The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-05-26

evening. Go and hear them, you ought to
treat home entertainments as well az you
would a lot of travelling mountebanks.
The post-office will be open on Tuesday,
May 39th, Decoration Day from a. m. to
10 a. m, and from p. m. to p. m. All
day mails close at 10 a. m, and evening
mails at p. m.
All the business men of this village will
close their respective places of business on
Decoration Day, between the hours of 10
a. IN. and p. m. The school will also close.
This is as it should be.
A grand field trial of Agricultural imple-
ments, under the auspices of the West Mich
igan Farmers Club, will be held ON the farm
of M. l.. Sweet, near the ID. G. H.& M.R.R.
depot at Grand Rapids on June 6th 1882.
Rev. James Goodman will preach in the
Free-will Baptist church on Sunday morning,
and in the evening at the First Baptist
church. Morning subject, Daniel" even
ing subject, "The Realm of Imagination in
Religion
The following ladies have been appointed to
act as table committee, at Town Hail. on
Decoration Day: Mrs. b. F. Heckert, Mrs
s. w. Duncombe, Mrs. FL. W. McCabe, Mrs.
f. E. Stevens, Mrs. o. w. Rowland, Mrs. C.
A. Harrison, Mrs. M. U. Richardson.
Rev. Theodore Brooks, formerly pastor of
the Christian church of this village, now re-
siding near Troy, MY, and his wife have
been visiting their many friends here. The
elder preached one of his inimitable dis
courses at that church on Sunday evening
last. Few people have a greater number of
warm friends here than the elder and his
wife.
Our readers will remember that about two
years since, the post-office in this village
was burglarized and Mr.. Matthew'S safe was
blown open and its contents amounting TO
about $1,000, abstracted. One day last week,
Mr.. j. E. Marshall, while repairing fences, on
the farm of G. w. Young, Esq, along the
line of the railroad track, just west of the
Ball swamp, discovered package laying
under brush-heap, and an investigation
brought to light the entire stolen contents of
the safe, excepting. of course, the money and
the stamps. Most of the papers were still in
legible condition. The burglars evidently
went up the track with their plunder, and
when they reached a convenient spot, e1-
amined their booty, and taking that which
was valuable, secreted the remainder, where
it lay until discovered by Mr.. Marshall.
The scoundrel who burglarized the store
of Kinney, Adams & Co., at Lawton, a short
time since, was "gobbled" by an officer at
Niles, and large portion of the stolen prop
erty found in his possession. He gives his
name as John Curtiss, and halls from Chica-
go. On Monday last he was arraigned be-
fore Esq. Galligan, and there acknowledged
his guilt. His bail was fixed at $500, which
of course he was unable to give. As Officer
McCabe was sreturning him to Jail he attempt
ed to escape by trying his speed and came
shots from his revolver in pursuit of the
| fugitive, one of which passed through one of
crowd was soon in pursuit, and after nearly
reaching the timber back of the Paw Paw
Mills he was over-hauled by Joe Carroll and
recaptured and now lies in the cooler await
ing further developments.
The following is the programme of exer-
cises for Decoration Day in this village, on
Tuesday next
Comrades of Brodhead Post, G. A. r., will
assemble at their Post room at 3 a. m,
where details will be made to visit the Bangs.
North, Clapp and Catholic cemeteries, and
uoOoiatO Iho soiheIS graves at eacn OF those
places. At 1870 a. M. the Post will fall in
and march from their hall to Prospect Hill.
where the decoration ceremonies will be
held, after which they will march back to
the Post-room and partake of refreshments
At 1:30 p. m. the members of the Post will
march to the Court House where public
exercises will be held as follows:
l. Music-Martial Bandn
q Prayer-Rev. Geo. l.. Cole.
3. Music-Glee Club.
4. Oration-Comrade o. w. Rowland.
3. Music-Glec Club.
6. Remarks-Comrades and Citizens.
Z. Music-Glee Club.
8. Benediction-Rev. II. w. Harvey.
general invitation is extended to every
one to be present at all the public exercises.
All who are interested, and especially the