The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-23

oaturuay evening" LNelyDoey iHNiteu' ~
mission free. Bring your presents as early
on Saturday as possible.
The man who carried away rew hat
from the party at Mr.. Van Auken's the other
night. can have the old one also, by calling
at the NoRTHERNIR Office.
The next social gathering of the Free
Baptist Aid Society, will be held in their
church. tuesday evening, Dec. 2.th. Tab
leauI, charade and refreshments. All are
cordially invited.
The annual meeting of the Van Buren
County Agricultural Society, will be held at
Town Hall, Paw Paw, on Tuesday, January
30. 1882, at o'clock p. II.
G. A. HARRISON. Secretary.
Died. ON the morning of Dec 22d, 1881,
of consumption, George S. Heath, only child
of Mr. and Mrs. G. T.. Heath. aged Is years.
His funeral will take place at the Southard
school-house in Arlington, on Saturday AT
| IL a. N.
The health of Mrs. j. L. Baker. who was
taken sick while east, remains in precari-
Gus condition. She has not been able to
return and Miss Halo G. Baker, her daughter.
has gone TO take care of her. There are
doubts of her ever being well again.
Mr.. Rolla Quick showed us potato the
other day as a specimen of what they raise
in Antrim county. 1t was of the mammoth
pearl variety and weighed two pounds. Mr..
q. has just returned from the north, where
he has been looking after his interest in a
store at Belair.
A boy about - years old by the name Of
Henry Loomis. had his foot so badly iaInmed
i'll attempting to catch on train at Grand
Junction one day last week. that amputation
of the leg just above the ankle, became
necessary. The operation was performed by
DR.. Hilton of South Haven.
The report of the proceedings of the State
Horticultural Society, as published in the
South Haven Messenger, was q very credit
able piece of work and speaks well for the
enterprise of that sheet. Such report
would have been worthy of publication in
any of our metropolitan journals
An old man by the name of Tucker was
killed while walking on the Il. L. track
about mile south of Bangor village. on
Tuesday of last week. His sight being poor
he probably did not realize that the train
was so near. until overtaken by it He was
badly bruised. but lived until about half past
ten the following day.
Liberal. VERY A certain citizen lost 2
forty-fye-dollar bank check the other day
and very condescendingly thanked two little
girls who found il and went to the trouble
! of hunting him up in order 10 return it
That man is too generous for this wicked
world. Certainly it was not of him thai
Andrew jackson wrote to the Queen oi
Sheba: "Beggar that / am. am even pool
in thanks ."-.SoNh Hdccn Messenger.
The people of South Haven are discussing
the establishment of fruit canning factor,
at that place. Mr.. Swift from New Yorl
attended the meeting of the Pomologica
Society last week, and offered 10 invest large
{ ly in this enterprise, if the people Of South
Haven will take stock enough in il 10 max,
it success. He gave q description of
, similar institution situated near him in New
York which, this season, put up over 1 200,
900 cans of fruit. South Haven would ap
pear 10 be a splendid locality for Ri institu
tion of that kind.
The Anthony d Ellis Uncle Toms Cabir
troupe was greeted by large audience q
LongwelEs Opera House, on Friday night
The auditorium and gallery were completed,
packed. many going away who were unabl
10 ODtStil SedtS. lHOso WHO were COnlptUtt
TO leave, however. did not lose much, Will
those who remained were doomed to disap
= pointment. The acting of Uncle Tom AM
st. Clair was abominable, and so much o
4, the play was omitted that, had little NOR
been Topped of, we would have had tn
novelty of listening to Uncle Toms Csbil
with Uncle Tom left out. Topsy perfornle,
her part quite well, and some Of the singin,
was very good.
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