The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-04

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The case of Young vs. the Odd Fellows
Lodge of Hartford has been decided in the
supreme court i'll favor of the order. The
result was the same as before the justice and
in the circuit court.
"Prices talk with G.. Il. Gilman at the
grange store this week. in proof of which
we would call your attention to his cut in
prices of boots and shoes. TO be found In
another column of this issue.
The Ladies' Christian Aid Society will hold
social at the residence of $. Shaefer, four
miles north of this village, on Tuesday even
ing, November 9th. Supper will be served
at an early hour. All are invited.
Married, on Wednesday, October 27th,
1886, by w. j. Russell. pastor of the Christ
ian Church. Mr. Frank Van Baricom to Miss
Ida Odendahl. step-daughter of John Spack-
cen Esq. of this township. The NoRTHERNER
extends congratulations.
The Albion Recorder and the Albion Re
| publican have been consolidated, under the
management Of Messrs. Warren and Bissel,
thus making one of the best and strongest
weeklies in the state. The new paper re-
tains the name of the Recorder.
Madame Neoma. the Michigan beauty and
Fat lady, who has just closed the tenting
season of sc with the Wallace show. has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. James Leech.
She left here last Saturday evening. for
Chiclgo, St. Paul and other points, where
she has engagements TO fill in the museums
School Inspector Warner reports that ho
has visited all the schools in the township
that are in session. and finds them all in
tlourishing and prosperous condition and
under good management BY the way, this
is the first time in six years that we have had
a school inspector do his duty in this respect.
We notice by the Marion-Iowa-PHo
that Elder and Mrs. Hurd. formerly Of this
county, celebrated their 25th wedding ami
versary on the 10Th ult. The affair was
surprise, gotten up by the friends of the
worthy couple, who We're presented with
beautiful silver tea set. The NoRTHERNER
extends congratulations.
! The total expense to this county for the
maintenance of INDECENT insane persons ut
the Kalamazoo asylum, for the quarter end
ing September 30th, was S341. 90. The asy
lum authorities had made an error and had
charged to Van Buren, County the expense
of keeping one Joshua Walker, from some
other locality, for about year, so that there
was $2ll 90 overpaid, leaving balance due
of bat $4,000 for the entire quarter.
Two members. Amos Stevens and Robert
Smith, were added to the roll OF Josiah An
drews Camp, S. o. ", ON Monday last. The
meetings of this camp can be made very
pleasant and profitable, if the members will
take an interest in the work. make an extra
effort to be- in attendance each meeting, aud
not expect the officers to do alone what nat
urally would require the whole camp to
perform. Regular meetings ON the first ard
third Mondays of each month.
In view of the fact that Miss Alice Har-
wick, secretary Of the "Einzig Club. is soon
to remove TO Minnesota, the members OF that
society determined TO present her with a
token of their regard and friendship. And
SO, at their regular meeting on Tuesday even
ing last Mrs. A. G.. Martin. on behalf Of the
club. presented beautiful gift to The sur
prised secretary. Miss II. responded in "a
few appropriate words, accepting the gift
and thanking her friends for It.
The pasting of those handbiils on the
school house was an act of vandalism OF
which anybody should be ashamed. Such an
act was never dreamed of before. Although
they were prohibition posters, the NoRrmR-
NER does not believe that the prchibitionsts,
as party, were responsible for It, They
certainly ought to feel rs much pride in
keeping the house from all such desecration
as anybody else. 1t was probably the act
either of some unthinking person, or OF
somebody whose zeal ran away with his good
sense and discretion. Director Maynard at
once ordered them to be removed and the
offense will not, in all probability, be re-
peated.
Each of the political parties held a meet
ing in this village last Monday evening.
The republican meeting was at the court
house and was addressed by Judge Lawton,
q. w. Rowland and Hon. j. j. Woodman.
Mr.. W's address was a mastery review of
Mr.. Chamberlains recent address in this
place. Each speaker was greeted with round
after round OF applause, indeed it was the
most enthusiastic meeting of the campaign.
The democrats met at the opera house and
were addressed by their candidate for the
legislature. Sui Cook of Hartford. The pro-
hbihonists met at Mayuard's Hall and
listened to Miss Henrietta Moore of Ohio,
and Mr.. Callen of Lansing.
The Hartford Day Spring has entered
upon its sixteenth year. The NoRTHERNER
is just twice as old rs tho DdH Spring
but never will be again--and takes great
pleasure IN congratulating its younger
brother on its success. The DdY Spring
was founded "a n democratic sheet, but
changed its politics for the better, ten years
since, when the late w. II. III. Earle assumed
control of its columns. IL is n good paper
and, under the management ot Mrs. Earle
and the editorship of our friend Warren, has
fully maintained its previous standing. II
has struck many vigorous blows for the right,
both politically aud otherwise. and is a credit
90 the place of its nativity. May il live
long and prosper.
Mrs. VIM. Lyle. who has long been a great
sufferer from cancer. departed this life on
Friday afternoon, October 29th, 1886. Fun
eral services were held at the residence last
Sunday at two O'Clock p. m. Elder VI. j.
Russell officiating. Mrs Lyle was widely
known and greatly respected, and her funer-
al was very largely attended 10y sympathiz-
ing neighbors and friends. Her remains
were laid TO rest in the Lee cemetery. The
deceased was born in the state of New York.
near the beautiful banks of Lake Ontario. in
1927. She was the eldest of family of fif-
teen children, twelve of whom, together with
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