The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-11-18

dated April ID, 1865, heavily draped In
mourning and containing the startling
announcement of President Lincoln's
assassination, is being sold as literary
relic.
Seth Allen of South Haven, who is
convalescing from severe attack of
pneumonia, was i'm town Monday on
his way to LawtOn, where he will spend
a few days with his fatner-in-law, j. G..
Bishop.
John Il. Clapps three sons, Julius,
Willis and Frank, arrived from the
West last Friday. Reaching Lawton at
one p. m, they procured team and
hastened at once to the bedside of their
stricken father.
Elam Warner was trying to mitigate
the wintry appearance of yesterdays
snOw-storm by passing around tine
Black Spanish watermelon, but some
how it had a belated, meloncolic aspect
in the snowy air.
On Sunday night the very heavens
seemed to weep over the dark mantle
that obscured sweet Luna's beauty, and
those who had anticipated a fine view
of the eclipse, found the conditions
rather unfavorable.
DaN id Anderson. who has been read
ing law in Judge Heckert's Office for
the past seven months, has exchanged
Blackstone for pedagogical lore, and will
WELD the ferule at Beramont during
the coming winter.
The death of Monroe Stevens of Osh-
temo, occurred on Monday, Nov. 9, and
the funeral was from the house on
Wednesday following, ut 10 Il. NJ, the
remains being inferred in what is some
times designated as the Fitch cemetry.
The most undeniable proof of the
value of newspaper advertising is fur
nished by jackson man who adver-
tised in the local papers for girl, and
was presented with twins by his wife
next morning, both of the female per-
suasion.
Miss Jennie Cook, well known as a
former Paw Paw girl, has decided to
abandon the millinery trade for "a
school with one scholar" The ceremo-
ny is to occur tomorrow evening at
her fathers, and she will hereafter be
known as Mrs. Slayton.
Next Sunday evening the services at
the M. +. church will be in the interest
of education and partake of the nature
of Mich. College Day exercises. Rev.
A. &. Jones and others will make short
addresses. On Sunday, the Goth, quar-
terly meeting will occur, and Presiding
Elder Carlisle will preach in the even
ing.
The following were successful at the
Teachers examination held ut Decatur,
Oct. 81: w. e. Bessey, Marcia Beattie,
Chas. Boughton, j. ID. Bennett, Anna
Creagan, Mary Dyer, Anna Fort, Kate
Hills, Minnie Hawks, Annie Haney,
L. +. Lindsey, Swaby Lawton, Lena
Lyle, I'll. A. Martin, Maude Parmater,
r. b. Taylor, Emily Warner, Burdette
Whipple.
Harry Longwell has been wonder
fully busy of late experimenting the
repairs on his new house, which include
the putting in of "A CRATE, with new paint
and paper throughout, and when the
elegant new furniture and beautiful
presents are all in place, Harry can
congratulate himself that his nest is a
fit setting for the fair mate he brings TO
occupy it. The young couple hope to
be well settled by next week.
For the past five months ii. w. Nc
Cabe has been assisting b. +. Warner
in the disposal of his large herd of
western horses, and it may surprise the
community to learn that their business
relations recently terminated in Il some
what unexpected manner by Bangs Civ
ing McCabe a regular caning but rs it
was done with handsome gold-headed
stick, engraved with Mr. McCabe's
name and post-oifice address, the latter
smilingly declares that he holds no ill
will whatever.
Friends to the number of thrty-five
or forty came from different directions
through the rain on Tuesday evening,
Nov. 10th to the home of Frank Harris
to witness the marriage of Miss Myrtle
Harris to Mr. Frank Goeche, of Kala-
mazoo. The ceremony was performed
by Mrs. Anna Barton, and every one
seemed to enjoy the occasion, especial
ly the supper, which was very bounti-
full and of first-class order. The
young couple left that evening for their
new home in Kalamazoo.
On Wednesday last John L. Clapp,
who has been in poor health for many
weeks, suddenly fell from the chair in
which he was sitting and was taken up
i'm an unconscious condition, in which
state he remained until Saturday, when
he rallied sufficiently to recognize his
children. From that time he gradually
failed, until yesterday at noon he quiet
~ pdSSeO away, lcdNliB ~ ldISOa NllClC
of relatives and friends to mourn his
loss, though they cannot regret his re-
lease from suffering.
f. r. Annable vacated his former
residence on Monday and started the
car containing his household goods that
same afternoon. His family are now
at the Dyckman, awaiting the close of
court to set him free from his duties as
prosecutor, at which time they will
Immediately start for their new home
on the Pacific coast. Mr.. Annables
legal ability is such as will make him
an acquisition TO any place, while his
wife is a sweet, womanly woman, and
we are sorry to lose them from our
community.
The hunting party composed of
Messrs. Engle, Thayer, Rawson and
Hawkins, have met with great disap-
pointment in the shape of the serious
illness of the last mentioned gentle
man IL seems that they had lust gotten