The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-09-09

Yesterday was the Jewish New Years,
and marked the beginning of the year
5657 according To the Jewish calendar.
NORTHERNER office the other day
ing six ears of corn.
Daniel Spicer is successful grape
grower. The NORTHERNER force can
vouch for the quality of his fruit, from
a basket.ful. left at this Office.
A big crowd greeted Frank Tucker
and his Scotch Medicine Co. at the
opera house last evening. Frank will
make first class man for the company
Fusion won in Arkansas yesterday, as
was expected. The size of the majority
cuts no figure whatever. The demo-
cratic machine makes majorities to
order down there.
The Paw Paw ball team went over to
Hartford, Friday, TO play the Hartford
boys. Paw Paw was beaten by score
OF 10 to 9. The game was listless and
uninteresting, the weather being two
cool for good ball playing. Either team
would have won easily by playing in
its usual form.
Never in the history of the "Long
Brick" store has there been a larger
stock of new clothing there than is now
on the tables. The large purchases of
a year ago have. been exceeded, and a
purchaser who cannot be ''suited"
there is indeed hard to please. III. s.
d. NJ" are in the lead, OF course.
The pole raising at Grand Junction
yesterday afternoon is reported by the
Paw Paw gentlemen who attended to
have been very successful affair. A
pretty pole was raised, floating the
names of Mckinley and Hobart and the
U. 5. flag. Judge Heckert of this place
and Rev. w. G.. Mccarthy of Lawton
were the speakers.
Next Sunday evening at the Disciple
church, the Sunday school will give
nationalities will be represented by
young ladies in costume. Good music,
and an enjoyable time in behalf of
good cause Everybody invited. The
exercises will be under the direction
of Mr.. j. Haworth.
Charles n. Roach of this place re-
ceived a telegram Monday to report at
the Annapolis naval academy Sept. 10,
for examination. At the district exam
ination at Hastings recently, Barry
County boy was accredited a trifie
higher standing than Roach, and re-
ceived the appointment. He failed to
pass the rigid test at the academy aud
so Roach secures the chance. His
friends here are confident he will be
admitted. He will start for Annapolis
to-day or tomorrow.
President Dodson of the S. II. & f.,
Gen1 Supt. Agnew of the G. & w. M.
and Gen'l Supt. Potter of the F. & T.
M. were guests of Supt. Meredith last
week. They went over the line of the
narrow gauge, the purpose of which
inspection the interested parties say
not. Mr.. Dodson authorized Mr.. Mere
dith to purchase 10000 new ties TO put
into the track, and they will all be
standard guage. One locomotive from
road in the eastern part of the state
has just arrived and is in daily use on
the road, and another will be secured
when suitable opportunity is offered.
John B. Dillon was home from St.
Louis, Wednesday of last week, and in
the afternoon, with his fathers family,
drove to Hartford, where in the even
ing he was married to Miss Lulu NJ.
Davenport. The wedding was a quiet
one, only members of the families of
the bride and groom being present.
They went from Hartford direct to ST.
Louis. Mr.. Dillon is one of Paw Paws
bright boys who has made successful
start in life in the West, and the
NoRTHERNER unites with other friends
in wishing him prosperity in his matri-
monial venture.