The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-23
VIZ shall notice the Anniversary Exercises
of the p. p Union ScbooI next week.

LIrTLEJoHN.-The Hon. Flavius j. Little
John will deliver the grafton at the 4th Of July
Celebration at Benton Harbor.
TRACK LAYNo.-About one hundred men
are engaged in laying iron on the track of the
Peninsular railroad between Cassopols and
South Bend. The intersection at the crossing
OF the Airline has been put in, and all trains
On that road now stop before passing the cross
ing.
The PorATo BUG-It is reported that the Po-
tato Bugs are leaving-that they have mostly
disappeared from the Potato fields. II this is
really so every body will rejoice.
RAspBERR1Es. We were made the recipient
OF a couple OF baskets OF Black Cap Raspber-
res, very nice and ripe. They were from Mr..
A. j. Gregg, who has an acre of land planted to
this choice ard highly priced fl at. Mr.. Gregg
will put his crop upon the market, dp-ing the
week, and all who wish supply Of this fruit
should send IN their orders at once.
MINERAL WELL.-On Saturday last, Mr.
A. Harrison had drive well put down IN his
barn. and at the depth Of twenty-one feet from
the surface it was found to yield gas strongly
impregnated with the smell OF sulphur-the
water tasting OF iron. Samples have been sent
to Ann Arbor for analysis.
The FAIR GRoUND.-On Tuesday morning
asst we made brief visit to the Fair Grounds
and found that considerable Improvement had
been made since the holding Of the Fair last
TALL. Preparatory to the July meeting of the
L.. 49,
an ampitheatre of capacity sufficient to seat
one thousand people, well seated and covered
with shingles. The track has been graded and
appears to be sufficiently hard and yet quite
elastic-propertles highly esteemed by horse
men. Ths Society have it in contemplation to
erect kitchen and dining room previous to the
time Of holding the Agricultural Exhibition
this fall. We have one Of the best arranged
and convenient grounds for Exhibition pur-
poses to be found in any County in the State
1t is one that we all feel proud Of.
PRoF, NARROWER desires us to say that the
P. p. Union School is "chuck full" Of exercises
| Just now and that il he carries about q sour
visage his friends must overlook the matter for
this time, for as soon as these are over he will
put on his prettiest look and smile on all, as In
times past
SrABDNa AFFRAY.-At Cassopols on Tues
day the 18th INST, an alteration took place be-
tween two brothersin-law. Isaac Inman and
b. f. Dryer, at the Livery Stable OF one Fuller
During the war Of words, Inman stabbed Dwyer
with large pocket knife, striking HIM in the
region of the lower rib of the left side, making
a bad wound. Inman was Immediately arrested
and committed to jail to await an examination
on the 21st, before Justice Glover. The quar-
rel was about an old horse.
WHAT X. Il. COMPETITION will do for the
business Of town or locality, is we'll Illus
sular Railway having been completed to School
craft, opened up to that town new route tc
the east, and the Merchants have already com.
menced taking advantage Of the new condition
OF things. One business firm received an in
voice OF goods over the Pennsylvania Contra
and Peuinsular Roads by way of Fort Wayne
from New York, at seventeen cents per hun
dred less than by way Of Detroit. SO mucl
for competition.
SPECIAL NoTIoE.-Having noticed that oul
J transactions in heal Estate" has been COPIED
into the Press without any credit, We wish tt
call attention to the fact that we pay for thei
compiling. We are perfectly willing that oul
neighbors copy them-but we would like tn,
proper credit. Publishers whose actions arr
, regulated by the "plumb line" of rectitude will
Of course give credit.
GREAT SLAUGHTER OF CRANEs.-Last Wednes
day, Messrs. II. Michael and DIR. Morse VISITED
; the Crane Rookery near Tletsort, and in three
: hours shot % Cranes. Tho next day, Elias
} Pardee, Thaddeus Hampton, James Atwood
and A. Makyes, tried their hands at the sam,
amusement, and disposed of rs more.-Cas
Co. Republican.
Such causeless and wholesale destruction
of birds, deserve more than a passing motto,
J Of condemnation. These birds do no harm
and their wanton destruction is burning
J shame to all who engage in such unjustifabl,
''sport."
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