A Valentine party was held at the Masonic hall Monday night, put on under the auspices of the Orner of the Eastern Star. Euchre was the featre of the evening, there being nine teen tables in all. The first prizes went to Mrs. Wm. F. Maier and F. I. Slade Mrs Ernest Vogt entertained the company with two vocal solos and was accompanied by Mrs. B. B. Simnons at the piano.
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.
GRAND LEDGE LOSES A GOOD CITIZEN BY DEATH OF SAMUEL CHADWICK. Secretary of Masonic Lodge Thirty-Six Years. By the sudden death of Samuel Chadwick, which occurred at his home on East Jefferson St., Monday evening last, our city loses one of its oldest pioneers and a highly respected citizen. He was born in Monroe Co.,…
Charlotte has purchssed over 128,000 bushels of wheat since tbe 1st of last July. Potatoes have been sold at Charlotte as low as 12 1/2c. Mrs. Joseph Muskgrave, of Cbarlutte, now visitlng at tbe residence of her daughter in Ohio, recently fell down stairs, breaking ber arm and otherwise injuring ber. Mr. Gillespie, of Charlotte,…
One of the Oldest and Most Reliable Drug Stores in West Bay City. One of the most prominent business houses of West Bay City is the drug store of E. H. Vedder, situated on the corner of Midland and Walnut streets, This well-known establishment dates its origin back twenty-two years, having been opened by W….
Mrs. Mary Gates has returned home from Howell where she has been spending a week with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Nickle and Miss Ruth West spent Sunday in Sunfield. Geo. McCarger left Tuesday evening for Texas to try and regain his health. The pupils of his room held a reception ‘for him at Geo….
Rob’t Morris, L. L. D.. the veteran traveler and Masonic lecturer, addressed the Grand Ledge lodge last Saturday evening on “Freemasonry in the Holy Land.” Sunday Eve. he spoke at the Congregational church oo the evidences in the holy land of the truthfulness of the Bible. He was attentively listened to by a large audience,…
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…
