The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
DECATUR LOCALS.

FROM Our own correspondent.
James Jordan, of Buchanan, and John Jor-
dan, Of Kalamazoo, were at home Christmas.
Addie Hendryx, OF Dowagiac, is visiting old
friends in town.
Henry Teed of Joliet, was in town Christ
mas visiting his mother.
Willie Rogers, son of Don. C. Rogers, OF
Detroit, is here visiting his sisters, his cousins
anl his aunts.
Weddings have been very numerous Of late.
Can it be because we are so near the close OF
leap year?
Charles Andrews and wife, of Detroit, are
visiting his brother-in-law, John w. Rogers.
Mabel Neff and Fanny Rawson, left Monday
for Muskegon, the former to remain with her
parents and the latter to spend the holidays.
Geo. Mckay has been repairing his house
throughout and has so far completed 1t that he
has moved back into it.
MISS Nellie Clapp and Miss Flora Clapp, are
home visiting their parents and friends.
Hugh Shearer and wife were home for Christ
mas.
There were four Christmas trees on Christ
mas eve., two at the NJ. f. church and two at
the Presbyterian church.
Sherman Upton, of Battle Creek is here,
and is advertised to give one OF his chalk talks
in Town Hall on Wednesday evening.
We noticed one day last week a large guam
tity OF furniture, being shipped from W. II.
Clsrks establishment to Hartford, to furnish
the residence OF Mrs. Jane Manley, who has
removed to that town.
Hamilton, who has been in Battle Creek for
some time came home few days since bring
ing husband with her.
surprise party assembled at the residence
OF Marion Hinckley on Monday evening last.
By ruse Mr.. and Mrs. Hinckley had been
called away from the house. Whereupon
party of about one hundred persons took pos
session. 1t was the tenth anniversary OF their
marriage and pleasant time was had and
arge number of presents left with the surprised
couple to remind them of the regard enter
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Report came to town early Monday morning
that suicide had occurred at j. w. Hager-
mans in Hamilton. Squire Haynes accom-
panied by Constable Toof, went down and i'm
panelled a jury and held an inquest. From
the evidence adduced it appears that Charles
Corser, was boarding at ]. W. Hagerman's, aid
after breakfast on Monday morning went out
in the yard for some purpose but came 10 soon
after, said he had seen rat out there and be
guessed he would take the gun. He then went
out and started for the road climbing over the
fence towards the middle OF the road, he held
the muzzle of the gun to his right temple and
fired This was witnessed by colored girl
who was working for Mr.. Hsgerman ard who
was looking out Of the window She imme
diately exclaimed Charley has shot himself"
and on investigation, sure enough he had blown
the top Of his head off. The gun was cut down
so that the barrel was only about feet long,
which left the trigger in easy reach OF his hand.
He had threatened his life only the day before.
He told some OF the neighbors that he was in
misery all the time, but when under the infu
ence OF liquor, and he was tired OF LIVING any
how, and he guessed he wodld so home and
kill himself. The verdict OF the jury was that
the deceased came to hls death between the
hours of and O'Clock on the morning Of the
9th of December, 1880, by the discharge Of
shotgun in his own hands.