The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-08-09

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Lynn Ocobock's new residence is now
ready for the plasterers.
w H. Mason was at Benton Harbol
the fore part of the week.
Miles Lucas is seriously i'll with some
disease OF dropsical nature.
The families of VIM. n. Dansby and
Joel G.. Sage spent last Sunday at Paw
Paw Lake.
Mrs. DR.. Critchlow is enjoying a visit
with her father, Mr.. &. L. Dunn, from
Ann Arbor.
Mesdames A. aud II. Calkins and ID.
Copper of Allegan are guests of Mrs.
Norman Rice.
The narrow gauge has resumed its
record of unreliability by the breaking
down OF an engine.
Mrs. G. ID. Thayer and the baby ar
rived home from White Pigeon the lat
ter part of last week.
The Prospect Valley Farmers associ-
alton enjoyed a delightful picnic at
Lake Park yesterday.
Mrs. Nj. f. Whalen left Tuesday for a
week or ten days visit with friends in
Hartford and st. Joseph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rawson and son
Fred of Kalamazoo were in Paw Paw
last Saturday and Sunday.
Jesse and Forty Brott aud Percy
Northrup left last Saturday to again
try their fortunes in the northwest.
Mrs. Frank Davey of Jackson, who is
visiting here, landed Alb. black bass
at Eagle Lake last Saturday afternoon
Seth Aliens two little girls, Etoile
and Gail, left last Tuesday for three
or four weeks visit with an aunt in
Chicago.
Home grown watermelons are in the
market. A casual observer might easily
mistake them for slightly overgrown
cucumbers.
At meeting of the village council,
Monday evening, the time for the pay
ment of corporation taxes was extended
to October 5.
The NORTHERNER was in error last
week in stating that Lyman Tyler was
out on bail. He failed to secure salts
isfactory bondsmen.
Holmes & Bilsborrow have ordered
another carload of those wonderful
''four.legged tripod" orchard step lad
ders. They sell at sight.
A big crowd and good time is the re-
port from the picnic of the Methodist,
Baptist and Disciple Sunday schools at
Eagle Lake on Tuesday.
The teachers institute nine and the
Paw Paw team will play another game
of ball at the Cleveland Bay grounds
this friday afternoon at $50.
Geo. Lamson has returned, with his
family. from Grand Traverse county,
having traded his farm there to Wright
Mather for the old Marinus Crapo farm
in Waverly.
Frank Davey received a telegram
from his employers calling him back to
work before the end of his vacation,
and he and his family have returned to
their home.
Sellick spreads tempting bill OF fare
| before the ladies in his adv. to-day.
Great reductions are made in prices in
all the leading departments of that
great concern.
Last Wednesday there were fifteen
boarders at the Cross Bar house, kept
by Landlord Lamberson - eleven regu-
lars and four transients the South
Haven blind tiger men.
The "White House" nine went to Go
bleville Wednesday and won ball
game by score OF % to g. This is Paw
Paws crack base ball team and can
beat anything in the county in the same
class.
If the new goods don't stop coming
into the back door at +. Smith & Cos,
Geo Harrison will have to get a step
ladder to reach the top of the piles.
They evidently anticipate big fall
trade at the Long Brick"
A wheelman on his way to Dakota
from north of Cadillac, called at the
after noon. He intended to put up for
the night with friends at South Bend.
He wore a Salvation Army badge.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Coy will go to
Ishpeming in a short time for visit
with Prof. Eugene Brad: and family.
They will be accompanied by Miss
Edith Coy, who will teach in the public
schools of that city the ensuing year.
Bernice Merrifield of Bloomingdale
came here to attend the institute. In
the middle of last week she was taken
i'll with inflammation of the brain and is
now at David Chapman's IN a critical
condition. Her mother is here nursing
her.
David Anderson Jr. has formed a
partnership with K. NJ. Chase of Ban
gor. They will do general law busi-
ness under the firm name of Anderson
& Chase. Mr.. Anderson will have an
office in Paw Paw and Mr.. Chase in
Bangor as heretofore.
Some much needed repairs have been
done at the school grounds New walks
have been put down around the house
and a new stone vault has been put
under the outhouse. Everything will
be in good order at the opening of
school on the 2d day of September.
Lawrence council, r. & S. NJ, will
meet in the Masonic hall, Paw Paw,
Sept. 9Th, 1895, for the purpose of con-
ferring the Council degrees on large
class. The M. 1. Grand Master of the
Grand Council of Michigan will conduct
the work. The Grand Lecturer will
also be present