The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20

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w. j. Thomas is IN the east with four
fine driving horses, which he hopes to
sell there.
w II. Mason and family will occupy
M. u Richardson's house Just west of
the NoRTHERNER office.
j. ID. Shipman OF Albion is visiting
his nephew, o. w. Rowland, and other
Van Buren, County relatives.
Mrs. Nj. ID. Buskirk attended last
week at Battle Creek, the funeral of
Asa Lewis, formerly of this place
John c. Emery, wife and daughter of
Grand Rapids were guests of MIR. and
Mrs. j. Ed. Phillips over Sunday.
Chas f. Mason of Chicago has con.
sented to be present and act as toast
master at the alumni banquet this year.
Mrs. Chas. Stevens has moved TO
Chicago, to make her home with her
son Charlie, who has an excellent posi-.
| tion there.
Mrs. M. Z. Whalen is at Decatur,
where she will spend the summer with
her mother. She promises to soon visit
her Paw Paw friends.
T. C. Tyner will place on sale June 5
(Maccabee day. 700 pairs of ladies',
misses and children's shoes at one-half
their former selling price.
The old peoples picnic will be held
at the home of Mr.. VIM. Clark and wife
in Almena, Thursday. May 2S. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Married, at the home of the bride,
May 13, by Rev. n. e.. Brundage, MIR.
Edwin +. Smith of South Bend, Ind,
and Miss Ruth Nj. Gleason of Paw Paw.
The ball game on the new park, be-
tween Paw Paw and the crack South
Haven team, will not be the least
of the Maccabee day attractions, June 5.
1t was not the United States marshal
that called at the stage door Friday
evening, but the railroad agent For
any desired information, call on the
ladies of the cast.
Advertised letters for the week
ending May 20: Mr.. Fermont Lee, 5.
| II. Blackwood, Daniel Conant, Mr.. X.
Durham, Jim Sans, A. Dickerman, Mr..
James Nj. Gavett.
The G. +. society of the Presbyterian
church will give strawberry tea,
Wednesday, May 81. Strawberries
from $50 TIL 500, after which a short
program will be given.
The Cradle Songs of Nations" will
| be given by the Coterie, Wednesday
afternoon, May 27, at Longwell's opera
house. Committee, Mrs. Will Miller
and Mrs Sadie Hathaway.
Mrs. Nj. l.. O'Dell has new goods ar.
irving almost daily at her popular mil
linery pariors and reports business
good She does bleaching and pressing
of Leghorns and fine straw goods.
Will Blackwood, the Arlington young
man who was killed in runaway last
week, was nephew of Mesdames A.
+. Mcneil, +. H. Lindsey, j. II.
Waters, Alonzo Curtis and Mr. w. }.
Halsted of this village.
On Saturday last, H. j. Loveland, ID.
b. Waite and David Burke were
arraigned before Justice Shrine,
charged with spearing on the electric
light popd. His honor" charged them
$3.50 each for their sport, which they
paid.
The wind last Sunday was almost a
gale, and did considerable damage. In
various parts of the village, shade trees
were badly devastated, large limbs
being blown 10 the ground, and in some
instances whole trees were entirely
ruined.
John Bryar and family went to
Monroe, Saturday, where they are visit
ing relatives of Mrs. Bryar. John will
90 from there direct to his work on the
road; his wife and child will return
here after short time for quite an ex.
tended visit.
Geo. NJ. Harrison has purchased and
with his family will occupy, his old
home in the north part of town from
Mrs. Ella Harrison; consideration
81 200. Mrs. Harrison and her children
will live in the f b. Lord house, north
Kalamazoo street.
Mayor James Monroe of Kalamazoo
and Col. A. Il. Bliss of Saginaw were in
town last week Thursday. 1t is need
less to say they were looking after the
colonel's gubernatorial fences, and
"Uncle Jimmy" is unexcelled at fixing
up political enclosures.
The "Faultless" shirt waist, sold at
the Cummings dry goods store, is meet
ing with great favor. Cummings says
that his waist department, always pop
ular, never did as much business in any
preceding year Trade at this popular
store continues to be good.
1t has long been the custom whenever
a hen wanted to get her name in the
papers, for her to deposit an extra sized
egg, but Mr.. f.. r. Coulson's big Wyan.
dotte hen didn't do a thing but lay an
egg that will go into lady's thimble
IL is considerably smaller than robins
egg.
Good qualities are the substantial
riches of the mind, but good clothes
and good breeding set them off 10 ad'
vantage. There is no man so good but
he might be better in the II. 5. &. nj
clothing now on show at +. Smith Cos
Their summer hats and shirts are in
great variety.
At an informal meeting of the common
council Monday evening, it was decided
to purchase q quantity of vitritied paw
ing brick and to use them, together
with cobblestone, in the construction oi
crosswalks This will be a great i'm
provement over the plank crossing:
that have been built heretofore.
Another attraction has been added
g.. ,bo Moooohoo colo ahration Tuna n