Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-05-11
coYenEoArIoNAL CHURCH.
TOws TALK.

Yesterday forenoon there were sever
al fiurries of snow, 10th OF May and snow,
The wet weather of late has interfeEetl
with the farmers III getting i'll their
spring crops. - Er
During the season-at PetOSkey, hotel
rates at the Bay View house will be 50
per week. During the camping season
reduced rates Of railroad fare viii be
made.
Last Tuesday President Hayes Issued
an executive order to discontinue the
land Office at Traverse City, and transfer
is business and archives IL the office 1T
DIT Reed City.
1t is stated that the pigeon ro0st in
this por,ion of the state, is the most ex-
tel.siye ever known, il reaching from
Burt lake to Cross Village, distance OF
about forty miles.
The lower end OF Min street is in
wretche,l condition and rs all the goods
arriving by boats have To be hauled over
Il, it should be repaired at the earliest
possible moment.
We lGarn that the Chicago Times pub
Eshel Mr. Chandler's history of ST.
Mary's Falls Ship canal er.;re. from adj
vance sheets of his report. which: they
secured for that purpose,
C. d. Farmer has arepuiation for max
lug boots and shoes. eXccl'ed Ivy none i'll
CIleboygan. lie is prep,red 10 10 the
best work on short notice, at reis0na be
rates. and guarantee satisfaction.
NJ ssrs. lie Ga,iit & Son, will occn?y the
room adjoining their present store and
open up next Monday with IL choice
stock of groceries, and intend giving Our
citizens the bei.efit OF bottom prices in all
goods purchased of them.
We are under Obligations to Auditor
General Ely TO. copy of lis annual re-
port, for the fiscal year ending Sept. 29th,
1877, which contains much valuable in
formation in regard TO the receipts, dis
burseinents and financial sff.irs of the
STATE.
Walter u. Drainard, agent OF the
Northern Transit company at Cleveland.
Ohio, died last Sunday. He was young
man, twenty-five years of age, and Il son
ln-law of Philo Chamberlain, Superinten-
dent of the line. lie ha4 only been mar
ricd six months.
A few days since, one of cur merchants
undertook to start Il fire iii his stove with
kerosene. and. getting too much in. the
g.,s generated faster than it could find
exit. AS CONSEQUENCE an explosion
followed, ana tie gentleman had his
whiskers badly singcd.
Rev. r. N. Thompson, at the Con-
gregaiional church, closed lis series of
sermons on Tie parable OF The Prodigal
Son, last Sunday evening. These ser
mons were listened to by the large Mum
Der in attendance, OH each OCCASION, with
Il great deal Of interest.
DIR. Bnrtlicl, has removed lis dental
Office. from The Marine City House to the
upstairs of The building formerly occu-
pied bY the FaiByNE Office, SO rs to be
more centrally located. and hopes to meet
all in this vicinity, who desire anything
in his line done, at bis new quarters.
The father cf Jared Diugman, of Mack
;n.,. Z, I;,.;,,rr or 4 I,.tt,,,f,p- " " auI
was one hundred years old, last Easter
lie is,rerorted us hsipg quite active and
capable of doing: a,i,! does. considerable
work. He cuItivates his own garden. be-
siles doing oth,r work around his home.
An immense business is being done in
the way of shipping wild pigeons from
this port. IL addition to those who have
been engaged in the business for some
lime several others have arrived within
the past week an,l are making prepara-
lions TO 10 an extensive business i'll this
line.
TIE frnit trees in this section have
been III full bloom for over "a week and
are literally flied with blossoms. A
gentleman who has been up Black river
says there Vas no mare room. on the
tres :, for blossoms. This is several weeks
earlier than usual, for this potion OF the
site.
The will zee council Mt their meeting
Tuesday evening appointed Il spccii
election Ia be hell Tuesday 20ih inst, to
elect Trustee to i'll iIie yaci.. cy caused
b III. resignation of WIN. T. DE Ply
'iIle oiliciai notice OF the election. can ic
found clsew.lers in his ISSUE oil tie Eg-
Bu1E.