The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-11-20

Hurrahs for jeff Davis were heard pro-
ceeding from the democratic torchlight pro
oession. Very appropriate indeed.
The roosters the democrats wore on their
hats, were no spring chickens. They lacked
but one year of a quarter Of century.
The Free Baptist society will hold a social
at the residence of Mrs. K. Darling on Tues
day evening of next week. Oysters will be
served.
There were Just 167 ladies, gentlemen and
boys on horseback In the democratic pro-
cession, by actual oount-500 less than at
the republican meeting on the Sd inst.
+. w. and w. J. Sellick are in Lock
port, N. Y, at the bedside of Robert, their
brother, who is very i'll from congestion Of
the brain. Little, if any. hope is enter
tanned of his recovery.
Judging from the enthusiasm which Geo.
Boyce, Porter's greenback supervisor, dis
played last Tuesday, at the democratic Ju-
bilee, he must have entered into the demo-
cratic fold. Perhaps he thinks he has always
been there.
There will be services in the Waverly
church Thanksgiving day, to consist of an
entertainment by the Sunday school, the
gathering in of offerings, and dinner.
Tickets for dinner 10 cents; exercises to
commence at ii a. m.
Among the embems displayed in the
democratic procession was whiskey bottle,
a most appropriate symbol. A loaf of bread
also ornamented the same wagon. Consid-
ering the occasion, there seemed to be alto
gether too much bread.
Well, the prohibitionists have celebrated
their victory, and if they looked carefully
through the crowd about four O'clock on
Tuesday afternoon, they must have felt e1-
cesdingly gratified at the result Of their la
bors in the cause of temperance!
grand masquerade at the rink Wednes-
day evening, Nov. 10Th, and q two-mile race
next Friday evening between John +. Clark
of Dowagiac, and Robt. II. Chapman of Paw
Paw, for purse of twenty dollars. Charlie
Stevens will give specimen of riding a
single wheel.
The ladies of the First Baptist church de-
sire to express their appreciation of the
kindness of Messrs. Rowland and Mosier
and Miss Mamie Rowland, who assisted in
their parlor concert last week. They also
wish to announce a chicken pie supper at
their church next Tuesday evening, Nov. 25.
Tables will bo ready at $50. Price 10 cts.
While some of our democratic friends
were engaged in anvil firing last Tuesday,
an iron ring they were using burst, one
piece just grazing Jack Smiths leg, and, af-
ter travelling some distance, crashed through
Buffers shed. Had it struck him fairly, it
would have been good bye, Jack. Another
piece of the ring found lodgment in the
residence of John Bathrick.
When the democratic procession halted on
Main street ore man from Porter, who
wore a sash and acted az a mugwump, took
out bottle and had public drink, after
which he passed it around among the band.
Several of the band boys, to their credit be
it said, refused to humiliate themselves by
drinking with him, and one of the ladies
on horseback openly expressed her disgust.
The drunkenness on our streets last
Tuesday evening must have made prohibi-
tionists rejoice that they defeated the re-
publican party and elevated democrats to
power. II was not necessary to order sa-
looms closed at the republican mass-meet-
ing. Comparisons are 'odorous,'" said
Mrs. Partington, but we venture to com
pare the meetings of the two parties in
this villa9s, and challenge any disinterested
person To "look on this picture and then
on that" and draw their own conclusions.