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Lynch Patrick. shoemaker.
Lyon Charles E, hardware.
McDonald Alexander, tailor.
Macdonald Daniel T, Druggist, Jus. tice of the Peace and Notary Public. (See adr.)
Mazini Rev Luke A (Catholic).
Menardi Dominick, saloon.
Merchants' and Miners' Bank. Charles Briggs Pres, H S Colton Cashr. (See adr.)
Merz John J, baker.
Messner John, saloon.
Miller Catherine, saloon.
Morrison Miss Maggie H, milliner.
Murphy Daniel D, saloon.
Nappa & Co (Peter Nappa, John H Fre- mody), general store.
North, Kloeckner & Gardner (George S North, Daniel Kloeckner, Joseph 1. Gardner), general store.
Northey Bros and James (Wm and Mat- thew Northey, Joseph James), pop mnfrs.
Olsen & Wold, Furniture Mnfrs, Un. dertakers, Carpentersand Builders. (S. adr.)
Olson Ole, Boot and Shoemaker.
Osceola Consolidated Mining Co, John Daniell supt.
Power John, lawyer.
Ratajask Peter, saloon.
Renfry Bros (Thomas J and James), bar- bers.
Reynolds Margaret, saloon.
Roberts Abraham, confectioner.
Ruppe P & Son (Peter and Peter jr). general store.
Ryan Edward, general store.
Sauer Peter. saloon.
Scallon H E, physician.
Schenck Christian, saloon.
Schindler Gottfried, shoemaker.
Kennedy & Slattery (Lawrence Kennedy, Patrick Slattery), livery. Kin-man Richard, shoemaker.
Kinsman Wm C, Saddle and Harness- maker. Kohlhaas & Ward (Frank A Kohlhaas, Frank Ward), meat market.
Kratt Paul, Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Krupp Peter, saloon. Labine Oliver, barber. Lachapelle Peter,. tailor.
Vivian James D. barber.
SADDLERY HARDWARE,
P. HAYDEN, DETROIT. Manufacturer and Jobber.
Use Porter's Joliet Lager Beer. T. D. STUVER, Sole Agent, Chicago. See Advertisement opposite page 131.
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-AT-
ISLER'S PRESCRI TION DRUG STORE
Red Jacket, Calumet P. O., Mich.,
You can get the Finest Copper and Silver Specimens. Photographic Views of the Celebrated Calumnet and Hecla Mine and vicinity.
JOB PRINTING NEATLY DONE.
GEORGE DEMAROIS,
WAGON and CARRIAGE
MAKER. REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS
Done neatly and at reasonable terms. Red Jacket, Calumet, L. S., Michigan
D. T. MACDONALD, DRUGGIST,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND NOTARY PUBLIC CALUMET, Houghton Co., MICH.
H. J. VIVIAN,
FASHIONABLE MERCHANT TAILOR
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
CALUMET, - L. S., - MICH ..
CHAS. D. COLSON.
FOUNDRY SUPPLIES. 108 and 110 Franklin Street. CHICAGO. 1 11 121:5 the host in U. S .- for every description of Castings, ISteel Ing is a Specialty Shovels, Hindley, Bellows, Brushes, etc., of extra quality, for Foundry use, a Specialty. Blackhead Crucibles.
Home Life Ins. Co.
The strongest in the world, has $138 for $100 of liability, therefore the beat for the Agent. Apply to E. H. KELLOGG, Sup't, Chicago, Il1.
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Walker Charles II, deutist.
Wertin Joseph & Sons (Joseph, Joseph jr and George), general store.
CALVIN.
A country postoffice in the township of Calvin, Cass county, 10 miles southeast of Cassopolis, the county seat, 6 south of Vandalia, the nearest railway station, and 165 southwest of Detroit. The country around is timbered, possesses good soil. and produces grain, fruit, potatoes, grass, etc., was settled about 1834, and is now thickly populated. It is on the stage route from Vandalia to Bristol, Ind., by which it has a tri-weekly mail. Elijah Osborn, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Benson Rev George (Methodist).
