The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-03
IarxI department.

office on Wednesday morning.
DR.. Scott was home from Ann Arbor last
week, to attend the funeral of his brother at
Mattawan.
J. l.. Hopkins, of South Haven, recently
planted fifteen pounds of pear seeds and two
bushels of apple seeds.
Erastus Cash has brother visiting him,
who is going to occupy his farm while
Erastus looks after the poor.
The Kalamazoo College Orchestra, will as
soon as engagements can be made, give one of
their popular entertainments.
William Van Blarcom had his leg broken
while wrestling with G. N. Ferguson the
other day at Bloomingdale.
Mr.. Spencer Hurlbut has sold his farm in
the Wildey district TO man by the name of
Hut, from Cass county, for $1,000.
Mr.. Splitter, a dry goods merchant of Cen
trevile, has failed. His liabilities are about
$4,000 and his assets about $4,000.
! tree fell on the roof of Leedy's SAW mill
at Scott Lake one day last week, smashing
It in and iniUring Mr.. Leedy slightly.
= new canning factory has been started at
Three Rivers and engaged one thousand
acres 10 be planted with corn for its use
Geo. w. Matthews has rented one-half of
the store occupied by Ira HurIbut, into
which he will move his goods about the mid
dle Of this month.
w. L. Cornwell. of Lawrence, has sold his
interest in the grocery store to Will Hill, and
is going 10 farming, having purchased one
half of his fathers farm.
Lewis L. Shepard, a worthy young man
from Hartford who was attending school al.
Valparaiso, died suddenly at that place on
February 10Th, of heart disease.
w. V. Sage closed a successful term of
school ut the Brandywine school house last
| Friday, and returned to Lansing TO pursue
his studies at the Agricultural College.
The sugar social at Paw Paw Grange Hall
was postponed on account of the heavy rain,
until Tuesday evening, March 9TH. Let
everyone note the date and come there.
There viii be union temperance service
at the Disciple church next Sabbath evening,
March 9TH. James Goodman, pastor of the
| First Baptist church. will deliver the address.
Married, at the residence of Charles f.
Heath, in this village, ON the 25th inst, by Rev.
John II. Reese. Mr.. Clifton b. Charles to
Miss Ionia F. Grills, both of Bangor this
county.
Tho sale in the estate of Morgan Maybee,
deceased. has been put over until April 18th.
The postponement was not caused by any
failure on the part of Mr.. Lyle the admins
traitor.
Elder Ebert devoted Sunday morning last
to sermon on the Sin of dancing. Prob
ably some of his hearers may be said to be
Convinced against their will,
And of the same opinion STILL
| Some loud mouthed horse trader has talk
ed horse trade enough in front of our Office
in the Last six months, to have disposed of
all the crow-baits in Van Buren, County.
We have never known of his making trade
yet.
Daniel Pierce, another of the pioneers of
this county, died on Thursday evening of
last week at bis home rear South Haven.
His funeral took place Oh Saturday under the
auspices of the Masonic fraternity, of which
society he had been a. honored member for
many years.
Died, in Jackson, Feb. I'd, 1882, Mrs. Mary
+. Back, youngest dau9hter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Shaw, Of Almena, aged % years
Deceased leaves a young child only a few
weeks old, devoted husband and large
circle of friends and acquaintance to mourn
her loss.
The Free Baptist society will give another
social at their church next Tuesday evening,
March 7th, and 10y request the charade VIII
be repeated. There will also be tableaux and
music, after which warm sugar will be served
pleasant time Is anticipated, and cordial
invitation extended TO all.
The Presbyterian church choir viii give a
concert ct the Presbyterian church, ON We'd
nesday evening, March sth. Doors open at
O'Clock, commence at 15 minutes TO 8: adj
mission 20 cts, children 10 cts. The enter
| tainnent will be first-class and ought to be
largely patronized. This choir has been