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Show ill I mlili ill fir iWomAM D e a th of a Pr eminent emi-nent Citizen Clarkston, Aprils. Thepeo- pie of Clarkston v k. saddened Wednesday when it was learned that our old time a ad highly esteemed es-teemed resident, "N iiiiam Archi-1 Archi-1 bald, had passed away Tuesday evening. Tne decc-sstu w?s aged 63 yearsand had live-d here since the first settlement of War jston. He leaves three wives and a large number of children and grandchildren. Oar worthy ex-bishop. John Jardine, had the misfortune to lose his speech ihe past day or two through an affection of the tongue and larnyx. The gen tie-man tie-man has been troubled in this way more or less lor some time past and it is to he hoped that it will soon pass a way in order that his many i'r iencs m. y again hear his words of econi ; gement ard good cojnsei as in cays of yore. Our enterprising townsman, Mr. Alana Jensen, has recently purchavxl a cititii separator, and will m.Le Li.Uer from 2j cots ot qh own itjdtnis season. sea-son. Tne gsatleau o. will shortly move out to hi:-. pasture for greater convent .i u in his in creasing d-ii : y tv s?'i ess. Mr. Jen-ita 1 embarked in various . en' erf rites, having dabbled sr.i?' i:i fining, is a stockholder hi lie Da&ielson. Manufacturing' wpany oZ Lo gan, and a cr.ii;; producer of r.o mean pretension-;. Messrs. Alex, and Joseph Archibald Ar-chibald car) template opeiing a store here in the near future. We already have twu stores.- conducted con-ducted respectively by Richard Godfrey and V, illiara GnSn. The troubl vv.th Newton over water seems t ; have been entirely entire-ly harmonized. Our people geii-' geii-' erally feel thai it is much better I to settle ' our differs cos in this way than to have an expensive lawsuit." .... f John Godfrey has purchased jthe M. D.'Hammond f..rm of 180 j acres' for 1200. |