The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-11
WHOLE NUMBER 1893.

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Acton, of Decatur, and Miss Minnie M.
Thrall, of jackson. Thus one more
captive passes into Thrall-dom.
Wool just begins to move little and
the market is unsettled. The best price
thus far paid here is 35 cts. by A. Van
Auken. Shearing is in full blast now
and the market will probably assume
some definite shape in the course of
week.
There will be no services at the Free
Baptist church next Sunday morning,
as the quarterly meeting, held with the
Waverly church, convenes at that time,
continuing over Sunday. The young
people will have their meeting at $3.50
p. m, as usual.
The ladies of the Christian church are
invited To meet at the home of Mrs. ID.
Woodman tomorrow (Thursday) at
2:30 p. IN. Miss Elise Donaldson, the
state organizer of missionary auxiliaries,
will be present and explain the aim
and workings of the G. w. b. Nj.
The Children's Day exercises at the
Free Baptist, the Presbyterian and the
Nj. +. churches last Saturday evening
were of highly interesting and in
structive character and drew out large
congregations, especially was this the
case at the Nj. f. church, where scarce
ly standing room was obtaInable.
The EUening Ne1oS of Monday gives
this rare bit of state news: Capt.
John Boyne, of South Haven, jumped
into the river there year ago, lower
ing of the water in Goguac lake, on
whose banks the state troops encamp."
Now, we submit that for defniteness
and directness the above is yard wide
An examination of the wheat and rye
fields of this vicinity discloses the
presence of the grain aphis, or wheat
louise, in fully as great numbers as last
year, and well-informed farmers fear
that his attacks on the maturing grain
will be more injurious than they were
last year from the fact OF his earlier
arrival.
Miss Elise Donaldson, representing
the Christian Woman's Board of Mis-
sions, will speak at the Christian church
tomorrow Thursday evening. All in
terested in missionary work, especially
the ladies, are invited TO be present.
Miss Donaldson Is an enthusiastic
worker in the missionary cause and an
earnest and pleasing speaker.
Mr.. Charles Griffin went to Bangor
recently and purchased IA 900 shingles
and did not examine them as closely as
he should. When he opened them he
found them to be fit only for kindling
wood, and then went to Hathaway's
and purchased some good ones. 1t is
needless to say that he was satisfied
with the liberalization Leader.
H. w McCabe leaves to-day for
Rochester, Mimi, To attend family re-
union at the home of his mother, which
occurs on the 10Th inst. and which will
be her Goth birthday. On his way out,
Hank will stop at Prairie du Chen,
Wis, and participate in a reunion of
his old regiment, the 1st Wisconsin
cavalry. He will return home about
the 2lst.
On account of Childrens Day exercis-
es being held at three of the churches
last Sunday evening, no services were
held at the Christian church Next
Sunday evening these beautiful services
will be held at that church, at the close
of which collection for mission work
in heather lands will be taken up.
Everybody cordially welcomed to the
services.
The 18th annual picnic of the Cass
County Pioneer Society will be held on
the fair grounds at CassOpolis on We'd
nesday next. Gen. A. Il. McReynolds,
of Grand Rapids, a veteran of the MeXi-
can and late war, and a representative
in the Michigan legislature fifty years
ago, and Judge Thos. II. Sherwood, of
Kalamazoo, will address the assembled
pioneers.
Nat. Shanahan and Sid Marshall,
aged respectively II and 10 years, got
drunk at Bangor on Memorial day and
were committed to Jail at this place last
Saturday in default of the payment of a
fine of 50 and costs. Shanahans mother
followed her son over here and paid his
fine, but the Marshall lad languishes
(most of the time on the front steps of
the court house) for thirteen days.
Miss Alice Alard, aged 10 years,
adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Allard, ofsAntwerp, died on
Saturday, the 31st ult., and was buried
on Monday following The untimely
taking off of this most estimable young
lady is a crushing blow, not only to her
parents and family relatives, but to
large circle of associates by whom she
was universally loved. Verify, death
lloyes a shining mark"
A Sery interesting programme for
Cbildreps' Day was listened To by
large audience at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday evening. One
noticeable featufS. of the exercises was,
that they were nearly All gwen 3y me
younger members of the SaoDath
school, and the ardor with which they
entered into them showed how much
enjoyment they derive from service
that is really their own.
The census enumerators are getting
along finely with their work. Mr.. Rich
ardson, who is doing the work in this
village, informs us that he has met
nothing but the kindest of treatment
at the hands of all he has so far called
on, with one exception. And we are
sorry for the exception-sorry that
Paw Paw holds man or woman so
bigoted and silly as to refuse courteous
answ er TO every question which the
enumerator is compelled to ask
The Decatur Republican objects to
the animus that prompts its Dowagiac
namesake in any reference it has To
Decatur, Characfprizino that TOWN as