Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-17
Church Directory.
NJ. E. CHURCH.
TOWN TALK.

The boats arc beginning to talk about
their last trip for the season.
Mr.. NJ. j. Clark reports having seen
fifteen deer last Wednesday twenty miles
up Black river.
Edgar Nj. Marble. of this state, has
been confirmed Assistant Attorney Gen
eral by the u. s. Senate.
AS the close of navigation approaches
the boats are doing a good business. All
our merchants are getting in their win
ter's supply, and every boat arriving
brings large consignments.
Active operations have commenced in
the lumber woods. A number of camps
have been built. and indications are that
more logs will be banked this winter
than ever before i'm one season.
Messrs. Farr & Weed are getting the
material on the ground TOR their new
building. John Wiley has taken the
contract for building the same. and it
will be pushed forward as fast as posi-
bic.
The Lansing Republican says the citi-
zens in northern Michigan complain
abont the irregularity of the mails. 1t
is the regularity that the citizens of Che
boygan complain of-regularly behind
time.
The Free Press says Wisconsin went
Republican by a greatly reduced maiori-
~. The majority for Hayes was about
5000. The majority for the Republicans
last week was about 5000. At this rate
of decrease. how long will it be before
the Democracy carry the state!
Messrs. Nelson &c Bullen have received
and opened the largest supply OF crock
cry. glassware, fancy and toilet articles.
ever brought 10 Cheboygan. They have
everything i'm this line that could be de-
sired either for use or for ornament. and
propose supplying their customers at
fair figures.
The annual meeting of the COngrega-
tiOnal church does not take place to-
hight, as noticed i'm the local column of
Free Press, but on Saturday evening.
December 18th. The statute requires
thirty days notice to be given. and the
church being without pastor. the notice
had to be given through the press.
Mr.. Merely. owner of the steam barge
ID. Powers, ashore near Detour, arrived
in the village Tuesday after assistance TO
all in getting the Powers afioaf. He re-
ports that while number of men were
engaged in hosting a boiler of a steam
hump on boar the Powers. the hosting
apparatus gave way. and the boiler tell
on one OF the NEIL. and injuring him. it
was. thought, fatally. A telegram from the
Saul states that the man has since died.
z. NJ. Lathrop received telegram
from w. Chandler. at Sault Ste. Marie
stating that the lighter with broke
away from Spectacle reef with the Min
nic Sutton. hid been found on the MAN.
i.oulin islands, hear Michael's bay, The
tow post of the tug and lines We're still
attached to the lighter, ami it is thought
that the tug drifled with the lighter UNI
I'll il struck bottom. when, acting as an
anchor. held the lighter until the force
of the sea tore out the tow post, and that
the tug is not very far from where the
lighter was found.
Capt. MCGOWAN. of the tug Andrew J.
Smith. reached Milwaukee with the Gold
Hunter in tow Thursday suight Oh last
week. in the midst Of the storm which
did So great damage. Never having
been i'm that harbor, he signaled fora tug
10 come oat and pilot him in. One tug
made the attempt. but the storm proved
too much for her, and she returned. The
tug j. Il. Merrill. Capt. Sweeny. however.
ventu ed OIL and advised Capt. MCGOWAN
not 10 make the atteroht with the schoou-
err. "a ie did not think it possible for the
Smith with her in tow To make the port.
Capt. MCGOWAN WIS determined To take
every chance 10 save the vessel after
having rescued her and tGwed her So
great a distance. and he felt the only
hope of saving her was to get her into
Milwaukee, larbor, he accordingly re-
que>ted Capt. Sweeny TO keep TO the
" hldward side Of the channel and he
wonld e,xieavcr TO follow him. This
MAS done and the result was that the
Smith. with tie Gold Hunter, made the
harbor. Captain MCGOWAN says that
rest credit is due the Captain of tie
Merrill Tor venturing out ia such storm,
and that without the aid rendered he
Gould nor possibly have made the harbor
with bis tow. |