The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-19

management the Telegraph grows bet
ter and better every day of its life.
Hon. G. l.. Eaton has purchased the
Robt. Sellick place which he will occu-
py about the first of April next. We
are pleased that he has concluded To
take up his residence in this village
As this is the last issue of the NORTH
ERNER prior to the holidays, we most
cordially and sincerely wish all our
friends, subscribers and patrons and, in
fact, everybody ''merTy Christmas. 4"
Mrs. Jared Doughty, of Mt. Pleasant,
died on Wednesday last. Her brother
in-law, j. S.sTuckey, of this place. ar
rived there just before her death. He
did not know she was sick until he got
there.
Mrs. A. G. Martin has been so indis-
posed as to be absent from school part
of the time last week, but il is hoped
that the two weeks vacation so soon TO
come will enable her to resume active
work next term.
Isn't the new railroad project from
Lima, o., To Saugatuck, Mich, worthy
of investigation on the part of our citi-.
zens? Allegan is talked of rs point,
but Paw Paw would be on IA more di-
rect and better paying line.
jeff Chaffee came near getting burned
out the other day While his wife was
absent, spark from the stove set fire
to the carpet and, had Mrs Chaffee not
returned just when she did, the house
would have been destroyed.
A Christmas party will be held at the
Longwell opera house on Tuesday
evening, December %, 1888. Music by
SHOWS orchestra; bill 81 A pleasant
time is anticipated by the young men
who are managing the affair.
VIM. r. Greenman, late of this coun-
ty, is dead. He died in the state of
New York and his remains were
brought back for burial. Funeral
services were held at his late residence
in the township of Lawrence, on Friday
last.
William Virgins is the name applied
by the Kalamazoo Telegraph, To Hon.
Milan Virgins, the next representative
from the second district of Van Buren
county. The Telegraph will know him
better before the adjournment of the
HcAl legislature.
The NJ. G. h. X. will sell tickets on
December Gath, 25th and 31st, and on
January 1st, to and from all points on
their lines, at excursion rates-one and
one third fare-tickets good going only
on the date of issue and returning not
later than January 3d.
The Van Scoter's Elite combination,
which exhibited at the opera house last
Thursday evening, was composed of
quite raw material. Ancient sayings
and stale jokes constituted their prin-
cipal stock in trade. They are much
greater on paper than on the stage.
Three additional replevin suits-four
IN all-have been commenced against
+. Northrup, assignee of Harris Open
helm. 1t will be a difficult matter for
parties to retain the goods replevied.
They will have to prove fraud in their
purchase or surrender them to the sas-
signee.
Koli 5. Thabue, the well-known and
popular Burmese student, will give his
oriental entertainments at
the Baptist church, in this village, on
Friday and Saturday evenings, Decem-
ber % and 20. Admission, 20 cents;
10 cents. For both nights,
adults 30 cents; children, 10 cents.
Tickets at Chappell's.
Mrs. Sarah Mcguire, an old lady of
eighty-one years, died at the residence
daughter Maggie, i'm this village, on
Wednesday last. Funeral services were
held at the daughters residence on Fri
day. Burial at the Almena ceme-
terry. The deceased was a highly re-
spected lady and leaves large circle
of sorrowing friends and relatives.
The Michigan state grange passed
resolutions asking for a new local OPP
ton law, and requesting the appoint
ment of Hon. j. J Woodman as com
missioner of agriculture Both are rea-
sonable and proper requests. No bet
ter man could be selected to represent
the farmers of the country at the ma
tional capital than our respected towns
man, Mr.. Woodman.
The signal service predictions for the
state of Michigan during the month of
November were verified as follows:
Temperature, 77.6 per cent; weather,
S2.9 per cent; average of temperature
and weather, S02 per cent. The mean
temperature for the month was 37.7
Fab, being one and one-half degrees
above the normal for the past thirteen
years. The average precipitation was
2.67 inches, which was 0.26 inches be-
low the normal.
Van Buren county was literally re-
membered i'm the way of official appoint
ment at the recent meeting of the state
grange, p. of H., at Lansing. Jason
Woodman, of Paw Paw, was chosen as
lecturer and the following chairmen of
committees were appointed: Executive
committee, j. G. Gould, of Antwerp;
credentials, Jason Woodman, of Paw
Paw; good of the order, Mrs. +. l..
Warner, of Paw Paw; resolutions, Mr..
+. l.. Warner, of Paw Paw; bylaws,
w Il. Shrine, of Waverly.
1t has been good many years since
the people of Michigan have seen such
long continued fine weather with such
even temperature at this season of the
year rs they have enjoyed for the past
six weeks. November opened with a
temperature of 30 . The highest tenn
perature was on the morning of the 2d,
jS 6. During the month the mercury
twice dropped TO Is : ON the 21st and
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