Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-11-22
The necessary repairs were made and
she started Yesterday for this port.

The necessary repairs were made and
she started yesterday for this port.
DIR. Shelton was called to Harris
vile last Friday to attend to John
Shank, who had the misfortune to
break his leg in two places. The
doctor bound up the broken limb, and
then had the patient brought to Alpe-
ma, last Saturday.
The sawmill of f. w. Gilchrist
ceased operations last Thursday night,
and will have rest until next spring.
The reason for shutting down the mill
was on account of the difficulty of
getting logs to the mill in sufficient
quantities to keep it in operation with
out using the spring stock.
On the occasion of the Goth ami
versary of the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Folkerts, last week, a large
number of their friends gathered at
Mr.. Folkerts' residence TO tender their
congratulations, and the result was a
very pleasant evenings enjoyment for
those present.
Capt. ID. Flood, of the schooner
Seaman, arrived in town last Saturday
by steamer City of Cleveland. 1t is
not often that Captain Flood visits
Alpena unless he brings the Seaman
with him. The Captain has the honor
of being commander of the first boat
that took lumber from Alpena-some
twenty-four years ago.
The rain and snow had little tus-
sic for the mastery last Thursday, but
the snow proved the victor, and Thurs
day evening the weather looked win
terish, a heavy damp snow falling,
and making navigation look dismal,
and cleaning fish on the fish wharfs
by electric light, a cold and not very
inviting job. The snow fall was light.
Last week, for the first time since
she has been on the shore route, the
steamer City of Cleveland failed to
arrive in port about her regular time.
She was due on Tuesday night but
did not get here until about 10 o'clock
Wednesday forenoon. She has made
a remarkable record, and judging from
the passengers and freight she has car
ried, we believe she has been financi-
ally successful.
The steamer Arundel brought the
mail, last Monday, that should have
come by Metropolis on Sunday morn
ing last. What was the matter with
the Metropolis we do not know, un-
less she was too busy loading slabs at
Greenbush to spare the time to come
up as far as Alpena. The recent cold
must have caused her to burn
the slabs as fast as the deck hands
could carry them on board. We do
not know whether she will load slabs
all winter, or not.
The steamer Pearl lost trip last
week, and the finder Of the lost trip
will be suitably rewarded. The rea-
son was that the Pearl remained at
Detroit in order to have her boilers
cleaned. On Thursday night last she
took on board large quantity of
fresh and salt fish from Davis wharf,
and then finished her load with pick
cts, shingles, etc., leaving this port on
Friday noon last, and arrived again
Monday last, leaving yesterday.
The social given at the Baptist
church, last Friday night, was very
successful, both socially and financial
ally. Oysters, ice cream and supper
was served to those who desired them,
and the various tables were well pat
roDized. The church was used as
reception room, and the tables set in
the lecture room. The profits, which
were for the purpose of assisting to
purchase new Sunday School library,
amounted to about $50.
The case of the State and Turnbull,
regarding the stumpage business, was
before the Circuit Court last week
and attracted much attention. The
state was represented by the Attorney
General, assisted by John Atkinson,
of Detroit, and j. B. Clayberg, of AL