Harris John, physician.
Lee L 'T, Lumber Mnfr. Osborn C IK, Fruit Drier.
Osborn Elijah, General Store.
Osborn W L, justice of peace. Wade Zachariah, constable. Walton Miss May, teacher.
Wright C F, supervisor.
Wright L F. teacher.
CAMBRIA CENTER.
· Hillsdale county, 5 miles south of the city of Hillsdale, and about 2 from Can- bria Mills postoffice.
CAMBRIA MILLS.
Contains about 300 inhabitants, and is in Cambria township, Hillsdale county. 7} miles southwest of Hillsdale, the county seat, which is its usual shipping point, and 98 from Detroit. A branch of the St. Joseph, upon which it is located. affords water power to one of the best flouring and saw-mills in the southern part of the state. The surrounding country is timber land, with a good soil, well settled, and improved, the average value of farms being $60 per acre. Leading shipments, grain, poultry, dairy products, pork, grain and dried fruits. etc. Settled 1840. Stage daily to Hillsdale, with mail. George F. Houghtby, postmaster, appointed 1857.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Aber ES, physician. Bard Wm, cooper, Bassett D C. harnessmaker. Bennett E A. druggist and grocer. Blair F I. blacksmith.
Bliss Jr. S .A, Milliner.
Busch Jacob. flour and saw-mill.
Craver J A, meat market.
Curtice & Bros, Furniture.
Divine Samuel, justice of peace. Divine & Cook, general store. Drake George F, planing mill.
Ervin Robert, wagonmaker.
Fellows Adonis, cider mnfr.
Heney Wm Y, harnessmaker.
IIeney Z, carriagemaker.
Houghtby George F, Boots and Shoes and Hotel Propr.
Johnson Levi, furniture.
Jones E A, farm impts.
Keefe Simon, blacksmith.
Kesselring Jacob, cooper ..
Marsh C S, deputy sheriff.
Niblock James W, physician.
Niblock Miss Mary, dressmaker.
Norton L ME, General Store.
Payne C E, physician.
Rounds & Chandler, druggists, etc.
Smith & Murray, hardware. Stover James, painter.
Vail Mrs P P, milliner.
Waldorf Rev J (United Brethren).
Watson N P, jeweler.
Wheeler Rev M.
White Rev J W (Methodist).
CAMBRIDGE.
A village of 200 inhabitants, settled in 1833. on a branch of the river Raisin, in the northwestern part of Lenawee county. township of Cambridge. It is 18 miles northwest of Adrian, the county seat, 31 from Brooklyn, on the D., H. & S. W. R. R., its railroad point, and 65 from Detroit. It is on the mail stage route from Te cuinsch to Brooklyn, with which places it has communication daily; fare, 75 cents and 25 cents. The surrounding country is undulating and interspersed with lake- and springs. Wheat, wool, pork, apples aud peaches are shipped. Nearest bank. Brooklyn. A shoemaker would do well here. Charles H. Dewey, postmaster. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Bilbmeyer F, dentist. Cole C, wagonmaker.
Dewey CH & Son, General Store.
Euunnett Joseph, propr stage line. Knapp G, blacksmith.
Nearing George, constable.
Nearing Lyman, hotel propr
Smith Joseph, Stage Propr.
CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION.
Lenawee county. (Se Cambridge.)
Fashionable Gents
In Oxford patronize the Leading Merchant Tailors, SOL. S. BATESON & BRO.
Roe Stephens, 184 & 186 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich,, gives best terms on
WEBER PIANOS
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CAMDEN.
Also called Camden Center, was settled in 1835, and is located in Camden town- "hip, in the southwestern part of Hillsdale county. Montgomery and Reading, on the Ft. W. & J. R. R., distant respectively 4 and 5 miles, are the nearest railroad twints, the latter the usual shipping depot. Distance to Hillsdale 16 miles, to Detroit 107 miles. It is on a branch of the St. Joseph river, in a good farming country, and exports grain, clover seed, pepper- mint oil, butter, eggs and fruit; contains saw-mills, a flouring, a planing mill, Methodist church, primary and graded u hools. Population, 300. Stage daily to Reading; fare, 25 cents. Mail, daily. J. C. Bradley, postmaster. BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Alward & Mathias, hardware. Babcock Wm, blacksmith.
