Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-04-18

Geo. Burthwick had the big too
of one of his feet smashed, last week
at the saw mill of w. III. d Il. X
Potter.
The bridge tender, last Monday re-
moved the dirt from the bridge that
had accumulated during the winter
months.
Murdoch Grant will act as captain
of the Boom company's tug Sigison
the present season, and Henry Van
Dusen as engineer.
f. w. Gilchrist's tow barges, Hink-
ley and Light Guard have been paint,
ed the same colors as his steam barges
brown and white.
The bridge at section sixteen has
been declared unsafe by the authori,
ties, and parties are notified to drive
over it at slow rate.
Miss Kellogg is expected to arrive
the latter part of this week to take
charge of the millinery department
of Hawley q Fitzgerald.
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A social hop takes place at the
American House, this evening, for
the benefit of st. Bernard's society.
Dance and supper one dollar.
The young ladies of the Congrega-
tional church gave an ice cream So
cial at the Armory, last Friday even
ing, and were well patronized.
The Altoona Review has been re-
duccd to four-pagc five-column paper,
but is now entirely printed at home
the patent inside being discarded
Owing to Miss Watkins sickness,
the Board of Education has appointed
Miss Trask to take her position tenn
porarily, in the Third ward school.
III. II. Morse, who returned home
from his trip to the western Stat es
last week, made the journey from
Otsego Lake to this city in one day.
The refuse burner of w. l.. d II.
ID. Churchill's saw mill has been fitted
with new spark catcher. 1t has
also been heightened and newly brick
ed inside.
The Gilchrist warehouse, this sea-
son, will be under the management of
Marshall N. Bedford & Co. The
steamers Flora and Atlantic will land
at that wharf.
Some of the fine shade trees that
were in front of the residence Of w.
H. Potter, on Washington avenue,
have been removed, and planted in
other places on the same lot.
The breaking of the coupling of
the main shaft at the planning mill of
Moses Bingham, last Thursday, was
the cause of that establishment shut
ting down till Saturday noon last.
Police Justice D'Aigle filed his of
fetal bond with the city treasurer
last Wednesday, being the first time,
so we are informed, that bonds have
been given by police justice at this
place.
House bill No. 100, to incorporate
the public schools of the township OF
Green, has been reported on adverse
ly by the State Legislative committee,
who recommended that the said bill
do not pass. Laid OH the table.
The river saw mill of Fletcher,
Pack q Co., has been supplied with
a new trimmer, new gang edging cut
ter, and will have q new engine as
soon as navigation fairly opens, in adj
dition to which the mill has been
generally repaired.
The ice in Thunder Bay was all
carried out into the lake, last Sunday
night, except Il small portion near
North Point, and Monday last was
the first day since last fall, that the
bay was open so as to allow boat to
enter this port.
The articles of incorporation of the
Detroit, Bay City & Alpena railroad
have been fled with the Secretary of
State, at Lansing. The most impor-
tant thing to be done yet, as regards
Alpena, is to file the rails, ties, loco
motives, and cars at this end Of the
route.
S. ii. Davis a. Co.'S new fishing
steamer was launched on Saturday af-
ternoon, according to announcement.
The little steamer shot off the wharf
in fine style, and presented very
handsome appearance as she rocked