The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-19

Donation for Rev. w. j. Hathaway
and family at the parsonage this after
noon and evening. All are invited.

Donation for Rev. w. j. Hathaway
and family at the parsonage this after
noon and evening. All are invited.
Prof. f. A. Wilson, our new superin
tendent, with his family, will occupy
the residence of Mrs. Beatty, recently
vacated by Prof. Roberts.
Frank Throop was before Esquire
Mason last Saturday charged with sell
ing whisky, contrary to law. Held to
the circuit court in 5000 bail.
Miss Kittie Whitford attended the
marriage of her friend Mrs. Lotta Ha-
german to Mr.. Il. Brandt, which took
place in Chicago last Sunday
Alex. Austin, of Waverly, held the
lucky number (36) which drew the gold
watch given away with baking powder
at Spicer q Eaton's grocery house.
The Ladies' Aid society of Covey Hill
will hold an ice cream social and enter
tainment at the Waverly church on
Wednesday, August Goth. All cordially
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Stevens are at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Welch. The st. Joseph Herald
understands that Mr.. Stevens is going
to England.
Brodhead Post No. 81 G. A. r. takes
this method of thanking Mrs. M. V.
Hungerford for the two magnificent
bouquets which decorated their armory
Monday night.
The forty-ninth quarterly meeting of
the Farmers Association of Antwerp
al Do Do mill ho hoII 80
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Smith Oh Thurs
day, September 3.
Thirteen of the Masonic fraternity
from this place visited their brethren
in Mattawan last Saturday night. Re-
freshments were served and a general
good time enjoyed.
Miss Fay Kelly, who has been visit
ing her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs j :.
NJ. Longwell, for the past two or three
months, left Monday morning for her
home in Kansas City.
Next Sunday Rev. f. Collins, rector
of St. Stephens church, Detroit, will
conduct two services at the Episco-
palian church here. The hours will be
1870 a. IN. and $50 p. m.
+. A. Blackman, editor of the Hills
dale Democrat, accompanied by his wife,
arrived in this place Monday afternoon
for brief visit with his father, Hon. s.
III. Blackman, and other relatives.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
will hold fruit and ice cream festival
at the home of Mrs g. f. Chappell on
Friday evening of this week. A short
program will be rendered.
We are informed that the school
board allows DR.. Maynard salary of
$50 year, which is all right enough,
but if our memory serves us this item
never appears in the annual report.
County Treasurer Wells has leased
the house and grounds of Mrs. Martin
DeGraff, on the west side of the river
Their neighbors in the eastern part of
the village are 10th to part with them.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
are deslrous of publicly thanking Guy
+. Harrison for generously giving them
the benefits of an arc light on the Occa-
sion of their recent ice cream festival
on the church lawn.
Miss Helen Dickinson, aged II years,
daughter of G.. +. Dickinson, hardware
merchant of Kalamazoo, was drowned
last Friday afternoon while bathing in
Whites lake, near Kalamazoo. The
body was recovered.
Hugh Harrison has accepted his old
position on the road for the Superior
Light Co. of Chicago. Guy f.
Harrison will have entire charge here
after of the business of the Paw Paw
Electric Light and Power Co.
In order to make room for large
stock of fall clothing, now being manu-
factured expressly for them, +. Smith
present elegant stock at prices which
will astonish the oldest inhabitant.
About ten o'clock yesterday forenoon
a fire broke out in Mattawan which in
a short spoce of time reduced to ashes
the hotel and two stores south of it,
one of which was unoccupied. We have
no particulars as to the amount of loss
or insurance.
Little Ed" Hayes was respondent in
Justice Masons court Monday, charged
with plain, long -drawn-out, every day,
chronic drunk Ed. admitted the main
features of the impeachment and took
thirty days in jail rather than contrib
ute $13 As to the public Golfers.
At 5 o'clock this "wednesday even
ing, at the home of her parents in this
village, Miss Minnie Barton will be-
come the wife of Prof. +. A. Aseltine,
of the Gobleville schools. The
wishes the happy couple
a long, prosperous and useful life.
The architect of the state news col
umn of the Detroit Journal dishes up
to its readers the following brilliant
item: Decatur people are happy that
the Michigan Central will buy the Lake
Shore branch through that place and
give direct communication with Paw
Paw"
The last quarterly meeting of the
current conference year will be held at
the NJ +. church on Sunday next, Aug
90. Love feast at $50 u. m. Preaching
and evening. Quarterly con-
ference at o o'clock Monday morning.
Presiding Elder Masters will be in at
tendance.
For the Detroit Fair q Exposition the
G.. & w. Nj. and ID. l.. & N. railways
will sell excursion tickets August Goth