The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-06-08

Childrens' Day will be observed next Sab
bath evening by the Free Baptist and Meth
odist Sunday schools.
The Pioneer meeting at Lawton was sue
cess. We shall give an account of ii next
week.
Hank McCabe, the wild Irishman, has
been driving nobby looking team around
town for few days past.
Messrs Davey, Reed, and Ocobock have
provided the NoRrHERSER Office with new
screen doors and windows.
That was a splendid lot of button hole
bouquets which Mrs. G. p. Rawson gave to
the boys on memorial day.
Longwen brags about that three bars of
soap which he sells for a quarter and throws
in an elegant ''foral basket
Van, of the Herald, has returned from his
editorial excursion to Denver and Leadyille
He reports an immense time.
Covert & Bartram, the live druggists. speak
a new piece to the readers of the NORTH
ERNER this week. Look it over.
L. b. Sheldon sold his farm of l2O acres,
last Saturday to his brother Jclio for 300.
L. B. will build on his lot here in town
The Hartford school closes this week
Prof. Bradt has made success of his work
there and expects 70 remain another year.
The school board has adopted Swinton's
series of readers for our school. New read
ers will be exchanged for old free of expense.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Melchor, OF Canton,
Ills, are visiting their mother, Mrs. Harriet
Meichor, and other friends in the neighbor
hood.
Esq. Galligan will keep his office in town
open every Monday, and as soon as his
health will permit, during business hours on
other days.
The opera house was had for memorial
services last week, free of charge, thanks to
the liberality of Mr.. Geo. w. Longwell Us
proprietor.
Mrs. Chas. H Mosier started last Monday
morning on visit TO her brother in Cali
fornia. She don't mean 10 let Chas. DO all
the travelling.
There is a rumor current on the street that
the nonresident partner of the Courier will
soon come to town to look after his interest
in that concern.
There will be business meeting of the
Alumni, Wednesday evening, June -, at the
residence of .. W. Rowland All members
are requested to be present. ~
DR.. Palmer has had his dental parlors
handsomely decorated and refurnished The
decorating was done by Mr.. A. J. Burns
who is studying dentistry with DR.. Palmer.
II there were to be a baby show in Paw
Paw, and premium be offered for twins, it
would take nobby pair TO prevent Warners.
boy babies from taking first money. ~
The basket OF fruit and the swinging lady
displayed on our front door, were presented
by Mrs. j. H. Prater, dealer in pictures, the
basket OF flowers, by Geo w. Longwell 4
Co.
Capt. G.. H. Prentice of Lawton, j. work
ing up good business n the sale Of ever
greens. He has sold over 100 this spring.
in and around Lawton, Decatur, and Mar
celus.
The Decatur boys came over on Friday
last to beat the Paw Paw boys playing ball,
and they did it. Afterward Decatur's small
boys came over to beat Paw Paws kids and
they didn't.
joe, the butcher, bought cali the other
day, OF Chas. II. Butler, which was few
days past the age OF six months, and weighed
655 pounds. 1t was a nice one. Joe. paid
5000 for it.
Broughton has a new advertisement this
week. The picture represents the proprietor
in the act of giving instructions TO his chief
clerk, IN the matter of disposing of SOP
miles of corsets. "
The high school department give an en-
tertainment this friday afternoon, consist
ing of music, select reading, essays, recita-
tions, etc. Patrons of the school cordially
invited to be present.
Wool growers will find a good market for
their wool in Paw Paw. Clapp and Van
Auken will both be in the field as usual and
will pay as they always do, all the market
will bear. Z. s. Smith Will buy at Lawrence.
Our CO temporary the Paw Paw Herald
has entered upon its fourth year. The ini-
tial number Of volume four under the man
agement of sister May, shows a decided i'm
provement over some of its predecessors.
There is some talk of organizing young
mems military company in town. All who
WOulA iAhC W Jun ouCn a company are re-
quested TO leave their names with Frank
fNillington at Duncombe, Stearns & Co>~
store.
DR.. G. N. Odell who has for months been
i'll and unable to attend to business, has at
last so far recovered his health as to be able
to resume his practice. He had a serious
| time bat looks as though he had succeeded
in weathering the storm.
The case of Sage VS.. Gilbert, for lost
money, was quashed, on account of the af-
! finity of the justice. Mr.. Gilbert says all he
wants is to have the owner identify his
property and he will give it up. He adver-
tises the money in this number of the NORTH
ERNER.
We have received No. 2, Vol. /, OF Out
ing," monthly journal devoted to outdoor
sports and recreations. II is a bright, crisp
and readable publication. Subscription price
$500 per year. We will furnish it and the
NoRrHERNER for $500 per year, payable in
advance.
An ioe-cream and strawberry festival will
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