The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-29

The doctors and undertakers do not
seem To grumble much at the way the
old thing works.
Barring 'McGinty, how's your
fanlilyg" is the only safe way to ask the
question nowadays.
Miss Ada Sherrod spent a day or two
of last week in town, the guest of her
friend, Mrs. l.. b. Coy.
Elder Pallister will return from
Indiana this week and resume his pas
torial duties next Sunday.
The fact that ice is II inches thick at
Cheboygan carries no consolation 10
our local dealers and consumers.
+. Neff has moved his harness and
repair business into the building form
erly occupied by the NoRTHERNER.
A large number of people in and
about Paw Paw are suffering from at
tacks of la grippe, more or less severe.
Ed. Snow says if he. had been about a
yard shorter, be would have had the
grip" the whole lenght of himself last
week.
Geo. w. Myers had vicious attack
of la grippe last Saturday, but it yielded
readily to treatment and he is now con-
ValeScent.
Married, at the M. +. parsonage on
the 22d inst, by Rev. w j. Hathaway,
Eugene Brown and Miss Ada Clark
both of Lawrence.
We learn that Frank Millington has
under consideration a very flattering
offer to go to Texas and take charge OF
large drug establishment.
G., r. Avery, of the Star dry goods
house, has things to say i'm to-day
paper of interest to all, and we com
mend his ad to II careful perusal.
Orm Butler has gone to Grand Rapids
for short visit with friends, and Clayt.
Simmons will act as conductor on the
delivery wagon during his absence.
A private letter from Mrs. f. NJ. Rus
sell to a friend here is to the effect that
she has been called to her former home
in Ohio, where her mother is dying.
A union praise service will be held at
the Nj. +. church next Sunday evening.
The occasion will be an interesting and
profitable one, and should be enjoyed
by all
Rev. w. j. Hathaway continues to
hold the nightly meetings at his church
which he commenced on Monday even
ing of last week. The meetings are
well attended
The Luce Brown -Lochman case which
resulted at the September term in a
disagreement of the jury, shared like
fate last week, after a trial lasting two
and one-half days.
The following letters remained un-
called for at the postoffice in this vii
lage, on the 2Sth, inst: Carl Nj. Blakes-
ley, Ed. Geer, Levi Marshall, Will
Vanaken and Lenard Wight.
The Presbyterian Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. A. &. Martin, on Thurs
day, Jan. 30th, az 2:30 p. IN. for the con-
sideration of important business. A
good attendance Is earnestly requested.
1t is expected that the meetings of
Brodhead post will hereafter be held in
the Grange Hall rooms. This will af-
ford very desirable change, and the
tendency must be to an increased inter-
est and attendance.
Under Sheriff McCabe went to
Webster who, it is alleged, embeZzled
money while acting as agent for G. w.
Fisher of Lawrence. As might be eX-
pected, Hank" got his man.
A report was in circulation upon our
streets last Saturday that Supervisor
Hart had yielded up his life, victim to
la grippe. We are greatly pleased to
learn that such was not the case how
ever, and herewith extend cOngratula-
tiOns.
w. j. Sampson, attorney, of Marcel
lus, was at the bar of our circuit court
last week in a professional capacity
We hear our local attorneys speak in
high terms of Mr.. s., and express the
hope that his visits may be more fire.
quent.
If some truthful scribe should give
the ''pranks and capers" of few young
men of this place a good airing, it
would astound their mothers and sisters.
1t would take more than one bottle of
prefumery TO make the record smell
anything less than rank.
The Lawrence Times goes into an
ecstacy of humor, presumably over the
suspension of its only rival-the CoCert
NeWS. But whether it was the NeWs'
suspension or the Times poetry that
made the rooster sick, we are not in
formed.
A competitive examination will be
held at Niles on the Goth day of next
month of candidates for appointment
to the Annapolis naval academy. APP
plicants must he residents of this
(t ourth) congressional district and not
less than fifteen years of age.
Il. w. Adams and M Defendorf, of
Dowagiac, visited in town last week,
the guests of G.. w. Adams and |. B.
Conner. On Thursday evening n party
was given in their honor at the elegant
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Conner, where
a delightful hour was enjoyed by all
present.
Ed. Webster, arrested by Under Sher-
iff McCabe at Charlevoix few days