Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-06-27

cd Mr.. and Mrs. ii. r. Morse started
for Ann Arbor last Sunday, leaving
). by City of Cleveland. Mr.. Morse
vs. will try and make arrangement where
by his family can remain at Ann Ar
d. Dor the coming winter.
ny Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gordon desire
to express their thanks to their neigh
fl bors and friends for the help and
of sympathy that was extended to them
on the occasion of the death of their
- little daughter last week.
s. A. r. Cole, inspector of boilers,
and f. Leighton, inspector Of hulls,
arrived in town last Thursday, on an
= official visit, and while here inspected
s. the tugs Grayling, Fisherman and
George Hand, and found them in
rs good condition.
If The work Of removing the buildings
OIL the Culligan lot, at corner of Sec
a ond and Chisholm street, has COM
g menced. The barber shop has been
moved to the Chisholm lot, and work
n men are making ready for the founda-
= ton for the new brick block.
S. The thanks of this establishment
10 are due to Robert Napier, for the
4 promptness with which he repaired a
break to the job press. Robert does
good work in his establishment, and
e is always on hand when wanted, at
Is least such has been our experience.
Next Saturday it is expected that
the mail steamers Arundel and Me-
l. tropolis will chance places, and if
g. they do, the Metropolis will arrive at
: this port on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday mornings, and the Arundel
k on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
q mornings.
3 Says the Free Press: The steam
barge Westford was inspected yester-
Il day and will be out in few days,
e having had the damage done by the
e collision with the schooner Grace
Holland, repaired. The work was
done at the Springswell dry dock, and
;, is creditable piece of workmanship.
g Commencing with July LIST, the
Montmorency mail will be taken to
. Hillman three times week, leaving
). Alpena by stage on Tuesdays, We'd
g nesdays and Saturdays. Mr. Adams
has the contract and will, so we are
informed, run passenger and freight
l. line in connection with the mail.
I, James Kerr and bride, arrived in
town last Saturday by steamer City
of Cleveland. Mrs. Kerr was former
Il ly Miss f. James, and we feel sure
&c that the many friends of the newly
, married couple wish them the best of
success, while the ARGUS takes this
y opportunity, to extend its congratula-
c tons.
y Rev. +. l.. Little will be at Roches-
ter, Michigan, to-day, he having start
a ed yesterday morning by steamer
IF Arundel. Rumor says that the rev.
e erend gentleman while at Rochester
will perform the marriage ceremony
o. uniting Miss Watson, one of the
I teachers of the city schools, to Mr..
" Weston.
Several of the teachers employed
p. in the public schools, took passage on
o the steamer City of Cleveland last
% Sunday-Miss Flora Roberts and
Miss Sarah Roberts going to Lapcer,
Michigan; Miss Watson to Rochester,
y Michigan; Miss Sheffield to Adrian,
L. Michigan; and Miss Barnes, to De-
n troit.
Captain Comstock of the barque
n Pomeroy received severe injuries ON
I, his head, last Wednesday forenoon,
a resulting from blow from a poker
< by w. Comstock. AS the the af-
fair will, no doubt, come before the
Circuit Court, it is needless for us to
'e speak fully on the subject The cap
le tain left town Thursday, OH the Pom
lie eroy.
= The Commencement exercises of
the Alpena High School took place
rs last Friday evening, at the Congrega-
S, tional church, and were much appre-
st ciated by the many persons present.
IS The program was the same as publish
ed last week, and the manner in which
Il, the scholars acquitted themselves, re-
' fleets great credit on themselves and
y their teacher. The music was first
id class.
u The loss occasioned by the fire at
the Churchill lumber wharf, last week
of has been adjusted by the insurance
lg companies. The total loss, including
,. damage to wharf and tramway is
r. S25 600 The insurance is S1S 000