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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Banks, Helmer & Co, lumbermen.
Billaws Adelbert, sawmill.
Cullins J B, Druggist. Crane MI D & Co, broom handle mnfrs.
Douglas G A & Co, general store.
Francis W H, lawyer.
Frankfort Land Co, real estate.
Gaines J W, jewelry and drugs. Gallagher M, grocer. Harvey T M, physician. Hoyer Robert, meat market Kern Fred, general store.
Send Goods to Saline, St. Louis. Mt.
Sol. S. Bateson && Bro.
Pleasant and Corunna.
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McHelvey James, Hotel Propr. Miller & Averill, lumber and wood. Marble Mrs Mary, milliner.
Pearce Joseph A, Hotel Propr. Stakoe J W, saw and shingle mill. Strawble E, boot and shoe maker. Taylor J S, physician. Upton Wm, hardware. Voorhies Isaac, dentist.
Waters George H, furniture. Watson Thomas, furniture. Whitman George B, lumber and shingles. Woodward H & Son, general store.
FRANKLIN.
A thriving place of 250 population, in the townships of Bloomfield and Southfield, county of Oakland, 6 miles west of Birming- ham on the D & MR R, 8 miles south of Pontiac, and 22 from Detroit. Itis in a good farming and fruit-country, has 2 churches, Methodist and Presbyterian, and manufactures flour, lumber, tile and brick. Settled 1836. Stage to Birmingham daily. Mail, tri- weekly. A. A. Rust, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Austin S H, blacksmith. Barrett Wm, shoemaker.
Bigelow T, Brick and Tile Mnfr: Broughton Daniel, wagon mnfr.
Buel H S, physician. Burger O A, saloon. Coder C, shoemaker.
Cox H S, physician. .
Daniels J C, blacksmith.
Hall W, shoemaker.
Killand Rev John ( Presbyterian).
Morgan Lewis F, wagonmaker.
Roberts N Y, hardware.
Rust A A, Drugs and Groceries.
Rust John B, general store. Shackleton F K, flouring mill.
Sharp Gilbert, blacksmith. Short Rev Delos (Methodist)." Steele F X, sawmill.
Tucker S S, harnessmaker. VanEvery Peter, hotel propr.
FRASER.
A station and postoffice on the Grand Trunk railway, 15 miles north of Detroit. It is in Erin township, Macomb county, 6 miles south of Mt Clemens, and is in a fertile farm- ing country. Staves and headings are the only shipments. Telegraph, Western Union. Mail, daily. F. C. Kollmorgen, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Conliff J, station agent.
Duweke Wm, grocer.
Knorr & Steffens, stave and heading mafrs. Kollmorgen F C, Grocer. Schneider & Welke, wagonmakers. Toberer Ch, butcher.
FREDONIA.
A postoffice of the township of Freedom, Washtenaw county, 14 miles southwest of Ann Arbor. It has a semi-weekly mail. Chelsea, 8 miles north, is its nearest railroad outlet. Country rolling. Shipments wheat, pork, fruit, butter and wool. Mail, twice a week. Frederick Pfitzenmaier, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Baumann Rev J (Lutheran).
FREEDOM.
A postoffice recently established in Che: boygan county.
FREEDOM.
A postoffice in Beaugrand township, Che- boygan county, 10 miles from Benton, the county seat. It is on the straits of Macki- nac, 48 miles northwest of Petoskey the nearest railroad approach. Staves, wood, posts and telegraph poles are shipped. The place was first settled in March 1875 by Charles R Kniffin, and has a population of 100, within the circuit of the postoffice. Mail once a week. Stage to Cheboygan. C. R. Kniffin, postmaster.
FREELAND.
A village and station on the F & P M Ry, in Saginaw county. (See Fay).
FREEPORT.
A small place in Bowne township, Kent county, near the southern line. Mail is received at Fillmore, Barry county.
FREE SOIL.
