The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-03-02
Jas. Fuller, proprietor of Hotel Frs
kline at Bloomingdale, died Tuesday
morning aged 53 years.

| inorhinR aReu 90 years.
j. G.. Horning and daughter Clara
leave to-day for Jackson, where Mr..
IS mother is seriously ill.,
Covenant meeting at the Baptist
church tomorrow at 2 p. m. All in
terested will be made welcome.
Messiah" Carter of Coloma has com
menced a So, 900 libel suit against j. V.
BowersoX, editor of the St. Joseph Press.
Carriers grievance is the publication of
an item rejecting upon his character.
Our home talent minstrel troupe will
! give another entertainment, with an
entire change of program, at the rim k
tomorrow night. They will also give "A
parade at noon. The boys give a good
show and are worthy of patronage.
The hosiery department at Sellick's is
complete with "Three Black Crows"
fast black hosiery, brand that has be-
come so popular with the public during
the past year, having merited its popu-
larity by its great wearing qualities.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Disciple church will give "A charity
entertainment at the church on Friday
evening, March 8, commencing at 7:30.
n NOlltNllOu Will Dc ldhtH III Tic HUT
est of the poor of Paw Paw. Everybody
invited.
Robert j Burdette the popular humor-
ist lectures at Longwells opera house
on Friday evening, March 9th, on "The
Rise and Fall of the Mustache." Tick
cts may now be procured at the pro-
bate Office for Scots each. Do not for
get the date.
Aunt Celinda" Crane, aged so years,
died of acute bronchitis at the residence
of .. j. Smith, one mile west of town,
Sunday morning. Funeral Tuesday
forenoon from the Lyle school house,
Rev Warren officiating Burial in the
Lyle cemetery.
The legislature of 1893 enacted that
no person shall act as an inspector of
election who is candidate for any
Office to be elected by ballot at said
election" The probable intention of
the law is that no man should act as a
Judge i'm his own case.
The committee having in charge the
arrangements for the forthcoming dance
at the opera house has decided upon
changing the date from Wednesday to
Thursday night of next week. Beck
with's opera house orchestra of Dowa-
giac furnish the music.
A Porter farmer who was converted
in the revival meetings has decided 20
acres of his most valuable land to
niece, whom he, some years since, had
prevented from getting her just dues.
Verify the conversion of this man must
have been genuine.-Laoctom Leader.
Sneak thieves gained access to the
residence of Editor Dean of the South
Haven Messenger at an early hour Fri
day morning and rifled his pockets of
fifteen dollars in cash. A valuable
watch and a pocketcook containing
valuable papers which were in another
pocket were overlooked
The stereoptican views of the Worlds
Fair exhibited at the Baptist church
Wednesday evening were worthy a
better house than they drew. The ex
planatory lecture of Mr.. Fiske was well
prepared and delivered, and the whole
gave fairly good idea of the main fea-
lures OF the great exposition.
A goodly number of the lady friends
of Mrs. I.eonard randall surprised her
on Wednesday afternoon by an un-
announced visit, the occasion being her
Goth birthday. Notwithstanding the
fact that Mrs. G.. is an invalid, very
pleasant afternoon was spent, several
mementoes of the visit being left be-
hind.
Theo. f. Davis will sell at auction at
the Jennie Averill farm two miles
northrast of Paw Paw, on Wednesday,
March 7th, commencing at 10 a. m,
three head of horses, Il fine Jersey COW,
brood sow and pigs, wagons, buggies,
harness, and large lot of farm tools
and machinery. w. ii. McCabe, elocu
ZIONIST.
The Wolverine Pharmacy comes out
this week in new adv, to which atten-
ton is directed DR.. Hamilton has
turned over the entire management of
the store and business to w. +. Bierge
of Kalamazoo, druggist of fourteen
years experience. This plan releases
the doctor entirely and enables him to
devote his whole attention to the prac-
tice of his profession.
Complaint comes to us from our Mat
tawan subscribers that of late The
NoRTHERNER package for that place
has not been delivered until Monday
after publication. We are at loss to
account IOr InlS, Us Ine pdCkdRe - lOI-
warded from the Paw Paw postoffice at
1920 a. m. Friday. Brace up, gentle
men mail clerks on the Central, and re-
move this cause for complaint.
Last Saturday morning was one of
the coolest, If not the coldest, of the
present winter, the mercury dropping
far enough below zero to make fruit
growers anxious for the safety of the
peach buds, but we are informed by
those competent to Judge that they are
thus far safe and in prime condition.
If this diagnosis is correct, little fear
may be entertained for their future.
w. +. Secord, an experienced printer
and for several years foreman of the
Decatur Republican, will this week
commence the publication at Decatur
of new paper, to be called the Ipde
pendent. MIR. Secord's acquaintance
with the wants and tastes of the people
of Decatur we'll qualities him to give
them an acceptable paper, and we wish
him the success which he so richly
deserves.
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