The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

if you wanted to ever so bad. 1t is loaded
with goods, no room for passengers
The Odd Fellows held another of their
enjoyable socials at the residence of X. L.
Quick Esq, on Monday evening last. There
was good attendance and plenty of fun.
All members of Paw Paw Lodge No. 25,
+. & A. NJ, are requested to be present at
the next regular meeting Tuesday evening,
Dec 18th, as the annual election of officers
will take place at that time.
w. j. Sellck has been cutting down the
prices of gents furnishing goods, and this
week he calls attention to his reduction in
the prices of ladies' wearing apparel. w. j.
is never behind his neighbors.
Quarterly meeting at the M. L. Church
next Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10Th and
18th. Rev. Isaac Taylor, presiding elder of
Niles district, will be present and preach on
Saturday at p. M, and Sunday at l0:30 a. m.
Married, at Bay City, Mich, on wednes-
day. Dec. I'd, 1885, Mr.. William l.. Pitkin,
to Miss Matte Blackman of this village.
The NoRTHERNRR extends to the happy pair,
its most hearty congratulations and good
wishes.
The first blizzard of the season commen-
Sunday night. The wind blew gale, at
| times, filling the air with snow and making
| it decidedly uncomfortable. Monday morn
| ing the mercury stood at zero.
The unwonted spectacle of drunken wom-
an was seen on our streets last Friday. Well,
why shouldn't woman get drunk, as well as
a man? And why should anybody want to
convert himself into a driveling idiot? Why
not let the stuff alone? Why not?
| The TRUE NoRTHERNsR is the most COM
| plete in all its departments, of any paper
published in the county. Now is the time to
subscribe for it. Try it for three months,
six months or year. 1t will give you the
full worth of your money and moro.
| List of letters uncalled for at the Paw Paw
postoffice for ths week ending December 7th:
Chambers, Mrs. Amelia; Colburn, j. T.: Fay,
Mrs. A. r.: Loue, Ben; Nooran, Mrs. T. A..
Rhodes, G. W.; Taylor, Mrs. Francis; Thread
gool, Rosa; Smith, d. H.; Wilson, George.
Thirty-on teachers were examined at the
recent meeting of the county board at Hart
ford. The following is q list of the names of
| the successful ones Edwin II. Bradfield, Luke
| @. Colburn, z. j. McAlpine, 4. N. Matran,
o. III. Packer, Emma Hughes, Eliza j. Viii
liams.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain storm of
last Tuesday evening, quite number of peo-
pie attended the Disciple social at Mr.. Jas.
Billiards.. The art gallery was great sue
cess and reflected a good deal of credit on
the enterprising young ladies who had il in
| charge.
] Mr.. Il. G. Nash Is now busily engaged in
the delivery of the first volume of .Grant's
Memoirs" 1t is a very interesting book, as
fascinating as a novel, full of information,
well written, and abounding with the quiet
humor and half concealed sarcasm that was
characteristic of it's author. 1t is work
that should be read by every American citi-
zen.
| But little business was transacted at the
railroad meeting, last Monday evening. The
committee appointed at the last meeting re-
ported some progress. Mr.. /. B. Conner was
relieved from further duty on the committee
and the committee increased by adding to it
q. w. Young and G. w. Longwell. After a
brief discussion the meeting adjourned to
meet at the Court House, on Monday eve
ming, Dec. 2lst.
| Our friend, +. d. Jacobs, sent us, from Gil
rard, Ills, copy of the proclamation of the
mayor OF that city, in regard to the death Of
Vice-President Hendricks. 1t opens as fol-
lows: Thomas A. Hendricks, the vice-pres-
ident of the republic, is dead, ut which event
the Nation mourns and is to be buried at
indianapolis, Tuesday, Dec. 1st, 1885" A
great calamity has befallen us! The Nation
has been buried and the people did not know
it Too bad, too bad!
Owing to a fire that occurred in Chicago,
on the 9TH inst, by which the boiler house
of the Chicago Newspaper Union, from
| which firm we receive our paper, was some
what injured, we did not get it at
the usual time, and are unavoidably late in
going to press. The delay, being the result
of an accident, was unavoidable. The Union
in noted for its promptness, and we never
had to complain of any delay for which it
was at all responsible.
The case of the People VS.. Hendryx, ia
Cass circuit, wherein the respondent was
convicted of obtaining money under false
pretences, the conviction being set aside by
the supreme court, recently came up for a
rehearing. Judge Hilton, counsel for Hen
dryx, moved that the plea of "not guilty be
Withdrawn and that the information be
quashed, which motion was granted and the
respondent discharged. We understand that
further prosecution of the case has been
abandoned, thus vindicating Mr.. Hendryx.
1t is small business, Mr.. NoRTHERNER, to
say anything discouraging regarding any
institution that is a source of so much pride
to US as is our school.-Pdp Pdw Courier.
We endorse the above sentiment, and chal-
lenge the Courier to point to single discour-
aging word that has been printed in the
NoRTHEnNER, concerning the school, since
Mr.. Russell has had it in charge. On the
other hand it has spoken many good words
for that institution many more indeed, than
its moro or less esteemed contemporary, the
Pdw Pdo Courier.
Our friend, Mr.. G. A. Harrison, seems to
have made for himself fine reputation In
his new home The NoBrHERNHR congrat-
ulates him on the reputation he has won
The following from the Connecticut Hart
ford) Catholic, shows how he isregarded there
"while regretting, as any good democrat
should, the defeat of the Democratic candi-
dates for representatives, yet we feel it our
duty to say good word for the republican
representative elect, Mr.. Charles A. Harrison
This gentleman is young and able lawyer
a man of unquestionable integrity of charac-
ter, and, although strong republican, we be-
lieve he will do his duty in the interest of the
people without regard to party ties. He is
the attorney of the Young Mems L. A. b. so