The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-30

Mesdames Clark and Freeman are
holiday guests of Mrs Dunninq al Bay

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City.
Supt. Meredith's residence has been
connected with the S. II x E telegraph
line.
A large number of our young people
are attending the county &. +. conven-
tion at Lawton.
Harry Bryar is home from Kalama-
zoo, but will return 10 resume his pho
nographic studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. II. johnson have
moved into ID. Cooper's tenant house,
north Kalamazoo street.
CIV Hutchins came home Christmas
from Kalamazoo college for IA short visit
with his parents and friends.
Dave Bowers, charged with stealing
pair of gloves, pleaded guilty and
was fined SO so, which he paid.
Harry Van Auken arrived here Fri
day from Cleveland, o., remaining until
Sunday, the guest of Paw Paw friends.
The Coterie will meet with Mrs.
Mabelle Briggs, Wednesday, Jan. 9Th.
Roll call-anecdotes of the revolution.
A. j. Remington went to Buchanan
yesterday, and from there will go for a
ten days business trip through Illinois.
Paw Paw lodge No. 25, +. d A. M,
will meet at Masonic hall, Thursday, at
1:30 p. m, for the funeral of M. U.
Richardson.
II. S. Williams of Aberdeen, ,. d.,
formerly editor of the NoRTHERNER,
made a brief call on Paw Paw friends
the fore part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Warner have
started on their return to their Califor-
MIA home. They stop in Kentucky to
visit Mrs Warmers relatives.
Some Paw Paw Knights of Pythias
are talking of going to Decatur, Thurs
day evening. To witness the comforting
of two ranks on Lawyer Smith.
w j. Sellick makes confession in
his adv. this week, and it accounts for
the Inauguration of clearing sale of
winter wraps so early in the season.
l.. Z. Trescott left yesterday for his
home in the state of New York. After
getting acquainted with his family, he
will return here to start his laundry.
The annual meeting of the ladies' aid
society of the Presbyterian church will
be held on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 5.
Every member is urged to be present.
Mrs. Nora Dunlap Buell. has gone to
Holly, where she will remain until
spring, when she will return to resume
control of Avery's millinery depart
ment.
Next Sunday morning, Rev. j. II.
Hammond will preach sermon appro
pirate to the beginning of the new
year and especially interesting to young
people.
Smith d Co. report lively holiday
business, closing one of the most sue
cessful years in the history of the firm.
As usual, they have an interesting adv.
in this paper.
A. n. Moulton and f. w. Smith of
Decatur were in town yesterday. Mr..
Smith will remove to Detroit, Jan. /,
and will enter into an advantageous
law partnership in that city.
The Disciple Sunday school has elect
ed the following officers for 1897: Supt,
M. o. Rowland; asst, John Smith
sec'y, Millie Bundy; treas, Rolla Love
land; chorister, j. Haworth; organist,
Mrs. Bassett.
Paw Paw encampment, /. o. o. f.,
has elected the following named of
ticers: j. b. Rickard, c. p; o. w.
Rowland, Ii. p; j f. Bullard, S. w.
A. +. Mcneil, S.; w. H. Mason, f. s.;
|. w. Hubert, T.
The Disciple Y p S. c. f. has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
term: Pres, Mrs Nettie Ball; vice
pres Nj. o. Rowland; sec'y, Guy De-
Haven; treas, Mrs. Laura Weston
organist, Mrs F. X. Bassett.
Christmas exercises in the various
churches passed off pleasantly, as an
nounced in last weeks NoRTHERNER
Besides the entertainments mentioned
the Methodists had sleighride aud
supper for the young people and little
folks
The monthly union temperance SER
vice will be held next Sunday evening
ing at the Free Baptist church and
will consist OF a temperance program
rendered by the young people of the
Free Baptist church and Sunday school
Special music is being prepared for
the occasion.
AT the annual meeting OF the First
Baptist Sunday school held Sunday,
Dec. 81, the following officers we're
elected for the ensuing year; Supt.,
VIM. Killefer; asst, David Anderson
Jr.;s ecy., Pearl Haggart; treas, Matte
Cooley; librarian, +. A. Foster; choir
lster, Mrs. S. Nj. Chappell; organist,
j Bertha Wise.
Mr.. Thos. Solomon is lying at the
point of death at his home in Sycamore,
Ills, and news of his death is expected
at any time. He has expressed wish
that, after death, his body shall be
brought to Paw Paw and inferred in
Prospect Hill cemetery. Mr.. Solomon
made many friends during his stay of
several months in this village last sum-
mer.
The following officers were elected 10y
the Presbyterian Sunday school, last
Sunday; Supt., w. e. Y. Ferguson;
asst, j. w. Free; sec'y, Harry Spicer
treas, Mabel Cummings; missionary
treas, Alice Bangs; chorister, Herbert
More; organist, KittIe Showerman,
asst, Bertha M. Bailey. The school
has l4l members and is in fourishing
condition.
VIM. IL. Kimball, who was arraigned