Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-02-20
Sideboards, Chiffoniers and Book
cases at WHITTINGToN's

Sideboards, Chiffoniers and Book
cases at WHIrTINGToN's
Wood for Sale. Both green and
dry. Apply at Malpass Hardware
Cos.
Petoskey is agiLating the raising of
bonus OF 100000 TO secure the loca-
tion OF the Farwell cement plant.
DR.. f. G. Warne returned home
Friday from the Battle Greek Sanitar-
ium where he has been taking treat
ment.
Mrs. Nelson Muma has been quite
Ill and under the care of a physician
for the past fortnight. She is improv-
ing and is now able to sit up.
Allie Moore of Charlevoix, who
claims the roller skate championship
of the world, having beaten every
thing in this country, has gone to
London.
David Pike of HarbOr Springs. was
killed last week by load OF logs tip
ping over upon him. The accident
occurred i'm front Of his home in full
view of his family.
The Young Ladies Sodality OF the
Catholic church will give bake sale
at Miss Kneal's Millinery Store on
Main St., this Saturday, Feb. 20lh,
from ten o'clock until all is sold.-
President.
Thrift In buying Furniture is not
shown by how little you pay ont but
by the quality Of goods YOU buy. We
handle only the best lines of high
grade goods at reasonable prices at
this store.-EMPEY BROS.
Charles Alexander who was in Jail
at Bellaire charged with assault with
intent to kill, escaped and is still at
large although pursued by blood
hounds. Alexander is the man who
bOasted when first imprisoned that
there was not Jail in Michigan
strong enough to hold him. He was
first arrested at Alba, but escaped
and was recaptured at South Board
man. He also broke Jail at Elk Rap
ids and served time In Jackson. AL
exander. with the aid of other inmat-
es. climbed To a small window and
lowered himself thirty feet to the
ground with string of garden hose.
He was trailed for four miles but es-
capped through the lumber woods in
the dark.
Mr.. Martin V. Bartholomew,
highly respected citizen of Echo town
ship, Antrim county, died at his
home on Tuesday evening, Feb. L.
at the age Of sixty-tiye years. He
was horn at bradford. Steuben county.
n. Y, Nov. II, lS43 aud there lived
until twenty-five years OF age. He
was married March 20, 1861, To Miss
LucretIa j Barclay of Bradford. lie
left New York for Michigan May 5.
1868 arriving at Northport three days
later The next day he came to Char
levoiX and from thence up Pine Lake
to East Jordan where he took up
homestead land four miles south of
town which he developed into fine
farm with good, comfortable and con-
Went buildings. Excepting four years
in New York soon after lie took up
land here, this has been his home.
lie leaves a wife and two children,
Frank Bartholomew OF Echo, and a
daughter at home; one SIN dying in
infancy. lie leaves also three BROTH
ers, Frank Bartholomew Of Echo and
two others in New York. Mr.. Bar.
tholomew was an eStimable man,
highly respected as citizen and
greatly loved in his home. He was
for many years faithful member of
the Methodist Episcopal church and
was also a member OF the Farmers
Equity Society. Funeral services
were held at the home on Friday fore
noon and was largely attended. Rev.
w. w, Lamport delivered the funeral
discourse, and excellent music was fur
nished by Misses Hazel Stevens and
Frances Malpass, accompanied by
Miss Violet Grigsby as organist.