The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-08-07
Harm. johnson of Shelby, was in town
Tuesday and Wednesday.

Harm. johnson of Shelby, was in town
Tuesday and "Wednesday.
Married, at the residence of Mr.. John
Forbes of Decatur on the 4th inst, by Rev.
III. West, Mr.. Henry Bellinger of Kalamazoo,
TO Mrs. Jennie Langdon of Decatur.
Elder Harvey and family are spending
few weeks at his fathers in Richland. The
Elder will be present at the reunion at Battle
Greek, of which organization he is chaplain.
Ed Lindsley is clerking at the "Star Dry
Goods Store" He occupies the position va
Gated by Alb. Showerman, who goes to Worth
ington, Mimi, to open up dry goods bust
ness.
While Squire Mason was absent at st.
Joseph, Annable 81 Fitch had occasion to
send him telegram. When he received it
the signature appeared thusly: "Anna b.
Lees Fitch
There will be services at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday at the usual hour.
Sunday school after service, at which time it
is expected preparations will be made for
Sunday school picnic.
prize of "a will be offered at the shoot
ing gallery this week, as follows, viz: 80 to
TO the one getting the most consecutive
birds. All ties will be shot off Saturday.
Jay Eye See trotted against time the
other day at Providence, and lowered the
record to 2:10. Subsequently, at Cleveland
Maud S. knocked off another Il making her
mile in 2:094 Two minutes will be reached
some day.
Again we remind parties sending contribu-
tions to the NoRTHERNEE, that the waste
paper basket is the receptacle of all anony-
nous communications. The editor must
know who writes, or the writing never
becomes print.
Looking over the list of guests stopping
at the Howard House, Mantle, Conn, we no.
tice the name of Z. Smith and family of
| Paw Paw, Mich. Beware of the festive
clam-bake, Capt. Your Paw Paw friends
want to see you once more at least.
We have received No. l, Vol. THE Octo-
ber number-of the Chautauqua Young
Folks Journal, a monthly magazine, d. La
throp d Co.. Boston, publishers. Price
75 cents year. This number will be sent
free to all desiring it, up to Sept. 1st.
The examination of James Fletcher,
charged with burning the county house, will
take place before Esq. Warner of this village
to-day-Thursday. 1t will be held at the
| fair ground in Lawrence, there being wit
ness there who is unable to be removed.
Before Justice Smith of BloomingdaIe, on
| Saturday last, a man was arraigned for huclI-
! leberry stealing. The result of the matter
was discharge of the respondent and the
payment of costs by the prosecuting witness.
No doubt the berries were stolen, but the
wrong man was arrested.
Watervliet is ''all tored mp" over the
question of reading the bible in their public
! schools. 1t is none of our business, perhaps,
bat We venture to suggest that the children
of that burg, including children of larger
/ growth as well, are not too perfect TO be ben
efited by little bible reading.
We hear that John Ihling has purchased
the Four Mile Lake Grounds, and that he
intends to have them nicely laid out under
the direction of landscape gardener, TO erect
fine hotel and a depot there, in short, to
convert it into grand pleasure ground. 1t
can be made into beautiful place and a
! popular summer resort.
/ On and after the first day of September
next, the County Treasurer will add to the
delinquent tax for 1882, on each description
of land the sum of sixty cents as expense
of sale" In order to save the payment of
this additional amount such taxes must be
paid before the close of business on Satur-
day, the 30th day of August
Reported that Dick Peck-colored-an
! Mrs. Nancy DePuy-white-wer recently
married, by Justice Bennett of Pine Grove
! No cards, These are the same parties who
were recently arrested for improper conduct,
and, on motion of the prosecutor, released
and enjoined to "go and sin no more"
They seem TO have acted on his advice.
The new skating rink is to be located on
Main and Gremps street, corner of the
Dodge place. Work on the the building
has begun, and will be crowded along
rapidly. The location of the rink at that
point necessitated the removal of three fine
large naples, on the west side of the lot,
which has largely detracted from the beauty
and value of the place.
L. c. Bishop of South Haven, has been
substituted for Prof. Ross, as local commit
tee for the Teachers Convention, which
begins at that place on the 18th inst The
conductors of the institute are Prof Perry
of Ann Arbor, and Prof. Miller of Constan-
tine. The local committee will meet those
who arrive on the train, at the depot. Am
pie provision will be made for all. Board
can be obtained at private houses for 80
cents day, and at the hotels for 75 cents
and one dollar.
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