The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-05

''The Leaders" are offering great bar
gains in order to clear their shelves and
counters of summer goods and make
room for their fall stock.
Eddie Snow cJiggerboo'D is the hap
py possessor OF fine repeating target
rifle which he earned by securing sub
scribers for some publication.
Miss Ella Pike left Tuesday morning
for Milwaukee via st. Joe and the lake
She expects to spend month or more
with friends in the Badger state.
Messrs. Wise & Tuckey are receiving
considerable new wheat at the Paw
Paw mills. The quality is good and the
price ranges from so to 50 cents.
Miss May Burdick, of Ann Arbor, has
been rendered the position of assistant
in the high school, which will complete
the corps of teachers, if she accepts.
Wint Reynolds went to Chicago via
Benton Harbor last Saturday and re-
turned on Monday Mrs. Reynolds ac-
companied him as far as st. Joseph.
James Whelpley and Harry Mcneil
enter the employ of Trescott ~ Rem
ington, in the fruit evapOrating busi-
ness.
c. w. Tyler q Co. are daily receiving
invoices of fresh goods in their several
lines, and the "dull times" complained
of by other dealers don't seem to hit
them.
Miss Jennie Whitmer has returned
from Bay View. She will attend the
teachers examination tomorrow, then
join Mr.. Hathaway's people at Crystal
Springs.
John Tuckey and wife have moved to
Ed. G. Tuckey's farm, south of the vii
lage, to assist Ed. in looking after mat
ters at the farm and in caring for his
motherless child.
We learn that Mrs. Jennie Averill
cOntemplates renting her farm and be-
coming IA resident of this village, as she
is desirOus of giving her children the
benefit of our schools.
Several Marcellus young men who
had seriously contemplated matrimony
have dismissed the idea, as intimated
by the NeUS, because of the lack of va
cant houses in that place.
An unknown man was struck by q
Grand Trunk train near Schoolcraft
last Thursday night and SD mangled
that his Identification was impossible.
1t is supposed he was "A tramp.
The Courier reporter had another
optical delusion last week, and stated
that Mrs. j. w. Free had returned from
her northern trip, though John tells us
she is still sojourning at Petoskey.
Niles industries will be increased by
the new factory of the Michigan Wood
Pulp company, to be completed Dec. /.
1t is expected to turn out 20 tons of
paper daily, employing 100 hands.
Thos. Parsons was before Justice
Mason on the both ult., charged with
assaulting his brother, j. G.. Parsons.
jury trial. Not guilty Complainant
paid the costs. Bloomingdale parties.
Eugene Huntley has begun suit in the
Kalamazoo circuit court against the l..
). ~ M. s. railroad for $4,000 damages
for injuries sustained in an accident
while en- route to Toledo last summer.
Chsrles Harper, of Bangor, was up in
Esq. Mason's court ON Friday last
charged with assault and battery on
Mrs. Minnie Abbott. On his plea of
guilty he was fined 81 and costs, total
of 1915, which he paid.
Ben. Whitmore, of South Haven, was
charged in Justice Mason's court last
Thursday with violation of the liquor
law. He waived examination and gave
bail for his appearance ut the Septem-
Der term of the circuit court.
We acknowledge the receipt of an in
vitation TO be present at the laying of
the corner stone of the new building for
the New York Mail and Express, the
leading evening paper of the metrop-
oils, on Wednesday, Aug. 10.
Quite severe frost visited the vcin-
ity of Holland on the night of the 30th
ult., considerably damaging beans, Gu
cumberS, melons, etc, on low grounds.
In Olive township corn, buckwheat and
potatoes were seriously damaged.
Rev. G.. A. Foster formerly rector of
St Johns church, Kalamazoo, died in
Sedalia, Mo, last week. He was S5
years old, and during his pastorate ut
Kalamazoo was one of the best known
and most popular men in the city
The Kalamazoo Pioneer association
will hold its annual reunion at Long
Lake on Thursday, the 18th inst. Hon.
Chas. S. May will deliver an address
and Rev. f. II. Day, of Lawton, will
talk about the Indians of pioneer days.
Rev w. j. Hathaway and family are
at Crystal Springs. The campmeeting
will begin at that place on Friday of
this week and continue until Monday,
the 18th inst There will be no preaching
at the M. +. church in this place until
the 23rd inst.
A gentleman of wide experience in
literary entertainments, resident of
neighboring city, says of the program
arranged for the ladies' lecture course:
From personal knowledge know it to
be excellent in every part, and you can
not recommend it too highly"
Mrs. Caroline Russell, wife of DR.. NJ.
L. Russell, died at her home in this vii
lage on Tuesday evening, July 2Sth, of
general debility, aged ~ years The
funeral was from the late residence on
Thursday afternoon and the remains
were deposited in the Lee cemetery.