The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-09-23

Mr.. ana Mrs. III. sinclair or chicago, Tor
merly of this place, are in town.
The Criterion Spring is booming and the
shipments of water are steadily increasing.
Capt. Ed. Smith arrived at home on We'd
nesday after summers feasting on baked
clans.
The business of the undertaken seems to
be the most prosperous of any, just at the
present time.
Mr.. j. T.. Sebring of Bangor, was in town
this week, looking after the estate of w. @.
Mackellar, deceased.
The weather did not open very auspiciously
for the fair. We all hope for an improve
ment in this respect.
Look at Broughton's new display in this
weeks paper. His greatest display, however,
is at his 1.-TWO Stores"
The wind of Thursday last was quite
severe in this vicinity. In several places it
blew down fences and uprooted trees.
very large number of people attended
the interesting harvest home meeting at the
First Baptist Church last Sunday evening.
Cy. Sherrod hasn't got that pass on the L.
& S. IL. II. Il. any more. He gave it to SEQ
vile and kept his dinner ticket. Oh, Cyl
Look out next week for w. j. Sellick's
announcement of his mammoth stock of new
goods. Too busy to say anything this week.
Last weeks correspondence from Mat
tawan and Hartford arrived too late. We
hope our scribes will try TO be little more
prompt.
The board of education has been reorgan-
ixed by the election of o. w. Rowland mod
orator, @. S Maynard director and G. w.
Longwell assessor.
w. II. Randolph has become tired of farm
ing and accepted a situation IA clerk in a
general store at Comstock. He left for that
place on Monday of this week
Being crowded for room, we have bor-
rowed the space appropriated for the railroad
time tables. We shall be pleased at any time
to make up for the favor.
Sam Holmes has fitted up a neat little
Office in the back end of the store where he
can do his writing and attend to public bust
ness without being interrupted.
The recently taken school census shows
that this district contains 372 children be-
tween the ages of five and eighteen years, an
increase of twelve during the past school
year.
The Free Baptists will hold their next
social on Tuesday evening, September 28th,
at the residence of L. w. Green. All are
invited. Refreshments will be something
new.
We again call attention to the matter of
cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions, etc.
We cannot publish such matters free of
charge. The price is five cents per printed
line.
Bowen, the "deep cut man, has rented
the store adjoining his clothing house
and will fill it with a full stock of boots and
shoes, which he has already purchased for
that purpose.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Christian
Church will hold q social at the residence of
the pastor, Mr.. w. j. Russell, on Tuesday
evening next. Supper will be served from
six to nine o'clock.
Our county fair opened on Tuesday. We
60 TO press too early to be able to give a
report of the outlook. The officers are ex-
pecting a better fair than usual, provided the
weather is favorable.
Clarence Sykes of Keeler while attempt
ing to board an express train at Decatur, on
Monday last was thrown under the wheels
and had both his legs cut of at the ankles.
He died shortly afterward.
Mr.. G. ii. Abbott, one of the old pioneers
of this county, died at his home in Almena,
on Sunday last. His death was not unex-
pected, as he had been i'll for long time.
He was buried last Tuesday.
Mr.. Sweet, proprietor of the Kalkaska
HdLkdSktdf, a former employee of the TRUE
NoRTHERNER was in town last Monday look
ing up old acquaintances. It was his first
visit to this place for nearly twenty years.
A new walk has been laid in front of Sell
lick's store. which, together with its newly
painted and elegantly decorated front, gives
it the finest outside appearance of any
store in town. 1t is equally as good looking
inside.
The Dowaglac Union Fair Association will
hold its Sth annual fair at Dowagiac, from
October 9TH to Sth inclusive. $500 in
speed premiums has been offered, and some
of the best horses in the country are expected
to be there.
Miss G.. M. Snow, our popular music
teacher. expects TO start for Conn. the first
of October, to be absent two or three months
two evenings, prior to her departure. Date
and place will be given in our next issue.
The following is list of letters remaining
uncalled for in the Paw Paw post Office for
the week ending September 20th: Mr.. Wills
Black, Willie Clifford, Mrs. Sustur Coney. r.
Drake, Fred Hall, Miss Lottie McCombs, Mr.
Joseph Snyder, Mr.. Gilbert Still, Mrs. L.
Taylor.
The East and West Farmers club will have
charge of an "ancient corner" during the
present fair, where they will exhibit relics
that are three and four hundred years old.
As this will be one of the most unique
features of the fair, everybody should be sure
to pay this corner a visit.
Mr.. p. /. Bragg, one of the old residents
of this county and one of its most highly
respected citizens, died at his residence in
Antwerp, on Tuesday morning last. His
funeral will be held at the house on Thursday
forenoon, at ten o'clock. He will be buried
with masonic honors. Mr.. Bragg had been
ailing for long time. but was confined to
his bed only few days.
Mrs. Selinda iced, wife of Philip N. iced
of Almena, died Tuesday, Sept. 14th, 1886,
from the effect of hernia of long standing
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