Local News for June 22, 1883

-Live local items scarce.

-Business quiet during the day, but it booms evenings and Saturdays.

-Mr. Coleman, of Allegan, is buying wool in this village.

-Rooms to rent. Enquire at Bazaar Store.

-Wheat is heading out quite rapidly here about, and promises well.

-The festive burglar burgled at Lansing last week.

-New goods comming every day at Gilkey Bro’s

-Strawberry and ice cream social at Baptist church vestry tonight.

-A small pox patient was buried at Muir one night last week.

-Annual meeting of Eaton county’s pioneers at Charlotte next Wednesday.

-Fine commercial printing a specialty at this office.

-There are about 130 posts of the G. A. R. in Michigan. Jou Four pounds of good Crackers at T.

-Floral concert by the pupils of the M. E. Sunday school next Sabbath Eve. John Ramer, of Roxand, whose barn burned last winter, has received $4,000 on born and contents.

-Neekwear of all description at Bazaar Store.

-Two new locomotives were recently received from the Manchester works by the D., L. & N.

-The divorce case of Baylis vs. Baylis is being ground through the legal mill at St. Johns. MarHave your picture made the 4th at

-Elmer E. Watson and Mary L. Dayton, of Watertown, married the 11th inst

-Strawberries in those little delusive pint for a quart boxes are in market. They look delicious.

-Grand ball at the Island House, Wednesday evening. July 4th.

-A cat died at Nashville last week 20 years of age, and the News gave it a third of a column obituary.

-Hundreds of people from this vicinity will take in the Jumbo

-Barnum show at Lansing next Friday. Remember, the Sweet, Orr & Co’s Overalls will not rip.

-Chas. M. Derbyshire is preparing to erect a new barn at the rear of the Derbyshire House.

-The examination in the NoackerKelsey case has been adjourned to the 29th.

-David Stokes, one of Roxand’s prosperous farmers, has the carpenter work of a new house nearly completed.

-Men’s $2.00 Pants only one dollar a pair at Esler’s.

-Ed. J. Stark is building a barn north of Winnie’s store, to be occupied by Mr. Henderson, the new liveryman. Woot. The market here is now open, and farmers can get as good prices as anywhere in the state. Prices from 25 cents.

-N. A. Johnson’s livery barn at Eaton Rapids burned last Sunday. All the horses saved. Loss $2,000; insured for $3,000. Lawas only 10 cents per yard at Esler’s.

-Martin V. Montgomery will deliver the oration at Charlotte the 4th, and the corner stone of the court house will be laid under Masonic auspices.

-Died, at West Windsor. June 9th. Mr. John L. King. aged 87 years. Funeral discourse by J. L. Cupit, of Riley.

-Remember, you will get half fare rates to Grand Ledge on the D., L. & R. R. the coming 4th of July.

-T. Foreman & Sou, the solid pioneer boot and shoe house, have a new ad. in this issue that purchasers should peruse.

-Ovid people think they are out in the country when in St. Johns, such a change from business to idleness. Register.

-The only one who doesn’t find fault with the windows of heaven being opened so frequently

-the street sprinkler man.

-Bigling of Robinson & Burtenshaw’s Fine Shoes, just received at Gilkey Bro’s.

-H. Newton, of Watertown, while assisting in raising a barn yesterday p. m. was seriously injured by one of the beats falling upon him.