The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-05-14

| slStef-ln-laW MIS-. w. IL. Gluden near
Mattawan.
Capt. Ed. Stewart, of the Sentinel,
South Haven, made us pleasant call
on Saturday.
j. +. Bullard who is on the road for
Conner Il Osborne, is meeting with
good success.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z. Preece and Mr.
and Mrs. Will Gustine visited Marcel
lus last Sunday.
Hon. Stanley w Turner, of Roscom-
mon, was the guest, Monday and Tues
day, of ye editor.
Prof Higgins went to Ann Arbor last
Friday on subpoena as witness. He
returned Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. +. T. Chappell visited
their daughter, Mrs. Eli Young, in
| Dowagiac last week.
j. ID. Monroe is setting large num-
ber of fruit trees of various kinds on
his farm near Lawton.
Harry, the 11-years-old son of l.. Per-
rigo, has been quite sick with mumps,
but is now on the gain.
Paw Paw township has been divided
into two census districts, of which the
village constitutes one
4 Our streets are undergoing much
needed repairs, several teams being en-
gagged in drawing gravel.
O. w. Rowland reached home from
Cassopolis Monday night and left for
St Joseph county yesterday.
Dell Cummings and Billy Bullard will
make martial music for the boys to
march to on Decoration day.
A little paint goes far towards decor
ating and beautifying your homes. j.
III. Waters Il Co. keep the best.
Wise q Tuckey expect to have the
dam repaired and their mill in opera
ton before the close of this week.
Rev. w. |. Cogshall. of Kalamazoo,
has been engaged by the G. A. r. boys
to deliver the Decoration day address
Shows Full Orchestra will furnish
music for the last dance of the season
at Longwell's Opera House this even
ing.
Work has been begun on the abut-
ments for the new iron bridge south of
town, and will be pushed as rapidly as
possible.
A large company of friends was en-
tertained by Mr. and Mrs. DR.. Whalen
at their pleasant home last Friday
evening.
Mr.. w. C. Wildey calls attention this
week to the three years old Clydesdale
ad. on Sth page
Letters remain in the Paw Paw post
office addressed to the following: Mr..
Sam Babcock, Mrs. Betsy Kelly, Miss
Edith Steadman.
A glance at Broughton's new al. will
make person want touwaltz right
down To the Busy Bee store and inspect
his mammoth stock.
A rare treat is promised those who
attend the Rich x DOwnie shows next
Tuesday The wonderful performing
dogs will delight you.
Miss Miles. teacher of vocal ard in
strumental music in Boston, Mass, is
visiting at the residence of her uncle,
b. I Heckert, in this village.
w j. Sellick & Son are daily receiv-
ing many choice patterns in Lowell in
grain and Brussels carpets. New por
tierres, lace curtains and shades.
Judge Heckert went to Kalamazoo
this morning, having been engaged as
counsel in a contested will case which
comes on before Judge Davis to-day.
The necessary committees, To look
after Details for Decoration and Memo
rial day exercises, were appointed at
the post meeting last Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs j. +. Chandler went to
Decatur Monday morning. Mr.. G.. is
engaged in taking testimony as Circuit
Court Commissioner in an important
case.
Married, by Elder j. Hurd, at his
residence in Paw Paw on the 18th inst,
Mr.. Henry G.. Rowe, of Porter, and
Miss Finanda ID. Wheaton, of Volinia,
Mich.
The doctors report but very little
sickness in this vicinity, and they are
looking anXiously to the green apple
and cucumber season to bring them
business
The NoRTHERNER Office has just
printed neat catalogue of the NJ +.
Sunday School Library which includes
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readable books.
For various reasons the annual meet
ing of the Western Michigan Press AS
sociation, which was to have taken
place at Kalamazoo, has been postponed
until next year.
In case the school building should
take fire what are the facilities for
fighting it? How would the children
be rescued in the event of the stair
ways being on fire
Mrs. j. ID. Hamilton calls the atten-
ton of the ladies to the fact that she
has opened millinery parlors over the
"Wolverine" drug store, and invites a
call from all interested.
A lawn tennis ground has been mark
ed out on the lawn west of Conner IL
Osborne's warerooms. The players
dedicated it by breaking a few windows
in neighboring house.
The breaking of the mill-dam made
rare sport for the boys who were
promptly on hand with drag nets and
spears with which they captured large
quantities of good sized fish.
The Kalamazoo Baptist Association
beoan its sessions at Bloomingdale YES