The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-27
WHOLE NUMBER 2127.

The w. g. T. u. will meet with Mrs.
killefer next Thursday afternoon at
half past two.
The Christmas dancing party was
largely attended and was a brilliant
social event. Among the dancers were
gentlemen and ladies from Dowagiac,
Kalamazoo and other places. Indeed,
nearly half those on the floor were
from out of town. The galleries were
crowded with spectators.
The rains of the past week have been
very heavy, more water having fallen
than during any storm for more than
year and half. The earth is filled with
moisture, and our farmer friends smile
thereat. The river is full TO overflow
ing; the flats looked like a small lake
last Saturday. The big rain more than
compensated for the unpleasantness of
a "green Christmas
Daniel Robb died at his home in this
village Monday morning, Dec. %, aged
"a years. The remains were taken
Christmas morning To Lawrence, where
the funeral and burial occurred Rev.
A. G.. Bates conducted the funeral. Mr.
Rohb had been "A resident of this village
but few weeks, having come here
from Lawrence. He had been a resi-
dent of the county since 1860.
The case of Murphy VS. the Michigan
Central Railroad CO. has been reversed
! by the supreme court. This was the
the case in which Thomas Murphy re-
covered judgment of $4,000 against
the company for the death of his wife,
who was killed in a runaway accident
at the railroad crossing in Lawton.
The plaintiff alleged that the accident
was caused by the unsafe condition of
the crossing. Mr.. Murphy is now dead.
A new corporation, known rs the
avery Beach Resort" has been organ
lied at South Haven. The purpose of
the corporation is the owning and oper
ating of resort buildings and grounds.
The amount of the capital stock of the
company is $4,000; $4,000 of this has
been paid in. The stockholders are
Chas. b. Bogue of Chicago, 333 shares;
Alex. G.. Kelly of Chicago, 1873 shares;
Amelia +. Kelly of Rockford, 20 shares;
Clara Mcfarland of Rockford, shares.
The principal Office of the company is
located at South Haven.
Sometime in August last, Mrs. Mar
cia Tyler Downing, widow of the late
Deacon A. s. Downing of Almena, went
to Troopsville, n. Y, where some of
her relatives reside. On the 21st day
of November, she had the misfortune
to fall and break one of her hips, and
being an old lady of eighty three years,
there was little hope of her recovery
She suffered greatly from such injury,
lingering until Dec. II, when death
came to her relief. Mrs. Downing was
well known in this vicinity and was
highly respected. She was a member
OF the Paw Paw Disciple church and
was emphatically good woman, and
will be held in loving remembrance by
many sincere friends.
Ocobock Bros. made an elegant holi
day display of meats. No other Paw
Paw market makes fancy display this
year, and consequently this market Is
attracting a great deal of attention
Three fat, corn-fed beeves two year
lings and two year old, three months
old calf that is as large as an average
yearling, and numoer of sheep com
pose the display of fancy butchering
The work is artistically done, and it
makes ones mouth water to look at the
elegant meats All are decorated with
flowers, and illuminated at night with
electric lights. All kinds of dressed
poultry completed the show. The
Saturday trade at this popular market
will get chance at the fancy meats,
which Will then be put on the block
One day last week, Milo Youclls of
Decatur left load of corn in his field
and, during the night, it disappeared
jess Mabury was arrested on war
rant from Esq, Smith, charged with
stealing the corn, and when arraigned
yesterday, for trial, he pleaded guilty,
and was given sixty days in Jail, with
out any fine. Deputy Sheriff Wesley
j. Thomas set about a little detective
work, which resulted SO successfully
that, last Sunday evening, he and Off
Ger Van Camp of Decatur arrested
Robert Hickman, Grant Mabury and
Ellis Wheeler on charge of having re-
ceived and aided in concealing the
stolen property. They were arraigned
before Justice Shrine last Monday
morning, when they waived examna-
ton and were bound overfor trial at
the circuit court in the sum of $500
each. Failing to get bail, they were
committed to Jail. All the parties con-
cerned are negroes and are bad lot
with whom Decatur people have had
trouble for good while. The evi-
dence against them is very strong and
they will be quite apt to be convicted.
They were armed when arrested and
pulled their guns, but concluded not to
shoot.
On Monday, Deputy Sheriff Britton
arrested VIM. Gardner and Norman
Herold, on charge of assault with in
tent TO do great bodily harm, commit
ted on the person of Charles Fuller
The affair is the result of drunk
en- row at Breedsville, Nov. 20, and is
said to grow out of the arrest, trial
and conviction of George Meachum
for stealing sheep. Gardner, Herold
and Fuller were friends of Meachum
and started out with the avowed inten-
ton of "doing up" one Bowles, who
turned states evidence on the trial of
Meachum. The affray took place at
Meachum's house. Fuller, il is alleged
was not so drunk as his companions in
the doing process, and interfered in
kohalf GorJoo. o.I E..1Io.