The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-09-17


home in South Haven, nearly three weeks
ago, since which time he has been i'll and
unable TO return. Deputy Register Richard
son attends TO business in the Office.
Our friend Ed. Snow is staying with
friends at Detroit, for the purpose of under
going medical and surgical treatment for a
cancerous affection of one of his hands,
with which he has been afflicted for long
time.
b. F. Warner and f. j. McEntee, two
Paw Paw boys, have opened an insurance
business in Kalamazoo. Bangs will remove
his family to that city. They are both IA
miliar with their business, and viii, no doubt
meet with success.
Judging from an ;.c;1s in the Lawrence
Times, the editor of that sheet prefers to 60
shirtless and wear his coat buttoned tight up
around his neck, rather than to utilize q
neither garment cut dozen to has size from
one of fathers old ones.
The Decatur Republican has commenced
the publication of "serial" that will be
continued in its columns for four consecu
tive weeks. Like the old woman's diction-
airy, 1T is interesting but lacks in connec-
ton" 1t is entitled Annual Tax Sales"
The ladies of the Free Baptist society viii
hold a coffee social at the residence of K. w
Green, ON Tuesday evening, Sept. 22d, o.
which time the election of officers will occur
Those wishing conveyance will meet at III
b. Wilson's, at $50. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Capt. Ed. Smith, after filling up with
CLAIMS oil summer, at the sea shore, has
returned home. "They say" he will soon
be followed by an immense stock of new
goods, purchased during his absence, and
that he will greet their arrival by terrible
slaughter of prices.
David Fisher of Kalamazoo, was in town
Saturday last, attending to public sale OF
certain village lots and other property be-
belonging to the Willard estate. The prop
erty was sold at very low figures and the
purchasers will, doubtless, make something
out of their investments.
The Odd Fellows of this county will pic.
mic at Four Mile Lake, on Tuesday next
grand time is anticipated. The Grand
Master will be present. Rev. VIM. Rice OF
Salem, will deliver an address. A general
invitation is extended to all Odd Fellows and
their families and friends.
A change OF time has taken place on the
L. IL s. II. X. r., the 8 p. IN. train from
Paw Paw to Lawton having been taken off
the noon train returning from Lawton i'm
mediately after the arrival of the train from
the west on the Central, and a train leaving
Paw Paw at p. IN. to meet the eastern train
fuckers Comedy Company played al
Longwell's Opera House every evening last
week, to good audiences, except when the
weather was 80 stormy that people could
not get out. They are good company
much above the average travelling troupes
and those who patronize them will be wei
entertained.
Counsel for Marsh and w. K. Barker
the alleged Bloomingdale murderers-havt
entered a motion for a change Of venue, on
the ground that public sentiment in oul
own county will not admit of fair ano
impartial trial. The motion will, probably
be brought to the notice of the court some
time this week.
The wife of Stillman +. Breed died al
San Luis Obispo, CAL, on the 9th of August
last, of consumption, Mr.. Breed was for
merly well known in this county, having
been, at one time, editor of the NoRTHERNER
and having filled the Office of county clerk
He has buried three wives, all of whom were
victims of consumption.
On Friday evening last, fire occurred al
Petoskey, by which Mrs. Fannie E. Hoyt
formerly of this place, lost stock of milli-
merry goods valued at $1,000. Mrs. II. had
an insurance on the burned stock, of 5000
Nothing was saved except one trunk and
contents belonging 70 Mrs. p. l.. Palmer OF
this village, Mrs. H's. sister
Il,o Do44Io - CI;I1I - -.
on Michigan Avenue, between Madison and
Monroe streets, is said to rival the famous
painting of the battle of Gettysburg, and is
pronounced by many to be the superior of
the two. No one visiting the metropolis OF
the west should fail to see it.
Geo. 4. Hopkins, formerly of this village,
has committed suic c-no-matrimony. He
was married at Kalamazoo, on the 25th day
of June last, by Rev. Mr.. Haines, Baptist
clergyman, to Miss Nettie Riley of Decatur
The marriage was kept a secret for some
time, and has but recently been made public.
George has opened q barber shop at Decatur,
and they do say he has become very skill
full tonsorial artist.
A meeting of the board of education was
held last Monday evening. The board was
organized by the election of .. w. Rowland
as moderator, @. s. Maynard as director and
G.. w. Longwell as assessor. The bonds of
the assessor were fixed at the sum of $4,000.
The report of the census -taker shows $50
resident pupils in the district, between the
ages of five and twenty, an increase of
thirty five over the census of 1884.
Conner and Wood have rugged up new
machine at their "bean emporium" for
convenience in hand picking beans. 1t con-
sists of an endless belt, long enough to allow
sixteen pickers to stand beside it, over
which the beans will pass after going through
the cleaner. The apparatus will be propelled
by horse power. The proprietors of the
emporium" will pay good wages to about
twenty girls, whom they desire to employ as
pickers,
A district convention Of the w. @. L. u.
will be held at the First Baptist church in
this village, commencing Wednesday after
noon, September 23d and closing Friday af-
ternoon, September 25th Supper will be
served at the church on the afternoen of the
23d inst. Wednesday evening, home en-
tertainment at the church, and Thursday
evening, speaker from abroad. Entertain
ment will be provided for delegates while in
attendance at the convention.
The Dowagiao Union Fair Association
will hold it's Seventh Annual Exhibition
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