The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-02
WHOLE NO. 1853:

While we were at. the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows, in Flint, we renewed our &C
quaintance with our old friends, George
Raab and wife, formerly of Lawrence. Geo.
is in the grocery and provision trade.
We think the young and Jealous editor Of
the Lawrence Times must have been little
off his base, in criticising Mr.. Cash, and
stating that he had bought his wood
since January lst, instead of having it cut.
Mr.. Cash says he has not bought stick Of
wood since he has been on the County farm.
and still has an abundance on hand.
The annual session of the Grand Lodge,
/. o. o. f., held at Flint, which we attended
as a delegate, was a very pleasant, harponi-
ous gathering. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: G. NJ, Harri-
son Soule of Jackson ID. G. NJ, Lawrence
N. Burke of Kalamazoo; G.. s., E. H. Whit
ney of Lansing; G.. T., b. ID. Pritchard of
Allegan; G. W., b. f. Rounds of Benton
Harbor.
Married, in Bangor village, Thursday, Feb.
%, 1888, by Rev. A. b. Cochran, Mr.. A. II.
Bennett and Miss Mella Remington, both of
this village. Prof. Bennett is serving his
second year as Principal of our village school,
and Miss Mella is the adopted daughter of
Mark Remington, and Is a young lady of re-
finement, and of moral and intellectual worth.
We wish them a long, happy and prosperous
voyage on the sea of life.-Bangor Reflector.
Miss Mella is one of the many pupils in
whom we shall always retain deep interest,
and heartily echo the good wishes uttered by
Brother Phillips.
On Monday evening next Prof. Joseph
Lewis and wife will present to our citizens,
the Military Comedy of "The Patriot Sons"
Prof. Lewis will take the part of Barney
O'Toole, in which he is simply immense.
The Prof will be assisted by the members
of Ellsworth and Brodhead Posts of the
Grand Army. The proceeds will be devoted
to the purchase of new flag for Brodhead
Post. Let every member and all citizens
who would like to help the boys procure a
new flag, lend helping hand. The play
will be one of the very best we have had
during the season. Admission % cts. Re.
served seats at Chappell's 35 cts.
While passing from Lapeer to Bay City,
on the M. G. II. r.. on Friday morning last,
we found ourself in a den of thieves. The
seance of which we were expected to be a
victim, was opened by one of the gang who
pretended to be a Tennessee planter, who
had sold his plantation and come north to
see the yankees, and by sharp trick had
been feeced out of thousand dollars. One
of his pals inquired how it was done, and he
proceeded to exemplify by getting out his
three cards to illustrate the game. While
the cards were being deftly thrown around,
the pal, unobserved by the planter, turned
up the corner of the winning card, and then
bet and won $40 bill. We were then in
vited and urged to try a chance, but declined
the honor, telling them the bait did not hide
the hook. There were half dozen in the
gang and they had their own way, unmolest-
ed by the conductor or train hands, repeat
edly using profane and obscene language,
although number of ladies were present.
All this was tolerated by the conductor who
had, by law, ample authority to arrest, and
turn them over to the civil authorities at any
station. One of the gang said that Nc
Laughlin and the other conductors would
fire them out "too quick" if they were to
attempt their game on the "main line" We
do not believe that the managers of the M.
G. X. II. would retain an employe who per-
mits such a rascally, thieving gang of mis-
creants to insult and annoy their passengers,
if they were informed of it. The man who
should be held responsible, is the conductor
who ran the mixed train north, on the Bay
City Division, on the morning of Feb. 23d,
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