The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-13

Ed. "A. crane anu 1aInlly nave moved INTO
the house formerly occupied by Allen Engle
A. H. Heron has been appointed by Saml
H. Blackman, County Treasurer, as his
deputy.
William Z. Guild started this week for old
Virginia, where he expects to make his fu-
ture home.
Rowland has been building some new
walks. He is about to erect q new wire
fence in front of his dwelling
Messrs. Hawkins and Rowland had quite
an animated rhipered alteration on the
streets, one evening last week. Subject
Capital punishment. 1t was draw.
Mrs. Mary Smively wants divorce from
Charles Smively, for the alleged reason that
he deserted her some two years ago or more
She has filed her bill to that end.
Mrs. Heckert's face is now wreathed in
smiles at the thought, that should Ben. be
taken away she would be provided with a
home. 1t cost one hundred and five dollars.
There will be meeting of the officers and
members of the Van Buren, County Veteran
Corps, at Lawrence, on Saturday, May 14th.
A general attendance of all interested is re-
quested.
We are sorry to learn that Hilliard d De-
Mott have been having light business since
leaving here and not paying expenses. We
hope they may strike better luck soon, for
they certainly deserve it.
Somebody asked Charlie Nash why his
men on watch at the mill didn't stop the
break when they first heard it. He replied,
"Why dam al, they couldn't" We don't
blame Charlie for swearing
The funeral of Mrs. A. r. Wildey was largely
attended from her late residence on Wednes-
day afternoon. The deceased had lived in this
vicinity for upwards of thirty-fve years and
was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends.
Frank Storms, genial good fellow and an
old resident of this county, is back from the
west and stopping at the Dyckman House.
He is suffering from lung difficulty and is
under the care of DR.. woodman We sin
cerely hope for his speedy recovery.
The examination of George Storms and
Maggie Cole, before Esquire Noyes, was con-
cluded on Friday last and the parties bound
over for trial at the next term of the circuit
court in the sum of $500 epch, in default of
which they were committed to Jail
Lost, between this village and the house
of William Adriance, on the Glendale road,
on Saturday last, one pair of No. 8 walking
shoes, one pair of No. 2 slippers, and a pack
age of yeast cake. The finder will be liber-
ally rewarded by leaving them at this Office.
DIR. Robinson reports Frank Kelley well
and hearty, on his late visit to Kokomo, but
awfully homesick. We don't blame him
The DR.. also says that Frank runs mine of
his own now about GO feet down, and that
it promises big already, Frank having re-
fused cash offer of $4,000.
c. q. Porter, while at work for O man by
the name of Clark, in Cheshire, Allegan coun-
ty, was instantly killed one day last week by
being crushed under large stone they were
settling. He leaves wife and seven children
who depended upon his daily labor for sup
port.
Died, of cancer of the face, on Thursday
last, in this village, Daniel Stuyvesant. De-
ceased was native of the State of New
York, but had lived here for the past II
years. He had been an active member of
the Methodist church for about fifty years.
He was also member of the Masonic fra
ternity and was buried by them.
The amount of the primary school fund
apportioned to this county for the ensuing
year, is $1OO66.s2. The whole number of
children of school age in this county is 9497.
Last year the primary money amounted to
only $4,473.46. This increases that fund
$5,595.56 over last years apportionment,
which is very gratifying to the taxpayers.
One Of McCabes boarders writes to his
father, and in his letter includes the follow
ing fearful lamentation in begging the old
gentleman to bail him out
The blue-jay chirps gaily on the bough outside,
And the Court House vane from my window see,
I'm sick, but no doctor cupping need,
For these bed-bugs can bleed and keep company
for me.
If this don't melt the old gentleman S
heart, he must have one of stone.
In the suit of the Engleman Trans. Co. VS.,
j. M. Longwell, in which a levy was made
on the Dyckman House in this village, and
| the interest of Ionowell i'm the Paw Paw