The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

this term o. c,ur' that there were only two
or three mnimpprian' cases To be tried
10y a jury. by putting those eases over the
term and ine'ructing The sheriff TO notify the
Jurors th,t lheii. services would not be need
ed MT tan. term clean agine of about
$500 TO the taxpayers Of the county.
There seem, 20 be little row among the
Democrats aud Greenbnckers of Antwerp
over w. H. Stanton the newly elected super
visor. He being claimed by the Democrats
as a straight out and out Democrat, and by
the Greenbackers rs n straight Greenbacker,
They would feel little chagrined if. in the
end. it turned out that he did not belong TO
either. He is mighty good fellow anyway
whatever may be his politics.
Some of the many friends of T.. A. Crane
and his estimable wife, desiring to give them
good send of TO their new home i'll Chicago,
to which place they expect 10 remove in a
few days, met al their residence on Monday
evening last for a surprise party" The
affair was success, fine social time was
had and after partaking of an elegant repast
the company separated at a very seasonable
hour, as Ed. had IL take the midnight train
for Lansing, TO attend the supreme court.
Judge Mills has decided to come down
from his high position-to step down a peg
and take lower seat and tn this end the
perch in the court room--the judicial loft
is to be removed, and low dais put in its
place, where the air will he better and the
atmosphere cooler The work will be COM
pleted before the holding Of the next term of
court. Clerk Giddings is now preparing
plan of q desk for holding papers, ETC., to
meet the situation.-h dIimdz0O Telegraph.
Narrow Gauge matters are waxing exceed
ingly warm. We are informed that both the
been surveyed, and that the needed funds TO
grade aud tie the road on either of the two
routes has been raised or pledged. Hartford,
az wo are told has also secured the right of
way. The die will soon he cast and the
choice Of routes determined. Both places
cannot secure the road, and there are many
Legitimate arguments advanced in favor of
each route.
, The officers Of the narrow gauge, accom-
panied 10y parties Interested in the Grand
Trunk H. r., have been looking over the two
rival routes from Lawrence 10 South Haven,
and decision as TO which one to be selected
r will no doubt be reached in few days. We
} understand that the Grand Trunk road pro-
, poses 10 assist in constructing the road south
will no doubt Ice built much sooner than it
will be if the narrow gauge company have to
build it alone.
Died, in this village, on Monday William
Sheldon, brother of Judge Sheldon, ut the
advanced age OF &C years. Mr.. Sheldon was
one Of the pioneers OF this State, having set
" tied ut Hastings in 1886. He removed to
this village about 10 years ago and shortly
r thereafter was married TO the widow Stearns,
: mother Of b. +. Stcarns, Esq. A post NOR
TEN examination was held by Drs. Woodman
Z and Andrews, which proved the cause of his
8 death 10 have been cancer i'll the stomach.
|, His funeral was held at the Presbyterian
ch urch on Wednesday
A Arthur Sheldon Wa returning to his
3 home in Gobloyillc from Nm. Bortinc's Tex
az, last Thursday evening, the reach of his
wagon broke, his horses ran away and threw
= him from his wagon, iniuring him 50 that he
!, was unable 10 move. He was found about
= 10 o'clock by JAS. Wright, who took him 10
3 his fathers, and the next morning removed
s him to Mr.. Bertine's. Drs. Briggs and
Thorpe were sent FOR. They succeeded in
replacing dislocated Joints. When last heard
T from the patient WAS doing well.--Alattawan
e Cor, Raj! Telegraph.
On Saturday evening of last week, Sidney
Cox drove into town with some hams to sell
: and while he was looking around for "a GUS
toner some one filched them from his buggy
9 and carried them away. Early the next
morning old Mr.. McCumber found two hams
along side of Charles Selicks fence. They
were taken care OF 10y Mr. Sellcl1, and proved
/, to be Che onos lost by Mr.. Cox. They evil
: IDENTIFY got too hedvy.by the time the fellow
got that far with them, and he let them drop,
consequently he was two hams short. He
:, ought 10 have replevied them.
= Died, April 9th. at her residence in Malta
v wan, of pneumonia, Mrs. Cynthia A. Scott.
She had been quite feeble since the death
= Of her son, Thos. s. Scott, in February last,
f but had improved lately somewhat, when a
s sudden exposure brought on the sickness