Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-30

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manner.
i. If we do have eight hours bo
'r weather, on some days, we hav
n the satisfaction of knowing tina
l. the remaining sixteen are pleasan
:, and agreeable, and just the thin,
l. for enabling a person to sleep a
: the rate of q hundred or less mile
If an hour.
, / .
a A few weeks since some malici
ously disposed person took from
the moving machine of Albert Mer
!, rill, in Long Rapids, the large iror
/ drive wheel, and Mr.. Merrill would
: no doubt be pleased if it were re-
G turned as soon as the spokes are in
and new felloes are completed.
Henry Bolton, A. NJ. Haynes, j
: e. Field and some Others are on O
pleasure trip to Hammond's Bay
Messrs. Bolton and Haynes left
this city with Mr.. Bottoms pleas
ure yacht on Monday, and for the
next ten days the party expect to
have an enjoyable time.
AT 1870 on Wednesday morning
of last week, Mrs. ID. McRac, of
this city, left New York by steam
ship Abyssinia, of the Cunard line,
on trip TO England. Mr.. McRae
accompanied his wife to the boat,
and then returned to this city, ar
irving home on Monday.
A rare chance rs offered to good
blacksmith and a shoemaker, who
will open shops at the mill of Hop
per q Speechley. Lots on which
to build shops and houses will be
donated, and lumber will be sup
piled and time allowed to pay for
the same. First comes, first served.
The tow barge Danube left this
port last Wednesday evening with
only part of load, owing to some
mistake on the part of some one.
When turning round below the
bridge, she took offense at the
Luce warehouse, and ran one of
her davits through the end of the
building. No particular damage
was done.
Mr.. j. B. HavilaDd, State Road
Commissioner, is in town, for the
purpose of examining the section
of the State road now graded. In
conversation with Haviland he
states that another section of the
road will not probably be let be-
fore another spring, when he thinks
it will be entirely completed to AL
pena.-Otsego Herald.
The steamer Metropolis, Capt.
Ripley, arrived at this port Sunday
with the mail, and a party of ex-
cursionists for Mackinaw and re-
turn. The Metropolis will give an
excursion each Sunday for the next
three weeks, next Sunday to Pc
toskey, and the next two Sundays
to the Sault, leaving Bay City on
the Saturday previous.
j. w. Fitzgerald, with G. II.
& Co., together with some
friends from Bay City, on Monday
morning last took passage on the
,atamaran, for Mackinac, Petoslky,
tic. They were supplied with v
'amping and cooking utensils, and
We have no doubt that with fair \
weather. they will have an enjoy
bile time before their return. y
George, the little son of Mr.. and .
'frs. Arthur Irwin, fell into the Z
iver near the steam boat landing, :
n Friday last, and was drowned. :
he body was recovered about two .
ours afterwards. lie was years :
months and % days old. The :,
lneral took place from the resi- :.
ence of Mr.. Irwin, on Washing :,
On avenue, on Saturday after T,
DON. !,
The post master general has re-
uired all postmasters to make ac-
lal count Of the number of letters
nd postal cards, and of packages 10
third and fourth-class matter de- b.
'posited for mailing at their az
ostoffices upon the first seven days al
September, and the superintend- ca
lt of railroad mail service cars Tn