Bain Peter, Wagonmaker. Baker Mrs L S, milliner.
Baker O R, saw and planing mill.
Beaver Joseph, carpenter.
Bell Hiram, boarding house. Bradley J C, Druggist and Jeweler.
Chapman M & Co, druggists and grocers. Chapman Wm, hotel propr. Chester E T & O D, flour and saw-mill. Curtiss M J, harnessmaker.
Fast Martin, brickmaker. Hand Jesse H, millwright and carpenter. Hotchkiss Thomas, wagonmaker.
MeKellen Charles, physician. 1 MeKinsey Z, tinsmith. Miller Theodore, druggist and grocer.
Oliver W A, physician. Perego MI L, General Store. Peters Frank, Painter. Riee R M, undertaker.
Weldy Wm, blacksmith.
CAMPBELL. 1
Delta county, a station on the C. & N. W. Ry, 19 miles above Escanaba.
CAMPBELL.
A hamlet in the township of Campbell, southwest corner of Ionia county, 19 miles from louia, the county seat, 94 south of *iranac, its station on the D., G. H. & M. : and 137 from Detroit. A saw mill is Godt here, and wheat with some other on products are shipped. Daily mail stage to Lowell and Hastings. William Hewit, postmaster. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Darby George, justice of peace.
Gifford E P, lumber innfr.
Ilewit Win, General Store. Herron & Spicer, blacksmiths. Justice T J, boots and shoes. Wixson Nelson, MI D, druggist.
CAMPBELL'S CORNERS.
Oakland county, 5 miles northeast of Oak Hill. No postoffice.
CAMPBELL'S CORNERS.
A postoffice in Klacking township, Oge- maw county, about 170 miles from Detroit, and 53 from West Branch, on the Macki- naw Div. M. C. R. R., the seat of justice, with which there is a weekly mail by car- rier. James Campbell, postmaster.
CAN. Huron county. (See Canboro.)
CANADA CORNERS.
A postoffice established April, 1880, in Casnovia township, Muskegon county. It is 3 miles east of Casnovia, a station on the G. R., N. & L. S. R. R., and 22 east of Muskegon court house. Mail by stage daily.
CANANDAIGUA.
A village settled about the year 1834, in the southwestern part of Lenawee county, 16 miles from Adrian, the county seat. It is on the daily mail route between Hudson, on the L. S. & M. S. Ry, and Morenci, on the Fayette branch C. S. Ry. Clayton, on the former road, 43 miles north, is its shipping point. Water power for a tour- ing mill is derived from Tiflin river, which, with a steam saw-mill and wagon gearing works, comprise the manufacturing inter- ests. There are 2 churches, Congregational and Methodist, and a good public school. Population, about 200. Mail, daily. Hope Welch, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Baldwin C H & Son, saw-mill and wagon gearing mnfrs.
Baron W H, blacksmith.
Beggarly John, hotel.
Casselman Allen, painter
Casselinan Wm I, blacksmith and justice.
Chappell C E. physician.
Dawson Jasper, constable.
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Denver Joha, wagonmaker.
Fink David, blacksmith.
Hollenbeck Elliott, general store and car- riage mufr.
PICKLES AND VINEGAR,
J. J. WILSON, Manufacturer ofthe Celebrated "ARROW BRAND. " No. 31 N. Clinton St . CHICAGO, III.
Smoke Gold Flake Cut Plug.
Globe 'Tobacco Co. DETROIT.
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Moore John, justice of peace.
Negus C, saw-mill.
Nichols A T, carpenter. Nichols Mrs A T, milliner. Slater Sylvester, flouring mill. Spalding D A, general store. Swift J, saw-mill.
Tompkins James, cooper. Webb George, shoemaker.
