The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-18
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Additional Local.
Mrs. Edison Woodman is critically ill
Ed. Arnold of Decatur was in towr
yesterday.
Mrs Dennis Cooper is visiting Law
renee relatives.
A. l.. Lakey of Kalamazoo was il
in town yesterday.
Remember the Jubilee Singers next
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
The w. G. L. u. will meet with Mrs
Renwick next Thursday afternoon.
Waters & CO. have already found
purchasers for eight bicycles this spring
T r. Smith and G.. Ii Prentice OF
Lawton called at the NORTHERNER of
fice yesterday.
Judge Heckert will address the Pin.
gree club at Lawton next week We'd
nerday evening
Eli Wise is home from Climax. He
has sold his milling interest there and
is undecided as to future location.
DR. Rose was here Monday in consul
ration with DR.. Hoyt on the case of VIM.
Pugsley, who is now slightly improved
BroughtOn tells what makes home,
in one of his advs. this week A selec-
ton from his carpet department would
help to make almost any home pleas.
anter and happier.
Mrs Emma Paige has kindly con-
scented to sing at the st. Patrick's Day
banquet tomorrow evening, in place of
Miss Jane Broughton, who is i'll and
confined 10 the house,
Henry Holt has opened tin shop in
the store recently vacated by Waters
& Co. A partition will be put through
the center of the store, and Mrs. San
ger will occupy one side with stock of
ladies' goods
The dancing party at the opera house
last week Wednesday evening was a
fine affair The attendance was large,
the music by the Germania orchestra
was perfect. The party was one of the
most successful social events of the
season.
After recent concert at st. Joseph,
"A paper of that city said: THE Giant
Quartette, colored Quartette, sang at
Lake View last night and fairly electri-
fed the people They are without
doubt the finest quartette that ever
came across the lake to this city. They
will be at Longwell's opera house,
March "a and %.
According to announcement, meet
ing was held Friday evening to organ.
ize a Pingree club. T.. w. Reynolds
was chairman of the meeting and David
Anderson was secretary. A committee,
consisting of ID. Anderson, L. G. Tyner
and II. w. McCabe, was appointed To
draft constitution, TO be submitted ut
a meeting 10 be held at the court house
next Tuesday evening. The roll OF
members is now at Tyners store for
signatures. The design is To make this
club strictly nOn-partisan and To have
for it no object other than that OF put
ting Hazen 5. Pingree into the guDer-
material chair.
The Free Baptist hard times social al
Levi Lyle's Tuesday evening of last
week, was an occasion of unusual mer'
riment Atan early hour the people be-
gan to arrive, and each arrival was AN
ticipated, as it promised more fun. TIC
describe the different costumes would
take too much time and space, but q
Few ueSeTNe mtuJlOu. hlbS hllcu dp
peared in her great grand-mother's
gown and white wide collar. Cora
Webb wore her mothers wedding dress
made in the style of over 80 years ago
Daisy Orr wore, with other old fash
toned attire, the gold beads that haC
graced the necks of former generations
Cora Nelson and Miss Closson deserve
honorable mention" because of thei
unique attire, and Fred Arnold de
served prize for looking so droll.
load of boys and girls from town cam,
in arrayed in cast of clothes which
"beggar" Prescription, but Pearl Hinckla.
received the prize for looking little
worse than the rest. G.. S. Hoskins ant
Lester Brewer looked like pair of frs
class tramps, but Lester carried ava.
the prize, which consisted of a spool o
thread, paper Of needles, buttons, etc
Mrs. Cross convulsed the crowd witt
laughter as she appeared on the seem
with her old fashioned dress, long calic'
apron, heavy rings in her ears, and
huge poke bonnet, with a bunch of rec
roses on one side, courtesying grace
fully as she went around and greeted
the company. Refreshments wer
served, consisting of two courses: First
cold water and bread sandwiches; sec
ond, coffee and dougknuts with apple
for dessert. Officers for the year wer
elected as follows: Mrs. John Baker
president; Mrs. T.. Cross, vice. presi
dent; Mrs. e. +. Gilman, secretary an'
treasurer