The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-25
HaRTFORD OC.4LS.
Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent.
Charlie Warren is at last recovering from his
long illness, which was feared by many would
prove fatal.
Mrs. William Landen, after a short illness,
died Saturday morning and was buried Sunday,
She leaves a husband and friends to mourn
her loss.
Prof. Lamb has instituted literary society
fer the benefit OF the scholars, We look upon
IT with much favor, and trust that it will have
a tendency to develop and strengthen the
minds of our youths and maiders.
H. NJ. Olney's clerk liked to have had ''head
put on him." last Thursday by an irate old
lady to whom he had sold prayer book when
she asked for a Bible Guess he will be more
cautious in the future.
Notwithstanding the beautiful CD mud our
working as we'll as mercantile men are dong
quite stroke OF business, as they bring many
loads OF bolts into town every day. The wealth
or department seems to be in league with
I" hard times and is determined to increase
the poor mans burdens.
There was carpet rag party given by one of
the la dies on Maple Street last Wednesday ev-
enng. Whether IL was the strength OF the
rags or the tea that produced the collaborating
effect is not known, but some of the near
neighbors report having been kept awake by
the h arity of the company, while many Of
those living along the line OF their route home
ward say they were awakened from their hap
py slumbers in the dead of night by the clamor
of many voices, each trying to be heard above
the other. They seemed to have gotten ter
rIbly mixed up and unable to find their part
ners as they came to the separating corner,
Bad that.
Quite lively racket occurred in Esq. Engle's
Office last Friday morning. 1t seemed that a
certain gentleman to whom the Day Spring had
trotted out rs Z" dead beat" followed the
editor in there and went for him. He curried
him up and curried him down, and when he
ound that the editor still renamed cool and
unr ufled he opened up his magazine of filth
and profanity, and when he had exhausted the
pile he rested from his labors. About the same
time Levi Earl and Oscar Stickney were badly
exercised over a dead hog,-not only that but a
hog that had been dead for over year. Each
found beam in the others eye, and tried to
pluck il out. II some OF these men who have
nothing else to do but stand around and quar-
rel, would stay at home and pick up their door
yards, or bring in wood and water for their
wives, they would spare themselves and the
community from being disgraced by such
rooster fights.
John Garrison the reformed drunkard and
President OF the red ribbon club when it first
started out, attended private dance one night
last week, and there yielded to the tempter,
and disgraced himself and friends by breaking
his pledge and becoming indecently drunk. II
people only would strive to avoid temptation
instead OF running into IT, how much easier it
would be to keep in the narrow path Dancing
and wine seem to be twin sisters, whose allur-
ing ways are instrumental in leading many
down to drunkenness, degradation and death.
Elder Steele is holding a series OF meetings
in the Methodist church. There is quite a
good attendance and oil seem interested.
There is lack Of singers and good music, but
the deficit is made up by the excelency aud
power OF the sermons. One who has heard
Moody several times says that Steel's manner
and sermons resemble the great evangelist
very much.