The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-05-26

clipping wife, who had disappeared during his
absence from home, and there found her in
company with John Hart former neighbor
and married man. The transgressing couple
had rented a dwelling in Nashville and had gone
TO housekeeping, having taken with them from
Smiths house a euficiency Of furniture. The
angry husband made complaint against the
couple for adultery, but afterward relented
and begged his wife to return to him, to which
she consenting, the complaint and suit were
withdrawn.
Mrs. IRA b. LYONS Was run over by the cars
at Flint, on Friday Of last week, and killed.
II appears the woman came down into cut,
and. ON account Of the bank, could not be seen
until she stepped out on the track, not twenty
feet from the engine. 1t was too late to stop
and the engine struck her, throwing her sew
eral feet into the air, and she dropped to one
side of the track, dead. The train backed up,
and the body was taken up and carried to the
house Of a relative near by. The wcman's
eyesight was not good, but she was not deaf,
and must have heard the train coming. She
was about fifty years of age.
JACKSON has a base ball club by which it sets
great store, as the people of the Central City
think it is the best in the State letter from
Jackson has the following remarks: 1.-The
Mutual base ball club of this city, who for the
last three years have been the acknowledged
champions Of the State, are again in the field
for the present season with a nine much
stronger than ever. Billy Foley, well-known
PLAYER of Chicago, was engaged, but after stay
ing some ten days departed, and it has been
since learned that he was gobbled up by the
Cincinnati Reds. He made many friends dur
ing his brief stay, who mourn his loss for had
he stayed the Mutuals would have as strong
infeld as any nine in the country outside of
the league. They are at present in want of
| first-class second baseman. The following are
the players composing the field nine: Hotal-
ing c., from Syracuse Stars Naylor, p, Of
last years Kingston, Ont, club Brady, of
Chicago, LIST b.; Cox, of Mansfield, Ohio, I'd b.;
Gillespie, the fine third baseman of last years
Kalamazoos and originally of Chicago; Law
Ter, g. 8. and change catcher the recognized
| best player in the State, and formerly of Chi
cago Root, ]. f.; Benedict, C. f.. and Mont
gomery, r. f., with Moore sub. On the 18th
game was played with the Hillsdale club, which
was won by the Mutusls-score, Is to f."
MRS. JASPER HAYDEN, the wife of a farmer
residing in Springport township Jackson
county, committed suicide one morning last
week by shooting herself through the heart
with a pistol. She had been married only a
few weeks and her maiden name was Miss
Phillips. Mr.. Hayden had arisen and gone
out to the barn to attend to his stock and on
coming into the house found his wife dead.
The report that she was driven to the deed by
domestic difficulties is stoutly contradicted by
the friends Of both parties, they asserting
that she had been mentally deranged for some
time, caused by violent blow upon her head,
which she accidentally received not long since.
Mr.. Hayden is young man Of about twenty
four years his wife was some years his junior.
THIS item is from the Vermontville Enter
prise: Vermontville is now an Incorporated
village with 700 or 800 inhabitants. or we
were not modest we should say even 1,000.)
We have good depot, fine union school house,
five manufacturing establishments, two dry
goods stores, four groceries, two boot and shoe
stores, three blacksmiths shops a good grist
mill, cheese factory printing Office, etc. In
relation to the future we need only to remark
that the Hon. II. G. Barber has faith in Yer
montville. He is about to txpend several
thousand dollars on his bank building. In adj
dition to the banking business, Mr.. Barber will
fit up one Of the finest dry good stores in the
county. Several houses are under headway
AS it Is, the village rs enjoying steady and
healthy growth"