The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-01-06

rived mere last friday ana soon Will 0t
"at home" to their friends They 60
to-day To Buchanan TO attend the Insti.
tute at that place.
The week of prayer is being observed
by the several churches of this place.
Union services are held. This evening
at the Methodist house. The attend
ance thus far has been good.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Free Baptist church will meet at Mrs.
Averill's on Saturday at 80 p. m. Each
lady will please bring short selection
for reading and scraps for piecing.
Department Commander Eaton went
stalled the officers of Hudson Post No
317 The exercises were public. Sup.
per was served and genuine good time
had.
Mrs. q. +. Harrison went to Kala-
mazoo Thursday to attend the wedding
of Miss TOmpkinson, but sudden at
tack of lung fever compelled Guy to
summon her home the next day by tele-
gram.
Following are the officers elect of the
First Baptist Sunday School: Superin-
tendent, VIM. Killefer; asst sup't, AL
mond Hutchins; sec'y, Jessie Hewson;
treas'r Matte Cooley; organist, Bernice
Quick.
The gentlemen of the Presbyterian
society are requested to meet at the
church parlors Monday evening, Jan.
18th. Don't fail to be present, as it is
to be meeting of great Importance to
the sex.
Irving Smith of North Dakota, a
former pupil of ours, made us pleas
ant call on Thursday. He reports an
average of twenty-six bushels of wheat
to the acre this season from his Dakota
farm.
Mrs. Jas. F. Bullard of Niles came to
Paw Paw last Wednesday to care for
her son Ed, whose illness we mentioned
last week He was sufficiently recov-
cred on Monday to be able to be
taken home.
The nuptial ceremony of Fred. Oco-
book and Fannie Mcguire was cele-
brated last week "Wednesday in the
cosy home which Fred. had previously
furnished. The NORTHERNER extends
congratulations.
The Ladies' Aaid society of the Nj. f.
church will hold G b supper and
social at the home of Mrs. +. G. Butler
on Tuesday evening next. Everybody
come and G if the Methodists are not
good people to b with.
The annual meeting of the Presbyte-
rian society will be held in the church
parlors at p. m. tomorrow CThursday)
for the purpose of electing officers,
reading of treasurer's report, &c. A
full attendance is desired.
Mr.. T. j. Cavanaugh, a graduate of
the law department of the University
of Michigan and bearing excellent rec
concentrations, comes here to take
charge of the Paw Paw branch of
Messrs Osborn IL Mills law business.
Matt Maston of Almena, who works
in Hipp's mill. about two weeks ago had
his hand so severely cut that the third
and fourth fingers hung by the skin. DR..
Hamilton was called and did such good
work that the entire hand will be saved.
Willie Harrison, the lad who placed
an obstruction on the Il. d S. H. rail
way track because he was refused ride
upon the engine, was last week taken to
the Reform school at Lansing by County
Commissioner Mosier, where he will
remain until he attains his majority.
Last Monday was the seventeenth
anniversary of the marriage Of Mr. and
Mrs. A. G.. Martin. His Royal Russian
Highness, La Grippe, spent the entire
day with them. Although coming up
| invited and unannounced he was most
assiduous in his attentions and, much
to their regret, he fingers still.
The Board of supervisors convend in
their regular January session Monday
| forenoon. Chairman Dewey being alb
sent Supervisor Waters was elected
chairman pro tenn. The several COM
mittees are busy with the work assign
ed them none of which is far enough
advanced for mention in this issue.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Van Bu-
rem County will be held ut the court
house in this village on Tuesday next
at p. m. Two directors will be elected
in place of /. Monroe and III. &. Taylor,
whose terms expire, and such other
business transacted as may come before
the meeting.
A ten-years.o boy of John Kinnane,
living on the McElroy farm near Osh-
temo, last Friday fired n charge of shot
from an old musket into the leg of his
little sister, inflicting severe flesh
wound. The lad evidently knew "it was
loaded, for Immediately after the firing
he skipped and had not been found at
last advices.
A Waverly cow ate two bushels of po-
tatoes at one sitting" and was just on
the point of giving mp the ghost, when
a local cow doctor came upon the scene
and asserted his ability to save the bo-
vine. He made an incision to the ami
mails stomach, removed the contents,
sewed her up and saved not only the
cow but the potatoes as well.
The state board of auditors refused to
allow State Printer Bob Smiths bill for
lettering, at 30 cents each. those 704
manuals sent out by Dan Soper. As
Mr.. Smith followed the instructions of
Mr.. Soper when that gentleman was
invested with authority to give orders
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