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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1885
Page
8
A faded rural column reports weather with snow measurements, local residents and families visiting or traveling, and小 various small town events. Mentions include Frain oir Otin Correspondents Mrs Geo Carver, Mrs BE Carrier, 126 people at a Friday donation raising 50 dollars, and notes on local scholars, boxing practice, a four-year-old Nina Scott, and a new barn project by Elmer Putnam.
John Bell is home on furlough while Frank Bender leased his farm to Frank Young. Dade moves to Noyes farm in spring. Ed Mills to G Avery place. Jacob Mingle rents and plans to move to Ceresce. Joseph Bender sold a fine horse to Mr. Sales of Marengo. Tenement housing inquiries rise in the village. Special meetings start at Congregational church. Mrs. McLeod’s mother Mrs. Lewis returns to Whitewater Wisconsin. Myron Ryder returns from Erie, Pennsylvania after college. James Godfrey had an accident at the old ice house but escaped serious injury. Tekonsha Transcript. Joha Geizel is unwell again. A. D. Eldred home from Lanuing. Mrs. Mary Millard visiting White Pigeon friends. Mrs. John Henderson visited Union City. George Clark back from Chicago. Elmer Woods home from Battle Creek over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Batt visit Battle Creek. Abner Hyers and family move to Coreys next week. Miss Charlotte Fulcher guests of Miss Eunice Beil. Miss Dura Forbush of Mosherville visits Miss Edith Bats. Mrs. B P Aldrich visiting daughter Mrs. May Bristol in Lansing. Dan Johnson of North Adams invited to Job Johnson’s. Mrs. Robert Miller of Battle Creek visiting Tekonsha friends. Messe Bell Pritchard and Doolittle return from New Orleans. F Cogatell has not sold hardware stock to H P Aldrich as reported. Three mile race at rink Tuesday evening between Lawrence Holnice and Dell Green of Homer for a $10 purse. Spe M.
The column records family events and local happenings including illnesses, visits to Homer, dances at the rink, skating talents, and a Page Collins wedding. It notes Mr and Mrs Wet Hamilton attending a funeral, a youth named Harry Worth shining in skating, and the Greeley funeral with biographical details spanning New Hampshire to Nevada and the West Coast.
Local items report Miss Lilly Barnes to wed Alonzo Snyder next Wednesday evening and Eva M Arnold marrying Clay M Waite at home. Mrs. Clark Shaw dies after a painful illness with funeral at M H Church. A collision at M and O depot inflicted three engines and a baggage car damage with passenger engineer George Esser injured. Preston C. Mitchell leases his farm west of town and plans to move south soon. The union school marks Longfellow’s birthday with readings.
Chronicles from Eckford note Eckford becoming a telegraph station and several residents traveling, selling and building projects. Logs hauled for an elevator, church, schooling, and social events appear amid scattered names, stops, illnesses, a runaway, and a protracted church meeting.
Mr McArthur and children left Wednesday for Florida where the stock and farm are located near Lake de Funiec. Descriptions from Eckford call the weather warm and pleasant contrasting with home snow. Fred Kingsland bought a 40 acre farm near Tot Jower’s town house and will move in April. A village tale links a love rejected to a farm sale and a raid into Florida.
A collage glee club forms while Gale works run full force. a European agency for Union windmill is planned. Albion village may reincorporate by bill. Kinney, 44, in good health recently. a student’s night out ends with an exit by window after an assault. A local fan cleans walks with a fire shovel during a blizzard. The Republican prints a poem “Beautiful Snow.” A Marengo dealer sells four cattle with live weight 4280 pounds. Aldrich & Soder to dissolve. over 125000 dollars of buildings erected in Albion vicinity. Peach buds near South Haven: 404 alive, 276 dead. A tragic incident at J F Murphy’s. a four year old’s frostbitten fingers may need amputation. Princess rink bout Gale versus Lockwood ends in Gale’s 20 minute win. wrestling match McLaughlin vs Muth reports a close, dramatic contest with six falls noted.
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