The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-07-17

Niles dirtrict camp meeting will be held
on the Crystal Springs camp ground, August
9Th to 18th. /. w. Weber, the boy evangel-
ist, will have charge.
Married, on Saturday last, at the residence
of Eli Bierce, Chas. j. Howe of Muskegon,
to Miss Ellen Doolan of Whitehall, Rev. II.
w. Harvey officiating.
Mrs. Minnie Chatfield of West Bay City,
is visiting the family of her cousin, the editor
of the NoRTHERNER and other relatives in the
western part of the county.
The wheat harvest, in this vicinity, is
nearly finished. The weather has been ad-
mirable and most of the crop has been Sc
cured in number one condition.
The champion roller skater, Arthur l.. Ball.
attracted good deal of attention and won
merited applause, at the skating rink, on
Friday and Saturday evenings last.
The NoRrHERNER will willingly give space
to all caucus notices sent to it. notice
printed in our columns will be much better
than any number of written notices.
John McL,ain and his family went to his
farm in Porter, last week, to do their har-
vesting. John got tired and came home,
leaving Mrs. McLain, Carrie and Sherm. to
do the work.
DR.. E. w. Bartram is the happy father of
a new boy, born last Monday morning.
Mother and child doing we'll, and the father
as well as could be expected under the cir
cumstances.
Misses Rhoby, Sabra, and Bertha Heron
have been visiting friends here. They in
tend to accompany their father on trip
''up north" after which they will make tn cir
home in Detroit.
On Sunday morning last, by mistake, Mrs.
Harry Richards administered a dose of poi
son to her husband, instead of the tonic she
supposed she was giving Prompt medical
aid averted serious results.
The Spirituaists and Liberalists of Van
Buren, county and Southwestern Michigan
will hold camp-meeting at -Four Mile Lake
from July 31st to August 4th, inclusive. An
admission fee of 10 cents will be charged
Elder j. II. Reese will preach in the
Christian church next Lords day morning.
Subject, '',The Power of Christian Love-
Also at the union meeting Lords day even
ing. Subject. Babylon the Great, with
Christ"
Mai. Gen. ID. L. Sickles recently presented
by request-to the surviving members Of
the Lafayette Light Guard very fine full
length colored photograph of himself. That
company was i'll his brigade and they "swear
by Sickles."
G. S. Doyen, the illuminated door plate
man, was in town last Friday. He will not
visit this place again at present. Parties
desiring any of his goods can leave their or
ders at this Office. A sample of the work
can be seen here.
A. M. Merriman and family. for the last
II years residents of California and Wash
ington Ty., arrived here July I'd, on a visit TO
their aged parents and other friends. Mrs.
Hurd, wife of Elder j. Hurd, and sister OF
Mr.. Merriman, is also visiting here.
The Vetnua, published at Lansing, Mich.
by "The Veteran Publishing Company" will
be transformed into weekly paper after the
first of August. It's subscription price will
still remain at one dollar per year. 1t is an
excellent paper for Michigan soldiers.
The editor of the Watervliet Record has
made pledge. He says "Henceforth and
forever we shall endeavor to eat only such
food as is prepared according to Hygienic
Principles We knew lie was recently mar
ried but did not know his wife had such
physiological name. He calls her "Hygy" for
short.
Messrs. Jas. Bennett and Il. p Burroughs
propose to take the necessary steps to bring
before the public the virtues of our Chaly
beate spring. There is no doubt as to the
valuable curative properties of its waters,
and all that is needed to make it public at
traction is the judicious expenditure of
little money and considerable energy.
At the last meeting of Paw Paw Lodge, 1.
0. o. F., the following officers were installed
for the current term: A. CT. Higgins, n. g.;
G. V. Burdick, V. g.; w. M. Snow, Sec; j..
l.. Tirrell, Treas; VIM. Reed, p. S.; Ed. Phil
lips, War;; o. w. Rowland, Con-: A. +. Nc
Neil, I. g.. II. Rogers, o. g.; L. M. Snow, r..
S. n. g.: 9. +. Covert, l.. S. n. e.; d. Chap
man. II. S. V. g.; Leroy Osborn, l.. S. V. g.;
]. IL. Waters, Librarian.
Elder Burns closes his pastoral labors here
the first of August. During his residence in
our midst he has won hosts of friends who
will regret that he is To sever his connection
with the church at this place. He has ever
shown himself to be a genial companion, a
thorough gentleman, an honest upright
citizen, and an earnest laborer in the Mas
ter's vineyard. The best wishes of the
NoRTHERNER, in conjunction with those Of
his numerous friends, will follow him hence.
A few evenings since, Mr.. Arthur Clark,
who, with his mother, occupies part of Mr..
G. +. Aliens house, in this village, while
preparing for bed, placed his lamp on a
shelf, extinguishing it when he retired. He
was soon awakened by smoke, and found the
ceiling of his room on fire, it having been
ignited by the heat of the lamp before it was
put out Mr.. G. undertook TO smother the
flames with his bedclothes, but only sue
ceeded in burning them up. He then went
down and got pail of water, with which he
succeeded in extinguishihg the incipient con
fagration. Next time he will not go to bed
when his room is on fire.