Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-09-25
NJ. E. CHURCH,
Corner Of Huron and Pine streets,
TOWN TALK.

Additional local VIII be found on the
first page.
The court house lot has had fence
put around it.
Macarthur, Smith & Co. s new building
is to have tin roof.
Potatoes this year yield more by the
acre but less by the bushel. orr rf.cs
A postal card will not go any quicker
for having three cent stamp put upon it.
The st. Joe came in early Thursday
morning, bringing large amount of
freight. seq % 3fAA.I
The controversy regarding the free
seat question in our churches seems to
Nave died out . n IA
Nelson, Strohn & Co are to furnish the
lumber for the new government buildings
to be built at Mackinaw.
The cool and stormy weather of the
past week has intertered materially with
the enjoyment of our croquetists.
Rollo & Co. have received new sign
of the Home Insurance Company, which
is displayed in front of their bank.
Rev. w. HI. Ware, the newly appoint
ed Methodist minister at this place, comes
here from Hubbardston, Ionia County.
A large ditch is being dug from second
street to the lake. 1t will assist mate
rally i'm carrying off the surplus water.
Of the thirty-seven tanning mills
brought to this place a few weeks ago
four yet remain in the warehouse uncalled
for.
These cool days and chilly nights bring
an expression of holy calm over the faces
of stove merchants and wood and coal
dealers.
The lighthouse boat stolen some weeks
since has never been heard from. Per-
haps it has gone to the bottom with all
on board.
The frost at Traverse City Sept. 10th
finished the gardens. 1t took the one of
Sept. 23d to finish, them here, but the job
was. we'll done. ~ 70 1 &
The st. Joe failed to come in the river
OH her return trip, much to the disgust
of several parties who expected to take
passage OH her.
Partridges are reported to be very
plentiful 0hereabouts. Appearances
would indicate that our gunners prefer
pigeons however.
As many lives were lost by the disas-
tiers on the lakes given in last weeks pa
per as were lost on the lakes during the
whole of last season.
It's boy, and prouder father than
DIR. Gerowswould be hard to find. The
TRfBUSE tenders its congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs. Gerow.
There Is good opening in this place
for the establishment Of a marble facto-
~. Those interested i'm this line of bust
ness should investigate.
The st. Joe brought up this week
large quantity of commissary stores for
the garrison at Mackinaw, a portion of
their winter supply doubtless.
A large number of lead five cent pieces
are said to be i'm circulation. 1t is only
five cent matter, still everybody had
better ''look little out" for them.
A new barber shop arrived in town
Thursday evening last, and Friday
morning was i'm active operation i'm a
room opposite the Benton House.
A vessel drawing eleven feet four
inches went through the channel Wednes-
day. The only difficulty in any vessel
coming in here now Is at the docks
At the late NJ E. Conference, on mo-
ton of Presiding Elder Miller. George
Nady, an Indian, and local preacher,
of Charieyoix, was elected to deacOns or
ders. as
Rev. J.W. Miller, who has 50 accepta-
bly, filed the office of Presiding Elder of
the Grand Traverse District for the past
four years is now to be stationed at Three
Rivers.
Rev. A. p. Moors, who has been APP
poited presiding elder of the Grand
Traverse district, was lately pastor of the
Second street Methodist Church at Grand
Rapids.
The sequinoctial storm is past, but it
gave us nearly two weeks Of very bad
weather. If more stoves bad been pu:
up previously, there would be less COM
planning about colds, -st.,r~s