A small place on the Sable river in the township of Free Soil, Mason county. It is 20 iniles northeast of Ludington, 11 north of Amber on the F & P M Ry, and to south of Manistee. Ship to Ludington. A stage runs to Manistee weekly. Timber and farm
BUILDERS, SEND FOR ESTIMATES TO
D. A. ROSS & CO., 70 Franklin St., Detroit. 334
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products are exported. Mail, weekly. ram Webster jr, postmaster.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Weyant Rev J H ( Methodist).
FREMONT.
A village of 300 population in the town- ship and county of Shiawassee, 6 miles south of Corunna, the county seat and 72 from De- troit. Vernon on the D. & M. R. R., 6 miles northeast is the nearest railroad station. Shipments, wheat, apples, cider, butter etc. Stage to Vernon and Leroy daily, and daily mail. Isaac M. Banks, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Banks HI D, stock dealer.
Bennet W M, hotel propr. Cornwell D, shoemaker.
Fox -, physician.
Herrick F, painter.
Herrick H, cider mnfr:
Herrick W M, blacksmith.
Kent John, money-broker.
Kent L B, pumps.
Lang Rev (Methodist.)
Levington A L, carpenter. Perkins Harvey, dry goods.
FREMONT CENTER.
One of the most thrifty towns in Newaygo county, is located on the line of Dayton and Sheridan townships and on the C. & M. L. S. R. R., 23 miles northeast of Muskegon and 32 southwest of Big Rapids. It is 9 miles northwest of Newaygo, the judicial seat of the county. There are here 5 saw mills, I flouring mill, I handle mill, I stave mill, I planing mill, I shingle mill, a large tannery, 2 churches, Methodist and Congre- gational, a flourishing weekly newspaper, the Fremont Times, of which W. S. Platt is publisher, 8 or 10 general stores, several groceries, hardware, jewelry and other trades. A foundry and machine shop is one of the chief wants of the village and would doubt- less do well. The population of Fremont Center is now 1, 100. Stages run to Ies- pería and Newaygo . daily. Telegraph, Western Union. Express, American. Mail daily. W. S. Platt, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Addison, Kuypers & Co, shoemakers, Anderson Oscar, hoop mnfr. Babcock George II, jeweler.
Barton James, saloon. Black Joseph C, grocer. Boone Frank, grist mill.
Bosisio Alexander, Italian Physician. Cogshall, MacNamara & Bettice, livery stable.
Cole John, hardware and farm implements. Commercial Hotel, John De Haas, Propr.
Curtice Reuben M, physician.
Curtice Sheldon W, justice of the peace.
Dangremond Rev G E (Congregationalist.)
Darling James H, General Store. Darling & Cook .(James H Darling, Chas P Cook), lumber mnfrs.
Davis Mrs J H, saloon.
De Haas John, Propr Commercial House.
Doyle Marcus, carpenter.
Du Bois John, Propr National Hotel. ( See aliv.)
Edwards Edward E, Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Fitzpatrick James, meat market. .
Franklin Marshall B, dry goods etc.
Premont Times, W S Platt Propr.
Fry Charles, wagonmaker. Fry Mrs Charles, boarding house.
Gates Henry V, propr Eldorado House.
Gerber D & Sons (Daniel, Joseph and Wm), Tanners of Slaughtered Sole Leather.
Gibson James, lumber and shingle mnfr.
Gross Stephen, harnessmaker.
Harwood Wm, blacksmith.
Hayes Opera Hall, R S Hayes, Propr. Hayes Richard S, propr Hayes Opera Hall. Hopper Silas M, tailor.
Jones & Algire (Hiram Jones, John W Al- gire), handle and lumber mnfrs.
Kellogg Charles, barber.
Ketchum John B, general store.
Kingsley Jasper B, machinist.
Leigh Wallace, carpenter.
Leonardson Warren D, Lawyer and Insurance Agent.
Lloyd Richard N, grocer.
Lockwood Valentine S, carriagemaker.
