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

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them all; be wiser when he gets sober.
The record in the case of the People VS..
Horatio j.. Hendryx, from Cass county, is
being printed at the NoRrHERNER office.
This is the case wherein the defendant was
convicted of obtaining money under false
pretenses, from the First National bank of
Dowagac.
John says he expects to have the new
Four Mile Lake House in full blast during
the second week of August Brass bands,
sailing, fishing, excursions by rail, lots of fun.
He is just putting on the finishing touches,
but is unable to announce the date OF the
first formal opening.
Our colored fellow citizens will celebrate
Emancipation Day" in this village, on We'd
nesday, August 9th. Hon. j. s. Hinton of
Indianapolis, will deliver the address. A
great time is anticipated. This is the color
ed folks Fourth of July, turn out and help
make it grand success.
Now is the season when the festive house
fly gets in its early work in the ears of the
sluggard who would fain WOO the god of sleep
in early morning hours, causing much annoy
ance and many reference to the "new re-
vision" The fly differeth from the leopard
in that the one cannot change his spots and
the other will not.
People who have no regard for the Sabbath
day themselves, ought to have enough re-
spect for the customs of society, to refrain
from starting out on Sunday mornings, with
rod and gun. Young men, especially, cannot
thus desecrate the day without losing not
only portion of their own self-respect, but
also the respect of others.
/
The union meeting at the Christian
Church, on Sunday evening last, was largely
attended. Elder Harvey delivered the ad-
dress. His topic was Personal Liberty"
and the discourse was one of the finest and
most instructive to which we have had the
pleasure of listening for many day. The
music, by the Presbyterian choir, assisted by
Miss Eta Hopping, was first class.
The directors of the Van Buren, County
Agricultural Society will hold meeting at
the office of the secretary, next Monday, for
the purpose of perfecting arrangements for
the fall fair. Ii any who are interested in
the matter have any ideas or plans they
would like to see adopted, doubtless the
board would, at such meeting, be willing to
give them hearing and a respectful consid-
Grafton.
| Property owners on Main and Kalamazoo
streets are requested to clean up around their
premises each Friday morning, and the cor
poration will send around a team to haul
away the refuse. Cleanliness is especially
necessary during the next six weeks, and it
is to be hoped that our citizens will give par.
ticular attention TO this matter, so that the
usual and present state of good health in orr
village, may be preserved.
At the meeting of Brodhead Post, G.. A.
r., held last Monday evening, committee,
of which comrade McLaln is chairman, was
appointed to act with committee of citi-
zens to be appointed, for the purpose of
making arrangements for memorial service
to be held on Aug. Sth, the day of General
Grants funeral. 1t is expected that all will
interest themselves in this matter, and make
the occasion one worthy to be remembered
Last Tuesday afternoon, Johnny Couchmar
a young lad of fifteen years, residing a couple
of miles north of Lawton, was drowned in
Sand Lake. He was bathing in the lake and
it is supposed, was taken with cramp
Several other lads were with him, none of
whom could swim. Johnny could swim o, lit
tie, but was near the shore, the water where
he was drowned being but about six feet in
depth. He was the oldest son OF Johr
Couchman. The bereaved family have the
heartfelt sympathy of all who know them.
| The president has assured a delegation oi
Grand Army boys that in making appoint
ments the fact of mans having been 8
Union soldier should be considered. AnC
especially in post-office appointments should
preference be given to the Union veterans
The postmaster general has re-echoed thi:
sentiment, and the zeal with which it is car
ried out, is illustrated in the Bangor post
Office. Mr.. Miller probably received the
appointment because he belonged to the same
regiment that President Cleveland did,
Bangor Reflector.
Charlie Lyle, son of Archibald Lyle Of GO
bleville, lad of twelve years, was drowned
in Brandywine Lake, near Pine Grove, OF
Tuesday afternoon last He was bathing
with several young lads, none of whom could
swim. Parties were on the lake with boat
but the alarm was not given soon enough
to enable them to rescue the boy. Two
drownings in our county in one day, under
similar circumstances, should emphasize the
fact that water is treacherous element, and
remind parents of their duty to exercise ex
treme caution in the matter of permitting
their children TO frequent lakes and ponds
unaccompanied by those who are able tc
watch and protect them.
/ We are in receipt of letter from, Mr.. G
II. Myers of Gobleville, criticizing quite Sc
verely some items of our correspondence
from that place, in reference to certain relig-
Gus matters. The letter is too long to be
given in full, and, besides, contains matter
that would naturally invite theological con
troversy, to which we cannot open our col
umns. Mr.. Myers feels an interest in the
matter, from the fact that Elder Dains-noi
Davis, as it appeared in our columns-came
to Coolies on his request. Mr.. Myers Version
is that the Elder did not say that the ter
commandments were not binding at the
present time, but that they were given under
the old dispensation, and only such of then
were binding on the present age as were car
ried over into the new dispensation, and tha
such were binding at the present time becdus
they were in the new dispensation, and no
because they were in the old. We do no
regard the matter as deserving of furthe
controversy.
Attention. Teachers!
The State Teachers Institute for Van Blu
rem county will be held at Paw Paw durin,