Brevities

-Those persons who spend moner in other towns for things they could get at home invariably buy at home when they want to get trusted.

-The Cliff House office presents a very neat and inviting appearance, and the interior of the whole house will soon correspond therewith.

-Bird Woodworth is loud in his praise of the glorious climate of Dakota since last Sunday night, when a whooping boy put in an appearance at his house.

-The life of the late T. B. Thrift, of Lansing, was insured in the Masonic Mutual Benefit Association for $2,000, and his wife received the money last Saturday.

-A Lowell saloonist having been convicted of selling liquor on Sunday, notice has been served that all Sunday laws will be enforced. Good idea: wonder how it would work here.

-Numerous bon-fires, around which the children of the neighborhood dance and “boller” with delight, indicate that our citizens are clearing their premises of rubbish as they ought.

-The Eaton county circuit court convened last Monday, with 58 cases on the calendar, four of which were criminal and 16 divorce. Of the criminal cases two were from Grand Lodge.

-The supply of butterine ran short in Lansing this week, but the dealers were fortunate in having a supply of axle grease on hand, which enabled them to “tide over” the tight market.-Torpedoes.

-The conundrum-“what shall we do with our boys?” would be solved in a great measure if parents would provide them an interesting and instructive quality of reading matter in large quantities.

-The Portland Observer says it is con- fident that the Common Council of that village will accept the bonds of some of the saloonists of that place when presented, all reports to the contrary not-withstanding.

-Robt. Force, bound over to the Circuit Court by Esq. Irish for uttering forged paper by selling a “sample note” to H. R. Weekes signed “Tom Brown,” was convicted Wednesday. Sentence not yet pronounced.

-Married, on Saturday evening last, by Rev. D. McCann, at the residence of the bride’s father-John C. Tinkham, Mr. Charles J. Everhart and Miss Lottie Tinkham, both of Grand Ledge. Congratulations.

DISCONTINUED. The case of The People vs. Eugene Foster, for bastardy, was last Tuesday discontinued by Prosecuting-Attorney Shriner, who concluded that the testimony against Foster was insufficient to convict.

-The business street of the village was so crowded with teams last Saturday that many farmers were obliged to hitch on back streets. The Council will soon have more hitching posts set and some of the old ones replaced with new ones.

-It has been asked, “what will take sewing-machine oil out of white cloth?” The answer is: Rub the spots with baking soda moistened with cold water, before the garment has been washed, and expose to the sun. Two applications may be necessary.

-The new horns purchased by the citizens for the use of our new cornet band arrived last Saturday, and give good satisfaction. The boys are intro- ducing themselves to the instruments as rapidly as possible, and in a few weeks will be able to produce some good music.

-Miss Cora Belle Tarr, who gives a literary and elocutionary entertainment at the M. E. church to-night, is very highly recommended by S. S. Hamill, author of “Science of Elocution,” and by Mrs. M. E. Logan, of the Boston school of oratory.

-J. H. Smith, the unfortunate old gentleman of Delta mentioned in last issue as being insane, escaped from home and came to this village again last Wednesday. He should be sent to an asylum before he does himself or some one else serious injury.

-An exchange remarks that President Arthur pays his White House cook $1,800 a year, and found. College graduates who are now engaged in journalism at $500 a year must regret that cooking, as well as boat-racing, was not included in the curriculum.