The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-02

Church Will give literary entertainment at
the residence of Mr.. G. T.. LaGrave. on Elm
street, Wednesday evening of next week, Dec
eth, 1881. full house is requested.
At the last meeting of Brodhead Post, No.
81, G. A. II. in this village fifteen applica-
tions for membership were received and re-
ferred. The next meeting of the Post will
be held in Knights of Honor Hall, on Thurs
day evening, Dec. Sth.
Elder Ebert the new Superintendent of
the Sabbath school at the Christian church.
has taken hold of matters with vigorous
hand. He intends to thoroughly reorganize
the school and make it a still greater success
than it has been in the past.
Hank McCabe was out hunting, and fish
ing in the fathomless mud of Main street,
early on Wednesday morning, and strange as
it may appear he had captured one enormous
Coon and huge black Bass, and was train
ing both of them for street cleaners.
5. w. Duncombe is a good deal of
granger after ALL He had 80 hogs brought
up from his farm one day last week which
averaged $50 lbs. each, dressed. They were
cut up and packed by butcher Joe, and will
be used in the store of Duncombe, Stearns
& Co.
Mr.. II. j. Qua, of Waverly, has sold his
farm TO q. w. Naftzger of South Haven.
Mr.. n. is a dealer in Italian bees and has
been looking for several weeks for location
for his apiary of nearly one hundred colonies.
He thinks Waverly the best place for him
he has seen.
Only for limited period will the ten-cent
rate for three months trial subscribers for
The Ech0 remain open. After that such an
offer will probably never occur again. Demo
Gratis and Republicans can alike read The
Echo with satisfaction, for it is strictly and
honestly independent in politics.
The Board of Canvassers of the Grand
Lodge, /. q. o. F., have declared the follow
ing as the officers elect of the G. l.. for the
year 1882: VI. w. G. NJ, Geo. w. Wester-
man, of Adrian; ID. q. NJ, Harrison Soule.
of jackson; Warden, l.. n. Burke, of Kala-
mazoo: Secretary, f. III. Whitney, of Ian
sing; Treasurer, b. D. Pritchard, of Allegan !:
Rep. S. q. L.. Samuel Adams, of Detroit
Union services were held in the Presbyter-
ian church, but the audience was not so large
as it should have been on that day. Mr..
Harvey delivered the sermon. which was a
mastery production, and exceedingly well
adapted TO and appropriate for the occasion.
Thanksgiving sermons should not be long.
but short, crisp and clear, and abounding in
high incentive to ali worthy work. 1t is
mistaken idea that hearty thanksgiving can
only come out and declare itself in long
prayer it is that which finds voice in every
mans day-long and week-long cheerfulness,
and in the manly courage with which he bat
ties with the worst. We westerners have not
observed this festival day of the Autumn-tide
of our Yankee forefathers as we ought, for
there seems to be no more appropriate time
when the autumnal harvests are all garnered.
on which everyone should feel grateful for lifes
richest blessings, or TO look on the bright
side. the silvery lining in the clouds and be
thankful.
AN ACCIDENT ALL ARoUND.-A most Iidic-
ulous scene occurred at church in New
castle. Mass. a policeman was passing the
church as a gentleman came out. The man
iokingly accosted the policeman and said he
was wanted inside, meaning that the minis
ter would be glad to have him turn from the
errors of his ways, and seek the truth and
enjoy the peace that passeth all understand
ing. The policeman thought there was some
trouble in the church. SO he went in. The
sexton, seeing n policeman. was anxious TO
right in here and he took him to pew
and waved his hand as much as to say.
"Help YOURSELF There was another man i'll
the pew, a deacon with a sinister expression.
as the policeman thought, and he supposed
that was the man they wanted arrested, so
he tapped the deacon on the arm and told
him TO come along. The deacon turned pale
and edged along as though to get away.
when the policeman took him by the collar
and jerked him out into the aisle. The dea-
con struggled. thinking the policeman was
crazy. and tried to get away, but he was
dragged along. Many of the congregation
thought the deacon had been doing some
thing wrong. and some of them helped the
officer fire him out. Arriving at the lookup,
the policeman saw the man who said he was
wanted in the church, and asked him what
the charge was against the deacon, and he
didn't know and finally the prisoner was