The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-24

DEER are so numerous in Cadillac
gardens as to be nuisance.

gardens as to be nuisance.
SAGINAW witnessed the novelty Qor
October) Of seeing boys in swimming,
last week.
The electric light is successfully
used in several of the iron mines near
Marquette.
BEE.TREEs, containing from fifty to
200 pounds of honey, are being found
in Lake county.
The Pere Marquette river drive is
down, but the logs have not yet been
sorted and delivered. About 120, 0O0, 0OO
feet of logs were driven out.
Hon. GEORGE T. WENDELL died at
Mackinaw few days ago. He was q
prominent Democrat and was member
of the Legislatures of 1857 and 1859.
PRoF. FALL, of Albion College, has
returned from the Amazon, bringing an
assortment of stuffed monkeys, lizards,
birds, and Demonstration for the mu-
scum.
ABOUT one month ago the village of
Norway, on the Menominee range, was
begun, the first work on the first house be-
ing done. It now numbers about fifty
houses, stores, and other buildings.
BAY CITY Observer: The report of
the Treasurer shows West Bay City not
only to be out of debt, but to have
$5,602.85 in the treasury. Surely some
thing to be proud Of these times.
ETHAN n. RICE and s. s. Vaughn,
official appraisers, have been appraising
the prison property at Jackson. Owing
to the construction of new shops and
other improvements, the value of the
grounds and buildings will be fixed at
$525, 900 to $550,000.
The extensive planning mill, sash,
door, and blind factory of Waubeseck
e. Farrell, at Ludington, with all its
contents, was destroyed by fire, few
days ago. Loss, $4,000; insured for
$4,000.
The eighth annual convention of the
Y. M. G. A. of Michigan, at Ann Arbor,
last week, elected the following officers
President, Hon. s. M. Cutcheon; Vice
Presidents, r. Z. Clark, Allan Bourne,
Prof Nj. l.. D'Ooge, DR.. Veenboe and
J. F. Blanchard; Secretary, Ell. M. Ford
Assistant Secretary, j. Nichols.
ROBERT HORN, for twenty years q
resident and hotel-keeper of Kalama.
zoo, died suddenly, the other night. He
was one of the most widely-known
landlords in Michigan, and was at one
time reputed wealthy. He was an En-
glishman by birth, and one of the bluff
hearty kind.
The Synod of Michigan, composed OF
the presbyteries of Detroit, Monroe
Kalamazoo, Saginaw, Lansing and
Grand Rapids, held its annual session
at Battle Creek last week. Last year
this synod comprised 155 churches
with membership of 1859, and this
year the membership is estimated at
not less than 10000.
The annual conference of the Meth
odist Protestant Church was held at
Lansing last week, where the following
preaching appointments were made:
President-Wm ID. Tomkinson.
Professor in Adrian College,. w. Mckee.
ver
Lecturer on geology in Adrian College and
evangelist. Kost, Ii. ID.
IluVSiNU DiSfTtCt-JdDltS
Dimondale, James Riley; Oneida, G. l.. Ellis
Elsie, to be supplied; Charlotte, Levi Mills
North Jackson, =. Daley.
Rice Greek District-O. N. Hunt, Chairman
Hickory Corners, o. N Hunt and A. g.
Wilson: Rice Creek, L. ID. Abbott; Concord
J. w. Bergdorf; Assyria, J. McPhail; Baltimore
mission, j.. G.. Seaman.
Three Riyers District-L. f. HUT, Chairman
La Grange, L. F. HUT; Three Rivers, G. ID
Paxon; Haw Patch, A. Byers; Newburg, c. p
| Goodrich.
Van Buren, District-H H. Hurlburt, Chair
| man: Prairie Ronde, H. Fl. Hurlburt: Com
| stock, b. Post; Pine Grove, B. Mark; Bradley
J. F. Shearer.
H1lsdale Districts. Phillips, Chairman
| Union, s. Phillips; Wet Prairie, to be supplied
Hillsdale, N. P. Stockwell.
Loporte District-D NJ Weaver chairman
| Walkerton, N. Sellers; cambridge, ID. M
Weaver; Indian Point, s. p. May; Weesaw, ID
| b. Clark.
Rapid Riyer Distri~t-C. W. Clifford, Chair
man; Rapid River, G. W. Clifford; Antrim mis-
sion, Eli Pickard; Mecosta mission, j. M. Ut
| ley; Hart mission, A. {. Shepardson.
CRAWFORD District-w p. Wilcox, Chairman
| Crawford, w. p. Wilcox; Hudson Center. A. +
| Hawley.
| Indian Mission District-D. X. Foster, Char
man; Wayland mission, Redbird; Masoi
mission, Jacob Shaw; Isabella mission, d. X
| Foster; Lake mission, Jos Medwin; Elk LAX
mission, George Agago.
Left in hands Of PRESIDENT. Masatay, d
| Covert
| Superannuated-S F. Hale, d. N. Stocking
VIM. Bentley, d. II. Miller.
Evaneelists-F. H. Chase, ]. Latham.
Died within year-Jos. Woodman and E
| Williams.
Received letters-R. c. Moulton, H. Clark
@. w. West, o. Z. Murray, s. L. Clark, A
| Warner, W. Hough.