McNabb John W, physician.
Manly Sherebiah H, physician.
Manly L E & F M ( Lillie E & Florence Maxe), drugs and stationery.
Martin Wm. grocer. Matthews Mrs G E, millinery.
Meade A G, lumber mnfr, 6 miles south. Merchant & Hungerford (Frank Merchan:, A W Hungerford ). lumber mnfrs. Miller Van N, physician.
Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co., Retail Stationers.
Nos. 118 & 120 Monroe Street, Chicago.
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Morgan & Schweitzer, saloon. Mount Rev G L (Methodist.) Mulder Kornelius, grocer and planing mill. National Hotel, John Dubois Propr. ( See adv.)
Odell James -R, druggist.
Patrons' Co-operative Co, General Merchandise, A E Upton Agent.
Patrons' Mutual Fire Insurance Co, C W Stone Pres, A E Upton Sec. Piper Ranson, village marshal.
Platt Walter S, propr Fremont Times.
Rathbun Charles I, justice of the peace and jeweler.
St Charles Hotel. A Selleck Propr. Schweitzer George E, Saloon.
Selden Harvey, Road Master and Pur- chasing Agent.
Selleck Avery, Propr St Charles Hotel and Livery .:
Stedman & Raymond, shoemakers.
Thompson Willard, carpenter.
Thompson Wm, gunsmith.
Townsend & Hantin, meat market.
Upton Adonijah E, Real Estate and Insurance,
Wade George N, brick mnfr.
Watrous Sel S, Station and Ameri- can Express Agent.
Wood George, principal public schools.
Woodard Wm E, photographer.
Woods Thomas T, furniture.
FRONTIER.
A village of 200 inhabitants in the town- ship of Woodbridge, Hillsdale county, 10 miles south of Hillsdale village, which is its shipping point. It is situated in a rolling, hardwood timbered country, producing grain potatoes and fruit. Lumber, staves, railroad ties and farm produce form the principal articles of shipment. There are churches of the United Brethren and Methodist de- nominations, and a Union School. Stages to
Hillsdale, Ransom and Amboy. Frontier has a semi-weekly mail. . Warren Atwood, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Atwood Warren, general store.
Brubaker Dr, physician.
Calkins W A, general store and physician.
Calvin B, shoemaker.
Clay Rev W H, (United Brethren).
Edeck Wm, blacksmith.
Freed John D, Sawmill.
Green J B, blacksmith.
Stearns Levi, physician.
Swift & Ballou, stave and heading mnfrs,
FRUITLAND.
A small place in Muskegon County. (See Sweet's Station.)
FRUITPORT.
A popular watering place at the head of Spring Lake, in the southern part of Mus- kegon county. It is a station on the C. & M. L. S. R. R., 4 miles northeast of Grand Haven, and 10 south of Muskegon. Fruit- port was settled in 1869, and has a popula- tion of about 250. . It is the center of one of the best fruit sections in the State. By a disastrous fire which occurred here recently, 2 large hotels and some other valuable pro- perty was destroyed. A small steamer makes 4 trips daily to Grand Haven and intermedi- ate points. Telegraph, Western Union. Express, American. Mail daily. Daniel G. Thorp, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Bronson Charles, express and station agent. Calkins George S, general store. Converse Marvin B, hotel propr. Skeels James, h ceopathic physician. Thorp Daniel G, general store.
TATIONAL
HOTEL.
JOHN DUBOIS, Proprietor,
Fremont Center, Michigan.
This House is at the RAILROAD DEPOT,
Convenient for Travelers, either Night or Day.
GOOD ACCOMMODATIONS. RATES $1.00 PER DAY.
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Morgan & Schweitzer, saloon. Mount Rev G L (Methodist. )
Mulder Kornelius, grocer and planing mill.
National Hotel, John Dubois Propr. ( See adv.)
Odell James -R, druggist.
Patrons' Co-operative Co, General Merchandise, A E Upton Agent.
