The true northerner., 1892-09-07

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of Mrs. b., all from Chicago.
During the rebuilding of their resi-
dence, which will consume at least two
months time, DR.. Maynard and family
are occupying temporary quarters.
Circuit court convenes on the 18th
inst. mot on the Sth, as some of the
county papers say and the Jurors are
to be in attendance on the 10Th at 10 Il.
m.
Mrs. Davey is at Elkhart, Ind, on
visit to grandson Joe. She expects to be
absent four or five weeks and will visit
Sturgis and other points before her re-
turn.
Pro. j. ii. PiXley will ASSIST in a
sacred song service at the Disciple
church next Sunday evening. Every
body is invited to enjoy this free con-
cert.
We issue one day late this week in
order to give a report of the Republi-
can county nominating convention,
which will be found elsewhere in this
paper.
Mr.. Herrick Sutton has gone to New
Jersey on a prospecting tour and, if he
finds things TO his liking, will send
for his family and take up his residence
in that state.
Mr.. +. Tyler will 90 to Washington
to attend the National EncampmentG G.
A. Il. and spend the time allowed by
the limits of his ticket with friends in
Fairfax county, Va.
Joel ID. Monroe is laid up with badly
smashed finger received while working
.I1N. N. Il
of the finger will probably be lost
LaaOton Leader.
Dr. 7. r. Harrison on Sept. I'd left at
this office small limb from a Siberian
crab tree in his orchard which was
bearing at once ripe fruit, buds and
blossoms - evidently got tangled up as
to dates.
The Electric Light Co. removed the
arc lamps from the streets on the 1st
inst. The commercial service is still
kept up, but what the intention of the
company is in this respect we are not
informed.
DR.. and Mrs. Nj. G.. Marshall of Lit
tie Rock and Mrs Morril Wells of Kan
sas City are spending few days with
their sister, Mrs. &. f. Chappell, called
here by the death of their mother, Mrs
IL. A. Cross.
School opened on Monday with an at
tendance of 300 resident pupils out of the
BAT enrolled in the district. There were
also present at the opening 81 non
resident pupils, 30 of whom were in the
high school
On the day of the recent local option
election, two members of the Bangor
election board went out to the street to
receive the votes of three men who
were unable to climb the stairs to de-
posit their ballots.
Grapes, especially on light sand, had
begun to show the effects of the long
continued dry weather by drying up,
but the timely rain of Sunday night
will carry them through to maturity.
The harvest will begin next week.
"Chan" Ocobock of Chicago came
over last Friday for ten days visit,
his first vacation in nine months. He
crossed the lake on the Williams and
rode his "safety" from South Haven to
this place in little less than four
hours.
At the Christian Endeavor social held
at the parior of the Presbyterian church
last Friday evening, Miss Lizzie Pugsley
of Jay Cummings store was adjudged
the most popular saleslady in town.
The vote was substantially unanimous
i'm her favor.
Fred Stevens and family of Plankin-
ton, South Dakota, left here for their
home on Saturday last at the conclu-
sion of a ten days visit with F. +. Stev-
ems and family. Mr.. 5. was for several
years assistant cashier of First National
bank of Paw Paw.
Miss Jennie Whitmer, for several
years teacher in our public schools,
was married at the home of her sister,
Mrs. w. j. Hathaway, in Vicksbury, on
Tuesday of last week to Prof. Bacon,
superintendent of the Decatur schools,
Rev. w. j. Hathaway officiating.
The West Michigan Agricultural and
Industrial Society will hold its 18th an
nual fair Sept. 10 to % at Comstock
Park, Grand Rapids. 1t is the aim of
the management to make this the great
est fair ever held by the society. G.. l..
Whitney, sec'y, will cheerfully furnish
all needed information.
DR.. +. A. Palmer, secretary of the
board of examining surgeons at Hart
ford, wishes to give notice that owing
to the meeting OF the National Encamp-
ment of the q. A. Il. at Washington, ID.
c., leave of absence has been granted
to examining surgeons, and that there
will be no meeting of the Hartford
Board on Sept. 81.
At the annual meeting of the Ma
tional League of Republican clubs, to
be held at Buffalo, N. Y, on the 10Th
and 10th of the present month, this
congressional district will be repre-
sented by N. A. Hamilton of Niles and
H. ID Smith of Cassopois. Hon. G. l..
Eaton of Paw Paw and +. II. Williams
of Allegan are alternates.
At the Republican legislative conven-
tions, held at Kalamazoo on Saturday
last, John d. Sumner of Kalamazoo and
Phillip ID. Miller of Schoolcraft were
nominated for representatives from the
first and second districts respectively
At the county nominating convention,
James NJ Davis was nominated for
Judge of probate and William Is. Vos-
burg for sheriff.
m II:aolvlay Hann1tpr OF