The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-06-15

water, call at Longwels where you can be
sure and get it, and then the ladies will 40
admire the gentlemanly manner in which
those clerks will do the honors of the foun
| tain.
! very pleasant time was had at the M.
L. church last Sunday evening-Childrens
| day-although owing TO the storm portion
of the programme had to be omitted The
church Wa very elegantly and tastefuliy
decorated.
j. NJ. Brown has shown us record of tho
temperature kept by a friend of his in
Florida, for the month of May. The mer-
curry was lowest on the morning of the 23d,
being 5S ., and highest 81 Q on the 18th,
18th, and 3lst.
Mrs. Nina G.. Slayton will give.an enter
tainment at the Opera house next Tuesday
evening. Many of our citizens have heard
Miss Slayton and know her to be an elocu-
zionist of high order. She will, no doubt,
be greeted with full house.
We were presented the other day by Prot
Sage, of Oak Park Seminary, with speci-
men of ornamental penmanship, executed
by himself. 1t is about as near perfection
as it well could be. Prof Sage is a perfect
master of the photographic art.
There have been some changes of time
both on the Michigan Central and Narrow
Gauge. The principal changes are from
Chicago to Detroit time, making time pieces
twenty minutes faster. We hope to have
the new time tables in our next paper.
A letter from Charley Hopping at Mandan,
OAK, says that he is at work IN an office
there, and that he begins work at l p. M,
and continues until six the next morning
Better quit 1t, Charley. No man can afford
to waste his health and strength in that way.
Last week we stated that sister of Philip
Nicholas of Arlington, had come from Eng
land to reside with him. Since that time an
English gentleman named Smith-perhaps a
descendant of the original John-has followed
her across the wide ocean, and made her his
bride.
The Gilmore matinee and concert given at
the Opera house last Tuesday afternoon and
evening, for the benefit of Oak Park sem
mary were fne. There was not so large an
attendance as there would have been if a
notice of the entertainment had been pub
lished in our village papers.
A new business enterprise is to be estab-
lished in town by Mr. Z. z. Burroughs IL Co.
They will handle coal, grain, live stock, hard.
wood lumber, lime, etc. Their Office and
warehouse will be opposite the railroad depot.
Mr.. Burroughs is the gentleman who recent
y purchased Mr.. Davey's residence.
The building recently purchased of T. A.
Granger Esq, by M. W. H. Dansby
heretofore occupied by Lew Roberts as a
barber shop, has been vacated, Mr.. Roberts
having removed into a portion of Cooks
harness shop. We understand Mr.. DansbY
will fit up the premises purchased by
him, for saloon.
Swinton's new readers adopted by our
school board, are great improvement over
the Old Educational series now in use in our
school, both in their make and the matter
contained in them as we'll as the method o.
instruction adopted. We think they are
fully equal 10, if not superior to any reading
books ever made.
On Wednesday last the Decatur boys came
to Paw Paw to play the Paw Paws matched
game of ball for $50 a side. They played
nine innings and the score stood % for each
side. Paw Paw wanted to play on until the
game was won by one side or the other bat
Decatur refused to play farther, claiming that
the rules did not require it.
"The Paw Paw NoRrHEHNER tearfully ad-
mits that that village has the homeliest
school ma'ams in the county. Later-The
editor can now be found in the swamp
NeSsenger.-We never admitted any such
thing. The Messenger man must be trying
hard to maintain the evil reputation for truth
and veracity ascribed to him by the Sentinel
man.
The county papers are making remarks
upon the fact that there is but one grad
uate from our high school this year. The
reason is that the school board put an extra
year into the course, making il four in
stead of three years course, and if Miss
Ruggles, tho lady who graduates this year
had not been enabled to take an advanced
position in the course, there would have
been no graduates until next year.
At a session of our school board on Mon
day evening last, it was decided to engage
the services of Prof. 4. M. Russell of Milford,
Mich, as principal of our school for the
coming school year, at salary of 1920.
Mr.. Russell is a man of large experience in
his profession, and ranks high as a success
full teacher and superintendent Miss Martha
l.. Furness, was also engaged as assistant, at
a salary of $500. Miss Z. is also highly
successful and experienced teacher. Both
Mr. Russell and Miss Furness have had
personal interview with all the members OF
the board and both have accepted the po-
sitions rendered them. 1t is to be hoped
that under the management of these parties,
assisted by the able and energetic corps of
teachers already in the school. and who will
remain another year, that our school may be
made to occupy, as it should, a place in the
very front rank of public schools of the
state. Toward Prof. Cupples and Miss
Thomas, who retire from the school, we feel
sure that the people of this village feel CRATE
ful for their valuable services here in the
past, and wish them success in the future.
Probate Court.