The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-08-23
COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AUGUST %
l.. H. Titus was at Kalamazoo, Wed.

L. II. Titus was at Kalamazoo, Wed.
nesday.
j. Wright Tuxbury of Gobleville is
i'm town.
II. w. Showerman went to Detroit
on Monday.
+. Cooley and family are now settled
in their new home.
Rev. Stinchcomb is suffering from a
severe attack of rheumatism.
Miss Ada Ball and Mr.. +. NJ. Guth-
ridge of Chicago are guests at Emory
Balls.
Lawton and Paw Paw will play ball
on the Cleveland Bay grounds next
Wednesday.
Mrs. Gilbert Hudson of Battle Greek
is visiting relatives and old friends in
this village.
The council met last Monday even
ing, but adjourned without transacting
any business of Importance.
The North and South Farmers club
will meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Webb, Thursday, September 8.
F.P. Grimes and M. U. Richardson,
with their wives, have gone on the
knights Templar excursion to Boston,
Mass.
The w. G.. Il. u. will meet with Mrs.
Mrs. Lena Pritchard, Thursday, Aug.
30, at 2:30 p. m. A full attendance is
desired
f. II. Hayes of Detroit, state agent of
the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance
Co, is in town assisting the local agent,
Ed H. Lindsey.
A card from A. j. Remington an
nounces that he will be here the first of
next week, to get ready for the falls
business at the fruit evaporator.
Married, by Rev. n. c. Brundage, at
the Baptist parsonage on the 21st inst,
Edmond Phillips of Lawton and Lizzie
Gildea of Texas, Kalamazoo county.
The condition of Miss Bernice Merri
field is improving, and it is thought she
will be well enough to be taken to her
home at Bloomingdale in few days.
Waters & Co. have wheels-in their
store. They have had hard work keep
ing them there this season, but are still
advertising for more bicycle business.
Mrs. B. O'Dell and Mrs Raleigh are
camping with large party of friends
near Vicksburg, Kalamazoo county.
Mr.. O'Dell joined the party on Tues
day.
The ladies of the B lat club are re-
quested to meet at Mrs. j. +. Chand-
ler's this friday evening at 730, to
make arrangements for the annual
picnic.
Frank b. Greenman, car Inspector
for the G.. & G.. T. R'y ct Port Huron,
has been spending a few days with his
family at the home of Calvin Wilcox,
his father-in-law.
Married, at the home Of the brides
brother, in this village, Aug. 81, by
Rev N C. Brundage, Harvey X. Stevens
of Churchville, n. Y, and Julia f..
Chappell of Brockport, n. Y.
81 do not like the fashion of your gar
ments. Shakespeare, King Lear, Act
III, Scene g. No wonder. That was
before the time of the "H. S. Il M"
clothing, sold by +. Smith Il Co.
An Italian street band was in town
Monday and Tuesday, discoursing ex-
cellent music. Monday evening, the
band was secured for a dance at the
opera house, which was very pleasant
affair.
Mrs. Anna Hawkins has issued invi-
tations for the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Lillian Maude, to Theodore NJ
Torgeson, on Wednesday, September 4,
at high noon, at 725 West Main street,
Kalamazoo.
Bert p Bryar has been offered a po.
sition as stenographer in the office Of
the division superintendent of the
Michigan Central at jackson. He will
go to jackson the fore part of the week
and may accept.
Conductor f. f. Rice. who was in
charge of the West Michigan express
train that was held up near Fennville,
an account of which will be found on
the inside of this paper, is a son of d.
A. Rice of this village
Lew Turner, the Cheshire man ar
rested for stealing heifer, was acqult-
ted yesterday in Squire Warmers court.
Henry Turner, the other man wanted
on the same charge, kept out of the
sheriff's way when he went after him.
John Dillon, who is visiting his pa
rents here, has reached the highest
grade but one in the railway mail
service. His headquarters are at St.
Louis, Mo. On his return, he will az
tend as delegate convention of
postal clerks in Chicago.
Owing to the extreme drouth, the
water in the river has become so low
that it has compelled the suspension of
our street lights. They will probably
remain suspended until after the fall
rains, provided we have any. Inside
lights run all right, as yet.
A. w. Hays, the travelling picture
vender who was arrested on complaint
of e. +. Hutchins, was tried by jury in
Justice Sirrine's court and convicted Of
simple assault. Hays took the stand
and swore to general denial. He was
fined S15 and $40 costs or 30 days in Jail.
He is now in Jail. but says he will re.
ceive the money to ray his fine in a
day or two.
The examination of Robert Barnes of
South Haven, charged with violation of
the local OptiOn law-secOnd OffenSe-