Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-10-31

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n At meeting Of the directors of tn
e Philadelphia g. Trenton railroad, las
y "Wednesday, Mr.. Gatzemer presiding
9 Gatzemcr was authorized to execute
: the lease, upon the assent Of MAORI
G ty of the stockholders being obtained
S For that purpose, a meeting will b
be held on the 18th of November
4 This is q virtual execution of the lease
Flint has contributed s1,100 at a
public meeting for Michigan relief and
appointed committees to solicit aid.
Mt. Clemens j, surrounded by fires
and the people are considerably agi-
tatcd. I'D
During the recent disastrous fires
that devastated the Menominee region,
lin the vicinity of which is Peshtigo)
q persons were burned to death who
lived in Meaominee county, in this
State.
A nine year old daughter of Mr..
Harrington, of Ionia, wandered away
while going to school, stayed over
night at farmers house four miles
from home, and proceeded on the next
day to Sheridan where she was finally
found.
Anton Blank, who went to Memo
minee q years ago, and who has been
well known matchmaker and habitue
Of lumber camps in that region, was so
severely burned in the recent fires
that he died.
The little daughter of George John
son, of Potterville, Eaton county, fell
into pail of boiling water few days
since, and was so badly scalded that
she died in few hours. During the
excitement and while those present
were nearly paralyzed with terror,
though suffering terribly, the child
promptly gave directions for its treat
ment.
Pcntwater has raised $4,000 for
Manistee.
Hiram Gaskins, of Three Rivers,
while going to his home in the out
skirts of the town n few evenings ago,
was knocked down by two highwaymen
and his pockets scientifically gone
through. Fortunately the two villains
made nothing by the outrage.
Peter Powers, of Greene, Mecosta
county, lost all his household goods
and new and good log house, just
completed, by the recent fires; and in
the town of Austin a little boy aged
about four years, son Of JACOB Sni-
der, was badly burned. He was out
il the woods, where his parents were
fighting fire, though some distance
from them, when his pants caught fire
and before assistance reached him they
were completely burned from bis limbs
and one of is boots roasted to crisp
He is reported to be recovering, though
one or both of his limbs will be some
what crippled.
The hotel at Nicholsville in Cas-
county, and the barn adjoining, were
consumed by fire recently. The prem
: ises were vacant, and the fire is sup
posed to have been the work of an in
4 cendiary.
: Oliver Dupru, of East Tawas, Will
going to school few days since, fel
on the sidewalk and broke his arm i
two places.
e November 30th will be Thanksgiy
+ ing Day in Connecticut.
i Ten deaths from yellow fever OF
l. Cured at Charleston, s. G., Friday.
e The employees Of the indianapolis
Is St. Louis Railroad Company hay
r, contributed $1,000 to the Chicago r.
o lief fund.
Is Contributions for the sufferers
'e the Northwestern fires are being co
j. lected at Albany.
Cashier Litchfeld, of the Oak Hi
clothing house, at Boston, is charge
y with embezzling $4,000 from his en-
n, ployers.
D. Messrs. Mendell & Rauncllsbee,
n, New York, have received orders fro
the Baltic Lloyd Mail Steamship Cor
r, pany of Stettin, to pay another 81
m 900 to the Chicago relief fund.
at There is yet no clue to the murde
c. or af Kate Lichan, in Boston. M
in hony, Howe and Leonard prov
o. themselves innocent before coroner
jury.
III A schooner from Sherbourne, No
ay Scotia, on Thursday landed sever
IT. thousand dollars worth of smuggl
az goods at Beverly, Mass, where tn
ny were seized by revenue officers.
The people of Sumpter, in Way
,rt county, arc protecting their proper