The true northerner., 1892-04-13
Local Department.

The annual banquet of the "Coterie"
occurs tonight
A. S. Prentice of Kalamazoo spent
Sunday in town.
Don't forget that Mrs. Mary Lathrop
is to be here May 1st.
Wint Reynolds has sold the Sam Orr
place to Abe Graham.
N. 0. and A. G. Martin are spending
few days in Chicago.
Lynn Free and Harry Mcneil are
home from Ann Arbor.
Look out for the monster Double
Uncle Toms Cabin April, 22d.
Mrs. Phebe Franklin of Vicksburg is
visiting at |. w. Van Fossen's.
Brodhead Post will not meet again
until the second Monday in May.
Hon. j. j. Woodman left Monday for
Grand Rapids and Petoskey ON business.
Remember the Auction Sale at
Dansby's Farmers Sheds on Saturday
next.
AT their last meeting the village Board
reelected L. w Whitbeck as marshal
for the ensuing year.
The Mission Circle of the Presbyter-
ian church will meet with Mrs Addie
Hunt on Thursday, ut 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. Ellen Coleman Thompson of the
Detroit schools, is spending her vaca-
ton with her sister, Mrs f. NJ Snow.
The Y. w c. T. U. will meet with
Il IL a.
4p. m. A report of the convention
will be given.
Miss Edith White returned TO her
home in Mendon on Monday, leaving n
large circle of friends made during her
residence here.
eye editress" started for Grand Rap
ids this morning, to attend meeting
of the Woman'S Press Club, of which
she is a member
The new method Of voting seems to
be giving general satisfaction and has
been inaugurated with as few blunders
as could be expected.
The destruction of the Otsego chair
factory by fire last week is serious
loss, as the damage is estimated at $2O,-
600 with only $4,000 insurance.
The Supervisors were in session on
Tuesday, struggling with the intricacies
of the new tax law and consulting the
prosecuting attorney regarding it.
Geo. Payne of Petoskey is spending
this week with his brothers John and
William, the former resident of this
place, the latter living at Lawrence.
A little stranger demanded admit
tance to the home of Alb Showerman
last Friday morning and, being lusty
10 Id. boy, was received with alacrity.
G.. w. Graham, son-in-law of Geo.
Sherrod, has returned from Dakota and
rented the Sherrod farm, with the firm
belief that Michigan is good enough for
him.
Geo. M. Lyle has purchased of the
administrator of the Anderson estate
the old Graham place and is now en-
gagged in moving the buildings to the
home farm.
Mrs. John Loveridge came over from
Marcellus Monday to pack up the rest
of her household goods for removal to
that village where they have just COM
pleted new house.
The w. c. T. u. will be held at the
residence of Mrs. Neff, Saturday at D.
m. There will be a report of the
County Convention. All interested are
invited to be present.
Judge Heckert has been so unfortu-
nate as to lose his 32d degree Masonic
charm, "a double-headed eagle) and the
finder will be suitably rewarded by
leaving it at his Office.
Miss Rose Mckinney of Lawton
started Monday morning for East Hell
ena, Montana, and upon her arrival
will become Mrs. &. b. DePue and
take up her residence there.
Niles is rejoicing over the fact that
the old Peak Hall is to be converted in
to a first-class Opera House with a seat
ing capacity of 1000 persons. Would
that Paw Paw could follow suit.
Mrs. Chris Lock and daughter Grace
of Grand Haven arc visiting her pa
rents, M. and Mrs. j. b. Syke. The
latter, who has been nearly helpless for
over year, is slowly improving.
Supt. OLeary of Bangor gave his
Civil Government class practical les
son in voting on Monday, April 4th, by
taking the eight young ladies and two
young men composing it to the polling
place.