Patrons' Mutual Fire Insurance Co, C W Stone Pres, A E Upton Sec. Piper Ranson, village marshal.
Platt Walter S, propr Fremont Times. Rathbun Charles I, justice of the peace and jeweler.
St Charles Hotel. A Selleck Propr. Schweitzer George E, Saloon.
Selden Harvey, Road Master and Pur- chasing Agent.
Selleck Avery, Propr St Charles Hotel and Livery .:
Stedman & Raymond, shoemakers.
Thompson Willard, carpenter.
Thompson Wm, gunsmith.
Townsend & Hantin, meat market.
Upton Adonijah E, Real Estate and Insurance,
Wade George N, brick mnfr.
Watrous Setla S, Station and Ameri- can Express Agent.
Wood George, principal public schools.
Woodard Wm E, photographer.
Woods Thomas T, furniture.
FRONTIER.
A village of 200 inhabitants in the town- ship of Woodbridge, Hillsdale county, 10 miles south of Hillsdale village, which is its shipping point. It is situated in a rolling, hardwood timbered country, producing grain potatoes and fruit. Lumber, staves, railroad ties and farm produce form the principal articles of shipment. There are churches of the United Brethren and Methodist de- nominations, and a Union School. Stages to
Hillsdale, Ransom and Amboy. Frontier has a semi-weekly mail. .Warren Atwood, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Atwood Warren, general store.
Brubaker Dr, physician.
Calkins W A, general store and physician.
Calvin B. shoemaker.
Clay Rev W H, (United Brethren).
Edeck Wm, blacksmith.
Freed John D, Sawmill.
Green J B, blacksmith.
Stearns Levi, physician.
Swift & Ballou, stave and heading mnfrs,
FRUITLAND.
A small place in Muskegon County. (See Sweet's Station.)
FRUITPORT.
A popular watering place at the head of Spring Lake, in the southern part of Mus- kegon county. It is a station on the C. & M. L.S. R. R., 4 miles northeast of Grand Haven, and 10 south of Muskegon. Fruit- port was settled in 1869, and has a popula- tion of about 250. It is the center of one of the best fruit sections in the State. By a disastrous fire which occurred here recently, 2 large hotels and some other valuable pro- perty was destroyed. A small steamer makes 4 trips daily to Grand Haven and intermedi- ate points. Telegraph, Western Union. Express, American. Mail daily. Daniel G. Thorp, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY ..
Bronson Charles, express and station agent. Calkins George S, general store. Converse Marvin B, hotel propr.
Skeels James, h ceopathic physician.
Thorp Daniel G, general store.
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DTEL.
JOHN DUBOIS, Proprietor,
Fremont Center,
Michigan.
This House is at the RAILROAD DEPOT,
Convenient for Travelers, either Night or Day.
GOOD ACCOMMODATIONS. RATES $1.00 PER DAY.
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FULTON.
Or Wakeshma Center, as it is locally called, is a place of about 75 population in the southeastern part of Kalamazoo county, 24 miles from Kalamazoo, and 125 from Detroit. Vicksburg, 9 miles west, is the nearest railroad point. A good farming district surrounds the village, and wheat, pork and fruit are exported. Stage to Cli- max and Leonidas, and tri-weekly mail. George P. Mason, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Armstrong E, carriage maker. Briggs M T, physician.
Campbell E, blacksmith. Cook O G, general store. Green Wm & Son, general store.
Kelly Frank, painter.
Orwick Rev J F (Methodist).
Pease George C, physician.
FYFE LAKE.
Grand Traverse county. (See Fife Lake).
GAGETOWN.
A hamlet of about 80 inhabitants, in Elm- wood township, Tuscola county, 1572 miles northeast of Caro. Reese, on the B. C. division of the M. C. R. R., 30 miles east, is its shipping point. The surrounding country consists of beautiful rolling land well wa- tered by living springs .. It has a weekly mail. James Gage, postmaster.