CANBORO.
Formerly known as Can, a postoffice and small settlement located on Pigeon river, in Grant township, Huron county, 13 miles southeast of Bad Axe, the county seat, 16 cast of Sebewaing, with which it has weekly communication by stage, and 24 northeast of Caro, the nearest railroad station. The settlement dates from 1867, and has a population of about 25. Value of land in the neighborhood, from $6 to $20 per acre. Fare to Sebewaing, $1. Mail, weekly. C. G. W. Parker, post- master, general store and farmer.
CANNONSBURG.
A pleasant village of some 300 popula- tion,, settled in 1837, and situated 16 miles northwest of Grand Rapids, in Canon township, Kent county. It is in a hard- wood timber country, well settled and highly productive, and contains 2 churches and a good Union school. Bear creek sup- plies excellent water power, operating a grist mill, saw-mill, planing mill and cider mill. Ada, on the D., G. H. & M. Ry. and Belmont, ou the G. R. & I. R. R., each 8 miles distant, are shipping stations. Wheat, flour, apples, peaches, cider, wool, etc., are shipped. Stage, with mail, to Belmont tri-weekly. Nearest bank at Grand Rapids. C. L. Chamberlain, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Anderson G C, saw, lath and grist mill, and cider factory.
Baker Jolm S, boots and shoes.
Bookey James, apiarist.
Bostwick & Son, general store.
Bush Jacob, wagonmaker.
Chamberlin CL, Physician.
Chamberlin C L & Son, drugs, hardware and groceries.
Clark , physician.
Holcomb W. carpenter. Howe Rey ( Il (Methodist).
Joyce & Carten, wagonmakers and plan. ing mill.
Kavanaugh James, blacksmith.
Lacey John 1. blacksmith.
Murphy John, carpenter. Noe Thomas, boots and shoes. Reeves L F, carpenter. Ross Hiram, painter.
Schoomaker Walter, general store. Thomas L P, cattle dealer.
Waldo Rev L F (Congregational). Young T B, painter.
CANOVA.
Settled in 1866, and situated in Brock- way township, northern part of St. Clair county, 24 miles northwest of Port Huron. the county seat, and 69 north of Detroit. Capac station, 9 miles south, on the C. & G. T. Ry, is its shipping point. The mills and store formerly located here have been removed, and the place has little if any business. The population, supplied with mail from the office, mostly farmers. numbers about 250. Mail semi-weekly. J. I .. Paldi, postmaster.
CANTON.
The postoffice at a locality known as Shel- don's Corners, three-quarters of a mile north of Secord's, a flag station ou the M. C. R. R., 5 miles west of Wayne, and 22 west of Detroit. Denton, 3 miles west, is the usual shipping point. The surround- ing country is level and comprises excel lent farming lands. Grain. hay, apples. cheese, butter and eggs are shipped. Settled, 1820. Mail, daily. Zenas Winsor, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Blackmore Thomas, boots and shoes.
Boldman David, cider mnfr.
Clements Rev Samuel (Methodist).
Gillespie John, teacher.
Goodrich Rev H (Presbyterian). Joslin Samuel, blacksmith.
Mckinstry John, live stock.
Secord Frank, general store. Sitlington Henry, carpenter. Winsor Zenas HI, Grocer. Yost W L. railroad agent.
CAPAC.
A thriving incorporated village of about 600 inhabitants, ou the line of the C. & G T. Ry, 27 miles west of Port Huron, 21 east of Lapeer, and $9 by rail from Detroit It is in Mussey township. St. Clair county. in the immediate vicinity of abundant sup plies of hardwood timber, and staves, Ium ber, grain and general farm produce are shipped. Among the improvements her are a flouring mill, a saw mill, a planing
LEWIS MANN,
Lager Beer Bottles, Bottling Supplies and Tel- ophone Station, 311 Rivard, corner Catherine
SLATE ROOFING.
