j. @. Hadlev's residence on Ogemaw
street, approaching completion. n.
and family returned from
their Western trip. l.. Jensen com-
mcnces the building of n residence.
Huckleberry crop reported very light.
Two scows built for Potts Lumber Co..
10 x IS. Arrival of a new dress-inak
Pr. Miss A. Collins. of Lapeer. Us
Harrington and family go to Midland.
w. A. Masters builds a new house.
W.O. Bradford arrives from Ohio. and
locates on Sec. 4. Town. q. Clara,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Ostrander.
died on the 18th.
1885.
Sid. Claggett lost his cat. Born TO
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Mosher, son. +.
G. Hicks, visits his brother. G. H. Mr..
and Hrs. E. N. Roffe, of Clyde, NY,
arrive in Grayling. Mss Williams
went to Macknaw. TO rusticate.
Death of infant child, of Mr.. and Hrs.
Al. Love. Masters goes fishing every
day to give Cong. Fisher chance to
remove him. E. N. Sailing, of Manis-
tee, in town. John Staley and son, of
Caro-. go down the river, fishing. No
tidings of Sid's Kitten. Circus In
town, but was gigantic fraud.
1885.
Born-to Wr. and Mrs. L. s. Benson,
a son. Night crew at mill laid off.
1l6 Graylingites went to Bay City to
visit Barnum's show. DR.. Roffee
making his annual visit to sell lots.
First Huckleberries sold by G. Frantz
at IL cents per quart. ]. s. Seeley
and son of j. Staley go down the river
j. II. Edgcumbe and family leave
Grayling. Call for Democratic eau
Gus, and County Convention. Pho
neer Pic Mic, at Portage Lake, adver-
tised.
1897.
Fred Culver spent Sunday at home.
Good boy. G. G. French, of Blooms
burg, Pa. the guest of J. Staley. f.
Hicks and w. A. Masters caught four
large Pickrrel in School Section Lake.
Mrs. Southworth of Coldwater, guest OF
Miss Williams. Rev. Edwards scrub
bed the M. E. church. 416 bushels OF
shipped from Grayling.
during one week. Two bears seen
close to town, by Garret Meade. Col
lection taken up at Methodist church
for Indian huckleberr pickers.
Chapter, RAM. organized.
Pioneer pic mic advertised.
1883.
r. Hanson and son visit Bay Citv.
[. NJ. Silsby commences work on his
addition to Court House. Messrs. +.
Bell. E. Hartwick and M. Hanson re-
turped from the Inner Peninsula.