The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-27
Local Department.

Miss Lucy Bangs has had her house
newly shingled.
Both the Paw Paw banks will be
closed on Memorial day.
l.. S. Russell, Esq, of Bangor, was
among our callers yesterday.
Judge Montgomery will deliver the
Memorial day address at Elsie.
Lawton will celebrate the 4th of July
in the regular old fashioned manner.
Mr.. Spafford Tryon, of Dowagiac,
was visitor at our village on Monday.
Mrs. Odell invites the ladies to call
and examine her new stock of millinery
goods.
Flowers for Decoration day may be
left at Spicer'S store or with Mrs. Anna
Hubert.
Under-Sheriff Shrine is building a
fine horse barn on the rear of his resi-
dence lots.
Miss White, assistant in the postoffice,
went to her home at Mendon last Sat
urday on a visit.
Capt. Geo. l. Nash and Il. Huyck, of
Marcellus, were in this place on busi-
Judge Heckert returned last Satur-
day morning from business trip to
Salamanca, N. 7.
We learn that Mrs. W. r. Shrine will
soon leave for Dakota on visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Bates.
Elder Hurd, of this place, will occupy
the pulpit of the Disciple church in
Hort nayt Sunday
Last week Judge Buck of this circuit
dispensed justice at Cassopolis from
Judge OHara's bench.
j. G. Garvin is moving his wagon
works To the building directly opposite
Longwelrs opera house.
Work on the abutments for the new
iron bridge at the foot of Main street is
is progressing satisfactorily.
Don't forget the ice cream social given
by the ladies of the First Baptist church
at Mrs. Bartrams's tonight.
r. h. Bass, a prominent lumber mer-
chant of Hartford, died suddenly Mon
day morning, aged 81 years.
The Watervliet schools are closed be-
cause of an epidemic of black diphtheria.
Several deaths have occurred.
Percy Northrup is recovering from
fearful dose of poisoning by sumac, re-
ceived some three weeks ago.
The senate has passed the bill appro-
priating $50, 760 for the current expenses
of the industrial home for girls.
Prentice & Goodale offer an astonish-
ing bargain in this paper. Look it up,
and then go and inspect the goods.
Col. w. II. Hawkins will be invited
to sing "The Sword of Bunker Hill"
during Memorial exercises Saturday
An elegant soda-water apparatus has
just been added to the equipment of the
Wolverine drug store. It's a beauty.
Advertised letters: Prof. l.. d. Hoon,
Mrs. Lyccie Smith, Mrs. s. Nj. Flagg,
Miss Sarah Burrell, Miss Maggie Collins.
Geo. w. Tyler & Co. call the atten-
ton of farmers to their stock of haying
and harvesting tools. See their new
adv.
An Indiana fish raising concern has
started fish farm at Schoolcraft,
occupying seven acres of land and
water.
Henry Shaefer, until farther notice,
will give you one dozen cabinets and
large crayon-nearly life-size-for five
dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs j. c. Bracken, of the
Sherman House, Allegan, were guests
over Sunday of MIR. and Mrs. +. r.
Morgan.
Harry Snow has been suffering with
sore throat for several days, and we
learn that many others are similarly
affected.
Prof Roberts has decided that it will
be impracticable for him TO attempt
visit to Europe this summer, as he had
hoped for.
There will be service at st. Marks
church next Sunday morning and even
ing, Rev. j. N. Rippey, of Muskegon,
officiating.
Married, at the NJ +. parsonage May
Goth, by Rev. w. j. Hathaway, VIM.
Babcock, of Arlington, and Miss Minnie
Lee, of Bangor.
The Antwerp Union Club will meet
at the home of Il. G.. Jordan on We'd
nesday evening, June 3. A good at
tendance is desired.