Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-07-02

The boys VIII nave TO celebrate
their Fourth this year with torpedoes.
Come - get them at Stones.
AT Bostwick's drug store can be
found the best assortment of perfumes,
toilet powders, lotions, hair brushes,
tooth brushes, in fact everything per-
tanning to first class drug store.
The mail steamers Arundel and
Metropolis have exchanged days Of
arriving at this port. The Arundel
arrives on Sunday, Wednesday and
Friday mornings, and the Metropolis
on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
mornings.
DO not forget that the steamer
Flora gives an excursion to Cheboy-
gan, leaving tomorrow. Fare for
round trip, 81, including meals and
berths. A person will be able to be
at Cheboygan all day and help them
to celebrate.
Under sheriff Lynch started for
Detroit last Friday, and took with
him John Heating, who was sentenc-
ed to the House Of Correction for do
ing certain things unbecoming OF a
man. Remember that the man is not
the John Heating well known in AL
pena, but q stranger of the same
name.
The Literary Society Of Grace
Mission, Long Rapids, will give an
entertainment at the Court House, at
Hillman, Montmorency county, on
the evening of July 9th, 1884. The
price of admission is % cents. Chill
dren under ten years, 10 cents. Elk
ercises commence at eight o'clock
sharp.
The steamers of the Alpena and
Bay City route will carry passengers
to Oscoda, on July 4th, at $3.50 for
the round trip-meals and berths ex'
ira. The excursionists leave this
port OH steamer Arundel at 6 o'clocl;
in the morning on July 18th, aud the
Metropolis will bring them back Sat
urday morning.
The Detroit Free Press speaks of
Colonel r. NJ. Donnelly and the State
troops, who were at Oscoda last week,
as follows: "Lieut.-Col. Donnelly
during his short command here, exer-
cised much tact and discretion,
There were in all 1872 soldiers present
for duty. They attended strictly to
business and left with the good will
of everyone"
The hot weather is causing many
people in other portions of the coun'
try to visit the shore towns, and they
show their good sense in so doing, foi
q better place can not be found than
Alpena and adjoining places, in which
to pass the hot months. The evenings
are cool and pleasant and the atmos
pherc invigorating. A person can
sleep comfortably and feel refreshed
when he awakens.
The steamer Pearl gives II 18th o.
July excursion from this city to De
troit, leaving Alpena at 8 o'clock
Thursday morning, and arriving al
Detroit at 6 o'clock Friday morning
On her return she leaves Detroit at !
o'clock on Friday morning, and get,
back to Alpena at s o'clock, Sunday
morning. Tickets for round trip, in
Guiding meals and berth, s4.
People having pianoes, desiring {
first class tuner who can be depend
ed on to attend to their instruments
regularly two or three times a year
can secure one whose ability and ca
pability is above any faint of suspi
cion, by leaving their orders Will
me. Those who wish can make spe.
cial bargains to have their instru
ments tuned by the year.
ROBERT STONE.
Assessed Valuation of Alpena City.
The assed valuation Of the real and
personal property in this city, this
year, as shown by the tax roll, is as
follows:
Real. .,',..". 81 ,ol0,O0,
- =.
l0tal. .........,,.,..,..,..,.... 5000
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Uncle Toms Cabin,
Probably larger or more highly
pleased audience never assembled il
our elegant Opera House than thai
gathered to hear Uncle Toms Cabin
last night. The company as a whole
is a good one, and "Aunt Ophelia' il
pleasing departure from the make