Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-04-02

polls and deposit his vote for those men, as
township officers who are truly worthy of
the trust thus sought to be confided in them
by their fellow-citizens. Have you man
in nomination, for the office of Supervisor,
who is in every respect calculated to transact
the business entrusted to him, faithfully, and
represent the interests of his township eff
GENTLY in our county legislature! Don't
stop to inquire whether he is democrat
black republican, know-nothing, Nebraska or
anti Nebraska, man; in favor of Fillmore, Blu
chanan or Rev. Antoinette Brown, for Presi-
ident, vote for him and use your influence to
induce others to do so. In large cities itmay
be quite proper and right for each political
party to put in nomination, for township Off
GERS, men of their own faith, and take every
laudable measure to ensure their election; but
in our county, where but few men, in most of
the townships, are capable or willing to as
sumo the station of Supervisor or Town Clerk,
let the best men be selected and receive the
cordial support of every elector, irrespective
of party; and then in November next enter
the ranks of party, and, with zeal that new
err falters, if you are sure you have adopted
right principles, resolve to sink or swim, live
or die, survive or perish" with that party
What if you are destined to take a voyage
up Salt River, to the tune of "Jordan am a
hard road to trabel;" are you not sure of
plenty of respectable comrades? and have
not others of superior attachments stood up
on its desolate banks, long, long time ago, and
cast wishful eye toward the "high places"
left far behind? But never mind that now.
Come out on Monday pext, and deposit your
vote for men and measures both, as the best
interests of your town shall dictate.
CHANGE, MINIsTERIAL.-A subscription
has been in circulation in this village and Vi
cinity for several days past, under the auspi-
ces of Rev. VIM, M. FERRY, for the purpose
of insuring competent salary to an Eastern
clergyman who is soon expected to take up
his abode among us and officiate in "things
divine" For twenty years past Mr.. FERRY
has ministered, spiritually, to the citizens of
this place without reward or remuneration
on their part.
When the surrounding country for many miles
in extent, was an unbroken wilderness, and
the village of Grand Haven had just COM
menced its existence, Mr.. FERRY began his
labors, and continued to serve the people with
weekly administrations of the Good Word,
while they were in comparatively INDECENT cir
gratuitously, and not even asking
a reward when the worldly prospects of many
had SO far improved as to enable them to give
of their abundance, and that Literally, for the
support of the gospel in their midst. The
people now being richly able to support an
efficient clergyman, and Mr.. FERRY's bust
ness being of that nature that he is necessari-
ly absent from our village portion of the
time, during the business season, are, doubt
less, reasons that induce the reverend gentle
man to take an active part in securing the
services of another. And while our citizens
are subscribing, literally, recompense for
the services of such an one, we trust they
will by no means forget the debt of gratitude
they owe Mr.. FERRY for the great liberality
on his part, in supplying the pull
pit for them, these many years, thus gratui-
tously. Such disinterested benevolence, is,
in the highest degree, praiseworthy and can
not fail to receive a just recompense of re-
ward.
In another respect we consider the people
If Grand Haven under many obligations to
Mr.. FERRY and family-that is in an educa-
,ional point of view. We are informed that
,he first school in the place was commenced
1t his house, under the direction of Miss Ma
sY A. WHITE-now prominent teacher in
he Female Seminary at Rockford Ill,-and
when the number of children became too
great for the accommodations thus afforded
hem, the house now occupied as a court
louse, was built for the convenience of her
PUPILS, and for more than dozen years did
his interchangeable lady devote her energies to
he development of the youthful ideas that
her daily in the school-room,