Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-12-15
TOWN TALK. .

A large steamer passed down last Sun
day.
The Bismarck was laid up last Tues
day.
The Valley Queen is set makiag trips
up into the inland lakes.
The tug w. .. Min;er was oyer from
Point St. Ignace Thursday.
rhe schooner Francis Allah has taken
up winter quarters at this port.
Macarthur, Smith & Co. are plankinS
ileir dock in front OF the old mill.
Next Tuesday night is the regular
night for the meeting OF the Villigc
Council.
Remember the annual meeting of the
Congregational church, at tl.e chuI eli
this evening at ~ OclOc'.
The .c.iool children are looking for
ward to ii e holiday vacation eagerly
and laying plans for good time gener.
ally.
Levi Gray, Esq, Ofs Mackinlw, spent
several days i'm the village this week, and
left yesterday morning OH the tug w.
Is. Minter Tor the Island.
The Sunday school of the NJ. +.
church will have a Christmas pyramid
and festival in the church OIL Monday
evening. December 9th.
The Eva English his been hauled out
at AmiOt's ship-yard, where SHE will
receive her new boiler ana engine during
ihe winter.
The supply of shingles in this market
Is completely exhausted, the home de-
mInd being greatly in excess of what
was anticipated by the manufacturers.
Next week, according to the contract,
the town hall is 10 be completed. Are
there TO be any special ded catory exc
clseS? We are i'm favor of it, and bel eve
they would prove very Interesting.
By postal aIrangcn.eli between The
United States and Canada uncall d Tor
letters bearind request TO be returned
if not called for. are now returned 10 the
office where mailed in either country
Last Tuesday noon fire was discovered
to have caught in the west emil of the
engine room of the King planning mill,
and was extinguished before getting
much Roadway or doing any damage.
Now that work has been commenced
in the woods, We real OF numerous fatal
accidents occurring i'll different parts of
the state by falling iI,e>, rolling
logs, &c. The men employed cannot be
too careful, AS it is Il dangerous business.
The Weather prophets are beginning
to preditta late String, OH the ground
that one extreme follows another That
we are doomed 10 have just so much will
Ter anyway, and what We do not get in
The beginning we will have to take al
The end OF tiie season We ill see what
we H!ll see.
Santa Claus has appointed all Of our
merchants general agents Tor tile sup
plying OF Christina presents, and has Is
sued special Instructions that everything
Is 10 be- furnished ut the lowest cash
rates. Call early and mike your selec-
tiOLs while the stocks ale full.
The Methodist aud congregational
Sabbath schools are both making active
prep 'raliOrs Tor Cl ri -iInas festivities, to
lake pl-ce Christmas Eve, Monday even
my, nth inst. An interesting time may
be anticipated AT both lie churches. and
the little folks and Big folks made hap
py.
The propellers City of Concord and
Law rrnce. hch LETT this port Thursday
evening. lust week, arrived ut Chic. 20
last Monday. Capt. Brown reported the
. weather us being the rOught>t AMI
toughest, take II all through lie trip,
III; he ever Experienced OH the lakes
We understand they will winter at Mill
waukee.
The Alpcna sheriff closed up Mr.. Ros-
cnthal, III the Mckay building, last Mnn-
day, OH il writ OF attachments issn,d in
behalf OF Edison, Eoore & Co., oi Detroit,
against al Alpena party. OF whom Mr..
RosenIlIal procured the goods. Mr..
Kosenlhal claims that everything was
straight on lis part, he holding receipted
bills for The whole stock.