Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-01
TOWN TALK.

1901.
Happy New Year.
Our merchants all enjoyed large
holiday trade and are happy.
Lively times are being enjoyed every
evening at the skating rink.
Prof. Robt. Sweet arrived Wednesday
evening on the stage from PetOskey.
One of. our citizens carries a pocko t
knife that he has had over thirty-One
years.
Leap Year is gone and yet number Of
unwOOed bachelors are left to mourn
their sad fate.
Henry AmiOt has the material ready
for putting on new deck for the schOOn-
er Henry FOlger.
Have your letter and note heads print
ed at the TRIBUNE office and avoid dat
ing your letters 1880.
Postmaster HOmbach at st. Ignace is
making some improvements in his post
Office arrangements which the rapidly
increasing business demands.
This is the time to make new resolves
and to turn a new leaf. Remember the
page is unsullied, and its record at the
close of 1881 will be just what each in
dividual makes it.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Crumley entertain
ed number of their friends at tea
party Tuesday evening. Those present
pronounce the supper the most bountiful
and elegant spread ever set in Cheboy-
gan.
1t is fashionable at this season of the
year to record large loads of logs that
have been hauled i'm different lumber
camps. Last week in Thompson Smiths
camp No. IA, McGurn foreman, six logs
measuring 1852 feet were drawn at one
load by team weighing 1000 pound.
Representative Seymour of thisLegisla-
tive district passed through the village
Monday night. He had intended spend
ing couple of days in the village but
receiving the sad news of the death of
his mother he fastened through in order
to take the train Tuesday morning at
PetOskey.
The Congregational church was the
recipient of handsome Christmas pres
ent from Mr.. Case of CambridgepOrt
Mass, father of Mrs. Marsh, the pastors
wife. 1t consists of handsome COM
muniOn set of six pieces. something that
the church has never had and which was
very much needed. The members of the
church will appreciate the gift. We
suspect that Mrs. Marsh had something
to do with securing the handsome pres
ent.
"New PrObs" got in his work this week
with vengeance. He must have con.
cluded that the weather we had been en-
jOying for couple of weeks was entire.
ly too fine, and just to show what he
could do, he got up a spell, and such a
spell. 1t set in early last Monday morn
and "snew and it blew" all day. The
mercury commenced going down and it
kept dropping until by evening it had
reached four or five degrees below zero
and it has kept frigid all week. Tuesday
it was below zero all day.
The Christmas entertainments for the
children of the different Sunday schools
of the village passed off pleasantly and
the children all enjoyed them. The
EpiscOpals gave their scholars sleigh
ride and from the hilarity manifested
by them while passing through the
street they evidently enjoyed the ride
The MethOdists had tree we'll lader
with gifts in their handsomely trimmed
church. The COngregationalists heli
theirs in the Town Hall where 'that
ship came in with full cargo of gifts
An elegant spread was also provided
and little and big had good time.
Orders were issued on December 18th
by the postofice department that thu
Sault mail should be sent via this place
The schedule time has been shortened
one hour between here and Mackinav
City, the mail to arrive there at clever
o'clock A. M, and to cross the straits il
the afternoon. This arrangement viii
save two days time between PetOskey and
the Sault over the old route, and was
made in compliance with a reques
from the Sault people. AS soon as ar
rangements can be made a.daily mai
will be established between this place
and Mackinac City, which will be yer.
soon.