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MASON. MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1887. NO. 35 VOL. XII, LOCAL AlVD GEIVJERAL MEWS. OUR VENERABLE PIONEERS. Vovay-Mrs. D. Wiillors, Mrs, E. Bennett, Asa where to-day this city is located. But two Hill, Mrs. Allen Uatliawiiy, Ira Rolfo, of tho nuinbor are now living. He cnmo Wllllanislon—James M. Williams, Come to Mason .Inly 'Itli. Their Aniiunl Mcctini,' in This City ftn White Oak—Abraiii YaiiBuren, horo wilh his parents in '37, when there Enjoyable One. Wheatllold-Rov, Mrs,l, F, Cannon, was one log hotel, presided over hy James Lansing races next weelr. As the above iinines of these deceased Bhtitio and family, one log houso, two frnnie Celebrate, one weoh from Motidiiy. Tho Names of 27 Who Havo Boon Kes- inenibers were read, short responses were liouaos and ono saw mill. The population idents of i;ho County Over 50 Yoars, made by Capl, Prico, Presiiient Case, Capt, consisted of the Blaine and Danfortb fami• Read G. W. Glynn's adverliseineiit. Eooorded. Cowles, Col, L, H, Ives, Perry Henderson, lies nnd mill hands. Dr. Mcliobert arrived Pord'sBazaar Ball & Shernntn havo a clianra of ad. Gardner Fletcher, Maj, J, S, Huston, Hon, tho next day. He told how they traversed Nature ooultl not woll hnyo provided a Have you noticed Mai'cus Gregor's new J, H, Forster, Goorgo Proctor, Loren Miller, the uiibrokori wilderness to tho township of moro heautiful day for the annual ineeling still Holds the Port John Lee Clark, Hon, G, M. Huntington, Aurelius, whero his father hnd already pur• iociils? • of the Ingham County Pioneer Society, than Levi Slaght, R. J. BuH'eu, J. A. Barnes and chased land ; nlso many facts concerning New lot of whips just received at DuBois that of last Saturday, and the honored old and is the others, who spoke kindly of them, eulogizing that early settlctnonl. A school was estab• -AMD- & Earle's. '* veterans Irom all parts of tho county took their memory, nnd giving so far as Ihey lished in the sununor 1838, with Elii^a But• Several Masonitcs arenltendinf; tho races advantage of it and were present. Itideed, knew, fads concerning their lives and char, ler as teacher, where stands what is known IL^^IDZES' at Jackson this weslt. each succeeding meeting bocoines, especial• acler, bringing hack many plensuni recol- ns the Rolfo school in Vevay, and in 1839 ly to the older of theso sturdy pioneers, of BARGilN HOUSE Tho license to-get married bill don'l talte lectinnB of the departed. Miranda Murdoch taught a school estabish- greater importance. It is of course a pleas• ell'ect until September 25. ed on the south line ol section 25, in Aure• ure for thom to meet with their old-time During this lime the choir nnd audience lius. His paper received very closo atten• Of Mason. Call and see Siir Meneai'! Of courso we don't object to taking friends, and yet it must cause a shade of sang "On Jordan's Stormy Bunks." tion throughout. wool money on subscription. President Case eulogized tho memory of sadness ns each year they find an increased for yourselves. -AT- number of Iheir familiar friends have passed Mrs. John Coatswortli, who died prior to Manning K, North of Alaiedon, was Tho band tournatnent nt Mason .Tuly '1th over lo tho majority. the meeting a year ago, but whose name a called upon, ns being almost tho last will prove an attractive feature. year ago was unintentionally ommitted of a largo family who were among the early Tho ineeling was called to order at tho FORD'S BAZAAR. To exchange—u large stock o( boots and from the list. pioneers of the county. Only himself and court house at 11 o'clock a. tn. by the pres• E. M. SLAYTON' shoes—for money, at Huiitincton's. *2 W. D. Lonsyear and two sons nnd S. H. a younger brother are living. His father. ident, lion. D. L. Case of Lansing, who Wordon sang a fine male quartette—"My Captain Joseph North, his wife, eight boys DuBois & Earle have tho largest and made a fow appropriate and feeling remarks, &reat Barpiii Dry (rooils Slore, Boyhood Days." and two girls, came here in I8ii9, His father finest stock of paints and oils itt the city, * expressing his lliankfiilness that so many broke his road to Lansing and from there were permitted to meet under such pleasant ORIGINAL I'OEM. Two Doors South of restolllco., The mottoof the Grand Ledgo Independ• lo land he had purchased in Alaiedon town• eircninstances. Rev. W. C. Phillips offered As hnd been announced, .las. T. BuUen of ent is, "Grand Lodge and vicinity first; all ship, what they then believed to be the