Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-06-16


have querched the fires in the woods
and it is to be hoped that we will not be
soon again visited by the devouring
flames. --"f' IS 'e'~'o
Street Commissioner Wilson has made
arrangements with Capt. Dodd, Of the
schooner Dreadnaught, to deliver some
more gravel 70 improve the condition OF
our streets.
Do not forget that Rev. r. NJ. ThOmp-
son closes his .pastorate of the Congrega-
tional church with the services at that
church tomorrow. He will preach
morning and evening at the usual hours.
Newton, Ellis s. Co. are receiving
weekly cossignments of empty oil bar
rels in which to ship the product Of their
Hemlock extract factory, for which. we
understand, there is quite an active de-
mand. tl.H.E..r. t
We hear rumOrs of an effort going
TO be made by combination OF the lead
ing lumber manufacturers of the coun-
try to,make corner on lumber and en-
deavOr to increase the value upon the
market.
Sanford Baker, of Bellville, Ont, ar
rivedvin the village last Tuesday on the
N. T. propeller Lawrence, and has been
spending the remainder of the week in
the village looking after his interests at
this place.
The new schooner Anna E. Foster is
expected to make a trial trip the first of
next week. We Understandable she has
been chartered to carry hemlock bark
from the shore below the light house
point to Chicago.
The basket picnic excursion. adver-
It's, i by the ladies' to have taken place
last Tuesday for the benefit of the Con-
gregational church, was indefinitely
postponed on account of the disagreeable
state of the weather.
Charles Geyer, of Geyerville, is a first
class painter. and is ready to do all kinds
of house, sign and buggy painting, also
kalsomining. at reasonable rates. and de-
sires the patronage of our citizens who
wish. anything done in that line.
Thework of improving the grounds of
the Horse association is progressing as
tavorabiy as can be expected, and there
is no doubt felt about them being in
readiness for the celebration of the COM
ing Fourth Of July in a test of speed by
our fast horses.
The Fourth of July is approaching.
and fire works aud. fire crackers are be-
ing received with which to duly celebrate
it. Great care should be taken i'm their
use, however. for some of the most ex-
tensive conflagrations in this country
have been caused by them.
We have received from Col. E. F.
Brown, Governor of the National
Soldiers Home, Dayton, Ohio, the pro-
gramme of grand balloon ascension to
be given at the Home next Wednesday
for the benefit of .he unfinished soldiers
monument, which is being constructed
there.
We understand that our enterprising
towusman, p. Nj. LathrOp, is looking
Tor location on which TO erect quite a
manufacturing establishment, for manu-
featuring shingles, broom handles, clothes
pins. &c. We hope he may succeed i'm
finding suitable location and conclude
to at once enter upon the work of erect
ing such an establishment,
We see by the Charlevoix Sentinel
that Messrs. Carkins & Stickney have Sc
cured the contract for making the i'm
provements i'm Charlevoix harbor. The
Sentinel says: "The BID of this firm
was S4,620 10 for the work specified by
the engineer. viz: two cribs, each 30x50,
aud $4,000 cubic yards of dredging. This
Will leave over half of the appropriation
to be expended i'm additional work, either
piering ordredshig, or both, us the ell
gineer in charge may direct.
The wrecking tug Leviathan returned
TO this port last evening, having res
cuing the schooner f. w. Clifford from
North Limestone island, after several
days hard labor. She was raised with
jackscrewS and launched bodily Into the
water. She was out about three feet
forward and one foot aft. The Leyiaiha
towed her to Port Huron, and reached
that port last Tuesday evening. where
the Clifford was to go into dry-dock for
repairs. Capt. Kirkland escaped the
jaws OF the British lion without any Sc
rioas convict though there was some
grumblias and considerable telegraphing
done on the part of some of the Cam.
dian officials.