The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-15

Jay Cummings advertises another cloak
and jacket sale for December 81, %, %
and 24-an excellent chapce To pnr.
chase holiday gifts. His holiday goods
are by no means confined to cloaks
however.
The congregation at the Nj. F. church
last Sunday euening was an unusually
large one, and the the sermon by Pre-
| siging Elder Van Shoick was a scholar.
ly, forcible address. Paw Paw people
are very favorably impressed with him
Philo Simmons went out rabbit hunt.
ing the other day all alone and without
dog or ferret. He was absent fro n
shot eleven rabbits. If anybody beats
that record "tide" says he will try it
again.
A Santa Claus sale is advertised by
w. j. Sellick His advice concerning
the purchase of useful articles for gifts,
is wise and timely. The most exacting
Christmas buyer can find something
that exactly fills the bill" at this pop.
ular store.
Perry Powers of the Cadillac News
and Express is "a funny duck. He or
dered some latest faces of job type and
promptly sent them back; there were
no billiard Qs or six O'Clock rs in the
font. This foundered the foundry
Adrian Press.
DR.. Mcdonald, the specialist, will be
at the Dyckman house, Thursday, De.
cember 23. His patients will notice
that he comes one day early, owing TO
Christmas. More extended announce
M Of hic nnn,ino, mill ha al,
where in this paper.
Mrs H. M. Hall has returned home
from five months visit in California.
Mrs. Hall crossed the plains in 80 and
the changes since that date cause her
to wonder why she left that country of
fruits and flowers to spend her life in
this land of snow and sleet.
The X. o. T. M. will hold a special
meeting, to make arrangements for the
reception of Great Deputy Commander
James j. Mcdonald, who will be here
December 21 and %, to hold school of
instruction. Tents from neighboring
villages will be invited TO participate.
Mr.. and Mrs I. Brooks have issued
invitations for the marriage of their
niece, Helen nj. Brazier, to Cornelius Nj
Pearson, at their home, Thursday even
ing, December 16, at O'clock The
cards announce that they will be at
home after January l, at Hersher, Ills.
From the number of tickets sold, the
indications point at a big house Thurs
day evening, ut the lecture on tongues
at the Disciple church, adjourned from
last week on account of rain. The lee.
ture will positively be given Thursday
evening, December is, commencing at
8 O'clock.
The Franklin house at Greenfield,
Mass, burned few nights since. A
Boston daily, in speaking of the fire,
says the guests of the hotel barely
managed to escape In their night robes.
Among them, we noticed the name of
G K. Gilman of this village as having a
narrow escape.
The Northerner is IN receipt of a
postal card announcing that the first is
sue of the Lawrence Times will appear
in about week The card is signed
by E G.. Klock, who we suppose will
be publisher. Here's hoping the Klock
will keep up the Times and that Times
will deal kindly with Klock.
Rev. X. S. Dean of South Haven
died on Wednesday of last week, after
an illness of several weeks. Mr. Dean
was formerly owner and publisher of
the South Haven Messenger. His age
was 81 years. He leaves widow and
two sons, one of them being Dr. Dean,
the present editor of the Messenger.
Fred Bilsborrow has returned from
Sturgis, and will remain here for the
present. He and John Clapp have sold
their hardware business at Sturgis. Mr.
Clapp has bought grocery business in
that town. MIR. Bilsborrow has no def
mite plans for the future. The North.
erner wishes he might remain in Paw
Paw.
The following officers were elected by
the Brodhead post, q. A. r., at its last
meeting: ID. Spicer, P. c.; N. Thomas,
s. V. G.; j. g. Giles, j. V. c.; l. w.
Hubert, e. M; A. Il. Foote, Ch, VIM
Signor, S.; A. De Haven, o. D.; John
Reed, o. g.; A. DE Haven, delegate to
state encampment; j. e. Giles, alter.
nate.
At the annual meeting of the Paw
Paw lodge No. 25, +. q A. NJ, the fol
lowing officers were elected: j. +.
Chandler, w M; w. C.. Y Ferguson,
s. W.; f S. Briggs, j. W.; z. +. Parks,
treasurer; Jay Reynolds, secretary
Phineas Cole, s. d.; X. M. Buck, and
w. M. Thayer, stewards: l.. w. Whit.
beck, tyler.
Last weeks Courier said: 1--WE are
not aware that the Kibbie telephone
line has yet reached Paw Paw" Bro
Cole should read the Northerner
Everybody else in town knew that the
line was here and that its Office was al
Chappell's, having read it in the North
erner two days before the date of the
Courier's issue.
The Van Buren, quarterly meeting oi
Free Baptists will be held in their
church in Paw Paw, beginning Friday
evening, December II, with an open.
ing sermon by Rev. w. Hagerty OF
Gobleville; business from to 1876
Saturday; young peoples meeting from
1870 to p. m. Other services con
tinue over Sunday.
When Mrs. Rose Smith arrived at her
home last Wednesday at six o'clock
with pint of oysters for supper, she
found company sitting there in the
dark among whom the oysters would
not go around, even one to a person
After the surprised woman had com
posed herself, the 40 or more friends