The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-26

Miss Daisy LOngwell has gone To De
<trOit, where she will take instruction
in music and elocution.
w. f. Secord of the Decatur Inde-
| pendeM and his wife were callers ut the
NoRTHERNER Office on Monday last.
Prof. Thompson being unable To be
here this evening, the children's dancing
party has been postponed.
j. f. Buckhout has leased his photo
graph gallery To w. NJ. Hall of Lud-
dington, who has taken possession.
NJ. o. Rowland has had his residence
rooted with steel Holmes IL Bilsbor-
row did the work and it is an excellent
job.
Married, at Paw Paw. April %. 1895
by Justice Rowland, Charles Cooper
of Bangor and Maude Alison of Me-
Donald.
will Showerman has left the employ
N w. r. Sellick ~ Co. Jimmy,
yOGrady is now learning the dry goods
business at that lively store.
Miss Ella Gordon, the charming con
tralto with the Kalamazoo NeUS Con-
cert Company, is one of the most pleas
ing artists now before the public.
w. X. Se.lick has just returned from
market with an immense stock of
seasonable dress goods, to which he
calls attention i'm his adv. to-day.
Miss Oracle Tyson, the vivacious bal
ladist and character singer with the
Kalamazoo NelCS Concert Company, is
idolized by the children, and pleases all
ages.
If you do not laugh over "Trouble in
the Family" as delivered by Myrtle
Belle Hurlbut, then your fountain of
fun has surely run dry and needs culti-
waiting.
More Waverleys have been sold here
this season than any other bicycles, and
the wheels merit their popularity. See
adv elsewhere j. III. Waters Il Co.
are exclusive agents.
! Members of the G. A r. are requested
to meet at Oddfellows' hall ut one
o'clock next Sunday afternoon for the
purpose of attending the funeral of
Comrade Joseph Mather.
Seventy-siX years ago to-day, in the
city of Baltimore, was instituted the
| first lodge of the |. o. o. +. Since that
time the order has grown to be one of
the two largest benevolent secret SOcie-
ties ON earth. The anniversary is being
celebrated by Van Buren, county Odd
fellows to-day at South Haven. Quite
number of Paw Paw brothers and
sisters are in attendance.
We don't know whether there is a
| blind tiger in town or not, but the
streets were diSgraced Saturday night
by number of drunken tiger rushers.
1t the illegal sellers of liquor can he de-
tected, they should be punished
| Whether the sellers be punished or not
it is the duty of the village marshal to
arrest all drunks who appear ON the
streets and see that they are prosecuted
under the village ordinance.
Complaints are made that at some of
the churches in town certain young
sters who are old enough to know bet
| ter assemble themselves and behave in
Il disOrderly manner, greatly to the dis
| turbance of the worshipers. Such con
duet is very reprehensible and is pun
| shable under the law with severe
penalties. People will not long toler-
ate such behavior and those guilty of it
are liable to get themselves into serious
difficulty.
The Kalamazoo Ne,CS Concert Com.
pany, which will appear at LongwellS
opera house, on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, April 20, 80 and
May |. in varied programs of dramatic
readings and songs, will give To each
purchaser of - cent concert ticket,
one of Paul de LOngpre's famous flower
pieces. They include orchids, pansieS,
golden rod and sweet peas, and are well
| 80
out extra charge.
Complaints have been made To the
authorities concerning trespaSSes and
vandalisms committed on the school
house premises Not only will future
acts of the kind be prosecuted to the
full extend of the law, but Il repetition
of the offense will lead to prosecution
| for past tranSgressions, as the evidence
againts the perpetrators is conclusive
This word of warning should be
sufficient and it will be an evidence of
wisdom to heed it, The school grounds
are not public loafing place and will
not be permitted to be used as such ut
any time.
A state spelling contest is the means
being used to decide who among the
schooIma'ams and others know English
as it should be spelled In preparation
for the contest for county honors, town
ship spelling matches will be held Sat
urday, April %. On Saturday, May II,
the winners will contest for county
honors at Decatur, Paw Paw, Hartford,
South Haven, Bangor and Gobleville.
Commissioner OLeary has the supervis.
ion of the work in this county Remem.
ber the spelling match for Paw Paw
township will be held at the school
house in this village on Saturday of this
week, April 27, at , o'clock p. m.
Married, Tuesday April %, Adel
bert -. Martin to Ethel May John
son, both of this place The ceremony
was performed at p. m. by Rev. F. w
Mutchler, at the home of the parents oi
the bride, only immediate relatives oi
the parties being present The little
son and daugter of Mr.. n. o. Martin
stood up with the bride and groom
through the ceremony. An elegant
wedding repast was served. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Martin are both well known here
Mr.. Martin having been for many years
connected with the NoRTHERNER
which now extends to him and hi
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