March 6, 2002
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- The five-week quarantine on the asylum was raised Saturday morning and the men and women who have been imprisoned there were permitted to communicate by other methods than the telephone. All who could possible get away were in town this afternoon and were greeted with much enthusiasm. There were 31 cases of smallpox during the quarantine.
- Mrs. Isabella Mitchell, wife of the late Hon.W. H. C. Mitchell of East Bay, passed away Thursday afternoon last at the family residence. Deceased was 70 years old and had been in failing health ever since the death of her husband last year .
- M. H. Hungerford, owner of the Bay Shore Poultry Yard, has some hens that lay eggs though they are not so good as those than can average an egg a day. His 12 hens, of the Buff Wyandotte breed, during the month of February, laid 249 eggs which is hard to beat in this egg famine.
- George Sodders, a resident at Interlochen, sold his home at that place and expects to move to Leroy soon. The new owner will take possession within two weeks.
- The social at the Ogdensburg church last week was well attended although it was a bad night. The receipts were about nine dollars.
- The Church of Christ (Disciples) of this city have purchased a fine lot at the corner of Cass and Eighth Street for a consideration of $1,025 on which it is their intention to build a church. The location is excellent and it is expected that the new building will cover most of the lot.
- A. E. Porter, who recently sold his property at Old Mission, had intended to go west but has now purchased Hedden Hill at Old Mission which has been a favorite resort for many years. Mr. Porter intends to fit it up and be ready for the resort business the coming season.
- George C. Sparling of Kingsley has been in the city seeking information about his son, Richard, aged 16 years, who suddenly disappeared from his home Sunday night. The boy is believed to have fled to escape chastisement from another party in Kingsley owing to a fancied offense. His father has investigated the matter and found there was no wrong committed and believes if the lad learned the truth, he would come home willingly.
- Barney Anderson has embarked in a new business venture here and will henceforth conduct a sale and boarding stable. Mr. Anderson has purchased all of the carriages, harnesses, sleighs and other property of the Carns stables, except the horses which have already been bought by B. J. Morgan. It is anticipated that the business will continue to thrive in that location.
- Elizabeth, the wife of John Hennrick, formerly chief cook at Park Place Hotel, died Tuesday evening at their home on Washington Street of dropsy at age 55. Besides her husband, she leaves 10 children, all of whom were at her bedside when she passed away. Mrs. Hennrick had come to this country from Germany when she was only four months old.
- Residents of Traverse City who are habitual observers of weather conditions were greatly exercised this morning over the remarkable antics of the barometer. It went down steadily until it reached 28-08 in the afternoon which is alarmingly low. S. E. Wait, the government meteorologist, stated that it was the lowest he has observed.
- Advice on deportment. Conversation should be bright and cheery during the home dinner.
- Medical advice of a century ago. A mustard plaster on the neck with low diet, has often prevented a relapse of apoplexy.
- Best buy of the week. Bath towels, 9 cents at The Boston Store.