The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-09-24

district Senatorial committee, at the
Allegan convention on the 18th inst.
Mrs. N o. Martin, of Lawton, has
the thanks of the NoRTHERNER for
several baskets of delicious grapes from
her husbands vineyard near that place.
Jas. NJ. Sheppard, of Cassopolis,
former editor of the Vgildnt, is private
secretary To Hon. Thos. w. Palmer,
president of the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position.
A number of Cleveland Bay stations,
mares and fillies, consigned To the
Cleveland Bay Co. of this place, arrived
here safely last Friday direct from
England
w. j. Sellick & Son extend an invita-
tion to all To drop in and look at their
large invoice of clothing and overcOats
just opened up. See their adv. in
another column.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Harrison and
their niece, Miss Mary Southwell, are
home after very pleasant visit of sew
eral days with friends and relatives in
Muskegon and Grand Rapids.
Rev. Kingsbury, of Connecticut
preached ut the Presbyterian church
last Sunday morning, and will fill the
same pulpit ut the usual hours next
Sunday morning and evening
Mr. G.. Z. Rawson has decided To give
up his regular annual hunting eXcur-
sion up north this fall and accompany
Mrs. RawsOn on her visit to New York.
They will start next Tuesday.
VIM. Markillie chats Uncle Bid har-
vested this season 1906 bushels of wheat
and 1857 bushels of oats, and didn't
consider it "A very prolific year at that.
He has sown this fall 100 acres to wheat.
The Ladies of the NJ. f. church, of
Almena, will hold ''punkin pie" social
at the home of Mrs. Nettie Failing, on
Thursday evening, Sept Goth. A pleas
ing programme is expected. Young
aud old cordially invited.
Vining, the irrepressible, is again out
with publication at Lawrence this
time 1.-The Lyre." We hope our CORES
will not fall into the habit of misSpell-
ing the name of that embryotic journal
A young man named Leman, stu
dent at Albion college, filled the pulpit
at the NJ. +. church last Sunday morn
ing In very acceptable manner and
Rev ). KitZmiller, of Kalamazoo, will
preach at the same church next Sunday
morning and evening.
Columbus Engle has been expert
menting with Seeding grapes for the
last twelve years, and has obtained a
large collection of very tine quality 1t
is through such painstaking expert
mentation as this, that the products of
the sol may at last attain perfection.
A letter received yesterday from Frank
Millington, dated San Antonio, Texas,
10Th inst says: Am nicely located here
as, managerial Sundry department in
wholesale drug store; weather quite
warm, thermometer, nintey in the
shade. Roses in bloom, ripe figs etc
Much to their annoyance, Messrs
Prentice X Goodale are compelled To
announce further pOstpOnement of
their opening. The plate glass fronts
To their double stores are not yet in
place but it is confidently believed that
everything will be in readiness for Sat
ulday, Oct. 4.
| A mass convention of prohibtionists'
for the purpose of placing in nomina,
ton county and legislative ticket, will
be held in Hartford on Thursday Oct
2d, at one o'clock. Ex-Gov. st. John
will address the convention in the OPP
era house at three o'clock. Everybody
invited Reduced rates on railroad.
The action of the Michigan confer
ence in returning Rev. w. j. Hathaway
| TO this charge for another year will
meet the hearty approval of our people,
among whom the reverend gentleman
and his estimable family are prime
| favOrites. Mr.. II. is still visiting in
Minnesota, but will return TO his duties
here next week.
Williamson Mason, one of the earliest
settlers of this place, died at the home
of his son, VIM. H., last Friday evening,
aged 70 years. Deceased came to Mich
igan the year it was admitted into the
| Union, and for many years was prOmi-
nently identified with Paw Paws busi-
ness interests. The funeral occurred
Sunday afternoon.
The many friends of Chan. +. Ocobock
will be glad to learn that he has secured
a responsible and lucrative position with
the wholesale house of Marshall Field
q Co., of Chicago. "Chan" graduated
from our high school the past season
with distinctions; is young man of
sterling integrity, and his rapid promo
ton will be confidently looked for
The apple crop of the northern part
of the county was almost totally des-
troyed by the terrific hail storm of Mon
day night of last week The hail fell
continuously for over half an hour, and
lay from two To three inches deep on
the level. Fruit of all kinds in the path
of the storm is ruined, and the damage
will aggregate many thousands of
dollars
Messrs. Malone and West, prohibition
evangelists, lectured at the opera house
last Saturday evening, and at the Dis
ciple church Sunday evening, having
good audiences on each occasion. Mr..
Malone is fluent and forcible speaker
and Mr.. West conducts the singing.
These gentlemen hail from Lansing,
and we would meekly suggest that they
concentrate their fire on the Supreme
Court, with a view to its conversion to
their faith.
Teachers, and those preparing for
teaching, will be pleased to learn that
a class in Theory and Art of Teaching