The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-29
WHOLE NUMBER 1853.

On Thursday evening of next week
the first lecture of the Ladies' Associa-
tion course will be delivered at Long
wells opera house by DIR. Jas. Hedley.
His topic is THE Sunny Side of Life"
and IL is spoken of in the most flatter-
ing terms by the press of the Eastern
and New England cities, where it has
been repeatedly given.
A colored convict at the jackson
prison, named Smith, became enraged
at the officers and, seizing ponderous
sledge, 10 sprang among a cluster of
costly iron machines in the Webster
wagon works, and before he could be
restrained he had demolished over two
thousand dollars worth. The shops
are temporarily closed in consequence.
According 10 the report of County
Treasurer Butler, the disbursements for
the county for the year ending Sept
Both, inst, were 1885, The re-
ceipts for the same period were $685.
610.S9. The treasurer estimates the re-
sources of the current fiscal year, in
cluding So, S06.S9 on hand, at 81, 996 81,
and the disbursements at S44, 1896 So
requiring SAC, 900 To be raised.
We learn that Rev. Dr. Talmage's
life of Christ, entitled From Manger
To Throne" will soon be issued. 1t will
be remembered that Dr. Talmage went
TO Palestine few months ago for the
purpose of making personal study of
the many places of interest in and near
Jerusalem, that he might write of them
from the best possible point of view,
and the material gathered by him there
will be of incalculable value to readers
of the forthcoming work. 1t will have
an immense sale.
The Shakespeare club, composed of
the senior class and teachers of the
public schools, held its first meeting
Monday evening at the home of Miss
Mary Bryar. The history of the growth
of the English language and nation TO
the reign of Richard III. was briefly
reviewed, and Act /. of Richard III
read. The next meeting will be at the
home of Superintendent Roberts next
Monday evening.
The village council had before it
Monday evening the subject of electric
lights for the streets, but they found so
much vacillatiOn and uncertainty in
the propositions of the parties propos-
ing to put in the system that the whole
matter, so far as any negotiations al
ready had are concerned, was indetin-
itely postponed. The council is a unit,
however, in the desire to adopt this
method of lighting the streets, and cor
respondence will be opened with other
parties at once with this end in view.
A man giving his name as Slower,
and claiming to hail from Decatur
township, hired a horse and carriage
at Joe Sage's livery establishment in
this village last Thursday, and was to
return with it on Friday, but he has
not yet put in an appearance. 1t is be-
lieved the fellow is from Martin, Allie
gan county, and that he is all-round
fraud. The horse driven away was
fine, large bay gelding, the best single
driver in the barn.-LATER.-The horse
was found at Dowagiac last night, but
the carriage and harness are still out.
The South Haven Messenger of last
week says that as soon as the saloonists
of that place returned from Paw Paw,
after giving bonds to appear for trial,
Immediately opened their bars and re-
sumed traffic as though nothing had oc-
Cured We also learn that other deal
ers in the county have pursued like
course. These gentlemen will find it
hard shedding to buck against both law
and strong public sentiment If we
mistake not, Judge Buck will read the
articles of war to- them in language
they will neither misunderstood nor
soon forget.
The Ladies' Lecture Association has
just issued prospectus of entertain
ments, with full particulars regarding
course of which our town may justly be
proud. The ladies, having on hand
sufficient fund to relieve them from the
necessity of securing any cheap talent
as "tilling," have made an aggregate
outlay of 1885 90 on the four foreign en-
tertainments alone, exclusive of Incl
dentals and cost of opera house. Owing
to the size of the latter, il has been
thought best to have the seats reserved
anew for each entertainment, thus Civ
ing all ticket-holders an equal chance.
All purchasers of season tickets can
procure prospectus by calling at the
postoffice, and season tickets will be on
sale this week at Longwell Brothers.
L..as.