Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-24
Church Directory.
TOWN TALK.

AOSv4e
Lathrop has just received a fine lot of
new goods
The frame of Farr & Weeds new build
ing is up and will soon be enclosed.
Messrs. Strohn & Kitchen received a
new boiler for their tug Eya English
upon the ST. Joe last night.
Bul.en & Nelson finished saving their
stock of logs Thursday night, and have
closed their mill for the season.
o. S. Clark is building an addition to
his shop, on Main street, to be used as a
paint shop for the carriage and wagon
shop.
The trade in corn has been quite lively
this week. several lots being disposed of
and more was in demand. 1t Was wet
corn from wreck.
The bad roads have created a wood
famine in the village, and every body is
longing for better roads or good sleigh
ing, that-wood may be brought in.
Miss Crane and Miss Carrie Drury
were the fortunate ones who drew a set
of silver-plated tea spoons this week at
Iathrop's. More left just like them.
We see by the Detroit Post and Tri-
bune that in the case of Sanford Bakel.
Us. Geo. p. Humphrey ct. al, in the
United States Circuit Court, a motion
for a new trial was denied.
Two fish boats loaded with fish arrived
from DrummOnd's Island this week.
Fish barrels and salt seem to be scarce
over there, as the most of the fish were
in bulk, and were packed here.
A we'll known bachelor of the village
had sewing machine consigned to him
OH one Of the boats from below, and the
great question of the hour is what he
should want sewing machine for?
= Strangers arriving on the steamers ex-
press surprise at finding no snow in this
SECTION. They were leo to suppose that
we we're i'm tie midst Of winter, and that
the beautiful snow' was here in abund-
ance.
Bullen & Nelson have received a gang
lath mill and bolter which will be placed
in their saw mill to be used next season.
They contemplate cutting all the defec-
tive hearts of logs,which have heretofore
been thrown away, into lath.
A person has only to take a stroll
around the village and note the number
of new buildings which have been built
the past season to see that Cheboygan
has been greatly improved notwithstand-
ing the great talk about hard times.
One of the leading attorneys received
a circular from Chicago firm wishing
to purchase turkey feathers. Doubtless
they thought business might be dull
during the winter season and the specul:-
tion would afford him a chance to put i'm
his spare time. There is money i'm it,
Thanksgiving services will be held in
the NJ. e. church next Thursday, at 1917
O'Clock A. NJ. All are cordially invited
TO unite i'm this annual service. The reg
ular services will be held on Sunday.
both morning and evening, at the usual
hours. Morning topic-"Trees Cut
Down. evening tOpic-"Believe the
Gospel"
Charles Hart returned Wednesday from
the Manitonlins, where he had been to
investigate the situation and condition
of Mr.. p. M. Lathrop's lighter, which
broke away from the Spectacle reef pier,
with the tug Minnie Sutton, and drifted
to that point. He reports finding it Well
out of water. in favorable situation.and
apparently uninjured. He was not able,
with the facilities he had, to get it afloat.
The .'oldest inhabitant" called AT the
TRIBUNE office the other day and told us
that this was to be the coolest winter
we had seen for twenty years. "Yes,"
said he. ''twenty years ago this fall was
an exact counterpart of this, and that
winter was so cold that he recollected
that hole punched in the snow froze so
hard that long after the spring sun had
melted the snow away the hole was left
sticking up"
You who think the average street
gamin of Cheboygan is not heightened
Individual, make mistake. A gentle
man the other day approached speci-
men about IL years old, ragged coated,
with brimless hat, Offering him 10 cents
for the performance of some little er-
rand. The boy eyed the stranger a mo-
ment, and said, "Look here, mister,
where do you come from? You emit
get no boys here for ~ cents"