The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-04-06
WHOLE NO. l463.

| cdeoh 10 nuCn CROW tnaI IL ouBus 10 huoV
how to crow, and ought to have chance 30
crow. Grow away, while you may.
Some intelligent voter, on Monday last,
voted fusion corporation ticket, instead Of
township ticket. II had the same pretty
picture at its head, aud he WAS, no doubt
man who never goes "beyond the pictures.r
Our friend George Harrison, who has been
confined 10 his house for long time from
the effect of measles, was able to be out 81
the polls last Monday. Hope you will soon
be able TO attend to business again, George
Mr.. Hawkins and bis wife returned 20
town last Tuesday. Some of the boys I'M
proved the occasion TO make night hideoua
with horns and other instruments of torture
Such things ara disgraceful and ought NOT
to be tolerated.
! The trade between Geo. W. Matthews AMI
M. Cole did not come TO head. George
has sold his stock to Mr. Chappen, brotheJ
of the ieweler, and the goods have been n
moved to Chappell's jewelry store. See hi
new advertisement.
Part OF thequeetions used at the lasi
teachers examination were marvels of in.
genuity. 1t required several pages of legal
cap to answer some of them correctly. Our
new State Supt. must have spread himself to
devise such set of questions.
Bangor, which has long prided itself OF
being one Of the staunch Republican towns
of the county, elects Fusion Supervisor, by
an overwhelming majority, while Paw Paw,
at best doubtful town, elects Republican
by majority almost as great.
George Wilcox was taken ill last Friday,
and died Sunday evening. He was buried
on Wednesday Last His illness was sup
posed to be in consequence of injuries NJ
| ceived by fall some two years ago. Mr..
Wilcox was a hard working industrious man,
and good citizen.
! After serving satisfactorily, a. foreman OF
| the NoB-HzRSza, for more than year, A. f.
Hayes has severed his connection with us
He has our beat wishes for his success in the
future. We consider ourselves fortunate Ia
having secured the services of one of tn,
best men we know to take Mr.. Hayes place,
Mr.. Bert Cole who has for long time pas
been connected with the Cour,er Office.
DR.. Geo. V. Hilton, of South Haven, i,
about to remove to this town. Dr. Hilton
is graduate of the Detroit Medical College.
ana has spent year at Harvard University.
He is young man of much promise, ant
has already acquired a reputation as skilled
| physician and surgeon. We are glad to lean
that he will make this town his future resi-
dence. He can be fund at the Office of Dr.
| Andrews.
| We have on our table very neat and
/ tasty volume of poems published by DIR. W
l.. Engle, of Hartford. Before receiving the
! book We had no idea that tho DR.. ever in
dulged in poetical fancies, bet we are an
deceived. The author does not expect hi,
work to take rank beside those Of Long
fellow or Tennyson, nevertheless, it is al
interesting and readable work, and ve com
mend it to the reading public.
We received tho following communication
through the mail. We don't know what il
means, nor who it refers to, but lest it should
be matter of greet importance, we publish
i. withou. rernodeling:
"to be put in the Locals Take Notice
Want the peaple of vanburen and Waverly
| county to ender Stand that Mrs. Collins Was
not rested for daltery for that pretty his
| band of hers has pesativly denide the Charge
! and Says him Self that hedid not rest them
for adaltry he Posativly Denis the charge"
Our fat j. p. went to Muldoon's Picnic
and he was Just tickled to death, but what
pleased him most vas to see ono of the Mul-
boomers stamp his comrade' s hat in pieces
| He laughed and shook his fat sides until
| .ears as big az horse-chestnuts rolled down
his benign countenanco. 1t was just too
funny for anything. But his Joy was turned
to grief the next morning when he looked
for his new four dollar hat, and found thai
| it was the Identical hat that tickled him so
the evening before. The bold, bad Mul-
doons had bribed the squire's boy, Johnny,
with free ticket, to provide them hat
and now Charley wears his old one.
| 1t was with deep sorrow that this com
munity learned Of the sudden and dangerous
illness of Dr.. l.. G. Woodman. On Thurs
day eys-i1g last he retired feeling better
than usual, and the next morning be was
found - his room, 50 i'll that but little hope
of his recovery vss entertained. Since that
time he hAs been unable to speak, and has
been irrational great portion of the time
st this writing Go il reported to be some