The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09


interesting, and will, no doubt, be productive
of much good.
Religious services at the Disciple church,
Sunday at 1890 a. m. Subject "The Moral
Government of God" At Z y. M, "Conver-
sion of Good Man. Conducted 10y Elder
j. H. Reese, of Bangor.
A gentleman heard that Norris was jailed
for being drunk and disorderly. He misun-
derstood the name and was anxiously en-.
quiring when Noyes was to have his trial.
He thought it was X. w.
We call attention TO the advertisement of
the Music DEPARTMENT. of Oak Park Seminary,
in this paper. We know those who are en-
gagged as instructors are excellent teachers,
and fully up with the times.
The Eagle Hotel at Grand Rapids was de-
stroyed by fire last Monday morning. No
lives lost but guests barely succeeded in
escaping, while many of the women-help
were only saved in their night clothes.
Through the combined efforts of o. w.
Rowland and G. L. Galligan, Mrs. Ann Clark,
widow of Thomas Clark, Jr.. has been made
happy by the allowance of pension, dating
from the death of her husband in 1876.
For the last six weeks, nearly all of our
correspondents have begun their communi-
cations with the following strikingly original
and startling sentiment: 40 the snow, the
beautiful snow II is getting monotonous.
Let up.
The social at Mr.. Ed. Gilman's on Thurs
day evening of last week, passed of very
pleasantly, there being quite number pres
ent. The pleasures of the evening consisted
of two charades, instrumental and vocal
music, etc.
Alb. Showerman, our slim chief, is the
happiest man in town, he is father to a bran
new girl baby. "Pete" says, as soon as the
snow gets off the hay scales, he will announce
its weight. He lives OH Gremps street
good street.
The Directors of the Van Buren, County
Agricultural Society will meet at the Office of
the Secretary, in Paw Paw, on Tuesday, Feb.
18th, at 10 o'clock n. M, for the purpose of
making necessary arrangements for the
annual Fair of said society.
"Parsneps are in market.-Northerner.
Have you turneps, cabbege and carrots. too?
-.NeSSenger. That is raddesh pert query
and we wonder if We editor Of the NoytIernel'
will say: Lettece alone !'"-Ady'e. No we will
not. If we can't beet such miserable spelling
and punning, we will forever hold our pcdSe.
few evenings since, some of the young
people of the village, marched up into the
Office of our Fat j. p. and, sans cerenonie,
placed the courts woolsack in one corner of
the room, and the court in another, and then
justice The court says they had an elegant
time.
Ed. Welch is at Lansing acting as one of q
committee of six to arrange for State sheep
shearing festivals. There will probably be
two of them, one at Kalamazoo and the other
at Jackson. All you that have any conceit,
begin to make ready. Ed. will be on hand,
and the man who gets away with him must
have good sheep.
1t was reported through the papers that
Southern Michigan experienced an earth
quake on Sunday last, but it was caused by
the explosion of oil tank cars on the l.. S. GI
NJ. S. Il. r., east of Baporte, Ind. The
shock was distinctly felt at Niles and other
points farther north, being more than twenty
five miles from the scene of the explosion.
Burr Robbins Great American and Ger
man Allied Shows, open the season at James
vile, Wisconsin. Burr used 10 live here,
and everybody knows him. He is not quite
as handsome as he was before lie had his
head smashed between o steamboat and q
bridge, but just the same, be is the most
successful Snowman of the day. He will
run the largest wagon show on the road
j. NJ. Brown showed us, yesterday morn
ing, schedule of the temperature of Stark,
Bradford Co. Fla, for the month of January
taken morning, noon, and evening. The
mercury was highest Jan. 10th, 20th, and
21st, at noon, marking 20 . and lowest on
the morning of the oath, marking 3s 6. A
little Florida weather here would be highly
applauded, and would, no doubt. be cac0red
Col. L. +. Copeland, of South Bend, Ind,
will lecture at the Opera House, on Monday
evening next; subject whats to Hinder
The people of this town do not need to be
told that Col. Copeland is one of the most
eloquent and interesting speakers who occu.