The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-11-25
WHOLE NUMBER 1914

A quiet funeral was held at the resi-
dence of the late John T. Clapp on
Thursday at 10 Am, Rev. Clizbe preach
ing the sermon. At its conclusion the
eldest son Julius, in behalf of the chill
dren, spoke a few earnest words of com
mendatiOn of her who has SO faithfully
cared for their father during
these many trying months, and also ex-
pressed their appreciation of the many
kindnesses of neighbors and friends
At one o'clock the sad procession wound
its way to LawtOn, where Mrs. Clapp-
and Julius took the east-bound express
tor Newton, Mass, the home of the
eldest daughter, Mrs. G.. j. Bailey.
After appropriate services there, the re-
mains will be inferred by the side of
their mother who was laid to rest near
~ nine years ago.
Years ago the family of Major Hugo
was well known in Paw Paw circles,
and many will remember young Charlie
Hugo, who spent great part of his
boyhood here, but went west aud with
the passing years has grown to be "a
stirring business man, now proprietor
of a large cattle ranch near Silver City,
New Mexico. One short year ago he
Oakland, Cal, and Il recent private let
ter received here announced the birth
of daughter on Nov. Z, the joyful news
being soon followed by the sad intelli-
gence that mother aud babe had both
been borne to 'the windOwless house
beneath the green sod" This will in
deed be a sad and memorable year for
the bereaved husband, as within it he
has also hidden the last farewell to Il
fond mother.
Many people are impatiently nquir-
ing when we are TO have our electric
lights again in operation, and the Elec-
trio Light Co. gives us the following
explanation of affairs: When it became
apparent that a new dynamo must be
procured, a contract was executed with
the state agent of the Sperry- Edison
CO., calling for the new machine by
Nov. |. However, when this was sent
in to headquarters, 1t was found that
the company had SO many orders in ad-
vance as to refuse to sign it, saying that
Dec 1st was the earliest date theycOuld
promise. Therefore, being particularly
desirous of securing this system, the
company decided to maze the best of it,
and Immediately proceeded with the
dredging and such other work as they
could Various parts of the outfit are
now arriving, and the town Board will
soon have an opportunity of choosing
between the low tension arc light we
have been using, or the nearly noise
less, hightension light. So little more
patience will doubtless afford us all the
better lights in the end.
The funeral of Seward Hawkins was
held at their home in Kalamazoo on
Friday afternoon, Rev. Henry Harvey
officiating, and the remains now rest in
Mountain Home" His sudden death
was caused by a severe attack of pneu-
monia, undoubtedly induced by ex-
posure, greatly aggravated by the
twelve-milc ride in rough lumber
wagon which was his only method of
reaching the train. He suffered SO
much during this trip that he was
obliged to ride most of the way on his
hands and knees. Still he kept up
bravely until he reached home when
he seemed to break down entirely and
never rallied. His sudden death was a
great shock To all, especially TO Miss
Maud who was unable even to attend
the funeral. Mr.. Hawkins was of
sunny temperament, kindly disposed
toward all, and IL most devoted hus-
band and father. He leaves Il wife, one
daughter, and two sons to mourn his
loss. and the hearts of this community
in which he lived so long, will go out
in sympathy to the stricken family.
Many of our people will remember
Mrs. H. A Estelle of Chicago, sister
in-law of Mamie Fossell, who last sum
mer spent several weeks here, the guest
of q. w. Koons, and who has recently
met with Il sad affliction in the sudden
death of her husband. Capt. Estelle
was the owner of schooner on which
he was himself performing the duties
of Captain, and the first of last week
left Chicago with large consignment
of grain, bound for Manistee. 1t was
this boat which the daily papers re-
ported rs being SO badly disabled by
the storm of Monday night, one sailor
and the cook being washed overheard,
Capt. Estelle himself perishing through
cold and exposure while lashed to the
rigging, from which position he bravely
though vainly issued orders in the
storm. One very remarkable circum-
stance is that they were SO near the
shore, that at one time sailor managed
to leap onto the pier This was to have
been the Captains last cruise for the
year, but proved the last cruise of life
Judging from the weather on last
Friday evening, the elements seem to
hold grudge against the l.. l.. A,
though ticket-holders are not easily dis
couraged herc-abouts, and there was
no diminution of the audience, in conse-
quence of the storm. Naturally, the
entertainment was such us would be
best appreciated by lovers of Dickens,
and to say that all such were delighted,
is to put it mildly, while the audience
as whole gave such good attention
and speak such words of commendation
as prove the entertainment to have been
eminently satisfactory AS for our
selves, we are thankful for an oppor-
tunity to hear an impersonator of such
fame as Leland L. Powers, and think
his sudden transitions from the airy
Micawber to the cringing Uriah Heep,
exhibit the perfection of elocutionary
art. His rendition of "Huldah and The
Parson," could hardly be improved,
and the rpprespntation Of n man read