The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-18
south Haven.

Inc cOuncll mas erected Dulldlng
for housing the fire trucks and ladders.
Martells new ship yard is to be con-
structed between the X. IL 5. III.
depot and the river
The steamer Williams took 1000
empty strawberry crates To Chicago
last Wednesday night.
Mr.. Jacobs has his brick building on
Main street up To the second story and
the work is progressing finely.
The scow Rambler was sold last week
by Capt. VIM. Spooner to VIM. Wood
who took immediate possession.
The schooner Archie McDougal took
a cargo of berry crates for White Lake,
north of Muskegon, last Friday.
A. S. Packard is filling in his dock,
when he can get it clear long enough
to put in days work. A decided i'm
prOVement.
The ravine crossed by Main street is
being filled up, which will materially
improve the appearance of the street
and the town.
Capt. Donoghue contemplates build
ing bath house near his boat house,
and will keep bathing suits and all the
equipment needed.
Ed. Kane, who has been doing bust
ness at Hartford, was brought home
last week sick with typhoid fever. He
is doing fairly well.
The Saints" held campmeetings i'm
the grove here last week, and now the
Adventists are holding tent meetings.
The Attendance is good.
Sheriff McFarlin and Geo f. Breck
were in town one day last week, and
the latter purchased a carload of lum-
Der and shingles from Capt. p. Smith.
Quite a number of vessels are gath
ering gravel from the beach here for
Michigan City, Chicago and Muskegon,
where remunerative prices are paid
for il
Mr.. Brown has leased the Pacific
House TO Jud. Bailey, who has already
taken possession - Mr.. Browns poor
health being the cause of his retiring
from this popular hostelry.
Strawberry harvest will be on this
week, with large crop. Other small
fruits give promise of an abundant
yield Peaches will have TO be thinned
considerably in some orchards
The following gentlemen are erect
ing new residences, most of which will
soon be ready for occupancy: A. Rock
we'll John Glynn, l.. LaBar, +. StilsOn,
Geo. Kane, Mr.. Daney and IL. Curran.
Our public school closed for the term
last Friday with picnic in the grove,
which was highly enjoyed by both
scholars and teachers. The graduating
class numbers six The vacation will
extend over ten weeks.
Noah Griswold, who had been sick
for some time with Bright's disease,
died last Saturday night and was buried
by Zach. Chandler post G. A. X. Tues
day. Deceased leaves an orphan daugh-
ter, some ten or eleven years old, and
a nearly blind mother whose support
he has been for a number of years.
Among the several industries of this
place, the Pierce d Williams ranks as
first in Importance, employing some 40
hands and expanding several thousand
dollars monthly for raw materials, and
shipping immense quantities of baskets
and crates TO nearly all parts of the
United States. The next in order OF
Importance is the new stave factory OF
A. n. Prouty, now in full blast, en-
ploying twenty or more hands and
turning out vast quantities of slaves and
heading The Hannahs saw mill, one
of the oldest industries of the place,
ranks next employing some 10 or 2(
hands and cutting many million feet
of lumber and square timber annually