The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-01-27

| the village IN the Interest at the Modern
! WOndmrn, and has secured several de.
slrablr applications for membership in
that order.
II w. Bronghton was in Saginaw last
week, attending the Masonic grand
/ chapter. He was home over Sunday,
aud Is now in Saginaw again, attending
the grand lodge.
Robt A Tyrrell, travelling agent for
X J. Polk & Co of Detrbit, has been
making IA revision of Paw Paw business
interests for the state gazetteer, which
will he issued in April.
In the notice concerning Mrs Chloe
l. Ashlry's deal with the late Geo F..
Breck, published last week, the prem
iscs were described as lots s n nd @. The
notice should have read lots 5 and 8.
! The annual meeting of the Christian
! church will BIZ held AT the church Thurs.
day evening, at the close of the prayer
meeting IL is desired that all members
oi the church and congregation be pres
cnt
+ Smith d. Co. announce cut price
on their entire OvercOat and ulster
stock which is large and complete :.
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To make space for their whale,spring
clothing
Revival services at the Free Baptist
church closed last night on account of
the severe cold weather. The special
meetings have resulted in ten young
men and women starting To live
christian lives
Some twelve or fifteen of the friends
of MIR. l. Crandall surprised him with
visit, last Saturday, it being his birth
day. The party was gotten mp by Mrs.
Crandall and was an unqualified success
IN every particular.
b. Thomas has removed his sign
painting and advertising bureau tn the
second floor of s. II Blackman's build
ing They are now At work on an ee-
CANT sign for the Hotel Downing at
Matlawan, and are doing good bus
mess.
James Cassidy of Antwerp was ar
raigned before Justice Rowland last
Wednesday, charged with the larceny
of light wagon, the property of W. w.
Mosier He pleaded not guilty and,
failing To give bail as required, was
committed To Jail To await trial.
Reports from many towns show that
! schools were closed because of the inn
possibility of warming school rooms
during the blizzard Some difficulty
was experienced in our school building,
hut hard work on the part of the janitor
keLt the rooms sufficiently warm to
carry on school work.
The insurance of A. T.. Martin has
been adjusted, he being awarded about
5000 ol house and contents. Messrs.
Brundage anC Wheaton of Kalamazoo
and Whitbeck of Paw Paw were the
appraisers who fixed the amount of
damage to the house. Mr.. Whitbeck
will make the repairs on the house.
The Seventh Day Adventsts will
hold a two days meeting in the grange
hall, Paw Paw, Jan. 30 and 81. The
time of services will he as follows:
Saturday, s s. at 1890 "a. m. preaching
at IL 80 a. M, 2:30 and z p. M; Sun
day, at 1890 Il. IN $50 and z y. m. All
are invited to attend, and bring bibles.
The Benton Harbor q Eastern Com
pany has been Incorporated with $780,
600 capital. Whether il is paid in is
not stated, although there is quite Il
general belief that the money is sin
sight The NORTHERNER has no
definite knowledge in the matter, but
we sincerely hope Mr.. DEAN has been
successful In his search for cash
The Van Burcn County farmers in
siituie at Bangor last week was sue
cessful one, about 100 lively agricultur-
alists being present 1t was one of the
best institutes ever held in the county.
The first one was 12 years ago. The
Van Buren, institute is not under the
supe rvision of the state institute sys-
tenn, and ii was voted to continue inde-
pendent
The democratic peoples union sau-
sage county convention To elect dele.
gates To the state convention and nomi-
nate q candidate Cor school commits
sioner will be held at Lawrence,
Thursday. Feb. IL. 1t remains to be
seen whether the prohibitionists and
populsts are willing to remain as the
tail of the dilapidated democratic kite,
according To program.
| The narrow gauge made its trip Mon
day morning To South Haven and re-
turn, in spite of the snow In the after
noon. great difficulty was experienced
getting Ia South Haven, and more yet
ON the return trip, both engines finally
being "stalled" near .Cleveland's cross
ing, west of the village. Tuesday
morning, shove lers were sent out and
the train. got to Paw Paw in the mid
die of the forenoon. A team was sent
to Lawion for the mail and express.
Edward w. Box, in the February
Ladies' Home Journal writes Of the
"wishy washy," pernicious literature
which is placed in the hands Of the
young through the Sunday school IL.
braries. He makes plea for reform
Of this evil, and has some words of re-
grpt that standard novels are no. gen.
orally included in the libraries of Sun.
day schools. He also gives the titles
and teachings of few Of the pernicious
books procured from Sunday school
! libraries.
Sunday, Feb. z, will be "Anti-Saloon
Day" for Paw Paw. Two or more
speakers from abroad will occupy as
many pulpits In the morning, and in
the evening mass meeting will be held
in the Methodist church. The work oi
the Michigan anti saloon league, under
the superintendence Of Rev. John 4
Brant, is being pushed rapidly forward
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