The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-05-03

Lena A. Lyle was in Kalamazoo over
Sunday.
Chas. Secord is slashing meat for |
b. Bagley.
d. j. Treat and family were IN Paw
Paw, Sunday.
DR.. Rose and Prof Sage were in Paw
Paw, Sunday
Mrs. A. Charles has been very sick
the past week.
Miss Lucy Hamlin of Hartford was in
Decatur, Sunday.
w. +. Yeckley of Jackson is spending
a few days in town.
G.. B. McOmber and wife were in
Benton Harbor last week.
Mrs. Lima Barney of Dowagiac was
in town Monday on business.
Rev. Mr.. Broadhead preached at the
NJ. +. church Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ f. Chadwick have
moved to their Hamilton farm.
Allie Cady left for Decora, Iowa, last
week, TO visit Mrs. Myron Cady
Earl Simpson burnt his hand badly
Friday night, while fighting fire.
Several members of the |. o. o. +. at.
tended a funeral in Paw Paw Sunday.
Fred Smith, our new attorney, took
unto himself life partner, Wednes
day.
Geo. McGnire has gone to Benton
Harbor to clerk in McOmber's store
| there.
Mrs. McClung, Will Secord and Mr.
season.
Mrs.sA. y. Chamberlain is in Paw
| Paw, called there by the illness of DR.
Nj. +. Whalen.
Miss Mamie Rockwell of Lawrence
was guest of Mrs. G. +. Pritchard the
first of the week.
A sharp lookout is kept on the move
ments of certain parties, in the hope OF
catching "a Tartar" or two. Well see
Sherm Richmond, son of Charlie
Richmond, got his hand cut to pieces
by falling onto buzz saw Wednesday
DR.. Maxwell dressed the wound.
Twenty Paw Paw Oddfellows visited
the Decatur lodge Tuesday evening. The
Rebekahs gave "A banquet at Stewards
hall. All had plenty To eat and a good
time in general.
lis rumored that a young profession
al man of this town is much interested
in the remodeling of Il house near
Phelps street. Now that the month OF
June is approaching weddings are in
order.
Joseph Dodge met with severe loss
on "Wednesday last While eating din
ner the house was discovered To be on
fire. The wind was blowing gale,
and before they could get anything out
the fire destroyed everything except
what they had on their backs, including
about $40 dollars in money Mr.. Dodge
had laid away.
Decatur was again visited by fire last
Friday night. At about eleven o'clock
! flames were seen issuing from Jas Potts
barn which was back of his store. Soon
that, the independent Office and the res
| dence of Geo. Smith were i'm ruins
There is no doubt that the the fire was
the work of fire bugs. There is also sus.
was incendiary.
Chas. Hakes has his new blacksmith
shop completed and is doing business
again. Henry Shutters has the founda.
ton laid for his new hotel. Neil Ras
muson is making arrangements to re.
build his carriage and blacksmith. shop
Work is progressing as fast as possible
for "A new bank building, and Dory
Reed is building new shoe shop where
his old building was. There is some
talk of a stock company being formed
to build a brick hotel on the ground on
which the Duncombe house stood. Our
village will look quite like town again
as soon as we get these buildings com.
pleted.
We most heartily thank our friends
and neighbors who worked SO nObly IL
save our property from being destroyed
by the recent fire.
SAMUEL ELLIS,
ID. j. TREAT.