The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30
VIII. Randall has purchased the business

of a million of people attended President
Garield's funeral at Cleveland.
Wildman IL Peck's new comic opera and
comedy company at Opera House, commenc-
ing Monday evening" October 3D..
Samuel Rarlow of Lawrence, who has been
for many years a resident of the village of
Lawrence, was buried on Sunday last.
Rev. DIR. Schetky is preparing a lot of
clothing to ship to the burned regions, and
invites others to aid him in the work.
Myron Hoskins and David Anderson 90
to Grand Rapids next Monday, as jurors in
the United States circuit court from this
county.
G. II. Avery has just been filling up his
store with new goods. See what his new
advertisement elsewhere in this paper says
about it.
The procession at the memorial services
in Chicago contained $4,000 men, forming
line five miles long and was two hours in
passing given point
Lyman Williams of Lawrence, father of
the late Hon. Buel Nj. Williams, one of the
old residents of the county, died on Sunday
last at the advanced age of eighty-nine years.
Mrs. Chas. Mosier presented the Nor
therner with some fine punches of California
grapes, sent her from that State by her
brother l.. McEwen. They were very nice.
A. NJ. Heron of Alton, Kansas, brother of
A. H. Heron, is visiting friends in this
county. He reports that the crops in Kansas,
with the exception of wheat, have been good
this year.
Gentlemen, read Sellicks' new advertise
ment and ask your wives and sweethearts
what kind of goods they sell. If the women
can't tell, give up the conundrum. You
can't guess it.
Business was suspended at Liverpool,
Birmingham, and to great extent at Man
chester and other towns in England, on the
day of Garfield's funeral. The bells of
Windsor castle also toled for an hour.
Harry Mcneil, little son of Mr.. and Mrs
Allen Mcneil. broke both bones of his arm
by falling out of a buggy in which he had
been riding, on Saturday last. His parents
were both away from home at the time, but
returned that evening.
A private letter from j. Ernest Brown. OF
Georgetown, COL, gives a graphic of the
manner in which the news of the Presidents
death was received i'll that far of country
and the intense feeling existing among the
citizens over the sad event.
The Waverly correspondent of the Paw
Paw Herald says, that in Waverly they pro
pose to hire such teachers as they can, anc
if they are not able TO obtain certificates the
people will pay them by subscription, ever
if they lose their public money.
To THE FARMERS OF VAN BUREN COUNTY:
You are requested to pick up all the cas-
off farming tools, such as plows, drags, cult
vators, ETC., and all kinds of farming i'm
plements such as you have laid aside, ant
bring them 20 the store of E. Smith d Co.
who will tell you what to do with them. Fol
the Michigan sufferers there can be a large
amount gathered up, say one or two ca
loads, just what they need. Please attend tC
this at once, and obige the committee.
1t seems to be generally believed in Wash
ington that President Arthur will make som,
radical changes in his cabinet soon after tn,
session of the senate, which convenes il
about two weeks. The public sentiment i
that he should retain the old cabinet as IN
has intimated when he requested the presen
members to remain. The people are no
now prepared for any sweeping changes il
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take on the part of the president to attemp
any.
The following preamble and resolution
. was offered by Hon. p. Parsons, on the re
tirement of L. NJ. Manning, Esq. from th
executive committee of State Fair. The
were adopted 10y a rising vote:
Twenty-one years active service in behal
of great public interest beneftting individ
ually and promoting intelligently the bes
material progress of a mighty state deman,
some recognition at the hands of associates
and such acknowledgements as our friendl
feelings may prompt. The state of Michigan
I has more than doubled its population an
nearly trebled its assessed valuation sine
our esteemed associate, f. Nj. Manning be
came associated with us in the arduous re
sponsibilities of enlarging and broadenin
the utilities of this our cherished institution
and we have great pleasure in expressing on
high sense of the value of his services an