Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-07-04

John Gillis, of Owendale, was killed By
flying lever In q sawmill.
Four Benton Harbor merchants will DO
arrested for selling cigarettes to boys.
Battle Greek decided to bond itself for
$50, 600 to extend the water works system.
The infant daughter of William A.
Case, of Saginaw, fell into well and
was drowned.
Caroline Josephine Hartman Is the first
woman to take out naturalization papers
in Washtenaw County.
OF the sixteen saloons In Wexford
County, Cadillac has twelve, Manton two
Henrietta and Sherman one each.
Sanilac County farmers say the hay crop
is SO Light it will take fne-tooth comb
to rake It up. They Talk of $50 or $4O .
ton.
NJ. H. J. Leighton, an ex-alderman,
aged 67, committed suicide at Ypsilanti.
Continued i'll health had rendered him de-
spondent.
The alumni of Adrian College at its re-
union resolved to pledge to their alma
mater $1,000 as fund for the erection Of
a new building for library.
Pennington and Novi farmers are cut
ting hay four inches high. When they
quit at night they mark where they left of
so as to know where to start again.
Quartermaster General George NJ. Dew
lin, beloved by all the State militia as the
prince of good fellows, died at Jackson,
after an illness lasting nearly year.
H1H alIaDa1 hnran fhinf
cut hole almost through the wall of the
Ann Arbor jail with rusty old jackknife,
but was discovered before he could es-
cape.
When the stepfather of 16-year-old Jen-
ME Ritsema went into the woodshed OF
their home at Muskegon the other even
ing, he was Mortified TO find the form OF
the girl hanging from a rope. She was
so far gone that the cOnvulsive move
ments of the limbs were just ceasing. He
cut the girl down. and she was by prompt
work resuscitated. 1t turns out that the
girl who is of Holland parentage, wanted
to keep company with an American, but
her parents objected. Neighbors say this
is the second attempt on the part of the
girl to end her own life.
Alonzo Huntley, aged "A, passed
through Morley, having walked the entire
distance from Council Bluffs, Iowa, draw
ing little express wagon filed with cloth
ing and bedding. His only companion
was faithful dog. He passed Chicago
to the left on account of the sand, and
claims to have made eleven miles day.
The sOles of his feet were literally raw.
Mr.. Huntley is on his way to Big Rap
ids to visit his sisters, Mrs. Handy, Mrs.
Palmer and Mrs. Russell. He left Nor
ley in farmers wagon. 1t was the first
ride he had caught since he started from
Council Bluffs.
The funeral of lie Grand Buell. was held
in the Holly Methodist Episcopal Church
Tuesday. Mrs. Buell., who three years
ago secured a divorce from Rev. John
Wetberell to marry Buell. for the purpose
Of reforming him, preached the funeral
sermon. The pastor announced that it
was the wish of Mr.. Buell. that his widow
should preach the funeral sermon, which
she had promised to do. Mrs. Buell. spoke
at length of Mr.. Buell's life, in which she
stated that he had enlisted at the age of
IA, and il was when he was fighting for
the preservation of his country that he
gained the appetite for strong drink. She
scored those who were responsible for
liquor licenses in Holly, charg-
ing them with her husbands downfall
She talked for half an hour, and was lis
tened to attentively by the large audi
ence.
Wednesday was alumni day at the Ann
Arbor university and hundreds of the
sold men" were back. The classes of
20, 10, 'S5 and 'S7 held vigorous reun-
tended. The law classes of 'S3 and 80
also held reunions. The address to the
law alumni was to be given by Edwin NJ.
Uhl, lit. 90. assistant secretary of state,
but few days ago he notified the de-
partment of his inability to be present.
The central event of the day was the
alumni banquet in the gymnasium. Thos.
w. Palmer acted as POSTMASTER. The
guard of honor was Edmund Fish, 40.
Of Hil1sboro, III. His was the first class
to graduate and he is the only survivor
of the eleven members. He is II years
old. Another prominent veteran alumnus
was DR.. Edmund Andrews, lit 40 and
medic. 81, of Chicago. He spoke at the
meeting of the medical society and in the
evening was given reception Mt the home
Of DIR. Vaughn.
The exact number of students who re-
ceived diplomas this year from the Uni
versity of Michigan is 691. This is %
fewer than expected. The falling off was
due to the large number who were ''pluck.
ed at the final examination, and also a
rigid enforcement Of the rule of the law
department., requiring years full resi-
dence as a condition to degree, kept
back six whose record otherwise was sat
isfactory. An even dozen were also de-
barred because they did not pay their fees
in time, but will receive their diplomas
later. But as it is, '95 will be next to
'93 the largest class ever to graduate,
and will be the largest in America of it's
year. The degrees conferred are: Bach
elors Of letters, %; bachelors Of science
lin Biology, z; bachelors of science lin
4; bachelors of science Tin cleo
trical engineering. 16; bachelors of sci
snce lin mechanical engineering), IL; bach
elors of science Tin civil engineering), 20;
bachelors Of science, II; bachelors of phil
Dsophy, SO; bachelors of arts, Go; electrical
engineer, 1 +: masters of letters, 3; masters
Of science, 8: masters of philosophy, 3;
masters of arts, q; doctor of philosophy,
1. In the department of medicine and
surgery, doctors of medicine, "a; i'm the
Of law, bachelors of law 296,
of law o; school of pharmacy.
chemists 10; homeopathic
medical college, doctor of medicine 1;
college of dental surgery, doctors of dem
tai surgery "A, doctors Of dental science 2.
+. w. Downer, proprietor of the Down
or House at Gaines, committed suicide by