Contributed by our Regular Correspondents Local Brevities Last Tuesday evening ye editor received an invoice of Queen Bees, all the way from Cremone, Italy. On Monday last, we sold to Charley LAWRENCE, of Grand Rapids a fine pair of Berkshire pigs, and a sow pig, a daughter of "White Sue." Charley has something to be proud of. Our Big Spring correspondent says that F. M. RICHARDSON finished manufacturing sorghum syrup on the 8th inst. U to which time he had manufactured 2375 gallons, commencing September 12th. The family of our friend, A. J. HILL, on Tuesday evening last, was again the scene of a happy affair. Miss Jennie, one of the brightest and most estimable of the young ladies of Friendship, was married to Mr. Melvin MAJOR. We wish the happy couple "a world of happiness." We have meant to say before now that Dr. JONES, of White Creek, has, this Fall, been manufacturing a very superior quality of sorghum syrup. We have had several samples of the syrup all of which are excellent. The Doctor has succeeded very effectively in removing he acrid taste usually found in sorghum syrups. The County Board organized last Tuesday by the election of Mr. T. R. FREEMAN, of Springville, as Chairman. The selection is an excellent one. THANKSGIVING BALL.-Bacon will give a party at White Creek, on the evening of Thanksgiving Day. George has a host of friends all through this section who will be glad to renew the old-time associations, and enjoy once more one of the pleasant parties given at his house. This is the first party of the season, and all lovers of the dance, of course, will take the opportunity to enjoy the occasion. The music will be furnished by Wright's Band, and the table will be set in regular Thanksgiving style, and none know better than BACON how to do it. Married: MAJOR-HILL.-in Friendship, on the evening of November 12th, 1878, by Rev. P. R. STAPLES, Mr. Melvin D. MAJOR and Miss Jennie L. HILL. Died: WALTON.-At his home in Easton, September 3d, of consumption of the bowels, Isaac W. WALTON, aged 24 years, 5 months and 5 days. His many friends grieve to learn of his death. Isaac was a young man of great energy, a miller by profession, and for several months before his death, had been employed in a flouring mill at Star Prairie, St. Croix county. He came home on a visit in March, thinking he would return to his business after a few weeks recreation; and not until his sickness had reduced him to a mere skeleton did he give up all hopes of recovery. He was willing to die, and content to think that he would never be better prepared. On realizing that death was near his friends came in to give their last testimony of inspiring love, to press the hand, and hear the faint, faltering accents, struggling in death, to give one more assurance of affection. A more affecting death scene, perhaps, seldom occurs; even when his strength seemed entirely gone, he recovered enough to put his arms around his dear mother's neck, to take the one, last kiss. We willingly part with our brother with the expectation of meeting him "in that house not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens." His remains, at his request, were interred at Fall River, Columbia county, where "The night-dew that falls, though in silence it weeps, Shall brighten with verdure the grave where he sleeps; And the tear that we shed, though in secret it rolls, Shall long keep his memory green in our souls." His Brothers
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