The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-21

bf famine and far-reaching pestilence, and the
hnexcelled comfort and prosperity OF our
people have all come to us through the mercy
and goodness OF all-wise and oyer-ruling
Providence. In recognition OF the blessings and
in harmony with the sentiments OF a thankful
people, / do hereby appoint Thursday, the 18th
day OF November, A. ID. 1888. rs day OF general
thanksgiving and praise. Upon that day let us
and deed, that i'm our own commonwealt Of
Michigan we among the favored OF people,
and may our gratitude find expression In praise
TO Almighty God. Let the happiness that may
come In the preservation OF health, the sunshine
of prosperity, the reunion OF friends or through
other channels be increased to each or us, by
some generous deed to another more unfortun-
ate than ourselves.
"A short time before election bet was
made between Frank Knapp and Peter
Smith, of Jackson, whereby if Harrison
was elected Smith was to receive a horse,
and if Cleveland was successful Knapp
was to receive new harness. Mr.. Smith
sold his interest in the horse to n. E.
Gridloy for $40, and a few days after the
election gave a man SO to go to the Knapp
farm and get the animal. Upon his re-
turn the man reported that the horse was
sick, and it afterward died, consequently
Gridley is out $40, while Smith is SO
ahead.
There are about 500 men at work in
the different lumber camps in Montmo-
rency County.
The mill of Hitchcock & Bialy, at
Bay City, has been shut up for the season.
The Agricultural College has closed
for the long winter vacation of fourteen
weeks.
The new Catholic church at Traverse
City is nearly completed.
The widow of VIM F. Baby, fireman
on the Grand Trunk who was killed last
July in an accident on that road, has en-
tered an action against the railroad COM
pany for $4,000 damages.
Mrs. Winters, widow living at Bay
City, received $50 from her brother, and
on her way home was attacked by two
wretches who gagged and robbed her.
The Madison Avenue Church ut West
Bay City has been dedicated. 1t is a
handsome edifce, and cost, just as it
stands, $1,000
The Mio Jail is being repaired so that
a prisoner can be locked up in it and not
freeze to death during the night.
bay City will have to borrow $4,000
with which 10 keep the public schools run
ming until Jan. l.
DR. Watson, of Ubly, lost his drug
store ty fire few days ago. Loss, 81, 200;
insurance, SEQ.
e. Andrews, of Saginaw City, will be-
gin Dec. the erection of a hirgle- mill
at Paines to replace the structure destroy
ed by fire on the night of Nov. 3. The
building will be 40x42 feet i'll size and
will be equipped with two machines, Civ
ing a capacity of IS, 900 shingles per day
fire-room 30x40 will be built apart from
the mill. The new works will be in run
ming order March /. Mr.. Andrews will
also establish a brick yard in connection
with the plant
1t is said there are about 700 aspir-
ants for the position of Postmaster in Bay
City.
Park, which is in the Detroit River, oppo-
site Detroit. The hunters consisted of
Commissioners Marsh and Marxhausen,
John j. Bagley Michael Joy Dee, pro-
Jeremiah Falvy, John L. Hurley, and a
score of others. The hounds numbered
nineteen, and were from the kennel of II.
L. Cook & Co., of Detroit. After beating
woods and ran across the cleared ground.
The dogs were then let loose, and after an
exciting chase, the fox sought a stump
pile. Everybody was thoroughly excited,
and yelling almost as madly as the
hounds. Finally little terrier dislodged
the fox, which ran down to a laborer's
house three hundred yards distant, closely
followed by the hounds Later the fox
stopped at a pile of logs, and there the
dogs got him. The party was banqueted
at the Plankinton. 1t is proposed to es-
tablish the fox chase as a regular sport
near Detroit.
1T is said that there is girl in Adrian
who is SO modest that a chicken dressing
makes her blush.
The State Bee Keepers Association
will convene at Jackson December IL and
continue for two days. This will be the
twenty-third annual meeting.
The standing committee of the Jack
son Diocese will meet at st. Paul's Church
at Jackson on the first wednesday in Feb
ruary to arrange for the holding of the
diocesan convention to elect successor
to the late Bishop Harris.
Adrian drug stores sold 700 pounds of
red fire during the recent campaign.
Adrian business mon don't think their
real estate is valued at as much as it ought
to be, and will inaugurate a boom to
boost it.