The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-05-12

rod, leader of the fifth committed Roll
call, sea fancies.
Thursday last Frank Stilp pleaded
guilty Ia larceny-taking keg of cider
from jerome Warner Justice Row.
land imposed sentence of fifteen days.
See the Abt IL Montaliens Co. and
high class Vaudeville Co. at the opera
house. Wednesday and Thursday, May
l2 and 13; prices 30 and %; children,
II cents.
The Paw Paw High School Alumni
association will hold business meet
ing at the home of Nj. q. Rowland, Fri
day evening of this week at 7:30
O'clock
The mothers meeting will he held at
Mrs. Squier's, Thursday at o'clock
| Quotations, sayings of children or some
thing about them. All are cordially
invited.
! A movement is on foot to organize a
Sons of Veterans camp in this place.
The fact that the state furnishes militia
uniforms TO such camp, adds interest to
the order
Miss Green, assistant in our high
school, is offered position in the school
at her home, at higher salary than she
receives here, and will not remain here
another year
A mission or revival, to be conducted
by the Rev. Frs. Robert and Bonaven-
ture of HobOken, n. Y, will begin at
St. Mary's church, May %, and continue
for week. All will be welcome
The funeral of Mrs. Ed. Dillon will
be held at the Catholic church in this
village, Thursday at 10 a. M. She died
Monday evening at the home of her
brother, Stephen Moore, in Almena.
'Tis the little things that form per-
fection in dress, and the little prices
at +. Smith Il Co.'S that form perfection
in value. Their new spring furnish
ing are right in style and price.
Maple Grove lodge, X. of p, has de-
cided to hold its meetings in Maccabee
hall for the present. The regular meet
ing night has been fixed for Monday.
The next meeting will be on Monday
evening next.
Mrs. Richardson has had the barn
on her lot in the rear of the abstract
office, moved back from the street, and
will repair it. This is a desirable i'm.
provement, especially to occupants of
adjoining property.
On Saturday last, o. F. Wilcox
sheared G.. w. Young's entire flock of
grade Merino sheep, and the wool
averaged full seven inches in length
for the entire clip. 1t might be well
TO add that there was but one sheep in
the flock.
Alva Norwood made a century" run
Sunday. He went to Kalamazoo and
Battle Greek, riding around both cities,
and when he arrived home at six
o'clock in the evening his cyclometer
registered 101.7 miles. He rides a
Crescent.
John Graham, an old soldier and a
member of the Three Rivers post, G
A R., died Tuesday morning at one
o'clock, at his home in this village, OF
heart disease. Funeral services will be
held at the residence tomorrow after
noon at one o'clock.
John Mutchler of Bangor was in the
Northerner Office, Thursday last, when
he received the first news of his ap-
pointment as postmaster at Bangor.
OF course lie was pleased. Lewis
Churchill has been appointed post.
master at Gobleville.
The entire stock on the f. b. Long
well farm will be sold by virtue of a
chattel mortgage Wednesday, May 10,
at 10 IN. Three good horses, wagons,
harnesses, plows, etc, will be sold, all
in first-class condition. Free lunch
will be served at noon. Fl. w. McCabe,
auctioneer.
Marshal Northrop desires to call at.
tention to the fact that there is an ordi.
nance forbdding cyclists riding on the
walks. Complaints have been made tU
him of the continuous violation of this
law, and he takes this method of warn
ing riders that hereafter the ordinance
will be enforced.
Preparations are being made by the
dancing club to give May party at
Longwells opera house, with the un-
winding of the May pole. 1t will be
the closing party of the series, and with
Gilmore Phillips orchestra of Kalama-
ZOO, it is expected it will be one of the
pleasantest of the season.
At the annual meeting of the Soldiers
Relief commission held at South Haven
Monday, Herrick Hodges was elected
secretery He had been acting as such
since A. b. Chase went west the first oi
February Since January 1, relief has
been granted to eighteen different fam
: lilies, amounting to S247.45.
The officers of the Coterie for next
year, who will take their places in
September, are as follows: President
Mrs. Cecilia Il. Stevenson; first vice
president, Mrs. Alice NJ. Gould; second
vice president, Mrs. Mary A. Shrine
secretary, Miss M Gertrude Buck; treas
urer, Mrs. Sadie b. Squier.
Van Buren, County Pomona grange
will hold its next regular meeting al
! Hamilton grange hall, Saturday, May
10, 1897, commencing at 1890. In
place of an evening session there will
: be regular meeting of Hamilton
grange, at which Paw Paw grange will
furnish a musical and literary program
The rumors concerning the narrow
gauge continue TO fly thick and fast
There is not the slightest doubt that ,
deal is in progress for the sale of tn,
road, but the property has not yet beer
transferred. 1t is not known who il
back of the deal, or just what effect i
will have on the road. 1t is not i'm
possible that it is passing into posses
: sion of big system, and it is quite
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