The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-29
WHOLE NUMBER 2123.

The Coterie will meet with Mrs. Bar
tram next Wednesday.
Miss Lottie Showerman spent Thanks.
giving with Decatur friends.
Prof and Mrs. w. V. Sage of Deca-
tur passed Thanksgiving in Paw Paw
Mrs. b. A. Murdock is critically i'll
with pneumonia. Mr.. Murdock is also
very sick.
The Scotch Medicine Co. will go to
stay there.
The various churches of the village
united in union prayer meeting
Thursday evening.
Rev. Moody of Detroit is assisting
Pastor Brundage in the series of meet
ings in progress at the First Baptist
church.
North, east, south and west of us,
destructive winds were reported early
in the week; here there was only good,
stiff breeze Southern Michigan is truly
favored locality.
Mrs. Sheldon has sold her place on
north Kalamazoo street, and expects to
go in about month to make her home
with b. +. Stearns in Minneapolis.
Frank will come here after her.
Postmaster Noyes is authority for the
opinion that there is now hope for the
Armenians, as all the civilized portions
OF the world made simultaneous at
tack upon Turkey about midday, yes
terday.
The theme at the M. f. church next
Sunday morning will be "The Supreme
Law" In the evening will occur the
regular union monthly temperance SER
vice. The pastor, Rev. +. w. Corbett,
will address the meeting, discussing
the present phase of the temperance
question.
A number of Paw Paw members of
the G.. A. K. went to Lawton last week
Friday evening and attended the post
meeting there. A memorial session was
held in honor of our late townsman,
Joel ID. Monroe, who was member of
the Lawton post and it's first COM
mander.
A breezy drummer" stepped into q
Paw Paw store the other day and,
greeting the proprietor, asked show do
you find business?" Advertise for it in
the NORTHERNER," came the reply
The successful business men of this
place are onto the correct formula for
getting trade.
A revised edition of the game laws
fixes the season for killing book agents
from Sept. l to Jan. / scandal-mongers
may be shot at any time, and the open
season for hunting beginners in writing
doggerel, which they dignity with the
name OF poetry, is from JAN l to Dec.
3l.-Eaton Rapids Journal.
Eighteen members of the Every Tues
day Club of Decatur visited the Coterie
on Wednesday afternoon. The meet
ing was at the home of Mrs. X. w
Broughton, and an excellent program
was rendered To add to the interest,
the beautiful rooms were darkened and
arrangements made to have the dyna-
mos running SO that electric lights
could be had.
George Meachum of Breedsville has
been at his old tricks again. He stole
two sheep from Anson Goss of Bangor
and was convicted before Justice Nc
Kee of the latter place and sentenced
to jail for ninety days. Deputy Sheriff
Britton lodged him in the bastile just in
time for him to get Thanksgiving
dinner. George has heretofore served
two terms in the jackson state prison,
but does not seem to have protited by
his experience.
1t was a happy company that gather
ed at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Salisbury, three miles south of Paw Paw,
on Wednesday evening, Nov. 27, to wit
ness the marriage cermony of their
daughter Allie to Mr.. William H. Jor-
dan, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Jordan,
Mr.. Edward Duffield and Miss Belle
Salisbury of Benton HarbOr acting as
best man and best lady. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. +. W. Corbett
at p. M, after which bounteous
supper was served.
Four full sets of scenery all on mag
nificent scale are used in "Old Farmer
Hopkins" Act 1st-An exterior of
millionaire's summer residence at Long
Branch Act 2d-An exterior of
newboys' lodging cellar, Mott street,
New York City. Act 3d-An East River
dock, New York City, Brooklyn and
her famous bridge, Illuminated in the
distance. Act 4th-Exterior of Farmer
Hopkins home in Vermont. Two diff
ferent sized sets are carried and the
Tue iududRtiucul
of our opera house that one or the
other will positively be used. The
company appear at Longwells opera
house, Dec. 2.
Colin Campbell Mcintyre died early
last Saturday morning, aged 65 years.
The funeral was held at the residence
of Jas. Bennett on Sunday. The body
was placed in the vault at Prospect
Hill, to await orders from his relatives
in England as to what disposition
should be made of it. He was born in
Aberdeen, Scotland, and was reared
there, where he had an estate from
which he derived his support. His
father, who bore the same name as
himself, was general in the 18th
Scotch Highlanders and, after being ed
ucated at Aberdeen and Edinburgh uni
versities, the subject of this sketch fol-
lowed the profession of his father and
entered the army at the age of 10. His
first battle was Sevastapol, and he af-
forwards fought at Shanghai, Singa-
pore and other engagements. He arose
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