The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17

Ill, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Solomon.
Mrs. +. S. Briggs and daughter are
visiting friends in Kalamazoo aud Bat
tie Greek.
MIR. and Mrs Francis Labadie are at
Paw Paw Lake, where they will give
several entertainments.
Merritt Conner has secured an excel.
lent position with the Northern Electric
Mfg. Co., at Madison, Wis.
Rev. G.. II. Myers of Hillsdale will
preach at the Free Baptist church, to.
morrow Thursday evening.
Miss Sabra Stanton left Monday for
Lansing, for a visit. She expects to en-.
ter college at Hiram, o., next fall.
OF the 13 Paw Paw graduates this
year, all but Misses Cummings and Har-
vey are nonresident of the district.
Mr.. w. b. Hollenbeck of Aurora, H.,
is visiting his children at the home of
their grandmother, Mrs. p. l.. Pearse.
Miss Ana Closson, assistant in our
high school, has accepted the principal
ship of the Vicksburg schools for the
coming year.
There was big crowd at the pre-
sentation OF "lngomar," Saturday even
ing, by Francis Labadie and company,
at Lake Cora.
1t was the Bloomngdale hive that
won the. prize drill, instead of the Law
renee hive as stated in last weeks
NoRTHERNER.
A lawn fete will be given on st.
Mary's church grounds Saturday even
ing. Ice cream, cake and good music
will be dispensed.
Elder D. H. Hammond will speak
Sunday morning at the Disciple church; I;
subject, different and Differing Views
of the Atonement."
sale the A. w. Miller property, in the
south part of town, which they have
been thoroughly repairing.
Slayton's Jubilee Singers, at the
opera house, Friday evening, under
the auspices of the Coterie. A good
entertainment is promised
E. S. Briggs is getting the material
on the ground for his new residence on
the lots purchased of Mrs. Beatley.
Work is now in progress on the founda-
ton.
The Free Baptist quarterly meeting
will be held at Gliddenburg, commenc-
ing Friday evening of this week and
continuing over Sunday. An excellent
program has been arranged.
The following are the newly elected
officers of the Paw Paw lodge. I.O.O.F.:
f. b Ocobock, n. e.; G. w. Wilson, V.
e.; +. K. Bassett, S.; |. w. Hubert, T..
w. Ii. Mason, Rep. to q. l..
The S. Fl. & f. will run excursions
next Sunday as follows: South Haven
and return % cents; Ottawa Beach and
return 81 90; Grand Rapids and return
81. Train leaves Paw Paw at 7:30 a. IN.
The NORTHERNER is in receipt of
No 2. Vol. l. of little paper, the NE
gros' Friend" published at Eatonville,
Florida, by Arthur G.. Everett, formerly
of this place. Mr.. Everett is the only
white resident, in population of 400.
A friend brought to this office stalk
of wild lettuce, from this springs seed
ing, three feet in length He says it is
worse pest than the Canada thistle
and that farmers should spare no effort
to eXterminate it on its first appear
ance.
A game of base Ball has been arraug.
ed between Paw Paw and Covert, to be
played on the Paw Paw grounds,
Thursday, June IS. The Covert team
is one of the very strongest in the coun
ty this year, and good game is antici-
pated.
Messrs. Heckert & Chandler attended
the funeral of Spatford Tryon at Dowa-
giac, Friday Mr.. Tryon died suddenly
Wednesday morning. He was one of
the ablest attorneys in southwestern
Michigan and had many friends in this
county.
The Free Will Baptist Sunday school
has prepared fine children's day pro-
gram for next Sunday evening The
christian endeavor meeting will be held
as usual, but because of the quarterly
meeting at Gliddenburg, there will be
no morning services or Sunday school.
Children's day will be observed at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday. In
the morning there will be miscellane-
Gus program. In the evening, ''The
happy homes" will be presented. Music
will be furnished, morning aud even
ing, by strong chorus choir. All are
most cordially invited.
Mrs. Susan w. Maxey, sister of the late
Caroline Hinckley of this village, died
at her home near Walkerton, Ind, from
heart disease, on the 9th inst. Deceased
was a resident of this place many years
ago, having married for her first hus-
band Samuel X. Ball. brother of the
late John w Ball, in 1916.
Mr.. CD. Bailey of Boston, well known
to Paw Paw people, has received a
bronze medal and diploma on an exhibit
of rubber shoes and brushes at the
Worlds Fair. Mr.. Bailey's ingenuity
and business acumen have put him
away at the head in the matter of the
practical uses of soft rubber.
On Monday, John Harrison brought
to this office bunch of wheat that was
thoroughly ripened. While it was made
up of selected heads, and was not
fair specimen of an entire field, yet it
indicated a marvellous condition of
wheat for the middle of June. Many
pieces will be fit to cut in very few
days.
In sending payment of subscription
to the NoRTHERNER, Mr.. Ii. IL. How