The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-07-05
BUREN, COUNTY MICHIGAN. FRIDAY, JULY 1895

Judge and Mrs. Heckert started on
their summer vacation last Monday
evening, taking the boat at South
Haven.
w II. Longwell and Levi Hawkins
attended the races at Niles last week
Thursday and Friday. They saw some
good sport.
A business meeting of the Disciple
Y. L. :. G.. +. will be held at the church
Saturday evening A full attendance
is requested.
Miss Nora Dunlap will visit friends
at Owosso and Mt. Clemens. She will
at c. X. Averys.
A conservative estimate fixes the
yield of wheat thus far harvested in
southwestern Michigan at one-half of
an average crop.
Mrs. Alice Colburn, who has been at
Big Rapids for several months past
with her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Collins,
has returned home.
The ladies' aid society of the Chris.
tian church held a very pleasant social
last Tuesday evening at the residence
of Mrs. o. w. Rowland.
Mrs f. Nj. Snow and Miss Mary La
Mont will go to Chicago tomorrow
evening. Miss Lamont will remain for
quite protracted visit.
Mrs. NJ. L. Richardson gave a five
O'Clock tea Tuesday, in honor of Miss
Weeks of Battle Greek, who is the guest
of Miss Christine Hudson.
Now, if you have anything that would
be useful to a family of hungry children,
it will be graciously taken at this office
on subscription.-Van Buren Co. VisitOr
That the coming winter will be a
clustering and severe one, is indicated
by the large amount of beautiful bat
ting that has just been received at the
Cunning dry goods store.
Miss Cleo Stevens entertained small
number of her friends at tea Saturday
night in honor of the Misses Patterson
and Davis of Kalamazoo and Miss Bes-
sic Weeks of Battle Greek.
The Paw Paw Valley Spiritual Asso-
citation will hold a grove meeting at
Lakeside Park, Eagle Lake, Sunday,
July Ia. Mrs. A. F. Sheets of Grand
Ledge will be the speaker of the day.
We hear many good words said by
our lady friends, especially those who
are taking outings, regarding those ele-
CANT shirt waists and ready made wrap
pers at Sellick's. They just fill the bill.
w. II. Mason is justice of the peace
once more. He has had one years in
termssion after sixteen years of contin
nous service. The present term will
make twenty years that he has served
Paw Paw as justice of the peace.
The council transacted little except
routine business at the meeting Monday
evening. The usual bills were allowed
Permission was granted A. G.. Martin
to lay "A sewer pipe along Paw Paw
street, between his residence and the
pond.
Elder Brooks will occupy the pulpit
at the Christian church next Sunday
morning. He should be greeted by IL
full house Let his many friends turn
out and hear him. They may not have
many more opportunities to listen to
his friendly admonitions.
All boys and girls ranging from about
II to II years, who would like to take
part in fine cantata, are requested to
meet Mr.. &. f. Hutchins at the opera
house next Monday at four o'clock p. m.
Much valuable instruction will be Civ
EN- in voice culture, phrasing, pronun-
citation, etc.
While out driving few evenings ago,
their horse took fright and ran away,
overturnng the carriage and throwing
Wilbur Babcock and wife onto pile of
wood cutting and bruising them quite
severely; fortunately, no bones were
broken. Mrs. Babcock was injured
much the worse of the two.
A draft was issued by the Savings
Bank n short time since, to which the
cashier inadvertently omitted to sign his
name. The draft was sent To Cincin-
natl, deposited in bank at that city,
sent TO New York and passed through
several banks there before the omission
was discovered and the draft returned
for correction.
Mrs. j. +. Bulard received a letter
announcing the death of her nephew,
Frank Van Sickle, at Juniata, Neb.,
Tuesday, June %. He was affected by
overwork in the hot sun and became
insane. While in this condition, he
poured kerosene over himself and his
bedding, setting it atire. He was
| horribly burned and then fell down
stairs. He died from the effects of the
fall and the burns after few hours, in
great agony.
At meeting of the board of educa-
tion held last Monday evening the fol.
lowing named teachers were elected
Ruby j. Neville, principals; Ana q.
Closson, assistant; Herbert More,
grammar SCHOOL, Matte Cooley, first
intermediate. Miss Neville is resi-.
dent of jamestown, n. T., and is a
graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan univer-
sity at Delaware, o. Miss Closson is a
resident of Lincoln, Neb., and is a grad
uate of Hillsdale college. Mr. More's
engagement is contingent on his COM
plying with the rule of the board re-
quiring second grade certificate as a
qualification for the grammar school
teacher Miss Cooley is graduate of
our high school and thoroughly qualified
for the position to which she has been
elected. The matter of the employ
ment of janitOr was left for future
action. The board voted to adopt But
ler's Biographies in lieu of the Eclectic
series now in the school This change
| will cost tho ,,of,onc Of tho cohoOl moth.