The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
WHOLE NUMBER 2283.

burial.
The invitations for the X. of p. ball
and reception are admired as a dainty
and appropriate piece of work. They
were issued by the Northerner job de-
partment.
Arrangements are now complete for the
annual Pythian ball and reception, and
the invitations have been issued. The
reception will be at the castle hall from
Z till 8 o'clock, and light refreshments
will be served. Dancing at the opera
house will follow.
Mrs. Ida May Hudson-Cobb has sent
out invitations for the marriage of her
daughter, Lizzie Christine, to Mr.. Frank
Allyn Turner, Thursday afternoon, De
cember 20, at 5 o'clock, at st. Marks
church, in this village. They will be "at
home" after January 10, at Mantua, o.
Talk still continues in the papers of
the circuit and state, concerning the
probability of change in judicial dis
tricts in this corner of the state. The
Northerner has not yet heard any good
reason advanced why Berrien and Kala-
mazoo counties should not be relieved by
making each circuit by itself, and there
certainly is no reason that can be validly
urged against yoking Cass and Van Buren,
together.
Maxam q Hartwell's comedians will be
at Longwell's opera house all next week.
The management is well known in this
vicinity, and the company is said to be
stronger than ever, carrying IL people.
Monday evening, NAB, the Child of the
Camp" will be given. Admission, 10
cents; reserved seats, 3 cents extra.
An exchange says: A certain clergy
man on recent Sunday gave out the fol-
lowing notice: "The regular session of
the Donkey club will be he'll, as usual at
the close of this service. Members will
! line up Just outside the church door, make
remarks and stare at the woman who
pass, as is their custom. Any member
known to escort a young woman to a
church like a man and sit with her like
gentleman will be promptly expelled
! from membership"
Little progress is being made on the
waterworks at present The boilers
shipped some days since, have not yet
arrived, and, owing to the laying of more
4-inch mains than at first intended, pipe
is not here for setting the hydrants.
Some work is being done on the water
| tower and, when the boilers and pipe
arrive, it will be a matter of short time,
il we get good weather, to have the plant
at work. A little more pipe is also need
ed for completion of the west end of the
line.
The excellent sleighing and fine weather
all last week made lively trade in Paw
! Paw-much the heaviest of years for the
second week before Christmas. The rain
Monday and Tuesday put "damper" on
trade to some extent, but the magnificent
stocks shown by Paw Paw merchants
continue to draw the people in, and the
balance of the week promises to be a
time of extremely brisk merchandising.
There is not single Northerner adver-
tiser whom we do not recommend to the
buying public.
The Saugatuck and South Haven Rail
road company, capital $4,000, has filed
articles of association in the office of the
secretary of state. 1t is the intention to
build standard gauge road between the
two towns, distance of 22 miles. This
is intended to be a continuation of the
S. II. Il h. and, if built, will, after the
widening of the road between Hartford
and South Haven, which, report has it,
will be done in the near future, make
continuous broad gauge line from Law
ton to Saugatuck.
While working in the woods one day
last week, the son of Sim Morton, a young
man, received a serious injury. He was
struck by falling tree and one of his
legs was crushed foot into the earth
beneath its weight. Both bones were
broken Just above the ankle, and the
smaller bone a second time half way to
the knee. The flesh of the leg was badly
bruised. DR.. Hoyt is attending him, and
he is doing as well as could be expected.
He will have a stiff ankle at best as a
result of the accident.
The new library catalogue, issued by
the school board, is commended gener-
ally by patrons of the school and resi-
dents of the district. Few people have
realized heretofore how excellent a pub
lie library we have. The number of
books in circulation each week grows
larger and larger. The Northerner be-
lieves this school library is the nucleus
of an institution that will in the future
be as much a matter of pride as is our
magnificent school building. The new
catalogue is from the Northerner job de-
partment, which renders it unnecessary
to say that it is neat and attractive.
The examination of David L. Shafer,
before Justice Rowland, on charge of
attempting to murder Jacob j. Grayer
last Thanksgiving day, by firing re-
volver at him, was concluded last We'd
nesday. The prosecutor went very thor
oughly into the peoples case, presenting
all the evidence he had. The defense
did not offer any testimony. The magis-
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