The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-07

The next State Fair will he held at Jack
son, commencing Sept. 10Th.
Dance, Hull d. Arnold's band, at the Opera
House, on Thursday evening, April 18th.
The service during holy week in ST. Marks
church are daily at p. m. Easter-day SER
vices will be 101s a. m, 3 and III pm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Millington are the
happy joint owners of a fine boy, born on
Wednesday, 9th inst. The boy weighs 8 lbs.
and Frank tons.
The lyceum in the Wildey district gave
two entertainments last week and had a
crowded house each evening. Their receipts
were over $40. They never do anything by
halves in that neighborhood.
Our Gobleville package was broken open
by the railroad company last week, and con-
sequently our subscribers at that place had
no papers. 1t was returned to us yesterday
morning. Will try not to have it occur
again.
Justice Warner and II. o. Beebe Esq. have
removed their Office to the second story of
Van Fossen's brick store building, corner of
Main and Kalamazoo streets. The Office
vacated by them is being fixed up by Mr..
Bassett for jewelry store.
At a regular meeting of the Ladies' So
ciety of the First Baptist church, the follow
ing officers were elected: President, Mrs.
DIR. Hendrick; Vice President, Ms. j. j.
Sherman Secretary, Miss Lula Bowen
Treasurer, Mrs. s. T. Bowen.
Died, on Wednesday morning of consump-
ton, Mrs. Fanny Utley, mother of Mrs.
Frank Thomas. The remains of the de-
ceased were taken to Holly, N. Y, her former
home, for burial. Mrs. Thomas and her
sister, Mrs. Sprague, accompanying them.
The annual parochial meeting of st. Marks
church will be held at the church on Monday,
April 10, at 7 p. m. A full attendance of the
parishioners and pew-holders is requested.
Annual report of the Treasurer and election
of Vestrymen. The renting of seats will take
place at and Z p m.
few of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. A. +.
Mcneil paid them an unexpected visit on
Tuesday evening last, this being Mrs. Ms
birthday. pleasant time was had and
ample justice done to a bountiful repast.
The company separated late in the evening,
wishing the host and hostess, as usual many
happy returns, etc.
Mr.. Ihling started for New York on Mon
day last, to purchase nine miles of iron for
the narrow gauge extension. He says he
will be laying the iron towards South Haven
within a month, and that he expects before
he uses up the entire nine miles, to be build
ing the road south from Lawton. Our
friends at Hartford and Bangor will probably
find out very soon who stakes the cake"
The people of Almena at their town-meet-
ing, voted to raise over six hundred dollars
for highway purposes, two hundred dollars
of which are to be applied in repairing the
swamp crossing ON the Paw Paw and Allegar
road, also two hundred dollars are to be
used i'll graveling the road running south
from the grist mill. Fred Shaefer was
elected highway commissioner, and has taken
a great interest in graveling the Allegar
road. We expect some good results from
his efforts before the summer closes.
The Hartford amateurs play the drama en-.
titled "Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady
and the farce ITO Oblige Benson" in oul
Opera House, this friday evening, April
7th. Two of their principal actors being
teachers in the high school, they avail them.
selves of the opportunity, which week OF
vacation affords them, to visit several towns
in the county. Their recommendations and
press notices of previous entertainments
given at Hartford, Bangor and Lawrence
are such that we predict for them full
house in Paw Paw.
At Howard's mill, in Waverly, on Wednes-
day evening" as the workmen were about to
leave the mill, one of them, Augustus Now
lin, about 1S years old, fell upon a circular
saw that was running at a rapid rate, and
severed all the muscles, arteries, veins and
nerves on the back side of the right leg, O
little above the knee, rendering amputation
necessary. Drs. Hendrick, of Paw Paw, and
Failing, of Goble, were called and amputated
the leg, but his system having received such
a shock, and having bled SO profusely before
the arrival of the surgeons, he died the fol-
lowing morning about 4 o'clock.