The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-02-15

Harry Showerman has been sick for
several days, but is now out again.
There will be a Rebekah social at
Oddfellows' hall next Tuesday evening.
G.. w. Young was at Grand Rapids
and Lansing on business the fore part
of the week
Special communication of Paw Paw
lodge No. 25, + IL A. M. Tuesday, Feb.
10. Work in third degree.
Judge Buck will be here TO hold
special adjourned session of court to-
morrow morning at nine O'Clock.
There has not been new suit com
menced in the circuit court. either on
the law orschancery side, since the 25th
day of January.
Prof. j. l.. Thompson will give
another one of those pleasant dancing
receptions at the opera house next
Wednesday evening.
Miss Mamie Dillon was reelected
president; Lowell Packer, vice -pres't;
Zella Harvey, secretary, and Michael
Dillon, treasurer of the Lady Aberdeen
club.
The house of Mr. +. w. Green in
Antwerp, occupied by Will Huntington,
was destroyed by fire last Saturday
evening together with nearly all its con-
tents.
Township Treasurer A. D, Duncombe
of Keeler was the first township treas
urer in the county to complete his tax
collection and make settlement with
the county treasurer.
j. Ed Phillips says in his adv. that
nothing succeeds like success, and he
ought to know, for he has experienced
remarkable success in the furniture and
undertaking business.
Mrs Page b. Emory of South Haven,
formerly of this place, died last Tues
day, after brief illness. Her remains
have been placed in the vault at South
Haven, to be buried here at later date.
Previous to opening their stock of
novelty dress goods, Selick & Co. are
showing a handsome line of goods in
the very latest weaves direct from one
of the largest New York importers of
dress goods.
Holmes d Bilsborrow don't advise
people to steal ranges, for they are sell
ing steel ranges cheaper than you can
steal them. The Peninsular range is
popular cooker, and it's of Michigan
manufacture, too.
Invitations are out for dancing
party to be given at the opera house
Thursday evening, Feb. 81, under the
management of the Paw Paw base ball
association. Music, Pfeiffer's Kalama-
zoo orchestra; bill, $1.00
Prof. Wilson now occupies Mrs.
Calista Hogmire's house. He figures up
his loss from the fire at the sum of two
hundred dollars, and Miss Walters loss
at fifty dollars. He says his goods that
were saved were in good condition.
Pastors of all the churches are invited
to bring to the NoRTHERNER announce
ments for their church services and
other items of interest concerning their
congregations and work. If such notices
are not published in this paper, the
pastors have no one but themselves to
blame.
As he was about to arise Wednesday,
morning, Col. w. X. Hawkins was
taken suddenly and violently i'll at his
room in the Dyckman house, where he
is now lying in precarious condition.
On account of his extreme ages
years-the chances are against his re-
covery.
David l.. Dillon will be home from
Ann Arbor Saturday, having been able
to- complete his years work in much
less than the regular university year
He will resume his studies in Heckert
Il Chandler's Office, where he will re-
main until fall, when he will return to
Ann ArbOr.
The Presbyterian G.. +. social, which
was announced to be held at the home
of George Tuttle on Tuesday last, has
been postponed to Tuesday evening,
Feb. 49, You are cordially invited to
attend. Those desiring to go are re-
quested to meet at Cummings store at
$50 O'Clock.
Wednesday evening was the occasion
of a reception 10 the gentlemen, by the
ladies of the Coterie, at the home of the
vice president, Mrs. r. w. Broughton.
A large company assembled, and were
graciously received by the officers of
the Coterie and made perfectly at ease
| by the hospitable hostess. The evening
was passed in social converse and was
enlivened by some extremely well rem
dered vocal and instrumental music
prepared for the occasion by the ladies.
Dainty, light refreshments were served.
Van Buren county populists, in con-
vention at South Haven, adopted reso-
lutions indorsing the Omaha platform
and laying special stress on the free
coinage of silver and gold at ratio OF
16 to 1; denounced the further issue of
bonds, and elected the following dele
gates to the state convention: Sullivan
Cook, Stephen Doyle, CD Rowlee, Ham.
ilton; j. w. Baxter, Bloomingdale;
John Gross, Bangor; A. +. Annabel,
Antwerp; w. III. Miller, +. S. Thomp
son, +. G. Cheesebro, South Haven
Benjamin Smith, Grand Junction
Mitchell Hogmre, Arlington.
The NoRTHERNER is in receipt daily
of queries as to what is now the sub
scription price of this paper. The price
will remain as it always has been, 81 sc
per year. But we prefer dollar in
hand to-day to a dollar and half on
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