The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-09


be beauty, of a red-roan color.-Dosoagiac
Republican.
The dog poisoner is abroad in the land
again. The latest victim was county clerk
Myers water spaniel. He was fine speci-
men of cants .familidris and a great pet
with Georges children. Ii was o mean act
to poison him.
The next Odd Fellows social will be held
at the residence of A. Van Auken. on Mon
day evening, April GOTH cordial invita-
ton is extended to all members of the order
and to their friends outside the order. Sup
per at six o'clock.
Some nefarious individual not standing in
wholesome fear of the law has been SHOW
ing the queer" at Dowagiac, and has put in
circulation in that city large number of
bogus half dollars and quarters, much to the
annoyance of the dealers thereof.
is-Thursday-af at one O'Clock
the Masons will hold services at the Prospect
Hill cemetery at which time the remains of
their brothers, w. G. Mackellar and L. o.
Briggs, will be removed from the vault and
placed in their last resting place.
At the last meeting of the Paw Paw Fire
Department, it was decided not TO bring the
cHBlHc OUT lOT pIhCtlCe uulI luo IOdliS Do-
came less muddy. The practice for the
month will, therefore, be at such time as
chief Stevenson may deem advisable.
Some of the friends about fifty in number,
gave Rev. L. b. Fish a complete surprise on
Tuesday evening of last week, that being the
Elders birthday. Supper was served by the
ladies', and all enjoyed themselves, and wish
ed them many happy returns of the day.
According to the Republican of last week,
the citizens of Decatur held another charter
election on Monday the Both ult. We rec
ogniZe the successful candidates as being
residents of Lawton, instead of Decatur, and,
therefore, suspect that brother johnson got
his items slightly mixed.
! X. w. Broughton has been making extern
sive repairs on the house he purchased of
Showerman. he has entirely remodeled the
interior, raised up the wing, built on an ad-
dition, and converted it into altogether a
different house. We shall be happy to well
come you, Roscoe, as neighbor.
Ransom & Thompson, undertakers and fur
niture dealers, of Lawrence, have a new /" ad. y
in this paper. They are straight business
men, and well worthy of liberal patronage
The NoRTHERNER crculates largely in Law
| ICHCc NiCiuitN, ht thai
place would find il a good advertising medi.
um, If they should try it
Owing to the amount of time and labor
required to examine so large a number OF
papers in the various branches, the examin.
ers have not yet been able to prepare list
of successful applicants for certificates, al
the recent examination, and so we cannot
as we expected to do, announce their names
in this weeks NogTHERNER.
The concert on Wednesday evening, by
the Dowagiac Schubert Club, was highly en-
joyed by those present. Miss Maude Mar
tin was a favorite with the audience, in bott
her vocal and instrumental selections, while
Prof. Germany gave some beautiful corne
solos. Miss Boardman and Master Rudolph
were both excellent in their specialties.
The following is a copy of a sign displayed
in front of one of the shops, in this village
"GEnErAL work HOSE SHOEIne
DONE BY OLIVEr HOGEr SPECIALITY
Oliver may be and, doubtless, is gooC
blacksmith, but as sign painter, he, ol
whoever did the painting, is not very grea
success.
Mr.. Jas. Corroll, father of our townsmaI
His funeral was held at the Catholic church
in this village, and was attended by large
number of people. Mr.. Carroll was an ole
and highly respected citizen of this county
having settled about three miles north o
Lawrence, in the township of Arlington, a
an early day.
Married, at the residence of the BRIDE
father, Mr.. III. Randolph, in Antwerp, OF
Tuesday, April 9TH, by Rev. H. w. Harvey
Mr.. Grant Chesebro to Miss Estella Ran
dolph. About 40 invited guests were present
and many fine gifts were presented to tn
newly welded couple, who left immediatel
after the ceremony, for their future home
near Grand Rapids.
Rev. Charles Ager of Niles has self-reg
istering thermometer. He has furnishe,
the Republican,, of that city, with state
ment showing that, during the past winter
there were thirty-six days when the mercur.
stood at or below zero, as follows: Sever
days in December, eleven days in January
twelve days in February and six days il
March. The lowest temperature,-30 Q, wa
on February I'd.
There are still remaining unpaid, agains
this township, $19,300 of railroad bonds
They become due and payable as follows
| 1900, Feb. 10Th, 1886; $1,000, Feb. 18th
1887 $4,000, Feb. 18th, 1888, and S2,30t
| Feb 10Th, 1889, with annual interest at tn
rate of 10 per cent. The rate of interest i
what some people characterized. at the tim
the bonds were issued. which was about tel
years ago, as piece of "brilliant financier
ing" 1t scarcely has that appearance at tn
present time.
Miss Carrie Philbrick has recently recoy
cred judgment in the United States court
against the city of Niles for the sum O
S2,625 for injuries occasioned by falling in
to an open cellar in that town. 1t is goo
, economy on the part of the officers of cit
or village to see to it that there are no de
fective sidewalks, or other dangerous place
along the streets where persons are liable b
meet with accidents or injuries. In sue
} cases Gan ounce of prevention is worth
pound of cure"
There will be meeting of the Van Burei
County Teachers Association, at Hartford OF
Friday and Saturday next. An interestin
and profitable programme will be presented
Every teacher in the county ought to b
present, and all who love their work and fec
the responsibility resting upon them as in
I structors of the rising generation, will max