The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-23
WHOLE NUMBER 22n5.

b. Showerman are home from Boston.
They disposed of the entire carload OF
horses they took TO the eastern market.
A pleasant home wedding occurred
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. p. M.
Nichols of Decatur, June IS, uniting in
marriage their only daughter, Edna, TO
Bert l.. Colburn of Waverly. AT twelve
o'clock the wedding march was played
by Miss Maud GoOdenough and the
wedding party took their places in the
large parlor, beautifully decorated for
the event. Then came the bride, lean
ing on the arm of her father, who gave
her away. Rev. w. Moore solemnized
the marriage. After congratulations,
the company repaired to the dining
room, where breakfast was served.
Miss Eva COlburn, sister of the groom,
was maid OF honor and Mr.. Leigh
Nichols, brother of the bride, was best
man. The bridal couple left on the
two o'clock train for Benton Harbor
and other places To visit relatives. The
presents were select, many and costly.
A wheel club for the riders of Paw
Paw and vicinity was organized last
Monday night in II. l.. Men ellis office.
The club decided not to charge any fee
until fully organized. The temporary
organization was made with 20 MEM
bers; it is hoped that the membership
will increase TO 100. The following
temporary officers were elected: Ii. l..
Mcneil, chairman; Roy Tuttle, secre-
tary. A committee of three was APP
pointed to make bylaws and report the
next meeting, consisting of Frank
Pugsley, Mrs. Mason and Pearl Haggart.
Miss Blake and Roy Tuttle were APP
pointed committee on colors. A look
out committee of five was then appoint
ed to solicit new members. consisting
of Ross Broughton, Amos Bierce, Miss
Killefer, Bert Cole and Jesse Labadie.
After few remarks by the chairman,
the club adjourned until Monday even
ing, June 27, at 7:30.
The spacious Christian church was
filled last Sunday evening to its ut
most capacity, even standing room be-
ing at premium. The occasion was
the delivery of the annual baccalaureate
sermon under the auspices of the grad
uating class of our high school. The
address was by Rev. DR.. Slocum, presl-
dent of Kalamazoo college, and was
appropriate, interesting and instructive.
The doctors topic was, "The Bible the
Text Book for all Men and for all Time,
and Christ the Model for the World"
A text book is book to be studied and
he would have his young friends study
the bible for its beautiful poetry; for it's
model prose; for its historical informa-
tion to be found in no other book; for
its instruction in the affairs of this life,
as well as for its revelation of the life to
come and its instruction as to the way
of salvation. Christ was a model for
the world in that while he was divine,
he was also human. He was a truthful
man, an earnest man, sympathetic
man, a companionable man, in short a
perfect, sinless man. The reverend
gentleman spoke for an hour and his
audience would gladly have listened for
longer time. The music, which was
furnished by Misses Cooley, Snow aud
Showerman and Mrs. Harvey, Miss
Longwell organist, was very fine.
The county battalion reunion at Ban
gor last week Was largely attended. A
feature of the occasion was the attend
ance of several camps of Sons of Veter-
ans. The Paw Paw band furnished
music. Col. A. T. Bliss of Saginaw and
Col. G. V. K. Pond of Lansing gave ad
dresses. Two camp fires were held:
one Wednesday evening in the q. A. 4.
hall, one Thursday evening at the camp
ground. The latter was especially well
attended. Short talks were made by
Rev. VIM. Chapple of Bangor, Chas.
Delamere of South Haven, G. &. Phillips
of Bangor, NJ II. Hogmire of Arlington
and others. A quartette of the 5. y. V.
sang some excellent selections. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Colonel, w. II. White
of Decatur; lieut.. col, g. o. Chapman
of South Haven; major, &. w. Peters of
Bangor; surg, DR.. Triece of South Ha-
ven; adj't, Legrant Fisher of Decatur;
q. Nj, w. III. De Bolt of Decatur. The
next battalion reunion will be held at
Decatur, July and 5, 1898. Numerous
sports enlivened the reunion and inter
ested the crowd. Alva Norwood of
this place won the mile bicycle race for
men. In the ball game announced to
be played between Paw Paw and Ban
gor camps of Sons of Veterans, the
Paw Paw camp team ran up against
Bangor's first nine and was defeated by
a score of IA to /. Altogether. the re-
union at Bangor was one of the most
successful in the history of the battal-
ion.
At the council meeting Monday even
ing, sidewalks were ordered built as
follows Aft plank walk on the north
side of the territorial road from Dyck-
man street to east line of A. L. Foote'S
premises, and a gift. walk thence east
to G.. f. Gilman's; Aft. plank north
side of Joseph Davey's premises,
and on north side Elm street ad-
joining Henry Hawley's; Aft. cement
walk on west side of Niles street
along Mrs. E. Smiths lots, and Aft.
plank walk on same street in front
of the Young place; Aft. plank walks
on south side of Pine street from Kal-
amazoo street to residence of o. A.
Rice, and on south side of Cedar street
from Kalamazoo street to Benz. Hollis
place; walks were also ordered on the
east side of Kalamazoo street along
Mrs. Bryar's premises, on north side of
Cedar from Kalamazoo to Gremps, on
south side of Main from Davey's to Kirk
woods shop, and a cement walk in
front of |. b. Conner's on Gremps street;
also cross walk on north side of Oak
street, across Van Buren,. Elm street
was ordered graveled from Niles to
Gremps, and Oak street from Van Bu-
ren to the territorial road. 1t was
moved and carried that all licenses col
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