The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03


considerable business with Lord Il Thomas
newspaper advertising agents of Chicago.
Ills, and have found them 10 be at all times
prompt. fair and honorable in their dealings.
and we believe we can safely recommend the
advertising public to bestow their patronage
upon the firm.
There seems to have been an error in the
statement that Mr.. Matthews term of office
az postmaster expired OH January 18th. He
holds until February 10th. Those who have
wondered at the delay in the confirmation Of
the appointment of DIR. Woodman. need
have no fears but that he will receive his
commission in due time to tnke charge OF
the office.
Active measures are about to be instituted
for the extension of the narrow gauge rail
road. The people at Centreville have or
ganized and intend TO build their section Of
the road forthwith. A meeting, looking to
an extension west, will be held at Hartford
on Friday, Feb. 18th. and one at Bangor. on
Saturday the l4th. The management are
determined To extend the road. both west
and south, if they meet with sufficient en-
couragement from the people along the
route.
The Bdngoc -idcoace thinks the Nol-
THEENl:E is tricky because it did not inform
the Advance man that the word "kenning"
is an obsolete word. We supposed that
man of the erudition of the Advance man.
should know something of even an obsolete
word. But there was no trick about it. Our
dictionary, which is DR.. Worcester's m-
abridged, does not even intimate that the
word is obsolete. ana gives Bacon as its au-
thority for the use Of the word. How. now.
Mr.. Advance?
Vim. II. Hinkley. while returning from
Allegan on Saturday night, got badly shaken
up. His team. which belonged 10 the Dyck-
man House livery. became frightened ana
started TO run. One side of the tongue drop
ping down. he rened them into the fence "a
stop them. Mr.. II. was thrown out. Il bad
cash cut in his forehead and bruised gener-
ally. DIR. Failing. of Coolies, dressed his
wound. tie reached home the following day
and was looked after by DIR. Woodman He
is doing well.
ON Tuesday night. Jan. 24th valuable
horse was stolen from Thos. Nesbit of Porter
ION Saturday Jan. 28th. the thief. one Benia-
min o. Verify. was lodged in oul county
Jail by II. W. McCabe, Under Sheriff. and
on the same day was arTaigned before Esq.
Warner. where lie waived examination. and
on Monday, Jan. Both, he was arraigued in
court by the Prosecuting Attorney and plead
guilty and was by His Honor Judge Mills.
sentenced to the State prison at Jackson for
; five years. That is as it should be. Sure,
stern and specify justice is what is needed 10
prevent crime.
The following ere the officers elect in the
A. o. u. w. Insurance Society)
Master Workman-O. w. Rowland.
Foreman--W. Ii. Mason.
Overseer--G. +. Chappell.
Recorder-A II. Heron.
Financier-G. w. Koons.
Receiver-E. Il. Dunning
Guide--B. i. Heckert.
Inside Watchman-A. T.. Van Vlech.
Outside Watchman--C. A. Harrison
n
Alternate-G. W. Rooms.
This is the largest insurance society in the
State. The cost the past year was less than
one-haf that of the old stock companies.
DR.. Dunning is their medical examiner.
Charles +. Matthew's whose sudden death
occurred at Ann Arbor. on Saturday, from
pyemia caused by the removal of tumor
from the side of his neck. was born at Wells
burg, Erie county, Pa, April 1lth 1851. lie
came here III 1872. and entered the store of
w. j. Sellick as a clerk, afterwards he was
i'll the post-office with his brother for
while. He then entered into partnership
with Chas. Hutchins in the grocery business.
Subsequently, after purchasing Hutchins' in-
terest in the concern. he sold his business to
Duncombe, Steams d. Co. For the last four
years he has been in the employ of Lawrence
Depew, wholesale grocer of Detroit as ilavel-
ing salesman. In 1874. he was married to
Miss lnez Richardson, daughter of n. ID.
Richardson of this place, who, with little
son about years DID, survive him io mourn
his early death. In his marriage relations
Mr.. Matthews was extremely bappy-one
does not often meet couple whose lives
seemed SO completely wrapped mp IN each
other, as did theirs. His remains reached
here on Sunday morning, and the funeral
took place from the residence of his brother