The true northerner., 1896-11-04

flrst baptlSt cnurcn next sunday even
ing will be can old time prodigals re-
turn and how it came about" You are
invited to be present.
The following letters remain uncalled
for in the Paw Paw post office: Mrs.
Francis Camtield, w. c. Cantell, Miss
Mayier, l.. ID. Jeires, Mrs. G.. Miller,
Henry Moon, James Mosher, s. A.
Breed.
l.. +. Trescott received a telegram
Monday morning, from his home in
New York, announcing the addition of
son TO his family. He will 90 home
the latter part of this week, to remain
few days.
The First Christian church of Almena
will hold their covenant meeting next
Saturday at 2 p. m. TO make arrange
ments for "A pastor for the coming year.
There will be services Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Brodhead Post, e.. A. r., will hold
an open session and give literary and
musical entertainment at the post
room on Monday evening, Nov o.
Comrades and their families are cor
daily invited to attend.
Numerous Halloween pranks were
played Saturday evening. Probably
the most unpleasant joke of the fairies
was the greasing of the narrow gauge
track at South Haven, so that the spe-
cial train load of silverites who had
been there To attend meeting did not
get home until $3.50 Sunday morning.
An interesting session Of the w. c. II.
U. mothers meeting is anticipated on
Thursday, Nov. 5; subject of Bible
reading, Heart Enlargement" Sub
ject of paper for discussion, pitfalls
for our Boys" At the close, a social
half hour with light refreshments will
be enjoyed. A full attendance is earn
estly desired.
A very natural curiosity has led many
of our citizens to ask the whale cloth
ing success to see the famous "H. S. Il
NJ" attire for men, which they show
this year in greater variety than ever.
Whether you have bought elsewhere or
not it is worth while TO go in and see
the sort of clothing being worn by the
best dressed men in all the greatest
cities of America. Be sure to examine
the half off wool sock sale at +. Smith
d Cos.
1t is reported that Col. Irish of Cali
fornia and his associates, who have
been travelling through Michigan speak
ing in behalf of the Palmer-Buckner
ticket, were howled down by lot of
Bryanites when they attempted to
speak at Bangor last Saturday. 1t is
generally supposed that free speech is
sacred right guaranteed TO every
American citizen, but that seems not
to have been the case at all times and
places during the present campaign,
even in Van Buren County. Horace
Olney introduced the speakers and his
standing in this county, as well as the
honorable reputation of the speakers,
ought to have been sufficient to secure
them from insult, but it was not.
"Rev. w. j. Hathaway of South Ha-
ven, formerly pastor of the NJ. K. church
of this place, attended our silver rally
Wednesday and was warmly greeted by
the members of his old congregation. He
is an ardent free StlUer man. ."-Courier.
A friend of Mr.. Hathaway mailed him
the item askingif the statement in refer
ence TO his political preferences was
true or false, TO which he replied as fol-
lows; 81 am not free silver man and
the papers statement has no ground
whatever. old Dog Tray | am for
the gold standard" This is only an
other instance of the reckless and per-
sistent disregard Of truth in the con-
duct of the campaign of which the COur-
Ter has been the local mouth piece.
The last republican rally of the cam
paign was held at South Haven Mon
day evening. On the same evening,
demopop meeting was held at Hartford.
Special rates were given on the narrow
gauge and at this place 1873 tickets were
sold for South Haven and 30 tickets for
Hartford. Great preparations had been
made for monster parade at the for
mer place, there being some 400 horse
men in line and large number of
ladies' and gentlemen's marching clubs,
three bands, transparencies, etc. But
just as the parade began, the rain did
likewise, greatly interfering with the
program and cutting it short-nipping
it in the bud, as il were. The crowd
was large and jolly and the Paw Paw
visitors had an immense time coming
home, where the first train load arriv
ed at midnight, the second train reach
ing here sometime in the "wee sma'
hours"
The republican meetings at Lawton
last Thursday afternoon and evening
were brilliant affair in every sense of
the word The street parade in the
afternoon was fine, the ladies' march
ing clubs being by no means the least
interesting feature. The procession
was nearly half mile in length. MIR.
Chas. f. Townsend, the eloquent young
republican orator from jackson, was
the speaker. 1t was intended to have
the speaking in the hall, which was
packed long before the beginning of
the address. 1t was apparent that but
moiety of the people could get into
the hall and so the program was chang
ed and the people were assembled out
of doors around the soldiers monu-
ment, where they had the pleasure of
listening TO one of the most eloquent,
pleasing, convincing and logical ad-
dresses of the entire campaign. In the
evening there was a fine torch light
parade and the scene was brilliantly
illuminated by hundreds of Roman
candles, the red, white and blue lights
of which presented a pleasing specta
cle The spacious town hall was pack
ed in the evening at what was termed
reception to the republican county
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