The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-03-30

dates.
Russell H. Bready of Three Rivers,
district president of the Epworth league,
spoke at the M. f. church, Monday
evening, under the auspices of the local
league. Other young peoples societies
of the village attended, on invitation.
The address was an excellent one.
In the recent state whist tournament at
Hastings, the Paw Paw team, Messrs.
b. F. Warner, W. c. Wildey, Ed. Thayer
and w. l.. Miller, won in the contest. In
the entire series of the season, Paw Paws
team stood third, ID teams contesting.
This is remarkably good showing.
The railroad committee who have had
charge of the negotiations with the S. HI.
IL f.. officials, are entitled to great credit
for the energetic and capable manner in
which they have performed their duties.
1t is largely due to their labors that Paw
Paw now has the promise of first class
standard gauge railroad.
Services will be held in the st. Marks
church at 3:45 p. m. on Saturday, April
| 2, being the 34th day of Lent: at 1870 a.
m. and p. IN. April 3, the Sunday before
Easter, otherwise called palm Sunday"
at $50 a. m. and p. m. April 4, the Mon
day before Easter. All are invited to at
tend these Lenten services.
Mrs Lyman Hinckley has issued in
vitations for the marriage of her daugh-
ter Cornelia E. to Rev. Albert B. Coch-
ran, Wednesday, March 80, at Kalama-
zoo. They will he at home after April
30 at Etna, Cali, where Mr.. Cochran has
a pastorate. The bride was formerly a
teacher in the Paw Paw schools and has
many we'll wishing friends in this com
munity.
An exchange intimates that the lot of
newspaper man is thorny one. Itsays
"If you roast the ungodly, the preacher
smile; if you roast the preacher, the un-
godly smile; ifyou roast the saloon men,
the teetotaler smiles; if you roast the
teetotaler, the saloon keeper smiles, and
the roasted kick every time" Probably
it never occurred to the author of the
above quotation that it is not the proper
province of newspaper to roast" peo-
pie.
Under the heading, Not too old to
marry" the Chicago Chronicle of last
Thursday contained the following, which
will interest people in this locality:
Decatur Downing, prosperous farmer
of Almena, Van Buren county, Mich,
wanted to give Clerk Salmonson of the
marriage license department of the
1 20 txy
to walk and his perennial youth by offer
ing to walk twelve times around the
county and city buildings yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Downing gave his age as 70
years, when Clerk Salmonson was about
to write figure "5," thinking the man
before him had not passed his fifties yet.
Mr.. Downing said he had come to Chi
cago to marry Eunice Smith, who, he
said, was only 80 years old, and they ex-
pected to live until he was as old as the
Chicago man who died a few days ago
at the age of 1l5 years.
The w. c. T. u. silver medal contest
at the First Baptist church last Friday
evening, was a success in every respect
except in attendance. The entertain
ment was excellent, and, considering the
worthy cause for which the money is to
be used and the very low price of ad-
mission, the church should have been
filed. Six young ladies, Misses Grace
Grout, Florence Shaefer, Dolly Roach,
Matte Auton, Daisy Lord and Rhetta
Chapman, gave declamations in con-
test for the silver medal. The judges,
Mr.. L. II. Titus, Miss Alice Harvey
and Mrs. Ross Matthews, awarded the
medal to Miss Chapman, giving the
second prize to Miss Shaefer. The
pleasure Of the program was added
to by violin solos by Miss Dunnington,
accompanied by Miss Estelle Hutchins.
The ladies of the w. G.. T. u. have pre-
pared another medal contest, to be held
at the Disciple church, Friday evening
of this week, when it is expected six
more young ladies will participate. The
admission will be but five cents. The
winners of these silver medals will enter
the county contest.
A representative of the Northerner was
invited into Mr.. h. l.. Warmers residence
to see spirit picture" exhibited by Mr..
House, the gentleman who has been
holding spiritual meetings in this place.
The picture is that of two young ladies,
one of them a daughter of Mr.. House
and the other of near friend of hers,
both deceased for some years. The two
faces are painted side by side on large
canvas and resemble "pastels." The
work is beautifully done, the coloring of
the features, hair, eyes and lips appear
ing very life-like. Mr.. House gave full
explanation of how the pictures were
obtained and avouches the fact that he
took the plain white canvas, purchased
by himself at depot of artists supplies
in Chicago, securely enclosed it in tight
wooden box, placed under a plain table
and on a canvas which he tackled to the
floor, and then, with his own hands, en-
closed the table with thick curtains, the
room being brilliantly lighted all the
time. After waiting about four hours
he removed the canvas from the box and
found the pictures painted thereon, as
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