Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-12-07

evening of next week.
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One thousand witnesses to testify {
the good merits of Bostwick's CON
pound cough syrup. 359m3.
At Butterfeld & CRADLES sawmiI
the lumber cut during the present sea
son will amount to 10,500,000 feet.
The steam barge Garden City clear
ed from this port on Thursday night
December LIST, taking cargo of lum
Der.
Ed. Holden, of Altoona, is to pu
teams OH the shore route again thi
winter, for the purpose of carrying
freight.
j. w. Fitzgerald and Ed. Huttol
each had their fortunes increased to tn
amount of thousand dollars last wecl
both boys.
The first through mail by stage, ar
rived Wednesday night last, and con
sidering the weather and roads, got il
remarkably early.
More or less rain all last Wednes
day, but during the night the weather
grew colder and the mud that haC
formed disappeared.
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The sun rose at ZIG A. NJ. to-day
and sets at 4:27 y. NJ, at least thu
American Almanac says so. The
moon rises at 6:27 PM.
j. L. Denton is getting the stone OF
the ground for the erection of q large
stone livery stable, the work to BE-
commenced next spring.
Geo. ID. Bradford has removed hi,
meat market to the new stand the
store recently vacated by Johnrowe &
Donnelly, on Second street.
Over 1000 tons of fish have been
brought to this port, the present sea
son, from the Duck Islands, and ship.
ed to Detroit and elsewhere.
a promenade concert took place al
the Opera House on Thursday evening
last, for the benefit of Prof. Barnhardt
but was not largely attended.
The examination Of j. Murphy, on
charge of passing counterfeit coin
which was to have taken place last
week, was postponed until tomorrow.
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Chas. Golling has been engaged OF
late in the work Of erecting large ad.
dition to the Golling House, adding
about sixteen more rooms to the hotel.
The logs were ripped up to the tune
Of 100000 feet ut +. w. Gilchrist's
sawmill, this season, beating the cut
of the preceding season by 100000
feet.
The steam barge Westford, owned
by the Minor Lumber CO., is in tho
Detroit dry dock, and it is the inten.
ton to have arches put on her thi;
winter.
Grin Erskine is at work on the
Upper South Branch, constructing q
dam for Fletcher, Pack q Co., and
others, which will probably cost about
$4,000
Mrs. Frank Starbird was buried
last Thursday-the funeral taking
place at the Episcopal church, and
Rev. J. A. Mock delivered the funeral
sermon.
There was a partial eclipse of the
moon on Monday, but was not visible
except in Europe, Asia, Africa, Aus
tralia and the northwestern portion OF
North America.
The person who few days ago lost
a lady's pocketbook, containing small
amount of money, can recover the
same by calling at the Exchange Bank
and proving property.
The steam barge Rhoda Stewart on
her last trip went as far as Rogers
City with load Of hay, ETC., and left
this port with cargo of lumber, on
Friday, December End.
The refuse burner ut the mill of j.
w. Gilchrist is to be rebuilt before the
lumber cutting season next year, as il
is now not of sufficient size to consume
the refuse from the mill.
You can obtain goods cheap for cash,
at the store on Water street, where the
old Anspach stock is being disposed OF
at auctiona nd by private sale. Auc.
ton three nights in the week. 53G
At the sawmill of w. II. & e. X
Potter the cut of lumber this season
will exceed that of last year by l.,
100000 feet, making the amount cut
in 1881 at 100000 feet.
Saturn and Jupiter will be the even.
ing stars until the last of the present
month, and Venus and Mars the morn
ing stars-the last named star, how
ever, finishes his contract on the Goth.
Robert Oliver has charge of tho
electrical machinery at the DAM
When Robert says LET there be light,
he grasps q wheel, gives it few turns
and there is light and nlenty of If. too