The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-27


o. w. Rowland, Esq, will deliver the adj
dress at Decatur, on Decoration Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eber Rowland are visiting at
the residence of their son, o. w.
c. G. Townsend has given up his position
on the Kalamazoo Mail, and accepted one on
the Times.
An encampment of Odd Fellows was Or
ganized at Berrien Springs, on Saturday
evening last.
An excellent bed of peat has been recently
discovered on the farm of Henry Willis, near
the city of Battle Creek.
A. Van Auken is on hand AZ heretofore to
buy all the wool he can get, paying as much
as the market will warrant
Eli Green, who formerly lived near Dowag-
lac, but now of Dakota is putting in n little
patch of 1000 acres of wheat this spring.
The Union Temperance Meetings which
have been held in the various churches on
Sunday afternoons, through the winter, have
been discontinued.
John Ihling says that the company intend
to extend the Narrow Guage railroad to con-
meet with the Chicago and West Mich
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Conrad Adams. a boy about 1S years old,
while attempting to steal ride on freight
train at Coldwater last week, had both legs
cut off. from the effects of which he died.
Misses Lillian and Blanche Harrison give
party to some of their young friends this
Friday afternoon. The youngsters will be
accompanied by their mothers in most in
stances, and their pa-pa's have been invited
to tea.
Four lawyers, two litigants, l8 witnesses,
one justice. five jurymen and dog labored
at Pttsfored all of one day last week to set
tie a sheep killing suit, and the jury left it
-" as it was couldn't agree. Value of sheep
$1.75, costs S45.5O.-Eyening News.
James Tompsett. of Cannon. Kent county
has an Essex pig built on new plan, with
eight feet two heads, three sets of spare ribs,
and only two shoulders and two hams. For
edible purposes this new-fangled pig isn't an
improvement on the old one.
A. II. Heron, Esq. clerk in the Office of
the Probate Judge, has n fine collection of
the different ores found in the Upper PENN
sula. few of his specimens may be seen
in the Probate office, but the great bulk of
them are kept at his residence
Amos Deming is building a two story
house and making other fine improvements
OH his picnic grounds, on the bank of
Pugsleys Lake. There is well filled ice
house on the grounds and several boats on
the lake for the comfort and enjoyment of
those visiting the place.
George Longwell. Esq, has made a much
needed improvement, by building new side
walk on Main street, in front of the vacant
lot between the Dyckman House and Han
sons market. If George could knowOhow
many pedestrians have smole sweet smiles as
they passed over it, he would feel amply re-
warded.
Mrs. Loutitt, of Hartford, the woman who
recently prosecuted Thomas, her husband for
assault and battery, is now boarding with
McCabe. She threatened to poison her liege
lord, for which he complained against her,
and in default Of bonds for good behavior
for six months, she was sent to Jail. What a
happy couple.
on Saturday afternoon, in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. julius Clapp, which was success in
every particular and did great credit TO those
who managed it. Judging from the delica-
cies which adorned the table, the mothers of
those who prepared them, did one of their
duties well. They taught their daughters
how to cook.
The seventh annual convention of the
Diocese of Western Michigan, will he held in
the church of the Good Shepherd. Allegan,
on Wednesday, June 1st, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Service is appointed for Tuesday evening,
May 31st, with sermon dd clerunl, 10y the Rt.
Rev, the Bishop of the Diocese. The lay
delegates elected To represent st. Marks
church. Paw Paw, are Daniel G. Coleman,
Frank f. Bitely, and Alfred j. Scott.
On Saturday last. a little past twelve o'clock,
a fire was discovered in the roof of Shows
Foundry building. A large crowd soon
gathered with buckets and checked the flames
until the steamer got to work upon it, when
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