Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-18

There appears to be good demand
for men for lumber woods-that is
good men, well posted in the art Of
getting out logs. Such men can get
s26 per month and board.
Pocket cutlery of the very best,
and an assortment to suit al, at Bost-
wick's.
The fishing tug w. L. Davis got
back to port Saturday morning last
from Bay City, where she had been
dry locked. Her hull needed caulk-
ing and the rudder repaired.
Pure drugs and medicines, and all
the best and leading patent medicines
now manufactured, always on hand
at Bostwick's, sign of the red mortar.
Soon after the bay shore mill of
Fletcher, Pack & Co. started up
Monday morning last, the refuse
burner gear broke, and the mill was
shut down during the forenoon.
When desiring any article in the
line of drugs, medicines, paints, oils.
brushes, toilet articles, fishing tackle,
pocket cutlery, ETC., don't forget that
you can get the most and best for
your money at the old reliable "Sign
of the Red Mortar Drug Store"
Rev. II. III. Van Auken, of Eaton
Rapids, has been rendered the pastor
age of the Congregational church in
this city, and has accepted call. He
is expected to preach next Sunday.
Thos. Atkinson has crew of about
thirteen men at work, near Hubbard
Lake, cutting and skidding pine.
The logs arc for Bewick, Comstock e.
Co., who will attend to the hauling.
The Alpcna Musical Society are
actively rehearsing for their second
concert which will take place soon.
New members are constantly coming
in and the rehearsals are well attend
ed.
Newmarkets, Plush Sacques, Child
ren's Cloaks.
Our styles and prices suit the pur-
chasers. Do more business in this
line than all the other houses in the
city combined.
HAwLEY & FITZGERALD.
Banner Store.
S. w. Flanders is numbering Oh
the Upper South branch, and has
some 10000 logs skidded. He in.
tends to bank about 800, 900 feet of
logs this winter, for the Minor Lum-
Der Co.
-Four cases of trout spawn were
shipped from the Alpena hatchery
last Thursday, for the Worthwhile
hatchery, where the spawn will be
Matched. There were about 100000
trout eggs in the four cases.
Yesterday morning the steamer
Arundel, while backing out from
the Oscoda wharf, got log in her
wheel, and broke one of her rudder
chains. She was delayed several
hours in consequence.
Says the Oscoda Monitor: Every
thing has progressed finely on the rail-
road this week, thanks to the fine
weather. The latest prospects are
that the road will be completed by
December 18th, ready for travel"
j. r. Beach, sexton of the city
cemetery, says there is body buried
on lot No. 2S6, that has to be remov-
ed, as it is on some other persons
burial ground. Friends of the de-
ceased are requested to take action in
the matter.
The late Mr.. Carpenter had bene-
fit certificate in the Royal Arcanum,
and Friday last. the officers Of that
order presented Mrs. Carpenter with
a draft for $4,000, being the amount
of the life insurance in that society.
The cylinder head of the engine in
the single mill of the Messrs. Potter
was smashed last Saturday. The
piston had taken a notion that it was
time to lay up for the winter, and it
got out of gear and smashed the cyl.
inder head.
The publisher of this paper, whose
feet were never too small ut best,
don't wear boot on his right foot
just now, as that appendagc was
stepped on by horse n few days
since, and considerably increased in
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