The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-27
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.


Miss Fannie Smolk of Jackson, is again in
town.
Nearly every one "took in" the reunion
at Benton Harbor.
E. A. Blsckman and family have returned
to their home in Flint.
Miss M. Young of Kalamazoo, is visiting
at Mrs. /. B. Corners.
Bro. Russell of the Adcance, made us q
very pleasant call last Saturday.
w. j. Sellick comes out this week with a
new "ad." that is worth reading.
DR.. Robinson of Grand Rapids spent Sun
day with his friends in this place.
Miss Thomas of Fostoria, Ohio, is the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. K. M. Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. l.. Seaver of South
Haven, have been spending a couple of days
at John Smolk's.
Mrs. K. b. Young of Dowagiac. is visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Chap
pell Ct this village.
DIR. E. w. Bartram and family spep' s.rfew
days at Marcellus visiting an old college
ohum of the doctors. .----
Miss Kate Ocobock has returned from
Glendale where she has been recruiting for
the coming school year.
Mrs. Isadore Goodman is en- route for
Chicago, and expects to visit her friends here
before returning to her home.
Mrs. S. E. Munger and daughters returned
home last Friday, after four weeks visit in
Lapeer Co., and Sam is again happy.
4. VII
Point cadet-ship from the Fourth district is
to be held in Kalamazoo, Oct. 10th.
The editor of the Lawrence Times since
his late expansion, has had an attack of "the
throbbing flushes of the poetical intermit-
tent"
Judge Hilton and party have returned
from Macatawa Park. o. N. likes il so well
that he has secured a lot, and will build
there this fall.
There will be big dance at Four Mile
Lake with special train on Friday evening.
Dance bill, SOC. Fare from oil points for
round trip, 25c.
Hugh Harrison has returned from his trip
to Sault st. Marie, bringing a thoroughly
bronzed complexion as a souvenir of the
northern breezes.
M. U. Richardson has been appointed
member of the executive committee of the
Soldiers and Sailors Association of South
western Michigan.
The new Board of Examiners held their
meeting for the election of Secretary on
Tuesday, their choice falling upon Z. f.
Bradt of Hartford.
Will Welch is engaged to teach the winter
term of school at Oshtemo. AS this is his
second term there, it speaks well for his
success as teacher.
During the last storm the lightning struck
post standing ten feet from the sleeping
room of Stephen A. Whelpley, shocking him
self and wife quite severely.
List of letters remaining uncalled for at
Paw Paw post-office, for the week ending
August oath: Geo. Cooper, Harvey Keith,
John King, Levi III. Wallace.
Frank Morrill, and Crawford Smith of
Lawton, both old students of ours, made us
pleasant call last Friday. The boys are
getting ready to attend the State Normal
again this year.
Second grand gala night concert at Four
Mile Lake, Tuesday evening, September 1st.
Tickets for the concert 30 CENTS including
X. II. fare, The train will positively leave
the Lake for Paw Paw, directly after the
concert.
Business is so good. and our enterprising
merchant G. X. Avery has invested so largely,
that he has found it necessary to double his
space in order to tell of his new fall goods.
He offers some special bargains that will
make people smile.
We again call attention TO the Teachers
Examination TO be held at the High School
rooms, Aug 2Sth. AS this is the first exami-
nation of the new school year, all who pre-
sent themselves before the Board will be
obliged to pay the Institute fee.
Isn't il rather odd, Bro. Van Fossen, for
our Union School 10 have Commencement y
occur ttoice in one year? We made IT read
"Annual Announcement" though il may be
that this is new departure. and the NoR-
THERNER rather behind the times.
Mrs. Jennings, who is a sufferer from hay
fever, says she has derived as much benefit
from the Lake Park zephyrs as she obtained
last year from Petoskey breczes, 80 that IL
may be possible that hay-fever patients will
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