Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-07-17

ucAb mOuudy uiSut, Oh tllo Lctldehoh,
around Mackinac island.
The paymaster was around visiting
the men at work on the Detroit, Macki-
nae and Marquette, railroad at Point st.
Ignac, Thursday greatly to their delight.
The engineers, surveying the line of
Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw railroad,
say that this is the best and most prOmiS-
ing town they have seen this side of Bay
City.
Preaching at the Congregational
church tomorrow, morning and evening,
by Rev. j. Homer Parker, the former
pastor of the church. Let there be
good attendance.
Rev. w. w. Rafter will preach in st.
James church tomorrow at the usual
hours. Subject of the sermon in the
morning will be, The Sanctuary; in the
evening, Confirmation.
Judson d. Smith has purchased boil
er, engine and other machinery and is
constructing some kind of an arrange
ment on the east side of the river, at his
lumber dock, for loading lumber on yes
sells by steam.
LabOring men are i'm such demand in
this section that Thompson Smith finds
it difficult to get sufficient number to
supply the demands of his extensive
business, and we understand he has sent
to Canada for 100 men.
Newton, Ellis & Co. have about eighty
tons of hemlOck extract on Humphreys
dock, ready for shipment. Several lots
have been shipped, and they have an
order for fifty barrels from Cincinnati,
which will go forward in few days.
The property owners of ChebOygan and
all interested in protecting the property
of our citizens from the ravages OF fire,
should attend the mass meeting next
Thursday night at Naeman's Hall, IL
they know where it is, which they
don't.
GoOdspeed, the old reliable Optician of
Grand Rapids arrived yesterday, and
will remain until Friday at the office
of DIR. 7. A. Perrin. If you are in need
of spectacles or eyeglasses for far or near
sight you will do we'll to give him call
as he can fit your eyes every time. He
also has glasses for weak eyes. Do not
fail to call.
We would call attention to the adver-
tisement of Post Sc Co., of Cincinnati, of
their American Student Lamp. We have
tried these lamps and know that they are
all the manufacturers claim for them
and do not hesitate to recommend them
to all who desire good light as well as
handsome and ornamental lamp. The
advertisement can be found on the
third page.
The frequent rains we have had recent
Ixyh hos oonCnH n fhink fhQf Mr.
O'Brien, the street sprinkler, was earn
ing his money too easily and as a con-
sequence they went back on their agree
scriptiOns, for the purpose, not being
sufficient to compensate him, ne has
given the business up, until auch time
as he can be sure of his pay.
Rev. j. Homer Parker and family were
accompanied by quite a party from
Illinois, who have come to this section
to recreate. They design camping out
during their stay, and we believe have
decided on the Congregational resort
grounds as the locality. Mr.. Parker and
the other gentlemen Of the party went
up yesterday morning to put up the tents
and arrange the grounds.
| The surveyors on the Jackson, Lansing
& Saginaw railroad reached the village
last Tuesday evening and have set theil
stakes through the town for the lint
of the road to pass down to the docks
The surveying party consists of four
teen persons, as follows: One chic
engineer, one leveler, one cOmpassman
two chainmen, one rodman, one stake
man, four axemen, one wOodsman, ,
cook and chOre boy. The distance from
here to Gaylord, by the survey, is les
than fifty miles.
Tuesday night there came near bein.
a serious fire at the fremont House. /
appears that two of Mr.. Rapin's, tn,
proprietor, SONS, had gone to bed and lief
a lamp burning on a chair by the bed
side. They went to sleep, and the nigh
being warm, probably stirred arOunt
considerable, knocking the lamp Owe
with the bed clothes. The first thin,
they knew of it, the oldest boy wa
awakened by the heat of the burning be,
covers burning his face. He jumped out
found the floor covered with burning oil
He hastily pulled his brother out of tn
bed and gave the alarm, and by quicl
work the danger was soon over, and wha
might have been adestructive fire avert
ed.