The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-16
WHOLE NUMBER 1856.

After running little over two years under
different proprietors, the Eicctrfc LIMIT OF
Gobleville, has succumbed 10 the inevitable.
AS the old Dutchman said it's proprietors
now have the "oxperience," if not the "gap-
ilal." The man who goes into the business
OF publishing country newspaper expecting
to strike bonanza will surely find that he
has made a mistake. "Peie Gimmer,- in
bidding his subscribers farewell, sums up the
whole matter very tersely, as follows: at
needs n combination of brains and money to
run newspaper, therefore, good bye
The Young Ladies' Mission Band will give
n Medley Entertainment at the Christian
Church on Friday evening next. The pro
gramme Will include vocal and instrumental
music, recitatioDs and tableaux. Miss
Maloney will air her views on the Chinese
question, and one OF the principal features
of the evening will be the marriage of
Nanki-Poo and the beautiful Miss Yum Yum,
the ceremony to be performed by Katisha.
the Go-between. The parents of the bridal
pair will be present, and also ten lovely
bridesmaids, fresh from the celestial empire.
Admission ten cents.
Messrs. Tucker & Brownies comedy COM
pany, 1.-The Metropolitans", concluded a very
successful engagement at Longwells Opera
House on Thursday evening last They
| played four successive nights and were
greeted by good audiences at each perform
ance. 1t is seldom that the people of our
town are afforded the opportunity of wit
Messing as much really good acting as was
rendered by this troupe. Paw Paw is said
not to be first rate show town. but
a company of ladies and gentlemen who
understand their business as we'll as do the
| at 10 fn
liberal patronage from our citizens.
Judge Hilton, one of the members of the
school board, will deliver course Of lectures
before the high school, on the subject of
defamation and oratery. He proposes to
offer gold medal to the young gentleman
who, at the close of the year, shall excel in
defamation, and another similar medal to
the young lady who shall read the beat orig
inal essay and read il in the best and most
graceful manner, the prize to be awarded by
a committee appointed for that purpose. All
members of the high school and of the first
grade grammar department may compete.
The Judge will talk to them once in two
weeks during the year. This will be a grand
good thing for tho boys and girls. There is
no accomplishment that is more valuable
than to be able to express ones thoughts
forcibly and gracefully whenever occasion
may demand, whether in public or private.
He was from Pine Grove and was 'unco
fou". He called at the residence of Sheriff
Todd last Saturday. That official came to
the door where he was greeted very effusively.
"Why, how're ye'', said the man from Pine
Grove, IN awful glad t see ye." ~ am
quite well, thank you," returned the sheriff
urbanely, "but you seem to have the ad-
vantage Of me-. "Why, don'tcher know
me-" replied the visitor. I--hic-rm or,
feller t uster--hic-work fer Phillips n
Bangor, live I Pine Grove now s republican
own-hic-whooped 'er up for We dowr,
there. didn't we-hic-sheriff? My wife
sover town tradin n IN bout-hc-er dollar
| short. Say, didn't We whoop'er up-hic-
fer We thought II guess you did. said
Todd, land l would like to let you have that
dollar but, unfortunately. too am short
Sorry said the m. T. p. e., "cantcher take
-hic-rne over nintroducc me TO the boys n
er county offices n rec--hic- mend me?" The
last heard from the Pine Grove chap, he was
hunting for Richardson as the most likely
man TO strike for that dollar.