The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09


Hon. c. l.. Eaton left the latter part
of last week for two weeks trip to
Washington, ID. G..
A gentleman named Golf, from near
Honesdale, Pa, is in this vicinity look
ing after fruit farm.
DIR. and Mrs. Bartram expect soon to
return home and b. +. Warner left for
Ann Arbor last Friday night, to
accompany them back.
members, the annual meeting of the
Ladies' Missionary Society will be
postponed until further notice.
The Manning tenement recently va
Gated by Henry Hopping has been re-
fitted for DR.. Ferguson, who now has
his large family nearly settled therein.
A son of Elijah Strong of Almena,
lost the second finger of his right hand
while saving pickets Monday DR..
Hamilton was summoned to dress the
wound.
Miss Jennie Baker, adopted daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eff Bierce formerly of
this place, was married at Stanberry,
Mo-, on the Gath ult. to Mr.. S. IL.
Keller.
On Thursday evening Percy and Ger
trude Buck gave delightful tea party
in honor of Cadet Ola Bell. Progress
sive pedro was also feature of the en-
tertainment.
The ladies of the NJ f. church will
hold social at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs Will Cooper on this (Wednes-
day. evening. The End division will
furnish supper.
Mrs. ID. w. Hurlbut, accompanied
by her husband, left on Friday
for Ann Arbor, where she will undergo
surgical operation for the removal of
cancerous tumor.
One hundred sixty-three would
be pedagOgues presented themselves
at last weeks examination, and we do
not envy the Examining Board the fun
of marking the papers.
Look for the great advertisement
next week of Capt. +. Smiths clearing
sale on his mammoth farm in Antwerp.
Spring rye and field seeds will be re-
tailed at ''the long brick store"
About fifteen of Mrs. Nell Raleigh's
friends gave her pleasant surprise last
Wednesday evening. Music and cards,
popcorn and candy assisted in making
it merry party long to be remem-
bered.
Every one look out for Temple of
Fame" one week from tonight, March
on sale at the NORTHERNER office for
twenty-five cents each. No reserved
seats.
A. G.. Glidden left on Monday morn
ing to attend the Lansing meeting of
the State Board of Agriculture, and
Mrs. Glidden is consoling herself for
his absence by little run down to Ce-
dar Springs.
The Republican state convention for
the nomination of presidential electors
and appointment of delegates to the
National convention, has been called
to meet at the Detroit Rink on Thurs
day, April IA, 1892.
j. G. Todd has just received an ap-
pointment to take charge of the county
poor farm and will begin his labors
the first of April. Mr.. Todd is a
good man for the place and will be
ably assisted by his efficient wife.
j. /. Breck returned Saturday from
his Boston trip and reports a very en-
jOyable visit with the family of X. ..
Beebe at Hyde Park. He says that
r. D. is fairly coming money, and we
are glad to hear of his prosperity.
At Grange Hall on. Friday evening,
the secrets of the Fourth Degree were
disclosed to six embryo Patrons of Hus-
bandry, who were afterward rewarded
for their arduous labors by a fine ban
quet partaken of by more than three
score grangers.
At the village election held on Mon
day, the following officers were elected;
President, r. w. Broughton; Record
er, VIM Ii. Mason; Treasurer, Will I'll.
Longwell; Trustees, Ed Phillips, A. F.
Mcneil and r. M. Buck; Assessors,
Joseph Davey and VIM. M. Snow.
We are surprised to find in the relia-
BILE columns of the last Michigan M0der-
dtOr, the statement that at Philadelphia,
San Francisco, and Carson City are the
only mints in the United States where
money is now coined. Has the New
Orleans mint suspended operations
An article on Woman's Work at the
Columbian Exposition, by Mrs. A. b.
III. Wakeman, will be one of the at
tractive features of the forthcoming
number of Harper's Bazaar, published
March 18th. 1t will be accompanied
by portraits of several of the lady man
ayers of the Exposition.
Eli Bierce and family of Stanberry,
Mo, arrived here on Friday for visit
with friends and relatives. Their young
est child, Vie, aged A years, was seri-
ously i'll while on the way, and on their
arrival here developed genuine case
of spinal meningitis, which termin-
ated fatally yesterday morning. The
funeral will occur at o'clock this after
noon from the residence of VIM. III.
Dansby; burial at Prospect.
Little Willie Holt yesterday met with
a mishap which might have been seri-
Gus had he not been attended by the
good luck usually with him in his fire.
quent escapades. He had climbed into
the wagon of man who was delivering
syrup around town and, the team start
ing up suddenly, was thrown to the
ground in such manner that wheel
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