The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-10
AT. HAYES is again foreman of the NoR-

some new curtains at its front windows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Lyle of Dowagiac
spent Sunday with friends in this village.
Mrs. N. p. Conger, who has been absent
from town nearly year, has returned home.
Programme and particulars of commence
ment week will appearin next weeks NORTH
RRNER.
Mrs. Ursula Harrison, superintendent of
the industrial school for girls at South
Evanston, Ills, is visiting friends in town.
We understand that the several churches
of the village will unite on Sunday evening
and attend the Baccalaureate sermon by
Prof. Dickey.
Mrs. j. T. Jordan and Miss Martie Clay
ton left town Monday. They will remain at
Decatur a couple of weeks and then go to
ST. Paul, MINI.
Miss Lucy Conger, and Mrs. Hattie Con-
ger of Akron, o., are in town and will prob
ably spend the summer here. Hattie has a
very nice, fat baby.
Mr.. Jas. Dunning is attending a meeting
of the Train Dspatchers Association in
Chicago. After the close of the meeting,
the party will take an excursion to the great
northwest
All friends of our High School, and all
who are interested in the cause of education
are cordially invited to attend the Baccalau-
reate exercises at the M. +. Church next Sun
day evening.
Mr. j. Walker walked into our Office on
Saturday last with half bushel of green peas
of his own raising. Was anybody ahead of
him. He gets there quick even if he is a
Walker. Walk in again friend Walker.
Mr.. John Buck of waverly, sheared a
flock of forty sheep that averaged eight
pounds of washed wool per head. A pretty
good yield. He sold the wool to Van Auken
for twenty-six and one half cents pound.
Mr.. N. H. Bangs has in his possession a
stray horse, chestnut color, two white hind
feet, light name and tail, strip in forehead.
Owner can have same by calling at his place
and paying charges. Came into his enclos-
ure last Friday.
The remains of Mr.. Samuel Hurlbut of
West Cornwall. VT, formerly of this village,
were brought here last Monday and laid to
rest beside the body of his wife on Prospect
Hill. Mr.. IL. was one of our most respected
citizens when he resided in this community.
Mr.. l.. Martin will commence his cherry
harvest next Monday. He never had a bet
ter crop nor of better quality than the pres
ent year. His whole orchard of 700 trees
is loaded down. He don't want any of his
Paw Paw friends to calf and see the beautiful
sight, but, if they should call, they will not
be apt to return empty.
The committee appointed to locate a
camp for the reunions of Co. &C., Sd Mich.
Cav. and Co. &C.. 10Th Mich. Inft.. have
selected the beautiful ground belonging to
Comrade Edison Woodman, on the south
side of Four Mile Lake. Remember the
date. July 22d and 23d. This will be the
first reunion of Co. &C.; let it be good
one.
While at work near the Criterion Spring
last Thursday morning, one of the
workmen, after lively chase up and down
the bed of the river, succeeded in capturing
a magnificent brook trout measuring four
teen inches in length. 1t was indeed q
beauty and tickled the palate of our esteem
ed friend, Father Wernert. for his dinner
on that day.
Erastus Smith, a former resident of this
place. father of our townsman Pitt Smith
and Ed. Smith of South Haven, died at the
latter place on Sunday afternoon last. The
Olu WHO WIS III DlS llIleLlcIn year,
was one of the first settlers of this part of
the country One by one the old pioneers
are rapidly passing away and, ere long, they
will all be remembered only by the good
they have done.
The second meeting of the Good Templars
Lodge at this place was held on Monday
evening last. A good deal of interest was
manifested. The lodge will be open three
weeks for charter members. OF course, the
greater the number of charter members the
less will be the fee. Meetings for the pres
ent will be held each Monday evening at the
reading room. Mrs. Cora Russell, wife of
Elder Russell, is the lodge deputy.
Further particulars in relation to the
disaster at Mr.. Sheldon's mill, in Quincy.
we learn from Mr.. Frank Davey who re-
turned home on Thursday. Mr.. Sheldon,
who was severely injured in the back and
also internally, died on Wednesday. Mr..
VIM. Reed who was badly scalded, is pro-
nounced out of danger and will recover.
Mr.. Frank Davey was at work at his bench in
an adjoining building and escaped unhurt.
Married, at the residence of the bride in
Paw Paw, on Monday June 7th, 1886, by Rev.
III. w. Harvey, Mr.. VIM. T.. Hunt to Mrs.
U1aiy lie l. hO hCNly ludIIiCu pair
mediately left town on their wedding
tour.
The prize to follow he was WON'T
Her voice his pulses stirred,
But now the lady has her Hunt,
And is no longer Hurd.
That he her voice no more should hear,
| OF course would be absurd,
Its tones to him, doubt, are dear,
| But she'll no more be Hurd,
A lot of reckless young chaps, residents of
this village and vicinity, committed an act
last Thursday evening that, to speak mildly,
reflects no credit on themselves. 1t seems
that some of them had taken offense at the
remarks of one of the members of the Pen
tecost band, made during services at the
tent on Tuesday evening of last week, and,
in revenge for what they considered to be
unwarrantable statements, they went to the
tent about ten o'clock in the evening, took il
down, rolled it up and took it to the depot.
The affair was a breach both of the law
and of good order We are not altogether
in sympathy with the peculiar tactics of the
Pentecosters, and consider them and their
exhibitions of enthusiasm not conducive of
good order, nor particularly advantageous to
the welfare of society nor to the cause of