The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-11-01

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of Chicago, will deliver a lecture here on the
9th. Our people will be pleased TO hear him
again.
Mrs. Edwin Darnum has returned from
Denver, Col, where she has been during the
past season, visiting her son |. T.. Barnum
and his family.
Notwithstanding the fact that it was said
that there were no apples IN the country,
Van huken has bought over 1900 barrels, and
is still in the market.
Newspapers are like a river flowing in the
midst of u nation, carrying light, vitality and
intelligence into every home and 10 every
fireside.-W. &. Burns.
Alb. Phillips, who has been tor a long time
in the employ Of Duncombe, Stearns, IL CO.,
is now the able assistant of Conner 4 Wood,
at the Bean Emporium.
There are some cases of whooping congh
i'll town. Parents who know their children
have contracted that disease should not send
them to the public schools.
1t is remarkable how little rain keeps
people from attending church. Ii it were a
circus, theater, or a minstrel show, they
would attend in spite of wind or weather.
Judging from the quantity of beans that is
being delivered at Conner 4 Woods, there
must have been a good many fields of that
crop that were not destroyed by the early
frosts.
The spirit of one of Ed. Longwell's livery
horses-not a very valuable animal-climbed
the golden stair one day last week, and his
body was made food for lions, tigers, and
ravenous hyenas.
The large class of applicants for teachers
who were examined on Friday and Saturday
last proves that Van Buren, has a large num-
Der of handsome intellectual school ma'ams,
and fine looking intelligent school masters.
Mrs. s. w. Duncombe started on her re-
turn to Aberdeen last Monday. She intends
to remain there until the estate Of her de-
ceased husband is closed up in that place,
when she will return to this county to reside.
Elder Linderman writes to us that be has
one tree of Baldwin apples standing in his
yard, which bore fifty one bushels of apples.
The Elder reserved what he wanted for his
own use and sold $40 worth. Who can beat
it?
Solomon Curtis. George johnson and
George Meachum were arraigned on charge
of larceny, and plead not guilty Their bail
was fixed at the sum of $500, in default of
which they were remanded 10 Jail to await
trial.
j. w. Free has returned from his hunting
trip. He left the rest of his company in the
woods. The only deer John had a chance to
shoot was one that said good morning to
him, after he had packed up his gun and
started for the station. John was exasperated
A visit to our public school will serve TO
convince any of its patrons that Prof. Russell
is the right man for the position he holds,
and that he has most excellent and efficient
corps of teachers to assist him in the work
which they are doing, and doing we'll We
have been there frequently and speak from
personal observation.
Temperance" says, there are several
temperance organizations in this county, and
that cooperation is needed. He queries
how it shall be obtained, whether by general
convention of all temperance people, or of
delegates from the several towns, who shall
work out some plan Of organization and
operation. Our space will not permit us TO
publish his communication in full.
The NoREHERNER has read with much in
which has been in progress for several
months, between the Republican and the
Courier. 1t was not our fight and we have
from making any comments there
on, but it does seem to us that in its last
issue the Republican "struck straight from
the shoulder" and from its own record, con-
victed the Courier of preyarication-
A couple of our friends in Fresno, Califor-
nia write us as follows: "We are glad you
notified us of our neglect regarding the paper
and if the shock will not be too great We will
pay for one year in advance. We have read
the TRUE NoRTHERNBn for several years past
and have come to the conclusion that we
could not keep house without it, We fire.
quently receive words Of encouragement
similar to the foregoing, and are pleased that
so many friends find the NoBTueRSKH re
cossity to well regulated homes.
Last Thursday was the closing day of the
teachers class which has been conducted in
our high school for the past two months.
Prof. Russell and his able assistants, Miss
Furness and Mrs. Martin, were agreeably
surprised at receiving some elegant books
from the members of the class as tokens of
their regard and esteem. Prof. Russell was
presented with set OF Macauley's History OF
England, Miss Furness with volume OF
Shelley's Poems, and Mrs. Martin with
Campbell's poems. Such things are pleasant
to both donees and donors.
Rhetorical exercises were held by our I'm
ion School in tho High School room last
Thursday afternoon. They were participated
in by each of the departments of the school.
The exercises consisting merely OF matters
of every day work in the different rooms, and
not of matters prepared for especial display,
were very creditable indeed. Prof. Russell
informs us that the monthly examination of
pupils, which was held last week, evinced
satisfactory progress, and thorough work on