The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-20


will give another of their popular
socials at Oddfellows' hall tomorrow
Saturday evening. Supper at six.
+. p. Grimes has z entries of Barred
Plymouth Rocks, of White Plymouth
Rocks and of Black Minorcas, at the
Kalamazoo poultry show, now in ses-
sion
j. II. Waters q Co. want to assist
in the selection of Christmas presents.
Perhaps perusal of their adv. will
help you out; if not, call at their store
for assistance in this direction.
Miss Ann r. Dillon of Waverly, a
young lady who graduated from our
school last June, went to Monroe last
week to enter convent. Miss Dillon
will be missed by large circle of
friends.
Probably the largest and most varied
stock of handkerchiefs ever shown in
Paw Paw is that just received at Sell
lick's and ordered expressly for their
holiday trade. They invite an inspec-
ton; the goods will do the rest.
w. H. Dansby started out Wednesday
evening with subscription paper in
aid of the family of Will Whitford,
whose wife has been so long ill. He
raised nearly twenty-five dollars, all
cash, which will make quite substan
tial Christmas present.
A letter received by Mrs. N p. Ra.
leigh, written by Mrs Francis Labadie,
states that she is still under the care of
a physician, but is rapidly recovering
from her illness and expects to go east
in February, where Mr. Labadie is man.
aging an opera company.
At the M. f. quarterly meeting, re-
port was made that the minister's salary
and all church expenses for the quarter
had been paid in full. This is
remarkably good showing, and accord
ing to the presiding elder the Paw
faw church is the banner church OF
the district in this respect.
For a year past, officers have had
their eye on Pete Callicott of Decatur.
Wednesday, w. j. Thomas, deputy
sheriff, pulled him on charge of vio-
lating the local option law. He was
too drunk to be arraigned that day and
was kept in the cooler until Thursday
morning, when he was brought before
Squire Warner, where be waived ex-
animation and was held in the sum OF
$500 for trial at the January term of the
circuit court. Failing to give bonds,
he was committed to Jail. The officers
think they have a sure thing, and as it
is his second offense, he may conclude
to change his residence TO Ionia.
The Kace Publishing Co. is making
delivery of its new atlas of Van Buren,
County. The work is valuable one
for ready reference and, in spite of
s,,a will
much superior to the old county atlas,
in that it is up to date in the matter of
farm boundaries and land ownership.
The company would have rendered its
work much more satisfactory had it
used an up-to-date map of the United
States. Since the map was engraved,
the new territory of Oklahoma has been
created, and it is now clamoring for
statehood. An atlas published now
should certainly give the boundaries OF
this territory.
Mrs. Lucinda Earl one of the pio-
neers of East Arlington, passed away
Sunday afternoon, Dec. Is. Her maiden
name was Lewis, and she was born in
Hopkins county, KY, Oct. 18, 1927. At
the age of fifteen she married Amyntus
Earl in Illinois, and in 1853 they settled
Earl died some eighteen years ago,
leaving her with twelve children, but
| by careful management she was
enabled to keep the farm and rear the
children until the youngest son married
and brought his wife home to care for
his mother in her last illness. Rev.I.P.
Bates, who had previously officiated at
two weddings and one funeral in the
| family, was called to attend her funeral
on Tuesday.
Last Saturday evening, the Paw Paw
grange held an open meeting according
| to the announcement previously made.
| A good audience turned out, composed
largely of members of the order, but a
number of business and professional
men were also present to learn what
| they could of the aims and objects of
the grange. The principal feature OF
the evening was the address Of Jason
Woodman, state lecturer, in which the
grange and its workings were consider
ably explained, particularly as an in
stitution for the educational, social,
business and political advancement of
the farmer. At the conclusion of his
address, Judge Heckert was called out,
and spoke for few minutes. He took
issue with the lecturer on some points.
The program was enlivened by excel
lent music by the Paw Paw band, by the
Chappell brothers and Wilbur Warner
on guitars and mandolin, by Lowell
and Leta Packer on violin and guitar,
and by vocal duets by Bruce Cummings
and Miss Nelson. The open session
was an interesting and profitable one.
Mary Wood Durkee died Friday, Dec.
| 13, at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Il. NJ Buck. She was born in Pitts
ford, VT, April IA, 1916, and when a
small child moved with her parents to
Lyons, NY. A few years later they
moved to Knowlesville, N. Y, where
she was married to Walter Durkee,
May Is, 1888. To them five children
were born, four of whom are now liv-
ing. The oldest, Mrs. Caroline Gremps,
died nearly two years ago. Mrs. K. M .
Buck OF this place, William Durkee Of
New Mexico, Mary and Walter Durkee
of this place are her surviving children.
In 1853, with her husband and family,
she came to Paw Paw, where she re-
sided until her death. Her husband
| J;od -, 1904 Early In 1ifa thav no.