The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-11-04
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James Leech has treated Randall's bakery
TO new coat of paint.
Miss Fray Rousseau, of Albion, Mich, is
visiting Miss Mamie Koons.
The Dowagiac fair association viii have
$500 left after paying all demands.
The Free Baptist society has engaged
Elder Drew to preach for them another
year.
Rev. M. NJ. Gallon, of st. Joseph, has
been fined $50 for marrying a couple of un-
lawful age.
George Lucas and Leroy Osborn have
entered into copaltnership III the furniture
business, at Lucas old stand.
The kalamazoo 81 South Haven r. Il. pay
50 a cord for two-feet wood, either maple,
beech, or hickory: also % cents for oak ties.
Mr.. Elias Harmon and John Dunn have
rented G. M. Morrills store building at Law
ton, and are going to put IN new stock Of
groceries and feed.
JEFF Chaffee brought into town one day
last week, three fine specimens of wild turkeys.
Wonder if Blacllman VIII not say he bought
them of Pat. Stanley.
George Bannahs, Of South Haven, burned
the wreck of old steamer Huron at that
place one day last week, for the purpose Of
securing the irons i'll its hull.
The townships of South Haven. Geneva
and Covert are 70 hold Sunday School In
stitute at Maple Grove school-house in South
Haven. on Wednesday, Nov. 1G.
The ladies of the Free Baptist church and
society, will hold honey social at the resi-
dence of Edwin Douglas, Tuesday evening,
Nov. Sth. All are cordially invited.
Capt. Prentice, of Lawton, is said to be
the boss scale salesman of the county. He
is in the employ of d. p. Canoll, and will
operate in the vicinity of Hastings, Mich.
The funeral of little Harry Avery, son of
James and Emma Avery, of Lawrence, was
held at the Episcopal church on Wednesday
afternoon. He died suddenly on Sunday
last of Group.
A team belonging to Dewitt Ferguson,
which was hitched on the street on Monday
last, ran away and came in contact with a
buggy belonging to Mr.. Fry, which was
sadly demolished.
The owners of the Clifton House and the
Union Hotel are each building new barns in
place of those recently burned. The Clifton
House barn will be much larger than the old
one, and will be a roomy, commodious stable
when completed.
Il. I. Lyon, of South Haven, has been in
formed by the President of American Pomo-
logical Society, that the exhibition of Mchi-
gan fruit at the society's late fair at Boston
was the glory of the show, and so considered
by all who saw it.
There is great dearth of water in the
city of New York. The supply of water,
even at the present diminished rate of de-
livery in the reservoirs, will be exhausted in
two weeks if the drouth continues. Many
| families are unable to get sufficient supply
for domestic use.
Mr.. L. A. Granger gave his friends here a
complete surprise party one day last week.
He went away to Grand Rapids and when he
returned he brought with him a blushing
bride. No one outside of his family knew
he contemplated doing such a thing. ALL
however wish him and his new wife much
happiness together.
The mechanics are pushing along the work
on the new Hathaway house, west of town
in fine shape. The building, when com
pleted, will not he excelled, if equaled, by
but one dwelling house in Van Buren, county
that of Robert Nesbit of Hamilton. The
carpenters are now at work on Mr.. Hathaway't
barn, which will correspond with the house
in manner of finish and convenience. II
will contain room furnished with a stove
and chamber to be occupied by the coach
man.