The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-12-20
WHOLE NUMBER 2335.

] Father Clarson from Howell has been
assigned to st. Mary's church in this
place and has commenced his work.
The Modern Woodmen and Royal
Neighbors of Glendale will give select
holiday ball at the Woodman opera
house, Wednesday evening, December ~.
Married, at the township of Arlington,
December 10, by Fred r. Kelly, Esq,
Aaron Babbitt and Florence Payne.
Mr.. Kelly is the youngest justice in
Van Buren county and this was his
first wedding. There has to be first
time, Fred, for all things.
The new incandescent dynamo for the
electric light plant arrived several days
ago. The men from the factory came
Monday to set it in operation They
now have it in the electric light building
and expect to make the change to-day,
starting the new machine this evening.
Attorney David Anderson, on Tuesday
of this week, filed in the U. S. court at
Grand Rapids petition in bankruptcy,
on behalf of Frank j Webb of this place.
This is the first case of this kind from
Van Buren, county that has come to our
notice since the new bankruptcy law
went into effect.
They're going; suits, overcoats and ul-
sters, but not yet gone. It's the final call
for eighteen hundred and ninety-nine
There's a saying of old and well-known
fame, "the lasts the best of all the game"
A merry Christmas and liberal endow
ment of good things that come with it
is the wish of h. Smith Il Co.
j. Ed. Phillips has sold his furniture
and undertaking business to Mr.. Shoe
smith from Leslie, Michigan, who will
take possession about January 1. The
purchaser is an experienced undertaken.
Mr.. Phillips has built up fine business
in his line, and our people will dislike to
see him leave it. We hope he will not
leave town, but get into some new enter
prise.
Three state items dated December Is,
are as follows; Judge Davis, at Ionia, SEN
fenced Wesley Bennett, the murderer,
| to II years at Jackson. Judge Stone, at
Marquette, sentenced Jacob Lassonen, for
manslaughter, to two years and half inn
prisonment. Judge Chester, at Adrian.
sentenced William Carroll to twenty
years in Jackson for stealing a horse.
Horses seems to be more valuable than
men.
All the old ladies in the village of Paw
Paw who are alone and have no friends
to invite them to Christmas dinner, and
have no Christmas dinner at home, are
invited to come to the City restaurant,
where they will be received as honored
guests and provided with bountiful
dinner at 1900 o'clock free. Those who
accept this invitation must come or send
for a ticket as early as the 22d or 23d,
in order that it may be known how many
to provide for.
Bangor was recently visited by "hoo-
chez e-koochee" show, for the delecta-
tion of "men only" The dance was ex-
ecuted by a negress and the people
treated the institution to shower of
eggs at the close of the performance.
The wench ran, but the proprietor, a
cripple, the Advance says, 'got peppered
good and plenty" Possibly the 70 men
who planked their % cents each expect
ed to see a Caucasian woman instead of
an African, which may in a measure
account for the egging.
A large audience assembled at the
Disciple church last Sunday afternoon
in attendance upon the Washington
memorial service held under the auspices
of the grand army boys. Rev. w. f.
Allen, pastor of the Baptist church,
delivered an appropriate address, which
was followed by few brief remarks by
Comrade o. w. Rowland. A choir con-
sisting of singers from different churches
furnished the vocal music, and Messrs.
Ball and Taylor rendered a cornet duet
The exercises closed by all joining in
singing America followed 10y taps" on
the cornet.