The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-11-27


charge of the Democrat at that place.
Teachers examination at Keeler this week
Friday 1t will be well to bear in mind that
this is the last one until February 18th.
The Odd Fellows had an oyster supper
last Monday evening at the residence Of X.
A. Quick. A pleasant time is reported.
Mr.. G. A. Sherrod has returned home after
protracted business trip through Ohio and
Indiana. He will remain bat short time.
b. z. Heckert Esq. has been wrestling
once more with his old enemy, the quinsy,
between which and Ben there is perpetual
feud.
Chicken pie social last Tuesday evening
hungry when you can get chicken pie for
ten cents.
Miss Mamie Rowland will be at the Office
of Judge Hilton in the Court House, ON
Thursday, Dec. 4th, for the purpose of filling
vouchers for pensioners.
The apple trade has closed for the season.
Van Auken bought and shipped 1000 bar
rels. Who was it remarked that the apple
crop was a failure this year?
Thanksgiving services will be held in the
morning at the Disciple church, Rev. l.. b.
Fish officiating Union prayer meeting at the
Baptist church in the evening.
l.. X. Holmes, Esq, of Pennsylvania, for
merly of Bloomingdale, is spending few
weeks in this vicinity. Many old friends are
glad to give Lyme friendly shake.
Court has adjourned until Dec. 18th. The
.pIx taA ha Ach1a ka
other criminal causes went over tho term on
account of sickness of counsel and witnesses.
Those chaps in the cooler who recently
broke Jail and were recaptured, have since
| formed an intimate acquaintance with balls
and chains and can't run as well as they
used to.
Married, November 23d, 1884, by Jacob
| Hungerford, ESQ.,, at the residence of John
Dodge in Waverly, Mr.. Nathan McNees of
Columbia to Miss Bertha Clarey Of Bloom
ingdale.
Van Buren, county is maintaining ten in
| digent insane persons In the Kalamazoo asy
lum. The bill for their board clothing, etc,
for the quarter ending Oct 31st amounted
to $504.S3.
The new addition to the county jail
kitchen and wood d-shed-authorized by the
board of supervisors, has been built When
Sheriff Todd enters upon his official duties
he will find things in good shape.
Great game of polo at the rink Wednes-
day evening, Nov. Goth, between two noted
Kalamazoo clubs-the Kalamazoo and the
Alerts. This will be new thing in Paw
Paw, and, no doubt, will attract a large
crowd.
The plurality for Charles j. Monroe for
senator, in the 18th district, as canvassed by
the returning board of the district is 2,036.
Van Buren, 1888, Allegan 653. This is a
flattering and emphatic endorsement of an
able and faithful public official.
Charles Ashley, the horse thief was tried
and convicted i'll our circuit court last Mon
day. The Judge sentenced him to the states
prison for five years, and, in pronouncing
the sentence, consolingly remarked that he
very much regretted that the law would not
allow him to send him for longer term.
Freight train No. 81 now carries passen-
gers between Kalamazoo and New Buffalo,
arriving at Lawton about half past five in
the afternoon where it ls met by o train on
the narrow gauge. This makes it very con-
|
Kalamazoo and return the same day.
The new time table of the M. @. X. X.
which went into effect on the 18th inst, will
be found in another column. Owing TO the
fact that the train from the east is half an
hour later than formerly, the narrow gauge
train is unable to make connection with the
passenger train north at Hartford, as it has
done heretofore.
Died, in this village on Thursday, Nov.
Goth, 1884, of consumption, Charles Hunt,
nephew of VIM. and Geo. Hunt and son OF
j. p. Hunt, formerly of this place. Deceased
had long been sufferer from the dire dis
ease that finally carried him to his grave.
He was born in this village in 1847, being at
the time of his death 81 years of age.
Our milliners and dressmakers were
swindled by fellow of fine address who
came through here a few weeks ago taking
subscriptions for journal devoted to their
interests. Nearly all of them subscribed but
none of them received the publication. We
hear of his operations in other places. The
safest way is to pay no money to strangers.
MIR. w. G. Mackellar of this village, for
some time past has been complaining of
sleeplessness and trouble with his head, and
has finally become deranged. Application
was made on Monday last to have him placed
in the asylum, but they were 30 full that he
could not be received. We hope his de-
rangement may prove to be but temporary.
The many friends of our former towns
man Robert Sellick, will grieve to learn that
he is dead. He died at his residence in
Lockport, N. Y, on Sunday evening last at
seven o'clock, from congestion of the brain.
His brothers F. w. and w. j. left for that
place on Tuesday last, to attend the funeral.
He was buried in Lockport, and his family
will remain there.
Our hunters, Clum, Will and Charles have
returned from the wilds of northern Mich
igsn, where they have been making it lively
for the feet footed deer of that section.
They remained as long as the law would
permit and were quite successful. They
killed twelve deer, Clum getting six, the
other half dozen being equally divided be-
tween G. III. and w. M.
On Wednesday evening of last week a
number of persons made their appearance at
-