The true northerner., 1899-12-06

Monday night.
II. G. Waters q Co. advertise holiday
cutlery this week.
Winter in dead earnest has struck us,
with cold weather and snow
j. Ed. Phillips has in very fine line
of furniture for the holiday trade.
DR.. Mcdonald, the specialist will be
at the Dyckman house, December 21.
There will be special meeting of the
Eastern Star, Wednesday, December 8.
w. r. Taylor and son of Kalamazoo
were guests at III. l.. McNeil's over Sun
day.
The annual X. of F. ball will take
place the Friday evening preceding New
Years.
E. b. Longwell advertses some slaugh-
ter sale prices for the last three days of
the week.
The Up-to Date Farmers club will
meet next Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs
o. w. Rowland.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Bassett have NOV
ed back from Covert and will live in the
Andrews house.
"Work" this evening at the meeting of
the Rebekah lodge, L. o. o. f. A full at
tendance is expected
Mr. and Mrs III. NJ. Snow came home
from Watervliet last week and spent
Thanksgiving with her parents.
Broughton advertises a one-third off
sale of jackets. This is remarkably lib
eral offer for so early in the season.
Married, Thanksgiving evening, at the
home of the brides, parents, Mr.. Ray
Clark and Miss Creta p Salisbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Budds of Kalamazoo, the
latter daughter of John Galligan,
ent Thanksgiving day with Mrs. Grout.
A. J. Remington has purchased the
town hall property. He will move off the
old building and build a residence on the
lots.
John Wall has moved his family
into Mrs. Grace Buffers house and will
move his stock of goods into the Long
well block.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
will serve ten cent tea in the church
parlors this( Wednesday, evening, from
) till I o'clock.
Sellick offers his stock of trimmed hats
at cost to manufacture for the next
three weeks. The line consists of many
choice novelties.
Married, November 30, at Paw Paw, by
Justice o. w. Rowland, Mr. Gilbert Boi-
court and Miss Ethel Kelley, both of
Wolcott, Indiana.
Eugene Conrad has returned to his
home in Bancroft, Shiawassee county,
after a ten days visit with his wife
Catharine, nee Burden.
Married, at Paw Paw November 80
1899, by Justice o. w. Rowland, Mr.
Garry Krugler and Miss Jessie Holder
man, both of Arlir gton.
The ladies of the Free Baptist society
will serve a chicken pie dinner at the
O'Dell hall, Wednesday, December 13,
from IL until 2 o'clock; dinner ID cents.
The Baptist society will give recep-
ton to Rev. and Mrs. Allen at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Harrison, Monday
evening, December II, eight to ten p. IN.
Regular meeting of the l.. o. Z. NJ.
next Monday evening, December IL, at
7 o'clock. There will be initiation and
all members are requested to be present.
Conrad Lich of Big Rapids, formerly
a resident of this place and who has
many friends here, is dangerously i'll.
His recovery is regarded as very doubt
full.
The fourth division, or the every Fri
day club, will meet at the home of Mrs.
Frank Parks for work, Friday afternoon,
December 8, at two o'clock. A full at
tendance is desired.
Cummings makes onlw a partial Christ
mas announcement this week, having
been too busy to arrange for larger space.
Should the trade only learn just this
much from this busy store, it would be
enough to attract large number of anx-
ious buyers.
Before Justice Rowland, on Monday
last, John Robb pleaded guilty to
charge of having been drunk and dis
orderly. The court imposed a fine of
$500 and $50 costs, giving Mr.. Robb
until Saturday next to pay the same,
with the alternative of twenty days in
Jail.
On Friday last Mrs Rose Bass of De
catur, before Justice Rowland, pleaded
guilty to charge of having slandered
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Lutitia Bass of
this village. The magistrate imposed a
sentence of so fine and $50 costs or
20 days in Jail. In default of payment,
the respondent was committed.
Following are the officers elected by
Maple Grove lodge, X. of p, for the en-
suing year: j. III. johnson, G. c.; w. l..
Miller, V. G.; ID. Anderson, p; &. A.
Lamberson, M. of W.; Frank Young, M.
at A.; w. +. Hoyt, X. of r. g. S.; f. p.
Grimes, M. of F.; l.. r. Trescott, M. of
Il.
The X. o. T. NJ, at their next regular
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