The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-07-01

tion III this village.
Sam Holmes has sold portion of his
| Bloomingdale farm.
The school board has re-engaged all the
under teachers except Miss Mary Rice. who
has resigned.
II. G. Nash was one of the list of Notaries
Public confirmed by the Senate at its last ex-
ecutive session.
The annual school meeting will take place
on Monday evening July llth. Let there he
full attendance.
Riley Bangs lost his cane one day last week
in this villafe. The finder will confer a favor
by leaving it at this office.
We failed to receive a copy of Miss Grace
Anderson's essay. Higher Education of Wo-
men." which accounts for its non-appearanee.
The physical ability of The Northerner was
'braced up by "mess" of delicious string
beans from the garden of Mrs Henry La
Grave.
Master Orlo LaGrave has sent to this off e
the first large egg of the season.-not quite
as large as the comet. but measuring sx6
inches.
The Business Committee of the Van Buren,
County Agricultural Society will meet at the
Secretarys office. III this village. tomorrow
Saturday at 10 u. M.
"Rufe" Nash. our foreman. has purchased
the summer mansion of b. f. Heckert. Esq.
ON Niles street. We understand that Mrs.
Heckert felt very badly at parting with it.
Officer McCabe run in John Jarvis on
Tuesday last. He is charged with forging
promissory note against Z. w Green, of ANT
werp. His examination is set down tor to-
day Friday. Mr. Green is not man who
has notes out.
Our town had little experience with the
gentle breezes on Wednesday morning last
about ! O'Clock. The principal damage done
was the destruction of "Willald's tower on
Prospect HILL which was blown over and con-
verted into mass OF first-class kindling wood.
The tower fell i'll an easterly direction. 50
that no monuments or graye-stones were in
iured. The structure was broken of about
twenty feet above the base and was blown
about forty feet before striking the ground
Great was the fall thereof but its destruction
is no particular loss TO any one
The severe and uncalied-for criticism of
the editor of the Courier on the Grafton of
Mr.. Douglass at the graduating exercises of
the high school last week. has Justly aroused
the Indignation of the members of the school
and many of the older citizens of the village.
The criticism shows the narrow. contracted
mind of the editor and is conclusive proof
that he cannot raise above the plane of polit-
ical prejudice. even while discussing the rea-
tive merits of school-boys ointions. Had
Mr.. Douglass selected JEFF. Davis instead of
Zach. Chandler for his theme il no doubt
} baton of Mr.. Blackman We have been cred
IDLY informed that Mr.. Douglass had prepar-
ed an Grafton upon another subject which.
when compared with that written by Mr..
Jones. was found 10 run SO nearly III the same
line of thought that it was decided to give
: one of them up. and il fell 10 Mr. Douglass
to write another. Considering the time i'll
which he had 10 accomplish it. his production
was very creditable indeed.
il is small matter. perhaps-Only r54 III
the aggregate; but the people of the county
have right TO inquire whether il is necessary
for II Board of Supervisors to adjourn at
night. after day session which the record
doss not show to have been specially over
} burdened with business then meet again i'll
the morning just long enough 10 allow their
own accounts and adjourn the session. thus
adding another day to session and another
three dollars day 10 the compensation of
each.--COurier.
e As will be seen by the above. the Courier
lldn ndS DtCl again lilNlulSlHS III tiioSt INV.
paltry insinuations of dishonesty i'll others.
for which he is SO contemptibly character
is,ic This time it is the Board of SupeVi-
sors which is the subject of his slanderous
attack. A large portion of the members of
: the present Board of Supervisors III this
Z county have held the office III their respec-
a tive townships for n number of terms. and
e are men whose integrity and honor are un-
t questioned. No insinuations of the Courier
( man will lead anyone To believe that the
$ Board unnecessarily prolonged its session for
the purpose of adding the paltry sum of -
. to each of their Golfers. Quite frequently
q the business of the Board is SO crowded to-
n wards the close of the session that the clerk