The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-06

scare over two cases of smallpox in their
midst.
We are in possession of some poems from
Mrs. Anna Barton, which we will publish as
soon as we have space for them.
The society of the NJ. Z. Church will give
an oyster supper at the residence Of Mrs.
Hendricks, next Monday evening.
The grangers do not raise all the fine hogs.
Geo. w. Longwell killed four the other day,
one year old, which weighed 1914 lbs.
Union Sunday School meeting at the
Christian church, Friday evening, Dec. 9Th.
Now remember, and come, come, come.
A dwelling house belonging to Jerry Day
in Porter, was burned with nearly all its
contents, on Tuesday. The fire caught from
a stove-pipe. Insured in Cass Co. Mutual
The South Haven Sentinel says that 4. J.
Pierce, Ex-County Surveyor, viii move to
Dakota in the spring, where he has taken up
100 acres of land on his soldiers claim.
Ad. Sil's store at Marcellus was broken
into on Friday night of last week, and $50
in money taken. The night-watch saw the
burglar, but he got away. as they usually do.
James ID. McCarter, of Waverly, brought
two pullet eggs to our Office one day this
week, each measured g inches in circum-
ference, and were pretty good sized produc-
tons for pullet.
Subject of discourse at the Christian
church next Sunday morning "Desecration
of the Sabbath We are informed that the
same subject will be under discussion on
that occasion at all the churches in town.
The "Gospel Railroad" was plainly set
forth by Mr.. S. L. Bowen and the scholars at
the First Baptist church last Sunday even
ing There was a very large attendance.
Miss Ocobock rendered solo entitled, "To
be There
On Saturday last the Kalamazoo county
bar presented Judge Hawes with large and
beautiful album, containing the photographs
of 80 members of the bar and officers OF
court, who have been connected with the
court during his Judgship.
Uriah Meyer, whose arrest in the town
ship of Porter few weeks ago, for murder
ing an old man and his wife in Pennsylvania,
as was mentioned in the NoRTHERNER, has
been tried at Middlebury, Pa, and found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
DR.. Woodman was called one day last
week to visit man named Moon, near
Gliddenburg, who was suffering from cereJro
spinal n,eistn1ttis, from which he died the
following day. The DIR. says it is the first
case of this kind that he has had in seven
years
The supreme court commercials its January
session at Lansing, OH Wednesday last with
119 cases on the docket. The attorneys OF
this county are well represented there
Annable & Fitch, Mills, Crane & Hilton
Harrison d Rowland, Judge Lawton, and w
II. Tucker have cases before the court.
Report of school in district No. 4. il Paw
Paw. for the 10 weeks ending Dec. 23d
Average daily attendance 80. Stars: Dori
Webb, Cora Webb, Nettie Payne, TrudiC
Payne, Irena Halstead, Charlie Graham
Charlie Hawley, Elsie Labadie, BERTHE Laba
die, Kittie Labadie. Absent one day each
Jay Payne, Freddie Graham.
SARAH A. LYLE, Teacher.
There was good attendance of children
and their parents and friends at the First
Baptist church, on Saturday afternoon ant
evening. An ample supper was spread ant
music and recitations and intellectual games
enlivened the occasion. Among the juvenile
readers were Jennie Barns, Rose Adams
May Bullard, Julia Fluett and Bernie Quick
The Pastor was surprised by the present of {
silk handkerchief from his class, "Band oi
Workers
The Board of Supervisors have been il
session this week. Their settlement Will
the County Treasurer shows the receipts o.
his Office for the year, to be $57,1s7.20, his
disbursements S52,52s.76, leaving a balanct
on hand of S4,G5s.44. w. w. Bass, of Law
renee, was elected Supt. of Poor. to fill va
cancy. Judge Mills and the clerk were au
thorized to employ a stenographer for thi
county, at a salary not to exceed 5000 pc
annum.
Quite large number of the friends of G
G. Engle, gave him q call on Friday evening
last, for the purpose of warming up hi
new house, and they did it effectually. Al
excellent time was had by all. Colum. is tn,
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