The true northerner., 1882-04-28

residence of Mrs. Smolk and Mrs. Avery oil
next Wednesday evening, May Sd.
Luman Conklin, of Lawton, has just re-
ceived his arrears of pension amounting to
about $500. .. w. Rowland got it for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Benjamin of Illinois,
parents of Mrs. o. w. Rowland, are visiting
their friends and relatives here and at Law
renee.
The City Fathers of Bangor have been
adopting q new set of village ordinances, to
meet the requirements of that thriving little
town.
The amount of timber and lumber in Hon.
j. ]. Woodman's yards, indicates that he is
about 10 add another large barn to his farm
buildings.
If You would laugh and grow fat, hear
Col. Copeland, Monday evening, on "Snobs
and Snobbery." He gives it to that other
fellow "right smart"
Mrs. s. Il. Bowen's parents are visiting
her and they are so well pleased with our
town that they talk of purchasing house
and coming here to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Loveridge have gone
to Mason, where Mr.. l.. has the contract to
build dwelling house. They will be gone
the greater part of the summer.
After what Beecher and some other emi-
nent divines have done by way of abolishing
H-ades, Elder Eberts sermon on Sunday
evening last was truly refreshing.
Mrs. Mary Taylor, of Bangor, has fled a
bill for divorce from her husband, Noble 8.
Taylor, on the grounds of extreme cruelty.
She says Noble has been very naughty.
terday to a man from Ohio 1--WE did not
learn his name). May his bride never grow
less and his happiness be a wellspring for
ever.
The Courier man is kicking about the
manner in which the village assessors have
valued his property, claiming it was tripled
from last years valuation. Getting rich Ed,
eh?
Rev. James Goodman, pastor Of the First
Baptist church will preach next Sunday
morning, on Life, an April Day, and in the
evening on The Book Sealed with Seven
Seals.
Mrs. Emily Bishop has gone TO Jackson
county visiting friends. 1t is the first time
in five years that she has been ont of town.
Not since she fell on the walk and hurt her
self.
The concert given by the kalamazoo Col
lege Orchestra at Longwells Opera House on
Friday evening, was attended by large
audience, and the entertainment was of q
high order.
The bastardy case against young Powell
of Pine Grove, before Justice Mason, was
settled by a marriage between the complain
ing witness and the respondent Billy got
his fee just the same.
The assessors of this village have assessed
the property this year at its full cash value
The roll shows the assessible property to be
worth $799,950. That being S511 ,6S5 greater
than it was last year.
Miss Lou Van Ripper, daughter OF Attorney
General Van Ripper, was married on Wednes.
day of last week, at her parents residence in
Buchanan, to A. A. Worthington, son of the
late Rev. Worthington.
The boys over at Decatur want TO know
al there are two species of blue racers-to
which specie the one mentioned in the
Courier last week belongs, 'the Black-backs
or Green-bellies."
Married, at the residence of Aaron Norton
i'll the township of Porter, April 10th, 1892
by Rev. VIM. ID. Tomkinson of Kalamazoo
Mr.. Rozell w. Rice and Miss Ida L. Norton
both of Porter township, this county.
Alonzo Sherman has gone TO Chicago ant
will spend a few weeks in that city anC
Milwaukee. Our esteemed friend says b,
has not been ont of town to spend any tim,
for the last six months, and ho il gettins
restive.
Mrs. Fitz II. Stevens died at the residence
OF her son, John ID. Sherman, in this village
on Wednesday OF last week. Her funera
was held at the Disciple church, on Friday
The discourse WIS delivered by DIR. Spinne,
of Detroit.
The Three Rivers cigar makers produce,
upward of a million cigars last year, which
were sold for about forty-three thousan'
dollars The companies paid to their em
ployees not less than three hundred ant