The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-07


Mr.. Chas. Stocking and Mr.. Chas. Stevens
attend the State convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Michigan,
held at Albion Feb. 7th.
A private letter from Rev. G.. p. Linder-
man to one of our citizens, conveys the sad
intelligence that Mrs. Linderman is very i'll
and not expected to recover.
Mr. Isaac McCon formerly of Lawrence,
recently rented his farm to his son and has
moved in this village. Mr.. M. is the kind
of a man that is desirable to have in any
community.
DIR. G.. V. Hilton is about to vacate the
Office occupied by him, adjoining the Court
House square, and remove to rooms in rear
of DR.. Andrews Office, over Covert 81 Bar
trans store.
The board of Supervisors of Cass county
are an extremely liberal set of fellows. They
recently authorized the sheriff to purchase a
$40 second hand safe for use in the Probate
Office of that county.
"The wicked stand on slippery places"
The rain that fell and froze on the walks,
last Monday, made them so icy that good
many people evinced their righteousness by
sitting and somo by Tying.
few days since while p. II. Gremps Esq.
was engaged in splitting wood he caught his
AK on clothes line and in the rebound re-
ceived quite severe scalp wound. Moral:
Let the women split the wood.
BY reason of business matters which re-
quired his attention, w. II. Mason, who was
elected Representative to the Grand Lodge
a. 9. u. W., did not attend the session of
that body now being held at Detroit.
We call attention to the new advertise
ment of Frank S. Millington, Elixir Vitae.
The testimonials he proposes to publish are
from well known citizens right here at
home, and may be relied on as true.
There was a social gathering at Mr.. Clan
cy's last Friday night, in which about seven
ty-five guests participated. They had so
pleasant a time that daylight Saturday morn
ing caught them still enjoying themselves.
Inside stairs have been put into Covert d
Bartram's store so as to afford easy access
to the upper room where they will hereafter
keep large line of wall paper and other
goods for which they had not sufficient room
below.
One of Hanks pets who is confined in
Jail on a charge of larceny, in a communica-
tion addressed TO the court, pledges himself
70 act in the future as a shining light in the
army of salvation, if the court will only let
him down easy.
The clerk who arranged the goods in Sell
liclS's front windows displayed a good deal
of taste. But he had the advantage of an
immense stock TO select from, which would
no doubt, be still larger if their ample store
was not already filed from cellar to garret.
A large congregation participated in a
praise service at the NJ. L. church last Sab
bath evening; the subject for joy being the
one hundred and thirty who have set out in
a religious life, one hundred OF whom have
already united with the different churches.
We have received from the Orange Judd
publishing company, of 751 Broadway, New
York, couple of very fine engravings, one
entitled "In the Meadow" from painting
by Julian Dupre, and the other entitled
"Foes or Friends" from painting by Z. Il.
Morris.
j. Nj. Crane Esq. of Detroit, was in town
last week visiting friends. He has accepted
the general agency of q life insurance COM
pany embracing five states with head quar-
ters at Atlanta Ga. He goes south in few
days. Success to you, Jim in your new field
of labor.
Harry S. Richards will occupy the front
room over Avery's store formerly occupied
by Crane & Breck. The removal of Mr.
Crane to Kalamazoo enables them to dis
pense with that room. Mr.. Richards has
had it elegantly decorated by Jim. and it
presents handsome appearance.
Parker of the Marcellus Meas, has pur-
chased new type for his paper. He says
"We shall make greater effort to publish o
good local paper than in the past" The
NelcS is already one of the liveliest and best
local papers on our list of exchanges. We
congratulate Bro. Barker on his prosperity,
BY request, the Ladies' Christian Aid So
ciety will hold a coffee social at the resi-
dence of Smith Downing in Almena, on
Tuesday eveningof next week, if the weather
and roads are favorable. A cordial invita-
ton is given to all. Teams will be expected
to carry all who meet at the office of j. w.
Ball.
The w. G. Z. Union which was organized
the second week in Jan. now numbers sew
enty-seven members. The next regular
meeting will be held at half-past two o'clock
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 7th, in the parlors
of the First Baptist church. Communica-
tions to the editor of the Union, can be ad-
dressed to post Office box $50.
In the case of the People VS.. George
Edgel-violation of the liquor law-before
Justice Warner, respondent was discharged
on account of defective complaint. new
suit was commenced before Justice Rowland,
the respondent arraigned, and plead "not
guilty" Cause adjourned until Monday,
Feb. 11th. at 10 o'clock q. m.
Next Friday evening at the Opera house,
the Virginia Veteran" played by members
of Orcutt Post, g. A. r., of Kalamazoo, for
the benefit of Brodhead Post of this village.
We hope our citizens will give the "old boys"
rousing good house, and thus show that
they have not forgotten the service they
rendered their country from '61 TO '65.
We are in receipt of the "Seed Annual
for 1884, from the reliable. veteran seed
house of ID. M. Ferry 81 Co. of Detroit Mich.
One might think that the seed business
must naturally be small business, but one
glance at the mammoth building which the