The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-07

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isfactorily. Remember that we can get any
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entire discount 10 our patrons.
A party of kindred spirits spent New Years
at Pugsley's Lake. They took peaceable pos
session of one of the cottages at that place
and. being provided with plenty of oysters
and other ''tixins" they proceeded TO enjoy
themselves, and succeeded in their undertak-
ing.
Charles Douglass, young colored man,
was arraigned on Thursday last. before JUS
tice Rowland, charged with having commit
ted the recent Gobleville, burglary. Some of
the stolen property was found in his posses
sion. He waived examination and in default
of $500 bail, was committed for trial.
We have been shown a beautiful drawing
of a locomotive. on scale of one inch TO a
foot, the work of Dana Smith, a Paw Paw
boy who has never received any instruction
in mechanical drawing. The drawing would
be a credit to an educated draughtsman. The
young man has talent that should be cul-
tivated.
The annual meeting of the Van Buren
County Agricultural Society was held on
Tuesday last. The following gentlemen were
elected as officers: Isaac Monroe, President;
G. w. Young, Vice President; L. l.. Warner,
Secretary |. b. Conner Treasurer. If they
can't make a success of the fair, nobody else
need try.
Last weeks Hartford and Arlington items
reached us after our paper was printed and
mailed. Once more we call attention to the
fact that all communications intended for
publication should be received not later than
Monday. We can make room for matters of
unusual importance that come by Tuesdays
mail. but not for ordinary correspondence.
That Waverly j. F., mentioned last week
by our Gobleville correspondent, called on
us the other day and desired US to state that
he did not object TO the decisions of the su-
preme court. but that he did object to the
decisions of that Pine Grove j. p. and to all
decisions inspired by whisky. Jake is a
pretty straight haired fellow and we shouldn't
wonder if he could take care of his own
court.
The Odd Fellows social at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Osborne. on
Wednesday evening of last week, was one of
the most interesting and entertaining that
has yet been held. A large number of ladies
| and gentleman attended, a fine supper was
| served, and some first class music rendered.
The musicians consisted of the Snow broth
ers, Will, Fred and Bert. Mrs. Joe Snow and
G. II. Mosier. They make a number one or
chestra.
| A family gathering and Christmas tree was
held at the residence of Stephen Jones of
White Oak. on Christmas eve. The family
circle was an unbroken one; G. j. s. Jones,
wife, and three boys, of kalamazoo; G.. w.
Warner. wife and five children, of Paw Paw;
w. II. Jones, wife and son, all being present.
The tree was well laden with presents, which
old Santa Claus distributed very impartially.
A pleasant time was the portion of both old
and young.
The Sabbath or Lords Day, which,
was the subject of discourse at the Christian
Church. last Sunday morning. The speaker
argued that the Sabbath was Jewish insti-
tuition, and was the seventh day, while under
the new dispensation. Christians observed
the first day of the week, in commemoration
of the resurrection. and that it was incorrect
TO designate it as the Sabbath, but that purity
of speech required it to be called Sunday or
Lords Day. The argument was strongly
fortified by many passages of Scripture, from
both the Old and the New Testaments.