The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-15
WHOLE NO. 1860.
DECATUR LOCALS.

Mrs. f. Browning arrived home on Monday.
James Nutting, Of Marshal, was in town over
Saturday.
Thos. Brownbridge returned from N. Y. on
Tuesday, OF last week.
L. o. Hill has bought the Thompson place,
on st. Mary's street, for 5000
Ramor has it that Alden Knights is coming
here from Lawrence to open Grocery.
G.B. Crandall arrived from Jewel City, Kan,
last Monday.
MS Welcb, OF Albion, has been spending a
week with her son Arthur, on his farm.
One Of Mr.. Bermans little daughters, Lottie,
had window fall on her right hand one day OF
last week. and received very painful injury,
Mrs. W. d. Scott, who was too badly injured
last winter by the fracture OF thigh bone, is
now able to sit up most of the time.
Mr.. & Mrs. W. NJ. Blowers were N town few
days Of last week, finishing the packing OF their
household goods. They returned TO South
Bend Saturday morning.
Maxwel's Unparalled Theatre is advertised
for Friday and Saturday nights, and We bespeak
crowded houses for them, for they are the ia
vorites.
| Johnny Brownbridge came home from VAL
parsiso last Saturday, and the boys say he
brought his diploma with HIM, leading it with
a string.
| s. n. Thomas has been having three arches
cut through between his two stores, making
one large store; this will give!him more room
to show his large stock of hardware.
Mrs. E. E. Hendrick and daughter, OF Car
bondale, Penn, and Mrs. VIM Bassett, Of Plym-
outh, Mich, have been visiting their sister, Mrs.
W. N. Hendrick, bat returned to their homes
last Monday.
On town meeting day at Volinis, a motion
was made and carried prohibiting smoking and
chewing tobacco in their Town Hail. A good
idea, and one that should be enforce n al pub
lie places.
Our butchers have advanced the price OF beef
to 1870 pound, the Lord only knowns what
they have done 1t for, unless il 10 that they
want to make money faster than they have
lately. Just notice il the beef is any better, or
if they pay more for it.
The Rev. Mr.. Earl, who was with sherman,
and who was the only Chaplin that went all the
way through with him, lectures in the interest
of the Ladies Aid Society Of the NJ. E. Church,
on Friday night Of this week, at the NJ. T..
Church. Subject, "Sherman's March to the
Sea-" Admission, 10 cents.
Elliot Hopkins and Charley Gould were ar
rested last Saturday by the Marshall for jump
ing on trains while in motion, and were brought
before justice Haynes. They both plead guilty,
whereupon the costs were remitted, and fine
} OF 81 each was imposed on them; on promise
OF good behavior in the future, the payment
Of the fine was suspended.
} A variety wedding was given at the residence
Of W. H. Hanford, on Tuesday evening, 5th
: inst. it being The 20th anniversary Of their
wedding. Upwards OF IS invitations were
given, most Of which were accepted very
pleasant time was spent. The following were
. the presents left behind by the guests: Camp
r chair, Wm Bassett, of Plymouth, Mich hang
ing lamp, Mr. a. Mrs. Berman, Mr.. d Mrs.
a Schrster, Mr.. Il Mrs. Peters; umbrella, Mrs.
a Grow, Pennsylvania; paper rack, Mr. Il Mrs. T.
3 Threadgould; pair OF vsses, Miss Stella
Genung; cambric dress pattern, Mrs. Rclin
Smith, carbondale, Pennsylvania; white mar
: selles vest, photo and frame embroidered
q handkerchief, Mrs. Otis Cady, Quincy, ILL.,; lace
tidy, Miss Florence Cady, Quincy, H.; black
Y cashmere dress-patern and trimmings, Mrs. e. Il.
a Hendrck, Csrbondale, Penn; embroidered
tidy, Miss Lilly Hendrick, Csrbondsle, Penn.
: vase, Mr.. Lincoln Threadgould; pair easel
Q frames, Mrs. Vim. Bassett. Plymouth, Mich
table cloth, Mrs. VIM, Grow, Carbondale, Mich ;
: server cloth, Mrs. E. z. Hendrlck; serser, Mr..
& Mrs. ). G. Parkhurst; tete-a-tete, ohm Earl
i handkerchief, Mrs. VIM. Basett; handkerchief
n Mrs. Hendrick; silk handkerchief, Mrs. Grow
d IS greenback, Mr.. Phillip Grow, Pontiac, Mich.
n IS gold piece, Rolin Smith, Corbondale, Penn.
It Is5 IN gold, Mrs. Z. +. Hendrick; % a. A.
3, Jacques.