The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-09
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

General Grants book is meeting an I'm
precedented demand in all sections.
Broughton will give away his goods this
week. See his 'adv." for particulars.
The steamer was out Friday afternoon
throwing water to lay the dust on the streets.
Cummings has knocked the bottom out of
prices in order to reduce his stock previous
to making an inventory.
Bowen of the "Deep- cut" has put into his
store an elegant new show case filled with
gents furnishing goods.
The funeral services of Mrs. Z. Z. Thomp-
son will be held at the residence of Mrs.
Bryar, at $50 Thursday morning.
Twenty eight eels in one night was one
mans capture out of one of the mill ponds
in this village, a short time since.
The ladies of the Presbyterian society are
happy over the neat little sum of $45, as
the result of their Saturdays labor.
Will Bryar says he does not mind if he is
growing old, especially when new watches
form part of the breakfast bill of fare.
Our merchants complain that, though
there was big crowd, the hard times made
their sales much lighter that those of last
year.
Get out your pocket books. The Farmers
Mutual Ins. Co. of Van Buren, county has
levied an assessment of twenty cents on the
hundred dollars.
The tile leading from the race to the res
ervoir on Kalamazoo street is leaking badly,
and trying to form small lake. 1t should
be attended to at once.
There will be Union Temperance meet
ing held at the Disciple church next Sunday
evening, to be conducted by Rev. Mr.. Hart,
of the Methodist church.
All who wish to attend the school of music
at -Four Mile Lake resort should apply to
Miss Gertrude nj. Snow, Kalamazoo, for free
pass and circular of information.
beautiful red cashmere shawl was left
in one of the Clifton House rooms on Satur-
day, which, it is thought, was carried off by
mistake. Any one returning it to this Office
will be suitably rewarded.
On Monday evening the residence of Mrs.
Bryar was ablaze with light, in honor of the
21st birthday of her son Will. Seven tables
filled with merry card players made things
more progressive than whist.
Miss Cora Roots wedding is said to have
been quite recherche, and the presents very
elegant. The NoRTHERSER was not forgot
ten in the distribution of wedding cake.
which was the finest we have ever eaten.
South Haven is one OF the eleven presi-
Dental postoffices in the country run by
postmasters whose commissions have expired
and whose successors have not vet been
named. William E., where art thou?
Fidelity Lodge d. of r. of this village, at
its last meeting decided to visit its sister
Lodge at Hartford, on Wednesday evening
July 22d. A special train will be placed al
the disposal of the visiting parties.
McIsaacs, the insane barber from Goble-
vile, has been taken to Canada, his former
home. He became very violent while con-
fined here in Jail, awaiting determination
as to what disposition should be made of
him.
The executive committee desire to tender
thanks to all who so cheerfully assisted in
the preparations for the Fourth, and espec-
ially to Misses Kate Ocobock and Martio
CLAYTON, who arranged for the load of young
ladies.
The following is a list of letters remaining
uncalied for in our st-office, for the week
ending July 9th: Bedford, Charles; Dayton,
Mrs. D; DeBau, Theodore: Denzil, Lizzie;
Hodges, Mrs. p. A; Milliman, Mrs. Jane;
Scott, Mrs. Sidney.
Miss Mettie Carr, of WaverIy, was surprised
by party of her friends on Monday even
ening, on the occasion of her 18th birthday.
Their esteem was manifested in the present.
alton of a number of elegent and valuable
presents A pleasant evening was spent.