Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-05
TOWN TALK.

TOWN TALK.
The water mill started up FOR the sea-
on on Thursday.
Large numbers of wild geese can be
seen every day flying northwartl.
A scow load of bolts for the broom
handle factory came down Thursday.
Nelson's teams hauling lumber to the |
dock makes the streets present II lively |
appearance.
A new dray with springs ownel by Mr.
Haskins, is one of the institutions upon
the street this spring.
Services at the Congregational church
tomorrow at the usual hour. Preachine
by Rev. r. M. Thompson.
Mrs. Roberts, the we'll known miIliner
OF this village, has a card in this paper
which will pay the ladies to read.
James Malohey gives Mr. Hoinbach,
the telegraph operator at the s.Point,n
considerable Of a "breeze" in this weeks
Free Press.
ySome quite.ihportant and useful i'm
provement are just about being COM
pleted by Chas. r. Smith, ESQ.,, upon
his residence.
The broom handle factory having
sawed into bolts all the timber they have
down the river, are now engaged i'm turn
ing the handles.
A little five-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Bird died yesterday morning, having
been i'll for some time She was said to
have been bright, interesting child.
A gold pendant to an earring was
found at Wertheimer's hall last Tuesday
night after the temperance meeting. The
owner can secure it by calling at this Of
flee. ~4~
An inmate of the convent at Cross Viii
lage committed suicide by hanging a few
days since. No cause is assigned for the
rash act. He went to the woods to COM
NIT the deed.
Parents. take care of your children's
morals. Don't let your boys and girls
run ia the streets nights upon any con-
sideration. The street school is the
devils fortress.
The tug Mary Newton has started out
on her summers crusade under the COM
mand OF w. w. Strohn, Esq. She has re-
ceived a new coat of paint, and looks as
trim as can be.
Midnight seems to be the favorite hour
for adjournment of the new Village
Council. Since the new organization, no
meeting of the Council has adjourned un.
til after twelve O'Clock.
Alpena experts the great temperance
agitator, DIR. Reynolds, to make that
place visit about the middle of The pres
ent month. Would it not be we'll to Sc
cure his his services Tor this place?
Under the new ordinances, all kinds o
animals except cows are prohibited iron
running i'm the streets. But the cow
must not be out later than nine o'clock
nnder the pains and penalties of the law
= A new sidewalk has been constrrctet
from the eutranee of Humphreys docl
to That of Macarthur, Smith 81 Co.'S. /
is an improvement nuch needed, an
will be- appreciated by those whose bust
ness take them that way
The Smith Bros. will have their he,
planning machine running i'm u shor
time. The machinery is being manufa,
tared by II. Al Blake from patterns mad
by Jerome Leavitt, Esq. aud will be
the very best. They will have plenty {
business.
The little side-wheel steamer "Valle
Queen which is to run on the inlan
= navigation route this season. left Gran
Rapids Wednesday morning under con
ruantl of her owner, Capt. jerks, an
will, if she has good luck. arrive he
about Sunday.
Why is il that the Council refused
furnish oil for lamp at the entrance
Macarthur, Smith & Co.'S dock, on Il
same terms as the one at Humphrey
dock? There is certainly lamp needt
at that point, and one should be place
there OIL the same terms us at the 9th
dock.
In a very solemn anil impressive ma
her the Free Press warns tour membe
ofthe Council, who declined to be
servants that day of "retribution"
coming. A few nights after the prese
Council was organized, we are told In
Justice Sutton remarked OH the sire
THAT three members of the Coun'
would never be reelected. That
held the reins of the Democratic par
of Chebovgan county and he proposed
driue.- This is not the first instance
record of great minds running In
same channel