Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-02

The death of her husband has had such
an effect upon Mrs. David Farrell as to
cause serious illness.
Smith Brothers are putting up tele-
phone from the telegraph Office to Nc
Arthur, Smith & Co.'S dock.
The Baptist social at the residence of
Mrs. HI. A. Conrad. last evening, was well
attended and very pleasant time enjoy
ed.
The timber for the frame of the drill
house for sinking the test salt we'll is
being got out and will soon be on the
ground.
The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be observed at the Congregational
church tomorrow morning. Preaching
in the evening, as usual.
The mail stage brought through such
load of freight from Petoskey Monday
that it delayed its arrival until near
nine o'clock that evening.
We have been requested to announce
that in about four weeks the drama of
LADY Audley's Secret" will be produced
by home talent. Due notice of time and
place will be given.
T.. Perrin is getting the material
on the ground for his new drug store,
labratOry SC. mentioned in the TRIBUNE
few weeks since. He is going to build
it just north of his present location.
We have been requested to state that
all applications for positions in the
graded school as teachers must be hand
ed in to Director Perrin by May LIST.
Those desiring situations will please bear
this in mind.
A gentlemen from the southern part
of the state who was i'm the village the
first of the week offered to bet that there
would not be boat reach Cheboygan
before the 10th of May. He left town
the next day.
The Cheboygan Gun club have put
target on the lake shore for long range
shooting, and can now practice shooting
at from 100 up to 800 yards. Last Mon
day Capt. Kitchen made 49, out of pos
sible so, at 500 yards making consecu-
tive bullseyes.
Alexander Mcdonald is going to put
up building just south of DIR. PERKINS,
drug store which will be occupied by
VIM. Langmaid as shoe shop. 1t will
be an excellent stand and Mr.. Langmaid
has reputation of doing the best of
work in his line.
In the United States Circuit court, at
Detroit, Thursday of last week in the
case of John L. Smith Us. John Mckay a
verdict was rendered in favor of plain
tiff for $262.50, but the defendant was
granted ten days in which to move for a
new trial, all proceedings stayed in the
meantime.
The funeral of David Farrell, at the
Methodist church last Monday, was large
ly attended. Rev. Campbell, pastor of
the church preached very impressive
discourse from LIST Peter 4th chap. 9TH
verse. But the end of all things is at
hand: be We therefore sober, and watch un-
to prayer" The remains were followed to
the cemetery by large number of
sleighs filled with sympathizing friends
of the family, to pay their respects to
the memory of the deceased.
M. W. Horne returned Sunday evening
from Coldwater where he placed the two
CadOtte children in the state public
school. There were veother applicants
the same. morning Mr.. Horne applied for
admission for the two he had in charge.
He says before child is admitted a
thorough examination is made of the
person of the applicant to see whether
they are entirely free from disease. The
examining physician pronounced the two
little Indians from this county the
cleanest and healthiest of any of the
seven, one of the others being rejected
on account of a disease of the scalp. Mr.
Horne reports near meeting with rail
road accident, when going down, be-
tween Kalamazoo and Sturgis. Some
miscreaents had piled a lot of ties and
fence rails on the track, but fortunately
the engineer discovered them in time to
avert danger.