The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-04

lakes.
Miss Florence West, of Lawrence, who
was injured by fall from cherry tree, does
not recover rapidly. She is still confined to
her bed.
On Monday last Mrs. Hungerford, of
Waverly, presented the NoRTHERNER with
handsome bouquet from her flower garden.
Thanks. Mrs. H. knows how to raise fine
flowers.
All are invited to take part in an excursion
from Lawton to mile lake, on Tuesday, Au-
gust Sth, 1882, under the auspices of the la
dies of the NJ. E. church. Fare for the round
trip % cents.
Mrs. Cora Martin has been engaged by
our school board to take charge of the gram
mar school, in place of Miss Belle Bitely
who has resigned her position, and intends
to go to McGregor, Iowa.
Al. Howland, of waverly, met with an
accident at Sheldon's mill in Waverly, on
Monday last. He came near falling onto
the boiler, and 70 save himself grasped hot
pipe, burning his hand quite severely.
1t is announced in the Post and Tribune,
that a County Teachers Institute will be
held in Paw Paw, from August 21st to 25th.
Our people should be prepared to entertain
the teachers that will be in attendance.
large audience was present at the union
meeting held at the Disciple church, on Sun
day evening last. The discourse by Rev. j.
B. Drew was good one. The next meeting
will be at the Methodist church, preaching
by Elder Goodman.
The yellow house" on the corner of Paw
Paw and Niles streets, belonging to the estate
of the late Harmon Crane, was sold at ad-
ministrator's sale, on Saturday last. Horatio
Sheldon was the purchaser, for the sum of
five hundred dollars
Through the courtesy of Henry Fralick,
Esq, President of the Society, we have re-
ceived complimentary ticket to the oath
annual fair of the Mich. State Agricultural
Society, which opens at Jackson on Monday.
the 18th day of Sept.
Showerman says that fellow who stood in
front of his gate last Tuesday evening, from
ten o'clock until eleven, is a boss whistler.
He whistled but one tune, but he stuck to
that for straight hour. Emery has an
hours sleep charged against the b. W., and
would like to know mis- address.
The Rev. G. l.. Cole, of the M. Z. Church.
with his family, started for Chautauqua last
Monday He expects to be absent about
two weeks. His pulpit will be filed next
Sunday morning by Rev. w. L. Jakways of
Mattawan, and the Sunday following by Mr..
Chas. Snodgrass, local preacher of the
society.
We have newly organized Male Trio"
in town. w. r. Hawkins, Primo Don II.
w. McCabe, Primo Tenore, and H. A. Rogers,
Basso Profundo. They gave their first pub
lie exhibition on Wednesday evening last. at
Branch's music store. Among the gems
they sang was new song entitled, The
Sword of Bunker HILL
Il. c. Nash, of Waverly, brought to the
NoRTHERNER Office, on Saturday last, a little
bunch of timothy, bearing a card with this
legend inscribed thereon: "How is this for
last falls seeding, grown in wheat on the
clay?" We measured it and found it to be
five feet and eleven inches in length. We
should say, "How is this for high?
On Thursday night, John Gault had nine
sheep struck by lightning. Four of them
recovered, but five were killed outright.
They were all standing under small hickory
tree at the time. Johns folks were standing
in the door and saw the stroke. He at once
cut the throats of the five that were killed.
and so had an abundant supply of mutton.
An alarm of fire was given here or Friday
last, just as people were eating their dinners
Some ladies at the Clifton House had been
using lamp, to heat curling irons, or to
perform some other mysterious part of their
toilet and left it burning. BY some means
it was broken or exploded and set fire to
some light articles. The boys started for the
engine house, bat the flames were extin-
guished without their aid, and without hay
ing done any damage to speak of,
Don Henderson of the Allegan Journal has
a libel suit on his hands. He published birth
notice, charging that the matter cost Hon. Il.
Koning $500, and stating that the mother
and child were doing well. Mr.. Koning lays
his damage at $4,000. In the language of
the Allegan Tribune, "birth notices have riz."