The true northerner., 1896-07-22
WHOLE NUMBER 2157.

Broughton's midsummer clearing sale
is an innovation in Paw Paw merchan-
dising. Everything in the big store is
offered at reduced prices. Ii is great
money saving sale TO the public, and
even in these quiet summer days is at
tracing business TO Broughton's. See
the two big advs. in this paper.
The second annual convention of the
Fifth District Sunday School Associa-
tion will be held at Crystal Springs,
August and g. On the excellent pro-
gram we notice the following from this
county: Free parliament. led by ID. b.
Allen, Covert; address by Rev. I. w.
Corbett, Paw Paw: "Christian Citizen
ship and the S. S." by Rev. G. Dew.
Brewer, South Haven.
At a meeting of the council Monday
evening, the usual batch of bills was
allowed. New sidewalks were ordered
In number of places, and some side
walk orders were rescinded the princi-
pal one being that for a walk on the
west side of the river to the Harrison
property. The council voted to allow
five cents per foot towards the construc-
tion OF cement walks, where owners of
the property will pay the balance.
When it comes to a matter of price
as to who is the most reasonable, who
the most likely to spare your purse
the advantage is certainly with the con-
cern that buys in the largest quantities
from the best and biggest manufactur-
ers, and that means +. Smith & Co.'s
great whale clothing success, for they
get the famous H. S. q NJ. clothing di-
rect from the makers. Their two-for-
the-price of.one shirt sale brings the
people.
The narrow gauge engine ran off the
track while making the early morning
run from Lawton to Paw Paw, Satur-
day, and was ditched near Lawrence
Martins. The accident delayed mail
and passenger traffic during the day,
while the' track was being cleared, but
! fairly good service was rendered, as
one engine was each side of the wreck.
The derailed engine was considerably
damaged. Fortunately, no one was in-
jured. Everything was running as usual
on Monday.
The marriage of Rev. A. j. Hutchins,
pastor of the Baptist church at Clinton,
and Miss Allie Boyrie of Augusta was
! solemniZed at the home of the brides
sister by Rev A. H. Bailey, Tuesday
evening, July IA. Miss Anna Easy,
friend of the bride, acted as brides
maid, and G.. W. Hutchins, brother of
the groom, as best man. They received
many beautiful presents. A wedding
supper was served. They left for Mil
waukee to attend the national B.Y.P.U.
convention.
Emmett Thomas entertained few
of his Gobleville and Paw Paw friends
at croquet by lamp light last Wednes
day evening, on the lawn just west of
the jail One of the startling features
of the game was that Mr.. Pugsley got
dead on Miss PenningtonCs balD but
soon regained consciousness and was
ready for refreshments at II p. m, at
which time the game was about half
over. Although rovers were numerous,
it was decided that the honors should
fall upon Miss Myers and Guy Lamber-
son.
A NORTHERNER representative was
at Keeler last week, and found the peo-
pie there very enthusiastic over the
prospect of the electric road. The sur
vey through the township was then
completed, and the right of way was
nearly all donated. The surveyors were
then in Hamilton and are now nearly
into Decatur. They will reach Paw
Paw in course of few days. The sur
vey they are making is permanent
one, including all levels, curves, etc,
and it is to be hoped the enterprise will
come to a speedy completion.
A number of the scholars of 1874, be-
longing to school district No. of AL
mena, met with Mrs. Ola Whelan Cross
last Thursday evening at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs G. b. Whe-
Ian. Ice cream and cake were served,
after which the remainder of the even
ing was spent in social chat and school
"reminiscences. Those present were Geo.
Palmer and wife of Nebraska, Frank
Crofoot, Luther DeForest, James Neal,
George Langdon, Arson Pease and G..
II. Smith, all accompanied by their
wives; also Misses Lille and Fay Smith,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Smith.
Paw Paw and Lawton ball teams
played another game on the Paw Paw
grounds, Friday afternoon. Lawton
won by score of IA to o. The game
was remarkable only for loose playing
on both sides, but especially by the
Paw Paw team. The boys fielded poor
ly and batted worse. Lawton outplay-
ed our team easily, but that is no par
ticuiar credit 10 them, as they did not
put up anything like their usual game.
While Percy Lawton was running be-
tween first and second in the early
part of the game, he ran into j. A.
OLeary, who was knocked senseless by
the collision and did not recover for
some little time. Mr.. O'Leary was un-
able to finish the game, but was all
right again in a few hours.
The railroad meeting at the court
house Saturday evening was attended
by much the largest and most represen
tative crowd that has yet turned out in
the interest of the proposed electric
road from Benton Harbor. Owing to
some Misunderstanding, the officials of
the road were not present, but the
meeting was successful, just the same.
III. l.. McNeiLreported on the enabling
act passed by the last legislature, and
there is no doubt whatever that the act
can be made use of in the present OPP
portunity, if two-thirds majority of
the tax payers desire the road. A num-
ber of short talks were made, all mani
Testing much enthusiasm for the enter
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