The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12

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Young lady Mt Evart and an hour after
wards started for home. Before reach
ing East Saginaw, Fulford was taken
from the train in a helpless condition.
He grew gradually worse until the end
came.
The depot OF the Grand Rapids and
Indiana railroad at Luther, Lake County,
was DESTROYED by fire.
John Miller. of Alrena. returned
home recently and found that young
man named Henry Hyde had taken pos
session of his wife and residence. Hyde
forbid Miller from entering his own
house, stating that he had assumed charge,
and that he, Miller, could not come there
Miller sought the aid of the police and
had the interloper arrested, and he is now
in Jail. The woman was also arrested.
She has four children.
"A letter from Pontiac, Oakland
County, says: IL. III. Bramrach, pre-
sumably wealthy Californian, came here
last Saturday intending to visit relatives
before starting on q journey around the
world. He saw Mrs. Frances Ha2erman,
the divorced wife of an Oxford man, and
the sight touched his heart, notwithstand-
ing his 20 years. He procured an iltio-
duction, and at once suggested marriage.
Mrs. Hagerman was willing, and the cere-
mony was to take pllce last evening.
The Mr.. Hagerman in the case heard of
the scheme, and sent notice that he would
stop any such proceedings The result
was that Bramrach and Mrs. Hagerman
quietly packed their trunks and went to
Detroit, where they were married to-day
and they are now en- route for New York.
where they will take a steamer for
Europe"
A letter from st. Johns, Clinton
County, says The wool market is
opening slowly on account of the wet
and cold weather, which has prevented
shearing. The Mercantile Company,
Munger & Shaver and J. S. Wolcott are
the buyers this season. The market
opened at Is to 20 cents for unwashed
and % to p cents for washed.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Hamblin, of
Romeo, Macomb County, have just cele-
brated the sixtieth anniversary of their
marriage. They are in the best of health.
This is the first anniversary of sixty
years married life that is on record in
Macomb County.
The Ingham County pioneers held
their sixteenth annual meeting at Mason
last week Governor Luce and others adj
dressed them There were present
thirty five old-timers who have lived In
Ingham County for more than half a
century.
The Alpena docket contains numer-
Gus cases against III. r. Morse for dam
ages alleged to have been caused by his
sawdust pile burning a large portion of
the Third Ward of the city of Alpena on
July ~, 1883. Mr. Morse petitioned the
court to have the case tried in some
other county besides Alpena. Judge
Kelley has granted the request, and the
cases have been transferred to the Otsego
Circuit. At least $500, 900 is involved in
the suits.
The State Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, in session at Bay City,
elected Mrs. Mary T. Lathrap, of jack
son, President; Lizzie NJ. Johnson, of
Flint, Recording Secretary; Emma A.
Wheeler, of Grand Rapids, Correspond
ing Secretary; Fannie L. Holden, of Reed
City, Treasurer.
"A recent letter from Detroit contains
the following:
Farmers and gardeners interests have been
seriously injured in many parts of Michigan,
and the aggregate loss from frOsts, wind and
beating rainstorm will reach into thousands OF
dollars. Wexford County reports that the late
frosts have taken the life out of almost every
thing green. Potatoes and corn were complete
" destroyed. The rain and SNOW storms have
done great damage to crops I'm Geneseo County
whore the heavy wind tore down many shade
trees. In Calhoun County the rainstorm nc
companied by low temperature did widespread
injury 20 vegetation, while in Barry County
the late frosts damaged crops consider
ably. Corn IN some places will have
TO DO replanted, and strawberries aud
potatoes have also suffered. For the first time
| i'm hfty-One years in the history OF Wayne
| May 30. Garden trash" is all out of sight and
| potato bugs have gone back to winter quarters
| Wheat ia badly down, but crops in general art
! not much damaged. The grape crop in Lapeei
| County is reported ruined, and other fruits
/ more or less injured. In Livingston County
/ nearly an inch OF snow and cold rain have
| badly injured strawberries and other fruits. In
! Lenaweee County the heavy rain has ended the
disastrous drought that babe fair TO ruin the
wheat and hay crops. Small fruits were in
iured considerably by the frosts. Berrier
! County farmers are complaining of the ravages
| of the cut-worms and OF the general injury &c
/ Mason County suffered severely by the late
frosts which did considerable damage TO fruit
potatoes and corn. The fruit trees were over
burdened and there may yet be n fair crop should
warm weather set in soon. In Clinton County
the recent frosts served 10 damage the crops very
| badly. Corn is frozen 10 the ground, cherries
and grapes killed, some of the wheat il dam
| aged and even the clOveris killed. Other reports
! show that the very heaviest frosts were south q
| GTatiot County, and that, contrary 10 all expert
| ence the highest grounds most affected
! The damage done was not general, but in marrow
! belts and ~streaks, adjoining farms being diff
ferently affected
Frost did a great deal of damage tC
crops in the Traverse region.
The new water works we'll at st
Johns shows a capacity of 5000 gallons
per hour without lowering the water
which stands about seventeen feet from
the surface of the ground