The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-07-05
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

| oAohooN 10 auout I'd erect yZ5, UOO
school building in one of it's wards.
THE Free Methodists will hold a camp-
meeting near Ovid, commencing July IL.
JOHN DAWSON is the nominee of the
Third District Greenbackers for Con-
gress.
The Eighth District Democratic Con-
gressional Convention is called to meet
at Saginaw City, July IL.
The Newaygo County Agricultural
Society will hold it's fifth annual fair at
Newaygo Sept IL, IL, ID and IA.
Mr.. p. DERR, living near Corunna. is
raising couple of young mink with a
cat whose kittens have disappeared.
The whole family are contented and do
ing finely.
EUsTAcE RIcHU, who left Marquette
three weeks ago for Au Train river. has
not been seen since, and it is believed
his boat was capsized, and that he
was drowned somewhere along the lake
shore.
A GRATIoT COUNTY man traded his
wife for So watch, but in few DAYS re-
pented of his bargain and tried to trade
back, but the new husband and the wife
both objected, and he had to content
himself with his watch.
LIEUT.. FRANK p. AVERY, of Green
vile, graduated at West Point Military
Academy on the 18th, standing TWENTY
fifth in a class of 168, with which he
started four years ago, of which only
forty-seven completed the course.
GENTLEMEN who are using their shot
guns on the birds will please bear in
mind that Michigan law infiicts a heavy
penalty for that kind of fun. Birds
prey on insects, and so benefit farmers
and gardeners ten times as much as thew
do injury.
JOHN MCCAIN, aged SO years, wa
killed at st. Charles, Saginaw county,
lately. He was trying to extricate a
chain entangled round the axle of car
on the sde-track, when he was knocked
down and run over, dying almost in
stantly. He leaves wife and four chill
dren.
YOU'VE SHERWOOD, of Greenville. the
successful competitor for the West
Point cadetship last September, has
just failed to pass the examination at
West Point, and Mr.. Geo. X. johnson.
OF East Saginaw, being next on the list.
will probably be afforded an opportuni-
ty to appear before the examining board.
and, If successful, will receive the APP
pojntment.
PETER FLAGG, an elderly man living
in jackson, was found dead in bed one
morning recently. He was about so
years old. He was from Oneida county,
n. Y, where he was respectfully con-
nected. His grandfather's family were
among the earliest settlers of that por-
ton OF the country, in the days of the
Revolution, and were engaged in that
war. He was at one time worth $780,
600, but lost the bulk of his fortune con-
tracing jobs on the Erie canal.
A MEETING of the newspaper men of
Northwestern Michigan as been called
at Traverse City, on the 18th of July
next, for the purpose of organizing an
association of editors and publishers.
MIR. Hannah, of the firm of Hannah,
Lay h Co., tenders the members of the
convention free excursion on the beau
tiful steamer Traverse City to the island
of Mackinac. This will be an attrac-
tive feature of the convention, and
doubtless will weigh not little in in
ducing those invited to attend the con-
vention.
THE following is a statement of all ac-
cidents reported to the Railroad Com
missioner's Office in Lansing under act
Ga of 1875, from Feb. to March 81,
1878, inclusive
Feb. 4-Chicago and Lake Huron. near
Stillwell. Brakeman Happen had wrist in
jured while coupling cars.
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County Line station. Conductor Davis had
two fingers injured while coupling freight cars.
Feb. Stint and Pere Marquette near East
Saginaw. James Hayhoe had two fingers
mashed while coupling cars.
Feb. 9-Lake Shore and Michigan Southern.
near Detroit. Thomas Quinn had leg cut off
while attempting to board train under motion.
Feb. 11-Grand Rapids and Indiana, near
Reed City. George McLinchey, while walking
on track, intoxicated, was struck by passing
freight train and injured.
Feb. 1J-Air Line division of Michigan Gen.
tral, near Vandalia. Charles T. Jones, deaf
man. was caught with team on track, and re-
ceived injuries from which he died.
Feb. 1S-Flint and Pere Marquette, near
Reno station. Frank Gadwood had two fingers
injured while coupling cars.
Feb. 19-Michigan Central near Detroit F.
Cunningham, fireman, fell from engine and
had shoulder dislocated.
Feb. 21-MIichigan Central, near Detroit.
Henry Duval, switchman, fell from step CT en-
CINE and had his neck broken.
Feb. 22-Michigan Central, near Jackson.
@. @. Briggs, switchman, had hand crushed
while coupling cars
Feb. 23-Michigan Central, near Detroit.
A. J. Scott, switchman, had elbow crushed
while coupling cars.
Feb. 25-Michigan Central near Jackson.
George @. Staeckel was killed while walking on
track by switch engine.
Feb. 2S-Michigan Central, near Grand
Trunk Junction. Anthony Foreman, laborer.
was struck by engine while walking on track
aud fatally injured.
March Chicago and Lake Huron, near
Attica. Elijah Hammond climbed down side
ladder Of car, jumped of on platform, fell
between platform and car, and had his head
taken of.
March 11-Mchigan Central. Saginaw divi-
sion, near st. Charles. @. p. Hall, engineer,
scaded and bruised by going through bridge
at Marsh's creek. Embankment had been
washed away.
March Michigan Central, Saginaw divi-
sion, near st. Charles. Charles Thayer fire.
man, was killed in the accident at Marshs
creek.
March 19-Chicago and Northwestern near
Waucedah. Peter Mullins was killed while "
ing intoxicated on the track.