The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-23

ing report: Length of sidewalk laid in
1891, IA, 200 feet; planks for same, "a, 76s
feet; stringers, AZ, ,582 feet.
Editor Phillips of the Hartford Da,
Spring is bound to be ranked among
the celebrities and so has succumbed to
IA genuine case of la grippe.
Old Mrs. Clancy, grand mother of the
Clancy brothers, who died at her daugh.
ter's home in Bangor, was buried yester.
day from St. Marks, at 10 a. m.
The annual installation of the officers
of Paw Paw Lodge No. 25, +. d A M.
will take place Saturday evening of this
week. All members are requested to
attend.
The electrical machinery has at last
all arrived and Guy and his aides are
flying around in a way which foretells
an early turning on of the long wished
for lights
Henry Hopping returned from Chica-
go on Thursday night, leaving his
daughter Eta free from pain though
still very weak. Mrs. Hopping remain
ed with her.
Geo. Butler looks happier than ever
from the top of his rehabilitated bus
1t looks fine and Geo. says the credit is
due to Reynolds and Mcleod, painters
and decorators.
The second lecture of the course now
in progress at the Christian church will
occur on Dec 81. Theme, "Beginnings,
3D. word in 3d book" An invitation is
extended to all.
Rev. FIR. Marker is soon to sever his
with st. Mary's church of
goes to Corners Creek Immediately
after New Years.
The last invention of G.. F. Aliens in
genious brain is a rug-pin whereby re-
fractOry rugs may be kept in place
They will certainly be great saving to
the temper of the average man.
Messrs. Heckert, Chandler, Spicer,
Noyes, Dopp, Chaplin, and Mr.. and Mrs
Tyner availed themselves of the beauti-
full weather last Thursday evening to
take in the camp fire at Lawrence.
The efforts of South Haven citizens
in behalf of young Ben Whitmore, in
duced Judge Buck to shorten his SEN
tence from 45 days to 30, and Ben has
returned to his place in the Dale drug
store.
We notice by the Kalamazoo Tete-
graph that Judge Mills is to preside at
the Christmas benefit for the city phi
Ianthropic organizations. The Judge
is always in sympathy with charitable
enterprises.
There will this year be no holiday
IS L.
will only have Christmas day added to
the regular Saturday respite. This is
done with view to closing earlier in
the summer
The Free Press and Courier has taken
a sudden growth and enlarged to six
column quarto donning bran new
dress besides. The press work on the
paper will hereafter be done at the
NORTHERNER office.
A special Farmers Institute will be
held at Buchanan the first week i'm Jan
nary, the object of which is to furnish
short course in agriculture to progress
sive farmers. A well equipped labora-
tory will be special feature.
Seven cOmpositors are hard at work
in the NoRTHERNER Office evenings and
ALL and then we fear our employees
will be compelled to postpone their
Christmas holiday this year, as briefs
and records must he done on time.
The First Baptist ladies report their
Bazar grand success and think the
proceeds will be at least S100 About
S34 of this was realized from the SUPPER
and they extend hearty thanks to our
towns people for their generous patron
age.
A letter written by Mrs. Chas. CALI
gan of Eldorado, Kansas, contains the
information that Miss Grace WOodman
Is the guest of Miss Eflie, having reach
ed there Dec. 8. She says the girls are
having a nice time and anticipating a
truly merry Christmas.
On Saturday last our streets present
ed a scene almost lively enough for a
boom" town in the west there being
over 200 teams on Main and Kalamazoo
streets at one time. The weather was
70 fine that a number of bicyclists
we're out on their wheels.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Chandler are en-
,ertaining their many friends in sections
md began with a party on the evening
evening, and will conclude the series
With merry company to watch the old
year out and the new year in.
All the little ones were ain it" last
Saturday and were in front of DR.. Ham
lions store at one o'clock sharp.
room was at premium and
,ver 600 packages of candy were given
away in double quick time. The chill
iren think the doctor the incest man
n town.
The household of Mrs. Rose Fitch
eems rather unfortunate of late, as last
week Mrs. Fitch was herself quite i'll,
md her sister, Miss Brown, was the vic
i'm of n serious accident Saturday,
,aused by slippery doorstep and re-
ulting in sprained wrist and partially
lislocated hip.
A business letter from +. +. Bradt Of
Mich, who, by-the.way, is
me of our promptest payers, informs
Is that his little flock is well and that
le is still employed as mining engineer
md chemist for the Pittsburg d Lake
Angelne Iron Co. Eugene has good