The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-08
WHOLE NUMBER 1855.

Shaefer as a photograph gallery.
South Haven is enjoying the luxury
of postofiice site war-divergent busi-
ness interests marshaling the opposing
forces. The postmaster has referred
the whole business To the department at
Washington, and a special agent will
probably be sent on to settle the con-
troversy.
Prof. Roberts has instituted new
way of dismissng school to be employed
in c%se of fire or accident to the school
building 1t is his intention To disci-
pline the scholars i'm this method so
that in an emergency they can make
their exit without that confusion which
SO frequently results in serious loss of
life.
Mrs Peter Mcclellan entertained
party of her lady friends on Saturday
evening last Refreshments were serv
ed. Inasmuch as no gentlemen were
allowed To attend, the finding of hat
by the hostess after the departure of
the guests, the ownership of which is in
doubt, involves the affair in some mys-
! terry.
It's too bad to have seven-cOlumn
display article, like unto that of
/ lut lCtllOll IItC ItSo lIlt Otntl udl,
attacking Hon. j. Nj. Turner's integ-
lity, knocked into Il cooked hat before
! it is twenty -four hours old As boom
erang builders, commend vs. TO the av-
erage Democratic newspaper in cam
paign times.
One of our villagers trotted out a sun
/ flower stalk for inspection, some time
ago, and the whole country swooped
! 4 k.l -
we would like To see some country gar
dener get away with Lester Brewers
cabbage stalk with seventeen distinct
heads growing on it-good, hard, solid
heads at that.
Within the past week NJ Snow K
Sons have shipped furnaces to- Byron
| Centre and Ada, Kent county, and to
Lawrence, this county. La one day last
week they sold four at their works, and
thus far this season they have sold more
than during any year they have been
manufacturing them. This speaks well
for this most excellent heating appara-
tus, which is steadily gaining favor.
Some of our county correspondents
have a great appetite for dabbling in
politics, and frequently indulge in read
ing Caudle lectures To candidates-that
il this or that rumor be true, thus and
so will be the result. These are cour-
teOusly reminded that the political COM
plexion of this journal is fixed here, and
that we have no use for their peculiar
preiudices for or against the candidate
for any Office.
The Treasurer of the Ladies' Lecture
Association will be at the NORTHERNER
office between the hours of two and five
p. m. on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, Oct. 8, 10, IL, for the purpose of
selling season tickets. All who can
make it convenient to call here for their
tickets, will confer favor upon the
ladies, rs it will not oblige the com
mittees To go over the entire ground a
second time.
Frank Harrington, a well-known and
highly-respected citizen of this town
ship, died at the Borgess. hospital, in
Kalamazoo, Monday morning. He
went to Kalamazoo last week To attend
the fair Thursday morning he ruptured
blood vessel and, despite the best
medical aid attainable, the result was
rs above indicated. The remains were
brought home Monday Afternoon. De-
ceased was 63 years of age.
A little more than week ago,
company of ladies met at the home of
Mrs Nj. +. Whalen to arrange for a
Browning Club, and last Monday even
ing the club was organized with nine
teen members enrolled. The meeting
was held with Mrs. +. +. Parks, and
the initial programme consisted of u
talk upon the lives of both Robert
and Elizabeth Browning, together with
selection from the works of each.
a.. s. h.. al nh l.. tl,.,
monthly entertainment of their huS-
bands, and for this purpose there are
six divisions of the members.
Mr.. II. Barney. said To be success
full temperance orator and evangelist,
will visit Paw Paw and conduct a short
series of temperance meetings, COM
mencing on Saturday ewing next at the
First Baptist church, and continuing
on Sunday afternoon and evening at
the Nj. +. church II the afternoon meet
ing on Sunday to be held at 3 o'clock.
The regular morning services will be
held at the various churches as usual.
Further announcements on Sunday.
Let every one interested in temperance
work take pans to advertise these
meetings, and expect good results.
The Pomona programme at the
Grange on last Friday evening was es-
pecially fine, while the hall was bright
with autumn leaves, and redolent with
ripened fruit, displayed SO temptingly
in pyramids and various other designs
that it required great-self-denial on the
part of some to await the generous in
vitation of Help yourselves" One large
design composed of back ground of
purple grapes with the word pomona"
in white grapes, must have been es-
pecially pleasing To the eye of the
! fruitful Goddess in whose honor these
arrangements had been made. The
Ceres programme has been postponed
| for one week.
The third meeting of the Ladies' Lee.
ture Association was fully attended and
much enthusiasm was manifested. The
fact that there is power in numbers
was indicated by the report of the can
vassing committee, which showed 312
names pledged for season tickets, and
all who are hoping to enjoy the advan-
tage of such series of entertainments
can rejoice that the enterprise is now
on safe footing. The membership
was also increased by eleven new sig
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