City and Vicinity
-Born, to Mr. and Mrs Ezra Crumb of this city, a boy.
-Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sheffer last week, a nine pound boy.
-Mart Williams is giving his house a new coat of paint. A good Improvement.
-M. L. Wilkinson has purchased the feed and seed store of C. Astley & Son.
-The members of the Baptist choir spent a very pleasant day picnicing on Long Island last Wednesday.
-Republican city caucuses to nominate delegates to the county convention, next Wednesday evening.
-De Witt Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America, will hold their annual picnic at the Islands to-morrow.
-The Tribune announces that Judge McPeek will address the Masonic picnic on “The Seven Islanda” July 30.
-List of uncalled for letters July 16: Miss Maggie Riley, Miss Christle Scott, Mrs. Rebecca Smock, photo,
-The Republicans of Eaton county will elect delegates to the state covention next Thursday, at Charlotte.
-The flat-iron piece of land at the corner of Jones and Spring streets was purchased by the council Tuesday for the city.
-Most men expend the greater portion of their lives exchanging energy for experience and getting the worst of the trade.
-Miss Fiorence Ludwig, well-known to many in Grand Ledge, was married the 14th to Henry Herman, of LansIng.
-D. L. Kent has the foundation of his new bicycle shop on River street, east of the cutlery factory, nearly completed.
-The second ward Republican caucus will be held over A. E. Shadduck’s grocery store next Saturday
-Portland will have a balloon ascension and parachute drop next Saturday. The merchants of that place put up the shekels.
-State Bank Commissioner Sherlotte wood last Saturday called on all the state banks to report their condition at the close of business July 1.
-A. E. Shadduck commenced Tuesday to build on to his residence recently purchased of R. G. Pipp, and also to make other Improvements in the same
-Lots of new sailor bats at Mrs. Glover’s
-Cooper’s Sheep Dip and Zenoleum at Schumaker’s.
-We club THE INDEPENDENT with The Detroit Weekly Tribune at $1.55. Old subscribes may take advantage of this liberal offer by paying arrearages to date.
-The barn of Chas Bobinson, of Windsor, burned to the ground Tuesday night. One horse and all its hay and wheat was destroyed by the fire. The Cause of fire unknown.
-Frank Godfrey, at one time state printer and editor of the State Republican at Lansing, is under arrest for passing a fraudulent check for $35. -Mason Democrat.
-“Compliments of Berry’s hired man” was the mange which accompanied a basket of fine fruit to this office last Monday, and for which the comps. were duly grateful.
-W. D. McMillan has purchased the Mart Williams cottage on Scott street, and Sam White is building an addition thereto. It will be occupied by Mr. McMillan as completed.
-Here is another wonder of the English language-two definitions of the word bolt “Bolt – to swallow hastily without chewing.” “Bolt – to refuse to swallow at all. “Of special application to party politics this year.
-Since balloons have become an old story for public celebrations, and as an artistic means of committing suicide, Prof. W. W. McEwen, the Jackson balloonist, proposes to go up two miles on a giant sky rocket. Gravity will Insure his return to earth.
