The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-17
WHOLE NUMBER 1865.

Mrs. f. w. Dunning is expected here
to-day To remain till after the holidays.
DIR. o. b. Hayden returned to Chica-
go today after a few days visit with
friends in Paw Paw and Coolies.
Last week Miss Edith Coy, who is
boarding with her grandparents and
attending school here, suffered a severe
attack OF pneumonia. Prompt medical
aid and excellent care is resulting in
her rapid recovery.
Broughtons tasty window display of
handkerchiefs attracts the attention of
all passersby. Juliet peers forth from
her beautifully constructed balcony
looking anXiously in search of Romeo,
who apparently unconscious of her So
licitude is reclining in hammock near
by, greatly enjoying his luxurious sur
roundings.
On Tuesday of last week Editor A.
&. Glidden gave the high school very
interesting and instructive talk on the
National Park. This was followed on
Thursday morning by an equally inter-
esting discourse on Westminster Abbey
by Rev. Clizbe. Such rectals of per-
sonal observations meet with general
favor from the pupils, affording, as they
do, enjoyment and instruction.
Our schools close Friday next for
two weeks vacation. The high school
attendance the past term has been
larger than for years before, and there
is no doubt but the attendance the com
ing term will show marked increase
over the present 1t is the determine
ton of the teachers of this department
to give our young people every advan-
tage offered in any first-class graded
school, and we hope that parents who
have children qualified To enter this de-
partment will not fail to profit by the
opportunities herein afforded.
The entertainment given by the sing
ers from Paw Paw, at the State Grange
meeting, was unanimously pronounced
the best ever furnished. They were
prompt at all calls for music, and seem
ed 10 meet the case with appropriate
songs-serious and sentimental, or COM
ic, without coarseness every occasion
had fitting end Mrs G.. +. Gilman
recited Justice; or, Miss Columbia's
Spelling Class" where the farmer was
represented at the foot, with Banker,
Lawyer Middleman and Railroad King
rangin above him. They each gave
definition of the word Justice" but
Frank Farmer defined it SO accurately
that Miss Columbia gave the order to
March up ead."-Grange Visitor.
Prof. Roberts gave his corps of teach.
ers a little drill last Saturday which
was outside the regular curriculum.
He had engaged team TO take his
teachers TO Lawton, whence they were
going by rail To Decatur To visit the
faculty at that place. The start from
here was made on time and in good
form, but, nearing Lawton, where they
found more sand and less snow, the lit
tie team was unable to respond to the
requirements of the driver To "g'long,"
and came to dead stand-still Twas
nearly train time and but one thing left
to do, and the ladies clambered out of
the sleigh, shouldered their multitudin-
Gus wraps and trudged into Lawton on
foot and just in time To get the train
Major Danes lecture on New Zea-
land seems to have given very genera!
satisfaction to the large audience who
listened SD attentivcly to his descrip-
ton of its wonderful birds and flowers,
its vast forests and plains with their
luxuriance of vegetation, its weird
awe-inspiring gorges and glaciers, its
colossal mountains, in fact the almost
incomprehensib lavishness which Ma
ture has here displayed. All were fully
convinced that it was, indeed, a WON
derland." The pleasure to be derived
from tasteful, artistic stage decorations
again added greatly to the evenings
enjoyment, and for this the audience is
indebted to Mrs. +. A. Wildey and Mrs.
Rose Miller. The design, though en-
tirely different from the former one,
was voted equally beautiful.
The regular monthly banquet of the
Browning Club occurred on Monday
evening last, and the home of Mrs b.
+. Heckert was the appointed place
whittier a score of gentlemen gaily ac-
compained their wives promptly at six
p. m. A most delicious repast reward
ed them, while the esthetc tastes of all
were ministered unto by fragrant hot
house flowers and graceful sprays of
smilaX. Much merriment was excited
! by system of explosive 'favOrs"
whereby each lady not only recognized
her escort to supper, but all were fur
nished with fantastic cap, which be-
ing donned, made the company resem-
BILE group just escaped from the
Mardi Gras. After Refreshments, came
an exceedingly entertaining program
me composed of recitations, tableaux,
and other exercises, interspersed with
variety of musical productions in
cluding vocal Duets, solos with guitar
accompaniments, quar,ette and in
strumental pieces. A pantomime en-
titled "The Country Wedding" was es
pecially laughable, and altogether the
evening was highly enjoyable one.