A. KNISELY & CO., :72 and 74 W. Monrce St., Chicago.
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mill, a cheese factory, Methodist and Bap- ust churches, a new Union school building erected at a cost of $8,000, a town library and a weekly newspaper. Capac was set- ted in 1857 and incorporated a village in
1-73. Stages leave tri-weekly south for Armada, via Belle River and Berville, and weekly north for Lynn, the former being
16 and the latter 9 miles. Telegraph,
Western Union. Express, American. Mail, daily. Wm. F. Praker, postmaster. BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Banfill James I, Flouring Mill and Hardwood and Pine Lumber Mufr.
Bigford Andrew J, tinsmith.
Blodgett George, blacksmith.
Bottomley Thomas II, Real Estate and Livery.
Broach Win IL. Agent C & GT Ry and W U Telegraph Co.
Burt Wesley, hotel propr.
Capac Argus, Finn & Soults Proprs. (ve udr. )
Capac Cheese Co, D C Walker pres, Mar- tin Stoffer supt.
Cavanagh James B, express agent.
Collin Norman E, harnessmaker.
Cohoe Edward E, Watchmaker and Jeweler.
Cohoe Henry C, Mnfr Sash, Doors, Blinds, Moldings, Re-sawing, Planing, Matching, etc.
Culdington Stephen, farm impts.
Doyle Rev E J (Baptist).
Einunds & Vanderlip (John Edmunds, Cosford Vanderlip), marble works.
Finn && Soults (Albert H Finn, Joseph E Soults), Proprs Capac Argus. (Se adt.) Fuller & Stoughton (Clarence N Fuller, Henry P Stoughton), grain.
Hewitt John, Furniture and Under- taking. Hough Mrs Sarah A, milliner.
Jackson David, hotel propr.
Lang John, blacksmith.
Lathrop Paoli G, dentist.
Leonard H F & Co (Horace F Leonard, Henry Shoemaker), hardware.
Lester Gurley, general store and grain.
Locke & Warn (Lovell Locke, Charles S Warn), wagon manfrs and machinists.
McEntee Amaziah S, grocer.
MIçGurk J R & Bro (James Rand Robert), physicians.
Martin Edwin C, Druggist.
Merritt A E, pump dealer.
Miller John, blacksmith.
Nehman Joseph, saloon.
O'Mara Patrick, harnessmaker.
Ormes Manley D, principal schools.
Paterson Duucan, physician.
Praker Win F, Stationer and Confec- tioner, C
Raymond Albert J, blacksmith. .
Remer John, general store.
Ross Charles E, physician.
Saunders Lee, barber.
Scent Frank W, opr W U Tel Co.
Siegel Herbert, Carriage and Wagon Mofr.
Smith Daniel, tailor.
Stoughton & Brooker (Henry P Stoughton, Sidney S Brooker), general store.
Taylor Adrian D, planing mill.
Walker De Witt, general store.
Walker DeWitt C, lawyer.
Waltz Jacob, shoemaker.
West Alfred .9, Real Estate Dealer and Lumber Mufr.
Whitcomb Rev A (Methodist Episcopal).
Wood Henry, meat market.
Wright Eugene, blacksmith.
CARLETON.
One of the most thriving villages in Mon- roe county, is located at the crossing of the F. & P. M. and the Fayette Br. L. S. & M.
THE CAPAC ARGUS.
FINN & SOULTS, Publ'rs and Prop'rs, CAPAC, MICH.
has the largest circulation of avy country paper of its age in the State of Michigan. It is a bright. clean, interesting and popular home paper, and gains in public favor with each successive issue. Its list of correspondents and contributors is unexcelled. Situated in the western part of the county. in the enterprising little town of Capac, St. Clair Co., 20 miles from Pt. Huron, and nearly the same distance from Lapeer, it circulates extensively in a large territory reached by no other paper. and is invariably acknowledged by its patrons to be an excellent advertising medium.
