The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-07

A bright young Paw Paw "kid" hearing
his parents say that somebody had died of
apoplexy, soliloquized thusly: "Appleplexy,
appleplexy, that must be eating too many
apples"
DIR. Bartram left on Monday last with the
two years old, imported Cleveland Bay stall
lion Gladstone, to deliver him to Mr.. II. M.
Olney at Owosso. The company sold the
horse for 81, 800.
The protracted meeting at the Christian
church closed last Thursday evening. Four
teen persons were baptized during the con-
tinuance of the meeting and nineteen acces-
sions were made to the church
Mr.. John Reed died at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. G.. W. Clement, in Kansas.
on the 23d ult., aged seventy-nine years.
The deceased was formerly resident of
Waverly and was the father of Mrs. j. w.
Gray of Bangor.
At the last meeting of the fire department,
the $40 donated by our citizens was divided
up among the members of the department.
We think the greater portion of it had better
been left in the treasury, but the boys didn't
look a. it in that light.
About $50 teachers were present at the
examination held in this village on Thursday
and Friday last. The examiners have not
yet completed their inspection of the papers.
We shall, probably, publish a list of the sue
cessful ones in our next paper.
Mrs. Nathaniel Saunders, aged sixty -four,
died last Monday: Daniel Sherrod, another
highly respected citizen, died on Tuesday
last at the advanced age of eighty-seven.
His funeral will be held at the Lee school
house on Thursday at one O'Clock p. m.
The pastor of the Christian church is Civ
ing series of Sunday evening talks upon
"Characters and Incidents in Bible History"
The first, on pitching Ones Tent toward
Sodom," was delivered last Sunday evening,
being listened to with marked attention by a
large audience.
The railroad time tables will be found in
this paper for the first time since the fire,
our old tables having been burned. Our
readers can rely on their correctness, which
is more than some of our esteemed contem-
poraries have been able to truthfully say for
some time past.
The Hartford Day Spring says that Ber-
rien county gave majority against the
prohibtory amendment at last springs cleo
ton. 1t also states that Van Buren, county
is now entirely surrounded by "dry" coun-
ties. 1t ought to remember its statistics
better and study its geography more.
They have an immense new assortment of
crockery of every kind and description
about six tons-at Broughton's and they are
offering some very enticing bargains. You
can buy single piece or whole set, just as
you choose. Broughton wanted to advertise
it this week, bat we couldn't spare him room.
Look out for him next week.
Mrs. j. ID. Sherman only enjoys the pleas
ure of having birthday once in four years.
Last Wednesday being her 18th, large
number of her friends embraced the oppor-
tunity to surprise her, feat that they sue
ceeded in performing to the satisfaction of
all parties A pleasant evening was fully
enjoyed, a fine repast easily dispatched and
an elegant set of china left as q testimonial
Of respect and esteem.
In its report of the Sunday school conven-
ton, the South Haven Messenger says:
" Rev Z. H. Harvey of Paw Paw, delivered
a very eloquent address on the patriotic aim
of Sunday school work in American civiliza-
ton. The address forcibly set forth the
Sunday school as the potent influence in
counteracting European infidelity, American
izing the influx from there and assimilating
it with the puritanic principles on which our
nation was founded"
One exceedingly bright (?) aspirant for
pedagogical honors, at the recent Paw Paw
examination, defined parliamentary law to be
"a law of the people, by the people, for the
people and with the people" Another ig
nored the antiquated and pedantic old Noah
Webster by speaking of the "sheraph" of
the county. Another made the profound
discovery that the judicial officer of town
ship is the circuit Judge. And still another
impaired the information that the "salleries"
of the state officers were fixed by congress
and paid from the treasury of the United
States. Another fixed the salary of the Mich
igap executive at $4,000, which will undoubt-
edly be welcome news to Governor Luce.
The foregoing are few examples that might
be multiplied almost indefinitely, and yet
would-be teachers wonder why they do not
receive certificates.