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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1884
Page
8
Protracted meetings continue with Rev Spafford due Tuesday. Novelties include farm sales, wedding announcements, and social events. Local residents from Decatur Albion Detroit Battle Creek and Jackson visit swap tales of foxes pickerel and stocks. A harness shop opens new repairs and deliveries.
Frank Cole, acting ad clerk, will not return to duties as executor of his father's estate. A replevin case against Martin Franch failed for Frank Cole. Others visiting include Chas Barton and wife, Sidney Barton, and Mr. A. H. Lewis, who died after pneumonia. Deaths include Mrs Lake and Mr. Whittenden's son. The Pattison homestead sale adjourned with Peter Mulvany the top bidder at $75 per acre. A domestic assault arrest in town stemmed from a Dutch-speaking dispute in Ohio amid leap year.
Town report shows Brown returning home from Town while village blacksmiths remain busy. Supervisor Batt notes only one demand for township poor aid. Tekon readers hear editor’s claim that bangs are out of fashion for Tekon girls. Township library draws about sixty volumes daily. Wells thawing reveal impure water. Blake house hosts grand masquerade ball on Thursday February 21. Local parties use giant powder in lakes to harm fish. state game warden to investigate. Remains of David Ackerman buried in West Clarendon after arrival from Tonia county. Seventy five residents petition for an evening mail train. Sloan Bros sue Township Treasurer Enos over re‑paid taxes under late re‑assessment law. case ends with informal compromise to save time and expense. News from our correspondent notes E P Keep visited Detroit. Granger back from Washington. High school month exam set. Batt Hall skating rink activity. Laura Dorris expected home. J H Line reports arm paralysis. Mrs Tucker at social. Leonard Dean entertained. ice and range company planning. Cassopolis trip mentioned.
Mr C A Clement and family visited Cha boygan and Cnas Stevens' on Monday and Tuesday. Tekonsha youth attended a surprise party at Stephen Brigga's Tuesday evening. A mock trial drew crowds at Convis Centre School House with a $500 fine for disorderly conduct. The fortieth anniversary of Mr and Mrs John King’s marriage celebrated by neighbors from Marshall Davis area.
Albion Atoms and L C Walch return from Dakota as trotters owners and students enjoy sleigh rides. A college revival reports many conversions while new clubs form and marriages occur. Mrs Josiah Goodrich dies aged 53. A new bulletin board for three societies is planned. Time trials end and old time kept. Posts note Minstrels stranded in Atchison and Presbyterian calls from Jackson. Local deeds include wood sale, a shaft break at a stone mill, lecture funds loss, mink fur prize, and a question about a queen’s fate. Details show village life, clubs, houses, and social events amid scattered curiosities.
A July notice from The Pleiad describes plans to host an art exhibition to show studio works and raise funds for a permanent collection. It calls for support from friends to acquire high quality pieces from American artists for the institution.
February issue of Lippincott Magazine opens with a study of Old Germantown detailing its early history prominent figures and preserved relics and noting its illustrations by Pennell. It surveys features from French Chateau Life and the Reservation to a Pilgrimage in Senenima and other pieces by Williams White Robinson Champney and others.
Fragmented text mentions oil painting portrait resembling Migs Chamberlain and various craft items like doilies, embroidery, wood carving marigolds, and biographic notice. Names and context are garbled, offering little coherent event or date details.
An old advertisement for Schuyler's Drug Store promotes Branches Toilet Articles and Perfumery with rare drug offerings. It guarantees competent clerks to fill prescriptions and emphasizes reliable service and a range of painter supplies including white lead and linseed oil.
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