Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-03-02
TOWN TALK.
Dingle, dingle, supper's ready.

Dingle, dingle, supper's ready.
Norman w. Lyons is getting up new
drop curtain for the stage in the Town
Hail.
Col. Brown, Governor of the. Soldiers
Home, at Dayton, Ohio, is expected here
shortly on visit of few days.
The work on the Sturgeon river cut
off is progressing favorably, and 1ull
force is kept at work in prosecuting it.
Morris Werlheimer, al. old resident of
Cheboygan, arrived in the village last
Saturday evening, on a business visit,
and was gladly welcomed by his numer-
Gus friends.
The lawyers have gone into training
preparatory to the encounter at the
March term of the circuit court. Judge
Hatch will see that they confine them
selves strictly to the rules.
One week from next Monday the vii
lage election takes place, at which time
ticers: President, Treasurer, Clerk, As
SCISSOR, three Trustees and constable.
The Councilmen whose terms expire are
McGinn, McKervey and Farrell.
A necktie social and supper will be
held at the residence of Walter M. d.
Riggs, Wednesday evening. March 9th,
at Riggsyille. the proceeds of which are
for Rev. w. H. Burkholder, pastor of the
Cheboygan River NJ. E. circuit. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Messrs. w. III. Bullen and E. Nelson.
last Monday, were crossing Mullet lake
with sleigh and double team
when the ice gave way, letting their
team into the lake. IL was only by great
difficulty they succeeded in extricating
the horses and getting them out on firm
ice.
A Democratic caucus for nominating
candidates for village officers has been
called for next Wednesday. at o'clock
p. NJ, at the Town Hall. The Free
Press urges full turn out of the '.faith-
ful," and calls for square" Democratic
ticket. None but strait-haired Demo-
Gratis need apply.
We understand that Messrs. Kesseler
& Moore have dissolved partnership,
and that Mr.. Moore contemplates build
ing business room next to the banking
house of Rollo. De Puy & Co., and open
ing an establishment i'm the same. Mr..
Kesseler remaining and carrying OH the
business at the old stand.
Tie stages have been making good
time this week, ARRIVING nearly every
afternoon abont O'clock. Through the
woods the road has been i'm splendid
condition for sleigLs, but for tour or five
;lDiles out from Petoskey they have had
to come out OH wheels. and tor few
miles.on this end of the route the sleigh
ing became quite thin.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson hand
solnely entertained large number of their
mary friends ut their residence lasf Mon
day eyeBiag4the occasion being the fO1rth
anniversary of thejImarriage. There ,Fas
nothing lift undone to make all feel 1T
home, and the evening was most en-
.joyable one. we ieel that we but reiter-
ale the wish of all present when We ex-
press the hope that they may live to enjoy
many more anniversaries.
4 young lad last Wednesday night,
xccrciuled he nould remain after the en-
trTsaiEment and watch the dancers. Sit
ting GUwn near the stove he went to
slesp- and, when the party dispersed, was
not noticed, and the lights were put out,
leaving him Unconscious of the departure
of the party. In course OF time he woke
mp. and for time was at loss to know
where he was; but at last he took in The
situation, and searching around found
the door and passed down stairs. He
tried to raise a window, but failed, and
as last resort broke light of glass and
erawled through, dropping OIL the
ground.
One would think, from the persistence
OF the editor Of the Free Press in pitch
Ing into the Board OF Supervisors in re-
gard TO the Jail, that he had some fears
oi eventually bringing up in that insti.
tuition. Ii the Jail is in such a condition
as TO endanger the lives of the prisoners,
why don't lac complain to the Board OF
Health, and have the matter relnedied :
We confess it is not very enticing hab
itatiOn, but. in the present financial con-
ditlon Of the county, we think that il
proper care is taken in regard TO its
cleanliness it might answer every pur.
pose until such lime as the county would
be better able to build new one.