The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-11

residing there, returning on Saturday.
The Ladies' Lecture association will
hold meeting at Longwells opera
house for the transaction of important
business on Friday, March 18th, at 2:3O
p. m.
An adjourned Teachers and Super
lntendents' meeting will be held at the
Baptist church, in Lawrence, on Satur-
day of this week. A good attendance
is desired.
Henry High, of Decatur, was serious
ly injured last Friday afternoon by hav-
ing his arm broken and badly crushed
between a tree and load of logs he
was drawing.
Mrs. Tobias Beach, mention of whom
was made last week of having had IA
tumor removed the day before, is doing
well, and her physicions have hopes of
her recovery.
A. A. Graves, of Portland, Ind b, made
us "A pleasant call on Saturday last. He
has been looking after his farming inter
ests in Bloomingdale, returning to his
home Monday.
Mrs. +. w. Sellick, who has been in
poor health for some time, is now in
critical condition, and a recent council
of physicians declared they could do
nothing for her.
John Loveridge, of Marcellus. is over
here looking after things at his farm
east of town. He is as yet undecided
whether or not he will make his home
permanently at Marcellus.
The ladies of the Free Baptist church
will hold musical social at the resi-
dence of Mr.. G. +. Gilman on Tuesday
evening, March IL A cordial invita-
ton is extended to everybody.
The many friends of Mrs. Alice NJ
Colburn will be panied to learn that
that lady is seriously i'll at Big Rapids,
where she is spending the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Collins.
The East Valley correspondent of the
Lawton Leader says: 1.-The p of l. made
"A transfer to the Farmers Alliance last
Friday evening, with membership of
33. The state lecturer was present"
Legrant Fisher seems To be the choice
of the Stalwarts for the Decatur post
office, and Stalwart Republicanism is
at premium these days. Mr.. Fisher
is capable, honest, and battlescarred
veteran.
For the past two weeks our Prospect
Lake correspondence has reached us
on Wednesday, after the paper was
printed. To be of any use to us these
favors must reach us not later than
Tuesday morning.
Messrs. Free & Buskirk call attention
to their new lumber yard in another
column in this paper. This firm has
come To stay, and all who contemplate
building would do well to get their
prices before purchasing.
The engine attached to the morning
train hence To South Haven last Thurs
day morning became disabled at Hart
ford by cylinder head blowing out
The train was abandoned and the mail
taken 10 South Haven on hand car.
Last Friday, while telling tree on
the premises of Mr.. Rowe, of Hartford |
a limb broke, falling so as to strike and |
instantly kill Charles, oldest son of Dr. |
Shearer, of Sister Lakes This is the |
third son of that family accidentally |
killed.
We hear of considerable real estate |
changing hands in this and adjoining
townships, and prices seem to have an |
upward tendency. We know of one |
farm of 100 acres being sold at $50 per
acre which was offered for sale a year
ago at $40, without taker.
The remains of the wife of James
Servoss, of Milford, Ind, formerly "A
prominent citizen of this place, were
brought here for burial last Friday |
Funeral services were conducted at the |
Presbyterian church Saturday after
noon by Rev. Clizbe and the remains
Inferred at Prospect.
John w. Brown was fined 1894 80 at
Kalamazoo last Saturday by Judge
Buck for selling beer at Holland pie
nic last summer on saloon license.
The supreme court decided that the il
cense was good for the place which the
bond designates as the place of busi-
ness, and for no other.
Meetings are held each evening at
the Free Baptist church, and will con
tinue through this week at least. Rev
IL. Nj. Ford, of Hillsdale, and Rev. g.
Z. Linderman are assisting Mrs. Bar
ton in this effort. Thus far the attend
ance has been good and the interest
manifested is encouraging.
In dress goods the ladies are always
looking for something new. The mer-
chant who can always have new goods
is in luck. Owing to an extra good
trade the past season, Broughton has
been obliged to buy an entirely new
stock of dress fabrics which are now
arriving at the Busy 'B" store.
Next Tuesday is ST. Patrick's day,
but great deal of the elan of its ceie-
bration will be expended in following
the dips, sinuosities and angles of the
route to the magazine of supplies, made |
thus intricate by the prevailing local
option law. But the celebrants will get
there, Notwithstanding these trifling
drawbacks.
An exceedingly pleasant evening is
in store for those who attend the NJ. l..
church next Sunday evening, on which
occasion the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy society of that church will hold
their annual Thank Offering" service.
A varied and interesting program will
be presented, and everybody is invited
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