The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-06

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The l.. o. T. Nj. will hold warm
sugar social at Mrs. Mary Beddo's on
Friday evening, April 10. Everybody
invited.
We learn that Mrs. James Crane died
at her home in Washington, ID. c., last
Sunday from the effects of the removal
of a cancer.
Albert jackson, Esq, who practiced
law in this place from 1871 to 1877, died
of cancer at his home i'm Lowell, Mich,
on Tuesday, aged 40 years.
The ladies of the Coterie will hold
their annual banquet at the Dyckman
House, Wednesday evening, April l1th l..
All members requested To be present
at $50.
An interesting letter from our old
ellow-townsman, Jos. Luce, now resid-
ing at Bentonville, Ark, crowded out
this week by election returns, will be
published next week.
Jessie Barton has sold his 8O-acre
| farm in Almena to "Uncle Billy" Mar
killie for $500, and purchased Julio
Sheldon's farm of 62t acres in Antwerp;
consideration So, 600.
Mr.. f. Neff advertises a great reduc
tion in prices, during the next thirty
days, on all the several lines of goods
carried 10y him. His stock is complete
and has been selected with great care.
Give him call.
Misses Lena Snow and Lois Wilson are
spending the vacation week with their
Jennie Whitmer Bacon at her home in
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Mrs. Bell Tanner DIbble at Battle
Creek.
Grace Orr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Orr, aged about IL years, fell
from the horse which she was riding
Monday evening and broke her right
arm near the shoulder. Dr. Maynard
reduced the fracture and the patient is
doing finely.
We acknowledge an invitation from
the citizens of OwossO to be present at
complimentary banquet given in
honor of the members of the Michigan
Republican Newspaper association at
the armory in that city on Thursday
evening, April 18th.
The weather was unfavorable for the
display of Easter bonnets and hats, but
spring is at hand now i'm earnest, and
Sellick IL Co. are displaying one of the
most elegant stocks of millinery ever
shown in Paw Paw. They invite an in
spection of the same.
Rev f. H. Day, over fifty years pas
tor in the Nj. +. church and for five years
preceding September last stationed at
Lawton. died at Cadillac of pneumonia
on Saturday last. The remains were
hrn nh 70 f.,. sal
Deceased was i'm the 10th year of his age.
Some dastardly cur, who probably
fiatters himself that he is man because
he bears the image of one, last Saturday
night poisoned Mrs. j. ID. Hamilton's
fine English mastiff When discovered,
the dose had been down too long for
antidotes to take effect and the dog died.
The list of successful candidates for
teachers certificates, eXamed here on
the 2Sth ult., will not be published until
next week, as the board will not meet
for final action until tomorrow. Com
missioner O'Leary informs us that
about 80 per cent of the applicants will
receive certificates.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the First National Bank of Paw Paw
was held at the parlors of the bank
Wednesday. III NJ. Pugsley was elected
director to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Capt f. Smith. II. M.
Olney was elected president, and Col.
W. Il. Hawkins vice-president. All of
these gentlemen are widely and favor
ably known.
Geo. Hunts old mare Monday seemed
To have imbibed of the spirit of fun and
mischief which filed the air all day,
and took it into her ancient noddle TO
indulge in q runaway After making
two or three circuits of the field where
Mr.. H. was at work with her, and leav-
ing different parts of the wagon in
different places, she took up a command
ing position on a hill in the center of
the field and really seemed to enjoy the
sight of her master picking up the
wreck.
Last Sunday afternoon as Mr.. and
Mrs. f. p Mills were driving home
from church with a pair of spirited
horses attached to n new surrey, the
team took fright at meeting a couple of
young men on bicycles, turned sharp
around, crushing down one of the fore
wheels and throwing Mr.. Mills out. The
team then sprang forward, jerking the
lines from his hands, and away they
went Mrs Mills jumped from the car
riage and sustained some severe bruises.
One of the horses was slightly injured
and S25 will put the carriage in Stdtu quo.
Our old subscribers will please bear
in mind that the unprecedented offer of
THE NoRTHERNER for 81 a year, with
the Weekly Inter Ocean for the same
period gratis, holds good only until
May 1st. To secure this, du drredrd0es
must be paid and one year i'm advance.
We shall be glad if every one of our
subscribers take the benefit of this |
proposition, but If they fail to do so the
fault is their own. If you have mislaid
your receipts and do not know exactly
how your account stands on our books,
drop us postal card and we will at
once forward statement.
Chas. H. and Orm Butler went to
Youngs' Prairie. Cass county, Saturday, !
to attend the funeral of an uncle, Mr.. !
William Jones, one OF the earliest
pioneers of that region, and who, by his
activity as n manager OF the "Under |