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S. Ry. It is in Ash township, northeast- ern part of the county, 10 miles due north of Monroe, the county seat, 12 west of Trenton, and 27 southwest of Detroit. Carleton was settled in 1872, has about 500 inhabitants, and is the seat of a number of manufacturing and business interests. A saw-mill, a stave mill, boop factory, brick yard, flouring mill and scale board factory, all run by steam power, a good hotel and a substantial brick school building. Hard- wood lumber, staves, heading, hoops, scale boards, charcoal, brick, and farm products are shipped. Improved land, $50 per acre; unimproved, from $10 to $20. Nearest bank at Monroe. Express, Ameri- can. Telegraph, Western Union. Mail, daily. Daniel A. Matthews, postmaster. BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Arnold Charles, cooper.
Bartholomew J B, hardware.
Brandes G A, notary public.
Brown W H. grocer and agt U S Exp.
Burroughs Vincent E, justice of peace.
Cooper L H, physician.
Davison Miss Libbie, dressmaker.
Edwards, Bailey & Co (Thomas S Ed- wards, John D Bailey, D J Adams), general store and stave mnfrs.
Howard James, Barber.
Kahlbaum Edward, Flour Mill.
Labo Alexander, constable.
Lewis Wm C, justice of peace.
Lewis & Hause (Wmn E Lewis, Wm Hause), wagoninakers. Lozon Joseph, meat market.
McNabh John, brick mnfr.
Matthews Daniel A, Propr Matthews House, Real Estate, Saw-Mill Propr, Hoop Mnfr and Agt Am Exp Co.
Matthews D .1 & Bro (Daniel A and . Rob- ert R), saw-mill.
Matthews & Hood, charcoal mnfrs.
Mauk F M. grain dealer.
Newcomb Darwin E, physician.
Nogar & Matthews, charcoal mufrs.
Potter W S, undertaker. Rathbun CH, General Store. St .Ichn Miss Clara I. milliner.
Shafer Wm E, Druggist. Smith Hiram J, Jumber minfr. 1 mile n.
Spicer Hulbert, grocer. Streit W G, general store. Summerville Mrs L. newsdealer.
Sutherland CH, railroad agt. Surtman Robert, shoemaker and saloon. Taylor Amos, tailor. Warner Edward 5, Shoemaker.
Wilcox Fortis A, scale board mufr. Wilcox Samuel, blacksmith.
CARLISLE.
With a population of about 120 people. is in Kalamo township. Eaton county, 6: miles west of Charlotte, the seat of justice and nearest railroad point, and 110 west of Detroit. Hyde's creek, upon which i: is situated, affords power for a bedstead factory, grist mill and saw-mill. Grain. lumber, bedsteads, wool and produce are shipped. Nearest bank at Charlotte. Price of land in the township, from $10 to $60 per acre. A good physician and a shoemaker are needed, and would find = paying opening. The village is on the tri-weekly stage route from Charlotte to Kalamo: fares respectively, 35 and 25 cents. Edwin Bordeaux, postmaster. BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Bordeaux D, painter.
Bordeaux Edwin, Wagonmaker and Grocer.
Ellis Edgar, carpenter.
Hall S O. carpenter.
Kite Wm, flour mill.
Lampman Samuel, carpenter.
Merritt & Co, bedstead mnfr.
Proctor IX, Blacksmith.
Sears E & M, churn mnfrs.
Sears Peter, justice of peace.
Silverthorn Edward, carpenter.
Treiber J, brick and tile mnfr.
Vanderhook E, Saw-Mill.
CARLTON CENTER.
Was settled in 1836 and has 100 inhab- itants, located on little Thornapple river. in Carlton township. Barry county. on the daily mail stage route from Lowell, Kent county. distant 22 miles, to Hastings, the seat of justice, distant 7 miles. Fare to the former 75 cents, to the latter 25 cents. It has one steam saw-mill, and is a ship ping point for farm products. Thomas N. Blinston, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Barber C A, teacher.
Blinston Thomas N, General Store
Campbell, Rev Sammuel.
Conkright George, supt of schools.
Crain V G, wagonmaker.
Jeffries Oliver, shoemaker.
Skinner Frank, blacksmith.
Smith D D. Saw Mill.
Wood Rev D M (Christian).
