The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-22
P. V. Henley of Three Rivers, was in town

apportioned to this district, from this town
ship, is $54206; fine and dog tax for library
fund $l1222.
Married, at Bangor, Mich, May 18th, by
Rev. j. II. Reese, Mr.. j. M. Hall, editor of
the Watervliet Record, to Miss Sarah j..
Hart of Keeler.
Jay Sherman writes that his children have
all had the whooping cough, and that his
babe came very near dying with it. They
are now doing well.
The Presbyterian choir will give an enter
tainment at their church on Wednesday
evening, June 4th. We hope to see them
receive good benefit.
Our Bangor correspondent says the Glen
dale band paid another visit to that town
and acquitted themselves like gentlemen,
and made good music.
Jay Cummings has had such rush of Gus
toners during the past week that he has
concluded to continue the bargains offered
in his ad for another week.
There was quite severe frost last Thurs
day night in some localities, forming quite a
film of ice. So far as we have learned, no
great damage was done to crops or fruit.
dJ Tue TeblueuCe OF MT. OyruS
Hollister on Sunday, May 18th, Mr.. f. A..
Park of Paw Paw to Miss Susan Hollister of
Glendale, Rev. L. V. Armstrong officiating.
Joe Hanson, the butcher has sold out his
market at Hartford and is trying to nego-
tiate for the purchase of a market at this
place. If he succeeds he will return to Paw
Paw.
The score of ( to in favor of the Paw
Paws at the ball play last Monday, ON the
fair grounds, shows that the Lawtons, al
though q number one amateur club, can
sometimes be beaten.
Prof. Russell has been granted leave of
absence to attend the annual meeting of tie
association of city superintendent, which
meets at, jackson, Thursday evening and
Friday, May 22d and 23d.
The Michigan Central railroad will sell ex-
cursion tickets to Chicago on May Goth to
June 3D. inclusive, for one fare for the round
trip, on account of national republican con-
vention at Chicago June Sd.
Frank p. Muhlenburg, Asst. Inspector of
the Dept. of Michigan, q. A. r., has been Wis
iting the different Posts in this county. He
visited Brodhead Post at its last meeting, and
AOullu AZ III SOOu OIuSI.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Hodge of Geneva,
celebrated then silver wedding last Friday
evening. Quite number of their Paw Paw
friends were present on the occasion, and an
excellent and enjoyable time is reported.
Berrien Springs, the county seat of Ber-
rien county, is without telegraphic commu-
nication, the wires between Niles and St.
Joseph having been removed. But as she
has the telephone she can still communicate
with the outside world.
Theodore Lowry, who was convicted be-
fore Justice Rowland, on his plea of guilty,
of the crime of larceny, and sentenced to
Ionia for 80 days, has appealed his case to
the Circuit Court, hoping thereby to receive
a less severe punishment.
Wes Young don't always write very plain
and we, not being up in the agricultural i'm
plement business, did not translate his hie-
roglyphics exactly straight. Read Young x
Hutchins' corrected ad. this week and see
just what he did intend to say.
The Michigan Central railroad will sell
excursion tickets to Chicago, Michigan City,
Niles, Jackson, Detroit or Toledo, on May
26th to 2Sth inclusive, at one fare for the
Oh dCCOuUJ Ol Tue Hreeu-
back convention at indianapolis May 29th
Married, May 18th, 1884, at Creston,
Iowa, Mr.. II. +. Gilcrest to Miss Ida M.
Ebert, and Mr.. John Ledgerwood to Miss
Ada f. Ebert. The many friends Of Ada
and Ida in this vicinity will all unite in
wishing the newly married couples much
joy.
There will be a meeting of the citizens of
Paw Paw, Wednesday evening, May 21, at
7-30 p. m. at the Court house, for the pur-
pose of taking the necessary steps to cele-
brate the Fourth of July, and secure as o
part of such celebration the reunion of the
Van Buren, County Battalion G.. A. r., July
Sd, 4th and 9th.
The twenty-sixth annual Michigan State
Fair will be held at Kalamazoo, Mich, Sep
tember 18th, 10th, 18th, 18th and 18th, 1884.
The location of the Fair at that city will af-
ford more favorable opportunity for the
agriculturists of southwestern Michigan,
than they have enjoyed for quite a number
of years past
We know that the Detroit Free Press is
somewhat accustomed to drawing the long
bow, but when it states that stroke of
lightning demolished q chestnut tree, and
"hurled its fragments with inconceivable We
locity for hundreds of miles," it is too much.
We don't believe the yarn. The true solu-
tion of the marvellous story Is "The Free
Press lied.'
Some evil disposed person or persons
went into Mr.. Bierce's planning mill one
night, not long since, and took the driving
pulley off and away from the surfacer and
re-sawing machine, took the pitman of the
jig saw, and the mandril off the turning
lathe, but Eli is too good a machinist to let
such trifles bother him and before noon the
next day, he had several thousand feet of
lumber worked of
The Rassett and Richmond houses at
Hartford, are closed because of the prohibi-
ton ordinance adopted by that village. Evi-
IDENTITY their proprietors are trying to bull
doze the common council, but from the
present outlook they will only succeed in
biting off their noses to spite their faces.
The Railroad house has ample accommoda-
tions for all travellers.
We call attention TO the new time table of
the Il. q s. II. II. X. There is quite radi-
cal change in the time of some of the trains,
and parties who do not consult the table will
be liable 10 oct left We bava not vet ra