GAINES STATION.
A flourishing village of 300 inhabitants on the D. & M. R. R., in Gaines township, Genesee county. It is 20 miles southwest of Flint, and 63 from Detroit, and is in a hard- wood country, the chief agricultural products of which are wheat, oats and grass ._ Grain, staves and flour (the latter from Byron) are shipped. It has 2 churches, Methodist and Catholic. Telegraph, Western Union. Express, American. Mail, daily. Thurston Simmons, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Atherton C C, restaurant. Bush Henry F, general store. Carter, R, wagonmaker. Cogshall B & Bro, drugs and groceries. Cook H L &, Son, hardware.
Croop Mrs A E, millinery.
Gage C V, druggist. Jackson E M & Co, blacksmiths. Lagers Wm, harnessmaker.
Lee N E, blacksmith. Myers Wm, broom handle mnfr. Newton Wm, meat market. Parks Isaac, physician. Perkins J A, general store.
Roberts E M, hotel and livery. Root George P, station agent.
Runyan GB, express agent.
Simmons Thurston, general store and stave mnfr. Still George, shoemaker .. Tock O W, physician.
GALESBURGH.
A thriving incorporated village in Com- stock township, Kalamazoo county. It is a station on the M. C. R. R., 9 miles east of Kalamazoo and 135 from Detroit, and is situated on the Kalamazoo river, at the mouth of Gull creek, a stream affording good water power. The chief interests are .a large. flouring mill, a foundry, Methodist, Congregational and Baptist churches, a Union school, 2 hotels and several stores. Wheat, fruit and live stock are leading ar- ticles of export. Settled, IS32. Incor- porated, 1858. Population, 1,000. .. Teic- graph, Western Union. Express, American. Orrin F. Burrough, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Abbott D B, pump mnfr.
Adams Milo, druggist and grocer.
Alfred Mrs H N, photographer.
Argabright Willis EZ. Station Agent.
Blake George E, wagonmaker.
Blanchard S E & Co, boots and shoes.
Blass & McNaughton (Wm Blass, John P McNaughton), hardware.
Bristol Jackson P, wagonmaker.
Burdick Bros (Andrew J, Wm A), druggists and grocers.
Burrough Orrin F, physician ..
Cornell Edwin, billiards.
Cornell Hiram K, shoemaker.
Daken Mrs Mary, millinery.
Duffin Miss Mahalah, telegraph operator.
Finlay Cassius M, propr Prairie House. Galligan Mrs S J, propr Champion House. Goorich Philip, livery. Hoag Abel, grocer.
Labbitt Henry, express agent and under- taker. Lee Wm, wagonmaker. Lockhart G A & Son ( George A and George W'), mill pick dressers.
Are well known to every Gentleman Sol. S. Bateson & Bro. of Taste and Fashion in Plymouth.
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Loveland Ahial S, barber. McBeth Wm, physician.
Malloch & McNaughton (Moses J Malloch, Moses G Mc Naughton), general store. Mason Miss Mary, dressmaker.
Miller W J, dentist.
Millspaugh Oscar L, Lawyer.
Muhlburg Frank P, grocer.
Olmsted & Storm (Martin B Olmsted, Henry E Storm), bankers.
Osgood & Rogers (Augustus B Osgood, Amos H Rogers), jewelry and books.
Potts & Freer, meat market.
Powers Mrs J, millinery. Robinson Lewis, carpenter.
Rogers David K, grocer, Schroder John. General Store.
Schroder & Olin, (Wm Schroder, Washing- ton W. Olin,) general store.
Scott WVm, harnessmaker. Shafter Hugh M, justice of the peace.
Smith George, cooper.
Smith Russell G, Justice of the Peace, Insurance, and Attorney.
Stafford, Ives & Keith, founders.
Sutton George E, cigar mnfr.
Towsley Charles A, wagonmaker. Towsley Mrs S, millinery.
