The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-23
Local Department.

Miss Lila Duncombe is visiting friends
in town.
Miss Marie Cooper has returned from
visit in Lawton.
A. Hathaway is attending the races
at Detroit this week.
Miss Minnie Dunning spent Sunday
with friends in Decatur.
Little Ida Graine is suffering with
imtlammatory rheumatism.
John Baxter, of Bloomingdale, made
us II friendly call on Monday.
The w. G.. L. u. will meet at Mrs.
Odells next Friday, at 3 p. m.
Miss Ella GOrton has been visiting
the family of Hiram Flanders at Dowa-
giac.
Town Clerk Bryar has moved into
the Office west of w. IL. Mason's justice
court.
X w. Noyes came home last Satur.
day to stay few days with family and
friends.
Miss Kittie Anderson, Of Hartford, is
visiting her grand parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Maynard
Chas. Stevens is exhibiting his new
umbrella holder To business men and
others here.
Miss Dart, of Lansing sister of Mrs
q. +. Breck, is stopping in this village
for a few days.
David Fisher, of Kalamazoo, was a
welcome caller at the NoRTHERNER
office yesterday
Miss Carrie Melchor Will accompany
her father, Ed. Melchor, To Los Angeles,
Cal. in few days.
The first number of Smiieys Weekly,
KalamazOos new humorous journal,
will appear Friday.
The call for county convention to
he held at Lawrence, Aug 23d., appears
i'm another column.
Mrs. A. w. Stevens went to Petoskey
yesterday, where she will spend por-
ton of the summer
Mrs. Ella Kingsbury, of Muskegon,
has been visiting her sister. Mrs. III. H.
Jennings, east of town.
G.. r. Avery has been adding TO the
shelf room of his store and giving the
puiiNihS a. Notb VI pdihb.
Harry Snow has been entertaining
for few days past his friend Harry
Crapser, of Shabona, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs viii Miller expect to
leave on Friday of this week for visit
with friends in Lacon, I'll.
Miss Hattie Maynard has been caring
for her sister, Mrs. Ed. Anderson, of
Hartford, who is quite sick.
Prof. f. Cook, of Portland, Oregon,
has been makinS few days visit i'm
this village and Mattawan.
A large number of candidates were
admitted To membership in the fire de-
pertinent at its last meeting.
Mrs. Len. Crandall caught 2-pound
black bass from the stream in front of
her residence IA few days since.
Mrs. IL. Hopping was called to Albion
on Monday on account Of the sickness
of her mother, Mrs. Daniel Crofoot.
The next examination of teachers
for Van Buren county will be held in
this village, on Thursday, August 7th.
The Criterion springs seem quite at.
tractive now. Every evening string
of thirsty people wends its way thither-
ward.
Mrs. j. r. Carr and daughters, Mae
and Bessie, of Cassopolis, drove over
here last Wednesday on visit TO Mrs.
C's parents.
Mrs. Keith and daughter, of jackson,
have returned TO their home after a
visit to Mrs. KS. mother, Mrs Kimbail,
of this place.
There is rare chance for some lucky
person to purchase an elegant home
very cheap See adv. in another place
in this paper.
Too much John BarleycOrn caused
a cry of murder To issue from one of
our business places last Friday evening,
causing some excitement.
The Free Baptist Woman's Mission
society will meet at Grandma Galligans
on Saturday of this week. A quilt is to
be quilted. Picnic dinner.
A few choice patterns of embroidered
and handsome hem stitched dress
goods to be closed out at big reduc
ton at w. j. Sellick & Sons
Joel Monroe has already booked over
fifty pension claims. He does the busi-
ness for one half the usual fee and the
boys appreciate his liberality.
The Sunday Schools of Glendale pic
nicked at Lake Park last Wednesday,
and, judging from all reports received,
very pleasant time was had.
County Agent Gould went to Lansing
Monday with two boys, Ira Stocum, of
South Haven, and Eugene Comfy, of
Decatur, for the Reform School.
Nellie Richardson is the proud
possessor of a very handsome mandolin,
the first instrument of the kind, we be-
lieve, ever owned in the village.
Supt. Roberts with his wife and three
little boys reached here last Thursday.
They are making their home at the
residence of Hon. s. IL. Blackman.
The committee on "Woman's Work
will furnish programme for Paw Paw
grange on Friday evening of this week.
A good attendance of members is de-
sired
Beautiful Gems" is the appropriate
title of book for which Mrs. +. Nj.
Snow is receiving subscribers, and it is
a gem indeed--a vast treasure of choice
productions i'm poetry, prose and song