The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-02-08


customers.
Rev James H. Rennie has accepted
"A call To the pastOrate of the Presby-
terian church of this place, and regular
services in that church will be resumed
next Sunday.
The ladies of the Almena Christian
church will give an oyster supper this
(Friday) evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs George Austin, on the old Jesse
Wilson place.
Married, at the home of the bride, in
this village, on the 2d inst, John y.
Graham of Laramie, North Dakota, and
Mrs. Sarah ID. Hadsell, Rev. W. Il.
Stinchcomb officiating.
The ladies of the third division of the
M. +. society will give social at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Eli Douglass
next Tuesday evening Meet at the
parsonage, where teams will start from.
At the last meeting of the oddfellows'
lodge, the members voted to go ahead
and fix over their hall Their plan will
give them a lodge room nearly forty
feet square, which will be decided
Improvement over the present hall.
On Thursday evening of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ). Briggs and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. ID. Holmes entertained large
company at pedro at the home of Mrs
+. o. Briggs. The evening was most
pleasant one and the entertainment
was fautless.
Mrs Clarinda Bentley died February
|, 1895, at her home in this village, at
the advanced age of SO years. The
funeral was at the residence Monday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Stinch-
comb. The remains were taken to
GOblevile for burial.
The ladies' aid society Of the Christian
church will give chicken pie social
next Tuesday evening, at the residence
of Mrs. Clara Spackeen. Parties in
tending to go will meet at Billiards.
store, promptly ut five o'clock A full
attendance is desired.
Thursday morning about one o'clock
the barn of Asa Lewis, one mile north
of this village, was burned To the
ground, together with two horses, one
cow, a buggy, hay, and other contents.
The cause of the fire is unknown. Loss
about $780, insured for 800.
Supt England refused to let Il carrier
| from Paw Paw have the mail AT Law
ton Saturday evening, saying his little
train would get il here before the team
could get back. Nevertheless, the team
was back an hour before the mail arriv-
ed. The mail was here at p. M. in
stead of $50.
Jason Woodman returned home yes
terday from the eastern part of the
state, where he has been looking after
the interest of the patrons of husbandry
He organized one grange while he was
gone. He intends to return to the
same locality, on the same business, i'm
the near future.
Mrs. Ed. Wildey gave a very pleasant
dinner party in honor of Mrs. Bailey of
Lansing last Tuesday. Those invited
were Mrs. b. r. Heckert, Mrs. Will
Miller, Mrs. Dr. Whalen, Mrs. Bangs
Warner, Mrs. Frank Grimes, Mrs. Ed.
Bilsborrow, Mrs. Clara Sheldon, Mrs.
Frank Rhodes ald Mrs. Ed, Thayer.
On account of sickness, Rev. Morgan
Wood was compelled to cancel his date
in this place Tuesday evening, when he
was to lecture IN the Coterie course.
The lecture will be given February %
1 he postponement was a disappoint-
ment, not only to the Coterie, but To
many others who were anxious to hear
the lecture.
! Do You think the state of Michigan
| is of sufficient wealth to- own at Lansing
house and lot suitable for the COVER
nor to live in? Do you think the county
of Van Buren is wealthy enough 10
own county buildings that would be a
pride and not disgrace to her fair
fameg Personally we think yes To both
questions. South HdUen Sentinel
The pastors of the churches that sup.
port c. +. societies in this village, oc.
cupied the time at the Disciple church
Sunday evening, with short addresses
appropriate to Fndeavor Day obsel.
vance. The program was enlivened by
well rendered solos by Misses Jane
Broughton and Matte Cooley, and by
an amusing recitation by little Bessie
Heckert.
Thomas Adriance, who had been q
resident of Paw Paw township for up
wards of twenty-five years, died sud
denly at his home Tuesday afternoon
Feb. ., in his eghtythird year. he
took dinner as usual and went To lie
down, when he suddenly became faint
He was assisted to chair and died in
| ~ lew minutes. l. ne Olu ReHJleIldu Iiio
not been in good health for "A long time,
but seemed to be as well as usual until
stricken by death. The funeral will oc
cur at the residence at IL q. m. to-day
The electric railroad committee ha:
received letter from Mr.. ID. +. Glidder
i'm reply To their communication as to
the action of the railroad meeting 9
week ago. Mr. Glidden says the capi
talists back of the enterprise will holC
another conference and that both h,
aud Mr.. Cunningham are confident thai
a more favorable proposition will bC
made within few days. The electric
railroad project is not dead, but is {
more lively possibility now than at any
time since the scheme was first broach
ed.
Miss l.. Christine Hudson gave ;
fancy dress party on Wednesday even
ing last, the occasion being her birth
day. About forty young ladies respond
ed to the invitation. All the costume
were lovely, and the evening passe'
pleasantly away with games, music ant