The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-25
Local Department

Examination of teachers at South Haven
on Saturday of this week.
Mr.. G.. f. Breck is doing good work as
secretary of the republican county COM
mittee.
Hon. Cyrus G.. Luce will deliver an ad-
dress on the fair grounds, Thursday Oct.
I'd, at 2:30 p. m.
Two hundred and seventeen tickets for
the state fair We're sold by Mr. Hurd, our
gentlemanly ticket agent.
There will be pumpkin pie social at the
Nj. E. church parlors this Wednesday even
ing. Everybody invited.
Mrs. H. r. Odell and Mrs Emma Marshall
have a new and complete stock of goods for
their fall and winter trade.
Mrs. Joseph Barker of Antwerp, owns a
COW that has four calves all born within the
year and at different times.
The special train will give people good
opportunity to attend the republican meet
ing at Lawrence next Saturday.
Come out and hear Dir. Burrows at the
Court House next Saturday evening, and
help organize a Blaine and Logan club.
Wise & Smith will have on exhibition at
our county fair, specimen of their patent
buckwheat flour to which they invite atten-
ton.
st. Joseph has been assigned to Elder Cole
as his new field of labor. Rev. Mr.. Doust
succeeds him as pastor of the NJ. L. Church
at this place.
The earthquake was observed here by
quite number of people, especially those
who happened to be in the second or third
stories of buildings.
The attraction of the season will be our
county fair next week. The grounds are
now being fitted up for the great rush ex
pected at that time.
Mrs. Dewitt Crofoot left at this Office
tomato that weighed one pound nine and a
half ounces, and measured eighteen inches
and a quarter in circumference.
w. J. Selick has Just returned from New
York with an immense stock of new goods.
Look out for his new "ad" next week, and
in the meantime give him a CALL
The band-boys were out serenading last
Monday evening and gave us call. We
enjoyed the music hugely. if we didn't know
we were the favored ones. Come again,
boys.
The Hamilton correspondent of the DecG-
tur RcpHblicah threatens TO publish the
names of watermelon thieves in that town.
Better have them arrested and tried for their
crime. melon thief is no better than q
sheep thief.
Mr. j. H. johnson of South Haven, called
on the NoRTHERNER last Tuesday. He re-
ports the political outlook in that locality as
very fattering for republican success. He
thinks the voters of that town will give Mr..
Burrows a rousing majority.
Winter is coming when your wife and
daughters will need new shawls. Jay has
something to say on that subject this week.
While he failed to lower his record on roll
ers lowering himself instead, he thinks he
can succeed better on shawls.
There were but ten members of the green
back party present at their caucus in this
township last Saturday, not enough to con-
stitute delegation. Delegates to the coun-
ty convention were elected, however, and
left to "go as they please" on the fusion
question.
Our Methodist friends had Cole for two
years to work up strong heat and now they
Will DC DOuSt. III ldCI, lIe UdIleS OF several
of our ministers are quite suggestive of water
The Baptists have Fisher, the Disciples a
Brooks, and the Methodists Doust. We
doubt not they are all good men.
Special trains will leave Lawton at nine
a. m. Wednesday and Thursday of next
week, for the accommodation of those wish
ing to attend the fair, and will return at five
p. m. a special train will also leave Paw
Paw for Lawrence and Hartford at five p.
m. of the same days. Passengers will be
carried at half rates during the fair.
The Courier speaks of a potato that
weighed eight pounds and three ounces.
When the same potato was brought to this
Office it weighed five pounds less. We sup
posed the Courier had done its utmost at
drawing the long bow when it spoke of q
strawberry four inches in diameter, but the
potato story is entitled TO the prize.
Rev. w. G. Burns left for his new field OF
labor, at Fairport, n. Y, on Tuesday last
Monday evening he held reception at his
home, the residence of Mrs. s. Il. Conway,
which was attended by large number of
friends who assembled to bid him good bye
and to wish him abundant success in the
future. The Elder, by his earnest, christian
labor here during the past two years, and by
his quiet, gentlemanly conduct has endeared
himself to the people, and il is with sincere
regret that they see him depart from among
us.
Mr.. George Fitch, son of our townsman
Lyman A. Fitch, was buried last Monday.
He had been west with friend, Mr.. l..
Simmons. working in the western harvest
fields, and on Thursday last was stricken
down with spinal fever, and died on Satur-
day. His friend, Mr.. Simmons, brought the