The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-23

ing, Feb. 9th. And the ladies will not for
get that general invitation is extended to
them.
On Thursday night of last week. lightning
struck the house of George Phillips, of Pine
Grove, and splintered it up badly. 1t was
covered with lightning rods, but they did
not save it. Insured in the Van Buren, Co.
Mutual.
We have received several numbers of Good
Cheer, an excellent sixteen page monthly
literary journal, published at Greenville,
Mass. 1t is good family paper, and con-
tains no trashy matter. Price only fifty
cents year.
Passing down the street on Monday morn
ing last, we saw Justice Mason trying to
weigh himself on the hay scales, but he was
too heavy. On enquiring of him what
caused it, he said it was girl, on Sunday
morning, weighing twelve pounds. He was
recently from Gremps street. Good for you,
Billy.
The partnership of Sherman 81 Avery, in
the dry good business has been dissolved. 1t
is intended to remove the wall between the
corner store and Longwell & Co., and throw
the two rooms together and place the entire
J,.,,e, ,lrxyt, md
eral merchandise trade under the manage
ment of G. w. Longwell g. Co. This will
give George chance to spread himself. He
is small man but he knows his "biz,'' and
will, no doubt, be equal to the demands of
the occasion.
The Republican caucus in this village, on
Saturday last, was organized by the election
of G. p. Rawson as Chairman, and G. A.
Harrison as Secretary. The following named
gentlemen were then elected as delegates to
the county convention at Lawrence to-day,
Friday, viz: Aaron Van Auken. VIM. NJ.
Thayer. A. II. Heron, NJ. U. Richardson, b.
F. Heckert, S. A. Smith, A. II. Palmer, HI. S.
Richards, f. A. Crane, G. A. Harrison, A. II.
Wildey, p. A. Dean, and Archibald Bilbo.
The delegation was empowered to fill vacan-
cies in their numbers. There being no other
business, the caucus was adjourned sine die.
1t has been decided to call meeting early
in March, of the Wool Growers Association
of Eastern Van Buren, and Western Kaama-
zoo counties, for the purpose of getting those
interested in sheep and wool together for a
days discussion, and incidentally to arrange
for the sheep shearing festival in the spring.
The meeting will be held at Grange Hall, in
Paw Paw, will convene at 10 o'clock a. m.,
be addressed by the President, and enter
tanned by an essay from some leading sheep
man, followed by discussion. There will
be another paper in the afternoon, and
plenty of opportunity for discussion and
questions. The programme will be pub
lished week or two before the meeting
$50 look out for the cars when the bell
rings"
Speaking of the call for the Republican
County Convention, as published in the Re-
publican journals of this county, "for the
purpose of nominating State officers to be
voted for at the spring election" our esteem
ed friend, the Courier, says at probably
means Supreme Court Judges and Regents
We congratulate our contemporary on its
astuteness. 1t has guessed right the very
that happened a few years since in this vii.
lage, as follows: An inquiring lad, whose
reasoning faculties had just begun to de-
velop, sat for some time in deep thought, as
if trying in vain to solve some intricate prob.
lem. Finally, with an air of disgust at his
own inability, he turned to his mother, with
a look of confidence on his chubby features
and asked: "Ma, how do folks tell cir
babies from boy babies?" His mother prac
ticing the innocent deception, frequently
palmed off on confiding youth laughingly
replied: "They guess at it." The boy sa
thinking intently for a moment or two ant
then remarked "Well, they guessed righ
on me-"
Last weeks Courier contains the pro
gramme of the Van Buren, County Sunday
School Convention to be held at Bangor OF
Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 27th and 2Sth
} The concluding lines of the programme are
"The people of Bangor offer entertainment
to all who may come. Bring your 5aJie
with you" Now why do the people of Ban
gor want those babies to come? Have the,
a brigade of wet nurses ready to entertain
them? What are people to do who have n,
babies, borrow some? Will our friend J. w
Free, who is a delegate, be barrc1 out be
cause he has no baby? If this bringing o