Troutwine Henry II, Blacksmith. VanBuren Anson D P, insurance. Weightman G R, physician. Wheeler Nathaniel B, restaurant.
Wing B A & Son (Benjamin A and Fred A), flouring mill.
GALIEN.
A rising village on the M. C. R. R., in the township of Galien, Berrien county. It was settled in 1853, and has about 1, 000 in- habitants, a saw mill, a handle factory, a broom factory and a pump factory. Wheat, corn, fruit and live stock are leading agri- cultural products, and with lumber and handles form considerable shipments. Dis- tance to Niles, 15 miles ; to Berrien Springs, 16 miles ; to Detroit, 205 miles. Western Union telegraph. American express, and daily mail. G. A. Blakeslee, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Ash Peter, blacksmith.
Burger F, saloon.
Blakeslee G A, sawmill, handle mofr, gen- eral store and express agent. Churchill P & Co, hardware. Cornwell D D, boilermaker. Fogle M, wagonmaker. Fox James, meat market.
Glover A J, flour and feed. Gommel A, boots and shoes. - Hardy & Brockey, saloon. Harris E, general store. Ingles J S, pump mnfr .. McCluen H, wagonmaker. Mann Levi, physician. Miles B, blacksmith.
Montrose R W, wooden ware maft.
Redding J P, propr Galien House.
Redding & Co, general store.
Schumm Rev J C E (Lutheran).
Shearer A, shoemaker. Smith B C, physician. Smith T, dentist.
Smith & Tracy, drugs and groceries.
Stearns R B, drugs and fancy goods.
Wendt C R, physician.
Witte John, grocer.
GALT.
A postoffice in the town of Riverside Missaukee county, 14 miles east of Clam Lake and 9 south of Lake City the county seat. The country hereabouts is well adapted to farming, but in some places is well timbered with pine. Grain, hay and root crops are cultivated, all for consumption in the neigh- boring lumber camps. It has a weekly mail by stage from Clam Lake and Falmouth. Wm McBain, postmaster.
GANGES.
A village of 100 inhabitants in the town- ship of Ganges, county of Allegan. It is on the shore of lake Michigan, 5 miles west of Fennville, a station of the C. & M. L. S. R. R., and 20 west of Allegan, the county seat. Fruit growing is the chief interest in this region, and apples, peaches and small fruits are the only shipments. Stage to Fennville daily and to South Haven tri-weekly. Daily mail. W'm. F. Ferguson, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Bowker Rev Silas (Baptist). Brunson E E, physician. Ferguson Wm F, boot and shoemaker Fisk Rev Miles (Wesleyan). Goodrich C B, physician. Hall Franklin, general store. Hewitt Rev S P (Methodist). Raymond Frank S, general store. Supple John express and station agent. Wade Peres J, blacksmith.
CARPENTERS, Send to D. A. Ross & Co. for Prices of Lumber, 70 FRANKLIN STREET, DETROIT.
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GARDEN.
. A postoffice at Hale's Bay. A settlement of perhaps 150 inhabitants, chiefly farmers, in Nahma township, Delta county. It is on the east shore of Big Bay de Noquet, 10 miles north of Fayette, and 30 northeast of Escanaba. To the north the timber is pine and hemlock, to the south, hardwood with good farming land. Potatoes, cordwood, cedar posts and fish are shipped. It has a special mail supply. J. E, Streeter, post- master.
GATES.
A discontinued postoffice in Tuscola county.
GAYLORD.
A postoffice and small village in Livingston township, Otsego county. It is the northern terminus of the Mackinaw division of the M. C. R. R., and is 10 miles north of Otsego Lake the county seat and 123 north of Bay City. Settled 1874. Population 50. The station was originally known as Barnes. The country here is gently rolling, with a gravelly loam soil, and the timber is nearly all sugar maple. The only article of shipment as yet is birdseye and curled maple lumber. Tele- graph, Western Union. Express, American. Mail, tri-weekly. Wm. H. Smith, post- master.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Hilton A M, express and station agent. Neild Rev Thomas (Congregational). Parmenter N L, physician ( Homceo). Smith George H, general store. Smith Win ZI, Land Agent. Taylor A J, hotel propr.
