The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25
Editor of True Northerner.

DEAR DIR .--Sluce lily last coillinu UNI
cation | have been in the Townships of
South Haven, Geneva, Bloomingdale, j.,
Pine Grove, Almens, &C., on my official
tour. visited the school at Maple
Grove, remaining over night at the res.
idence of Mr.. Aldrich, and then made
my way through the woods by means
Of a narrow road or path aud blazed
trees, to the Well School house in Ge.
neva. On the route | had the misfor-
tune to lose my "Superintendents' Jour
nal, book of great Importance to me,
but of no use or value whatever to the
finder. In it was the record of three
weeks labor which had not been trans
ferred to my Ledger. At Lake Mills
found beautiful new School house,
just completed, and occupied. The
house contains three fine rooms and cost
S24OO. | was entertained over night
by Esq Bishop, the gcntlemanly Deroct.
or. Wednesday morning l left his
house, Wednesday evening saw him at
Pine Grove Station, on Saturday he was
taken sick, and on the next Tuesday
night he suddenly passed to that bourne
from whence no traveller returns. He
had been a Justice of the Peace in that
township for nearly twenty years, and
his sudden death is mourned by all who
knew him Truly Gin the midst of lif.
we are in death" At Pine Grove en-.
joycd the hospitaltcs of David Wise,
Supervisor of the township, and found
IN him warm and devoted friend to the
cause of Education He left his bust
ness Gan unusual occurrence for Di.
rector) and visited the School with me.
This District has no School house. but
at present occupy a room over the store
OF Wise and Everst. Measures are
oelng taken to erect fine house here
during the year. This is a new place
but Is growing rapidly. Wise and Ev-
erst have erected, and soon will have in
operation Grist mill and general Me-
chanic shop, which is !02 feet front, 80
feet wide and three stories high. At
kendallville, a truly thriving hamlet, l
found poor old building used as a
school house, but fine school and ex.
cellent teacher, and was glad to learn
mat they were very soon to commence
the building of brick school house at
a cost of $4,000. My next visit was at
No. S, where / found home in the
family Of W. II. Gregory Esq. He
has fine location, containing 100 acres
OF choice land, 100 acres of which are
under high state of cultivation
Seven years ago it was dense forest,
and he was obliged to cut a road for two
miles IN order to get his family on to
the premises. Now he has 5000 of as
tine apple and peach trees as | ever saw
growing, and most of them loaded with
choice fruit he also has a large number
u choice pear, plum and cherry trees
n bearing, and 1900 grape vines of
twenty different varieties, loaded to their
utmost capacity. This is one of the
BEST fruit farms | have yet seen in
Michigan. and is for sale, as Mr.. Greg
Dry desires to 60 South. In the p. II
Miller District they have only "Shell
5ut hope to build a good house this fall
But time and space forbids me giving
.be names aud details OF many other
Districts, which would gladly mention
am busy all the time and hope to be
able to visit the Schools of every town
sAip in due time, but all cannot be Wis
tied during one term of school. Mex
week [ hope to meet a host of tn,
Teachers at the Institute, and the wcel
after expect to attend the Superin
;endents' meeting at Charlotte, afte
which | begin my fall examinations
More anon. HENRY j. KELLOGG,
County Sup't Of Schools.
Lawton, Aug. 18th, 1871.