The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-01-03

Married, Monday, January |, 1900, at
Paw Paw, by Justice o. w. Rowland,
Mr. Erwin j. Carpenter and Miss Edith
f. Elliott. both of Decatur.
1t is rumored that the c. X. & S. road
is sure to be extended from Kalamazoo
to Benton Harbor, perhaps nextsummer
Paw Paw should keep her eye on this
road
There were l55 new estates opened up
in the probate court during the past year,
as against 1876 in 1898 This shows an
increase of probate business of about 10
per cent.
Bronghton this week in his store news
announces his intention of giving his
customers a chance to make 100 per
cent on investments in his cloak depart
ment. See adv.
There will be a mothers meeting at
the home of Mrs. Pearl Pritchard,
Thursday, January 4, at 2:30 D. m. A fter
the program, ten cent supper will be
served. All are invited.
A good congregation attended the
union watch meeting at the M. E. church
Sunday evening, and the service was an
interesting one. At midnight all the
church bells rang in the new year.
a recently recorded deed conveys the
east half of the west half of the south
west half of section II, Waverk. 1t
would require an expert surveyor to fix
boundaries of such piece of land.
Holiday guests at A. II. Stevenson's
were Miss Fletcher of Dowagiac, Mrs. r..
j. Lisk of Syracuse, Nebraska, Mrs.
Jerome Haight of Ann Arbor, Mrs. II. A.
Rogers of Detroit, and Mrs. Wilson Fra-
ham of st. Thomas. Ont.
South Havsn's county seat delegation
will probably make its bow to the board
of supervisors to-day. No matter what
the board may do, the Northerner does
not believe the people will ever vote the
county seat to South Haven.
At the council meeting last Thursday
evening, Jas. Whelpley was retained as
assistant electrician for another year at
the same salary. 1t was decided to shut
Oll lut lnCduuCoCtuI az
midnight instead of at one o'clock.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance company will be
held at the court house in this village,
Tuesday, January 8, at 1870. Two
directors will be elected, in the place of
l. Monroe and w. G.. Lindsley, whose
terms of Office expire.
Paw Paw lodge, F. & A. M, has elected
w. NJ; w. &. Y. Ferguson, S. W.; E
Stanley Briggs, j. W.; e. f. Parks, Treas.
John A. OLeary, Sec; Phineas Cole S
d.. La Rue Mosier, j. d.; G. II. Ocobock
Tyler; w. NJ. Thayer, S. S.; r. M. Buck
is.
The board of supervisors convened in
adjourned session yesterday afternoon
all being present. A communication was
received from the state association OF
supervisors. read and placed on file. On
motion of Supervisor Lampson the board
adjourned until $50 o'clock this morn
ing.
This weeks issue of the Sentinel is al
the closing of the old year and the old
century. Next week we will be ushered
into the new year and new century
Sentinel. just how the Sentinel man
ages to get into the Goth century with
the passing of only 1899 years it has not
explained.
II. A. Shoesmith, the new undertaken
and furniture dealer, has taken posses
sion of his business here and is getting
acquainted with our people. He is a
pleasant gentleman to meet. His adver-
tisement will be found in the Northerner
Mr. Shoesmith's family have not yet ar
rived, but will come here when he is able
to secure house.
Bills printed at the Northerner office
announce that G.. A. and r.. A. Lamber
son will have an auction sale, / d miles
east and - miles north of Paw Paw
Thursday, January 4. 20 head of cows
seven head of horses, a quantity of hay
and corn, harnesses, cutter, and Other
desirable property will be offered. III. w
McCabe, auctioneer.
At their last meeting the Internationa
Congress elected the following officers
III. c., NJ. Buskirk; III. V. c., Chas. Holt
III. p. c., j. Haworth; III. r. X, Mrs E
l.. Moe; III. f. X Il. l.. Moe; H. Chap.
A. f. Mcneil; III. Phys, DIR. l.. Curtis III
NJ. of A., Fred Dibble; II. ID. X, Mrs
Buskirk; III. S., Mrs. II. Holt. Installa
ton will occur the third Monday in Jan
uary.
The X. of p. reception and ball las
Friday evening were very pleasant affairs
The company at the hall were entertain
ed by fine program by Fishers orches
ira, followed by musical and literary
program in the Coterie room, where Mrs
Clare Harrison gave piano selection
DR.. Hoyt vocal solo, Messrs. Chappe
and Snow guitar and mandolin selec
ton, Mrs. Cora Whalen a reading anC
Mrs. Z. II. Harvey solo. After thu
program, dancing was enjoyed at tn,
opera house.
Mrs. Aida j. Huntley died quietly o
heart fsilure at the home of her daugh