The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26


Thos Welch has something to say to
the readers of the NoRTHERNER, this
week, in regard To his noted stations,
Bay Wilkes and Van Buren Wilkes. 1t
will pay you to look it over.
Harry Showerman has received and
arranged his new stock of clothing
and invites a careful inspection on the
part of intending purchasers. He is
prepared to meet your wants.
Mrs. j w. Miles, of Miles, Iowa, sis
ter of Judge b. +. Heckert, reached
Paw Paw last evening Her son, Ben
iamin, who is attending the Orchard
Lake Academy, will arrive to-day
The Ladies' of the Free Baptist church
will hold New England supper at the
Lee House, April 1st. All are invited
to come and enjoy good supper and
plenty of fun. Tables ready at q.
Don't fail to read what w j. Sellick
& Son have to say this week of their
new and attractive line of carpets. 1t
will pay you to inspect their stock, rs
they are Offering some decided bar
gains.
Invitations are out for social dance
at the Opera House next Friday night.
Buck Il Geer's orchestra, of Dowagiac,
has been engaged and there is every
reason to expect that good time will
be had.
r. w. Broughton, of the Busy Big
Store, has something worth your atten-
tion in his new advertisement. We
would suggest that you not only read
it but that you go and inspect the bar
gains offered.
The following letters remained un-
called for at the postOffice In this vii.
lage, on 25th, inst Mrs S f. Cross,
Mr.. Tracy Cross, Cecilia Dunn, Mr..
Albert Evans, Miss Nellie Gibbs, Mrs.
William Taggart.
The house, on the Mckee farm south
of town, owned and occupied by Mr..
Hail. burned last Saturday forenoon to-
gether with most of its contents There
was an insurance of $500 on the house
and $500 on contents.
Look out for notices of Volney Cush-
ing's arrival The Plymouth Press,
Mass, says of him: "The speaker was
received with enthusiasm and his very
able address carried conviction to many
persons in the audience"
+. Smith q Co. have Just put in one
of the largest and best selected stocks
of.clothing ever brought To this village.
The counters. shelves and tables of the
"long brick" are fairly groaning under
the weight of this mammoth stock.
DR.. Osborn, Of Kalamazoo, assisted
by Drs Dunning and Maynard, removed
a tumor from the right side of Mrs. Mary
Rowlee, in this village, last Thursday.
The PATIENTS doing well and there is
good prospect of complete recovery.
While working in a sand pit, one day
last week, Lew Towers was buried by
a cave-in of the sides of the pit Had
not help been at hand serious conse-
quences would probably have resulted,
but, luckily, no injuries were sustained.
A fast son of the great Geo. Wilkes
will soon arrive as a companion of
Winewood in the stud. Standard by
breeding, performance and produce;
trotters i'm the 2:30 list, in the 2:20 list
and i'm the teens. Mr.. A. T. Hall will
make further announcement in due
time.
We received very pleasant call last
Saturday, from Mrs. Nj. V. Hungerford,
of Waverly Mrs. II s little son, aged
years, accompanied his mother, seem
ingly greatly pleased with the machin-
cry in operation, saying that, some day
he intended to have just such an outfit.
He is a bright, manly little fellow, any
way and we doubt not will succeed i'm
whatever direction his ambition may
run.
The funeral services of the late Mrs
A. c. Glidden, were held at the house
on Wednesday afternoon last. A large
cOncourse of friends was present TO
show their respect for the dead, and
sympathy for the bereaved family.
After brief, but very impressive re-
marks by Rev. f. H. Harvey, and the
singing of appropriate hymns by the
choir, consisting of Mr. and Mrs Gil
man, Mrs. Hall and Mr. j. w. Free, the
remains were deposited in.the Bangs
cemetery at the right of, and near the