The true northerner., 1899-08-16
Local Department.

New arrival of ingram wash carpets at
Averys.
o. ID. Glidden is visiting relatives in
this vicinity.
A. F. Hayes and James O'Grady went
to Chicago, Sunday.
Bessie Baker has gone to Kalamazoo
to visit friends in that city
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells G. Brown are home
from a two weeks vacation.
Charles Bernard, the man shot at
South Haven, isgetting better
Hart Mattison of Chicago was here
for for several days, on business.
Kittie Anderson of Hartford is spend
ing few days with friends here.
Hon. Otto Ihling and family of Kal-
amazoo were at Lake Cora over Sunday.
L. II. Titus made his first shipment of
grapes Champions to Chicago, Aug. IL.
Regular meeting of Paw Paw chapter
No. "a, r. A. NJ, Friday evening, August
49,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. O. Rowland returned
home from their western trip last Thurs
day.
The Congress club of Cincinnati will
arrive at Lake Cora on Saturday of this
week.
Regular meeting of Paw Paw chapter
order of Eastern Star, this "wednesday
evening.
DR.. Clarence Lix of Columbus, Ohio,
was a guest last week at the home of
Thomas Welch.
w. j. Sellicks great August sale is yet
in progress. He adyertises something
special this week.
The annual picnic of the Presbyterian
Sunday school will be held at Lake Park,
next week Wednesday.
Preaching services at the Lee school
house next Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock, by Rev. +. S. Linsell.
Miss Zell Raleigh returned to Chicago,
Saturday, after a weeks vacation and
visit with relatives and friends.
The union service next Sunday even
ing will be held at the NJ. f.. church.
Sermon by Rev. Ross Matthews.
II. G. Waters & Co. have new National
cash register in their store. This firm is
bound to keep apace of the times.
f. G.. Thayer's tenant house was
struck by lightning in Friday nights
storm, but was only slightly damaged.
The fire alarm Monday was because of
burning brush heap at Alva Norwood's,
-. ..I 4 Ill,
afire.
The 9th annual convention of the Van
Buren County Sunday School association
will be held at Gobleville, October %
and 26.
The Disciple Sunday school will hold
its annual picnic at Lake Park, Tuesday,
August 22 Teams will leave the church
at 8 a. m.
Married, at Paw Paw, Aug. 8, 1S99 by
Justice Rowland, Orren E. Corning of
Bloomingdale and Miss Mary Ward of
Cheshire.
Judge johnson started for Rochester,
n. Y, last Thursday evening, called there
by the sad news of the unexpected death
of his mother.
Marion Anderson of Hartford, return
ing from the Crystal Springs campmeet-
ing on his Wheel called on Paw Paw
friends last Monday.
The sparrow bounty for July amount
ed to S89.10, of which Chas. Welcher,
Decatur's champion birdslayer, received
twenty-five per cent.
Hon. Philip I. Colgrove of Hastings
will speak at the Catholic picnic, August
80. Mr.. Colgrove is one of the best
speakers in Michigan.
The Y. p. S. G. K. of the Christian
church will serve ice cream in the court
house yard, Saturday evening of this
week, Aug. 10. All are invited.
Wells ID. Woodman, who has been here
for some time aiding in the final settle
ment of the Markillie estate, has finished
his work and will return home this week.
Mrs. ID. Spicer was summoned to Grand
Rapids Saturday, by the serious illness
of her father, Gen. L. A. Granger, who
was visiting in that city. The old
gentleman recovered sufficiently to come
home Tuesday.