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

Did your roof leak?
Big rain, snow gone.
Did you ''swear Off"
You let those house plants freeze, didn't
you?
Jay sells dress goods on his next "Bargain
Day."
The board of Supervisors will convene on
Monday next
The NoRTHERNER wishes all its readers "A
happy New Year."
How would it look if it were spelt pough-
Tough, or paux-laux?
Prof. Geo. Baker and wife of Evanston,
are home for their vacation.
Miss Rose Davey has been visiting friends
at Kalamazoo for few days.
Miss Rena Richards of Kalamazoo, is Wis
| iting at her brothers in this village.
Lewis Barnard started for a little collec-
ton tour through Ill, on Tuesday last.
On Friday morning last, in this village,
the mercury marked the extremely low tenn
perature of % Q below zero.
Madam Rumor has it that one of Paw
Paws handsomest young ladies' is to be mar
ried on or about January 9th.
Married, by the Rev. w. Doust, Dec. 25th,
w, lace Hackett of Prairie Ronde, to Miss
Mary A. Bates of Porter.
The township treasurer has received MP
of $4,000 of taxes. This is the last day 10
save the 4 per cent collection fee.
The second term of Miss Jennie Fish's
vocal class will commence Monday afternoon,
January 9Th, at half past three o'clock.
Miss Eta French, teacher in the Owosso
high school, is spending her Holiday vaca-
ton with Mrs. Fred Covert, former school
friend.
Examination in the case of the People vs.
Howard charged with arson-before Esq.
Rowland has been postponed until January
16th 1885.
New boy at Broughton's, born last Sun
day evening, and Roscoe is happy again.
He has got to rush business livelier than ever
to provide for the kid.
The Christmas concert by the Presbyter-
ian Sabbath school passed of very pleasantly
every one doing himself justice who partic
ipated in the exercises of the evening.
The weather on Saturday last was much
more mild, the town was thronged with
teams, and the stores filed with customers
To all appearance our merchants were doin,,
a lively trade.
G. C. Phillips of the Bangor Reflector, call.
ed on the NoRTHERNER one day last week
G. c. looks hale, hearty and happy, notwith-
standing his successor in the post Office will
be democrat.
DIR. L. w. Bartram left last Tuesday for q
two weeks visit with his parents at Ovid
The doctors wife has been there for the last
seven or eight weeks and we can hardly blame
him for wanting to see his-mother.
One of the busy men of this village is
Prof. G. Il. Hutchius, music teacher. lie
has liberal patronage, and is worthy OF it.
as he is thoroughly posted in musical mat
ters, and is an entirely competent instruc-
tor.
G. J.. Fitch Esq. sports brand new silk
hat, the result of his confidence in Cleve-
lands election. 1t is so many years since
democrats have won new hats that they feel
pretty proud of them. We don't blame
them.
The game of polo at Hartford last Satur-
day, played by the Excelsiors OF Paw Paw
and the Eurekas of Hartford, resulted in O
victory for the Eurekas. Score 3 to .. Our
boys will try it again soon, the next time al
Paw Paw.
Tis said "You can't make whistle of q
pigs tall but it can be done, just the same
Geo. Keser has one of his own manufacture
that preserves all the original graceful
"querl" of the tail as worn by its original
porcine owner.
At the last meeting of Paw Paw Lodge
No. 1s, l. o. o. T., the following officers were
elected: C.V. Burdick n. g.: L. Il. Bas-
sett, V. G.; L.. w. Osborne, Sec; j. l.. Ter
rill, Treas; O. W. Rowland, Rep. to G.. j..
r. Rogers, Librarian.
Mr.. s. II. Bowen went on short trip to
Wisconsin last week. He stated to US Just
before starting, that he had his stock OF
goods ready for his "deep cut" clothing
house, and would open trade just as soon as
the building he is TO occupy can be vacated
For $500 you can get the True NORTHERN.
ER, which is second to no paper published in
the county. and the Century, one of the very
best magazines published in America, botl
of which we viii send to any address for one
year, for the above mentioned sum paid in
advance.
Before ESQ. Mason on Saturday last, Sam.
uel Beck, charged with drunkenness on the
2Sth day of Sept, 1882. Plea, guilty. Fin.
ed $40 and costs. Fine paid. This is tho
same man who was arraigned before Esq
Galligan two years ago last fall, and who
gave the officer the slip.
The Presbyterian Society will hold theil
annual meeting at the church on Monday
next, at two o'clock p. M, for the purpose oi
electing two trustees and the transaction
of such other business as may properly come
before the meeting. All members are earn
estly requested TO be present.
In another column will be found list o.
lands in this county, advertised for sale fol
delinquent ditch taxes. Owners of sucl
lands, who do not wish to have them sold
would do well to interview county treasurer
McLain. They will find him a very pleas
ant man TO do business with.