The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
WHOLE NUMBER 2f21.

John w. Weston hardly waited to be
off with the old love before he was on
with the new. His decree of divorce
and his marriage license both bear
date Nov. IL, 1895. Probably the date
OF his last wedding was not fixed very
long in advance.
Owing to the illness of Prosecutor
Titus, his partner, IL. l.. Mcneil. was
appointed by the court to look after the
criminal business of the term. Harry
took the oath of office and thus became
assistant prosecuting attorney. He is
| little lonesome on account of his poll
tics.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. P Grimes enter
tanned a company of about sixty of
their friends at a six O'Clock luncheon
Thursday evening. The rooms were
beautifully decorated with chrysanthe-
NUNS of various shades and cOlOrs and
an orchestra from South Haven die
coursed sweet music. After the re-
| freshments were served, those who felt
so disposed engaged in playing pedro.
| &. n. Hathaway won the gentleman's
prize and Mrs. E. s. Briggs the ladies'.
IA beautiful bouquet of chrysanthemums
in each case.
Our genial friend, Thos. Welch, met
with little misfortune the other day.
| He has fine Boston rocker which he
had sent to Lucas shop for repairs.
The chair was fixed up in good shape
and shone brightly with new coat of
varnish. Thos. was warned not to Oc
cupy it until it had time to season, but
did not heed the warning. On the con-
trary, he sat in the chair and dropped
into the arms of Morpheus. When he
awoke he was fast, and it cost him a
generous portion of good pair OF
trousers to get loose, besides another
dollar to the chair man.
Mrs. Lucinda Hymes, Mrs. Millie
Perrin and Mr.. Clum. Slack, all OF AL
mena, were in town last Tuesday inter
viewing the officers of the law in rela
tion to their domestic woes. Their
story is that some time about week
since, Orrin Perrin, Miles faithless
husband. ran away with Myrtle Slack,
Clum's faithless wife, while Frank
Hymes, Lucinda's equally faithless
spouse, fled with Laura Campbell,
fifteen year old lassie. Perrin left three
children behind him and Hymes left
one. They said they had reason to be-
lieve the skedaddlers were in Grand
Rapids. They were advised to go to
that city and If their expectations were
verified to institute proceedings for
adultery. They promised to act prompt
ly on such advice.
The editor of the NORTHERNER had
the privilege, on Friday last, of inspect
ing the new house of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
e.. Martin, and they without doubt have
the most finely finished and furnished
residence in the village. The inside
finishing is all in red oak, rub finish,
with floors to match. The work was
done by Irving Long. The plate win
dows and handsome doors are in har-
mony with the other hnishings. The
entire furnishings are elegant and com
Portable, from the furnace room con-
tanning Snow heater in the basement,
to the convenient sewing room in the
cupola. The parlor, sitting room, din
ing room and library furnishings are
furnishings of the four sleeping apart
ments upstairs. A finely equipped bath
room is in the second story, and the
pneumatic system of water works sup
plies both the house and barn. A. Clark
Seward did the plumbing. The whole
premises are lighted by electricity, and
make an ideal village home.
About half-past five o'clock last Fri
day evening, an enclosed double rig,
drawn by four horses, drove into town
from the east and stopped in front of
of Oddfellows hall. Fifteen Kalamazoo
members of the three link fraternity
speedily disembarked and made their
way into the commodious lodge room
of their Paw Paw brethren They were
not unexpected and met with that cor
dial reception that is characteristic of
the members of that order. The Paw
Paw Rebekahs, having heard of the ex-
pected visit, were on hand aud tables
were quickly spread in the reception
room, where both the ladies and gen
tlemen sat down to a substantial sup
per which was particularly acceptable
to the visiting brothers after their long
drive. Supper over, the regular session
of the lodge was opened. The NORTH
ERNER has no means of knowing what
occurred there, but, Judging from the
sounds of mirth and revelry that floated
out upon the air, somebody must have
been having good time. The Kala-
mazoo boys were so well pleased
that they solemnly promised to repeat
their part of the program at some fu-
ture date. Before leaving for home,
along toward the morning hours, they
rendered a unanimous vote Of thanks
to the ladies for the banquet they so
gracefully prepared and served.
Rev. DIR. Marsh's discourse at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday even
ing called out a large audience. His
topic was "What L would do if | were a
young man" The speaker said if he
were young man again he would de-
termine to make the very best of him
self that was possible. There are two
things requisite for success, ability and
opportunity. Every one possesses abil
| ty in greater or less degree; opportu
mites are abundant and can be made if
necessary; he would avoid the forma-
ton of bad habits and would form all
the good habits possible; he would OBJ
tain the very best education possible, q
college education if he could get it;
when he saw vacant place that was n
step in advance he would take il; he
would decide upon his calling or profes-
sion in life and then try TO fill his place