The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-08-22

Judging from the number of hickory
logs they are hauling into town, we
should think our democratic friends
were about to open sawmill. Per
haps, IL they can purchase hole, ready
dug, they will raise pole-some time.
One of Alb. Grout's horses was bitten
by IA massauga the other day; its head
swelled to twice its natural size. Mrs
Charlotte Scott treated the case and did
it very effectually. She wears the belt
of the famous Pepeyau squaw and new
er makes failure.
The Courier mistakenly, wickedly,
or maliciOusly went and chopped off
five inches from Mr.. Woodman's head
of millet and now some of the other
papers are repeating the process. 1t
was fourteen inches In length, just as
the NoRTHERNER said. Nine inches is
only a baby head for Mr.. Woodman.
Quarterly meeting at the M. f.
church next Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. w. |. Coggshall, presiding elder,
will otliciate. Preaching Saturday at
2:3O p. m, quarterly conference at close
of meeting. Love feast at 9:30 Sunday
morning; other exercises following as
usual on quarterly meeting occasions.
Greenbackers of republican anteced-
ents, all those who prefer Harrison and
protection, to Cleveland and freetrade,
are specially invited to cooperate with
the republican party in the election of
its candidates. All who desire to ac-
cept such invitation will be cordially
welcome at the republican caucus to be
held in this village on Monday next.
We publish this week communica-
ton from Rev. Edw. Bell, late pastor
of the First Baptist church of this place,
in reply to the letter of Mr. Taylor
which appeared in last weeks NORTH
ERNER. We refrain from making any
comments on the controversy. Our
readers will have had an opportunity
to Judge of the matter for themselves
and further the newspaper discussion
would prove profitless.
observer" informs us that little
child of Henry Hinckleys fell into their
cistern one day last week. Mrs. H.,
being unable to rescue it, ran across
the way and got the man of the house
To go over and assist her, but he could
not succeed. She then ran out into
back lot where her husband was at work
and he came and got the little one out.
They said the child was in there fully
half an hour. They had some difficulty
in resuscitating il but it finally came
out all right. "Observer" thinks they
better keep the old cistern covered up
in the future.
Elmer Northrup, lad of some six
teen or eighteen years, living near Law
ton was arrested on the 18th inst, on
complaint of Mrs Rose Ritter, neigh
Dor, charging him with criminal as
sault on the person of her daughter,
Zella Ritter, a lass of only eight years.
The accused was taken before Esq
Dickinson of LawtOn, where he waived
an examination, and, in default of So
600 bonds, was committed to jail to
await his trial at the circuit court. He
insists that the guilty party is brother
of the girl and that he is innocent.
His story is not generally believed by
the people
A pleasant company gathered in the
parlors of III. III. Jennings new house
on Friday last To meet and greet Mrs.
Markillie's two daughters, Mrs. Lucy
Woodman and Mrs Mary Crane The
afternoon was enlivened by the recall
ing of merry and tender memories,
comparing experiences, etc, after
which all sat down to well-filled table
and, while enjoying the repast, talked
policy, politics and pleasantly. We all
rejoice with Mrs. NJ. ut the pleasure of
meeting with her daughters from the
far west, and sympathize with her fam
lily in the only cloud that shadows their
pleasure, the fading eyesight of Mrs
Crane who has been deprived of the
privilege of reading for three years
past. She can see but dimly, but recog-
nizes and has cordial welcome for all
her old friends.