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

Mr.. y. M. Chaffee, sheriff elect of An
trim county, is visiting at the home o.
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j Chaffee
We hear of several instances of the
depredatiOns of clothes-line thieves oi
late-one lady, living in the central
part of the village, having her line
stripped the other evening before eight
O'clock.
David Anderson, Jr. has once more
became citizen of this place, having
recently removed here from So. Haven
and opened a law office over the Saw.
ings bank. His professional card will
be found elsewhere in this paper.
DR.. Hamilton has decided to close out
the entire stock OF plush goods at the
| Wolverine Pharmacy, which embraces
many rich and elegant pieces. The
smokers set, specially referred to in
his adv. to-day, is a beauty. See it.
Married, Dec. 8, by Rev. Anna Bar
ton at her home, Walter Lamphere of
Almena and Miss Lottie Plantz of Pine
Grove. BY the same and at the same
time and place, Grant Van Woert of
Hartford and Miss Lizzie Butcher OF
Lawrence.
John Patterson, living four or five
miles southwest of Marcellus, has dis
covered on his farm vein of metal pro-
nounced to be gold by old miners. The
excitement is intense-even the Mar
cellus bread war beisg lost sight of for
the time being.
An exhibition of the famous Majestic
steel ranges will be held at the hard
ware store of j. II. Waters q Co next
week. The ladies are specially invited
to call and partake of hot biscuit baked
in one of these ranges, coffee thrown
in. See Waters & Co.'S adv.
Mrs. A. L. Hall, accompanied by her
two youngest children, was visiting
friends in Lawton the latter part of last
week, when both children were taken
i'll with some throat and lung trouble.
DR.. Critchlow was sent over to look
after the little ones, both of whom are
now doing finely.
In a series of competitive examina-
tions among the clerks in the Chicago
postoffice, our young friend Chan. +.
Ocobook, in an examination on West
Virginia, stood 994-at the head of the
class. Where intelligence, energy, and
tenacity of purpose count for anything
"Chan" will always be found in the
front rank.
At a regular meeting of Brodhead
Post No. 81, G. A. r., held on Monday
evening last, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: I.W HUI
bert, Commander; j. Nj. Brown, s. ";
A. T. Foote, j. "; j. G. Warner, Q. M;
o. w. Rowland, Chaplain; H. j Love
land, Officer of the Day; A. IL. Drake,
Surgeon; George Eye, Officer of the
Guard.
The Michigan crop report for Decem-
Der shows that the wheat crop goes into
the winter in good condition, the fig
ures being SS, %, SO per cent in south
ern, central, and northern counties re-
spectively. Correspondents estimate
that 25 per cent of the crop of 1894 was
fed to stock. During November no.
$50 bushels of wheat were marketed.
The average condition of live stock is
good.
Never, perhaps, in the history of the
trade in this place could heating stoves
be bought rs cheaply as Holmes & Bills
borrow are now selling theirs. They
bought an unusually heavy stock in the
fall, and they have sold very many, but
their stock is still too heavy for the
middle of December and they are bound
To reduce it, With this end in view,
they have cut the prices to figure that
will astOnish purchaser. If you want
heater, now is your time to buy.
Earl Raleigh, 14-years.old lad, shot
himself with Flobert rifle last Satur-
day afternoon while sparrow-hunting
just north of the village limits. The
boy had crawled through a fence and
was in the act of pulling the gun after
him when it was discharged, the bullet
entering the abdomen, but its course
has not been definitely determined. 1t
is hoped, however, that the intestnes
are not penetrated, in which case there
is probability of the lads recovery.
The report of the Adjutant General
of the State of Michigan for the two
years ending Sept 30, 1894, is before
US 1t is one of the most comprehen-
sive exhibits of the condition of de-
partment of the state government that
has come under our observation in
years-the same methodical accuracy
of detail being given to the minor mat
ters of the department as is observed in
dealing with those of greater moment.
BY the discipline in his own special de-
partment, General Eaton gives a valu'
able object lesson to the officers of the
National Guard.
This community was shocked on
learning Wednesday morning that Geo.
F. Breck had died at IL o'clock the pre-
ceding night. He had gone to his home
early in the afternoon Tuesday, told his
wife he was going to Chicago that night
and, as he was not feeling well, thought
he would lay down and sleep awhile.
From that sleep he never awoke. AT
| five o'clock Mrs. Breck attempted to
awaken him, but could not do so. Ply
sicians were summoned at once and
they worked over the stricken man nm
til eleven o'clock, but to no avail An
autopsy, held yesterday morning, dis
closed multiple arterial rupture in
the brain and tuberculosis of the same
organ, complete paralysis resulting
Deceased was 80 years old, a practicing
lawyer, and extensively engaged in 9th
Ell pursuits, chief among which was i'm
porting and breeding Shropshire sheep
and Cleveland Bay horses. He leaves
wife and one child-a daughter of
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