The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-07-29

Barnum's cashier deposited $4,000 in the
First National Bank at Kalamazoo. pref
ty good bundle to receive in one town.
The State Temperance Camp Meeting. to
continue five days. will be held on tie fair
grounds at Jackson, the latter part of next
month.
The ladies of the First Baptist Church will
hold their social at the residence of Mrs.
Gray. on Tuesday evening. August I'd. All
are invited.
The western part of Allegan county. which
produced about $4,000 bushels of peaches
last year. will not produce over $1,000 bush
els this year.
The army worm has made its appearance
al Battle Greek and also near Sturgis. Farm
ers are complaining of their eating up the
corn and oats.
Colburn Blake. of South Haven, while at
work in the harvest field on Saturday. be-
came heated, used ice water TO excess and
died an Sunday.
The house of George Nav IL Kalamazoo
was gone through by tramps one day last
week in the absence of the family, and
about $3.50 in cash was all that was obtain
ed.
Some people of Pine Grove who went TO
see Balnums show Wednesday, got to racing
horses down hill, and young man named
Williams was hurt so severely that he soon
died. Riley Beadle had his hip unjointed
and shoulder broken and others who were of
the party were otherwise injured.-Kal. Tele-
graph.
boy belonging to a German family fell
from emigrant train at Decatur on Monday
last, and was severely hurt. He was picked
up and cared for by persons living in Deca-
tur. telegram was sent to his mother at
Niles, who up TO that time had not missed
her child. He was forwarded by the next
train and probably caught up with the old
folks at Chicago.
At the Baptist church on Sabbath morning
last, just when Elder Drew had given out
the closing hymn. one of the trustees rose
and announced that Mr.. Drews time as pas
tor had expired. A rising vote was asked of
the members of the society, to determine
whetcher he should remain another year.
The vote was unanimous in favor of retain
ing him. This expression shows the high
appreciation the society entertains for its
pastor, and of course must have been ex-
ceedjngly gratifying to him.
The following named pupils are star schol-
ars of district No. 4. Paw Paw. for the month
ending July sth:
Cora Webb Trudie Payne, Elsie Labadie,
BERTHE Labadie, Kittie Labadie. Charley Haw-
ley. Ida Foote, Charlie Graham Freddie
Graham. Mary Goss, Jennie I.abadie. Alb
sent one day each Dora Webb, Jay Payne
Nora Galligan, Freddie Hulburt. CLANCY
Foot. Viola Foote. Willie Goss. Stars for the
term: Cora Webb. Freddie Payne. Elsie
Labadie, BERTHE Labadie, Kittie Labadie.
SARAH LYLE Teacher.
A meeting of the School Board was held
on Friday evening last for the purpose of
considering the matter of engaging Princi-
pal for the coming year. No arrangement
was made. Several applications were pre-
sented to the Board, but as they were from
strangers it was not thought advisable to be
hasty in making selection. A communi-
cation was read from Prof. A. G. Martin,
stating that he thought no further use of his
name should be made 10y the Board. As he
had never made a formal application for the
Principalship, of course he had nothing TO
withdraw from the consideration of the Board.
Our statement of last week that formal
application for the school had been made by
Mr.. Martin was incorect the matter had
been suggested TO the Board by his many
friends instead of by himself.
The Bangor Advance quotes the article
recently published in the Press and Courier,
concerning politics in matters pertaining to
our Union School, and then figuratively holds
up it's hands in horror at the fearful state of
affairs supposed TO exist in our quiet town,
and excaims. 40. Paw Paw Paw Paw {!
Paw Paw ..'
We assure you Mr.. Advance. that il is only
in the wild imagination of our respected CO.
temporary. that any such state of affairs ex-
lists. The only politics there was connected
with our school meeting consisted in the fact
that few men of the same political faith as