The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Frank Warren, late of Robbins show, is
home again.
Miss Lena Ball has returned home from
her visit at Grand Rapids.
Our long continued drouth was broken by
a heavy rain last Thursday.
Very high with still an upward tendency;
the bottoms of berry boxes.
Il. E. Quick is just recovering from Sc
we're attack of cholera morbus.
Miss Lotta Showerman has returned home
after pleasant weeks visit among friends
at Gobleville.
Married, on Thursday, July 23d, John
Sykes of Paw Paw, to Miss Mary Strout of
Kalamazoo.
The Crystal Springs camp meeting, of the
Niles conference, will begin on Tuesday, the
18th proximo.
Don't lay in your stock of Thermometers
until the beginning of next year. They will
will be lower then.
During the past ten days, the mercury has
been but little, if any, below par during a
large portion of the time.
Our village was literally decorated with
emblems of mourning, on account of the
death of the old hero, Gen. Grant.
Mrs. Al. Stevenson has joined her husband
here. They intend to 60 to housekeeping,
and then AL will begin to enjoy life.
The steamer was out one day last week,
and pumped the water ont of the cisterns,
and the leakages in the pipe were repaired.
Elder Harveys last Sunday mornings
discourse was on Gen. Grant. 1t goes with
out saying that it was very interesting.
Mrs. DR.. Robinson and children of Grand
| Rapids, are spending the summer in this
village with old friends and acquaintances.
A. L. Hayes, formerly foreman of the
NoRTHERNER Office, late with Burr Robbins
show, is home again. He is looking little
thin.
| Elder Harvey has gone to his fathers, at
Richland, Kalamazoo county, where he will
remain for month or SO, to rest up during
dog days.
Mrs. A. Van Auken and son Harry, who
have been on an extended visit to friends in
Detroit and Bad Axe, have returned home.
Harry reports an immense time.
The following is list of letters remaining
uncalled for in our post Office for the week
ending July 27th Greiner, Z. W.; Jones,
Mr.. Merritt, Wm.; Underwood, Mr.. T. j.
Ennie Everitt, former Paw Paw boy, is
now employed at civil engineering, at the
Ludington mine, Iron Mountain, Mo-, with a
view to taking charge of the mine next year.
Judge Hilton had the first sweet corn of
the season, from his garden, July 23d, not
withstanding the jests of his friends because
he planted it before the frost was out of the
ground.
Burnside Post, G. A. r., of Decatur, pre-
sents the play entitled "The Dutch Recruit,
this-We ednesday-evening. Proceeds for
the benefit of the Post. At Longwell's Ope-
ra House.
Chaplain Harvey, of Brodhead Post, G.. A.
r. has been engaged for a memorial address
at Lawton, Aug. 9Th. He will give his COM
rades and all who hear him something worthy
of the occasion.
| Elder Hammonds sermon at the Christian
Church, last Sunday morning, was not a
| fowery discourse, but il was plain, practi-
cal talk on the subject of Personal Respon-
sibility," and a most excellent address.
The summer meeting of the Plainwell
| Driving Association will be held August 9th
and 7th, 1885. We acknowledge the receipt
of complimentary tickets, through the cour-
tesy Of y. E. Goldsmith Esq, secretary.
A meeting will be held at the court house
Saturday evening, August 1st, at 8 o'clock, to
make arrangements for memorial exercises
in memory of Gen. Grant. Let every citizen
attend. Respectfully, G. s. MAYNARD.
Prof. E. Nj. Russell, superintendent of the
Paw Paw Public Schools, has been appointed
by the Judge of probate, as a member of the
board of county examiners, rice A. @. Martin
resigned An excellent and judicious ap-
pointment.
We notice that J. w. Luce-Joe-proprie
tor of the Oden house at Oden, Mich, Is in
the steamboat business, he having charge OF
a small steamer, to be rented to parties for
excursions on the beautiful inland lakes OF
that region.
Detroit papers still speak of Kalamazoo as
the "big village" and Kalamazootics don't
like it. They want the world to understand
that kalamazoo is one of Michigan's most
enterprising and thriving cities and not q
mere village.
A union temperance meeting will be held
at the nj. K. church, next Sunday evening.
Topic for discussion, "Ought the present
liquor laws to be enforced, and, If so, can
they be enforced? A general discussion OF
the question is invited.