\ •^ta One Way to Lay a Ghost. B u c h a n a n R ecord. '‘Bill Skimmins buried his father in a most unhandsome way very near his barn.” said the man at the other end PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY of the table. “The neighbors thought it was a'shame, and made a good deal of talk about it. One of them thought he would punish Bill by scaring him, XOIffisT a.H O IiM E S . and laid in ‘waiting for him near his father’s grave on a dark night. As Bill went by on his way from the v TERMS. SI.50 PER YEAR ham that man rose up as i f from the / PAYABI.E1N ADVANCE* tomb, and exclaimed in a ghostly voice: *1 am your father, Bill.’ ‘Who said you wem’t 1’ Bill answered. ‘Get fUituUuUiQ ImlCO \mut iuIUhIi Un UCrLibiUMin, VOLUME XXIII BUCHANAN BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1889. NUMBER 22. down inter yer hole whar yon belong] and he struck him across the face with a bridle he was carrying such a rap OP PICE—Itt Record BuUding,OakStreet. Raise the Kitchen Stove. that the would-be alarmist carried the. FITCH. you to go about into tbe people’s to—to—put her out of the way?” scars for months/' g irdens and houses, and hear aU you The worst! Great Powers! Why, W e have make a discovery lately, EV.V WILDER MCOLASSON. can, and then in tbe evening yon must at any moment tbe myrmidons of the Business D irectory. which it seems now we ought to have A Rat and the Doughnuts. Fitch wuz n enryus sort of a man, tell me all about it.” law might be hamm< ring at his door ; made sooner, that the top o f the aver­ SABBATH SERVICES. Built on a kind of a skimpy plan; “Yes; but let me go now; I want to he might he in jail, and Pickle inthe age kitchen stove is too little elevated A few evenings ago 1 had occasion •- EitVICES are held every Sabbath at .10:30 Little, an' lean, an’ boller-ebecked, scratch myself, and I can’t move my power of that cun found detective. Not above the kitchen floor, that there Is to go down into the kitchen. It was O o clock a. 3i., at tile Qhuccli or the “ Barger Eyed like a pigeon, an’ nosed like a hawk; leg.” a second was to be lost. in consequence a good deal of back­ dusky when 1 arrived, and as soon as d o p e a l s o , Sabbatlr School services immediate- Ugly ez sin, with a voice that sbreoked, Rapidly making the liberating pass­ y after the morning meotlmr. Prayer and confcr- ache and other discomfort inflicted my eyes would permit me to get used r.ice meeting every Thursday evening. A cordial Yit havin' one favor—Fitch could talk! es, the young man withdrew his eyes Late that night a young man stole upon the cook because so much of her to the light, I saw a large rat walk d o uvitattou is esteudett to all. from tbe dog, and instantly springing .Let him start in, an’ I don’t keer bow cautiously down ihe steps of the house Work has to be done in a stooping pos­ liberately up to a dish of doughnuts and from the table, it rolled over on the Busy yeh might be et hoe er p|ow, in — street, and hailed a passing hack. ture. itatLer we should say, perhaps, begin to take them out one hy one and O. O. F.—Bnchftnan Bodge 'So-. 75 holds its Plantin’ er hayin’ with clouds in the west hearth-rug, and, heaving a deep sigh, Prom ben atli the folds of his ulster L. regular meeting, at Odd, Fellows Hall, on. that we have discovered a remedy for string them.on to his tail as yon would’ ach Tuesday evening. An' Hogs a-Uollcriu' for rain kerflawkl went off into a doze. It was evident peered the sharp muzzle of a little dog. the trouble which we have borne for beads. When he bad put on five dnd- Let Fitch get a-yornin’ an’ all o f ns jest that tbe experiment bad prostrated the Three weeks later man and dog stood many years, ana' which we hasten to loaded-his tail all up he turned around, JJV 03 A .-31.—Buchanan Bodge No. 6S holds a Laid oft' whilse we listened—fer Fitch could dog, and left it weak and languid. For npon the deck of the good ship Gram­ make known to others in the hope of and took the end of his tail between I* . regular meeting Monday evening on orbeloio the moment even tbe bone was for­ talk. pus, bound for Ujiji, with ice, lucifer lessening their troubles. Our remedy his teeth and walked off as if It were^ he full moon in each month. gotten. Seemed like his freckles all dribbled away, matches, and gray shirtings. is simply lifting the stove upon a plat­ going to muster.