The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-31
Mr.. Lon Post is visiting in town.


Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Gibson, q
son; weight, 81 lbs.
Many fences west of town will have
to be rebuilt on account of the fires.
Confer & Keen have their house plas.
tered and nearly ready for occupancy
Chas. johnson has invested in an.
other horse and now drives double
rig.
Friend Richardson, of the firm OF
Richardson q Leman, is in town this
week.
G.. ID. Myers officiated as undertaken
at the funeral of Mrs. iced at Kendalls
on Sunday last.
Mr.. Jennings Uncle Eph.) has again
secured the services of Chas. Stewart
aud wife to work his farm.
Mrs. Fanny Mudgett of Alamo, an
old lady of eighty years of age, is the
guest of Mrs. Westcott this week.
We understand that Mr.. Otis Kesler
of Bloomingdale and Miss Nellie Baker
of Waverly were married at this place
last week.
A petition has been presented to our
council to place the license so high that
it would virtually cut off all applicants
for a pool room.
Marb. Thayer met with quite serious
accident Tuesday; in jumping from his
engine he turned his ankle. He was
brought TO town for treatment.
Harry Huff is rusticating at home
now. He did intend to teach here the
coming winter, but has concluded rather
to follow the footsteps of his father and
become doctor.
In our recent visit to Glendale we
met our old-time friend, formerly Miss
Cy Congdon now Mrs. Ed. Chase. Time
has not dimmed the lustre of her
vivactv and sprightliness.
With chatter and song, Glendale
came along and vowed that our boys
they would beat, but we had the best
batter and we made their teeth chatter
as we rolled the ball along.
Mrs. Rose Wise has night blooming
cereus. This week it blossomed with
three superb flowers. 1t is of the cac-
tus variety. Her rooms were crowded
with an admring throng during the
life of the blossoms.
We were in Waverly last week and
learned that l.. b. Austin, on the Arm
strong place, threw a stone at his cow
and killed her. Few think but little
of throwing stones at CRITTERS" but it
is harsh punishment.
Elder Holly last week united IN bond
age Mr.. IL. V. Newton and Miss Ber-
nice A. Jillson of South Haven. A long
nd
ditto Harry. Send us piece of cake
when you get settled.
The funeral of Mr.. Van Slack, living
north of town, occurred at the Baptist
church Sunday He had been an in
valid for long time. Elder Warner of
the Saints preached the sermon; burial
at Robinson cemetery.
We went over to Glendale Tuesday
to see the Glendales slaughter the Goble-
vile team and really would have liked
to have seen our boys beat, to take the
conceit out of them, but we only saw
the usual result-23 to Is in favor of
Coolies. Oh, for some one worthy of
our steel mot steaD.
Uncle Cyrus Streator, for nearly
forty years resident of Waverly, died
on Wednesday, the 22d inst, after an
illness of about sixteen hours. The
funeral occurred at the residence of his
son Frank on Friday last at two o'clock,
Elder Hart officiating; burial at Austin
cemetery. Deceased was in his 84th
year. A large circle of friends and rela-
tives attended the obsequies.
In looking over the story told by
Farmers Wife" we find unmistakable
signs of male hand in the pie. Had
the farmers wife really told the story
we would certainly not discredit her
statement, but the story is too good not
to be true. The author" of said story
is prominent resident of Glendale
1--WE associate with no others) and a
staunch republican and no doubt hates
a democrat equal to Farmers Wife"
but, Notwithstanding his surroundings
and republicanism, can tell the truth
occasionally. This puts us in mind of
the Dutchman's story: Mary had Won
leetle lamb, its fleece was black as SCOT;
when Mary got upon her ear. that lamb
it have to goot." p. Slater returns
cay tho story 10 ri0hf N CT