The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-03
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YOUTH of Hastings has been sentenced to
five months In the House Of Correction for
using obscene language.
WHILE experimenting with a revolver the
other night at Fenton, lad named McCollum
accidentally fred bullet through his wrist b.
A YOUNG lady named Della Blue, living near
C.rleton Monroe county, committed suicide
one day last week by taking poison. The cause
of the act is not known.
MRS. JAMES WoRTHINoroS, an old resident
of Homer, died Wednesday, at the age of CT
years. She wss q member OF the Presbyterian
Church, and was well known and greatly re-
spected in that region for many years.
LIEUT.. LOCKWOOD, In the United States
service, who has been engaged III getting the
latitude and longitude of st. Louis, Gratiot
county, for Government charts during the
past four weeks, left ON Tuesday morning.
SUNDAY afternoon fire was discovered in the
cellar OF Tonsey, Jennison & Beach hardware
store in the Jennison block at Bay City. The
Fire Department were promptly on hand, and a
destructive conhagraton was prevented. The
fire is supposed to have been produced by
spontaneous combustion. The loss will proba-
bly, exceed $1,000 which is fully covered by
insurance.
AT Tawas City, last week, a motion was made
for a continuance Of the trial OF The People
vs.. harrington. The grounds on which the
motion waa Cra M ad xvara that tba dafard me-
principal witness, Mrs. Rivers, could not be
found also defendants awyer has not been
allowed by the Sheriff to confer with him in
private. He will be kept in jail there until
the spring term Of court.
ANsoN SHARPsTEIN, OF Penfeld, left homo
position at Philadelphia. Sunday morning he
was found in an insensible condition in tho
hay-loft Of his own barn. Death supsive ned
soon after his insensible form was discovered.
The theory is that some unknown persons
drugged and robbed the unfortunate man and
afterward placed him where he was found.
The case ID shl GUIDED in mystery.
PoRT AUSTIN Ne,cs: Tho last crib on this
seasons work on the breskwater at Sand Beach
was sunk in position last Monday, and about
1875 cords Of stone put into it TO hold it in posi-
ton. The heavy northeast sea Thursday morn.
ing parted the crib twenty-five feet below the
surface of the water, the top of the crib came
up, leaving seven feet on the bottom filled with
stone. There are two submarine divers work
ing at it now trying to get il back into position.
The breaking of this one crib will delay the
completion Of this seasons work two or three
weeks, and necessitate several thousand dollars
extra expense.
JohN REESE, Of Eckiord township, Calhoun
county, quarreled with his wife. and, when she
attempted to flee from hio presence and seek
shelter at a neighbours house. he seized two
barroled shotgun and fired at her. A few shot
struck her head, hut she received no serious
injury. He then discharged the other barrel
at his own head, tearing away his chin in a
horrible manner but finding himself not suffi-
GENTLY dead, he got an old musket, loaded it,
and completed the terrible work by pulling of
his boot, extending himself upon the floor and
dischargipg the contents Of the gun with his
toe, blowing his head all to pieces. he was
about 45 years OF age, and had seven children.
jealousy, and family trouble resulting there
from. are said to be the cause.
The Railroad Conductors Life Insurance
Association Of the United States and Canadas
held its annual convention at Young Mems
Hall, in Detroit, last week. About 200 Of the
fraternity we're present. Samuel Titus, OF the
New York Central, was called 10 the chair.
The annual address was made by W. s. Sears,
Of the Michigan Southern. The chief impor.
tant business was the submission OF the annual
report Of the Executive Committee. The
whole number OF members certificates issued
since the organization has been G174. Of
which 2 926 have been forfeited and ! 450 sur.
rendered or withdrawn. During the whole
time there have died 11S passenger and 81
freight conductors; been killed, 10 passenger
and 81 freight; and disabled. Is passenger and
q freight conductors, leaving present men,
bership OF LAO.
ABOUT midnight Of last Sunday the city o.
Marshall was thrown into a scene of wild ex-
element by an alarm OF fire and cries of MUIR
der. The excitement ran to fever heat when
Il rpiN'i Vic, q iafihS hdu
three persons the streets and WAS still ct largo
threatening promscuous destruction OF life
and property. Investigation proved that one
man was shot by the maniac, as follows: The
lunatic had at three different places set fire to
the Catholic school-h house, on Hanover street
Desire Reuse, the wounded man, was the first
TO discover the flames, and while in the act OF
quenchiDg them, in which he had succeeded,
thereby saving the school house, church and
parsonage, he was shot by the lunatic the
ball entering directly above the left kidney.
At this jdncture the maniac commenced
promiscuous firing upon the few persons who
had arrived at the scene. Fortunately how
ever, no further injury to life was done. Up
to O'Clock Monday morning the lunatc pa
raded the streets with a revolver and can
filed with kerosene threatening destruction
to life and property. At the hour
named he was found in the Forbes
House, at the Michigan Central depot,
where he was captured by Special Policeman
Charles Noneman, assisted by others, and de
prived of the revolver and conveyed to the
county jail. where he is now confined. The
alarm Of fire above mentioned was caused by
the burning OF the Rochester House barn, on
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