Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-30
Regular meeting OF Council next Tues

Regular meeting OF Council next Tues
day night.
The house of E. A. vorce narrowly
escaped destruction by fire. yesterday.
A defective fiue was the cause.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad
will discharge 100 men from the various
departments of the road to-day.
Our lumbermen are all busy getting
their supplies in the woods and getting
their camps ready for the winters cam
paign.
Wood continues scarce in this market,
the condition of the roads preventing
those who have supply from bringing
it i'm.
A citizen of our village about we k
since was sent after some thread by his
wife in great haste. lie got the thread
aud last night discovered that he yet had
it In his coat pocket.
The weather this fall has been favora-
Die for out door work. and that good use
of it has been made can be seen in the
Improvements made i'm different parts OF
the village.
Owing to the condition of tie roads
and bringing through full load OF pas.
sengers, the mail wagon was late reach
ing this place Thursday evening.
Charles Geyer has soil 40 acres of land
at Geyersvilie, to August CARLSON of
Rerea, Ohio, and we understand intends
opening a restaurant i'm NeipOths build
Ing.
Our merchants are all we'll supplied
with winter stocks, and are selling at
prices which will enable all, even at the
low wages which is likely to rule, to live
comfortably through the winter.
The boats have mostly made their last
trip and the familiar Sounds of their
whistles will be greatly missed by all,
until their return i'm the spring. although
it looks now that they might run for
sometime yet il they desired.
Our Canadian friends have been having
a happy time this week over the recep-
ton of the Marquis of LOrne and the
Princess Louise, his wife. The daily
papers publish lengthy accounts of the
eveLt.
The last day of November and no ice
or snow i'm this section. A special tele-
gram to the Detroit Free Press from
East Saginaw, last Monday states that
u heavy snow storm Lad prevailed there.
and that the roads were almost impassi-
bic.
Charles X. Smith has had his steam
yacht Il. M. Bradley hauled out OH the
ways, where she is being ironed to en-
able her to encounter the ice on the river
and Mullet lake. This would indicate an
not to lay her up until forced to
do so by the ice.
Congress meets next Monday. 1t is to
be hoped the members will confine them
selves strictly. 10 business and not seek
to make political capital for their re-
spective parties. They are paid for
for the Interests of the
country and not of their party.
Captain Thompson, of this state, has
been appointed Superintendent of Rail-
road Mail service i'm place of Mr., Vail
whose resignation has been i'll the hands
of the Postmaster General for month
President Hayes was in favor of the az
pointment of Captain White, of Chicago,
but Judge Key favored Thompson.
Col. Ii. G. Davis residence had mar
row escape from burning the first of this
week. lie had placed box of sweet
seed corn in all up stairs room through
which Il stove pipe run to dry. By some
means the box got moved so that it came
in contact with the pipe. and caught fire.
Fortunately neigL Dor saw the light
and at first supposed it to be a lump, but
concluded &c was too large q flame for
that and went over to see about it. An
inv, stiSatiOn showed the cause. The
box Was burning quite brisk, and had
scOrched the hoor. A few minutes more
delay would have proved serious. Too
much care cannot be taken TO prevent
fire and this SHOULD serve to caution all
10 he very careful