The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-18

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Van Auken pays S125 per bushel for wheat.
There will be free Lecture every evening
during the continuance OF the Teachers In
stitute, by some OF the professors in attend
ance. III are invited to attend
NoTICE.-There will be Free Methodist
quarterly meeting at the village OF Lawrence,
on Saturday and Sunday, August Goth and 9th,
under the direction OF the Rev. +. p. Hart,
+ chairman OF Toledo District, Michigan Confer
ence. All lovers Of an earnest Christianity are
invited to attend. @. W. BUrrERTIELD.
THE STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY offer q
Premium Of One Hundred Dollars for the best
county collection Of Fruits. We hope that the
Fruit growers OF Van Buren, County will COM
pete for this prize, and make such showing as
will take the prize.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Last Thursday night
the 10th inst, four hogs Of about 800 pounds
weight each, and belonging to Edmund La
Crave. who lives about two miles south OF this
village, were killed by lightning stroke while
lying beside stump In field.
The London Banking House OF Jay Cooke,
McCulloch & Co., las taken the balance OF the
new per cent L. S. government loan and u.
s. bonds bayo gone up IN consequence.
WAR Upon LIQuon SELLERs.-The people Of
Midland City have commenced war upon the
liquor Sellers OF that place. and from late ac-
counts, seem to DO making 1t right lively for
the dealers in benzine.
MINERAL SPR1NG.-powagiacl is 10 have their
Mineral Spring fitted up for the reception of
visitors. They are making arrangements to
inaugurate Billiard Saloon at the Spring. OF
course it will be success If all the other med
ern improvements are added.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING O thunder
storm on Monday night the 7th inst, a horse
belonging to @. c. Curtcnius, of Grand Pra-
RE, was killed 10y lightning. Mr.. Curtenius has
an insurance on the horse.
A CARGO OF ten elephants arrived in New
York week before last, from Ceylon, India IN
the bark Nehemiah Gibson. The largest one
weighing two thousand pounds, and the small
est one only eight hundred pounds. They
consumed twenty-six thousand gallons OF water
on the passage, and ate up one hundred and
twenty-five bales OF hay averaging two hun
dred and seventy-five pounds day, which was
IN addition to two bushels OF gramm and paddy
the last rolled up in the form Of little balls OF
cakes. Eleven elephants were shipped but one
died on the voyage of dropsy.
The Saginaw Enterprise says, during the
thunder shower which occurred on the after
noon of 9th inst, the barn Of John Hackett
who lives some eight or nine miles above this
city on the Tittabswassee river was struck by
lightning, and destroyed by fire. \ horse ant
several men were inside the barn at the time
It was struck, and were all more or less njured
the horse being scarcely able to walk. shed
adjoining the barn was saved by great exer
tons, but the grain, hay &c. in the barn wa'
wholly consumed.
new PApER.-We are informed that Mr.. J
c. Gcnser, foreman of the Herald Office o
this place. is to establish paper at Bangor
Van Buren, Co., about the LIST OF Oct. 1t vii
be radically Democratic. bangor is the cente
OF a fine agricultural district, but we doubt YER
much whether Democracy will thrive in 1T
midst.-St. Joe TraUeter.
ronr WAYNE, Aug. 9.-Whiie engaged il
digging ditch q few miles from here yester
lav. some iaborers uuearthed part Of the skel
ot5n of a mastodon. The bones were brough
20 the CITY and placed on exhibition Or. W
X. Myers is of opinion that they are part 0
the largest mastodou yet found IN the Wos5 -
lie aud some others proceed tomorrow TO ex
hume the entire skeleton, il il cin be found.
Busrsrss DEPARTMENT LAWRENCE UNIol
ScuooL.-At the opening o. the School. Sept
tn in addition to the regular course Of Study
thorough. practical, business course will b
entered upon and instruction will be gwen il
housekeeping, Business Practice, Commercial
Law. Commercial Calculations, business Pen
manship. Correspondence, etc. Daily exercise
Will be conducted by tn Principal of the School
who is a graduate of the Mayhem Business Co
lege. lie has had experience in teaching May
hew's Course IN other Schools, and he has latel
secured for use in his School Mayhew's vau
able Business Practice, the most efficient know
TO Business Colleges. and the only one ever Sc
cured by letters patent and copyright.
instruction which is generally only secure
at Commercial Colleges at q cost OF $40 pc
Scholar, will here be given to the pupils OF til
School free from extra tuition. Diplomas vi
be conferred upon those who complete I'll
course. Good board can be procured in tow
sc very low rates. For farther particulars, az
dress 5. q. BURIED Prin. Of the school, {
J. b. PorIEE Director.
During the severe storm Of Monday evenln!
last. the barn OF Mr.. 4, AVERY, Of Casco wi
struck by lightning and burned 20 he groun
It contained the wheat from seven acres, Il
oats from Eve acres, tanning mill, lumbt
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