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.
WHOSE DEATH OCCURRED WITHIN THREE DAYS. All Had Done Their Share Toward Making This Country What It Is. This week it Is our duty to chronicle the deaths of three of the pioneers of this section, all of whom had done his and her share of the work incident to settling a new country. To…
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…
WHEREAS, Our worthy brother—-Dr. S. S. Messenger, has been removed from our midst by death; Therefore be it Resolved, That we deeply deplore his loss, and hereby extend our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family, and that the lodge be requested to be properly draped in mourning the usual length of time, and a copy…
While not unexpected, yet the death, on sunday morning last, at about 11 o’clock, of Dr. S. S. Messenger, caused a feeling of profound sadness to pervade the community. Dr. Messenger had practiced his profession in this village for more than a quarter of a century, and was well known by all. He had been…
The masonic lodge at Grand Ledge which procured a charter at the recent session of the Grand Lodge, on Saturday evening last elected and installed its officers for the ensuing year, as follows: George W. Thomas, W. M.James McMillan, S. W.Wm. F. Jenison, J. W.P. Tinckham, Treasurer.H. Cole, Secretary.John Rall, S. D.T. Boyer, J. D.Cyrus…
Died, at his residence in this village, on Saturday last, November 17th, 1877, at 1:00 PM, of cancer of the stomach, James W. McMillan, aged 57 years. Thus briefly we have stated the facts that caused a cloud of sadness and sorrow to invade this whole community last Saturday afternoon, as one person after another…
