Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-03


9 pipes for both hot and cold water place
r in his residence, and also in the a. pen
House, the work being done by John
ston Hamilton. Mr.. Hamilton also re
Gently put the pipes for hot and COLI
> water into the residence of Hon. Geo
Z l.. Maltz
The county surveyor and his party
have Just returned from making a pre-
: liminary survey of the route of The
Presquc Isle Harbor and False Pres
que Isle State road. This road wher
completed will be q great boon TO the
people Of Presque Isle and Alpeni
J counties.-Advance.
On Wednesday morning last DR.. L
c., and lawyer i. B. Newton, Of this
city, received a telegram announcing
the death Of their father, LII. New
ton, at Pontiac. The doctor was out
Of town, but j. b. took the mail boat
then at this port, and proceeded ia
Pontiac to attend the funeral.
Robert Mooney has his new barber
shop and bath rooms in good running
order, and the business promises to pay
well for the investment. He has also
put in q stock of gents furnishing
goods, which will no doubt he fully APP
preciated by many. The bath rooms
are opened to-'ov for the first.
Mrs. A. 5. Fuller, President Of the
Board of Control Of Reform School
for girls, has requested Sheriff Scott to
notify the papers and officials of this
county that the Reform School for
girls, at Adrian, will be in readiness to
receive girls legally sent to that insti-
tuition, at any time after Aug, LIST.
On Wednesday last, George, 9year
old son Of James Scott, while in bath
ing in the bay on the north side Of the
river, ventured where the water was
too deep, and was drowned. The body
was recovered, Drs. Newton and Nc
lavish called, but as the body having
been in the water two or three hours,
all human aid was without avail
The St. Bernard Amateur Dramatic
Club rendered the play Of Rory O'More
at the Opera House, on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings Of last week,
and from the manner in which the au-
dience frequently applauded, we are
led to the conviction that the efforts of
the Club were well appreciated by all
present. The Club succeeded in MAX
ING about 500 net.
Gilbert L. Footc, late of Flint, has
purchased an interest in the store Of
Geo. L. Aiken d Co., of this city, and
has taken charge Of the same. In
reference to Mr.. Footc, the press of
Flint speak OF him in the highest terms,
and while they regret at the loss of
him as Il business man in Flint, they
congratulate Alpcna on its good for
tune IN having so cnterprising n gen
tleman locate among our people.
The organ pencil pusher is still show
ing up DRINKS, and seems inclined, for
some reason, to desire for parading
the name of George Gordon before his
readers, in not complimentary man.
ner, as much as possible. BY the way,
there was one man, so we are informed,
who got too much of the muddling
spirits on Thursday last, that the organ
man does rot report, and the people
naturally ak, "why is this thus |"
Considerable anxiety was felt among
the friends of Young man named
JOS. Willett on Monday as to the cause
Of his disappearance on Sunday night,
but when the Kewcenaw arrived down
Monday morning, Joseph put in an APP
pearance. He had been looking over
the steamer Nashua Sunday evening,
and remained aboard,a little too late.
SO that he was taken to Crawiord's
Quarry, where he took passage on the
Keweenaw for home.
Yesterday afternoon a fire, supposed
to have caught from a spark from a
passing tug, broke out in lumber pile
on the dock of F. w. Gilchrist, and at
one time promised to result in quite
serious conAagration, but by hard work
the fire was nearly all confined to one
pile, although the flames were not all
subdued until one pile of lumber and
about half Of another pile had been
thrown into the river. Only about
5000 feet Of lumber was burned.
If there be any of our citizens who
have not had the exquisite pleasure of
hearing the whistle of the tug Seawing,
they have probably-well, yes, proba-
bly,. On first hearing the aforesaid
whistle as it rent the quiet air in the
vicinity Of this port, about half of the
old maids in town held up their hands
in holy horror, fearing that Gabriel
was sounding the last trump, and that
they should be called hence before the