The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23

ness. Will Rozelle will be in charge of
this department, which is guarantee OF
satisfactory work.
Guy DeHaven was home from Kala
mazoo over Sunday Monday. he and
his brother Floyd purchased Halls pho
tograph studio and will take possession
about April l. They are fine young men
and Guy has had some good experience
in Photographic work, and the Northerner
wishes them success.
In preparing the summary of the work
of the grand jury, published in last
weeks Northerner, two alleged violations
of the local option law, investigated by
that body, were inadvertently overlook
ed, to-wit Thomas Haney of Keeler and
Joseph Miller of Bangor. A mo bill''
was filed in each of the above cases.
Mr.. A. r. Mosier, 81 years of age, died
Monday night, February q, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs j. N Smith, east of this
village. Mr.. Mosier had been a sufferer
for some months, and his death was not
unexpected, The funeral will be held at
the Christian church, Thursday, at IL
o'clock. The interment will be in Pros
pect Hill cemetery
Mrs. j. j. Woldman will lecture in the
Free Baptist church. Monday evening
February %, at 8 o'clock. Subject
Patriots and Patriotism" Mrs. Wood
man is pleasant ard entertaining speak
er and it is but fair to present to her a
large and appreciatiye audience. Tick
cts at 10 cents can be had at the door on
the night of the lecture, if not purchased
before.
A notice of the death of Mrs. Fidelia
Matthews, mother of our late townsman
Geo. w. Matthews, has been handed tc
the Northerner Mrs. Matthews, who
was well known to a good many Paw
Paw people, died at her home in Wells
burg, Pa, January II, 1898, aged 86 years
Her husband, also well known here, sur
wives, hale and hearty, at the ripe ole
age of 81 years
February is the month in which many
noted people celebrate their birthdays
Mrs. B. f. Heckert is one of that mum
Der, and last Wednesday evening tn,
Bay View Reading circle joined in tn,
ceremony. A very pretty souvenir wai
left as token of their good wishes. Mrs
Heckert is still in the dark as to how tn,
girls found the correct date. The judg,
says he did not give away any famil.
secrets.
Notwithstanding the storm of Monda,
evening, good audience assembled il
the Free Baptist church to greet Rev
III. w. Harvey, the first lecture in tn,
+. b. ladies' lecture course. The speak
er was in his best humor, and for al
hour kept his audience in the fulles
sympathy with him. Beginning will
the time when he launched out on tn
sea of life, and closing with his return
from Europe, he pictured many pleas
ant scene along the way, enlivened b.
humorous incidents and experiences
Those who wer, not there missed pleas
ant hour.
A st. Louis correspondent of the Bos
ton Boot and Shoe Record has the fol
lowing item concerning a former Paw
Paw boy "F. L. Osborne, recently tn
editor of the Shoe and Leather Gazette
of st. Louis, Mo-, has resigned his posi-
ton on that journal to take the manage
ment of the advertising department o
Peters Shoe Co. Mr.. Osborne is brigh
and forceful writer, with a wide anC
varied knowledge of shoes and shoe top
les. He is sure to make a success of hi
present vocation as he did of the one h,
left" The Northerner is pleased to not'
Mr.. Osborne's success.
Our readers will notice that the North
erner appears this week in "new dress
Few servants have been SO faithful il
theiI attendance and so regular in thei
service to their masters as has the North
erner to its masters, its subscribers. Th,
''old lady," for she has passed the perioc
of her youth, has been very moderate in
deed i'm her demands for clothing. No
since the dress bought for her ten year
ago, after that cold winters night whel
she lost her entire wardrobe by fire, ha
she enjoyed the luxury of new robe
She has passed the age of unseemly prid
in finery, but has a matronly satisfaction
in her improved appearance this week.
The first reception and ball given b.
Maple Grove lodge, X. of p, was an un
qualified success. Monday evening wa
most inclement one, and owing to tn,
heavy fall of snow the railroad train
were running with remarkable irregular
ity and the condition of the highway
made travel by teams very laborious
Consequently, many people from out o
town who had planned to be present
were compelled to forego the pleasure. In
spite of this, nearly 300 people ATTENDED
the reception at the castle hall. Through
the courtesy of the Coterie, their room
was also opened, and there a reception
committee of the past chancellors of th'
lodge and their wives made the guest
welcome. The elegant reception room
of the lodge, above that of the Coterie
was also fully occupied, and the new
lodge room was utilized for the servinl
of refreshments. A fine musical program
was given i'm the Coterie room at 8 o'clock
At 9:30 all had been served with refresh
ments, and those who cared to dance re
paired to the opera house, where Pfeiffer'
orchestra played for the merry party un