The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-06-22

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The graduating exercises took place iaf
night.
The Alumni OF the high school will hold
picnic at Four Mile Lake to-day (Friday).
The reception OF the graduating class wa
held in the high school room Oh Wednesda.
evening.
The graduating class held picnic at Three
Mile Lake, last Friday. They had Jolly time
coming home IN the ram.
Johu IL. Bryan is the youngest member oi
the graduating class. lie never ran away from
school, and leaves an excellent record for other
pupils to pattern after.
Our public schools close this week, and teach
ers and pupils are looking forward with pleasure
to the long vacation. We hope their dreams OF
happiness will be fully realized.
Fifteen young ladies' aud gentlemen compose
the graduating class OF the high school. The
following are the names: Misses May Myers
Edna Chaplin. Lizzie Hudson, Belle McEntee,
Celtic Coy, Maggie Otis, Gertie Hill, Mary
Bryar, Edna Cookbook, Anna Gilman, Messrs.
L. s. Darling. Junia Warner, Jerome Bangs,
Nelson Usham, John II. Bryan
BEG BL.gZE ar H.gKTEOX
Editor TRUE NoRIHERNER
About two o'clock this morning our quiet
town was aroused by the terrible cry Of fire and
the clangor OF bells, to find the fire rushing
from the dry goods store OF Jacobson d Spauld-
ing. This building was situated near the mid
die OF a long row OF wooden buildings on the
south side of Main street. 1t was evident from
the first that large amount OF property must
be sacrificed to the Unsuitable fire fiend, and the
result proved this only too true. by the al
most superhuman exertlons and endurance OF
the citizens, the fire was checked in its west
ward course at small frame building, occupied
by Mrs. Heald as millinery establishment.
Had the fire passed this building, it must GER
tainly have destroyed the brick block belonging
to Ruggles, Head and Anderson. But while
The people had been fighting like heroes to
subdue the fire in this direction, it had rapidly
advanced IN the opposite, and it was with the
greatest difficulty that the Day Spring Office
was saved, as the fire reached the building just
opposite and across the street. The Waterman
House also had hot berth.
There were eleven stores burned and tho loss
cannot be short of $4,000 or $50, 900, only
slightly covered by insurance. The following
persons were burned out Paul Huston jew
oler total loss; Lee Earle, meat market
Jacobson & spauldlng, dry goods; @. Boyng-
on, dry goods; VIM. Watts, shoe shop H.
". Olney, druggist; Harley e. Smyth, restau-
ant A. II. Young, dry goods; John Gross,
neat market; Ii. Eaton, grocery Shurburn q
Crafts, dry goods and groceries. These are
almost total losses, there beng but very little
insurance.
1t ID truly sad sight to see tue ruins OF our
beautiful and thriving TO n this morning. -
Where only yesterday all was lie and business, |
low is blackness and heaps OF smouldering |
uns. More than one-halt OF the business
portion OF the town is in ashes aud it Is a |
severe blow to our community. But already |
hose who succeeded In saving any stock have
ented rooms and are preparing to so on with |
heir business. One enterprising butcher has
AIKEN up his abode in the middle OF the' black
med street and is doing rushing business tins
and we hope to see our business men |
ally from their losses and resume business.
Already two bar-room loafers have had row
While trying to discuss the fire, and ono got his
read cracked with billiard cue.
HARTFORD, June 21st. l..