The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-04-20
PAW PAW VAN BUREN, COUNTY. MICHIGAN APRIL 20, 1892.

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particulars are known.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Free Baptist church will meet at the
home of Mrs. j. III. Waters on Saturday
of this week. Picnic dinner.
j. w Free was in attendance through
out the entire session of the Kalamazoo
Presbytery at Martin last week, going
Tuesday and returning Thursday.
Department Commander Eaton. Asst
Quartermaster Spicer, and acting Asst
Adjutant General Chaplin are in attend
ance upon the State Encampment
Twenty eight Paw Paw ladies took
advantage of the special train to Law
ton last Tuesday evening and report an
enjoyable time at the Morse concert.
The special sales of our enterprising
merchants, attract large crowds to our
town on Saturdays, and by nightfall the
counters look as if struck by Kansas
cyclone.
Although the cold of last week was so
severe at South Haven as to freeze ice
three-fourths of an inch in thickness,
still the peach buds are reported as un-
hurt in that section.
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day evening an Easter topic was dis
devoted to selections and references
bearing upon the subject.
Look out for Uncle Toms big street
parade Friday, April %. Big band, big
show, big fun. Don't fail to see them
at the Opera House, April 90. Children
25c, gallery 35c, house soc.
The ladies of the Free Baptist church
will hold a social at Lester Brewers,
Wednesday evening, April 81. Choos-
ing sides and spelling down will be a
prominent feature of the evening.
The friendly feeling for Judge Heck
ert entertained by the Bangor veterans
is indicated by their wish to have him
deliver the address in their village on
Memorial Day, to which desire he has
| acceded.
The Easter Social given by the Meth
odist Society was very successful affair
and added 81 to the treasury. One
unique feature of the egg display was a
nest of cotton batting chickens just
emerging from the shell.
A meeting of the members of the
Ladies' Lecture Association will be held
at the court house at 2:30 o'clock Sat
urday, April %, 1892. The annual cleo
ton of officers will take place, besides
other important business.
Hicks CRANE, father of Dennison
CRANE, died in Bloomingdale township
Sunday night at the advanced age of 80
years, of consumption. The funeral
occurred on Tuesday and he was buried
in Cheshire, Allegan county.
On Easter morning the Methodist
church was frightened by a fine floral
display, and appropriate exercises were
participated in by members of the
church and Sunday school, the Easter
sermon being reserved for evening.
Mr. and Mrs John Burnett, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Cross and daughter Rena
start for England tomorrow night, in
tending to spend several months in the
Old Country. Mrs. Cross goes direct
to Sutton Brook, Oil of Ely, Cambridge
shire, England.
During the progress of one of the
liquor suits this week, a new recipe for
making "sweet cider" was discovered,
the ingredients of which are sugar, vim
egar, soft water, and "nigger-toe" mo-
lasses. OF course this beverage could
| not be intoxicating
The burning of one of Thomas Dor
gan's buildings at Gobleville, little
after midnight last Sunday morning,
made quite bonfire and created con-
siderable excitement i'm that enterpris-
ing town. The building was worth
about $500 and uninsured.
The officials of the Kelley Institute
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an Institute somewhere in southwest
ern Michigan and have notified both
South Haven and Hartford that they
are soon coming to look those villages
over with a view to locating.
After leasing the Bangor Advance and
Reflector of Messrs. Phillips and Martin
for fifteen months, M. F. Russell has
purchased the plant and the paper this
week appears with its compound title
abbreviated to half its former length.
May it continue to Advance!
The M. G.. l.. met with Mrs. r. Quick
for their yearly gathering. A very nice
Easter supper was served and a fine
program presented, consisting of music
evening was Mrs. Rose Smiths interest.
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Sutton's Grand Double Company OF
81 people with big band and carload
of dogs, donkeys, and beautiful Shet.
land ponies, the largest company ever
organized to play Uncle Toms Cabin
will be at the Opera House, Friday,
April 90. Reserved seats now on sale
Mrs. N II. Bitely of Lawton; who
has long been in failing health, died on
Tuesday morning, having been uncon.
scious since Friday. The funeral will
be from the house on Thursday at 2 p. m.
Mis-. Bitely was most estimable lady
and leaves large circle of friends be-
sides three daughters and a son to
mourn her loss.
The Ladies' Missionary Circle Of the
Presbyterian church are making ar
rangements for musical and literary
entertainment to be given in the church,
April 27, by Kalamazoo talent. Only
twenty-five cents will be charged for
adults, and children under twelve, fif.
teen cents. Look for full program in
next weeks paper.