Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-10-30
TOWN TALK.


Prepare for winter.
Now put on your skates.
The wild ''goose honks high"
st. Joe several days late this week.
New buckwheat flour at Lathrop's.
Autumn leaves-how silently they fall
Now gather your vegetables from the
garden.
Additional local will be found OH the
first page.
The Village Council meets Monday
evening.
"NOw is the winter of our discomfort
Shakespeare.
Now take your hands out ofyour peck
cts and put OH your mittens.
Get out your heavy overcoats and nit
tens, for cold winter is here
Good coasting on the sidewalks Thurs
day of this week for boys. No chance
for girls unless they have a sled of their
OWN.
Mr.. Golden has nearly finished the re-
pairs ON his block. The addition that he
has put upon the rear adds greatly to its
appearance.
Morris Wertheimer has retured from
his coasting trip Oh the Drednanght, and
reports that he was quite successful with
the business he had in hand.
Farmers coming in from the country
must be possessed of grea' patience and
their teams of great physical strength to
wade through the mud when it is so deep.
Heavy weather on Lake Huron on Fri
day. A large number of sail and steam
craft were lying at anchor in the straits
off the town awaiting fair weather all
day.
1t is the fashion to say sgood day"
when you meet friend, but we think it
would be far more appropriate to say
dad day" if you wish to take into con-
sideratiOd the weather.
The people of Petoskey are moving for
Congregational Church. An advisory
council of neighboring churches met at
Petoskey on Thursday. Rev. j. L. Male
represents the church at Cheboygan.
We learn that M. A. Gallagher has
leased the Benton House. He already
occupies the house. and we have no doubt
but he will make it still greater favor
lite with the public than it has been in
former times.
The case of Moses Buck VS.. William
Smith, which went against Mr.. Buck in
chancerv. has again been commenced in
court of law, and testimony is being
taken before George p. Humphrey, by
stipulation of both parties.
A sign is good thing to have in the
country. Tuttle Bros. and E. Spiller &
Co., the furniture dealers, Of Cheboygan
being aware of this have placed over
their respective doors new and hand
some signs, which are certainly useful
as well as ornamental.
The annual meeting Of the Congrega-
tiOnal Church for the election of trus-
tees and the transaction of other bust
mes, will be held i'm the church on Mon
day evening, November 9Th. at 7:3O p.
m. Citizens of the town who desire the
continuance of this church are cordially
invited to be present.
During the gale of last Monday night
some four or five fish boats went to
pieces at Mackinaw. The sea rolled into
the harbor with such tG-ce that it washed
the beach all away up to AMI under Ca
deaux's cooper shop, damaging The foun-
dation to such an extent that it left the
building in leaning condition.
Mr.. F. S. Abbott, the popular landlord
of the Benton House, has given up keep
ing tavern. His lease of that popular
house having expired, he declined to re-
lease it, and as a consequence he has
moved out. He has bought farm over
in West Duncan and gone on to it with
the intention of following farming for
an occupation. Log may he wave.
The Lansing semi-weekly Republican
has reduced its price to $3.50 per year,
and established weekly at 81. per year.
Any one who rides through to Petos-
key, when the roads are in their present
condition, will ever after be firm advo-
cate of the inland navigation project.