The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-09-03
WAVERLY LOCALS.
From Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent.
Attempted Burglary $4,000 Reward Last
Saturday night Mr.. Achilles Lewis was awaken
cd by peculiar odor IN the room, which, as he
was acquainted with the article, he pronounced
chloroform. Feeling rather queer, and having
some difficulty in awakening has wife, he went
to the door and called to Wright Mather. who
came over on double quick time. He, also, pro-
nounced the peculiar smell as that OF chloro-
fern. Mrs. Lewis had some difficulty in real
izing the situation, and for while 1t seemed
impossible to awake the child. Mr.. Lewis had
recently sold his horses, COW, and crop OF corn
on the ground, and was supposed to have some
money by hlm. Whoever the raiders were, they
took the opportunity when "Chilrs" Watchdog
was off " coming The cnloroform was un-
doubtedly put in at the bedroom window thro'
the mosquito bar.
Miss May Douglas VIII teach fall term OF
school at Bear Lake, wages 1915 per week. -
May is one Of these little "fellers" with lots Of
git"
George Carr has moved from his daughters,
Mrs. Warner. back to his farm near Maple Hill
school house.
Byron Nixon gives dancing party on Friday
night OF next week. These little reunions are
being made very pleasant affairs.
Mrs. Il. C. Nash and her hired girl, Miss Mary
Griffin, were both taken suddenly ill on Mon
day evening, it is supposed from having eaten
of peaches affected with the yellows. Both are
convalescent
Bion Rogers wished 10 get his name in the
paper, so he took his little hook and line and
meandered to the river bank and sat down on
log. Soon he was awakened by a fish tuggng
at his hook. By hard and persistent effort he
landed his prize, which proved TO be pickerel
weighing 615 pounds. But If il makes our eyes
stick ont as it did bis we Go not want to fish.
And now, SAMMY" having burned kiln OF
coal and prepared for its shipment, Josh,
"Wid" and Lon" take their daily journeys to
Lawton, and In the dusky hours of evening
chalk down on their little books, sammy Davis
DR.. To drawing 100 bu. coal, $780," Wild. has
bought another horse Of George Clement, to fill
the place Of the one he lost, but it's no such a
horse as the other, you know.
George Clement has bought those ''rattlers"
that Chill Lewis brought from Texas. Consid-
GRAFTON, $40.
By the way, Chilli says he has "a CALI from
Texas and must return, and that is why he has
been selling off at COST
| Mrs. Markham, of Decatur with her four love-
y daughters and two promising sons, have been
making a prolonged visit at Mrs Warners.-
They seemed to enjoy leaving the dust and con
ventionalities of city life behind them and take
refuge in the prmeval forest where they could
sing Praise God from whom all blessings
fow,' aud other kindred songs. May they live
long to enjoy more such visits.
They came very near having terrible time
at Mr.. Hungerrord's the other evening. In the
dusk OF the evening, when the birds had hushed
their songs, ard the owl had Just tuned his
melodlous voice "Cllnt" left the house with the
ostenslble purpose of seeing if 1.-The stage had
passed by. Before reaching the gate he was
startled by noise which he well knew was the
warning rattle Of a massasauga. Being cour-
ageous youth, instead of calling to his ma be
fonnd his fathers Ak and decapitated his snake
ship. Just think OF it II he had stepped on
the snake, and the snake had bit him. and no
whisky in the house .-Oh-o-o.