The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-02-08
The Office of j. ID. Monroe, our accommo-

with new counter and desks and looks more
like an Office than it ever did before.
Clara, a little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w.
X. Hawkins, is quite i'll with threatened
pneumonia. She has severe cold and sore
throat, but no symptoms of diphtheria.
Maude Haclzley, seventeen years o'd
daughter of Barber Beau, is in the coolt r,
charged with stealing gold watch from
Mrs George Harrison. We understand that
she admits the theft. AH
Bartram 81 Millington have added to their
stock fine assortment of crockery. Read
their new double column "ad," and then
you will have partial understanding of
what they have for sale.
We are pleased to be able to announce that
Geo. w. Longwell has become the owner of
the two lots on which the Sherman block
stood and that he will, without doubt, erect
new buildings thereon at the earliest possible
moment.
Fred Bilsborrow has opened new hard
ware stock in the old Bowen "Deep Cut"
store, opposite the court house. His goods,
of course, are all new and of the latest styles.
See his new "ad.' in another column of this
paper
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ford
Murch of this village, died last Saturday
night of Inflammation of the lungs. Funeral
on Monday last The NoRTHERNER extends
its sympathy to the bereaved parents and
other relatives.
The daughters of Rebekah have been bus
lily engaged for a day CT two past i'll making
the new carpet for the oddfelows' new hall
The hall is an elegant Que and its owners are
hot ;cGa ~ bor
with their Old ore.
An assessment of $3.50 per share has been
levied on the stockholders Of the Paw Paw
Creamery Association. This is less than last
years assessment and indicates that the in
stitution may, perhaps, be made to pay
dividend at some future time.
If the party who climbed that tree and
stole Lem Lyle's log chain don't want to
get his name in the paper as being the
meanest kind of Sneak thief and if he had
rather not have Sheriff Todd call on him, he
will quietly return the property.
We have already received several hundred
dollars worth of new job type of the latest
styles and other new material and are prepared
to execute oil kinds of work in the highest
style of the printe.' . art and ut prices Just as
reasonable as can be afforded. Give us
call.
Meetings still continue each evening at
the Christian church. II. G. White, evangel-
ist, from Canton, Ohio, is expected here on
Thursday, the 9th inst, and will remain for
week or two. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the people of this village and
vicinity to come out and hear him.
Pastor Bell will preach next Sunday morn
ing at the First Baptist church, on "The
Young the Hope of the Church, with two
Ifs" In the evening" the Sunday school
will give concert, when generous collec
ton will be taken TO procure new attractions
and aids in carrying on the work of the Sun
day school.
certain man was arrested last Saturday
evening and lodged in Jail for being drunk
and dIsorderly. Justice Mason, on Monday
last, assessed him five dollars and costs on
account of his little spree. At his urgent
request and in consideration of his promise
oe reformation, his name is withheld from
publication.
The following is list of the letters re-
naming uncaed for in the postof1ice at Paw
Paw for the week ending February 9Th, 1888:
Ernest D'Arcourt, Mrs. Alice Buckmastor,
Thos A. Chandler L. j. Danger, Mrs. Myrah
Fanon, Alma Fisk, Mary Hathaway, Rosa
Kimbal, M. II. Lummyer. Mrs. Milly Lucas,
VIM. Tucker.
Articles of association of the Michigan
Telegraph Company, with capital stock Of
$4,000, have been filed in the Office os the
county clerk. The contemplated line ex-
tends from Lawton to South Haven The
stockholders are Lucius Clark and w. G.
George of South Bend, Ind, and John
Ihling of Lawton.
The NoRTHERNER has enlarged again, get
ting one degree nearer to its old size. We
are under obligations to Mr.. Cole of the
Courier for the use of his press, which he
has rendered us until our new one, which has
been purchased, arrives and is placed III run
ming order 1t will be but q short time
before we are equipped for business better
than ever.
A very pleasant surprise was enjoyed at o.
II. p. Sheldon's on Friday, Feb. 3D., but it
wasn't a surprise TO any but Mrs. Sheldon.
as the guests had all been invited by Mr..
Sheldon and his daughters, who had arranged
the matter in consideration of Mrs. Sheldons
birthday. The day was pleasant one, de-
spite the tears that fell for loved ones who
/ a shared such joys with them but q little
while ago.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Will Barton have q little girl
at their house that, according TO Wills state
ment, is growing finely and will soon be able
to talk. He says he hopes to be able to buy
her an organ in the spring. We would like
TO know whom the joke was on last week
when it was erroneousiy reported that the
! NoRrHERNER said they had a boy Eh Jen-
niags? We don't venture TO prophesy con-
cerning such things.
Nelson Rhodes was committed to Jail last
Saturday 10y Justice Allen of Almena, to
await trial in the circuit court on a charge
rape. The woman alleged to have been
assaulted was the respondents wife's mother
and is upwards of seventy years old. Her
eyes were blackened from the blows which
she claims she received from Rhodes. The