The true northerner., 1897-07-21


The ladies of the Free Baptist societ,
will meet with Mrs. Barton, Saturday
July "a, from 3 To 9 p IN. A ) O'Clock
tea will be served. All are invited.
Broughton's big half page adv. will
not escape your attention.; neither will
the bargains offered, if you are wise.
Married, Saturday evening, July II
at the home of Rev. II. w. Harvey, Mr.
Bert g. Glidden and Mrs Carrie M
Filder.
The Paw Paw ball team has been
strengthened by the permanent addition
of Jake Thurman, who has returned tC
this place and is in the employ of John
Burns.
Before Justice Rowland yesterday
Warner Williams of Pine Grove was
convicted of assaulting his neighbor
Della Connery and was fined $40. so oil
30 days. He paid.
There were no preaching services al
the Presbyterian church last Sunday
nor will there be next Sunday. A
vacation is being taken on account ot
the warm weather.
They say "a burned child breads the
licenses issued last Saturday and each
of the six contracting parties had been
previously married
Rev. G.. p Linderman has some fod
der corn on his place that he thinks
takes the prize for rapid growth. BY
actual measurement, it grew just 2l
inches in seven days.
Raspberry shippers are realizing moth
ing whatever from their fruit, and near
ly all the growers in this locality are
either drying their fruit or selling it To
the canning company.
At a circuit court commissioners sale
on Thursday last, Mrs. A. L. Stevenson
became the owner of lots five and eight
of block three, in this village, known a;
the Mrs Ashley place.
j. l. Breck of Jackson arrived here
Monday to spend few days. Mrs
Breck has already been here for weeh
and expects to remain with her parent:
for couple of weeks more.
1t is reported that w j Russell, form
erly pastor of the Disciple church a
this place, is about to take charge of the
Kalamazoo church. Mr.. Russell ha,
been stationed at Columbus, o., fol
some time past.
VIM. Halstead has built cemen
walk in front of his home. The walk
is equal TO the best that has ever beer
laid in Paw Paw He will do some
more work of this kind in the rear o
the Masonic block
If any of our readers are in want of /;
cultivator, we would advise them t
consult l.. II. Titus as the best ant
cheapest way to get one. n. B.
Link" don't pretend to tell how t
keep it after you get 1t.
James Talbot, a laborer at the can
ming factory, was struck in the head b,
a revolving crank last Monday. Quit,
a cash was cut in his forehead, but for
tunately the injury was not dangerou
and he was soon at work again.
Men generally like to read from pic
lures. The eye can quickly and easil.
see the salient points, while the minC
, instantly fills in the details, and tn
observer has the whole story. f. Smitl
& Co. have new pictures for you to reaC
in each issue of this paper.
At its last meeting, Paw Paw encamp
ment, l. o. D. + elected the following
officers: j. F. Bullard, G.. p; L. II
Titus, S. w; .. W. Rowland, II p;
w. Hubert, j. W.; II. l.. Mcneil, s.
ID. Chapman, T.; b. O'Dell, representa-
tive to grand encampment.
The cannery is the busiest place il
townithese days. Sixteen thousand can
of black raspberries were put up last Sat
urday Mr.. o. Hubbell of indianapolis
who is heavy stakeholder in the enter
prise and a practical Gamer, is her
for few days assisting to educate tn
help and get the work started.
Enquirer" desires to know how t
get Sunday school and religious new
published in his local paper. That
easy; Just write it out and hand it to tn
local reporter or send it to the paper
Be sure and do this while the matter i
really news. Your paper does not wan
stale items, but it does want the new
and all the news, whether it be of
secular or religious character.
At meeting of the board of educa
ton, the full board being present, hel,
last Friday morning, Mrs. M. V. Snod
, grass was elected as teacher in the sec
. ond intermediate department of ou
public school for the ensuing year
Secretary Broughton was appointed a
a committee to superintend some need
ed repairs of the school building of
minor character and to procure a fla,
and some few other necessary articles
Mr.. James Bennett died suddenly a
his home in this village, early Monda.
morning, July 10, from heart failure
He had been feeling as well as usual
and neither he nor his friends had an,
premonition of the approach of death
He was 6S years old. Mr.. Bennett ha,
, been a resident of this place for man!
; years, and until within the past few
years had been prominently identifie,
with local business affairs. The funera
7 will be held at the Catholic church, a
e 10 o'clock this morning.
; The sale of the Allegan Edison eleC
trio light plant to III. M. Olney of Hart
: ford is really consolidation of the sam
7 with Harrison plant at that place, an,
d just as fast as practicable all customer
will be connected with the latter. L
| H. Harrison of this place, was mad
|. temporary manager, but he has bee
\ called to Chicago TO take up the bus
ness of manufacturing the fittings 70
his recently invented car door. MI
y Harrison says five of the trunk line
y have adopted his invention and that h
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