The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-14
WHOLE NUMBER 2O73.

Justice Shrine married on the 18th
inst, at his Office in this village, George
Palmer and Frances Rocker, both of
Grand junction.
There is much sickness at present
among children-bad colds, throat and
chest trouble predominating-and all
OF our local physicians are kept busy.
At the annual meeting of Mattawan
Lodge No. 268, +. q A. NJ, the follow
ing officers were elected: G.. ID. Thomp-
son, W M; A.W .Moshier, S.W.; j. Fee,
j. W.; Is. Payne, Sec'y; G.. Goodrich,
Treas'r; j. Ewes, S. D.; w. G. Moshier,
j. d.; +. Beardsley, Tyler.
Paw Paw Lodge No. 25, +. & A. M,
coming year: r. W. Broughton, w. M;
j. K. Chandler, S.W; j. f. KingsnOrth,
j. W.; A. H. Smith, Sec'y; +. F. Parks,
Tressr; M. U Richardson, S. d.; +. S.
Briggs, j. d.; l.. w. Whitbeck, Tyler.
Twice since the fall trade opened has
Sellick been compelled to duplicate his
first order of the season for jackets,
capes and cloaks-the third invoice
having but just arrived. No more ac-
ceptable or appropriate holiday present
|
or sweetheart than one of these, and
the extremely low price at which they
are sold places them within the reach
of all. All other lines of goods carried
by this concern are equally full and
complete.
At the annual meeting of Paw Paw
Chapter No. "a, r.. A NJ, held Monday
evening, the following officers were
elected VIM. Kilefer, H. p; G.. S.
Adams, King; A. III. Smith, Scribe; Ella
Curtiss, G.. of H.; r. w Broughton, p.
S.; Nj. u. Richardson, II. A. c.; r. NJ.
Buck, NJ. 3rd "; W. G. Y. Ferguson, M
2d v; VIM. NJ. Thayer, M. 1st "; +. +.
Parks, Sec'y; M. +. Whalen, Treas'r;
Rev. w. c. Mccarthy, Chaplain; &. W.
Lee, Organist; f. 5 Briggs and w. r.
Shrine, Stewards; l.. W. Whitbeck,
Sentinel.
The farm house of Willis Carter, one
mile and half west of Armstrong;
corners in Waverly, was totally de-
stroyed by fire, together with most of
its contents, at an early hour Sunday
morning. AS we are informed, there
had been some sort of a gathering at
the house Saturday night, which had
held through pretty well towards morn
ing When the company finally dis
persed, Mr.. Carter built rOusing fire
and went to bed and at once fell asleep
He was awakened by Goals of fire drop
ping into his face and found the house
enveloped in flames The Cass County
Mutual had 5000 risk on the house.
Waverly claims to have the banner
Grange in Van Buren, county, and from
what we hear of that organization we
] are led to believe the claim Just one.
Push" seems to be the watchword of
the entire membership, and if there is
anything special to do they will devise
some means of accomplishing it, They
contrive to combine profit and amuse-
ment for the general good. A small
debt for repairing the hall rests upon
the Grange, and sparrow-hunt on Sat
urday next, Dec. 22d, with an oyster
supper in the evening, is one of series
Of enterprises inaugurated to raise the
debt. All are cordially invited to par
| ticipate and are guaranteed thor
oughly good time, as Waverly Grange
does nothing by halves.
An Associated Press dispatch from
South Haven, dated Tuesday, says: At
| five o'clock this morning Eugene Keasy
discovered the barn of Robert Webster,
three miles southeast of this place, to
be on fire. Hurrying over to the place,
he loosened the animals and let them
out and then rushed to the house to get
Webster out, but upon reaching the
door it suddenly opened and he receiv
ed charge of shot full in the face. He
cannot recover Two years ago Web
ster married for the second time, pro-
curing his wife through an advertise
ment They did not live happily He
began a series of alleged cruelties that
finally resulted the past fall in driving
his wife away from home. Webster was
about to lose his farm by foreclosure of
mortgage, when his grandson stepped
in and assumed the mortgage and al
lowed the old man to retain his home
Another account of the affair is to the
effect that Keasy, when he reached the
house, burst open the door. There
stood Webster, in the center OF the
kitchen, shotgun in hand. He leveled
the weapon and fired at Keasey, who
received the charge full in the face
The sight of both eyes is totally destroy
ed and his face completely riddled with
shot and terribly burned. While Keasey
was being removed to his home by the
neighbors who had arrived, and their
attention being diverted to the injured
man, Webster deliberately set fire to
the house, after having fastened the
doors and windows, with the intention
of remaining in the burning building
and thus ending his own miserable life.
Two men, however, discovered the fire,
and upon breaking in found Webster
hid under q couch. He had remained
there long enough for the hot smoke to
get in its deadly work, however, and he
died during the afternoon.
| Christmas at the school.
The 1st and 2d primary departments