The true northerner., 1896-01-24


in the strongest class of Plymouth
Rocks ever shown in Michigan, +. z.
Grimes won 2d on cock, Sd and 4th on
hen, and Sd on breeding pen.
The Misses Cronin of Arlington will
give a social next Wednesday evening
for the benefit of ST. Mary's church. A
cordial invitation is extended. Car
riages will leave Broughton's store at
o p. m.
In his adv. this week, w. j. Sellick
says "some say there are dull days" No
one would think there were from the
lively business done at this popular dry
goods house. The prices quoted show
why there are no dull days at Sellick's.
At recent meeting of the directors
of the Paw Paw Savings Bank, the fol-
lowing officers were elected +. w.
Sellick, president; j. j. Woodma, vice
president; j. w. Free, cashier. A div
idend of four per cent was declared to
stockholders.
There will be missionary social at
the home of +. n Douglas on Saturday
of this week. A good program and a
picnic dinner will be the chief attrac-
tions. Teams will be in waiting at
James Waters for those who wish to
go, at 10 o'clock a. m.
A deed was placed on record in the
registers office few days since con-
veying certain lots in the village of
South Bangor, county of Van Buren,
and state of Nebraska. 1t would prob
ably bother the grantee to find the
premises thus conveyed to him.
Last Saturday evening, Mr. and Mrs.
l. Is. Conner entertained large COM
Lany at their elegant home. Pedro was
the order of the evening, and an elabO-
rate supper was served. The band
gave the company complimentary
usual hospitality, invited the boys in TO
supper. This was one of the pleasant
est social events of the season.
A good many people in this place
bought the Kalamazoo Telegraph last
Saturday evening, because il had been
advertised that it would contain a
'write-up" of Paw Paw and its busi-
ness institutions They were disap-
pointed, as it contained the writeup of
Lawton instead of Paw Paw. Perhaps
this is one of the up-tO-date schemes for
increasing daily newspaper sales.
Mrs. George Walker died at her
home, just south of this village on the
Lawton road, Monday night, from pneu-
monia and complications resulting from
il. She was 80 years old at the time of
her death. A peculiarly sad feature of
her death is the fact that she left, be-
sides her husband, a family of five little
ones. The funeral services were held
at the NJ +. church, Thursday at 10 a.
m., conducted by Revs. Corbett and
Brundage The burial was at Prospect
Hill.
+. DeVere Warner, son of w. F.
Warner of Grand Rapids, died suddenly
on Thursday of last week, at Denver,
Colo, of collapse of the lungs. He was
81 years old The family formerly re-
sided in Paw Paw, and Mr.. w +. War
ner is brother of Messrs. +. l.. and j .
G.. Warner and Mrs. w. Il. Shrine of
this place, who, with Mrs. j. G.. Warner
attended the funeral in Grand Rapids
The young man was a graduate of the
Grand Rapids high school in the class
of 1898.
An application for an order to show
cause why writ of mandamus should
not issue 10 compel the board of super
visors to call local option election,
was served on the county clerk We'd
nesday. The application is based en-
tirely on the claim that the board had
no legal authority to throw out the pc
titions from Bangor, Lawrence and
Hamilton. Robert Barnes of South
Haven is the relator. The application
will be presented to the court next
Monday.
Gills Bradley, who lived in Paw Paw
for many years. died at the home of his
daughter in Kalamazoo on Friday last,
aged 20 years IL months. He had been
in poor health for two years and since
last July had been confined to the house.
The body was brought to Paw Paw,
Monday afternoon, and funeral servi-
ces conducted by Revs. Linderman and
Brundage were held at the Disciple
church, of which he was formerly a
member. The interment was in the
Lee cemetery.
The fremens dance was an unquali-
fed success. Eighty-seven dancing tick
cts were sold, and about 80 worth OF
gallery tickets; about $50 was added
to the department treasury as the net
proceeds. The opera house was finely
and appropriately decorated, the music
was excellent, and very pleasant
social evening was enjoyed. A number
of couples from out of town were pres
ent. The department wishes TO thank
the public, through the NoRTHERNER,
for the liberal patronage given to the
annual ball.
The lecture at the opera house Mon
day evening, by Rev. Thomas Dixon
Jr., was, as had been anticipated, a
rare intellectual treat. The house was
we'll filed, and all were highly pleased
with his exposition Of the correct quail
tiles of Backbone" To attempt to give
any description of the lecture would
convey no idea of it whatever. Dixon
is a natural orator and sways his audi
ence from laughter to tears by the
power of his oratory. The ladies were
fortunate in their selection of Dixon as
one of the speakers of their course.
1t has not been long since the sale of
"H. ). IL NJ" clothing was confined ex-
clusively to the great city stores, where
it holds first place as the most artistic
clothing made. The fact that il can be
bought here as cheaply as other goods,
and in most cases for less money, is due