The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18
PAW PAW VAN BUREN COUNTY, MICHIGAN MARCH 49, 1891

would burn. Finding il wouldn't, he
demurely plodded back to the store for
"some that is fresh"
Miss Fannie Thomas, for several
years clerk in the Paw Paw postoffice,
finds herself in anything but robust
health this spring and her physician
has advised her to take vacation.
To those i'm want of evergreens for
hedges on ornamental purposes, we
would commend perusal of the adver-
tisement of ID. l.. Thornton, of Lawton,
who deals extensively in this stock.
A small russett hand-satchel was lost
yesterday on the road between this viii
| lage and the old Fitch farm in Ant
werp The finder will confer great
favor by leaving same at this Office.
When Mrs. G.. H. Scott returned
home from her work last Friday even
ing, she found her house in possession
of a party of friends, the tables set and
well laden with good things, and de-
! iightful evening was passed.
At the Wolverine Pharmacy, forgery,
counterfeiting, murder, pocket picking,
burglary-nOne of these are indulged
in, but straight, square business meth
DDS only are employed To get customers
and keep them when they get them.
The SpiritualiSt association of South
western Michigan will meet in quarter
ly cOnN ention and celebrate the forty
third anniversary of "modern" spirit
ualism at Longwells opera house, in
Paw Paw, on Saturday and Sunday,
March 2S and 30.
At the close of the regular meeting
of the w. G.. Il. u. last Friday, tea was
served by Mrs. Wise in honor of Mrs
III. b. Taft, who leaves for her new
home i'm Teconsha. The Union feels
that it loses one of its most faithful and
valued members.
Died, in its own little bed, at an early
hour one morning last week, the Law
renee Lyre, aged nearly six months
cash in advance. The immediate cause
of the taking off of the illustrious de-
funct was an aggregated attack of
grammar on the hoof.
We learn that Amos Knight, of Deca-
tur, who went to Kalamazoo to have
cancer removed from his cheek is lying
at the point of death. 1t has extended
to his throat and he cannot speak, 1t
is but question of time when death
will relieve his suffering.
We are sorry to learn that the i'm
provement in the condition of Editor
Becraft, of Dowagiac, noted last week,
was of short duration, as he suffered q
relapse and is again confined to his
bed. He has the sympathy of his
brethren throughout the state.
The first issue of new publication,
The Kedrney Gdit, published at Kear-
ney, Ncb., is before us. 1t is devoted
exclusively to the interests of that
young city, and to Judge from the
initial number, it will be an able and
Jealous champion of any cause it es-
pouses.
Hugh Harrison was in South Haven
one day last week, talking electric
lights tn the business men and village
authorities Most of those interviewed
favored the project of lighting their
village by this almost indispensable
method The matter will receive care
ful consideration and decision will be
reached soon.
A goodly number of the friends of
Geo. L. TuttIe assembled at his home
last Saturday afternoon to congratulate
y
mark of a useful and well-directed life.
An hour or two was pleasantly spent
and the souvenirs left evidenced the es-
TEEN in which Mr.. futile is held by
those who know him best.
A large number of the friends of Rev.
and Mrs H. b. Taft gave them fare
well reception at the parlors of the
Free Baptist church last evening. They
will leave soon for TecOnsha, Mr.. Taft
having accepted call from church in
that place These excellent people will
carry with them the best wishes of a
host of warm friends acquired during
their three years stay in this place.
The special attention of those con
templating purchasing hot-air fur
naces for their residences or places of
business is directed to the adv. of Nj.
Snow Il Sons, in another place in this
paper. This firm do not have to go
away from home for testimonials re-
CARING the value of their furnaces.
Justice Mason last Friday sentenced
Silas White and Charles White, of
Waverly township, aged respectively
12 and IA years, to the Reform school
at Lansing until they were 16 years of
age. They were charged with truancy
and general vagabondage. County
Agent Gould took the lads to Lansing
Monday.
The committee appointed to examine
candidates for the West Point cadet
ship were unable to agree, and the ex
animation papers have been forwarded
to Mr.. Burrows for inspection and a
decision on the relative merits of the
two lads-Ola L Bell and Suabey Law
ton-between whom the honors are so
evenly balanced that the local commit
tee could not unanimously decide.
At a special convocation of Paw Paw
Chapter, No. 81, r. A. NJ, on Monday
evening last, the Royal Arch degree was
conferred upon b. +. Warner, G. w.
Reynolds and Il. w. Broughton, con-
Guiding with grand banquet ut the
Dyckman House. South Haven Chap
ter was represented by twenty-seven
members and Lawrence Chapter by
twenty-five, while very large number
of our home companions were in at