The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-09
Local Department.

lney VIII Dalk occasionally. Eli,
Charley.
Prof. Johns dogs and ponies will be
fun for the boys and girls.
Miss Corey has been called to Clinton
by the illness of her mother.
Those Dakota potatoes left at our
house by Mrs. Mary +. Jones were very
fine.
Hugh Harrison presents quite cap
tivating appearance on that new bicycle
of his.
C. L. Fitch of Grand Rapids, spent
Sunday i'm town with relatives and
friends.
If anybody found two five dollar bills
few days since, they belong to j. +.
Phillips.
Farmers can obtain good seed corn
from Mr.. j. C.. Horning of Almena
township.
Chas. Avery and Dan Spicer are each
building fine new barns in the rear of
their residences.
Maude Hawkins has returned from
California, where she has been for
nearly two years past.
Our village fathers are causing cross
walks to be put down in such places as
they are most needed.
Rev. Mr.. Bell will preach, God will
| ling, next Sunday morning and evening
at the First Baptist church.
Mr.. j. p. Preece is very i'll with cry
sipelas in the head aud face. 1t is feared
the disease will terminate fatally.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. c. Tuckey of Mt.
Pleasant, are making relatives and
friends in this county short visit.
Bangor will have telephone connec.
ton at Hartford, a matter that will be
of great convenience to her citizens.
The semi-annual apportionment of
primary school money is sixty-six cents
per scholar Paw Paw receives 1859 .26.
The annual spring meeting at the
Schoolcraft driving park will be held
on Thursday and Friday, May 18th and
18th, 1888.
We had a very enjoyable visit the
other day with our old friend, Comrade
Don G.. Rogers, ex-register of deeds of
this county.
Bob Chapman, the former liliputian
typo of the NORTHERNER, Is in town
He has been at work for some months
in Kalamazoo.
The Alba Haywood combination, as
we anticipated, gave very fine enter
tainment last Wednesday evening at
the opera house.
Last Monday morning found all the
saloons in this village closed. The
NoRTHERNER hopes that they may
never open again.
School district No 9, Waverly, is desir-
Gus of obtaining n teacher. Good
boarding place near to school house.
Enquire of w. X. Shrine.
The following letters remained un-
called for in the Paw Paw postoffice for
the week ending May 5th: Miss Dora
lie Velle, Nathan Hawkins.
Rev. Lyons, who conducted series
of meetings at the M. +. church in this
place last winter, has been spending
some days with friends here.
Special meeting of the fire depart.
ment -Thursday-evening
when reports will be read by the dele.
gates to the state association.
Union temperance meeting at the
Disciple church next Sunday evening
Mrs. Barton will deliver the address
subject, "The Marriage Chain"
Mr.. Henley, the artist tailor, is a
poor, lone widower now. His wife and
children have gone on protracted
visit to the land of the shamrock.
I Mr.. Searls is putting up a one story
building on his lot, similar to the one
that was burned. 1t will be occupied
probably, by Horton, the barber.
| DIR. Maynard has fine assortment OF
the celebrated Penfield celluloid trusses
Anyone in need of truss will find IL
advantageous to call and see him.
The programme has been completed
for the Paw Paw, Decatur and Law
renee Sunday school convention, to be
held at Decatur on the 9Th of next
month.
Mr.. Dansby has removed his bar and
fixtures from his place of business and
will keep a stock Of cigars, confection
cry, fruits, etc, but nothing that viii
inebriate.
!. We are sorry To learn that our pleas
ant sister village of Lawrence is losinl
so many of her fine shade trees. The
Times says they are leaving in greai
numbers"