Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-12-01
Church Directory.
TOWN TALK.

CHARLES Geycr has received his COM
mission as postmaster at GeyeryiIlc.
The wet corn on the schooner Bridge
water has been sold to Detroit parties.
fMessrs. Farr & Weed have already all
offer for the second story Of their new
building.
P. NJ. Lathrop returned from brief
trip to Chicago, Detroit, &C., last Thurs
day evening. 10
For several nights this week the mail
did not arrive until late in the night.
All owing to the bad roads.
Tho frost has rather got the best of
the mud at last in the village streets
where there was any bottom.
Ozier & Rabideau have commenced
work on w. G. Boggs' dwelling house,
north of the Congregational church.
1t has the appearance of winter being
near at hand, and those who laye good
sized wood piles are to be congratu-
lated.
The new town hail begins to present a
finished appearance on the outside. The
siding has been finished and the windows
put in this wee
The st. Joseph is expected to arrive
tomorrow on her last trip for the season
to this sport. She Intends wintering at
Alpena, we believe.
1t is rumored that Detroit parties are
talking of lac;ng two boats on the in
land rolte next season, making "a daily
Inc from Petoskey to Mackinac.
We understand that some of our young
peopl; are organizing an amateur dra-
inatic association and contemplate giving
some entertainments during the winter.
The anniversary exercises of the Con-
greyational Sabbath school will take
plpce at the church next Monday even
ing. and will doubll less prove very inter-
esting.
The schooner Portch has been loading
lumber from Macarthur, Smith & Co. for
the past few days. Her cargo will be
the last shipment from this port for this
season.
ID. w. Bennett has removed his stock
one door north, into the room formerly
occupied by S. Neipo;h, and is prepared
with nice, fresh stock Of groceries to
supply his patrons.
The Andrew j. Smith is going to run
nil winter, the Canada Southern railroad
having made arrangements with her
owner TO break the ice foi their car ferry
boats i'm the Detroit river.
If there are to be any formal exercises
10 dedicate the new Town Hall, il is time
something was done to perfect some ar
fragments i'm regard to it. We would
suggest citizens meeting TO consider
The question.
Geo. S. Frost of Detroit, tie well known
deala ia pine anu farming lands
throughout Michigan. arrived in the viii
laGe Thursday night and has been spend
ing few days in LOOKING aftor land jim
this county in which he is interested.
Cornelius Gallagher. Town Treasurer
of Benton, announces tkat he Will be at
j. p. SHttons office from A. N. to II
N. and FROM p. NJ. till p. NJ. every
Fridly during the present month for the
purpose of receiving the taxes due the
township.
The Aipena papers complain very
much in regard to the recent order of tie
telegraph company forbidding the re-
porting OF the shore boats unless the in
formation is paid for. They claim that
Clio ashore towns aided materially in the
construction of the line, and that they
are entitled to some courtesy from the
telegraph company.
The propeller Maine, of the Y. L. line.
called in lsst Mohd ~, bound down. She
remained until Tuesday morning, Oh ac.
count of the blow. We believe she is
The last boat of that line going below.
We understand that the City OF Concord
and Lawrence. Of The same line. are to
pass up, which will probably close the
business Of the line at this port this sea-
son.
The citizens OF Chrboygan did not OBJ
serve Thanksgiving to any great extent
business went OF the same rs usual and
nom appearances no person would have
Known that it was thanksgiving day.
We hear Of numerous dinners being en-
joyed, this constituting the only un-.
usual OBS ryance of The day by inary,,
showing that bat little respect was pail
either to the proclamation of The Iresi-
dent or Governor.