The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-09

sault and battery on the person of Lavant
Crowell. The respondent pleaded guilty and
paid his little fine of five dollars and costs.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing uncalled for at the Paw Paw postoffice
for the week ending December 9Th: Mr.
Frank Buechner, Mrs. Gilchrist, Henry
Graves, Mrs. Orilla Kirkland, MIR. T.. Mather
Mrs. Myra Scott, Mrs. j. Ransom.
Warren Bennett of Hartford, came near
losing his house last Monday afternoon. II
caught fire in the upper story, which was
completely burned out and the roof was
burned off. The fire probably originated
from defective stovepipe or chimney. Fully
insured.
The friends of the Rev. l.. B. Fish will
make him a donation visit at the parlors OF
the First Baptist Church on Tuesday
December 14th, afternoon and evening
Anything for use in the family will be acss
ceptable A picnic supper, musicale and
other entertainments in the evening.
Mr.. James Phillips new son-in-law's name
is Eugene French instead of Lee French az
stated last week. When we asked his
brother-in-aw, Ed, for the name he said
"E'', and we understood it as Lee. No harm
that wedding cake, just the same.
The new "Snow furnace" at the Disciple
Church, was tested last Sunday and gave
good satisfaction, and as il was an extremely
cold morning, the test was a severe one. The
furnace works upon a different plan from
some others, but the arrangement is philo
sophical and seems TO be- the correct thing
The Alba Haywood Combination gave two
entertainments at Longwell's Opera House, on
Friday and Saturday evenings of last week
The universal verdict seems TO be that they
are an excellent troupe and give good
entertainment. They are entirely worthy OF
the many good things the press has said OF
them.
Edison Woodman lost a valuable horse last
Saturday. Shetland pony weighing eighty
pounds and worth q dollar a pound. Ed
says he will try and grub along some way
without calling on his neighbors for assist
ance or having a subscription paper circu
lated 10 buy him another horse. 1t breaks
up his plow-team, bat he has yoke ol
calves that he can use.
L. K. Stevens, late cashier of the FRS
National Bank, whose arrest was mentioned
in last weeks NoRTHERNER. waived his ex
animation before the commissioner and wei
bound over in the sum of $1,000 to appear
for trial before the L. s. court at Crane
Rapids, on the first day of March next
w. j. Sellick, A. Hathaway and Chas. Bills
borrow are his bondsmen.
Advance paying subscribers to the NORTH
ERNER can save money by ordering thei
papers and periodicals at this Office. W.
will give them the benefit of any reduction il
price that we can obtain, charging nothing
for our trouble and we can get discount OF
almost any publication desired. We will no
order papers for anybody but advance pay
ing subscribers of the NoRIHERNER.
The following is list of the newly elected
officers OF Paw Paw Chapter. Il. A. NJ.
K. Curtis, II. p; G. Il. Ocobock, X. L.
Dunning, S.: X. o. Beebe, G. of H.; A. II
Smith, r. A. c.; G. S. Maynard, p. s.: Vim
NJ. Thayer, Sd ": S. Shaefer, I'd "; l.. c
Hurd, 1st "; +. +. Parks, s.; G. Erkenbeck
I. There will be a special meeting of th
chapter on the evening of the 20th inst.
Those gentlemen to each of whom " Oh
server" in his last weeks observations 81
generously presented barrel of cider and
couple of barrels of apples, would like l.
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yet, failed to materialize. The most obviou
explanation of the matter is that Mr.. "Ob
server" had got himself outside a generou
supply of the cider when he wrote the item
If the snow cannot be removed from tn
walks along the principal streets, as soon q
seven o'clock in the morning, then the pres
ent system had better be abandoned and a
ordinance adopted compelling every man I
clean his own walks. 1t isn't very pleasan
especially after man has removed the snov
from his own walk, TO be compelled
wallow through drifts to reach his place c
business or else wait till long after bushes
hours.
Miss Jessie G.. Patton, elocutionist hume
ous and dramatic reader, will give one of he
pleasing entertainments at the First Baptis
Church, on Saturday evening, Decembt
11th, 1886, under the auspices of the ladie
of the church. Admission, twenty cent
children under twelve, ten cents. Mis-
Patton has been q thorough student of e,
preston by voice and action and of physics
and vocal culture and is an EXCEPTIONAL
fine reader.
Anincipient confagration was discovered
the first National Bank last week Wednesda
from one of the furnace registers and, ha
there been no one in the bank at the tim
there must have been disastrous fire. Thi
was the first day that coal had been burnet
and the guaranty of the parties who put
the furnace, that it was absolutely safe prove
to be no protection against the amount
caloric that was generated.
Messrs. Tucker d Browne, proprietors
the famous Metropolitans are giving n serit
of entertainments in our village. The
began on Monday evening and will conclud
on Thursday evening. The Metropolitan
are old favorites with Paw Paw aud
ences, and they we're never better prepare
to give a first class entertainment than
the present time. Admirers of the dram
will seldom have as favorable an opportunit
as the present to attend good theater, III
less they go away from home for it.
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