The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-26

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The trains on the Paw Paw Through line"
are once more on time.
An interesting pioneer sketch will be found
in this issue OF the True NoRTHERNER.
Decatur wants railroad. Why don't they
take their Editor ?-Benton Harbor Palladium.
The allegan Journal wants high school
"spelling school," and offers 80 to the winner.
The people In the country this winter pump
water with an ak and bring it home IN a basket
Does the Lord love man who spends at a
church festival the money he owes his washer
woman?
4 party of young gents from X alamazoo at
tended the Firemens' Ball in this place last
Monday evening.
Ford's Cornet Band discoursed sweet music
in front of the Dyckman House last Monday
afternoon the Odd in st.
Mrs. Rebecca J. Jelley died at her home, IN
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daughter of Hon. Fabius Miles.
Hon. j. j. Woodman and wife, who we're in
attendance on the National Grange, at Charles
ton, S. c., have returned home.
Quite an excitement was created for few
moments last Wednesday, by the burning out
of one OF the Clifton House chimneys
The attention Of our lady readers (of whom
there is a large number) is called to our new
department, under the bead OF " Items for the
Ladies'"
The average price of the Michigan wheat
crops of 1874 and 1870 was just the same to-
wits S1.0S per bushel. In 1869 the average
price was ninety-seven cents.
asking that body to authorize the Paw Paw
Railroad Company to increase its charges for
passenger fare to 10 cents per mile.
There will be New England supper al
Johnson's Hall, in the village OF Lawton, on
Wednesday evening next-March Sd, 1875. \
general invitation is extended to all to come
and help have good time.
The County Treasurer has received bills
from the Kalamazoo Insane Asylum, of the
amount charged the County to January 31st,
1875, amounting to six hundred and ninety
six dollars and thirty-three cents.
4 joint festival OF the Breedsville and Bloom
ingdaie Oranges will take place at Skimmingt
Hall, in Breedsvlle, on Tuesday, March I'd
afternoon and evenIng.-Hon. J. j. Woodmar
ID expected to address the meeting. Dane,
and supper in the evening. \ cordial invita-.
ton Ii extended to all Changers and others.
The Vermonters Of this county held the
annual reunion In this village last Friday
There we're about sixty present and the tim
was pleasantly spent in relating pioneer storie
and having a good time generally. We wer
unable to attend, therefore cannot give an ex
tended account Of this interesting meeting
The next meeting will be held at Lawrence, il
January, 1876.
Emma Molloy, the eloquent Elkhart lad
orator, delivered temperance lecture at tn
Baptist church, last Sabbath evening to a larg
and edited audience. Mrs. Molloy is no hypo
crite-neither spares the high or lowly in he
sarcasms-and we have heard her effort appro
bated by many as the ablest discourse on tina
subject ever delivered In this place. Her hus
band, child, and Miss Rhoda Munger OF Pa
Paw, accompanied ner to this place, -Hartfo or
Day-Spring.
The cold Colony Nurseries," OF Plymouth
Massachusetts,, wants US to advertise to th
amount Of five dollars, for which the propretc
will send us some seeds by mail. That ls
LIBERIA offer, isn't it Would be glad to az
commodate that yankee, but cannt help hir
fleece our readers and get nothing better tina
some seeds for our part in the swindle. II
appears to be a very selfish mortal,-he want
all the benefit himself.
Something must be done to put stop
intimidation. gentleman of this town WI
remarking the other morning that there wei
some very smart "darkeys," His wife toe
issue with him, and denied that it was possib
for q darkey' to know anything. To which l
replied that he wished he, himself, knew
much as some OF them-Fred. Douglass, Sci
ator Harms and few Of that stripe, where's
his wife closed the argument in very forcib
manner but he nearly lost his entire scalp
1t was skillet" she used. The argumer
was convincing.
At the Republican Caucus held at the Cou
House on Monday evening, &. A. Harrison wi
chosen Chairman, and o. w. Rowland, Seer
tary. Messrs. c. W. Young, A. Van Auke
r. b. Irwin, s. Consallus. j. Andrews
Crandall. s. i. Conway, s. Holmes. A, Jacksc
@. A. Harrison, s. w. Duncombe, NJ. L. Ric
ardson, and X. W. Moves we're appointed
delegates to attend the County Convention,
be held on the 23d inst.
The delegation was instructed to insist 9
elocting eight delegates by the County CONVEX
ton to the Judicial Convention.