The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-06


The pews of the Presbyterian church
will be let at ? p. m tomorrow CThurs-
day
Dick Bradley has gone to Canada, so
his friends assert. Some railroad en-
terprise, probably.
Regular convocation of Paw Paw
Chapter No 81, r. A. NJ, Monday eve.
Feb. IL, at Grange Hall.
Charlie Chappel is cudgeling his
brain to invent rubber horse shoe, and
thinks there is millions in it.
John Sherrod has returned from his
extended visit i'm Pennsylvania, and is
now quietly settled down at home.
Garvin is making satisfactory pro
gress with his work on Pomeroys wag-
ons, and some very fine work he is do
ing, too.
Mrs r. c. Butler has been spending
several days at Hartford with Mrs. For
syth, who, we are panied to learn, is
rapidly failing
The ladies of the NJ. f. church have
arranged to hold Il Bazaar and Art
Loan" in the near future. The time
and place will be announced later.
The 18th Michingan infantry will hold
its annual reunion at Lansing on the
22d inst. The senate has kindly voted
the use of its chamber for that purpose.
Republican county convention at
Hartford on Thursday, Feb. ii, TO select
delegates to the state convention, which
assemblies in Detroit on the 2lst inst.
There is i'm this village an aged, re-
spectacle family, in destitute circum-
stances Those charitably inclined can
easily find worthy objects of their gen
erosity.
Moses Welch, an early settler in the
township of Geneva, died a few days
since. Deceased was an active chris
tain worker and highly respected
citizen
Williams IL Pierce of South Haven,
have purchased the entire plant of the
Novelty Mfg Co. of Benton Harbor,
and will ut once remove it To South
Haven.
The supreme court has reversed the
decision of the circuit court in the case
of Vickers vs.. StOneman, the noted
Waverly SANDER case, and a new trial
is ordered
The woodchuck made his appearance
on schedule time last Saturday at | ;0S4
p. M; saw his shadow, and retired to
the solitude of his hole-one time and
two motions.
At business meeting of the Presby
terian church society on Sunday, Rev.
+. III. Harvey was unanimously called
rs their pastor for another year, at Il
salary of 81 900.
Burr Robbins is now sole owner of
the plant of the Jeffrey Printing Com
pany, of Chicago. He will find this the
most expensive elephant he ever owned,
or we're mistaken.
DR.. A. w. Hendrick, of this place,
has obtained n patent on a device for
binding loads of loose hay or straw,
which, it is claimed, lays over any SINH
lar invention yet conceived.
Friday afternoon of this week occurs
the public exhibition drill in the first
and second primary departments of our
school. A large attendance is desired
on the part of patrons and friends.
Hon. G.. L. Eaton, of this county, gave
notice i'm the house on Wednesday last
of Joint resolution to increase the sal
aries of the two deputies in the state mil
itary department from 81 900 to 81, 800
each.
Longwell Bros are getting in their
stock of crockery and wall paper, which
will be the most complete ever opened
i'm Paw Paw. They have rooms on the
second floor especially fitted up for
these branches of their trade.
A number of our business men go To
Bangor this evening To attend IA public
meeting in the interest of the proposed
new railroad. The Bangor people are
enthusiastic over the matter and will
back their enthusiasm, with solid cash.
The many friends of Mrs Alice j
| Hinckley will be glad To learn that she
is happily married and pleasantly situat
ed at Fresno, Cal She writes i'm glow
ing terms of the country and intimateS
that all is well with herself and daugh
ters.
The taxpayers of school district No
8 of Waverly petition the Legislature fol
an enabling act allowing them to issue
bonds, not to exceed in amount 81 200
for the purpose of building schoo
house to replace the one recently de
stroyed by fire.
The two last cases disposed of by the
circuit court escaped the attention o
our reporter. They were: John Hop
kins VS.. Henry c. Leedy ct al. Judg
ment for plaintiff by default for S112
Jacob Banks VS.. Robert Welbaum
Judgment for defendant.
The hot air furnaces manufacturer
by NJ. Snow x Sons, of this place, ar,
rapidly gaining an enviable notoriety
They have lately placed one in the Firs
Baptist church at South Haven, and tn,
pastor of that church says they viii
cheerfully give one of the best of testi
monials whenever called upon.
Frank Rawson, manager of the asylum
farm near Kalamazoo, exhibited hi
Scotch collie "Rysdyke" at the poultr.
and pet stock show at Bay City las
week Against II thoroughbred com
petitors Rysdyke took first, state sweep
stakes and champion silver cup. Thi
was the first time he was ever exhibited
AT the time of the struggle betweel
Bangor and Hartford for the marrow
gauge road, Bangor offered $4,000 fo
the road At meeting held there las
Friday night to consider the project O
road from Sturgis to South Haven
: yia Rounnf. fhpy resolved tp gt lp1S