The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-01-03
WHOLE NUMBER 2128.
A watch meeting was held ut the M
+. church Tuesday night.

A watch meeting was held ut the M.
+. church Tuesday night.
Ellsworth Butler is now employed in
Bilsborrow Bros hardware store.
The firemen will give grand ball
Jan. %. Buck q Geer's orchestra.
+. f. Parks and family spent New
Years with his parents in Lawrence.
Snow enough for excellent sleighing,
and more is coming as we go to press.
A number of Paw Paw young people
attended a New Years party at De-
catur.
The ladies of the Christian church
will give coffee social at the home of
Mrs. Geo. Labadie next Tuesday even
ing.
A party of young men were out in
style, making calls on New Years day.
They rode in a hack, with a coachman,
etc.
Letters from Mrs. DIR Whalen indicate
that she is getting along nicely in her
chosen work of china decorating, in De-
troit
Pharmacist Hammond left the EN-
plOy of DR.. Hamilton January | and
went to the northern part of the county
Fred Harrington is helping at the VOL
VERNE.
The examination of Vim. Gardner
and Norman Rerold, on charge of as
sault with intent to do great bodily
harm, set for Tuesday before Justice
Shrine, was adjourned until Monday
next.
Mrs. b. +. Moon and son Leon of
Chicago were holiday guests of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. p Allen Bert
came out long enough to eat New
Years dinner. They returned home
Thursday.
The newly elected officers of the X.
.. L. M. are as follows Sir Knight
Com, l.. X Woodman; Lieut.. Com, f.
Downing; Il X, k. M. Buck; +. X, T..
Il. Avery; Physician, j d. Hamilton;
Sergeant, A. w. Clement; Master at
Arms, Geo. Weston; Master of the
Guard, L. +. George; I'd Master of the
Guard, j. Wall; S ID. Morrison; Picket,
G.. A. Pike.
At the county christian endeavor con
vention in Bangor last week, the Disci-
pie society of this place was given the
county banner as reward for the
most regular attendance at the monthly
conservation meetings. No other soci-
ETY. approached its record of only one
absent member during the past six
months. This society has won the ban
ner ever since such prize has been Civ
en-. The annual convention of the
county union will be held in this viii
lage in June next.
Last Saturday evening as Herbert
Austin of Bloomingdale was driving
along the highway from Lawton to
White Oak, his horse suddenly dropped
into a hole in the road so deep that
his hinder parts went out of sight. Mr.
Austin had TO go nearly mile for as
sistance. Obtaining the help of half
dozen men, the horse was extrlcated,
but it was so badly injured that it had
to be killed. The township of Antwerp
will be called upon to pay for the ami
NAL, which was the property of jacob
Lee.
Supt. England of the narrow gauge,
was succeeded Jan. l by Nj. V. Mere
dith of Saginaw, an experienced rail
road man The change will be an ac-
ceptable one to the people of Paw Paw,
and the new management will be poor
indeed if it does not render better SER
vice to the public than the old has
done. All that will be necessary to get
back the business of this place, will
be to render satisfactory passenger,
freight and mail service To Paw Paw,
which we hope will be done. 1t is said
a large amount will be spent on the
road as soon as spring opens, but the
NoRTHERNER knows nothing about the
truth of the report.
During the year 1895, County Clerk
Squier issued 269 marriage licenses-7
more than were taken out in 1894. On
the chancery side of the circuit court,
eighty-seven suits were begun during
the past year, an increase of eight over
the previous year. Thirty seven of
these cases were bills for divorce, a de-
crease of two, but there were thirty
six DEGREES of divorce granted during
the year, an increase of twelve, or fifty
per cent. On the law side of the court,
| ITO cases were instituted, and increase
of ten over the previous year. Thirty
seven of these were criminal cases. In
the probate court, 1877 estates were
opened up, an increase of nine over the
preceding year.