The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-23

ored glass ware. Ihey nave an elegant stoch
of it.
Prof. L. A. Lucas, the proprietor and man.
ager of the only and original Virginia jubilee
singers has taken his departure for the city
of beer-Toledo May good luck 60 with
him.
The Waverly grangers had great time at
their 81 night cap" social last Friday evening.
They were so well pleased that they propose
to hold another one on Friday evening OF
next week.
We visited Wilber Babcock's 8 barn the other
day and looked over the stock. He has kept
10 fine horses there during the winter and
has a well arranged and convenient barn.
Wilber is through horseman.
game of polo was played at st. Joseph
last Thursday evening between the st. Joseph
club and the Paw Paws score 3 to in favor
of the home club. Our boys say that the
st. Joseph club is composed of thorough gen.
tlemen to say the least.
Wehaye received from the office of thesecre-
tary OF state. copy of the Michigan Man
ual' for 1885, a book replete with valuable
information concerning our state, its institu-
tons and political history. AS a handy hook
of reference il is invaluable.
The newly elected board of supervisors cf
Alegan county stands Ii republican, dem
ocrats ard 4 fusion. The Berrien county
board stands, IL republicans, democrats
and greenbackers. Cass county elected 10
democratic and republican supervisors.
Two things operate to make Wint. Rey-
nolds happy. He was elected constable,
which he cares comparatively little about,
and n son hfart 10, a1Foc 1o~r
morning last which he cares q good deal
about In fact he is very proud of the boy.
The Antwerp social club held their first
regular meeting at the residence of Miles K.
Beebe. lmpromptu speaking, vocal and in
strumental music and warm sugar, served to
while away the time. Although it was dark
and rainy, nearly every member was present.
Mr.. G.. w. Naftzger of Waverly, informs
us that notwithstanding the severity of the
weather he has lost but IS per cent of his
bees this winter, at present having i16 thrift
ty colonies. Mr.. n. is to be congratulated
as many of our bee men report severe losses.
Messrs. Stickney & Swick, cattle buyers
recently purchased from S. S. Fuller ESQ, of
Arlington, for the Chicago market, ten head
of young cattle weighing 1926 pounds.
The party to whom they were shipped, pro-
nounced them the finest lot of Michigan cat
tie he ever handled.
Mr.. Ozias Osborne, late a member of the
Sd. Michigan cavalry, and who, for many
years, was pauper at our county house, but
who received a large pension a year or so
ago, died in Chicago ON Tuesday of last week.
Mr'Osborne was crippled with rheumatism
so that he was almost helpless.
The electrical entertainment, held at the
school building last Wednesday evening. was
an eminent success, resulting in something
over S1S, to be applied toward the school Ii
brary fund. An effort is being made to res
urrect the old library, so long neglected, and
make it the nucleus Of the new.
We notice that parties in various localities
in south western Michigan are preparing to
enter upon the business of celery culture.
There is an abundance of land in this vicin-
ity well calculated to grow this popular veee-
table. We doubt not that the business. if
tried on such lands, would prove successful
and profitable.
One day last week, while Mrs. |. B. Con
ner was attending to her duties in school,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Thayer came TO town.
Will engaged Ike at his Office and Mrs. VIII
burglariously entered Ike's house and left on
the table beautiful china tea-set. For such
burglary there is no adequate punishment
known TO the law.
In 1876 there were AZ retail LIQUOR dealers
in Van Buren, county, who paid a tax of
$4.241.05. Under the law increasing the
rate of taxation this number has been de-
creased, SO that during the past year there
| were but 10 dealers, paying ajax of S5,466.Os.
The probabilities are that there will bo
a still further decrease.
| We notice an item in the Watervliet Rec
ord, credited to the Ddrd0idU IiBlci, stating
that Paw Paw needed, either law and order
| league, or a marshal with the right kind of
sand in his gizzard. We beg to inform both
the Record and the DduagidD Time. what
ever that may be, that Paw Paw has not only
the league, but just exactly such marshal.
! Work has been resumed ON the narrow
gauge road between Hartford and South
Haven. IL is confidently expected that the
road will be completed between those points
some time during the summer. When this
is accomplished the road from Lawton to
South Haven will be a greater convenience
TO the people of the county than any other
road within its borders,
We are under obligations to L. d. Jacobs,
for copy of /" The Sacred Choir" new an
them book. published by G. 4. Leslie, assist
ed by Mr.. Jacobs. Choirs will find it to be q
desirable book. We think some Of the best
music contained in it, is that written by our
friend, Prof. jacobs, who has shown himself
10 be composer of no mean ability. We
congratulate him on his success in his chosen
| field of labor.
A burglary committed at Lacota last Thurs
daylight, was, evidently, the work of amateurs,
Whites store was entered and few goods
and small amount of money taken. The
villains then visited Mrs. Whites residence
no one being at home except Mrs. w. and
daughter. One rascal threatened to shoot
the mother il she did not keep quiet, but the
plucky lady disregarded his threats, sprang
from her bed and gave the alarm, at which
the burglars, two in number, incontinently
took to their heels.
Mr.. q. o. Scovll of Detroit, the gentleman
who is to take charge of the contemplated
improvements at -Four Mile Lake, was in
town last week looking over the grounds
laying plans etc. Work will be begun very
soon, and il is expected that by the 4th Of