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.
Pastor of Local Methodist Episcopal Church for Many Years Rev. Byron S. Pratt was born in Lanesborough, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, March 13, 1836, and died at his residence at Gougac Lake, near Battle Creek, June 17, 1910, aged 74 years. He was the youngest of a family of 11 children. When a child his parents…
J. Frost expected in town soon. Mr. Aaron J. Reed this week adorned our table with a beautiful bouquet. Isaac Stettse, a prominent man in business circles at Charlotte, died last Monday. The Lansing reform club goes to Portland next week on an excursion. A young man living in Windsor township, named French, was arrested…
A woman disguised herself as a man and clerked in a store for a year and then applied for membership in the Knights of Pythias and was initiated. During the work of the third rank her sex was discovered. It seems that in the third rank they have an india-rubber rat and celluloid snake, which…
L. C Tubbs Dies Suddenly; Grand Rapids Woman Dies During Visit. Special to the State Journal, GRAND LEDGE, Dec. 31.—L. C. Tubbs, 65, manager of the local Standard Oil station for years, was found dead at his place of business Monday evening at 7 o’clock, death being due to apoplexy. He leaves hie wife, and…
Summons Made Monday Evening Without Warning Grand Ledge and vicinity was shocked Monday evening when it was announced that L. C. Tubbs had passed away suddenly. He had failed to return to his home at the supper hour, which caused uneasiness in the household, and his daughter, Mrs. R.B. Little, and little daughter, went to…
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…
