The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-20

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has quite cityfed appearance.
An honest colored man of Arlington, found
Jim. Tuxbury's shoes and returned them to
him.
We welcome TO our columns this week the
favors of new correspondent from South
Haven.
The Schoolcraft Driving Park Association
holds its spring meeting, May oath, 25th,
26th and 27th.
1.-The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year,
A little too warm for whisky,
A little too cold for beer
In the estate of Zebulon Monroe the heirs
at-law have amicably agreed TO allow the
Chas. L. Monroe.
The old settlers of Cass county hold their
annual meeting at Cassopolis, on the 22d of
June. Governor Jerome is expected to de-
liver the address.
There will be convention of Spiritualists
and Liberalists at Hartford, with Mrs. G.
Fannie Allyn and Mrs. M. G. Gale as speak
ers, on the 2Sth and Goth inst.
Alb. Grout, while getting some timber at
Nash's mill, on Saturday last, received a
severe stroke of paralysis, from which he is
recovering as we are informed.
W. H. Dansby, one of the proprietors of
the Clifton House, has gone to Kalamazoo,
where he is engaged for six months Alb.
Free takes his place at the Clifton during
that time.
Rev. Father Wernert, pastor of the Cath
olic church, has returned from his vacation
greatly improved in health, but it will be
several weeks before he viii resume his
regular duties in his church.
The last will and testament of Jesse B.
Ames, an old and esteemed resident of De-
catur, was presented on Monday for probate.
He leaves all his estate to his son George,
with John L. Harrison named as executor.
The annual races of the Bangor Driving
Park Association will be held on their
grounds, on Friday and Saturday, June Sd
and 4th. A good programme has been ar
ranged and a fine time anticipated among
horsemen.
Ed. Crane said to us yesterday, that after
he had commenced to move into the Engle
house. he missed his cat and her kittens, and
after diligent search found them up stairs
in an old carpet-bag, ready and expecting
transportation. Ed. has been heretofore re-
puted truthful, bat this settles it
The effort of Columbus Engle and some
other of our citizens, to stock their brooks
with brook trout, will soon fill our brooks
with these beautiful fish. few days since,
in an eddy just below Nash's dam, little
boy caught magnificent brook trout with
"a hook and line, that weighed IL ounces.
The English sparrows that are so plenty
in our village, are getting to be a great
nuisance. They are nasty in their habits
and it is said that they rebuild their nests in
the same spot after it has been destroyed
half dozen times. Shop-keepers who de-
sire to display their goods outside, curse
them loud and deep.
One of our county officers who donned his
straw hat, white tie and vest and thin pants,
ten days ago, looks very blue about the
mouth, but wont give up. And another
whose ice is delivered every day as ordered,
lets it lie neglected on the walk, and gets
mad when friend asks him why he don't
get a-nice blanket and keep it warm.
Ruth Grain, colored lady employed at
the Dyckman House, complained 10 our
portly magistrate that James McNulty,e a
young Irishman, had maltreated her, called
her bad names and kicked her severely.
Jimmy was tried by jury and they pro-
nounced him guilty. His Honor made ar
rangements for the culprit to board with
McCabe ten days, at the expense of the
county. This was to remunerate James for
the smashed nose which Ruth gave him with
a brick-bat.
On Friday morning last one Mrs. Loutitt,
of Hartford, came to the Office of the Pros.
Attorney, and complained that her husband
Thos. Loutitt, had beaten her and pushed
her through the window, because she did
not make the garden to suit him. The
Prosecutor sent her to our Fat Justice for
relief, who issued his warrant for the arrest
of the redoubtable Thomas, and Constable
Sweet produced him in court, where he ac-
knowledged the corn, and Justice Galligan