The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-10-12
For the Grand Haven News.
0CEANA COUNTY.

In passing through this county last
week, stopped at the beautiful village of
Pentwater over night, and found it to be
rapidly improving little place. People |
are crowding in daily, some settling in the
village, others going back into the coun-
try and settling on some of the finest
farming land in the State.
The inhabitants are making prepare
lions for the erection of large school
house-deeming the one already in use
too small for the number of scholars in
attendance, and too insignificant for the
proud gaze Of The American eye. Thor
oughly understanding and fully apprecia-
ting, ms the American does, the utility of
education, and knowing the high moral
tone which it confers upon its votaries,
his soul rests not at ease until he beholds
its edifices towering alo(t even in COM
petition with those temples of prayer and
devotion which his piety has raised to the
honor and glory of the ever living God.
Over the school hitherto kept here has
presided Miss M. FOSTER, than whom
none seem more capable of teaching I" the
young ideas how to shoot" amiable, ac-
complished and good, she is beloved by
her pupils, and, indeed, by all who come
within the circle of her acquaintance, and
/ am informed that her valuable services
are about to be secured here for the en-
suing year.
Among the inhabitants recently arrived
} here are Messrs. Brilliant, Colby, Brady,
Hagar, Underhill, DC. Mr.. Brilliant, for
, merly of Greenville, arrived here in the
month of August last, and Immediately
set up large store, by which he is doing
large business; he has also lately be-
come purchaser and sole proprietor of the
mill and property formerly owned by the
firm of Rector q Cobb, subsequently as
signed, for the benefit of creditors, TO G.
A. Roosevelt. Mr.. Brilliant is thorough
business man, in every sense of the word,
and is certainly valuable acquisition, not
only to the township of Pentw alter, but
: to the county of Oceana. Mr.. Colby,
, formerly of the firm of Bradwell d Col
by, of Chicago, is an attorney at law
. q man of experience and thoroughly
versed in his profession; he came out here
/, last spring, liked the place and brought
, his family here this fall; he was appoint
ed Circuit Court Commissioner at the
last torn of Court, by his honor Judge
LITTLEJoHN. Mr.. Brady, formerly stu
dent in the Office Of Z. G. Assay, attorney
at law, of Chicago came here in July last,
was duly examined in open court, on the
18th ult., and admitted to practice at the
bar of Michigan.
The others are good and useful mechan-
les; none of your sleepy loungers, but
. men possessing the spirit, the will, the
3 power to conceive, project and execute;
3 men who, more than all the lawyers and
Il doctors combined, contribute to the adorn-
u ing and identifying Of the place that may
be blessed with their presence. Improve
ments are being made in the harbor, by
J the irresistible G. MEARs, of Chicago
! who owns largo and valuable property
here. In this enterprise it seems Mr..
. MEARs will not be alone, for the citizens
have called meeting, appointed com
L mittee TO wait upon him and request that
u he will accept their aid in this extensive
undertaking. Already a pier several
u hundred feet long, is extended into Lake
u Michigan by this extraordinary man, this
! improvement is being prosecuted under
! the immediate superintendent of the far
IS seeing and enterprising G. FLAGG, q man
fully qualified for business of the highest
i nature, and beneath whose enterprisine
5 spirit, houses seem to rise, trees fall, and
fields are plowed, almost with magica
n influence, he is in fact, owing to his super
d Tor intellectual capacity, the planet arounc
+ which the lesser luminaries of the place
d reyolve.
a Leaving Pentwatcr, I.passed into the
% township Of Clay Banks, thence into tho
n village of Roseville, where the Capitol Q
10 tho County is situated. Here | under
It stand they have also made preparations
ii for the erection of commodious school
l. house. Under tho influence of the in
" domitable will and pcrsevering spirit o
d G. A. RosEvELT, who is the leading spir
5 it not only Of this place, but of the entire
\ couniy--as his beautiful and highly cul
1t tivated farms, green-felds, grist mills
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