The true northerner., 1896-07-08
w. j. Sellick left Thursday for trip
to Scotland He sailed Saturday

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W. r. Sellck is in poor health and
will take a vacation of several weeks.
Prof. II. c. Wilson and family 90 TO.
day to Ridgeway, for a visit of a few
weeks.
G.. f. Gilman aud II. W. Showerman
attended the races at Bangor on the
| Fourth.
G. w. Clapp and wife of South Bend
spent the Fourth with Mr.. aud Mrs. c.
w. Young.
Misses Alice Rowland and Mabel
Anderson of Hartford visited Paw Paw
relatives last week.
Quite good sized crowd enjoyed the
celebration at Lake Park in the after
noon and evening.
Home grown ripe peaches are plen-
tiful in this market, two or three weeks
earlier than ever before.
Baptism was administered to several
candidates by Rev. NJ. S. Waller, at the
race, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. H. E. Shaefer has been quite i'll,
but is regaining her health. Her
mother is caring for her.
The new grand stand at the ball park
is great improvement. Paw Paw now
has much the finest ball grounds in the
county.
Bert Showerman, Neil Chappell, Geo.
Andrews, A +. Hayes, David L. Dillon
and several others spent the Fourth in
Chicago.
w. J. Sellick didn't change his adv.
this week, but is offering the usual as
sortment of seasonable bargains, just
the same.
Mrs. Alice Colburn, who has spent
the last six or eight months with her
daughter in Big Rapids, has returned
TO Paw Paw.
In addition to the other extensive re-
pairs, G. r. Avery is having his resi-
dence repainted. The color selected
shows excellent taste.
Geo. Nj. Harrison aud family have
moved into their home in the north
part of town, which is one of the finest
residences in the village.
The berry harvest, except black
berries, is substantially ended. The
crop has been simply immense and
prices have ruled very low.
town Tuesday on business. Mrs. Par
ker and children accompanied him and
renamed for brief visit.
Miss Josie Van Auken of Hartford
was here over Sunday, and started
Monday to attend the international G.
Z. convention in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. o. Rowland were at
Kalamazoo yesterday. M. D. was in
attendance at the meeting of the repub-
| lican congressional committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l. Breck came from
Jackson to spend the Fourth. John re-
turned home Monday. Mrs. Breck re-
mained for visit with her parents.
"Mr. Ellis is the most original imita-
tor of bird song we have heard and we
do not believe he is excelled by anyone.
-Times-Herald, Mason City, Iowa.
Farmer West brought to this office a
Burbank potato vine Al feet long, from
his farm east of town, as sample Of
what can be raised on Michigan sand.
The firemen were out Monday even
ing, pumping the water from some of
reservoirs in the north part of town,
that leak in the main might be re-
paired.
Ros. Broughton won the bicycle race
and the foot race at Marcellus, July 4.
Frank Hanson won second prize in the
foot race. The Paw Paw boys are sure
winners.
Another of the NoRTHERNER' S faith
full friends is Mr. James s. Fassett of
Keeler, who writes in remitting his sub
scription that he has taken this paper
since 1865.
The common council held its regular
meeting last Monday evening. The
only business of Importance was the
allowance of the customary batch of
claims against the corporation.
The county officers and some other
republicans are wearing neat badges,
bearing photographs of Mckinley and
Hobart. The badges were the gift of
Supervisor Mutchler of Bangor.
"The Cunningham quartette sustain
ed the high reputation which prceed-
ed them. The members of this organ
ization are artists and sing without a
fault. Atlanta, Ga, Constitution.
Rev. Corbett delivered the address at
the union temperance meeting Sunday
evening, Mr. Hammond being excused
to rest for his journey to Washington
the next day Mr.. Corbett's address
was an excellent one.
Miss Clara Anderson, in company
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Hammond,
left Monday for Washington, ID. c., to
attend the international christian en-
deavor convention. Three other en-
deavorers will 60 from this county.
Henry Holt has leased half the front
and all the rear room of the Jones
building, and will at once occupy 1T
with his tin-shop. Mrs. Hamilton will
continue to occupy the other half of the
front room with her millinery goods.
DR.. Wilbur +. Hoyt returned last
Thursday from short visit TO his par
ents in GAINESVILLE, Wis. On his way
home the doctor spent several days in the
hospitals of Chicago, witnessing the
public and private clinics of some OF
the famous surgeons of that city.
At the meeting of the board of educa-
ton held Tuesday morning, Miss Grac e
Green of Holly, Mich, was elected as
assistant in the high school in place OF
Miss Closson, who declined to remain
ooo,bor vaar Miss Green who made