The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-12
Local Department.

Mrs Payne, who has been very sick,
is slowly improving.
Miss Lola Douglas attended the c.. E.
convention at Detroit.
Miss Olgo Robinson of Grand Rapids
is visiting friends here.
+. n. Douglas has gone to Hillsdale to
attend family reunion
The last of the 4-inch water main ex-
tensions is about completed
Statements of both the Paw Paw banks
are published elsewhere in this paper
Rev. Fred Linsell begins his work as
pastor of the Disciple church next Sun
day.
Rev Wm. Lucas of Allegan will hold
services in st. Marks church, Sunday,
July 16.
Samuel Jordan is attending school at
Big Rapids, under the tutorship of w.
n Ferris
Advertised letters: j. p. Buskirk, Miss
Jennie Hewitt, Mrs. l.. ID. Wheeler, Mr..
Lill Brown.
Mr.. L. G.. Shilling, the horseman, of
American Falls, Idaho, arrived in town
yesterday afternoon.
Leon A. Moon of Chicago is spending
his vacation with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. p. Allen.
The union service Sunday evening will
be held in the Disciple church; sermon
by Rev. Ross Matthews.
Mrs. j. A. O'Leary is spending few
weeks in South Haven. Mr.. O'Leary is
away on vacation trip.
The board of education has retained
A. L. Foote as janitor of the school house
and grounds for another year.
Free d Hagerman are breaking ground
for a new house for Nj. p. Allen, on the
lot east of the Baptist church.
The time for the collection of village
taxes expires July 20. No extension has
as yet been made by the council.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Moulton, Messrs
G. f. Criffield, Frank Potts and A. II.
Huyck of Decatur were in town Thurs
day.
The members of the Free Baptist
church visited their new pastor and wife
and left good supply of the things
needed in the home.
Married, by Rev. Anna Barton, at
her home, July 3, Mr.. Timothy B. Haw-
kins of Porter and Mrs. Louisa Ella
Dickey of Kalamazoo.
f. B. Longwell and family are enter
tanning Mrs. Nina Breck and an old col
lege chum of Mr.. Longwell, with his
family, at Lake Park.
Mr. Alfred f. Stafford of Chicago and
Mr.. Moses Growler of Milwaukee will
spend a week at the Jersey Rest cottage,
the latter part of this week.
Married, July 4, at Cadillac, Miss Fay
Inez Kelly to DR.. Percy r. Glass of Lake
Linden. Miss Daisy Longwell of this
place was among the guests.
There will be box social for the
benefit of st. Mary's church, at Matthew
Dillon's in Waverly, Friday evening,
July II. Ice cream will be served.
There will be an ice cream lawn
social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Whe-
Ian of Almena, next Tuesday evening.
The proceeds will go to Rev. Emmons.
A transposition of figures made the
Northerner say last week that the vii
lage had already borrowed 81 900 this
year. 5000 is the way it should have
read.
Mr.. and Mrs j. f. Sheldon and daugh-
ter Anita of Jackson and Mrs. f.. A.
Coulon of Michigan City are visiting
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Sails
bury, and other friends.
The canning factory has been a very
busy place for the past few days, rasp-
berries coming in very freely, making
necessary work far into the nights. The
berry season is now nearly over
The G. f. society of the Free Baptist
church will have a social at Mrs. Matilda
Wilson's, Friday evening, July IA. Lem
on ice, ice cream and cake will be served,
and short program will be given.
70 miles by rail, 80 miles by steamer
and two full days in Chicago for 51.50.
This excursion via S. II. d E. r. Il. Sat
urday evening, July 10, leaving Lawton
$50 p. m. Returning, leave Chicago
IL 80 p. m. Sunday, a. m. or ll:3O p. m.
Sunday.
The board of education being satisfied
that the water in the schoolhouse well
has become unfit for use, will have the
necessary fixtures put in for the use of
water from the mains. 1t is like
ly that faucet will be put on each floor
of the building.
Married, July 4, William A. Douglas
of Lawton and Mrs. Sarah A. Kinney of
Mattawan. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. VIM. Rice, at the home of r.
p. Sharp in Antwerp. Only a few friends
were present. A wedding supper was
served after the ceremony.
Our nation has just emerged in triumph
from war for liberty, but one part of the
world, the Philippine Islands, we have
yet to fight. Our army has given them
a lesson, but they are only beginning tc
/ rool;oo tbat tbav aro vvhippad H. Smith