The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-19

hemeuDet tue lOWI NuuCus On honuay
evening.
The County Convention meets at Paw Paw
on Tuesday next,
We learn that the snail Hose Company has
procured new badges
Forty tickets were sold for the Pythian dance
on tuesday evening last.
The Vermonters hold their annual meeting
at the Dyckman House to-day.
Every township should be represented IN the
County Convention next Tuesday
mans virtues are not to be measured by
the length of his funeral procession.
The next term of the State agricultural Col
lege commences on the Gath OF this month.
The Pythians had dance on Tuesday eve
ming. We weren't, but our flag was invited.
The Lansing Republican says that all sorts
of indoor games are fashionable now,-scarlet-
fever, diphtheria, and the like"
Mrs. p, y. Travis, OF Hartford. will lecture
in Decatur next sunday evening. the 21st INST,
Ou tuo SuOJSCt VI temperatures.
Judge Chrlstiancy has sent his resignation
as Judge of the Supreme Court to the Govern
or, TO take effect February 9th.
There are 50 poor houses in the State, con-
tanning 4,541 paupers, costing S1.97 per week
for each person, or S444, 100 year.
Mrs. Emma Molloy spoke in Hartford Sun
day evening last. on the subject OF temperance.
Her audience was large and apprecative one.
The Methodist Church OF the State has
$4,000 members, 1852 church buildings-worth
52,679, 500. and 65parsonages-worthS 1878, AIS.
Speaking Of the legislative jaunt around the
State, the Lansing Republican says: g So far
as learned, the grand rounds have been we'll
performed"
On the 18th inst the Michigan Central Rail
way paid into the State Treasury forty-one
thousand dollars, specific tax due January 1st
on the mail line.
Hull Il Arnold's Quadrille B and made the
music to which the Pythians danced at their
festival on Tuesday evening. All report it an
occasion Of much enjoyment.
On Wednesday last, Alb. Norton earned the
mail-bags and some express from the depot TO
the post-ofhce. 1t was vigorous tug, out be
went right through like the hero that he Is.
My rule" says one of New York's promi-
nent merchants I" is to advertise literally in the
papers when business Is dull, for when business
is brisk 1t is not SO necessary That Is sensible.
Almsna goes in for womans rights. A young
lady of that place drove an OK team to a social
last week Tuesday night, and 1t is said that
Duke and Dine travelled quite as well as when
driven by man.
young man who knows all about it, states
that his experience has taught him that tlirt
Is q fool who delights in soohng FOOLS and the
FOOL who is fooled by such fool is the fool
shest kind Of fool.
On Tuesday evening last George Vose, an
old settler, died at the age Of slxty-one years
Mr.. Yoke had been resident OF this village
for a period of thirty years or more. He
leaves a widow aud four sons, three OF whom
are grown up to manhood.
for a copy Of the Charleston 6. Co. News and
Courier, containing the proceedings OF the
National Grange, which has just closed ltt
annual session in that city. In the list OF new
m embers we find the names OF Mr.. and Mrs
Woodman.
Mr.. Beech the well-known apiarlan, Of South
Haven, informs us that an examination was
made of several peach orchards at South Haven,
last Wednesday, and about 10 per cent. OF the
peach buds we're found to be as yet uninj ured
This would give fair crop. The mercuy went
to 23.-Kalamazoo Telegraph.
On the forenoon of Saturday last, Mr.
Chauncey Cummings met with serious loss IN
the instantaneous killing OF his span OF horses
10 seems that Mr.. Cummings and his son wen
TO the woods for the purpose Of cutting wood
They chopped down a tree which fell in the
opposite direction from which they expected
striking both horses and instantly killing them
The loss falls heavily on Mr.. Cummings, as hi
circumstances will not admit OF such heavy de
pletion. Efforts are being made to aid hin
in procuring another team.
There ia q woman OF Battle Creek selling
pamphlets which expose fully the numerous
cruelties perpetrated upon the inmates Of the
State insane asylum at Kalamazoo. She has
been one Of the atients herself, and gives
painful descriptions OF the many horrors il
that nstitution.-Exchange.
The soman must be crazy! Didn't anumber
OF our worthy solons visit said asylum las
week? And wasn't everything they saw al
right Even a committee stood ready to re
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