Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-12-14

Trinity church, in this city, will take
place at the Opera House on "Wednesday
evening, Dec Is.
A large No. 9 safe, for the city, ar,
rived by the barge Garden City, last
Saturday, and was placed in the Re-
corder's office yesterday.
The Cheboygan salt we'll is drilled
to depth of 924 feet Considerable
difficulty has been experienced in drill
ing on account of the soilness Of the
rock.
When looking for Christmas gifts,
remember that Aiken & Co. have
the largest and most elegant line of
gents fancy slippers ever brought to
Alpena.
All the various societies are getting
ready for the Christmas festivities
The best society to prepare for the
coming event is that of man and his
wife and family.
DR.. Wilkinson and F. S. Dewey
have purchased forty acres of land
just south of Potter's railway track,
and propose to clear off the timber and
improve farm.
You can obtain goods cheap for cash,
at the store on Water street, where the
old Anspach stock is being disposed of
at auction and by private sale. Auc-
ton three nights in the week. 536
Among the estimates for the i'm
provement of rivers and harbors that
were submitted to Congress on the 9th,
was ono for an appropriation of $751;
900 for Thunder Bay.
IF you want bargains in clothing, 90
to the store in Mason block, on Water
street, where the old Anspach stock is
being disposed of cheap for cash, at
auction and by private sale. 536
There was very pleasant party at
the residence of Fl. s. Seage, on Wash
ington avenue, on Tuesday evening of
last week, when Mr.. and Mrs. Seage
were presented with handsome parlor
suit. t.a s.-,.re-
Julius Myers, the clothier, was the
happy recipient of a handsome silver
mounted ebony cane, on Saturday last,
which came from Cincinnati, by ex-
press, and OH the head of the cane,
beautifully inscribed, are the words,
"To Father, From Nate"
Trinity Guild of this city has estab-
lished an industrial school, which meets
at the church on Saturday afternoon of
each week, and is under the charge of
Mrs j. A. Mock Quite large num-
Der Of children attend the school, and
there learn to do various kinds Of sew
ing, knitting, etc.
John Dawson, concluding that this
is the appointed time, has decided to
erect brick veneered store building
adjoining the new block of w. II.
Phelps and G. N. Fletcher, and the
block will now consist of three store
buildings,-two for stores, and one for
the Office of Fletcher, Pack q Co.
Wednesday last George w. Gordon
was shoeing stallion at his black
smith shop at the corner of Third and
Chisholm streets, when the horse be-
came FESTIVE and in the struggle that
ensued Mr.. Gordon was thrown with
such force as to badly wrench his left
arm, and was attended by DIR. Wilkin-
son.
"A great part of the inhabitants APP
pear to have deserted the city and
taken up their residences in the lum-
Der woods. A person begins to know
about half the persons he meets now,
and it looks something like old times,
when the city was much smaller, and
everybody was acquainted with each
other.
Smith q Carr are erecting steam
lumber and feed mill in the township
of Wilson about two miles south Of
Luce's farm, and expect to have it run
ming in about a month or six weeks.
This is the first mill in Wilson town.
ship, and it is the intention of the par
ties to add -four mill to the concern
in due time.
Geo. III. Blackmar and d. L. Thomas,
for long time in the employ Of Morse
& Dewey, have opened new grocery
and provision store in the store build
ng recently vacated by G. d. Brad
Gord, on Water street, the firm name
being Blackmar & Thomas. Both
.hese gentlemen are well known to our
citizens, and are deserving of a fair
share of the public patronage, which
we feel satisfied they will receive.
We understand that the enterprising
Geo. p. Smith is contemplating the
of a large salt block at