The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-02
The Odd Fellows had loud time at Bill
lys" last Monday evening.


Rev. l.. ID. Boynton will preach in the
Free Baptist church next Sabbath, April 9th.
L. L. Chappell q Son have something new
to say to their patrons this week. Give them
a call.
Notwithstanding the illness of Rev. Doust,
there will be services hereafter, at the M. L
church, at the usual hours.
We understand our old friend and com
rade, Minard Mcneil, has received upwards
of 81, 900 pension. Glad of it.
The next time Piercy takes poison, or
what he tried to make the people believe
was poison, we will make mention of it in
these columns.
The Ladies' Christian Aid Society" will
give maple sugar social on Tuesday evening
next, at the residence of A. Van Auken.
cordial invitation to all.
Business is not as dull as it might be in
South Bend. Geo. Il. Alexander has a new
boy born on the oath ult. 1t is Mr.. and Mrs
Georges only child and they feel pretty
proud.
jay has been SO extremely busy this week
that he has had no time to write new adj"
He will call attention, next week, to his
new goods.
Col. w. II. Hawkins arrived home from
the New Orleans exposition, on Monday last.
He reports very pleasant time. Mr.. j. w.
Free and family are expected home some
time during the week.
On account of business of his own that
demands his attention, Mr.. J. l.. Showerman
has signified that he is not candidate for
village marshal, and could not accept the
position, if it were rendered 10 him.
We notice by the Clipper that the Burr
Robbins show has as a new feature In its
menagerie this season, four baby lions and
one baby camel. Robbins q Co. start out
prepared to compete with any of the railroad
shows.
Prof. j. w. Harvey, the magician, gave
two entertainments at Longwell's opera house
Wednesday and Thursday evenings of last
week. He is a very clever and skilful per-
former. Does what he advertises, and does
| it well.
The Bangor .Adcdnce editorially remarks,
"Three hundred feet of elevation is consider
ed equal to one degree of latitude in its in
fiuence upon temperature. is WORTH and
ship as little as possible 10 the cities, so as
A man and his dog came to town one day
last week. Noticing that the dog frothed at
the mouth and acted strangely his master
knocked him in the head with sled stake.
Whether the dog was mad or not there is
one cur less, which is no great loss.
Mr.. q. i. Harrington says observer
was mistaken about those pigs. He says he
can show 80 poland china pigs as fine as
"Observer" ever saw, one of which he has
sold to q. w. Inman of Salem, Mich, for
$50, to be delivered when three months old
There was great surprise on foot-Mr
and Mrs. A. #. Foote--one evening last week
A sham invitation was given them 10 help
surprise neighbor, and, as soon as they left
home, their friends took possession and sent
for them to come back. They say they had
a great time.
Last week we mentioned the death of one
of Mrs. Chas Wernicke's little twin babes
The other died last Thursday. Fun.
eral exercises were held on Saturday
Rev. H. w. Harvey officiating. The afflicted
mother and father have the sympathy of Q
large number Of warm friends
Judge Mills held an adjourned session OF
our circuit court last Saturday. But little
opinion in the case of Geo. II. Rix vs. Eliza
beth Suouts. Thomas Gooding appeared
before the court, took the required oath anC
was made an American citizen.
The Paw Paw prohibition ticket is as fol
lows: Supervisor, j. w. Free Clerk, A. T.
Knerr Treasurer, II. M. Pugsley; Justice
T.. l.. Warner; Com'r. Highways, e. ii
Douglas School Inspector, w. j. Douglas
| ~ 4
w. Barnes, John Huntington.
John Denton of Lawrence, died last Frida,
morning. His funeral was held al the Nau
VOC school house on Sunday last. The de
ceased was an old soldier, an estimable man
good citizen and member of the fraternit,
{ of odd Fellows, having been connected will
Paw Paw Lodge for quite number of years
His Lodge had charge of the funeral exercise
and attended the obsequies in a body. Mrs
Denton, widow of the deceased, is a daugbte
of Mrs. 4. p. Hathaway of this village.
A fayorite conundrum at various evening
y gatherings during the winter has been: "Wh
e is Ike like a little girl?" The answer was
Because ne loves his Dollie,' and it was ih
right answer, as the following item will show
2 Married, in Kalamazoo, Mich, Marcl
3lst 1885, by Rev. j. II. Darling. FIR. Isaa
4 IS. OOnnOrOI law raw, 10 MISS Doliie Dllll
of the same place. May they live long an
prosper may their shadows never grow less
and, like Abou Ben Adhem of old, may thei
r tribe increase.
The republican township caucus was bel
at Town Hall on Saturday afternoon las
A The following ticket was placed in nomina
r, tion Supervisor, Geo. Il. Prater: Town
ship Clerk, G. Fred Covert Township Treas
. urer, Chas III. Butler Justice of the Peace
\ Kirke w. Noyes; Com'r. of Highways, Wn
M. Thayer; School Inspector, Bangs +. Wa
ner Constables, Geo. W. Noyes, Jas. L. Bu
II lard, G. Winton Reynolds, William II. Clio
; den. The ticket, from top to bottom, is
Us good one, and deserves, and doubtless will r,
ceive. full and hearty support at the hanc
l. of the republican party. 1t can be electe'
e and will be if the full republican vote
n polled.
Ralph Richmond was again before JustiC
C. Mortimer Thursday on the charge of sellir
3 liquors to an habitual drunkard, the bone
e contention being Charles Pixley, who WI
drunk and disorderly on the 18th. The su
turned out TO be another farce--a victory f,
y the whisky element. IL was q case whe
~ !. most of the Witnesses possessed q mint