The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-12
Mrs. X. IL. Lyon of South Bend is
visiting Paw Paw friends.

visiting Paw Paw friends.
Elder j. Ii. Hammond and family of
Decatur, were in town yesterday.
ChaS. Duncombe of Keeler was in
town Tuesday, tO attend the funeral OF
Mrs. Longwell.
j. Ed. Phillips and family will move
into Lucy Bangs house just south of
the NORTHERNER office.
A private office has been fitted up for
Judge Buck in the court house, just in
the rear of the sheriff's office.
A Clark Seward has moved with his
family into Il portion of Mrs Long
wells house, north of the postofhce.
Ed Lindsey was taken seriously i'll
Tuesday night and was threatened with
pneumonia, but is now considerably
better.
Married, at the Methodist parsonage
April 6, Alasco fl. Hall and Edith Lang,
both of Lacota, Rev. w. II. Stinchcomb
officiating.
Avery's new spring stock of goods is
one of the most complete every offered
To the inspection of our people. fhe
prices he quotes to-day are attractive.
Ocobock Bros have sold their Lawton
market. G.. A. Yant, who conducted
that business, has moved back to Paw
Paw and can be found ut his old place
in the market here.
Arlie Leech, while on his way from
Chelsea to Chicago, visited his father in
this place over Sunday. jim sent the
boy happy on his journey with a new
watch in his pocket.
The narrow gauge has couple of
fine new passenger coaches and other
substantial improvements are promised
Paw Paw people will welcome any inn
provement in the road.
BY far the best selected stock of
spring goods is now shown at the
popular Cummings dry goods store. 1t
is an attractive place to go even but to
see, and to see Is to buy
Any person wishing stylish spring
suit should take advantage of the bar
gain Harry Showerman is giving by
offering you a merchant tailor SUIT for
one-half the regular price.
Free silver votaries will take solid
comfort in reading Broughton's new
adv. IN this paper, while lovers of base
ball and wearers of summer colsets
will be equally benefited,
Mrs. Harry Baldwin, who has been
suffering from severe attack of liz
grippe, has recovered SO as to be able
to return to her home in Dowagiac.
Both her parents have had the same
disease.
Frank West has Pony binder and
I Decring mover set up and on exhibition
at his home, one mile east of Paw Paw
He has already sold number of these
machines and attributes his success in
no small degree to his advertisement in
the NORTHERNER.
Mr.. Robert Murray and Miss Mary
Edwards of Prairie Ronde, were united
in marriage on Saturday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Graham, Elder
Frank w Mutcher officiating. The
happy couple left for Prairie Ronde,
where they will reside.
House. cleaning and the purchase of
curtains, carpets and rugs 60 hand in
hand. Selick IL Co bear their full
share of the responsibility of this busy
season by putting an elegant stock of
household necessities within easy reach
of all. See their new adv.
Jas. F. Bullard is making some re-
pairs on his house before moving into
it, putting II large window into the
front, etc. Last Saturday, while raising
up "A portion of the house that had set
tied, a part of the cellar wall caved in,
making considerable extra work and
expense.
Mr.. s. H. Blackman, Of this village,
was eighty-one years old last Saturday,
the 9th inst. Mrs. Cutter, with whom
/ =, 4 toI ~
to celebrate his birthday by inviting
IA few of his old friends and near neigh
bors to tea, and they had very enjoy
able time.
The Michigan crop report for April
contains the following report from Van
Buren, county, sent by Hon. G. j. Mon
roe of South Haven: "lhe present out
look for fruit of all kinds, large and
small, is good for full crop" Similar
encouraging reports are sent from diff
ferent parts of the state.
A very pleasant time was had at the
christening of the new Oddfellows' hall
last Monday evening. The ladies serv-
ed supper to about $50 persons, after
which the visitors were entertained by
half hours musical program, in which
they were pleasantly assisted by Mr..
and Mrs. L. ii. Butler anu MIS-. Nj. IL.
Buskirk
Eliza Ii. Palmer, widow of the late
+. G.. Palmer, was born in West Bloom
field, n. Y, in the year 1920. She came
to Paw Paw in 1856 and has been a
resident of this place ever since. She
died ut her home where she has lived
for twenty-nine years. OF her immedi-
ate family, only one daughter is left to
mourn her loss.
On Saturday last, Charles Earle OF
Antwerp was in the kitchen at his home
doctoring felon with turpentine, which
he had on the stove to keep it hot. The
: stuff exploded and was thrown into his
face and on his hands, burning him
badly. His clothing caught fire, but
was quickly put out. The interior oi
the kitchen was also fired and consid
, erably scorched before it was extin
guished.
, On Monday last, Alvin Bailey, Seth
! Flint, Rob't and Geo. Barnes, G.. Murray
! and Charles Richardson, all of South
Haven, appeared in the circuit court
and chanppd their pleas of not guilty &C