Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-20

NorthvilIe pexople are taking about
holding street fair This fail. ~
Charles Lewis Of vicksburs IL one Of
four heirs to an estate In Wales.
Hereafter tramps who are captured at
Flint will be put to work on the streets.
The 12-year-old son Of Martin Holmes
was drowned at Bedding while bathing.
Jonathan widrig Of Mt. Clemens fell
off load of hay and Ii seriously injured.
Flint officers have not yet found clue
to the murderers OF VIM. easier at Flint.
Chris. Shultz, an #. & p. M. brakeman,
fell from the cars at Worthwhile and was
killed. Akofc% en .m
Ruby Bertrand, aged years, went wad-
ing in the reservoir at Grand Rapids and
was drowned
Charles Fillion OF Bay City was acci-
dentally drowned in the river. His body
was recovered. ..ta4
Mason County fruit growers are now
figuring on harvesting enough peaches for
their own use.
The Michigan Telephone Co. has pur-
chased building on Church street at Ad-
rian for an exchange.
Willie Rapson, aged ~ years, was hit
on the head with a rock during fight at
Calumet and may die. #
John W. Black, pioneer farmer living
near Camden. fell from cherry tree and
sustained severe injuries.
The Hibbard House at Jackson has
changed hands, Hon. Henry Hayden as
Stunning the management.
by a runaway team and seriously in
jured. He was so years old.
David b.. Brightbill, aged % years, a
farmer living near Belleville, was struck
by bolt Of lightning and killed.
The 2-year-old child of A. w. Repleski
of Baskerville was drowned in the cellar,
which had been flooded by rains.
Mrs. n. G. Reeves Of Pomona, aged %
years, was killed by train while walking
on the NJ. & y. E. railroad tracks.
Louis DeGrace of Bay City, first ma
chnist on the U. s. collier Brutus, was
drowned at Apia, Samoa, recently.
Ex-Postmaster William NJ Barron has
been appointed superintendent of the
Board Of Public Works at st. Clair.
Charles Huntington, farmer living.
near Pittsford, fell from a ladder and
had his back broken. He may live.
The Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor golf clubs
have consolidated and have subscribed
funds for the erection of club house.
VIM. II. Foster, engineer at the Fletch-
err paper mill at Alpena, fell from STEP
ladder and received injuries which caused
his death.
Adrian's military company does not
fancy being showed into a battalion and
the men say they will not reorganize the
company.
More fish are being caught by Grand
Haven anglers this spring than ever be-
fore. Black bass FIVE pounds in weight
are often taken.
A house at Flint occupied by John
Alexander was destroyed by fire. Sew
eral members of the family had narrow
escapes. Loss $1,000.
The annual reunion and encampment Of
the Muskegon Valley Soldiers and Sail
ors' Association is to be held at Newaygo
the week of Sept. IS.
While Henry Leedy of Arlington was
taking live fish from tank, his thumb
was pierced by fin. Blood poisoning
set in and death soon followed.
Out Of 131 applicants for teachers GER
tifcates at the recent examination at
Kalamazoo, only 80 were successful, eight
being for second and 80 for third grade
Howard Bailey, 3-year-old Worthwhile
baby, saw his reflection in tub Of water
and plunged in head foremost to catch it.
He was rescued in time to save his life.
Patrick Hackett, William Yeno and
John Fitzpatrick Of Bay City had a mar
| row escape from drowning in Saginaw
Bay. They were in the water FIVE hours.
During the past six years the Flint and
Pere Marquette Railroad has furnished
the United States fish commission with
$4,000 miles of transportation for its fish
| cars.
Henry Beebe, an Isabella County hunt
er, captured litter Of eight silver gray
foxes. Their pelts will be worth 500
| each if he can keep the foxes until they
reach maturity.
Frank G. Kellogg's drug store in Shear.
ers Central block Mt Bay City was dam
aged $4,000 by fire. Insurance S7,7O0.
Loss on building $1,000, fully insured.
| Firecrackers.
The building and machinery Of the Ad-
| rian Brick and Tile Machine Co. were
sold on a receivers sale for $4,000 to the
| Commercial Savings Bank. The property
cost over $4,000.
Two Grand Rapids travelling statesmen,
| Messrs. Saint and Healy, went fishing in
| Muskegon lake. Their boat was capsized
and they were in the water four hours
before they were rescued.
This years shipment of wool from
Gladwin County shows an increase Of
about 1000 pounds over any previous
year. The shipment for this year will
amount to 10000 pounds.
There are 1880 X. o. T. NJ. and 500
l.. o. T. NJ. in Houghton County. Six
| deputy great commanders are now in the
copper country and expect to add large
numbers to the membership of the order.
Jefferson Sheldon Of Port Huron has
! horse supplied with artificial teeth. The
| horse was taken to veterinary surgeon,
who found that the animals molar grind
ers were decayed. Six of the animals
| teeth were filed with metal and he has
regained his normal appetite.
An old resident of White Pigeon, st.
| Joseph County, claims to have seen Dan
| lei Webster in that village in 1896, when
he was making his Michigan tour. He
claims Webster proclaimed that county
the most beautiful he had ever seen.
ST Joseph life savers sayed two mon