The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-04-29


Wednesday, May, 9Th.
We learn that Richard Hayes, of this
place, veteran of the late war, died al
the Soldiers Home at Grand Rapids
something over week ago.
A large and attractive line of corsets
and waists in black and colors, also
summer corsets are being shown by w.
j. Sellick & Son this week
A gang of the hoodlum element, of
which this place has its full quota, tore
up the sidewalk in front of the Nj. +.
church one night last week.
Married at the M. +. parsonage on
the 2lst inst, by Rev. w. j. Hathaway,
George p. Trucsdale and Miss Annie
Townsend, both of Mattawan.
Mr.. Broughton is adding materially
to the appearance of his grounds by
moving his barn back to the rear end
of the lot east of his residence.
Cards of invitation are out for the
wedding on Tuesday, May 9th, of Grant
Stephens and Miss Lille, oldest daugh-
ter of Thos. Welch, of this place.
Ed. Dillie, of Chicago, has been in
town for few days past, having been
called here to attend the funeral of his
brother-in-law, Delos Harrington.
Prentice q Goodale are exhibiting
some of the neatest bedroom suits ever
shown here, and the prices are almost
as attractive as the furniture itself.
George +. Butler had the i'll luck
Sunday To step on rusty nail with the
business point upwards, and is confined
to his house from the effects thereof.
While working at lathe in the Wood
man chair works last Thursday, Orlo
LaGrave had one of his arms caught in
the machinery and considerably injured.
A Lawton man is buying all the eggs
he can get hold of and is picking them.
One day last week, according to the
Leader, he received fifteen hundred
! dozen.
Henry Holt came near severing the
| first finger from his right hand with his
razor last Friday by little misquilt in
handling. DR.. Hamilton mended it up
in good shape.
The village tax. roll is now in the
hands of the marshal for collection,
and he is directed by the council that
the tax must be paid within sixty days
from the 2Sth inst.
Lincoln Ii. Titus, of Hartford, will
open law office in this place
next week. He has leased the
rooms over Waters hardware store,
now occupied by Sec'y Cornish.
The Michigan passenger agents have
decided to give One-fare- e-rOund- trip
tickets to the c. A. r. National en-
campment at Detroit in August and to
the Detroit Exposition in September.
The remains of Mrs Harriet Corn
well, who died at Cleveland, Ohio, on
the 22d inst, were brought here last
Saturday and taken to Almena for
burial. Deceased was "A years of age.
We are glad to send congratulations
to Miss Ritchie Hopping on her good
fortune, as she has obtained a position
us stenographer in the wholesale de-
partment of Marshall Field, in Chicago.
Clutch Hank" man in the employ
of Isaac Monroe, skipped out few
days ago, taking with him valuable
young horse belonging to his employer.
The fellow was captured at Dowagiac.
The village attorney has drafted, and
the council passed, an ordinance pro-
viding for the building and repairing of
sidewalks by the village marshal, under
pense thereof paid out of the general
fund.
The lace curtains used in decorating
Mrs. Hamltons millinery rooms were
from Broughton's, and their tasteful
arrangement was due To the deft fin
gers of Miss Eva McCabe and Elton
Rogers.
The fish liar starts out with lively
pace this spring. The earliest variety
is one w. ID. Jones, of Niles, who claims
to have taken a sturgeon weighing 100
pounds from the ST. Joseph river at
that point.
We clip the following item from the
ElDorado (Kansas) Democrat of the Odd
inst: -. Il. Galligan, of Paw Paw,
Michigan, left Tuesday for Oregon after
several days spent with his brothers
family here"
Dan Chapman, of Cassopolis, exhibit
ed his trotting dog Joe on the fair
ground track at that place one day last
week. The canine went quarter i'm 30
seconds. Chapman has been offered
82 900 spot cash for his dog.
Jud Holmes, Fred Bilsborrow's popu.
lar hardware clerk, is to be married
III,
Coolies. The newly-wedded couple will
at once go TO housekeeping, occupying
Mrs. Freeman's house ON Elm street.
On Saturnay last Delos Harrington
died at his home on the west side of
the river, aged about 55 years. The
funeral was from the late residence on
Monday, conducted by Mrs. Barton.
The interment was at the Wildey GEM
etery.
May 5th, afternoon and evening.
Christian Endeavor convention at the
Presbyterian church in this place DR..
Welton, of Detroit, in the evening.
The society here will most cordially
welcome large delegations from every
society and church in this county.
The Paw Paw Juveniles went over to
Decatur Saturday and assayed to down
the Giants of that place at base ball.
But they didn't do it by considerable
majority. Areturn game will be played
here next Saturday, at which time our
bows promise To mon the whole cOrpOrn-