Miss Catherine Chase entertained her sister Vivian of Greenville over last week end. On Saturday evening in honor of the guest, Miss Chase entertained a party of twelve young ladles, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harrod at a Bridge party. First honors went to Miss Alice Becker and second to Miss Harriet Olcott Light rofreshments were served at the close of a very delightful evening.
The Grand Ledge Independent was founded in 1871 and published through 2018. After more than a century of serving the community, the newspaper's closure marked the end of an era for local news coverage in Grand Ledge, Michigan.
SAD RESULTS OF A QUARREL AT WILLIAMSTON Williamston, Mich., Sept. 30 – Simon and Seth Kent, brothers, who have farms south of the village, went to Mason yesterday, and while there quarreled over some business. After returning home the quarreling was renewed. Simon became enraged and seized a double-barreled gun and fired both barrels at…
An Okemos Woman May Wring His NeckIf She Keeps Her Word Good-Story of an Elopement Which Took Place Today. While Chief of Police Sanford was at dinner today his meal was interrupted by three women from Okemos, one of whom unfolded the tale of the elope- ment of her daughter from that vil- lage this…
At a regular meeting of Grand Ledge Lodge No. 179 of F. A. M., Dec. 15, 1877, the following named persons were elected officers for the ensuing year: Hugh Rossman, W. M., Marvin T. Streeter, S. W.; Isaac M. Brown, J. W., Samuel Chadwick, Sec’y; Francis M. Kent, Treas.; Albert Newkirk, S. D.; Henry M….
Five Hundred at Fitzgerald BanquetSECOND SITTING IS REQUIRED FOR BIG CROWDAffair Given in the New High School Auditorium Last Friday evening the high school was all lit up and about six o’clock people commenced to assemble. At six thirty it began to become clear that the crowd had already reached the place where heads had…
Charlotte has purchssed over 128,000 bushels of wheat since tbe 1st of last July. Potatoes have been sold at Charlotte as low as 12 1/2c. Mrs. Joseph Muskgrave, of Cbarlutte, now visitlng at tbe residence of her daughter in Ohio, recently fell down stairs, breaking ber arm and otherwise injuring ber. Mr. Gillespie, of Charlotte,…
Floyd Smith Arrested as Accessory Before the Fact to the Murder of Henry Morris and Wife MASKED MEN WAYLAY HIS CAPTORS AND RESCUE HIM Special Dispatch to The Detroit Free Press DOWAGIAC, December 18. — It is rumored that a man named Smith, a tenant of M. D. Matteson’s, was arrested at Decatur last night, charged…