GEARY.
A postoffice in the town of Victor, Clinton county, 812 miles. due south of Shepardsville on the D. & M. R. R., and 4 miles south- east of Laingsburgh, on the Saginaw division of the M. C. R. R. " St. John the county seat . is 14 miles northwest. Mail, semi-weekly. Ainsworth Reed, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Fox Rev Samuel (Adventist).
GENESEE. (See Genesee Village.)
GENESEE VILLAGE
Lies on the Flint River division of the F. & P. M. Ry., in the township and county of Genesee. It is 10 miles north of Flint the county seat and 70 from Detroit. The Flint river, upon which it is located, furnishes good power, a saw mill and a grist mill being operated. Flour, feed and staves are ship -- ped. Population 100. Mail, daily. Martin Richmond, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Ayers Rev H C (Free Methodist).
Ayers H C, station agent. Baldwin M F, physician.
Clapp Horace, general store. Ensworth D T, blacksmith.
Lock Walter, wagonmaker.
Rogers J O, flouring mill.
Stephens Horace, cooper.
GENEVA.
A station on the South Haven division of the M. C. R. R. (See Irvington).
GENEVA.
A postoffice and hamlet of 70 population in the township of Rollin, Lenawee county, 16 miles northwest of Adrian the county seat and 8 north of Clayton on the L. S. & M. S. Ry. It is on the shore of Round lake, in a rich, timbered country. Lumber, shingles and cider are the chief shipments. It has stage communication with Adrian tri-weekly, and a tri-weekly mail. Calvin Parsons, post- master.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Allen J B, hotel propr.
Crandall Henry, cider mnfr. Hallenbeck Charles, grocer. Jennings Henry I,, blacksmith.
Parsons Calvin, Grocer. Peters George H, manufacturer. Pitman Charles, sawmill. Town W B, physician.
GENOA.
A station and postoffice on the D. L. & N. R. R., 46 miles from Detroit and 6 east of Howell. It is in Genoa township, Livingston county, in a good farming country, rather rolling. Wheat, corn and oats are the chief products. Settled 1837. Mail daily. James Bogan, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Euler Henry, general store.
Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co., Counting House Stationers,
Nos. 118 & 120 Monroe Street, Chicago.
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GEORGETOWN.
. A postoffice on Grand river at the point where it enters Ottawa county, and at the mouth of Rush creek. It is about 8 miles southwest of Grand Rapids and 30 southeast of Grand Haven. It lies on the mail route between the latter place and Grandville and has a weekly mail. Flour, lumber and head- ing are shipped. E. F. Bosworth, post- master.
GIBRALTAR.
A ship building village at the mouth of the Detroit river. It is in the township of Brownstown, Wayne county, 3 miles below Trenton, 20 south of Detroit, and 112 east of Gibraltar station on the Canada Southern Ry. It is surrounded by good farming lands, growing fruit and grains. The village was first settled in 1830 and now has 300 inhabi- tants. The principal business interest is the shipyard of Linn & Craig. Lumber, wood and staves are shipped. Gibraltar has a daily mail. R. W. Linn, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Brown John, blacksmith.
Linn & Craig, general store, lumber, ship builders and station agents. Stoddard Wm HI, collector of customs. Sullivan E, hotel propr. Vreeland M J, light house keeper.
GILEAD.
A post village on the Prairie river in Gilead township, Branch County, 17 miles southwest of Coldwater, the county seat and 7 southeast of Bronson on the I .. S. & M. S. Ry. It has a saw mill, a Union church and a population of 150. Grain, cattle and hogs are shipped. Stage to Bronson and Orland, Ind., daily, and daily mail. Nathan B. Hewett, postmaster.
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