The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-06

at Bloomingdale, on behalf of the people.
Mrs. X. w. Moves has beautiful passion
flower plant, probably the only one in town.
II is very handsome.
Waverly farmers are highly pleased with
the unusual yield they are receiving from the
wheat fields
Memorial exercises on Saturday next, will
begin at two o'clock. The business houses
are requested to close from two o'clock until
4 O'Clock, p. m.
We call the attention of farmers to the
new ad." of G. w. Young. dealer in agri-
cultural implements. II will be interesting
to the tillers of thesoil.
Geo. Tyler had stack-hay or wheat, we
have heard it both ways-set on fire by a
stroke of lightning, on Saturday last. The
flames were extinguished.
A few days since, son of Mr.. G. w. Geer
of Hamilton, fell on a scythe, cutting terri
BILE cash IN his thigh, about seven inches in
length and extending to the bone.
The hail storm of Monday night is re-
ported to have been very severe in Wavery
and Bloomingdale Some people in that re-
gion were badly scared. Ask Chandler about
il.
Geo. L. Breck, who is in Rochester n. ",
will attend the Grant obsequies, on Saturday
next. He writes that he wishes to share the
expenses attending memorial exercises in this
village.
Mrs. II. x. Odell has been receiving visit
from her cousin, Mr.. Charles Hildreth, and
her granddaughter, Maude Nj. Maynard,
both of Chicago, and also from Mabel Odell
of Decatur.
Thomas Sawyer of Arlington, had horse
stolen from his pasture, last Friday night.
A reward of $75 is offered, S25 for the re-
covery of the property, and $50 for the cap
ture of the thief.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has subscribed $1,000 to the Grant monu-
ment fund. The company will receive SUBJ
scriptions to the fund from the public at
large, at all its offices.
Mrs. Anna Hubert goes to Hastings
Thursday, to visit friends. She has guam
tity of ice cream on hand, and would like to
have her customers relieve her of il this
ednesday-evening.
little bird whispered in our ear that
preparations are being made for a wedding
TO. day, Wednesday. We cannot vouch for
the truth of the whisper, which pronounced
the name of a fair young widow.
The storm of last Monday night developed
into quite young cyclone, in some locali-
ties. In some parts of Arlington, fences and
crops were blown down, buildings racked,
timber uprooted, and other damage done.
The following is list of letters remaining
uncalled for at our postoflice for the week
ending August 3D. Enole, Mrs. Policy
Evans, G. W.; Harrington, Mrs. Emily
Hanson, A. H.; Heaton. Mrs. J. E.; Howard,
James Smith, Mrs. Lillian.
The heavy rains of Saturday and Sunday
have thoroughly saturated the parched earth
and have insured the fall crops against all
danger from dry weather. temperature
of co instead of 90 was decided change
and made fires quite comfortable.
A terrible hail storm visited this village
last Monday evening. The falling hail
sounde like fusilade of musketry. Little
Miss Essie Bryant exhibited to us a double
handful of hailstones that she had scraped
up after six o'clock the next morning.
Cornelius Erkenbecks house was struck
10y lightning last Saturday, and damaged $40
worth. His loss has been made good by the
Farmers Mutual, in which he was insured
The family were all away from home, which
may have been fortunate thing. Two bed
steads were riddled by the electric fluid, but
no fire ensued.
The ladies of the First Baptist church will
hold lawn social at the residence of the
pastor, Rev. l.. Il. Fish, on Friday evening
August 7th. Choice music will be provided
for the evenings entertainment and ice
cream will be served. No postponement OF
account of weather, the house being ample
for large company. Everybody invited
Parties who are interested in educational
matters will do well 10 notice the new adver-
tisement of the Paw Paw Public Schools
which appears in this paper. Other features
of interest will be noticed in the future. Oui
school offers inducements to foreign students
second to none in southwestern Michigan.
1t has already won an enviable standing
and no effort will be spared in the future
either by its efficient corps of teachers OF
the board of education, to add to its well
earned reputation.