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HISTORY OF SAGINAW COUNTY.

July- Weekly Coriert, of East Saginaw, founded by George
F. Lewis.
Aug. 19 Laying of first rail of the F. & P. M., at East
Saginaw.
Sept. 7-Opening at East Saginaw of the Bancroft House.
Nov. 8 —Death at East Saginaw of Hon. Norman Little, an
enterprising pioneer of the Saginaw Valley.
Dec. 21 —Organization at East Saginaw of the German
Library Society.
1860-Feb. 10-Organization at Saginaw City of the Saginaw
Valley Agricultural Society.
March 10-Steam grist-mill of W. L. P. Little & Co.,
located in Saginaw City, destroyed by fire; loss, $35,000,
insured for $22,000.
April 25 —Great fire on Water street, Saginaw City; eight
buildings destroyed; total loss, $3,950; total insurance,
~$1,900.
May 9-Consecration of St. John's Episcopal church at
Saginaw City, by Bishop Mc Coskry.
July 4-Grand celebration at East Saginaw; immense concourse of people in attendance; glorious time.
Aug. 3-Hook and Ladder Co., ]No. 1, of East Saginaw,
gave their first annual ball in Washington Hall.
1861-March 21-Navigation opened in Saginaw river.
April 22-Immense Union demonstration at East Saginaw;
three companies of men proffered to the Governor.
May 7-Destructive fire in East Saginaw; 23 buildings,
large amount of lumber, staves etc- destroyed; loss,
$55,000; insured for $17,500.
May 11-Two men while crossing the Saginaw river from
Saginaw City to East Saginaw in a canoe, were struck by
the steamer " Star" and drowned.
June 5 —Ex-Mayor Bullock, of Saginaw City, accidentally
killed by bursting of a vat at Saginaw City Salt Works.
June 6 —Company IIH" of the 2d Reg. Mich. Vol. Inf.
— formerly the East Saginaw Guard-left Detroit for
Washington.
June 18-The Hoyt Light Guard, of East Saginaw, and
Saginaw City Guards left their respective cities for Fort
Wayne, Ind.
June '22-Two men named Townsend and Swartz killed
at St Charles by the slipping off of the belt from a wheel
in Townsend & Kumberley's saw-mill.
June 23-Timothy Deshay drowned in Saginaw river opposite Carrollton.
June 25-A fire at East Saginaw destroyed four buildings;
loss, $45,000; insurance, $24,650.
June 27-L. L. G. Jones, editor of the Spirit of the Times,
of Saginaw City, died of the mcasles, at East Saginaw.