MASON, MICH. priiyer, and a choir consisting of Mrs. A. P. Aurelius, who had been retjucstod to write the world next," wilderness of America, lie explained some Drake, Mrs. W. D. Longyear, Miss Minnie apoein expressly for this occasion, had con• facts iu relation lo the changing of the Larcrest stoelt of sheep shears in the city, Stanton, Messrs. W. D., Bert and Henry sented to do so.and boing called upon al this name of tho capital from Michigan to Lan• and prices as clienp as the cheapest, nt Longyear, S. IL Wordon and E, L, Wiiians, time, presentod the fullowing, and it is un• sing, (after a township in the state of Now Iitglraiii County JpoDuBoics ra& lilarle'st . * wilh Miss Alico Longyear as organist, sang necessary to say it wns enthusiastically York) and clossd by telling of a little inci• I'uhllshed uvery 'i'liursday J3r. Locke and family have removed to "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name," received. He chose lor his subject, hy HEROISM. dent that happened in the oarly history of rooms preptired for them, over C. G. Hunt, Messrs. l^ei-ry Hoiidorsoii, Geo, W, Bristol P. WIIITMOKE, tbo county, which had it not been for a D. iiigtoii's shoo store. and T, Donsmore wore appointed a com• Each nation lias its heroes, Tlm noble and tliehravo. strong constitution would have caused the MAS ON, mama AN. mittee to nominate olhcors for the ensuing Whom thoy hold in high oatoom, Rev. Geo. A. 13cattio of Jjansing, will Bocaiise tlioy foiii^ht to save. death of a member of his father's family. year, and Messrs. V. J. TelTt, Capl. J. B. And every cause its martyrs, PKICBS : preach at the I^rusbyturian church nc.\t Wlioiii scorn and death jierchanco, Fortunately the speaker never Buffered with Prico and J. II, Forster compose the execu• One Year, $1.50 ; Six monihi, 75 conli ; Three Sunday iiiortiing and evening. Most cruelly have .sulfoied fever aud ague, but ho had seen uiglit of tive cominitlee. At the hands of ignorance, montha. 40 conta. his father's fiiinily shaking at one time. The transit railway appropriation ol $3,- Tlio warrior who In battlo In response to a call for the names of Ho was sent nfter a doctor ono day, and 000 hy the Lansing common council, was Drives back a nation's foe, Business J)ircctorv. those present who had been in the county Writes Ills naiiio in history. coining lo Mason ho found none at home, rescinded lust Monday evening. While ages come iiiid go, over 50 years, tho following wero jiresent- Aud In the light with evil, so he loft word for them to cull at his father's Kice Fresh Eoasted Coffee, attorneys. Julius Crittenden, a former Mason boy, ed to the secretary: Tho sanio is justly true. The iiainiisof iiuirai lioruoa house when they returned, but knowing 0r.0,M.llU.NTlNUT0N. U.I' lIiiNOtasoN, Eest of Tea, we underattiiid is railroading in Wisconsin, R, IT, Davis, R, Ilayward, .1, A, Barnes, Aro handed down to you. Ihey wore in the habit of remaining on rTUNTINQ't'ON* UENDERSON, Att»"neys aad Mrs, M, Converse, Marcus Beers, Martha J. ri OounHolorsat Law. OtUce over Kirst Mational with headquarters at LaCrosse. Rut liorolsiii pi'opor, their circuit nntil their medicine ran out, B.nk, Mason, Mich. '-^'^ Iluiitooii, Orinel llnlfo, Iil, S. Howe, Wm. May not alone hu found Extra Canned Goods, According to Joiiesville papers, A. A. lioiston, Mrs. Sanuiol Skadaii, Mrs. Ira Upon the dold of lialtle, he rode to Eutoti Ilapids, found no one and Whoro Illood has stiiiiied the ground. PHYSICIANS. Squier of tliis city, camo very near beiii£ Roife, Mrs. Peter Lowe, Levi Abbott, J. H. Nor 111 tho moral conlllol, left tbo same directions. Ho tlieii rodo to All otH'er goods A No. 1. U. OULVEli, M. D., Physician and SurKoon, Webber, Mrs. Ursula Post, Enns Norlhrop, Whero truth anil error moot. DeWitt, got a doctor, and when ho reached . Olllce over Howard .V Son's Uroccry, Masen, M. the proprietor of a shoe store in thai city Though llioro are iimny heroes. S L. A. Royston, E. Bai'doii, Alvin Rolfo, The list Is iiicoiii]ileto. home found he had brought the thiid doc• Best of Clerks to wait on OCTOR A.I). OAMl'DELL, Phyjlclan, aurgeon last week. Win. .Page, Mrs. Mary M. Turner, Mrs. tor. Strange to say the patient recovered. Ofllco oyer li M. Williani'silruKStore, Mason. Betsey Webber, Mrs. Liithor Huntooti, Mrs. Rut there are other heroes D The new Lyman gasoline stoye is always That stir our tenderest thought. you. n, DODGE, M, D„ llomuipalhlst. Ollice In Dar- J.W. Brown, Mra.iM.McRobert, Mrs.Oroelia Of whom wo fear their valor Al the request of mnny present, L.