The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-11-30
WHOLE NUMBER 2280.

Mrs. Geo. HutchIn5 OF Waverly and
Mrs Ellison of Ionia visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Cross, Tuesday.
Maple Grove lodge, K of p, will have
election of officers and work in the third
rank next Monday evening.
Township Treasurer G.. r. Ocobock
will be at the market of +. b. Ocobock
after December /, for the collection of
taxes.
Sheriff Lamberson goes to Jackson
to-day, to take Meacham to his new job,
to which he was appointed by Judge
Buck.
Married, at the M. E. parsonage, No
vember %, by Rev r. o. Mather, George
Reynolds and Miss Ida Murphy, both of
Bangor.
Mr.. Edwin Abbott Barnum and Miss
Georgia Ruth Jackson will be married
at Denver, Colo, November 30. The
groom is grandson of Mrs. David Wood
man.
The ladies of the Free Baptist society
will give pumpkin pie supper at the
home of Mrs. Margaret Pepper, Friday,
December 2, from 5 to 8; supper, ten
cents.
On the afternoon of December 7, Mrs.
Rose Miller will entertain the ladies of
the Coterie with talk on the worlds
most famous potters, and an exhibit of
their handiwork.
The Chicago Inter Ocean of Saturday
contained very complimentary notice of
life size portrait of Col. Turner, painted
by F. l.. Van Ness, to be hung in the first
regiment armory.
Union service at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday evening, in the in
terest of the Sunday school. Song SER
vice at o'clock. g. E. Lewis of Lawton
will give report of the state convention
recently held.
The Patrons excursion over the Great
Western railway, that was to have been
at Grange hall December 2, has been
indefinitely postponed on account of the
illness of the superintendent of the road,
whose plans for the trip could not be
fully matured
A new finding list or catalogue is soon
to be issued for the school library. The
number of our people who are availing
themselves of the privileges of the library
is very creditable to the town. Two or
three hundred volumes are constantly
out in the hands of our people.
County candidates have filed state
ments of campaign expenses in the recent
election as follows: Republican-W. j.
Thomas s115, j. E. Chandler S6750, j. s.
Buck $50, G. G. Phillips 81, ID. Anderson
Jr. 81: democrat-J. III. Everest S17395,
A. l.. Free S75, Burdette Sisson S32, A.
H. Campbell $3.50, V. II. Dilley $50, NV
Drake S122.50.
; A very sad Thanksgiving accident oc-
Cured at Lawton. Dec, the thirteen
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lich,
{ was rabbit hunting with his uncle Henry
Jones. A rabbit was chased into a pile
of grape posts, Mr.. Jones got down at one
end of the pile and, looking under, saw
the rabbit and fired at it. Meanwhile,
the boy had gone to the other end of the
y pile and was also looking under for the
. rabbit. The charge from Mr.. Jones gur
= struck the boy full in the face, killing
), him instantly. The funeral was helo
Sunday afternoon.
e Jacob j. Grayer and wife occupy th'
O. house on the Hunt place just south o
V this village, having rented the same from
! S. E. Munger, the lessee of the premises
K Since the occupation of this house b.
n the Grayers, David T. Shafer has becom
IS the owner of the place, and trouble ha
"a arisen between these parties in regard t
>. it's occupation. This difficulty culmi
mated last Thursday afternoon, and
was first reported that Shafer had sho
~ Mrs. Grayer. Investigation showed tina
- e such was not the fact, but that he ha
- fred a revolver at Mr.. Grayer, not hittinl
=, him however. Shafer was arrested
- charged with attempted murder. Th
y 7. examination began yesterday befor
:. Justice Rowland. Shafer claims that tn
70 shooting was done in self defense. Th
io :. people swore ten witnesses and reste
. their case. Further proceedings wer
y postponed until Monday next.