Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-07-06
Our Reporter on the Alert.

Bolton & McRae received another
cargo of brick for their new block, OF
Friday last
About halfpast two o'clock on Sun
day there was an alarm of fire, caused
by the burning of the woods on the
north side of the river, but the wind
changing, drove the flames from the
city, and the engine, which had been
brought out for action, was returned
without doing any service. Better SO
than otherwise.
Fulton Bundy, who has been a res
ident of this place for some time, left
town on Tuesday evening, for his
former abode-Andover, N. Y.
Prof. Brockway will leave town
next week. !
On Sunday Mcdonald saw man
who had been imbibing too freely in
"rip-gizzard," trying to light his pipe
with matches, at the north side of MIR.
Mes building, on the corner of Second
and River streets, and fearing something
might happen, sat down by the fell
lows side and soon saw smoke issuing
from some rubbish under the steps,
where a match had been dropped by
the half drunken man. One pail of
water sufficed to make things safe.
A cargo of brick for Reed Richard
sons house arrived here last week.
Jenny & Harrington presented the
Alpena Fire Company with $50 on
Saturday last
JAS Plenket, of Ossineke, brought
the body of a small child to this city
last Friday, for burial, which was in
tered in the Catholic Cemetry on Sat
urday.
The citizens are indignant, Firemcn
especially, because Mr.. Lockwood did
not "shut down" his mill on Saturday,
when the Fire Company were trying
to put out the fire in his slab pile.
On Saturday last, horse and cart
belonging to Campbell & Potter, and
used about the mill at Campbellville,
fell into the pit of burning waste, from
the mill, and was so badly burned
that it was afterward shot.
The express wagons of Bewick,
Comstock e. Co., and Buttcrfcld &
Folkerts were run away with by the
"fastn animals attached to them, OH
Saturday night last. Most of the
pieces of the wagons were found.
Mr.. L. Simenau, Mayor Of East
Saginaw, was in this city last Sunday.
Julius Myers returned home last
Friday, having been east to purchase
more new goods.
Edward Vail and wife left town last
Friday to visit friends at ST. Johns,
N, B., where they will spend a few
weeks.
Plenty of good reading for all at
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Rooms, in Myers building.
johnson & Bundy's Office has been
undergoing repairs-being plastered,
etc.
The steamer City of Sundusky was
beautifully decorated with evergreens
while lying at this place, on Sunday.
Two old bachelors, in this city, are
DESTROYS Of obtaining young house
keeper.
A dog fight last Monday called quite
a crowd together on Second street
A. f. Fletcher g. Co., presented
the Fire Company with $25 on Mon
day last.
Thirty cases of Brandy, Hennsey,
julie Robins and other brands; also
Scotch Ale and London Porter just
received at Bolton & McRae's.
Mr.. j. w. Hall, a carpenter, re-
ceived severe cut in the left hand on
Thursday last. The wound was dress
ed by DR.. Wilkinson, and is now doing
well.
DR.. Roe lost his fish pole on Mon
day, which was speedily recovered.
The new uniforms and six hundred
feet of new hose for the fire depart
ment, arrived last Monday.
When an officer of the peace gets
into fight, and receives sound
thrashing, all we have to say is it
served him right.
A refreshing rain, the first in four
weeks, fell on Monday night. An
other shower yesterday.
The attention of the public is called
to our new advertisements.
The editor Of tho Pioneer has gone
to Cleveland.
Cisterns all full.
Chas. Lester left town Tuesday
evening, for New York. +
Our city is assuming metropolitan
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