The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-09-03

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Examiner. q. @. is thoroughly conversant
with educational affairs, and in our opinion,
no better man could be found for this work.
List of letters remaining uncalled for in
the Paw Paw post Office, for the week end
ing August 3lst: 8. Il. Babcock, III. l..
Brown, S. w. Fisk, Flora Jacobs, Mrs. Alice
Grinard, Miss Minnie Steadman, w. p.
White.
We understand Frank Tucker will visit
this place next week, with his newly organ
lied comedy troupe. Frank is good man
ager and will, doubtless, present something
that will be well worthy of the patronage of
our people.
John Pearsall has sold his interest in the
barber shop, to Frank Pritchard, from Hart
ford, who has formed a partnership with
Claude Long If Frank is as good a work
man as Claude, they will, without doubt,
receive their fair share of business.
The spiritualists of Paw Paw and vicinity
will hold grove meeting at Cora Lake, on
Sunday the 18th inst Speaking at 1870 a.
m. and at p. m, by Mrs. III. s. Lake and
Prof w. +. Peck. To defray expenses an
admission fee of ten cents will be charged
for each adult and carriage.
Mrs. Tucker of Waverly, who was bitten
by q rattlesnake, some weeks since, died
from the effects of the bite, on Saturday
last. She suffered very much before death
came to her relief, a great portion of the
flesh sloughing off and laying bare the cords
and tendons of the injured limb.
DIR. VIM. Jones, oculist, by special request,
has returned to our village where he will re-
main for week or ten days. The doctor
has given excellent satisfaction, and those in
need of his services should consult him i'm
mediately. He will not return again this
season. Office at Chappells jewelry store.
Mrs. G. s. Maynard, accompanied by the
doctors father, VIM. s. Maynard of St
Joseph, Mich, has gone to Erie county
Penn, to visit with relatives and friends
The doctors father is anticipating much
pleasure in meeting his two sisters, whose
ages combined with his own, will amount to
the round sum of 255 years.
Mr.. Arthur Conklin of Lawrence, thinks
our correspondent did him injustice, in his
item last week concerning the play at that
place. Arthur saws he did not "resign" his
part in the play, and that he never accepted
any part therein, and that on Saturday be-
fore the play he positively refused to partic-
ipate. 1t is a trivial matter at best.
1t is currently reported that an effort is
being made by certain prominent demo
Gratis of this village and Lawton, to organize
a stock company for the purpose of purchas-
ing the Courier. The intended move is said
to be in the interest of "harmony," but il
looks as if somebody feared that Jordan
holds the "trump" card in this local game
of "who shall have the spoils."
Geo. w. Davis of Waverly purchased
some time since, high priced fine wooled
eve. The animal recently got cast and died
before she was discovered. She had paii
of twin lambs which were found lying on
either side of their mother. Mr.. ID. buried
the sheep where it died, and for sometime
thereafter, whenever he went to feed the
lambs, they would be found lying one on
eitherside of the mothers grave.
Sheriff Todd has been making some i'm
provements at the Jail. He has finished of
couple of cells up stairs, as place for the
confinement of women and boys, and has
erected outside stairs for access to them
As there was no place to confine female pris-
oners, and as the law forbids the imprison
ment of boys in the same apartment with
men, it is difficult to see how he could posi-
bly, get along without the new cells. We
doubt not the board of supervisors will rat
ify his actions in the matter.
Several families had a narrow escape from
lightning during the severe thunder shower
of Monday evening. Y. L. Hatchs house on
his farm three miles west of town, was
struck. The house is occupied by II. A.
Bradley and family, numbering in all six
persons. 1t was about eight o'clock and the
family were sitting around waiting for the
storm to subside before getting supper, when
there was binding flash of lightning inn
mediately followed by terrific clap of thun-
der; the house becoming instantly filled
with SCOT and smoke. All rushed from the
house, but on inquiry it was found that none
were hurt, hut all severely shocked. On
examination it was found that the cement
| chimney had been blown to atoms, two Joints
of pipe split, and the household goods thor
oughly blackened, but no further damage
Higltmore Dak.) Herald. Mr.. Bradley and
his family are old time residents TO Van
Buren, county, and relatives of Mrs. Jacob
Hungerford of Waverly. We have been
shown letter giving a graphic description
of the storm-a regular cyclone-interesting
in its details, but o press of other matter
will not permit its publication.
The State Institute for the teachers of
Van Buren County, conducted by p. A.
Latta of Allegan, who was assisted by K. M.
Russell of Paw Paw, closed on Friday last,
after a comprehensive review of the best
methods of presenting all the various
branches taught in our common schools.
One gratifying feature Of the work was the
predominance given to the needs of district
schools, which is certainly the proper way in
a convention so largely composed of teach
ers from such schools. This point is fre-
quently overlooked by our Institute instruc-
tors, and thus large portion of those assem-
bled return to their homes feeling that there
Is an impossible gulf between theory and
practice, and so drone along in an uncer-
tain manner, and many OF us wonder why
there is so little advance in the excellence of
of the work. Another noticeable thing was
the earnestness with which the teachers used
the little notebooks given them, and If the
various outlines and charts copied are as
perseveringly used during the ensuing term,
we predict much good as a result of this
weeks labor. The maximum attendance
during the convention was 160, and the uni
versal verdict seems to be (as we heard q
member say at was the best Institute
ever attended"