The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

The Ladies Aid Society OF the Christian
Church held an enjoyable lunch social at
the residence of David Woodman I'd. last
Tuesday evening
Paw Paw Grange will work in the Sd and
4th degrees, and will indulge in 'feast"
next Friday evening, the 10th inst. A full
attendance is solicited.
The common council of the village of Law
renee has passed an ordinance suppressing
the traffic in intoxicating liquors. The ordi-
nance takes effect on the Sd prox.
WI. Sellick, the great dry goods man,
offers his customers something particularly
attractive in his new ''ad' in another column
of thus paper. Don't fail to notice it.
Jay offers new attractions this week.
Don't fail to read what he has to say. His
spring trade opens up in manner that fully
justifes his persistent course of advertising.
List of letters remaining uncalled for at
the postoffice for the week ending April 18th:
Clark, Frank; George, Samuel; McDougal,
George; Mughman, Ella; Rowe, Mrs. Belle B.
Col. Ben Heckert has returned from Ypsi-
lanti feeling much better than when he left
home. He thinks the waters of the mineral
springs at that place very good indeed-to
bathe in.
Elder j. Ii. Reese and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Anson Goss and our former townsman, G.
Z. Heath Esq, all of Bangor, have gone on
a trip to the Golden State. The NoRrHER-
NER wishes them pleasant trip.
Mr.. VIM. Engle has returned home from
Coldwater where he has been spending sew
erai months. One of the first things he did
on his return was to visit the Nor
THERNER and renew his subscriptions.
A county convention of the w. G. L. u.
will be held at Decatur on Thursday, the
10Th inst. On account of such convention
the regular Friday afternoon meeting of the
society in this village will be omitted.
A line from Frank Bates, son of l. L.
Bates, a comrade of the Third Michigan cav
airy, states that his father arrived at Ausgar,
Brown County, Dak., couple of weeks since,
where he expects to make his future home.
Henley, "the artist tailor" has been put
ting up some resplendent new signs. If
the artist who painted them would cross his
is and dot his is, his job would be more
artistic. Perhaps gold leaf is too costly for
that.
The foreman of the Paw Paw hook and
ladder company says he cannot find all the
uniforms belonging to his men. All men
having uniforms in their possession are re-
Iuested to bring them in at the next meeting
of the company.
Sam Holmes, one of the superintendent
of the poor, desires US to say that the report
that he run in paupers under his charge to
vote for Mr.. Free for supervisor, is absolute
ly untrue and has no shadow OF foundation
upon which to rest.
The Gobleville Herald morticinuS and
the Electric Light rediUi0uS, Mr.. Z. A. See
editor and publisher as in days of yore. We
don't see as See has any of his newfangled
photography in his paper. The NoETHERNEH
hopes be has reformed in that respect.
Mr.. James Bale presented an able essay on
"Faith" at the monthly Sabbath-school
meeting held at the M. E. Church last Sun
day evening. The fine sermons by different
individuals on the second Sabbath evening OF
each month, are good. Next essay by Miss
Eta Bale.
According to the Decatur Republican
somebody is violating the law by fishing in
the Lake of the Woods with gill-nets. Per-
haps, if the attention of the officers should
be called to the matter. those fine fish
they are capturing would cost them all they
are worth.
The track on the fair ground is being put
IN repair for trotting at the spring meeting.
A purse of thirty dollars will be offered in
three premiums for green horses, weighing
not less than 1850 pounds, that have never
before trotted for money. Half mile heats
best two in three.
The sermon last Sunday evening at the
Disciple Church was exceedingly interesting
The subject was the fulfllment of the Mes
sianic prophecies. The speaker showed, in
a most convincing manner, that the Christ of
prophecy and the Christ of history were one
and the same person.
In an article on the liquor question, the
South Haven Messenger says the board
should fix the tax at the largest sum posi-.
BILE. AS we read the law, the board has
} nothing to do in that matter. The statute
/ fixes the amount of tax and the board can
neither increase nor diminish it.
J Mrs. DR.. Holmes should be more careful in
compounding her medicines. DR.. Hilton
advised her to follow his example and prac-
tice, not on herself but on others. Good
advice from the standpoint of physician
but we most respectfully dissent from Hill
tons theory of the case be was called to treat
!, Our Gobleyille correspondent is wonder
fully proud of the handsome postmistress al
that burg. Well, we don't doHbt that she
is good looking enough, but Paw Paw has a
pair of young ladies in its postoffce that we are
mot afraid to match against any Others occu-
pying similar positions, either as to good
looks, or business ability.
Mrs. J. f. Bullard met with severe and
| painful accident last Thursday evening.
Coming out of the Disciple Church, and be.
ing deceived by the shadow, she stepped OF
the steps and fell, severely spraining her left
!, hand, arm and shoulder. 1t is thought nc
bones were broken, but she suffered mucf
pain and the arm was rendered entirely
useless.
! The next board of supervisors for thi
county stands nine republicans to nine op
: position members. The political status Of
several of the opposition members would b
difficult matter to determine. Six of then
were elected from townships that gave re
publican majorities. viz: Porter, Almena
Waverly, Bloomingdale, Bangor, and Ant
? werp.
The Farmers Union of Antwerp, met a
the residence of b. G. Sheldon on the III
inst, oil members present except five. Tn
. following questions were discussed: sIs