The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-20

Rev. Holley has been home for few
days.
Eddie Heron has returned tn Kala-
mazOo.
Mrs. Nightingale came home Satur-
day from Alamo.
The tax collector is in the field. He
will visit this place once week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Redding,
Wednesday, Dec IL, 9i-lb. boy.
Mrs. Ida Green visited Mrs. Minnie
Whalen at her home in Lacota, last
Friday.
There will be a Christmas tree and
exercises at the Nj. +. church, Christ
mas eve.
Mrs. Hickson of Marquette, DR.. Hay
den of Chicago and Rev. Hayden from
Massachusetts, have been visiting at
NJ. G. Wise's.
Mrs. Maynard Thayer and children
have returned home from visit to her
parents in Cooper; her sister Mary
came with her.
Elmer Hyames arrived here last
Wednesday from Kansas, where he has
been for the past ten years. He will
work his fathers farm.
School closed last Friday for two
weeks holiday vacation. Prof. Aseltine
hopes to be able to assume his duties at
the opening of the winter term.
A goodly number from this place at
tended the Sunday school convention
at Kendall last Saturday. Mrs. A.
Webster was elected secretary.
Lewis Chamberlain of this place and
Miss Myrtle Bacon OF Bloomingdale
were married at the residence of n
Chamberlain on the 18th inst, Rev.
Donaldson officiating.
We have noticed for some time hang.
ing in the postoilice a petition praying
for another vote upon the question OF
local option. If there are any who have
not already seen that paper, it would
be well TO look il over.
The Epworth League, at the annual
election of officers, last Thursday even
ing, chose the following: Pres, Mrs.
A. w Myers; Sec, Roy Webster; treas,
Mrs. w. Stoughton 1st vice pres, Mrs.
j. K. Hyames; I'd vice-pres., Ralph
Chamberlain; Sd vice-pres., CD Myers;
4th vice-pres. Mrs. Slonaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ID. Wise left Tuesday
morning for their home in Redlands,
Cal, after three months visit with
friends and relatives here. Mr.. Wise
is much improved in health since com
ing here, and it is the wish of his many
friends that they may soon hear that he
has fully recovered. G. s. Adams &C
companied them.
Tuesday morning, as the 9:45 a. m
east bound train rounded the curve a
half mile west of town, the engineer
was Mortified to see loaded stock cal
coming down the grade at full speed
with Agent Millspaugh on top, swing
ing his arms wildly, trying to signal the
train TO stop; but it was too late, and in
a minute more the engine and car were
together Millspaugh, when he saw a
collision was unavoidable, dropped flat
upon the center of the car and clutched
the running board, thus saving a severe
shaking up, il not his life. The pilot
was smashed into kindling wood and
the headlight demolished; the end oil
the car was badly broken in, but lucki
ly no one was hurt. The stock car was
Knocked from the track and two hogs
killed. 1t took about two hours to put
things in running shape, when the Grip
pied engine with its train departed foi
Kalamazoo. The accident was caused
by loose brake wheel. Mr. Mills
paugh and several others attempted tC
move the car, supposing they coulC
stop it any time, but the brake whee
was loose and would not hold, and the
track being very wet and slippery
sticks and chunks were of no use.