Wright A J. physician.
CARNEY.
Menominee county. A station on the CAN W Ry. 34 miles north of Men ominec, and 80 from Escanaba.
The Washington Life
Charter of the
secures all the profits to the insured. More than this cannot be done. DR. S. L. FULLER, Gerl Agent, DETROIT, NICE.
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.DI PIANOS, MASON AND HAMLIN
ORGANS,
At Prices that can't be dupli- cated in Detroit.
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AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY. CAR 261
CARO.
The county seat of Tuscola county, is situated on the Cass river, in Indian Field township, near the center of the county. It is an incorporated village of 1,600 pop- ulation, and the center of an extensive lumber traffic. The Caro Br. of the D. & B. C. R. R., connecting with the main line at Vassar. 13 miles southwest, termin- ates here. By this line three trains arrive and depart daily. The county buildings are built of brick and stone and are of a handsome and substantial character. There are 8 religious organizations, hav- ing 4 church edifices, with 2 others under contract. An opera house with a seating capacity of 600; 3 centrally located and well-managed hotels, the Caro House being first class. There are some fine brick business blocks, over one hundred and fifty places of business, including stores, offices and shops and one of the best graded schools to be found in the state. Three newspapers are published. the Advertiser, established in 1868: the Citizen, founded 1879, and the Jeffersonian. first issued in 1880. Three grain elevators. 2 banks, 3 flouring mills, 2 foundries, 4 planing mills, 2 saw-mills, 1 brick yard, cte. Caro is the shipping point for about one-half of Tuscola county, and it has a large trade with portions of Huron and Sanilac. Stage lines daily to Sebewaing with mail and express, and to Ellington, Gagetown, Elmwood, Cass City and Bad Axe, tri-weekly. Caro was settled in 1857. It has good water power and is surrounded by a fine agricultural country, producing all the grains and root crops. Distance (by rail) to Bay City, 32 miles, to Detroit, 100, to Sebewaing, 22, and to Lapeer, 39. Telegraph, Western Union. Express, American. Mail, daily. Farley Cran, postmaster.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Ale Atley W, Planing Mill. Sash, Door and Blind Mnfr. ( See adr.)
Alexander George T. foundry.
Alexander Mrs Martha E, milliner.
Amsden Charles M. liquors.
Atwood & Markham (II P Atwood, H Hl Markham), Attorneys at Law.
Ball & Perry (Frank W Ball, Wallace Perry), grocers.
Be wh George W. pictures.
Behmer Edward, drugs and groceries.
Behner & Harvey (Edward E Belmer, John H Harvey), blacksmiths.
Berry Rev JJoseph F (Methodist Episcopal).
Black & Quinn (Cyreneus P Black, Tim- othy C Quinn), law and insurance. Boss Henry L, blacksmith.
Briggs & Mallory, flour mill.
Buchanan Wm C, lawyer.
Bush Dewitt C, sewing machines.
Calbeck & Franklin (Wm H Calbeck, John J Franklin), livery.
Caro Citizen Printing Co, John F Welmot pres and mngr.
Caro Citizen (weekly). J F Welmot, editor and propr.
Caro House, F H Thomas. Propr. (See adr.)
Caro Jeffersonian (weekly). Orton Williams Propr.
Chapin Henry G, editor and propr Tus- cola Advertiser. 1
Chapman Rev L W (Presbyterian).
Clarkston James F, photographer.
Cleaver & Colling (James W Cleaver, James C Colling). flour mill.
Cooper & Ellis (Alexander P Cooper, Frank Ellis). farm impts.
Cooper Ragan G, harnessmaker.
Cran Farley, Justice of Peace.
Cummins Daniel, staves and heading.
Davis L.L, staves and heading.
Davis & Grant, pumps.
Dodge Manly C, lawyer.
Donaldson Josiah, gunsmith.
Drury Richard, shoemaker.
Eberhardt George N, baker.
Edson Rufus P, lawyer.
Ellis James H, fancy goods.
Fletcher Rov Oliver O (Baptist).
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