The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25
Local Department.

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Kimball, alias Montana Kim, is in
town.
Slight snow on the morning of the
10Th inst.
Mrs. Frank Clancey is able to he out
once more.
j. l. Breck has opened law office
over Avery's store.
The signal flags once more float in
the chilling breeze.
Examination of teachers ut Decatur
on Friday, the eth inst
f. T. Chappell of Dowagiac, has been
visiting relatives in this village.
Clum Engle reports flattering pros
pect for good crop of peaches.
j. G. Dunning of Bay City, spent
Sunday in town with his parents.
Judge Hilton is in Chicago, looking
after business matters in that city.
Please don't ask the NoRTHERNER
for any more wood. 1t has none for
sale
j. NJ. Brown has been quite seriously
indisposed since his return from "up
north"
The mother Of the wounded man at
Lawton, is with him. She is over eighty
years of age.
The Moss family at the Longwell
opera house tomorrow evening. Re
served seats at Chappells.
An enjoyable "Rebekah social" was
held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. |.
b. Conner last Tuesday evening.
Mrs. :. NJ. Hudson has returned from
Battle Greek and will remain in Paw
Paw for a couple of months or so.
Harry Longwell has returned home.
! He thinks Detroit is a great town, but
Paw Paw is good enough for him.
May 11th, not May 4th as we errone-
ously stated last week, is the date of
the publishers meeting at Lawrence.
Married, April 14th, 1898, by Justice
Armstrong, Mr. George w. Davis to
Miss Maryette Bradley, both of Wa
verify.
A large amount of material has already
been got for the new brick stores on
Main street. Work will be begun in
earnest in Il few days.
The following letters remained un-
called for in the Paw Paw postoffice for
the week ending April 23d + Brigham,
w. Nj. Brown, Harry Cassiday, Emma
Grove.
Now is the time that. the guide mon
of the house quietly sneaks away and
leaves the premises to the absolute con-
troll of his "better half" She is clean
ing house.
Conner & Osborne have large and
elegant stock of carriages, wagons and
agricultural implements of all kinds.
They will have an advertisement in
next weeks NoRTHERNER.
Paw Paw grange give LOngfellow
entertainment at their hall next Friday
evening, to which all members of the
order are invited. An interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared.
Elder Pallister was taken suddenly
i'll last Friday evening with chill, fol-
lowed by fever and severe sore throat,
SO that he was unable to attend to his
pastoral duties on Sunday.
We are pleased to be able to report
that Mr.. j. +. Chandler is improving
rapidly. He has SO far recovered "a to
be able to take a short ride yesterday,
and shake hands with the boys.
Capt Ed of the famous Long Brick
Store" has a new lad" in this paper.
The captain carries an immense stock
and sells his goods at reasonable prices,
fact that his patrons long since dis
covered.
At the special village election held at
Lawrence, for the purpose of filling
vacancies, the following officers were
chosen: III. l.. Clifford, trustee; +. $
Seymour, treasurer; and Hiram Coon,
constable.
The spiritualsts of southwestern
Michigan will discuss Immortality" al
Fennville on the 5th and 9Th of next
month. Mrs Lottie Warner of this
village, is one of the vice-presidents OF
the institution.
Sellick & Son are always on the look
out for something to please their Gus
toners. They offer, this week, line
of attractive novelties in readymads
clothing, millinery, etc, at special and
desirable prices
The 18th annual convention of the
: Michigan State Firemen's Association
will be held at Charlotte, Mich, or
Wednesday, May 2d, 1893. The chiei
of the Paw Paw fire department and
; the foreman of the hose company will
probably attend as delegates from thi:
place.
Those wizard oil chaps who were al
the opera house several nights recently
seemed dissatisfied with the patronag,
: they received at the hands of our citi
zens. They may think their old gag,
and their method of guying people very
funny, but they would be apt to find tC
their sorrow that some communitie:
would resent such treatment in a way
that would be far from agreeable tC
them.
superintendent Ihling says that a.
soon as they get the road betweer
Hartford and South Haven ballasted
in which they are now engaged, sec
ond through train will be put on, which
will be great accommodation to thos,
, who travel over the road. Mr.. Ihlinl
says the traffic over the road has beer
,, very light during the winter, but tha
he anticipates decided improvement