The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-09-17


evening, receiving injuries which may
prove fatal.
&. r. Rawson, Colum. Engle and
their party will leave for Northern
Michigan on their annual hunt ON the
10Th of October.
Mrs Alice NJ. Colburn left last Fri
day for Big Rapids. where she will
spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. +. ID. Collins.
Anson Goss and Thomas Cross, of
Bangor, have just returned from France
bringing with them twenty-five Perch
erOn and French coach stations.
Our readers should keep in mind the
dates of the DOwagiac Union faIr-Oct.
Z, s, 8 and 10. Balloon and parachute
daily, and reduced fares on railroads.
Frank Rawson and wife, of the Asy-
lum farm, were visiting friends here
last Saturday and Sunday. They Will
start east on their wedding tour Octo-
ber 1St.
An extraordinary influx of advertis-
ing has encroached on our reading mat
ter space somewhat this week, for
which we ask the indulgence of our
readers.
w. j Sellick d Son are now showing
the largest and most complete stock of
dress goods, including great variety
of plaids and novelties, ever offered to
the trade.
G.. $. Barrett, of Charlotte, and
Barrett Vaughn aud wife. of Bellevue,
brother and nephew respectively of
Mrs Frank Pritchard, were here at the
funeral of her husband.
MessrS. Prentice Il Goodale have
postponed the opening day of their fur
niture rooms until Saturday, Sept %.
This for the reason that the stores could
nOt be gotten ready before that date
Pension Attorney Monroe is devoting
his time almost exclusively to the prep
aratiOn of soldiers claims for pensions,
and Miss Nellie Richardson is regularly
employed by him in the Registers of
flee.
Mrs. Lucy G. Poole, an old and high
ly respected resident of Lawrence, died
at her home in that place a few days
since, aged 80 years, 8 months and 26
days. She suffered no sickness-simply
"fell asleep"
C.. L. Eaton left yesterday for Niagara
Falls to attend reunion of the sur
vivors of his old company, the 23rd
Battery n Y Light Artillery He will
also visit his parents in Niagara coun-
ty, returning on Monday next.
At the annual election for officers of
the Michigan State Fair Association, G.
w. Young, of this village was made
treasurer We congratulate Mr..
Young on his preferment for this re-
sponsible and honorable position.
The Paw Paw grange male quartet,
consisting of Bruce Cummings, Ed.
Gilman, Wint. Reynolds and Charley
Butler, with Mrs. Ed. Gilman, as
soloist, and Miss Grace Woodman, as
organist, will furnish music for the
state grange at lis next meeting.
There will be Prohibition mass
meeting at the Opera House next Sat
urday evening, Sept Goth, which will
be addressed by e. K. Malone, of Lans-
ing; said to be one of the ablest Prohi-
bition and Labor Reform speakers in
the state The public is invited to be
present.
Messrs Freese Il Rohde, The Lead
-,
store to the public on Saturday next
A glance at their half-page adv in this
issue will give an idea OF what they
purpose doing. Their stock is arriving
by every train, and they invite close
inspection.
One of the hardest storms of the
season visited this section Monday even
ing. Rain began falling about nine
o'clock and continued almost incessant-
ly for three hours Quite dash of hail
fell about $50. In Waverly, as we hear,
they had two hail storms, one at about
Z O'Clock and another towards midnight,
the latter quite severe.
The following is the programme of
the Teachers Association, to be held at
Bloomingdale, Saturday, September
27th, at 900 a. IN: Address, Hon.
Milan Virgins; Physiology, Jennie
Ackley; Influence of Mind Over Body,
VIM Mcmillan; Grading System and
Reading Circle Work, Sec'y. Cornish;
Morals in School, Mrs. Lima Butts;
School Entertainments, Hattie Sunny;
Busy Work, w. G.. Dean; Diacritics, +.
n. Worth Hattie Sunny Sec'y. VIM.
Mcmillan, President.
"a
tives, friends and neighbors attended
the funeral services of Frank Pritchard
at the NJ f. church on Saturday last.
The Grand Army and Odd Fellows, of
which orders he was valued member,
were both well represented. After the
services at the church, conducted by
Rev. Mrs. Anna Barton, the remains,
under escort of the two orders named,
were taken To Prospect Hill cemetery
where they were laid at rest with the
becoming and appropriate ceremonies
peculiar To the rituals of the g. A X.
and /. o. o. +. Frank held a warm
place in the hearts of all who knew
him, and his death is sincerely mourned.
The reunion of the eastern division
of the 12th Michigan Infantry was held
at Lansing, Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week, with an attendance of about
seventy members, the campfire being
on the lawn of Comrade John Oatly, in
that city. The officers for the coming
year are w +. Stewart, of So. Haven,
president; John Wardell, of Lansing,
vice president; John Pennington, of
Pewamo, recording secretary; Joseph
Ruff, of Albion, corresponding secre-
tary; Geo. X. Weldon, of Devereaux,
treasurer, and John Braggins of Byron,