The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-08
Local Department.


How many times have you written it 1884?
Dull New Years. Tedious storm all day
long.
The Grand Army Post has removed to the
Town Hail.
ID. Allen of Kalamazoo, has been stopping
with l.. Woodman.
Ernest Shook of Chicago, cousin of the
editor, is visiting friends here.
Mrs. II. Il. Wilson returned last Monday
from two weeks visit to friends.
Col. Todd has appointed his predecessor,
ex-Sheriff Van Auken, as under sheriff.
Ed. Tuckey of Mt. Pleasant, a former
Paw Paw boy, is visiting friends in town.
Burt Howard of Kalamazoo, has been the
guest of j. II. Bryar for the past few days.
Miss Ella Thomas is once more installed in
her old position as preceptress Of our High
School.
Frank Bitely of Lawton, drew that hand
some plush case at X. w. Noyes' last
Saturday.
Mr.. Geo. Lucas and his wife who moved
sup north some time since have returned TO
Paw Paw.
/. b. Conner returned last Saturday
from trip to Kansas, where he has been to
visit his son.
Mr. $. Il. Bowen has had the store build
ing that be is to occupy very nicely repaired
and remodeled.
The board of supervisors is in session this
week. We will give a resume of the pro-
ceedings next week.
Mrs. c. G. Nash and son Eo, left last week
for Fennville where they will probably re-
main until spring.
Ex-county clerk Heath went to his home
in Bangor last week, quite i'll. We hope he
will speedily recover.
Annual meeting of the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, at Town Hall, next
Tuesday the 18th inst.
Our Barnes district correspondent arrived
too late last week. Some of his items ap-
pear in this paper.
Misses Mamie and Nina Rowland returned
home from the visit in the eastern part of
the state on Tuesday last
A brother of +. S. Millington from Chi
cago, visited him this week. lie lays over
Frank in personal appearance.
The Three Rivers Seminary has followed
in the wake of the Paw Paw Normal School,
and is numbered among the things that
were.
No man better understands how to make
the printer happy than does Geo. Longwell.
Oysters and cigars are glorious combina-
ton.
Rev Geo. d. Gillespie, Bishop of Wes-
tern Michigan will officiate III st. Mark s
church next Sunday Jan. 18th, at the usual
hours.
Married, at the residence OF E. ID. Whit
ney in Almena, by G. II. Abbott Esq, VIM.
II. Gorham of Almena, to Miss Brandette
Conrad of Decatur.
Mr.. T. ID. Ward, apiarist, of Lawton, Mich,
left beautiful specimen Of honey on our
desk the other day. As a bee man, Mr..
Ward is a success.
There will be game OF polo at the rink,
on Friday evening of this week, between the
Young Alerts of Kalamazoo and the Excel
siors of Paw Paw.
Married. at I.awton, Dec. 31st, 1884, by
Rev. II. West, at the residence of the brides
mother: Mr.. Thos. j. knight, student of
Kalamazoo college, TO Miss Grace l.. Sweet
Born, Dec. 29th, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Hungerford of Waverly. a ten pound boy
Their youngest child previous TO this one is
a son twenty two years old. Well done
"Edelweiss."
You couldn't fail to see the new "ad' OF
the "Deep Cut Clothing House" on this page
if you should try. Mr. Bowen proposes to
keep the people comfortable for very mod
crate consideration.
The checklist thing we ever knew was the
coming of the Reftector correspondent to
our Office and asking to see our proof sheets
SO he could have some items for his paper
We were so dumbfounded that we showed
them to him at once.
Mr.. Il. Whalen, who is taking q medical
course at Ann Arbor, made us a pleasant cal
) last Friday. He is a smart young fellow and
we have reason to believe that, If nothing
happens to him, he viii rank high in the pro
fession he has chosen.
A line received from Mrs. E. q. Hendrick
dated Dec 21st, states that she is at Mont
eagle Springs, in the mountains of Tennessee
where December is like April in Michigan.
She reports the NoRTHERNER as a welcome
weekly visitor.
The 4th of January has come and gone and
contrary 10 tne prognOStlcaUonS OF certain
religious fanatics, old earth still trundles on
as, doubtless, it will still continue to do 9
hundred thousand years hence. Let then
measure the altar of the temple over again
The union temperance meeting at the Bap
tist church, last Sunday evening was attended
by a large audience. The address by Elder
Harvey was one of the finest temperance lee
lures TO which we ever listened, and was en-
tertaining and instructive from beginning tc
: end.
Benton Harbor and Paw Paw poloistl
played polo at Hartford last Saturday evening
dispute arose between the parties and boti
sides claim a victory. Each side won two goals
the third one being claimed by both sides
The referee gave the game to Benton Harboi
against the protest of the Paw Paw club.
Col. Todd is an inmate of our count,
Jail. We little thought when we have me
the Col. OF various military encampments
that we should have to chronicle such az
|, event. The other inmates of the cooler ar,
pleased at the Coils. arrival. They hav,
} been very lonesome since Hank moved out
The Jyirsciple Sunday school, on Sunda,
last. 4lyrSd the following officers TO serve