The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-08
Whole Number 2546.

season was IL below last Sunday morn
ing, although many registering ther-
mometers did not show so low a temper
ature.
! The new officers of the Christian Sun
day school are Arthur Hutchins, supt.;
Jay Rickerson, sec'y; Harry Wilson,
treas; John Haworth chorister; Lena
Harrison, organist.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. r. Ocobock have pur-
chased the Spicer store, now occupied
by Pugsley & Shepard, for $500, and
will move into it when Pugsey & Shep-
/ ard move to their new building
For the last six months of 1903 the
Disciple Sunday school has been having
a membership and attendance contest,
the school being divided into two sides,
the reds and the blues. The blues were
victorious by one point, and as reward
will enjoy supper served by the reds at
the church parlors this evening. Every
member of the scnool should be present.
The many Paw Paw friends of Arba n.
Moulton, editor of the Decatur Republi-
can, regret to learn that he is not max
ing satisfactory recovery from his Sc
| we're illness, but remains in a critical
condition. Everything possible is be-
ing done for him, and The True Norther-
ner but voices the general sentiment in
expressing a hope for his speedy re-
coyery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lackey of Bloom
ingdale have been married 6315 years
since July 4, 1910. We believe that is a
/ longer married life than that of any
other residents of the county. If not,
We would be pleased to learn who holds
! the record. The True Northerner would
/ like to publish the names of all couples
in the county who have lived together
/ GO years or more
n \. c. Martin has resigned his position
as deputy revenue collector, to take eff
feet April l, and Hon. G. G. Phillips of
Bangor will succeed him on that date /,
| Mr.. Martin has filed the place for near
ly six years, serving during the time
/ when the war taxes made the work much
more intricate than at present, and will
leave the service with an enviable record.
He is credited with being one of the
most efficient deputies in the state. He
will devote his entire attention to his
private business interests at home.
/ Y The supervisors have at last reac he'd
something definite as to the disposition
of the old court house grounds. They
are willing to dedicate it to park pur-
poses, to be maintained by Paw Paw,
provided the village will give free water
and sewerage to the county buildings
and grounds as compensation therefor. Z
As these items would cost the county
$500 or S400 per year, aud as the expense
Of improving the grounds would be at
least 1900 to the village, it seems to
The True Northerner that the supervis-
ors ask too much, especially as the park
is for the benefit of the county's build
ings as well rs for the benefit of Paw
Paw. The proposition of the village to
furnish free sewerage and maintain the
park was, in our opinion, fair one and
ought to have been accepted by the SUI
pervisors.
The Paw Paw postofiice opened for
business in its new quarters in the First
National bank building yesterday morn
ing. Paw Paw now has one of the finest
postoffices of any town iu the state
The large lobby has a tiled floor and
the postoffice equipment proper is of
we'll finished oak with glass in upper
part, separate windows for money orders,
stamps and general delivery, and sol
combination lock boxes of the latest pat
tern. There are no call boxes. In the
rear there are plenty Of tables for assort-
ing and handling mail, and plenty of
room for rural carriers. Partition will
be put in later giving a separate room
for the carriers and a private office for
the postmaster. The rooms are steam
heated Nearly all the boxes are al
ready rented, and il the business of the
office continues to grow it will be neces-
sary to add more boxes The True
Northerner predicts that the business
will increase with the lively prosperity
of the town, and that within a few years
the Paw Paw postofiice will go into the
second class, with free city delivery.
A very pleasant social event occurred
at the home of MIR. and Mrs Edison
| >
Woodman. former teacher in the Lee
school, gave reception to her pupils.
The program of the evening, as whole,
was most interesting, but some portions
of it are deserving of special mention.
These are the recitations by Miss Wood
man, which we're delivered in her own
pleasing and inimitable manner, and the
music, both vocal and instrumental.
Sevsstl solos and choruses were rendered
which were heartily encored, especially
the solo by Miss lone Reynolds. The
whole assembly then joined in singing
few of the old familiar school songs
Then came the features. A New Years
pie was a large receiving dish arranged
and covered to have the appearance of a
pie. About the edge of the pie were
. small cards. on each OF which was written
the name of one of the guests. Each
person drew the piece of pie to which
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