The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-02
Local Department.

Henry Hollis babe is very i'll with
pneumonia.
Miss Ada Randall has been spending
a few days here.
Mrs. Elisha Tyler is recovering from
a severe attack of neuralgia.
Missionary concert at the NJ. +.
church Sunday evening next.
Mrs. Jo Hanson of Hartford, has
been visiting friends in town.
Judge Mills was in town last Thurs
day, looking after business matters.
Harry Sheldon and viii Hawkins are
home from the agricultural college at
Lansing.
The boys are having lots of fun fish
ing along the river and ponds. They
| capture some good fish.
Republican county convention to-
morrow at Lawrence; democratic con
vention the same date at Paw Paw.
Our miles of shade trees are rapidly,
donning their garb of green, reminding
us pleasantly and forcibly that summer
| coming
We hear that l.. A. Rogers, the Glen
dale postmaster, is dangerously i'll with
pneumonia. We hope he may soon be
restored to health.
c. w. Longwell has erected quite n
bill board on Kalamazoo street, which
is covered with the paper of the Alba
Haywood combination.
Chief Engineer Rowland and Fore
man of the Hose Pike have gone to
Charlotte to attend the meeting of the
state firemen's association.
Mr. and Mrs. George Flanders have
removed to Marcellus, where George
has purchased IA jewelry business. We
regret to have them leave town.
Mi G.. G.. Searls has commenced
getting material on the ground prepar
atory to putting up a building on his
lot opposite the NoRTHERNER office.
The following letters remained un-
called for in the Paw Paw postOffice for
the week ending April Both: Hiram
Gray, Hannibal Hart, Ira Shepardson.
Mr. j. |. Breck has his new law office
over Avery's store fitted up in good
shape, and will be pleased to attend to
the wants of his patrons, either old or
new.
Robt. Mckee has traded his farm on
the Lawton road for Il hotel property at
! Marcellus and has removed To that
village. He thinks he has made a good
| trade.
Missionary day at the NJ +. church
next Sunday. Rev. w. Prouty will be
present and preach. Ordinance of bap-
tism administered at the close of the
service.
X. o. Beebe returned on Monday
last from three months stay at Bos-
ton. He reports his health as being
much improved by his residence at the
Hub"
No one who is interested in our school
should fail to attend the "sham divorce
suit, " to be given by the Eclectic society
at the school house this-W ednesday-
evening.
Mrs. Riley Bangs expresses herself
as being very much pleased with the
elegant monument erected by Mr.. |. A
Whitman on her family lot at the
cemetery.
a republican caucus was held at the
town hall last Saturday afternoon and
thirteen delegates chosen to attend the
county convention, to be held at Law.
renee tomorrow.
The NoRTHERNER has just received
another invoice of new job type and
other material 1t is determined to
spare no pains to keep its equipment
fully up with the times.
The Moss family gave very interest
ing entertainment at the Longwell opera
house last Thursday evening They
are all musicians and give an exhibition
worthy of public patronage.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Hopping were in
town Monday. They took Mr.. Hop
pings mother, who has been suffering
for some time with partial paralysis, tC
their home in Kalamazoo.
Miss Myrtle Frisbee, who has spent
the past eight months in visiting rela
tives i'm Hudson and Medina, Lenawee
county, has returned home and reports
a very pleasant and enjoyable time.
Old Mrs. Godfrey is very low from
the effects of stroke of partial paraly
sis, sustained by her on Wednesday
last. Her daughters, Mesdames Teed
and Clark, are here taking care of her
We have been furnished with an Off
cial copy of the proceedings of the
recent prohibition convention held al
Lawrence last week but, owing to the
crowded state of our columns, we are
compelled To omit it.
Visiting Albion one day last week
we found our friend L. =. Warren, late
! of Hartford, ensconced i'm a comfortable
office in that thriving city lie says
howpypr that he does not intend I,
remain there permanently.
Elder Pallister has resumed his series
! of Sunday evening discourses on OLD
! Testament characters. His subject last
! Sunday evening was Joseph 1t wa;
an interesting discourse and was list
ened to by good audience.