The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-12

Mrs. Nathaniel Smith of Breedsville, died
on Saturday last and was buried on Tuesday
DIR. A. b. Spinney of Detroit, delivered her
funeral address.
Calvin Hall remembered the NoRTHERNER
with several baskets of large strawberries, of
his own raising. They are the largest we
have seen this season.
Some of our people are thinning out their
shade trees. 1t makes them look a little
ragged at first, but they will be handsomer
than ever, after awhile.
Gov. Begole, accompanied by Mr.. David
Woodman, visited the NoRTHERNER Office
last week Wednesday. The Governor is a
very social, genial old gentleman.
Last Monday evening quite number of
the friends organized raid on Clum. Engle
and had jolly time, as they always do at
his house. 1t was Clum's birthday.
On account of sickness in the family of
Mr.. IL. +. Northam, the next meeting of the
East Arlington Farmers Association has
been postponed until Thursday, June 10th,
inst.
Rev. w. G. Burns baptized some twelve or
fifteen young boys and misses on Sunday
last. The ceremony took place at the race,
in the presence of large concourse of
people.
A twilight social on the green at j. w.
Balls on Tuesday evening of next week.
Strawberries, cream, and cake will be served
at an early hour. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
"Covert" and his wife are going down TO
| -Four Mile lake next Saturday, where they
will remain awhile, and will furnish meals,
! fishing tackle and bait to all who may wish
to patronize them.
No preaching at the M. Z. chuch next
Sunday. Rev. Geo. l.. Cole goes to Lansing
to attend the national camp meeting which
opens to-day Wednesday, and continues one
week. Sunday school at the usual hour
We have received the initial number of
the revivifed Albion RecOrder, published by
our friend, Hon. II. l.. Warren. Those who
know "Bob's" ability as newspaper man
will not need to be told that it is good
paper.
Ira and Anna that is Mr.. and Mrs. Hurl-
bert, have opened an ice-cream parlor in
Harrison's block, on the south side of Main
street. They couldn't keep out of business,
for if they did they wouldn't be happy.
They will, without doubt be we'll patronized.
Married, Tuesday, June 10th, at IL a. In.
at the residence of Mr.. Hubert, Mr.. Elmer
+. Downing of Almena, and Miss Sarah
Babcock of Paw Paw, Rev. Geo. l.. Cole Of
| ficiating. The young couple were the re-
cipients of a very nice collection of presents.
| The Detroit Free Press has removed into
new, elegant and commodious quarters, and
it celebrated the event by issuing sc page
sheet on Sunday morning last, the largest
single newspaper ever published in America.
Barring its politics the Free Press is most
excellent journal.
G. S. Doyen of Kalamazoo, Mich, the lu-
minous door-plate man, was in town last
Friday and Saturday doing good business.
He complimented the ]. .. o. f. of this viii
| lage, of which order no is member, by
placing one of his finest plates on their lodge
room door, free of charge. He will be in
town again July 18th.
st the last meeting of the common coun-
Gil of the village Trustee Showerman was
appointed as a committee To procure uni
forms for the fire department, the cost of
the same not to exceed 500. This will in
clude uniform for the engine company and
the hook and ladder boys. The hose COM
pany already have good suits. The new
uniforms have been ordered, and will be in
readiness for the Fourth of July.
The exhibition of school work at Grand
Army hall, on Friday and Saturday last,
attracted a large number of visitors. A
marked improvement was manifest over the
work shown at the former exhibition, and
that was very fine. Prof. Russell, with the
aid of his efficient corps of assistants, has
succeeded in bringing our school up to a
very high standard. Our citizens may well
congratulate themselves that his services
have been secured for another year.
Married, at the residence of the brides
father, in the township of Antwerp, on
Thursday evening, June 9th, 1884, by Rev.
ii. w. Harvey, Mr.. +. +. Parks to Miss
Addie l.. Bangs. We know of no couple
who have embarked on the matrimonial
voyage with fairer prospect of happy life
than Frank and Adde. The groom is one
of our best and most highly respected young
men, capable, honest, industrious and up
right; the bride, one of our most intelligent
and accomplished young ladies, fitted by ma
ture and education to adorn any station in
life to which she may be called. The Nor
THEaNER joins with their large circle of
friends in wishing them all the prosperity,
comfort and happiness that can possibly
come to them, now or hereafter.
A couple of weeks since we had occasion
to commend the action of the hotel men in
this village in conducting their houses with
out saloons in connection Herewith. We
regret that the proprietors of the Clifton
House have since concluded TO open bar.
At the last meeting of the village board a
liquor bond for that institution was present
ed to the board and approved We hope
the time is coming when it will not be
thought necessary that hotel, to be sue
cessfui, must run saloon In connection with
the house. Travellers ought to be enabled to
put up at place of public entertainment
without the annoyance of being brought into
contact with drinking establishment and
all the disagreeable matters incident thereto.
Such of the travelling community as desire
strong drink, ought to be satisfied with ac-
commodations at saloons independent and
outside of public houses.
We are in receipt of one of a series of ten
neat little ten cent books entitled Original
Humorous and Dramatic Recitations' by
Eugene J. Hall, IL Michigan Ave., Chicago,
! Ills. We commend the following extract,