The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-05

Bro. Van Fossen of the Herald and his
estimable wife, have returned from their
visit to friends in New Jersey and other
parts of the east.
Don't forget TO attend the railroad meet
ing Wednesday, at half past
seven at the court house. 1t is q matter of
importance to all our citizens.
The Ladies of the Free Baptist society
will serve supper at the reading room on
Tuesday, August 10th. The first table will
be ready at $50 o'clock.
Mr.. Josiah Warner of West Winfield, New
York is visiting relatives in this village. He
is an uncle of Elam and Jerome. The old
gentleman is no stranger here.
Mr.. Il. A. Park is enjoying a visit to the
home of his younger days in the state of
New York. Mrs. Park did not accompany
him as was stated in the Courier.
Van Buren, County Pomona Grange will
hold its next quarterly meeting at the town
hall in this village, on Thursday of next
week, beginning at ten o'clock q. IN.
The hospitiable doors of Judge Hilton
were thrown open to his many friends on
Saturday evening last, at which time most
enjoyable musical programme was presented.
A state teachers institute will be held at
Decatur commencing Monday, August 23d,
and continuing through the week. Prof. Fl.
King of Olivet, will have charge of the in
stitute.
The chairman of the republicans county
committee has called meeting of that body
to be held at the Office of the Secretary, on
Tuesday, August 10th. A full attendance is
requested.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing uncalled for at the Paw Paw postofiice
for the week ending Aug. ID 1886: Il. T..
Butts, Mrs. Sarah Lyman, Eben Lawrence,
VIM. Ii. Pardee, Miss 10 Williams.
Joe Sherman is training for long dis
tance pedestrian. He came home from
Chicago last Saturday night and, on arriving
at Hartford took Foot & Walkers line for
home where he arrived in good shape.
We call particular attention to the new
lad" of that reliable and fair-dealing firm,
Covert & Bartram, or Doc and Fred, as they
are more familiarly known. When you
come to town to trade give them call.
Do coming events cast their shadows be-
fore" in the shape of huge piles of new bed
ding. and vast supplies of "yarbs' and
to the boarder'' really about to be verified ?
Dept Sheriff Hodge took Marsh Barkers
three little boys to the State Public School
at Coldwater on Monday last. They were
three bright looking little fellows and will
not be likely to follow in the footsteps of
their father.
Ira A. Beddo Of Austin, suburb of
Chicago, formerly a resident of this vicinity,
was buried last Thursday. He died on Tues
day, the 9th ult from the effect of an acci-
dental blow from piece of timber, on his
head. We have not heard the particulars of
the accident.
The ex-members of the Fourth Michigan
Cavalry will hold their annual reunion at
Owosso, Mich, on the 10Th day of August
1886, at same time as the encampment of the
Central Michigan Soldiers and Sailors AS
sociation. All members of the old Fourth
Cavalry are most earnestly requested to be
present. Let all turn out and have a Jolly
good time.
The Gobleville and Paw Paw mines played
a matched game of ball on Friday last on
the grounds of the former club. Some Paw
Paw parties undertook TO hoodoo the Goble-
ties with tin horns and other instruments OF
torture. The Paw Paws were victorious bat
the tallies on either side ran so far up in the
high figures that, for lack of space, we can
not publish the score.
Mrs. II. G. Teed, Miss Harrison and Miss
, Cummings of Chicago, accompanied by Mrs
Trude Duncombe of Keller. visited friends
and acquaintances in this village last week
Miss Harrison is daughter of G. A. Harrison
Esq, and will be remembered by many Of
our people as bright little lass of only three
or four summers. She has developed into
an intelligent, refined, handsome girl.
Arrangements are being made to have
female base ball club come here next weel
to knock the Paw Paw boys out in nine
rounds All bald headed widowers will bt
strictly forbidden the grounds unless
! blindfolded. Dudes and "sich" must provid,
} themselves with opera glasses. The mem
bers of the visiting club will wear a uniform
cut Ia biped, white stockings, ETC.
: Quite an interesting time was had at tn,
union temperance meeting held at the Pres
byterian Church last Sunday evening, under
the auspices and management of the w. G
L. u. The amusing part of the programm,
was County Clerk Myers wrestle with his
, noses glasses. George knows enough and has
got nose enough, and why his glasses
wouldn't stay on his nose, nobody knows
Byron Bangs, son of Mr.. and Mrs. N. II
; Bangs of Antwerp, q young man of twenty
two years, died very suddenly at Kalamazoo
on the 9th ult. The cause of his death was
| disease of the heart. The funeral exercises
were held on Thursday last at the residence
of the parents of the deceased, Rev. l.. b
|, Fish of this village officiating. The bereaved
relatives haye the sympathy of very large
number of friends in our village and vicinity
The following is list of Jurors, drawn on
the thirty first day of July, 1886, to serve al
the next September term of the circuit
! court. Jurors are required to be in attend
ance on the Goth day of September next al
ten o'clock in the forenoon.
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Daniel McGregor. .............P Pine Grove
John Campbell l.................A Almenf
Alien III. Nller. ...................... .Almens
, Timothy Beam. ................ Antwerp
John w. johnson. n................ Antwerp
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