The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-06
YLOO.UE.N'GD.7 Locals.

From Our Own Correspondent.
judi Mayhem, gentlemanly aud estimable
young man, has gone to Chicago to live.
II. b. Peck Allegan's celebrated banker, and
Doc Streater were here last week talking
grist-mill. They regard the location as one Of
the best.
Married. at Bankers. Mich, the 2lst ult.,
Goodwin Bosworth, OF this village, to Mrs.
Miranda Hosmer.
~ H. See and Eugene Cooley have formed a
co-partnershp, and will control the undertsk-
ing business heretofore conducted by c. Rem
ington for J. W. Ball, of Paw Paw.
Messrs. W. Haven and NJ. Virgins, at their
factory west Of the village, are turning out the
beet cheese ever made here. Our dealers say
they are ahead OF anything they get from
abroad.
Twenty-one Of our stalwart sons" led by
nce Chester Cooley, made a raid on Widow
Dunhams corn-patch last Saturday, and LETT it
smiling under a strong June sun, minus weeds.
The benignant countenance OF s. Ct. Mather,
the most popular landlord Van Buren, county
ever had, looked in upon us last week. He was
here when where our thriving village now stands
the forest prlmeval" was unbroken, and all
through northern Van Buren, 10" was the
principal inhabitant. Sam has been in our
county many a long year. He has seen dense
wilderness melt away before the touch Of CIV
ization, and the evidences Of happy homes Of
pure, intellectual and peaceful citizenship cover
all our SHINING hills and smiling valleys. 1t is
now nearly quarter Of a century since we first
clasped his generous palm. Lawrence was q
quiet hamlet, and on the principal corner he
was getting into the groove he has filed so long
and well. Paw Paw was then, as now, our
most pretentous village, and to the distinction
Of beng county-seat added the advantage Of q
"strap-iron " artery along which throbbed
most OF Van Buren's share CT the worlds COM
merce. There we're patches Of civilization gath
cred by the side OF our great inland sea, and
here and there throughout our western and
northern borders. South Haven. Bangor and
Breedsvie were known TO fame" but existed
in the minds OF the venturesome pioneer as
some far-off land to be reached only by endur-
ing the horrors OF our early tortuous and cor
duroy thoroughfares. Boomingdae, Goble,
Kendall, and that 'ovliest village OF the plain"
Hartford we're not except in the possibilities
OF the future. The beauty and fashion" of
our region went to market to church and visit
ing IN "phaetons and landaus' behind richly
caprsoned =" Buck aud Bnn," while some less
favored son and daughter of toll were content
to trudge along on "shanks horses" eating
their johnny-cake by the way, little dreaming
OF the time when our county would be tray-
ersed by network Of railroads and all social
conditions could ride in Carriages without
horses, and in ships against the wind" The
denizens on our southern border we're "put-
ting on airs" and Decatur and Lawton reioced
IN new civilization which the iron-horse OF
the extending Michigan Central brought. Look
ing back over the past, reviewing what has bee
accomplished, aud our yet undeveoped re-
sources, we are led to exclaim what next?
Married, July 8, by Ed. $. Smith, Mr.. r.
Beck to Miss Ida Shellaubarger, all OF b oom-
ingdale.
Our Union School closed last week. Il. Bah
cock, who has been it's Principal for the past
three years. leaves us for another field. We
can commend him as faithful and capable
teacher.
Geo. W. Myers. our deficient Town Superin-
tenient Of schools, has been engaged to teach
the Goble Union for the ensuing school year.