The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-17
WHOLE NO. laos.

Conner a. Wood have Il new advertise
ment in this issue. They are dealing in ali
kinds of farm machinery and implements
They also keep the celebrated ammonated
bone super phosphate fertilizer for sale.
The fellow who went brawling around cleo
ton day that the village board had paid
Dodge S3s for one of his ballot boxes. woke
up the next morning 10 find himself mis-
taken in his statements. The box that Mr..
Dodge had here was not for sale
Mr. WEIGH, of Paw Paw, Mich. last week
purchased of #. Il. Persons Of this town
eighteen Merino ewes and fifteen of Mr..
| Goodrich of Lima. These selections were
made from among the best focks in the
State. MIR. Persons is the owner of a ram
| that sheared last year. at the annual shearing.
within less than one ounce of the heaviest
fleece of washed wool-Liyingston Co.. y.
u, Herald.
On Wednesday ot last week the enter
prising farmers of Waverly and Almena put
on the Balch hill, on the Gobleyille road, 1Gs
loads of gravel, which were drawn from near
the Armstrong school house. They are
bound to have grave!ed road from Mr..
Balch's TO this place. little more work is
needed on this end of the road TO complete
call brother Showe1nan if the funds do moi
hold out.
AT the last meeting of the musical society
formed in this village during the late Leslie
Vine convention. "a set of rules for the gov
ernment of the society was adopted. The
name selected is Paw Paw Choral Union.
The membership fee is twenty-five cents.
with ten cents per member, quarterly dues.
The Union meets on Friday evening Of each
week at the First Baptist church. All who
are interested in the cultivation of vocal
music are cordially invited 10 become men-
bers of the Union.
We can understand why man is political
ly republican; We can understand why
man votes the democratic ticket. and We
have some conception why mar is green
hacker: but how clergymen and extreme
temperance men can enter into combina-
ton with Jimmy Mead and Geo Hennesey
TO elect eo-called temperance ticket, il be
yond our comprehension. George had hs
tank well filled with whiskey election nght
and il is reported that he received it for his
services in helping elect Bro. Goodman'>
ticket, but we don't believe IT,
There are strong indications, we are ii
formed, that ere long one Of the worthy
widowers of our quiet village will lead 10 the
hymeneal altar ono Of our highly respected
maiden ladies. IL there is one thing more
than another III this life, that pains our heart
and fills our thoughts with sadness. il is 10
{ see any of our lady acquaintances, whose
culture, refinement aud ability emineniy fit
, them to fill the highest station OF woman-
hood, and make the home and life of some
true man nobler, purer, sweeter. left -
} wither on the parent STEM Let the good
, work go on.
The first appearance of Dir. Stuart Rogers
before a Philadelphia audience was on last
evening, under the auspices of the y. Nj. &.
A. Christian Hall was densely packed. and
some two hundred persons were unable to
gain admittance. Mr.. Rogers evinced great
power in delineating character. His versa
tiity is something remarkable. In all. Mr..
Rogers was perfectly natural, and 10y his.
sudden and complete changes from one
character TO another, he kept his audience
! intensely interested and enthusiastic through
ment ever given in the PhiIadephia
Enquirer.
Mr.. Thos. Dodge, of Iswton. sent one of
his perfect ballot boxes over 10 our village.
board and requested them to use it at their
late election. The box is of the ordinary
size of boxes used for that purpose, and is;
made of black walnut with glass in the sides
and one end. l; also has chronometer at
tached, which tallies every vote IA il passes
into the box, nor can ballot IL put in with
, out tanying as the same action Of the spring
which moves the tally di,d also opens and
closes the aperture through which the ballot
: passes into the box. There is also Il plaI,
working on hinge on the top of the boz.
, which il fastened when closed by spring amt
catch from within, az soon a. the polls are
closed and the hole locked or unlocked by It
single key in the possession of the person
: having charge of the box. The sides of the
I II box beinp of glass each voter can see lit.