The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-02
Hiram Chaplin has moved from De
troit into this village.

Hiram Chaplin has moved from De-
troit into this village.
JOS. Jennings and daughter Laura
left on Monday last for Dakota
Our Barnes district items reached us
yesterday too late to be available.
Register Monroe was called To Little
Prairie yesterday by the serious illness
of his mother.
The recent fine rain has given new
start to vegetation and inspired farmers
with new hope and courage.
Courier take notice that, owing To "A
pressure of job work, the NoRTHERNER
does not go to press until Wednesday
1t took four days for the signal service
10 bring the much needed ram that
commenced falling last Sunday night,
We invite attention to the great tariff
speech of Hon. j. &. Burrows, the
salient points of which are published
on the inside of this paper.
The gentleman who is to furnish the
brick To be used i'm the new blocks
! thinks he will have kiln burned and
ready for use by the Goth inst.
The per cent of verification of the
signal Office predictions for the month
of April at this station were rs follows:
Weather 64, temperature 81, average "a.
Mrs. Charley Mather presented her
husband with "a ten pound boy on Sat
urday last. Mother and child both
doing well, while Charley is highly
elated.
Miss Lulu Anderson, who has been
staying for time at DR.. Maynard's,
returned To her home in Hartford on
Saturday last, materially improved in
health.
The work of rebuilding the burned
district has been commenced. Thanks
to the insurance companies, Paw Paw
will be able to do the phoenix act with
} ease and grace.
Ed Lindsley has lost his spectacles
He thinks he left them at the Disciple
church. The case was marked Menasse,
optician. The finder can leave them at
Averys store or at this office.
Brad. Stanton has natural curiosity
in the shape of tour legged chicken,
hatched IA few days since. The little
quadruped is as lively rs though it was
only an ordinary feathered biped.
Broughton has been so busy for the
past two weeks, attending to the wants
of his throngs of patrons, that he has
not had time to call attention to his
new attractions. You can find them,
though, at his double store.
We understand that the matter of
building new masonic hall on the old
Baker property, corner of Main and
Niles streets, is substantially settled,
and that such structure will be erected
during the coming summer.
The Landphere dam is reported as in
a dangerous condition. Men were sent
To look after it yesterday afternoon.
Should it break away, much damage
would be apt TO be done to property in
the village, along the stream.
H. W. McCabe having accepted sit
uation with w. II. Pomeroy selling
horses, has resigned his office as under
sheriff. Deputy Sheriff j. +. Bullard
has been appointed to fill the vacancy
caused by McCabe's resignation.
Avery's ever popular Star Dry Goods
House" offers list of very desirable
special bargains in this issue of the
NoRTHERNER 1t will be for your in
terest to call and look over the fine
stock of goods to be found there.
Elder Pallister has decided to deliver
his lecture on MARTIN Luther" on
Monday evening, the 21st of May. The
elder has spent "A good deal of time and
labor in the preparation of this lecture,
and it will be well worth hearing.
Rev. Mr.. Bell returned from his east
ern trip last week Tuesday evening and
preached in the First Baptist church on
Sunday. He will preach again next
Sunday morning and evening Mrs
Bell lies very ill with pleuro-pneumonia
The common council at its last ses
sion, appropriated the sum of fifty
dollars for the use of the Paw Paw fire
department. The village fathers, as
well as the citizens of this place, have
always treated the department fairly
and generously.
Chas. Brown (colored) of Arlington
was examined last Monday by Drs
Maynard and Whalen and pronounced
insane An order was made by tn,
probate court committing him to the
Kalamazoo asyluR, to which institution
, he was promptly taken by Under Sheriff
McCabe.
Since last Monday, there has been nC
law regulating the liquor traffic in this
county The local option law goes into
effect next Monday. The Dyckmar
house paid its twenty-five dollars inter
nal revenue tax and continues its bal
during the week Mr. Dansby has alsC
done likewise.
, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Foote had ar
"opening" of their ice cream parlor a
Warmers bakery last Saturday evening
They were literally patronized. Lovers
of that cooling refreshment will find {
good article continually "on tap" a
that establishment.
A dairy and ice cream social will b'
held at the residence of Mrs. +. III
Harvey on Friday evening next, under
the auspices of the young people of the
Presbyterian church. Refreshment:
will be served from $50 to o'clock, by
the most charming of milkmaids. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
w. V. Sage of the county examining
board, has been engaged to take charg,
of the Hartford school for the coming
school year. Mr.. Sage is eminently
loualified for the position and we ven