The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-07-08
Judge Hawes will be in town on the 14th
inst to attend to Probate business


inst. to attend to Probate business.
James Clancey, Esq, began his wheat har-
vest OH Thursday June Both. Did any one
get the start of him
Ice cream social by the Presbyterian Soci-
ETY. at the residence of C. II. Avery, Wednes-
day evening, July 13. Everybody invited.
Dewitt G. Smith has been offered 800 for
span of Norman colts y and IA months
old, and still he wants more. 1t pays to raise
good stock.
John L. Clapp's wool-sackers inaugurated
a strike on Tuesday morning-demanding an
advance of % cents per day. John couldn't
see it that way and replaced the strikers at
once.
Justice Warner has opened an Office in the
building recen y occupied by ex7Justice
Noyes. Now is your time boys. The first
couple is married without any fee you
know.
That lady in our village who said she saw
the comet when its light was SO brilliant as
to light up the entire room as would can
die, must have had very sharp eyes, or vivid
imagination.
We have received from j. j. Warner, of
Colorado, copy of little work entitled
Health Wealth and Pleasure in Colorado
and New Mexico 1t is very interesting
Thanks, Junia.
John Ihling is about to build new fence
around his place in Lawton, taking Row
lands for pattern. 1t is certainly very
neat kind of fence and not as expensive as a
good picket fence.
Fish have become so scarce of late III
Pugsley's Lake that it is quite difficult mat
ter to get any with hook and line, SO Ed.
Lindsey has adopted the plan of shooting
them. Shoot 'em Ed.
A large crowd assembled at Pugsleys Lake
OH the Fourth. and from all accounts passed
the day enjoyably. Aquatic sports, dancing
DC were INDUCED in to a late hour. Address
ses were delivered by Hon. j. J. Woodman,
Judge Nash, and others.
Our town wore a deserted look on the
Fourth. Those of our citizens who thought
they could enjoy day of recreation went to
Pugsleys Lake, while many others whose
anxiety in reference to the President made
them to sad too celebrate. staid at home and
read the latest news concerning his condition
Is it such rare thing III South Haven
that the law requiring saloons to be closed
on our national holiday is complied with
that the Sentinel deems the fact worthy OF
six separate local notices, or was it to give
ample warning to the citizen of that thriving
town to lay in a liberal supply of drinks be-
forehand ?
George Miller brought up load of ladies
of the 4tl After he had distributed the
ladies at their respective dwelling places his
team became frightened. broke the pole and
got loose from the carriage, but George helt
to the ribbons and brought them up standing
Fortunately no particular damage was done
and no one was injured.
Grievous complaints reach us concerning
the school picnic held in the Plopper dis
trict. 1t is claimed that colored children
were not allowed to participate in it, but wer,
dubbed and stoned from the grounds by tn,
} white scholars. The day for such discrimi
nation is passed, and if the teacher allowed
anything of the kind to be done she is high
ly censurable for il.
The Dowagiac Republican, in speaking O
the comet, remarks az strange thing tina
at night it sseen in the northwest and in th'
morning in north-easterly direction. w,
see nothing strange about that it has o
course, III COlnillOu WllH all OlueT CeleSllti
bodies near the pole star, an apparent diurna
revolution around that orb, caused by the dali,
revolution of the earth on its axis. Bette
brush up your astronomy, brother Kellogg
The celebration at Bloomingdale was yer,
successful, although sad on account of tn
anxiety of the people in regard to the condi
ton of the President. The exercises at tn
!, grove consisted of Prayer by the Chaplain
4 of the Odd Fellows Lodge, reading of tn
Declaration by A. Haven, Esq, and Oratiol
y by D. w. Rowland, Esq, and music by tn
. band. This was followed by picnic din
ner in the grove, and various games in tn
afternoon.
DR.. Abbott and Professors Ruff and Cou
chois, noted violin and piano players and in