The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-28
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Ben Phillips is reported quite sick.
Mrs. Snoddy of Kalamazoo, is the guest Of
Mrs. Abbott this week.
Rev. II. West still continues very sick.
His recovery IL doubtful.
Jim Waters Nong JIM has returned.
They say he is 'pa" now.
The band boys have got back 10 their old
quarters in G.. A. X. Hall
Considerable ice was housed last week. IL
was about ten inches thick.
Charles II. Dalton and family arrived from
the east on Friday, after an absence OF some
months.
G. $. Adams left for Detroit last Monday,
as representative to the Masonic Grand
Lodge which meets there this week.
DR.. Mckinney is still here, 10th to leave
the place where he has made it his home 30
long and where democracy holds sway.
Willis Durkee packed his grip ON Friday
last, and started for Worcester, Mass, where
he will remain some time visiting relatives.
The old rickety stairway leading TO the
Odd Fellows Hail, was replaced last week by
a new one which makes it little more safe.
The receipts at the band social last Thurs
day evening were $12, and all had pleasant
time. little dancing was INDUCED in, just
to settle the supper.
donation for the benefit of Rev. Mason
will be held at the nj. Z. Church next Friday
evening. All are cordially invited to attend
and have good time Let every one come.
The corporation cooler has been comfort
ably fixed up for the reception of guests
from abroad who are in the habit of stopping
over with it's landlord, Melv. Hayes.
Bob Mulin, better known as chamber
lain's Relief takes great pleasure in giving
the school children sleigh ride on their
way to school and generally has his cutter
pretty well filed.
l.. Stern * Co, who have had telephone
in operation for some time frcm the resi-
dence of Levi Stern to the store, have real
lied the advantage it IS to them and will
now connect their residences, making n cir
cult from the store 20 either house.
1t is rumored that G. II. Dalton will engage
in business here again, and that he will put
in large and complete stock of fancy goods,
hats, caps, boots and shoes. He will prob
ably start in the new building now being
completed by M. II. Smith, one of the finest
LOCATIONS IN the village.
II is thought by some of our fruit growers
that the peach trees received a pretty close
call Friday night, ard that some damage must
have been done. The thermometer marked
ID Q below, and Len Halsted says that at his
place it dropped down to 200 below which
generally means peaches" If good peach
crop can be had it will be great help to the
business interests of the village.
Another mail bag was 'chawed mp" last
Saturday afternoon. Ii was thrown from
the express going west and drawn under the
wheels. It's contentsw promiscuously dis
tributed between here and White Oak. A
tramp, who had in his possession a tie ticket
for Detroit, appeared at the postoffice with
bundle of mail which he had picked mp,
among the lot being a registered letter. This
fellow turned out TO be an honest tramp and
the railroad company might have done
wise thing by giving him free ride to De
troit Chewing up mail bags is bad thing
for the democratic postmasters for, If thereis
any mail lost, il will, of course, be laid TO
them and they will have TO "catch it,