The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-04-16

house, and the painters will soon com
mence work.
Fred Bassett's jewelry store is now
headquarters for telephone business,
the instrument having been transferred
from Gilmans.
NJ. Snow & Sons on Monday shipped
one of their hot-air furnaces To South
Haven, where it is to be placed in the
Avery Beach hotel.
Services will be held at the Presbyte-
rian church next Sunday morning at
the usual hour. A sermon will be read
by Mr.. j. w. Free.
Latest reports received from j. Il.
Bangs are To the effect that he is meet
ing with good success in the sale of
horses at Albion, n. Y.
The Kneeland entertainment given
ut the Opera House last Thursday even
ing was very interesting, and worthy of
a much larger audience.
Peach growers in this section say the
crop will be failure, and some of them
are trimming their trees back, cutting
off all of last years growth
p. Mcclellan went to Bangor last
Thursday night expecting to attend the
opera, but the train was SO late out of
Hartford he was unable to do so.
Large quantities of potatoes are be.
ing shipped from this place. The prices
paid are about the same as prevailed
last fall-30 to 30 cents per bushel.
Frank Kelley was in Paw Paw yester-
day on his way To Kansas City, Mo,
where he has engaged in business. He
has disposed of his interests in Cadillac.
Mrs. j. j. Woodman's division again
entertained the Grange last Friday
evening, and the farce "1nitiating the
Granger" was pronounced the funniest
one yet.
An effort is being made To secure
government headstones with which to
mark the graves of deceased veterans in
the several cemeteries in and about
Paw Paw.
There will be meeting at the coun-
ell rooms this "wednesday evening for
the purpose of organizing Il base ball
association. All interested are invited
to attend.
The calendar for the April term of
court contains four criminal cases, ten
issues of fact, four Importance cases,
six first class and three fourth-class
chancery cases.
The attention of breeders is called to
the adv. of the Cleveland Bay Horse
Co., elsewhere in this paper. These
horses are too well known to need any
eulogizing from us.
Mrs. Peter Brummel had the misfor.
tune to break her right arm, between
the elbow and shoulder, by falling from
fence which she was climbing, at
their farm Monday.
If you would save money on your
purchases of clothing, boots and shoes
and gents furnishing goods, go to ii.
w. Showerman's. He guarantees salts
faction in every instance
Capt. w. f. Stewart, of South Haven,
has just been granted a pension. We
congratulate Comrade Stewart on this
recognition by Uncle Sam, which we
are sure is well deserved.
+. II. Annable was present and lis
tened to the eulogies passed upon the
the late Judge Campbell, at Lansing,
last week. He pronounced it remark
ably interesting occasion.
Broughtons Busy "B" store is head
quarters for almost everything. His
stock, never more complete than at
present, is new and fresh , and he in
vites your careful inspection.
w. j. Sellick & Son have received an
immense stock of gents furnishing
goods and hats and caps, among the
latter the noted Axtel combination hat
and cap, which boys and young men
should inquire for.
Pension Agent Harvey spent Sunday
with his brother Henry at Allegan, and
with his wife reached Detroit, Monday
evening, where he will assume the du-
ties of his Office as soon as the necessa.
ry papers are received.
Volney b. Cushing, the noted tenn
perance lecturer, will speak at the Dis
ciple church next Sunday evening. He
comes very highly recommended by the
press and will doubtless give an able
and instructive address.
The musicale at Mrs !. w. Van Fos-
sens on Wednesday evening last was a
thorough success, an unusually varied
programme being presented, compris-
ing solos, duets, trios, and character
songs, rendered by some of the best
musical talent of our town.
We desire to call attention to the
scenic entertainment, at the Opera
House this evening. 1t comes here
highly recommended and will doubt
less prove very interesting to all who
attend. The entertainment is under
patronage of the Young Ladies society
of the NJ. f. church
Our North Hamilton correspondent
lately reported A. w. Hayden on the
sick list from getting beef bone in his
throat. DIR. Baker mot Drs. Rose and
Mahoney, as reported attended him.
Art. is all right now and sends us an
advertisement of his Percheron horses,
which will be found in another column.
Some of the village boys are making
themselves dsagreeable by knocking
on doors and windows of private resi-
dences after dark. These practices
cannot be tolerated much longer, as
the victims are firing of the sport. In
friendly way we would suggest to the
boys concerned that they desist.
The lecture on Martin Luther by
Elder H. A. Pallister, of Paw Paw. at
the Christian church, Tuesday evening
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