The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-09-05

w il'Ai lilf AOi ilN VI lthill-
ers i'm our public school i'm last weeks
NoRrHERNER, we ought 10 have includ-
ed the names of Miss Minnie Dunning,
our able and talented instructress in
music, and Miss Hattie Maynard, the
teacher of penmanship and book keep
ing. Both stand high up in their profes-
sion and are thorough teachers of their
specialties.
The programme of the Paw Paw
horse and stock show is now complete.
Our merchants offer special premiums
for nearly everything in stock. The
races include for Wednesday, a farmers
trotting race, purse $50; a mustang
running race-One and Il half miles
for Pomeroy's S25 purse; Thursday,
three minute trotting race, purse $3.50;
a 2:40 pacing race, purse 800; Friday,
2:40 trotting, purse of 800; free for all,
$500. Money to be divided 80, 30 and
20 per cent.
If the young Glendale chap who was
SO very solicitous as to his lady's com
fort at the Lake Park picnics last Fri
day, will come down and "set 'em up"
to the boys and inform them whether
he feared she might fall into the cold,
dark depths of the lake, or if, on ac-
count of the chilling lake breeze, she
needed something around her to pro-
tect her health, our Rambler says he
will not give him away. But Mr.. Smith
thinks he is entitled to extra pay for
boats under such circumstances
Mr.. l. D. Hackley returned, few
days since, from Mishawaka, where he
was called to bury his mother, Mrs
Nancy A. Hackley, the well known
colOred lady, who died at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs Elijah Powell, on
Monday of last week. She was seventy
seven years of age and had been for IA
long time IA sufferer with asthma. She
was the mother of sixteen children,
thirteen of whom survive her. Her
funeral was held last Thursday, at the
First Baptist church in Niles
The annual school meeting last Mon
day evening was well attended. Mr.
G.. w. Longwell was reelected as n
member of the board of trustees. The
amount of money voted to be raised
for school purposes, payment of bonds
and Incidental expenses was $5, 800,
$500 less than last year. The present
year closes out the bonded indebted
ness, the amount to be paid being
81, 160. BY unanimous vote of the
meeting the wages of the primary and
intermediate teachers was raised from
$3.50 to $500 A goodly number of
ladies were present and participated in
the business of the meeting.
The Allegan Gdzette contains the fol-
lowing complimentary notice of Chas.
l.. Eaton, the present efficient chairman
of the republican county committee:
Born in Orleans county, n. Y, April
2d, 1916, he served rs member of the
23d battery, n Y. light artillery. At
the close of the war he entered the
Brockport collegiate institute at Brock
port, n. Y. In 1867 he came to Michi-
gan and was for three years principal
of the Mattawan union school. Aban
dOning teaching as profession, he
entered the employ of the Michigan
Central railroad company, where he
remained for six years as agent and
telegrapher. In 1886, he made still
another change, this time turning his
attention to mercantile pursuits, in
which he has accumulated considerable
property. Mr.. Eaton's varied ability is
shown by the number and diversity of
the positions he now wholds-commander
of G.. j. Hudson post, G.. A. r., since
its organization, free mason of the 32d
degree, chairman of the republican
committee of Van Buren, county, and
the fourth congressional district and
supervisor of Antwerp township. Mr..
Eaton is one of those intelligent, enter
prising and good principled men for
which the Empire state is famous and
! for thousands of which Michigan owes
that sturdy commonwealth debt of
gratitude" The NoRTHERNER agrees
with the Gdzette i'm its estimate of Mr..
Eaton's ability. Judging from present
| indications, the choice of representative
i'm this legislative district lays between
him and Mr.. +. A. Wildey of this town
ship-both good men.
When Mr. Martin was visiting the
! South Haven schools last winter, the
! Sentinel spoke of the circumstance as
! follows: "A. G.. Martin of Paw Paw,
secretary of the board of county school
examiners, has been a portion of this
week visiting and examining the union
school, and from what we know of his
personal integrity and his thoroughness
| i'm his official work, we are satisfied
that no portion of his duties has been
sighted. The wish is that every posi-
tion in the county could be rs wOrthily
filled rs is that of the secretaIyship of
|
ing of Mr. Martins reappointment, the
same paper, in its last issue, says:
Tuesday last, A. G. Martin of the
NoRTHERNER, was reelected secretary
of the county board of school examiners
at "a salary of 81 200 per year. Our
opinion of this selection has been pre-
viously spoken, and again we congrat-
ulate the best interests of the schools
generally that his services have been
secured" In reference to the same
matter, the Reflector says: "a. G.:
Martin was re-engaged as secretary of
the board of school examiners on Tues
day last for the ensuing year, at a sal
airy of 81 200 This is certainly as low
a figure as could be asked. The neces-
sary expense attending absence from
home for fully one-half of ones time is
large, and the salary is thus reduced to
a figure hardly equal to the principal
of one of our graded schools, while the
talent required for an efficient secre-
tary, and Prof. Martin has proved a
very efficient one, is certainly as great.