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| 5 January 1881 C. H. Clement has been trading horses and now declares that he has the best matched team in town. One of T. C. Gardner's horses missed a good square meal last Monday morning when he grabbed for Tom Holcomb's nose and didn't get it. Peter Decker and wife returned last Saturday from Kalkaska and Traverse City, where they went the Saturday before to visit friends. T. C. Gardner went to Detroit, last Monday after new goods and before returning home will visit his old home in Madina county, Ohio. Albert Nichols and Clarissa Wood, daughter of Wm. Wood, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by justice J. D. Clement, last Sunday. Notwithstanding the severe storm last Thursday evening there was a good turnout to the donation party at Judge Howd's for the benefit of Rev. Henry Marsh. The net proceeds were $20. Gro. Precious holds the reins again on the bus line, having recovered from his late injuries. He surprised his horses Monday afternoon with a good new harness, manufactured by J. A. Torrey. E. H. Kenrick has just purchased the lot between C. H. Clement's shoe shop and Dr. Hawkins residence, and contemplates the building of a house there on next summer. He is now building and filling an ice-house. W. F. Denney, E. H. Kenrick and Pattison & Terrill have just been putting in new fire-proof safes. Neither one of them claim to have any money to put into one, but they got them to put their insurance policies in. Wm. Beckley, one of the earlies settlers of Isabella county, died quite suddenly last Sunday at his residence about eight miles from this village, of lung fever. He was widely known and highly esteemed, and will be greatly missed. Goebel & Beardsley are moving their mill from Pine Lake to Millbrook depot, near where they will also put up three dwelling houses right away. Carman & Main are hauling logs to the site of the new mill, and Messrs. Goebel & Beardsley will cut 4,000,000 foot of lumber for them the coming summer. W. S. Howd has purchased the sell farm-rights to us "Weld's patent wire fence lock" in the townshiops of Milkbrook, Hinton and Wheatland. It is a simple and ingenious way of fastening rail fence corners with wire so that they cannot be knocked down nor blown down. Farmers will do well to look at it. Mrs. C. D. Richards started up stairs last Friday, and just before reaching the top remembered that she had forgotten something and went tumbling back after it with more haste than ceremony. Soof after she landed she picked herself up with the aid of her friends and found that no bones had been broekn, although she narrowly escaped serious injury. |
| January 4, 1882 Geo. Burrows has bought M. DeWitt's interest in the flouring mill and now takes all the toll himself. A. A. Dwight has a fine new mikk and is doing a lively business about one mike and a half south of the village. Mrs. William Broomfield who has been visiting friends in /Grand Rapids since Christmas, is so sick at that place that she cannot get home. Will Richards and wife of Stanton made Cliff and his wife a visit last week. Will returned home on Friday, but Mrs. R. remained to finish her visit. Mr. Wadley, forman at A. A. Dwight's mill, met with a serious accident last Friday. He was thrown down across a skid and a big log rolled over him. C. H. Clement encountered a black bear last Monday, just at evening, a few rods south of the depot. The distance between them was a safe one for Cliff, but, "for a that" he says his hair "sorter ris" a little. Bruin struck out for the swamp as soon as he saw Cliff. R. T. Capen, residing about three miles north-west of the village, informs us that he caught 12 hawks and 1 owl during the last fall by setting a steel trap on the end of a rail and then standing the rail up endwise. The pesky chicken catchers would invariably fly up and light on the trap end of the rail. |
| Thursday November 2, 1886 Sleighing Pay your taxes. T.W. Preston has a fast horse. Business is reviving since election. Our flouring mill is doing fine work. Meeting last Sunday on "Zion's Hill." Richards has his front stoop filled with new goods. F.W. Denney sold a load of furniture to Cory to-day. Professor Hamilton has night school. |
| Thursday April 10. 1891 Merton Rood and wife went to Grand Ledge one week ago Sunday. They are expected today. Orless Groves. from Edmore, was at his Grandma Hamm's visiting this week. Mrs. Hamm has received a letter announcing that her pension has been allowed. Jesss McCormick received a telegram one day last week announcing that his brother in the upper peninsula was not expected to live. Jess left here Saturday, and telegraphed back that his brother was dead and he has taken to Charlotte for burial. There seems to be a good deal of sickness this spring. A good many have hard colds on their longs. Melt Hulbert and his brother-in-law from Lansing were out hunting amd looking for land Sunday. His brother talks of living near here. D. Dood bought a new milch cow and calf of Rev. H.B. Wolcott for $25 last Monday. Jennie Brink is teaching in Dist. No. 2. She seems to have pretty good success. |
| Wednesday July 7, 1937 Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Williams and family and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams and family have been spending several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.W. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Sanderson and son Richard were in Edmore Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. T.O. Pattison and daughters, Mrs. Mean Ulrich and Mrs. Ellery Welch, were callers at the Dell Mansfield home at Remus Sunday afternoon. Keith Decker of Blanchard visited Lester Fahey Sunday. Robert Sanders is north visiting his son Horace. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Snyder and Mr. and Mrs. Lavern of Pontiac and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Main of Blanchard spent the 4th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Main. Roy Main of Grand Rapids apent Sunday at the home of his mother, Mrs. Chester Scott. Mr. and Mrs. George Hill of Big Rapids spent the weekend at their cottage at Hall's Lake. Mr. and Mrs. T.O. Pattison, Mrs. Aldrich and Mrs. Welch were callers at the hoje of Mr. and Mrs. John Wager of Remus Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Marston and children of Blanchard spent Sunday at the home of her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Harper. Mr. and Mrs. Dell Phillips. Amos Aulbach and Annie Harper of Grand Rapids called on friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joy Main and daughter Avis have returned ti theiur home in Grand Rapids after spending the holidays with Mrs. Man's parents. |
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