The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-03
+. z. STEvESr,
X. w. MOVES, Village Com.
Il. +. SrRARNs,

At the meeting of the Van Buren, Co. Vet.
Corps held at Lawrence on Monday last, the
following resolution was adopted:
"Resoyred, That five officers of this or
SANITATION be appointed to call meeting
three delegates from each Post of the q. A.
II. in Van Buren, county, with view to or
gsnizing county organization under Post
auspices, and that when the same shall bt
perfected in q manner satisfactory TO sucl
committee, that the committee is hereby
authorized to transfer the money and other
effects of the Van Buren, County Veteran
Corps to the proper officers of the G. A. r.
organization, and that henceforth this or
yanization shall cease to exist"
The committee consists of Mai. Peters
Adjutant War; ~, { oil. McFarlin, Capt. Dan,
and Quarter Master Hogmire.
The shooting of w. j. Dennis, of Breed =
vile, brie mel ii N Of which wa made las,
week, was evidently the act of his own hand.
His revolver with ono chamber empty was
lying by his side wbel found. His town
ship books were with him, and his gold
watch and tbout So il money were in
his pockets. Mr.. DENIM had been a
widower about one year and was about 55
years old. He was in com 'ortabe circum-
stances and was considered an upright, hon
est man by those who knew him. He was
last seen about 8 o'clock on tho forenoon Of
that day and lived until bout o'clock in
The evening bui remained unconscious.
There is no reason assigned for committing
the rash act, and it is thought he must have
become emporsri'y insane.
Died, III this village, on Sunday evening,
Feb. Goth, 1882, of spinal ri;.!itus, Abram
NJ. Lane, aged 72 years and three months.
In the death Of Mr.. Lane. Paw Paw, loses
another of her pioneer settlers. He was
born in Wheelock, Vermont, Nov. 14th, 1909
and emigrated to Western N. Y. when a
young man, in 1881, where he was married
to Sarah Gilman, daughter of Rev. Samuel
Gilman, and sister of Hon. Joseph Gilman
Of Antwerp township. In the spring of
1887 he, with his family, came to this county
and located in tho township of Antwerp
where he resided until 1873, when, on the
death of bis wife and the consequent break
ing up of his old homo, he sold his farm and
has since had home with his children in
this vicinity. He leaves one daughter, Mrs
+. w. Free, and two sons, Irving H. and
Eugene NJ. Lane, 20 mourn the loss of O
kind and well beloved father. Ho was one OF
a family of eight children and tho first OF
the number TO pass away. During this long
residence of forty-fve years (nearly half
century, in this county, Mr.. Lane had, by
his purity of life, generous and kind hearted
moss, won the respect and esteem Of all who
knew him. In those early days, in the his
tory of this county, his friends and neighbour
could always count on "Uncle Abram" fo
any aid or assistance in his power, and man,
tired and weary stranger has found res
!. and refreshment under his hospitable roof
4 He has been 'aithful and consistent chris
tian for 80 years, and an honored member o
The Free Baptist church of this place, which
organization no helped form in 1S43, alway
contributing literally for the cause of tin
!, Master he SO faithfully served His funera
as held from the residence OF j. w. Free
"Wednesday afternoon and was attende,
. number of our citizens who wishet
IN NAL tribute of respect to worthy
was "PaithfuI unto DEATH" anc
NJ &bt received ",he crown of life"