The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-09-14

in town. He reports Three Rivers seminary
as booming.
There will he services at the Free Baptist
church hereafter, Sunday morning and even
ing at the usual hour.
NIX. Hunt of st. Cloud, Mimi, formerly
of Mattawan, was in town last week making
his friends flying visit.
Milo Crager of Hartford, drunk, abused
his family, and boards at the Jail so days at
the expense of the people.
II. w. Collingwood, Esq, of Boston, Mass,
elocutionist, Is visiting Mr.. J. /. Breck, who
is an old college chum of Mr.. C.'s.
Mr.. G. L. Avery from Marcelus has opened
a barber shop over g. w. Tyler d Co.'s drug
store. From the way he operated on us we
should say he understands his business.
Mike Brophy is in the well business at
Plainwell. lie has put down several flowing
wells in Al egan county. He intends to
make his headquarters here after time.
w. c. Mackellar returned from his visit to
the seashore last Saturday looking much inn
proved in physique. He asked if we had
heard of his fishing excursion. We had. =
The NoRTIrrENEs acknowledges the receipt
from hon. Ii. 4. Conant, secretary Of state,
OF copy of the report OF the state board of
health FOR 1852, and a copy of the Public
Acts of the Legislature for 1883.
The ether day Judge Mills appointed Sam.
Holmes as guardian od ltteH for prepos-
sessing young lady OF II years. The Judge
said he made the appointment with many
misgiyings and mental reservations.
There is grand excursion to-day Wed
nesday) over the narrow gauge from Hart
ford TO Lawton and return, given by the rail
road company TO all who assisted in the ex-
tension OF the road from Lawrence TO Hart
ford. =
Sam. J. Whipple, brother of C. w. Whip
pie of Gliddenbure, who went TO California
in 1850, has struck rich, paying gravel
mine in Butte county, Cal. He took out
| several hundred dollars in few hours, few
days since
The school board held meeting on We'd
nesday evening of last week and organized
by electing Mr.. Rowland moderator, Mr..
Maynard director, and Mr.. Longwell assessor
| The bonds OF the assessor were fixed at the
sum of $4,000.
front of his store building. and new walks
have been constructed on the south and east
side of Warmers meat market. There are
several other places where the owners of
property should so and do likewise.
The heavy frosts of Saturday and Sunday
night did great amount of damage to the
corn and bean crops of this state. Probably
about one;half of the bean crop was out of
the way Of the frost. but there was very lit
tie mature corn. Farmers feel rather dis
couraged. ~
/ The Lawrence school opens very allspi-
ciously. The enrolment was 90 in the pri-
mary department, ~ in the Intermediate
and 63 in the grammar and high school.
! They have 80 foreign pupils IN additional
teacher has been employed in the higher
departments.
Parties were in town last wee, with a lot
Of Grand Rapids spiral spring buggies for
/ sale. We had the pleasure OF riding around
town in one of them with our friend (. s..
Harvey of Bangor. We found IL TO be q
very nice, easy riding carriage. marked i'm.
provement over the old style of elliptical
springs.
The blind musicians, John and Mary Nc
Kay, gave a couple of their interesting en-
! tertaipments at Longwel's Opera house on
| Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of last
week. Their concerts are good and worthy
of patronage, and considering that they are
both blind, those who go to hear them can
not only pass an enjoyable evening, but at
the same time aid the stricken brother and
sister to obtain an honorable livelihood.
During the trial Of the Hartford liquor
case, Judge Mills ordered James Minnie to
show cause why he should not be punished
for assisting in running of some of the
| Peoples witnesses, but he was afterwards
released. In the course of the same trial
Joseph Lanahan, who appeared in the court
room drunk and disorderly, was fined $50
and sent to Jail 10 days, and in default Of
payment of the fine to be imprisoned for an
additional 30 days.
The following are the names of those who
received 3rd grade certificates at the exam
ination held at Lawrence, Aug. 81: Anna T..
Dewey, Lizzie i. Bidwell, Frank w. Bidwell,
Maie Bishop, Jesse M. Branch, Belle Brown,
Hattie NJ Brown, L. A. Burger, A. II. Coon,
Jennie V. Cross, sou Dunn, Lulu Delamere,
Hattie Earle, z. A. Foster. Frank Fuller. Ida
V. Hurlbut, Rose Hyatt, Grace King, Nellie
Lyle, VIM. Il. Maybe Helen Maynard, j.
NJ Rowe, NJ. Ellen Smith, Nellie Trip, Ella
M Ware, Maggie Worthington, and Luella
Waring.
The NoRTHERNER believes in temperance
and is willing to publish such articles on
that subject es meet the approval of its ed
itor, at such times as it may be able to spare
the requisite space in its columns. 1t does
not deem it advisable to surrender specific
amount of space each week for any purpose,
and communications on the temperance
question will be treated the same as those on
other topics, and be subject to revision by
the editor of the paper. On these condi-
tions it will be pleased TO receive articles on
the temperance question from any person
who chooses to send them.
On Wednesday night of last week horse
belonging to Peter Brummel, Esq, of Wa
Yerly WAS stolen from his barn. On Friday
ylast the animal was found in the barn of Mr..
l.. A. Brewer, by whom it had been taken
up from the highway. It was ascertained
that the animal was stolen by one Jared
Rouse, colored man residing at or near this
village, and after being ridden away by him,
ii was turned loose. The bride taken at the
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