The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-03-13

We will publish free of charge, notices of
all township caucuses that may be sent rs by
township committees. Send them along
and let the people know when and where they
are TO be held.
The ladies of the Presbyterian and Bap-
tist societies will hold spelling school in
the parlors of the First Baptist church Tues
day, evening March 18th. Admission 10
cents. Come one, come all.
We received pleasant call from our for
mer pupil, Mrs. Orissa Townsend-nee Swan
and her husband, on Monday last. Mrs.
Townsend was III town To look after the
probate of the will made by her father, who
died a few weeks since.
The South Haven Messenger has been
purchased by M. A. Barber and X. S. Dean.
The first issue of the paper under the new
management shows marked improvement.
We wish them abundant success in their
new enterprise.
young mems republican club was organ
lied here last Tuesday evening. The next
meeting of the club will be at the court
house, on Tuesday evening March 18th, at
s o'clock. All young republicans are in-
vited to be present.
Odd Fellowship il booming in Paw Paw,
at the present time. New members are being
constantly added to each branch of the
order, Subordinate, Encampment!and Rebek-
ah. Work is done in each one of these
lodges at nearly every session.
Father j. G. Doherty of Brighton, Mich,
will lecture on the "Illustrious Sons of Ire
land" at the Opera House, on Tuesday even
fnn harch incf pracQ rooiniotara
doctors and lawyers, free. Also poor people.
Benefit of the Catholic Rectory.
The item in our Gobleville correspondence,
couple of weeks since with reference
to Mrs. Seeley, might be construed SO
as to do an injustice TO that lady. She
has not left for parts unknown, but IL visit
ing relatives in the state of Iowa.
The AUegan Journal and Tribune, with
its issue of March 7th, entered upon its Goth
volume. 1t was born just one year later
| than the NoRTHERNER. Don Henderson. the
veteran newspaper man, made good paper
out of it and it still maintains its reputa-
/ ton.
Shall we have republican township officers
in this township during the coming year?
The matter depends wholly on the republican
plish this result if they attend the primaries,
put upa strong ticket and then give it a
hearty support.
1--WE have printed IL 900 yeas and the same
Number of nays on the Jail appropriation
question. County Clerk Heath will distrib-
ute them to the several townships OF the
county. We hope the people of this county
will relieve it OF the odium and disgrace of
having the worst jail in Michigan.
| On Monday last Mrs. Rosa Smith received
10y the hand of George L. Foote Esq, super
vising agent of the Union Mutual Association
of Battle Creek, Mich, the sum of one
thousand dollars, being the full amount of a
! life insurance policy held by her late hus-
band, j. b. Smith, in that company. The
company evidently lives up to its obligations.
The Decatur Republican relates how James
Taylor, former resident of that vicinity,
was frozen to death during a blizzard, near
Wahpeton. Oak, on the 18th of February
| last. His body was found within twenty
rods of dwelling which, probably, he was
trying 20 reach. We prefer to be excused
from dwelling in a country subject to such
! storms as that.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Paw Paw Fire Department held last Thurs
day evening, LeRoy Osborne and T.. A.
Blackman were elected as delegates to the
annual meeting of the State Firemens' asso-
citation to be held at Battle Creek, on the 7th
day of May next. Chief A. w. Showerman
and the chairman of the fire committee are
also delegates er o6ics0.
Members of the w. c. L. u. and all other
women who are interested in the cause of
temperance and humanity, are notified that
the regular meetings of the organization,
will be held on Wednesday afternoon, of
each week, in the rooms over DIR. Maynard's
Office, which are under control of the Y. nj.
@. A. for the present. A large accession of
members is expected now that the union
has permanent place of meeting.
William Ellis, who lives on the valley road
was married last December, to Miss Anna
Messenger. Within q few days after his
marriage he began to show indications of in
sanity, and has been continually growing
worse. Last week Wednesday, he tried to
commit suicide by hanging himself with a
/ log chain. His father discovered him Just
in time to prevent the consummation of the
act he is now so completely insane that he
has to be confined TO his room, to prevent
his iniuring either himself or seine one else.
Died, in this township, on the 9th day of
March, 1884, A. B. Mullinex. Mr. Mullinex
was born in Hudson, Summit county, Ohio
on the 22d day of December, 1922. He
came to Michigan i'll 1916, stayed about one
year and then returned to Ohio, and in 1S49
came back to Michigan and worked in Kala-
mazoo at the cooper's trade. In 1852 he
settled on the place where the family now
resides. He leaves q wife, two sons and a
daughter who will deeply feel their loss. He
was a kind husband, an indulgent parent.
and one of our most exemplary citizens.
Prof. Russell informs us that the first year
class in the English course of the High
school was recently given written exam
ination in grammar, the questions used be-
ing those given the teachers at the county
examination held at South Haven. The
papers were submitted TO A. G. Martin for
marking, and, though none of the pupils had
seen the questions or had any preparation,
the result showed but two failures, while the
majority of the markings we're much above
the required per cent. As large number
of the failures at South Haven was in gram
mar, this speaks well for the everyday work
of our school.