News Items
from the Bad Axe Democrat
J.T.
Rorick, Editor
and Publisher
The following are items of
genealogical interest that
I have
gathered from the Bad Axe Democrat.
Please note that I am
not
researching any of these names, so I have no further information on any
of the individuals listed here.
Please also note that
I am
unable to do look-ups in the Democrat, which is not indexed. The
microfilm in in poor condition,
and it is difficult to read in many place. I will
add to this
page as I am able. Listings are in alphabetic order by the first
person included in the
news item.
Charles Adams, of Ballentine's
store, is visiting at Port Huron. (December 30, 1887)
Charlie Andrew, of Reed City,
is spending the week with his parents here. (December 30, 1887)
Henry
Bartley is home
again. (January 2, 1885)
Miss Jennie Bennett has been on
the sick list for the week past. (December 30, 1887)
Mrs. Blakely and youngest
daughter spent Christmas with Conductor
Blakely at the Morrow House.
(December 30, 1887)
Miss Maggie Blakely of East
Saginaw visited in town this week. (December 30, 1887)
Mrs. W.T. Bope is expected home
from her long visit in Indiana to-day. Mr. B. is in Saginaw to meet
her. (December 30, 1887)
Charley Brown holds the best
hand in town; three of a kind. He "filled" on Wednesday night. It is a
fine healthy boy and as congratulations are due, the Democrat pays them
forthwith. (February 20, 1885)
Wesley
Collins of the Sand
Beach Times was at his home in this village for a short time Monday.
(December 30, 1887)
Mamie Conaton is home from the
Port Austin Convent for the holidays. (December 30, 1887)
Geo. S. Corbit, the gentlemanly
traveling agent for the Detroit Free Press, visited Bad Axe this week
in the interests of that noted journal. (January 2, 1885)
Rev.
James Farley, who has been
an inmate of the poor house for the past five years, died in that
institution last Saturday. He was 55 yrs. of age and died from the
effects of palsy. Mr. Farley had spent his life as a preacher for the
Baptist Church and officiated at one time in Verona. (February 20, 1885)
Married -- Feb. 28th 1885 by Rev.
J.P. Gibson, Mr. Walter C.
Sprayne and Miss Rachel
Hamacker of Mead. (March 6,
1885)
M.B. Grice of Verona is
assisting in Ballentine's store during the hatter's sickness. At
this writing, Mr. Ballentine
shows no improvement. (January 2, 1885)
Jacobsville is the name of the
latest post office created in this
county, and Andrew
Hendrickson
is the name of the post master. (December 30, 1887)
Tyre -- A child of John Hereford of
Tyre was buried last Sunday. (January 16, 1885)
Michael Holland shot a large
wild cat three miles north of town last Saturday and brought it to town
as a trophy. Dr. McDonnell
took the feline out of its skin and in place thereof will insinuate saw
dust, etc., that is he will "stuff" it. (January 2, 1885)
Bell
Irwin of the Port Austin
News spent "New Years" with his parents in this village. (January
2, 1885)
Chas.
A. Kimball keeper of the
light house in the Lake Superior country has returned to his home in
Port Austin to spend the winter. (December 30, 1887)
John Knapp left Monday for a
week's visit at Wayne, his former home. (December 30, 1887)
Fred
Lankin, of Midland, is
spending the holiday's with his mother, Mrs. Geo. Hilton. (December 30, 1887)
Mr. Rich'd Lankin of Caseville
was a guest at John Ballentine's
this week. (December 30, 1887)
The Sheridan Grange is prospering
finely.
A.M. Leitch is master and Levi Cliff is lecturer. This is an
institution which can result in much good to the farmer by way of
discussion of farm topics and we are glad our Sheridan friends are
maintaining such a society. A cheap Grange paper, and an exceedingly
good one, is the Grange Visitor published at Schoolcraft, Mich., J.L. Cobb editor. (February 20, 1885)
Prof. Lynd returned yesterday.
(January 2, 1885)
Miss
Manning is at Port Huron
spending her vacation. (December 30, 1887)
Miss Mattie McGill is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Schoettle.
(January 2, 1885, page 1, column 1)
Mrs.
Kate McGregor of our high
school is with her parents at Port Hope during the holidays. (December
30, 1887)
Mathew
McIntyre, of Sheridan,
has a span of three year old colts that are worthy of mention.
They are well matched, and weigh a little over 1800 lbs. a piece.
Mathew is a level headed farmer who believes it pays to raise good
stock. (January 2, 1885)
Rev. P.A. McMartin will preach
in the first Presbyterian church next Sabbath at 10:30. (January
2, 1885)
Will Morgan was in Port Huron
yesterday. (January 2, 1885)
Rev.
J. H. Omans preached a
funeral sermon for 1884 at the Baptist church on Wednesday
evening. (January 2, 1885)
The second quarterly meeting of
the Bad Axe M.E. Church will be held at
the M.E. place of worship next Sunday evening, January 4th. Love
feast at 6 PM. Preaching at 7:00 PM. Sermon by Rev. I.C. Potter, presiding
Elder. -- Rev. H. King,
Pastor. (January 2, 1885)
Wm. Potter went to Port Huron
Monday to try a case in the circuit court of St. Clair county.
(January 2, 1885)
Port Austin -- It is our sad duty
to chronicle the death of two bright
and beautiful children this week, leaving aching hearts and vacant
places in happy and joyous homes. Lou,
eldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
Marcus Razek, aged 2 years and
5
months, died on Saturday eve. of membranous croup. The funeral service
and burial were held at Bad Axe on Monday. Lennie, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Sturtevant, aged 5
years, died on Monday at 2 o'clock
a.m. of same disease. Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church
on Tuesday. (January 16, 1885)
Miss
Reed, of Canada, is
visiting her niece, Mrs. Beals.
(January 2, 1885)
John Ryan of the Sandusky bank
spent Christmas in this place as the guest of John Ballentine and family.
(December 30, 1887)
We received the following
telegram at 2 o'clock p.m. today. Port
Hope, Mich., Feb. 19, 1885 -- Robert
Scott of Bloomfield was
chopping in the woods yesterday when a
tree which had lodged fell striking him on the head killing him
instantly. He leaves a family. (February 20, 1885)
Mrs.
W.E. Smalls returned home
Wednesday from her visit to Flint. (January 2, 1885)
Tom and Daisy Snell of Bay
Port, spent Christmas with their uncle, Thos. Snell of this place.
(December 30, 1887)
Miss Minnie Spearin of the
Grindstone City school is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jas. Baldwin. (December 30,
1887)
N.B. Sweet's furniture stock
was greatly reduced during the holiday trade. (December 30, 1887)
The members of the M.E. Church
presented Mrs.
N.B. Sweet with a very elegant
present Monday evening for her services as an organist. (December 30,
1887)
J.C.
Truax and family returned
from their visit to Ortonville last Monday[. T]hey had a pleasant
time and came back loaded by Dutch cheese and lots of other things
which "mother made." (January 2, 1885, page 1, column 1)
Dr.
G.W. Walker and lady ate
New Year's dinner with Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. E. Thompson.
(January 2, 1885)
Sheriff
Winterbottom arrived in
town yesterday. (January 2, 1885)