The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-07-14

jerome coleman anu tatnily starr tui5 week
to visit Washington, Philadelphia, and Mr..
Coleman's birthplace in Washington county,
y. Y. They expect to be absent about SIX weeks.
Gideon Browning Esq. Theodore Trow
bridge and Uncle Philander are expected home
soon from their trip to Washington, Phila-
dephia and York State, and they will come
laden with treasures Of all kinds. Theodore
has already sent home priceless relics in the
shape of a smashed canteen and one Of the
vertebrate from dead Johnny's back bone,
found on Maryland Heights near the South
Mountain battle field, and also single from
the smoke house, or some other out building,
on the Mt. Vernon estate, said to have been
nailed there by Pdter Pdtride himself. No doubt
but the boys will have then watch chains strung
with human teeth when they get home. But
they have seen enough to keep them talking
for year, and what is better than all, they are
intelligent aud we'll read and can have and give
a rational and interesting account Of what they
have seer.
One Of the pleasant events OF the season,
il not the most, took place here last evening,
and consisted OF the marriage OF Miss Ida,
eldest daughter OF Hon. L. I. Rawson OF this
place, to Stillman Slocum, Esq, Of Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, with it's attendant festivities. The
ceremony took place at the residence Of the
brides father, IN the presence Of some forty or
more couples-invted guests-who testified
their love and esteem for the fair bride by the
presentation to her OF numerous rich and beau
tlful gifts, and by the earnest expression OF
wishes for the future happiness and prosperity
Of the young husband and wife as they passed
out rom her old home to their new one in the
west. No young wife ever left Decatur bear
ing with her more tender farewells or kinder
thoughts from hosts Of friends than Mrs. Slo-
cum, and good wishes from everyone will follow
her to her new home. The newly married couple
left on the midnight train for their home at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
II may be too late to say anything about the
4th OF July at Decatur, but the way In which
the new century OF our national life was u sher-
ed in at this place Will certainly be long remem-
bered. At precisely twelve o'clock midnight.
on the night Of the Sd, Pandemonium was In
stituted and held sway among US for twenty
minutes or more. Three steam Whistles, thre e
church and one school bells, numberless dinner,
COW and farm bells, sheets Of zinc aud sheet
iron, cannon, pistols, tirecrackers. sky rockets,
and, worse than all in it's horrible din aud it's
gutteral groaning. like giant snoring more
than aught else, the horse fiddle that the BOYS
had fixed up from dry goods boxes under the
supervision OF the devil-of the Republican
Office, Mr.. Andy Johnson, these combined to
pierce the sky, and it must have made the
angels weep or stpff their ANGELIC ears with
angelic wool. 1t is believed thStno such racket
was ever heard before, certainly not In Decatur,
and it Is devoutly to be hoped It will not be
beard again during this century. Certainly
Decatur acquitted herself grsndly on Independ-
ence day, and ii is estimated by those who
looked the crowd over carefully that it number
ed not less than 5000 persons. Very many OF
Paw Paws best people exhibited their smiling
faces here and seemed to be fully satisfied with
the entertainment.
July 18th.