The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-05-05

Rev. James Goodman will preach at Law
ton at the Baptist Church, Sunday, May 7th,
at 2:3O p. m.
A Lodge of Odd Fellows was instituted at
Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, on Friday
evening last.
Meeting of the Spiritualists and Liberal
lists of the county, at Longwell's Opera
House. May 9th.
They had quite heavy snow storm at
Flint, on the morning of May I'd, and still
they are not happy.
Three liquor dealers, Clifton House, Ben
nett and Harwick have each paid taxes
on their business for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Julia Freeman of this village is very
i'll. i council of physicians was called on
Tuesday last 1t is very doubtful if she re-
covers.
On Tuesday evening last Rev. G.. p. Lin
derman had the pleasure of baptizing Miss
Lena Erkenbeck, daughter of his old friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Erkenbeck.
That is neat Office over Fred Bassetts
jewelry store. 1t will be occupied by DIR.
Schuyler Champion, Dentist. The DR.. ex-
poets to open his Office next week.
We called at the insurance office of Beebe
& Warner on Tuesday last, and judging by
the number os new life insurance policies
lying on their desk, they must be doing a
good business in that line.
Under date of April 28th, the Go6lecilte
4Adoertiser says, Jack Frost gives up the
Ghost On the morning of May I'd, ice
: was frozen nearly quarter of an inch in
thickness. Jack don't die so easily.
We understand that arrangements have
been nearly perfected by which the Dyck-
man House will be opened within the next
30 days under new management, with q
new outfit throughout of furniture and fix
lures.
We made short visit at our school or
Monday last, but we staid long enough tC
see that under the able management of Prof
Hitchcock and his efficient corps of assist
3 ants, the school is prospering most admir-
|. . ably.
Chas. L. Benjamin, of Illinois, il visiting
.. w. Rowland, his brother-in-law. Mr.. b
sang in the Christian church choir, and som,
l of the girls were quite captivated. No rs,
girls, he has been married, 10 these man,
l years.
! Billy Tucker got sold last Monday III
a came over to Paw Paw to try a law suit, anC
D found that his client had settled it and pai(
the costs a week previously. He did no
want us to mention the matter, SO we keel
still.
IL is reported that peaches in the vicnit,
of I.awton, were nearly all killed by the sc
we're freeze of Monday night. This, if true
will be great loss to fruit growers. MI
Engle of this town, says his are not badl
injured.
;, The Bangor Adodnce says that Henr.
DeLong has large spring crop of cradle
for babies. Now let some Paw Paw man ad
i yertise a large spring crop of babies 70
cradles. We must not let Bangor get tn
start in. this business.
Quite n number of the members of Pay
y Paw Lodge l. o. o. F., visited South Bend
Ind, on the occasion of the recent celebra
! ton of the esd anniversary of the order
n They all report grand, good time, notwith
|. standing the bad weather.
4 Mr.. John w. Free came into our Office OF
/, Tuesday morning last with a small brancl
: cut from an early variety of peach tree
which was well laden with blossoms. Al
O examination showed that about one half o
|. the fruit was killed by the severe frost O
n Monday night.
Kirks w. started for Geneva on tho earl
& morning train last Monday, or at least b
! intended to do 40. He got up at half pas
g four, and when he reached the depot, fount
the train had been gone half an hour. IL
\ thinks his wife put up a job on him AM
:, turned his clock back an hour.
u We learn that on Monday Mr.. Timoth
Bishop, an esteemed citizen of South Haver
b died very suddenly of apoplexy, falling dea
n while in the seeming enjoyment of perfec
I. health. Mr.. B. was one of the live men o
South Haven and doing large business il
/, carriage making, and his death will be Indee
q a sad loss for our neighboring village.
A $4,000 life insurance in the A. o. u. "
l. for the past eight months, not including th
local dues of 81 per year, has cost the mem
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