The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-02-01
Local Department.

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Little vesta Lynd of Almena, is very i'll
with lung fever.
next Friday evening.
Fred Bilsborrow will open his new stock
! of hardware next week.
Our Barnes district scribe reports lively
times at the Lawrence grange.
1t was the Cass county company that had
the insurance on Jennings house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Brown of Almena, re-
joice in the advent of a ten pound boy.
Meetings still continue each evening at the
Christian church. They are very interesting.
The ID. of II. will meet this evening az the
residence of .. w. Rowland, at eight O'Clock.
Two more weddings in Porter Miss Anna
Terrill to MIR. Eastbrook and Nelson Terrill
to Miss Sheldon.
The Y. l.. nj. B. will give an oyster supper
next Saturday evening at Miss Minnie
Shelters. All invited.
The Barnes district lyceum has decided
that women should not vote. The ladies
will have to wait while longer.
Mr.. VIM. Beach of Porter, took only half
the dose of morphine left by doctor and
came very near dying from its effects.
A number of future statesmen from our
high school attended meeting of the Kala-
mazoo college debating society on Friday
evening last.
Articles of association of the Bangor
Social Club" containing the names of fifteen
charter members, were filed with the county
clerk on Monday last.
Quite number of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs G. w. Young drove out to their pleasant
home last Saturday evening and made them
an enjoyable surprise.
Quite a number of his old army comrades
gave George Worthey of Arlington, sur
prise on Thursday last. George was worthy
soldier and is worthy citizen.
Broughton still continues his "li ire sale
and offers some desirable bargains. Geo.
Longwell will open his new grocery and
crockery department at the 1.-TWO stores" in
a few days.
When yonng man goes to dance Satur-
day night and To church Sunday evening, he
ought TO have a friend at church with him
to wake him up before his snoring disturbs
the meeting.
Frank Tucker as Mrs. Partington at the
opera house next Monday evening. Mr.
Tucker is well spoken os in this character
and his combination has always pleased our
theater goers.
People i'm this vicinity who desired to wit
ness the eclipse last Saturday evening were
doomed to disappointment. The curtain OF
clouds was not lifted until after the close OF
the performance.
The following letters remained uncalled
for in the postoiiice at Paw Paw for the week
ending January 30th: Sidney Brown, Artha
Livingston, Robt. McWilliams, Addie Pol
marter, Mrs. Ella Plum.
The Longwel boys are all engaged in bus
iness, notwithstanding the fire. George is in
, Broughton's store, Harry at Detroit, while
Ed is assisting his father in collecting and
settling up outstanding accounts.
Quite number of Paw Paw people spent
, the greater part of last week in the city oi
Chicago. Dan says that when Sam started
to join the gang he was forcibly reminded
of certain historical assemblage known a,
the forty IS.
The Waverly grange will hold leap yeal
social at their hall on Saturday, February
4th. Gentlemen will furnish supper in bas
kets, which will be sold at ten cents mum
r ber. All are cordially invited. Ladies bring
: your pocketbooks.
Van Buren, the pioneer local option coun
ty, has been followed by thirteen of her siste
counties. The latest additions are Cass
Allcgan, Eaton and Shiawassee. Quite
number of other counties will vote durin,
the present month.
I The members of the Primrose @. L. s. G
8 Mrs. Sabin on Wednesday evening, Feb. lst
: 1888. A fine literary programme will b,
given. All members are requested to b,
present and enjoy the occasion.
About forty ladies' and gentlemen from
this place attended the Farmers Institute
held at South Haven last week. On accoun
of tho storm, it took them from seven oclocl
in the morning until three o'clock in th
afternoon to make the trip over the marrow
gauge. They had great time on the tril
and great appetite on their arrival.
. A modified form of "planchetter is attract
, ing the attention of some of Van Buren,
: good people. IL consists of smooth boart
r on which is printed the alphabet and figures
/ A small and very thin, light board, with
. hole in the center and peg on each corner
d completes the outfit. This is placed on th
y alphabet board, four persons sit at a table
. one gently touching each peg and the boar
4 is said to impart information by movin
0 about 90 as TO spell answers to questions b.
Q disclosing the proper letters or figure
through tho hole. Marvellous and mysteriou