Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-08-21

another part OF this paper, for
sealed tenders.
A. w. Comstock is erecting a
good size barn on the corner of
Second and Lewis streets.
A. Anspach has gone east and
will purchase another installment
of goods for the Alpena trade.
Some parties from Bay City have
opened tea store in the Black
burn building, next to the barber
shop.
The next one of the regular
series of Fletcher House hops, will
be on Thursday evening of this
week.
Will the person who took the
July number of the st. Nicholas
from the Reading Room, please re-
turn it.
The firm of Dougherty & Hutton,
harnessmakers. has been Dissolved,
and Edward Hutton continues the
business,
johnson Hamilton is erecting a
building on Dock street, near the
bridge. which he will occupy, when
completed, as tin shop.
G. N. Blackburn has improved
the appearance of the front of his
wooden block, on Second street, by
painting in tasty manner.
The examination of teachers in
the township of Wilson will be at
the residence of N. NJ. Brackin-
reed, on Saturday, Sept. 14th.
L. A. Tompkins, of Tompkins,
Folkerts & Co., starts for the
eastern markets tomorrow, and
will purchase an extensive stock of
goods before his return.
BlackberIies are reported thick
or than ever this season, and the
market is now being supplied with
some of the first pickings. They
are worth about ten cents per
quart.
C. r. Hawley & Co., who are to
open the new store in the Potter
block, have been obliged to post
pone the opening day for about
two weeks, on account of the i'll
ness of Mr.. Hawley.
Geo. J. Robinson and wife, Of
Ossineke, arrived in this city Ivy
steamer st. Paul on Monday. Mrs.
Robinson has been at Chicago,
under medical treatment for some
time, and comes homes very much
improved in health.
Robt. Mooney has sold his inter-
est in the barber shop to M. F.
Alderman, formerly Of Bay City,
who is one of the best tonsorial ar
lists in the State. Mr.. Alderman
has taken possession of the shop,
and has brought his family to live
among the Alpenians.
The farmers in the vicinity of
Long Lake says that their crops OF
all kinds of farm produce are con-
siderable larger this season than
ever before. In fact, the same re-
port comes from all parts of the
county, and farmers have a cause
to feel somewhat happy.
Two men from Cheboygan, hunt
ing land on the Ocqueoc river,
found amongst the hardwood lands
in town 35 N, r. 8 E., a bee tree,
from which they took 2S3 pounds
of the finest honey. Sweets to the
sweet-who would not be a land
hunter !-Presque Isle Advance.
We understand that j. N. Tiff,
of New York, sold about dozen
farms to Polanders last week. The
farms are situated south Of Sunk
en- Lake, and are some Of the lum-
bered off land of the Trowbridge
estate. Mr.. Tiff, we hear, receiv-
ed two dollars per acre for the
land.-Presquc Isle Advance.
Yesterday morning when the mail
stearmer Dunlap was approaching
this port, aud was about four miles
out, the piston head Of the engine
was blown ont, and the steamer
was towed into port by the tug
Miller. She lay here yesterday
awaiting orders, and this morning
tho machinery was taken to Bay
City, by the Dove, for repairs.
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