The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21

their tubular hot-air furnaces for hi,
residence. Mr.. Breed made wise Sc
lection.
The Methodist Sunday school viii
have a picnic at Lake Park on FRIDAY
of this week. The scholars and teacher.
will meet ut the church at 9 a. m
promptly.
The ladies of the Presbyterian society
are requested To meet at the residence
of Mrs. G. K. Avery on Monday next al
p. m. Business of Importance To he
transacted.
The management of the Paw Paw
horse and stock fair will give purses
aggregating 300 for trials of speed
Programme of races will be found else
where i'm this paper.
f. A. Blackman, of the Hillsdale
Democrat, arrived here last Saturday
and remained over Sunday Accom-.
panied by his family, who had been
here on visit, he returned home Mon
day.
The young ladies of this place give
an excursion To South Haven to-mor-
row, leaving here at : q. m. Returning,
the train will leave South Haven about
$3.50. Fare for the round trip, 81 90.
Everybody is invited.
President collars, of Hiram (O.) col
lege, and Elder +. NJ. Rains, of Topeka,
Kansas, are among the visitors who will
speak during the sessions of the state
convention of the Christian church,
which assemblies here on the 29th.
In e.
Lansing last Saturday and remained
there until to-day. Yesterday occurred
the graduating exercises at the agricul-
tural college. Mr.. Anderson's brother,
David jr., is one of the graduates.
The county oranges of Van Buren
and Berrien held four days picnic at
Stevensville, Berrien county, last week
Tuesday to Friday inclusive. Quite a
number from this vicinity attended and
report an interesting and profitable
time.
w. j. Sellick * Son were never i'm
finer shape for the opening of the fall
trade than they are to-day. A large
invoice of mems and boys clothing
boots and shoes, etc, is just received
and more will follow daily. See their
new adv.
B. +. Warner will have his last ship
ment of horses in the stock yards on
Thursday afternoon, Aug 22d, and all
are invited to come and see them. They
are all for sale and can he sold on time
All that have seen them pronounce
them the best lot they ever saw.
The G.. NJ. Il. A. ball team, of Kala-
maZoo, will play the Paw Paw team on
their home grounds Friday afternoon.
A hot game can be looked for and our
boys must remember this is no Decatur
team snap ExAlderman William j.
McSweeny, of Kalamazoo, will umpire
the game.
Mrs Maria Chaplin was buried last
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Barton
preached the funeral discourse before
a large concon'se of people at her church
at three o'clock in the afternoon, and
the remains were buried at the Bangs
cemetery.
Mrs VIM Engle, another of the early
settlers of this section, has joined the
silent majority. She passed quietly
away on Thursday last and was buried
by the side of her late husband at Pros
pect Hill on Saturday. Deceased was
in her SD year.
Mr. f. w Gooding has but recently
arrived in this place with fine herd of
young American mares, colts and geld
ingS, which he offers for sale He will
sell at Decatur tomorrow CGhursday)
afternoon and at Marcelus on Satur-
day of tins week.
+. l.. Warner, secretary of the Van
Buren, County Mutual insurance com
pany, has recently issued circulars TO
policy holders notifying them of the
regular annual assessment. The finan-
cial statement of the company shows it
to be i'm a flourishing condition.
Judge Heckert went to South Haven
last week ON business connected with
the probate office, and the day follow
ing his return he had an ague shake.
Which is conclusive evidence that the
water at South Haven is only fit for the
purposes of commerce and navigation.
Mrs II. w. Broughton met with an
slight mishap while driving her pony
cart one day last week The pony took
fright at something and shield quickly
to one side, overturning the vehicle and
throwing Mrs. b. out No damage,
save some slight ones in the province
of the blacksmith.
During the ball game here last Friday
afternoon a constable was Scurrying
around the streets in quest of six eligi-
BILE men for a jury. He failed to find
them, and betook himself to- the ball
park where he found the Court, both
the principals and their attorneys.
That particular case adjourned.
The elocutionary contest for the silver
medal will take place at the Nj. +.
church Wednesday evening, August
2Sth. The contestants are Misses
Bertha Wise, Cora Nelson, Gertie Pallis-
ter, Sabra Stanton, Messrs Charlie
Hutchins, Erwin Taft and Herbert
More. Doors open at o'clock. All are
invited.
Cutting i'm rates of fare TO the G.. A. X.
national encampment has already com
menced by roads centering i'm Chicago,
and il looks now rs though a rate war
would give the old vets much better
figures than they asked for. The Monon
route opened the war at | cent per
travelled mile, and other roads are meet
ing the cut.
In this paper Broughton gives an alb
solutely perfect likeness Of the most