—A Liar in Boston? OP H.—Buchanan Grange No 40 meets on Not at first did the full meaning of “What is that island yonder ?” ask­ form, which will raise it to such a Globe. F the second and fourth Saturday o f each Ait’ his stubb’y w’iskers thet pycared like the feat he had performed dawn upon nonth, at a o'clock r. &. hay. ed the man of the first mate, who was height that it will bring the cooking Aotcrly took on a shine like gold Pickle’s master. It was only by de­ leaning over the bulwark near him. utensils, when on the stove, within grees, as be sat- thinking before the Ought to Take to the Woods. O.U. W —Buchanan BodgeNo.-.iSholiTsits Ez lie loosed his words without ’break cr „ The man shaded his eyes and looked. easy reach to one standing in an erect . retiTar meeting ihe 1st ami 3d 1‘ iiday even­ dying embers, that the revelation came A balk, “That ? Oh, that's a desert island. oc nearly erect posture. In our case Fossie is six years old. “Mamma,” ing uf ueh month. to him of what lie might accomplish Wliilso we-tnis hycarln’ the languigo rolled W e’re out of our course, through the this required a platform about nine she asked one day, “ if I get married A . R. Win. IVi-rotl Vest No.fifi. Regular From them dry, thiu lips, ’lowed, “Fitch witli a talking dog. He never for a fogs, a good bit, or we shouldn’t be near will I have to have a husband like It . meeting oh the first and _ third Saturday inches in depth, and to save the trou­ kin talk!” moment entertained the idea of mak­ it.” ble and expense of procuring a: carpen­ Pa?” veninc of each mouth. Visiting comrades st­ ing the discovery public. Bather ray s welcome , “Don’t ships go nearer than this to ter to build it we secured an empty “ Yes,” replied the mother, with* an Noliuddy listened at him like me ; should it be to him a source of secret it?” packing box of the requisite size from amused smile. i'hct's how-come my sweetheart, sbe enjoyment, heightened by the knowl­ POWDER Hyqarin’ me bragofliis wit, she said, “No fear. There’s generally nasty “And if 1 don’t get married will 1 the grocer, at a cost o f only ten cents, edge that the whole proceeding was in “Fetch him to sceme-pore spindlin’ gawkl- rocks off such places. We always keep brushed over with some stained mate­ have be an old maid like aunt Kate?” Absolutely Pure. direct violation of the laws of nature, Ei'thar's half an idee in thet square shape’ as far away from ’em as ever we can.” rial corresponding with the color of “Yes.” R. LEWIS W. BAKER, Physician and Sur­ and as “ uncanny” as the wild revels geon. Night calls promptly attended to. Thispowder never varies. A marvel o f purity head, That night, shortly after dark, the floor, our platform looked neat, and as “Mamma”—after a pause—“It’s a D) nice in Kinvou's block. strength and wholesomeness- More economicil peculiar to a wilch’s holiday. than the ordinary kinds, and cannot he sold in I’ll ’gree with yon ns thet Fitch kin talk.” captain, walking round his ship, must though an established part o f the tough world for us women, ain't it?” competition with the multitude of low test, short Por many a niglit after that Pickle have noticed an unusual appearance on BS. HENDERSON <S BRADLEY, Physimans So m e bein' ruther a irarnsuin man, room. The only additional expense and Surgeons. Office in Opera House Block. weight ainm or phosphate powders. S old o n ly iti and her master talked together for a the port side, for one o f the boats was D An’ him bein’ plain ez a bucket o’ bran, involved was that of adjusting the Residence No !>0 Fl oat St., one door West, of Berry ca t s . R oyal Bakifo P owueu Co,- I0B Wall St., quarter o f an hour in the evening. The Fneilleton. Vox's. Calls answered all hours of day or night. N ,Y . ’ 19-15 I never Uionghtiiothin,' but bruughim,thet's missing. stove-pipe to the new conditions.
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