The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-24


were immense--an immense failure.
The business men have employed
Seth Allen to do duty as night watch
during the winter.
John Breck is cutting off a portion of
his wood land and has number of
choppers employed
Hon. j. j. Woodman and wife will
attend Christmas reunion of the Hunt
family at Kalamazoo, tomorrow.
1t is expected that Rev Reese, of
Bangor, will preach at the Disciple
church next Sunday morning and even
ing.
BY the way, years subscription to
the NoRTHERNER would be about. as
good present as you could make to a
friend. Try it.
Prof. Roberts and Misses Hinckley,
Smith and Whitmer, of our schools, are
attending the teachers institute at
Grand Rapids.
Lynn Free and Bert Olney, of Ann
Arbor University, and Prof. Russell, of
Battle Greek, were among Saturdays
arrivals i'm Paw Paw.
There will be an election of officers
for the ensuing year at the Grange Hall
next Friday evening. A full attendance
of members is desired
We hear words of commentator
spoken by all who have had To employ
the services of Ed. Goodale as under
taker and funeral director.
Messrs. Freese 4 Rohde show admir-
able taste in the arrangement of their
window displays, and the appearance
inside is not less attractive.
Christmas goods for young and old,
and at prices To insure sale on inspec-
tion, can be found in bewildering array
at G.. X. Avery's popular store.
A. &. Martin and wife left for Wor-
cester, Mass, last Saturday, on visit
to relatives and friends. A. c. expects
to take run down To the Hub" also.
w. j. Sellick and son report most
satisfactory trade in holiday goods.
With everything to tempt the purchaser
it is not strange that the goods "move."
The Michigan Central people are cor
responding with j. j. Paige, of this
place, with reference to the building of
cold storage warehouse for that com
pany at Lawton.
DR.. Maynard, Director of our school
board, has already received in the
neighborhood of twenty applications
from teachers for the place vacated by
Miss Mary Bryar.
Fred Bassett has sold his jewelry
business To III. Sheldon who will con.
tinue the same in the Searles building
anu also look after the wants of tele-
phone customers.
All buyers of Christmas gifts should
not fail To inspect the elegant goods
displayed by w. j. Sellick Il Son which
are designed to gladden. the hearts on
the festive OCCASION
You wouldn't make any mistake,
young man, if you should purchase one
of those elegant rockers made by the
Woodman Mfg Co., for Christmas
present To your best girl.
Santa Claus will hold forth at the
First Baptist church tonight, two trees
having been arranged for him. Enter
tainment will be furnished by the
scholars of the Sunday school
w. s. Durkee won nine regular and
five special pemiums on White Cochins,
and Will Rickerson took four third
premiums on r. G.. w. and B. Leghorns
at the Battle Creek poultry show last
week.
The names of Henry Freeman and
Dimick Butler, Mattawan; George w.
! Peabody, Lawrence, and Truman
Lampson, Hartford, appear among the
list of pensions granted during the past
week.
Mrs. McKellar is helping at the post
office during the holiday rush. An un-
usual number of Christmas packages
were sent through the mail from this
place yesterday. A good indication
surely.
A. G.. Gldden left on Monday for
Union City, Concord, Jonesville and
other places in the southern part of the
state for the purpose of arranging a
series of Farmers meeting or county
Institutes.
Lynn Fluette, Ed. Tuckey, Jay Rick
ard Russell Mentor and Ed. Snow each
have one vote in the Kalamazoo Teie-
graphs voting contest To decide who is
the most popular employe within a
given territory.
A horse belonging to Frank Stevens
broke away from the railing near the
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a tree and the fence in front of Mr..
Webb's residence, on La Grave street,
smashing the buggy somewhat.
Bangs Warner measured an apple
tree the other day that was set out by
his great grandfather in 1886, the cir
cumference of which is ten feet and
seven inches. Bangs don't take after
that apple tree TO any great extent.
Hudson Post, No. 317, of Mattawan,
will hold a public installation of its
newly elected officers, at the post room,
on Monday night, January 9TH The
boys voted to have picnic supper and
a good time, such as has invariably
characterized their efforts, is expected
We were last week shown a written
receipt, dated 1909, which was found
among the papers of the late Hiram
Mather. The document was written in
Scotland by one of Mr. Mather's ances.
tors and was in good state of preser.
vation the, writing being perfectly
legible.
The safe i'm the postoflice at Coloma
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