The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-28
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from vicious attack Of pneumonia, is
now in precarious condition from a
recurrence of his old malady-asthma
If the narrow gauge trains are unable
to make but one round trip daily be
tween LawtOn and South Haven dur
ing such weather AS we have had for
the past month or so, the Lord only
knows what they will do when they
have snow drifts to contend with.
Holmes q Bilsborrow report lively
trade in heating stoves, prompted, pre-
sumably, by the increasing cold
weather. In this line their stock is
simply superb, and the prices put them
within the reach of all. IL you are in
need of a heater, don't fail To call on
this firm.
A snow storm of huge Dimensions is
prevailing in the west and north-we
and the indications now are that its
advance guard will reach us soon. For
couple of days past local thermome-
ters have registered only 10 or 12 above
zero but up To the time of this writing
very little snow has fallen.
The Christmas services at the Baptist
church were well rendered by the pri-
mary department of the 5. 5. and high
ly enjoyed by the audience; after which
all the children were made happy by a
share of the contents of the Christmas
tree. Mrs. Barton was also remember
ed by her friends in the church in the
gift of "a beautiful upholstered rocker
The election of officers of the l.. q. Il.
Nj. resulted as follows: Lady Comman-
der, Mrs. Nj. A. Pepper; Lieut.. Com'dr,
To- n. nd L.
G.. ID. Thayer: Finance Keeper, Mrs. +.
Mistress. at Arms, Mrs Burnham; Ser
geant, Mrs Ira Brott; Sentinel, Mrs
w. p. Grannis; Picket, Mrs G.. +.
Butler
William Shaw of Decatur township
was before Justice Rowland day or
two since charged with assault and
battery upon the person of his father,
John A. Shaw, an old veteran of the
late war, aged 60 years. The face of
Shaw pere bore ample evidence that
Shaw fLs was hard hitter and that he
planted bis blows with special reference
to Disagreement. The case stands ad
journed to Jan. 8.
Right and Wrong Punishment" is
the topic for discussion at the Mothers
meeting at the Baptist church parlOrs
Thursday, Jan. 3, at 2 p. m. Selections
will be read from Elizabeth Harrisons
book on "A Study of Child Nature" in
which helpful anecdotes are related of
how children can be taught To punish
themselves for their little thoughtless
misdemeanors. All are welcome.
Mick Hennesey took into camp the
big turkey given away Christmas by
Ocobock Bros to the first one guessing
its weight or the nearest to il. Mick
was No 6 on the list of guessers and
put the fowl at % lbs (ts exact weght).
Two others lateron made the same esti-
mate, but the conditions of the scheme
gave the turkey to Hennesey. 1t was
raised by A. d Rich of Waverly and
was 1S months old.
We desire to call especial attention
to the statement of The First National
Bank of this village, published on the
Sth page of this issue. Notwithstand-
ing the hard times, this Bank has con
siderably over 800, 900 in deposits, and
has more than twice the lawful reserve
required by the National Banking Act.
1t numbers among its shareholders
some of our most influential citizens,
and is considered one of the strongest
financial institutions in Southwestern
Michigan.
1t is pretty generally understood, by
those i'm position to know of such
things, that the Chicago IL Grand Trunk
Railway Co. is desirous of running "a
spur of its road to some point on the
eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Re-
cent Developments Indicate that the
point of departure selected by the com
pany Is Marcellus, and the objective
point on the Lake is South Haven.
Men of experience, influence nd means
i'm this county are interesting them
selves in the movement.
Since the death of George +. Breck,
ugly rumors have been in circulation
concerning his business transactions
and methods. Just what the full devel-
opments will be cannot ut this time be
stated 1t is enough to say that the
records of the registers Office are now
being examined, and that it will take
some little time before such investiga-
tion can he completed, anu until such
time the aChOLe facts cannot be known.
Those who are interested in the affairs
of the late Mr. Breck will doubtless
make such investigation as thorough as
possible, at which time the Northerner
will see to it that its readers are put in
possession of ali the facts. In the mean
time, feeling the deepest sympathy for
the most estimable lady, the wife of Mr.
Breck, and the bright little daughter
left to survive him, and further remem-
bering the old adage which finds a re-
sponsive chorl in every human breast
Speak no i'll of the dead, we prefer to
wait until the fullest investigation is
had of this possibly most painful affair,
at which time we can give the facts in
detail, and not idle speculation.
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