The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-28
auraI department.
Mrs. L. M. Russell is convalescent.

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Harry Richards is able to be out again,
though very dependent on his cane.
]. L. Harrison, Decatur's popular post
master, made us q short call Tuesday.
Republican village caucus at the Court
House this Thursday evening at 7:30 O'Clock.
Grange social at Il. L. Warmers last Tues
day evening. very pleasant time was had.
John Parker has been wrestling with ton
silitis and conundrums during the past
week.
T.. p. Burroughs & Co. have enlarged their
business. You will know all about it by their
new ad.
After protracted illness, Mrs. Geo.
Roberts breathed her last on Saturday morn
ing, Feb. %.
Twelve little musical McGibenys besides
papa and mama, at the Opera House, Mon
day evening.
Do not fail TO hear the musical McGibeny
Family at Longwell's Opera House, next
Monday evening.
Capt. K. Smith is the only man in town
who has kept his sidewalk perfectly free
from ice and snow, this winter.
If you buy your tickets in advance, S1.50
will pay for reserved seats to the McGibeny
concert. Tickets for sale at Longwell's drug
atore.
The postofice at Edgel having been dis
continued, our subscribers at that place, will
find their paper at Lawrence until they give
different directions.
Married, at the residence Of Mr.. G.. O.
Nash in Arlington, by Rev. f.. NJ. Corey, Feb.
oath, Mr.. William Wallace and Miss Jennie
Palmer, both of Arlington.
Our townsman, /. A. Whitman ESQ.,, has
gone to Florida on a prospecting tour, with
view of removing there if he shall find
\good opening for his business.
The ladies' of the Free Baptist society will
hold coffee social at the residence of j. NJ
Loveridge on Tuesday evening, March 4th
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
We will be under obligations TO any of
our friends who will send us copy or copies
of the NoRTHERNER of any date from Dec.
20th, 1888, to Jan. 10th, 1884, inclusive
Quarterly meeting at the II. Z. church
next Saturday and Sunday. Presiding Elder
Rev. /. Taylor will be present Preaching
Saturday p. IL. at 2:30 O'clock and also Sat
urday evening.
The following is a list of letters remain
ing uncalled for in the postoffice at this place
for the week ending February 25th: j. w.
Burns, Burt Moon, Vim Rouse, Mrs. Clara
Smith, A. A. Woolcott.
We have lately received from James
Muir of Lima, Ohio, a sample of wood-fber
together with sample of very fine paper
manufactured therefrom, the fiber constitut-
ing 9-10 of the material used.
Frank Stearns made flying visit home,
arriving last Friday, and leaving again the
following Monday. We should think Frank
would begin to weary of travel, and long to
settle quietly down once more.
Mrs. Il. A. Granger has been enjoying
visit from her daughter, Mrs. w. V. Rem
wick who has formerly resided in Grand
Rapids, but goes from here 70 Pa, where her
husband has recently engaged in business.
We could not understand the peculiarly
dolorous expression of jays countenance the
Other day, until we learned that the doctors
last prescription is that he must diet. Jay
would rather give away tnO sewing machines.
very common-sense view of southern
immigration is this week presented IN an
article written by one of our towns
women, who is at present sojourning in the
"sunny south Her account will be of
general interest to her numerous friends in
this place.
! M. Ii. Hogmire OF Arlington, made US a
friendly call last Thursday. He is feeling
quite elated over his prospects for n peach
crop next summer, and invited us to visit
him in fruit times. AS "Mitch" is a Jolly
good fellow, and peaches not bad to take,
we shall put that down on our list of invita-
tions-aocepted. III
We are informed that Tongue Supporter
Pratt, who slipped out of the meshes of the
law in this county when arraigned for his
swindling operations, did not meet with the
same success elsewhere, bnt was convicted.I ]
and is serving a term in the penitentiary OF
one of the Western States.
There were "a candidates at the examina-
ton held at Sonth Haven, February Is, and,
although the questions were an unusually easy
set, there were but four who obtained the
required standing They are as follows:
Cornelia Counselor, Villa M. Flint, Jennie
Richardson, and NJ. Ellen Smith.
Some thirty of the members of Fidelity
Lodge ID. of r., went out sleigh riding last
Tuesday evening It began to rain soon
after they started and they stopped at Char
ley Griffin's. BY some strange coincidence
they happened to have a lot of oysters and
other refreshments along with them, and
they proceeded TO take possession OF Char
ley's place and prepared a bountiful repast
They had fine time and did not return
home until the rain ceased. To say that Mr.
and Mrs. Griffin were surprised, is to state
the case very mildly.