The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-09-08

s. K. Warren, Esq. of Hartford, is in town
canvassing among the ladies for a new kind
of polishing iron. We have seen the work
done with it and il is nice. We have also con-
versed with those who have used it and they
recommend it highly. The ladies will find
Mr.. w. to be gentleman.
The recent rainy weather did thousands of
dollars worth of damage to the fruit growers
of this vicinity. Thousands of baskets of
peaches are a total loss, while much of the
fruit that was sent to market was in q dam
aged condition, and sold at correspondingly
low price. The Hale's Early variety of
Messenger
Il. o. Beebe, Esq, the general agent of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, has paid
the widow of our deceased townsman, Mr..
C. G. Nash the $1,000, for which he was ia
sured in that company. Proofs of loss were
forwarded to the company on the 18th of
August, and the draft was drawn on the 3lst
Such promptness is commendable and con-
trasts very favorably indeed, with the action
of the Etna Ins. CO.. which refuses payment
of a like amount or the life of Mr. Chas. L.
Matthews, and compels the widow to resort
to the courts to obtain her rights.
The presbytery of Kalamazoo will meet in
the Presbyterian church, OF this place, Tues
day, Sept, 18th. The exercises will open
with sermon in the evening, by the retiring
moderator, Rev. Judson Smith, of White Pig
con. Wednesday forenoon will be occupied
with presbyterial work. The afternoon will
be devoted to the interests of the SUNDAY
school. In the evening lecture upon some
popular theme, will be delivered by Rev Geo.
T. Hunting of Kalamazoo, which will close
the session. The public are cordially in
yited TO these exercises.
Our Hamilton correspondent sends us the
following points OF Soiourner Truths lee
ture at Decatur, on the 30th ult.: AS she
entered the church our ideas fell We had
never before thought how she looked, and
felt that she did not exactly fill the bill. She
was so black and appeared so insignificant
and dressed in such an outlandish way. AS
she passed up the aisle she said, ''this is So
journer.' After music and prayer she was
introduced to the audience and rapidly rose
in our estimation, and we soon realized that
she was fully adequate to the occasion She
was born in 177i and said that she had been
on earth SO long that it seemed as though
she had always lived here. Woman s frage
was given her for subject and she ratified
away vigorously, She said women could do
men so much more good if they could vote,
and that men needed Just as much care as
when they were babes. She didn't believe
in hanging and wonens' votes would be
against it. She thought it was awful to con-
VERT indIl W cLrlStlalnty ana tnen nang
him. If he must be hung, it were better to
hang him while the devil was in him. She
had particular spite against tobacco, and
said it was wrong for a man to take the
name of his Maker in mouth made vile by
the use of the fragrant weed. The lecture
was rare treat and showed that intellect is
better than riches, and that it must command
our admiration wherever found.
At the annual school meeting on Monday
evening last, Messrs. Richards and Longwell
were reelected members of the board of
trustees, by almost unanimous vote. We
extract the following items from the annual
report of the Director. Total number of
school children in the district, 392. Total
number who attended school, 393. Foreign
pupils, 46.
RECEIPTS.
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