The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-08-02

lne people VINO nave occasion 10 drive
in or out OF town on the GObleville road
feel like rendering TO Rev. +. II. Harvey
a vote of thanks for the improvements
he has made at his new home The
house has been thoroughly repaired and
repainted. the trees trimmed up, the
underbrush cut out, the premises
cleaned and sleeked up until a general
air OF order aud prosperity pervades
the place. which is now one of the very
prettiest in Paw Paw.
There will he union service at the
NJ. +. church next Sunday evening.
Rev. Kennan will deliver the address,
taking as his text III Sam. XII, Z; Thou
art the man. His theme will 0e Our
national dangers and who is responsible
for them" His first proposition will
he that many things menace our country
aud our people. Among them are the
saloon, as a drunkard maker and "a "A
powerful political factor; the gambling
mania, exhibited in patronage of lotter-
les, gambling at horse races and various
other games; the looseness of the mar
riage tie and the social evil the growth
of plutocracy with its tendency To pro-
duce trusts and monopolies, its infu-
ence upon legislation and crushing
down of certain large classes the decay
will be that the agencies usually re-
ferred to as producers of these effects
are not sufficient in themselves TO pro-
duce such great effects, and his third,
that the greatest agency is one little
suspected and less accused.
Charles Thorne and Otto Broade,
the two toughest characters of the gang
who burglarized Geo. Chamberlain's
house at Hartford, have been confined in
a cell sheeted with boiler iron since the
previous effort OF the gang to break
Jail, which il will be remembered was
nearly successful. They don't like their
quarters and have been trying to get
out again. In some manner they sue
ceeded in loosening a piece of the iron
that covered the floor and broke off a
! large piece of it. Then with small
piece broken from that, they com
menced cutting through the wooden
flooring. Tuesday morning Sheriff
Lamberson discovered what they were
doing and at once removed all the
pieces of iron they had broken off and
put down Il new sheet on the floor.
These two men are bad customers,
and the sheriff will be exceedingly for
tunate if he can keep them until Sep
tember in the paper lined cracker bar
rel that is dignitied by the name of the
Van Buren county Jail.
The spirit of philanthropy towards
poor but worthy victims of the late
Geo. +. Breck's erring financial
methods, seems TO be contagious among
capitalists of Kalamazoo. This time
: our former townsman. Mr.. Edwin
Martin, and his wife show the gener-
osity towards Charley Ort of Waverly.
, Ort has home of 40 acres, on which
there was mortgage for $500 owned
by Mrs. Robt. Cherry of California,
who formerly lived here. Desiring
little larger loan, Mr.. Ort went To Mr..
Breck and executed a new mortgage
for $3.50, taking $3.50 in cash. Mr. Breck
agreed to pay the prior mortgage, but
did not do 80. The $3.50 mortgage was
, subsequently sold to Martin. who last
week, upon Investigating all the cir
, cumstances, paid the $500 mortgage,
thus putting Orts indebtedness at the
proper figure. The finding of so much
of good in humanity tends to replace
the faith in honesty and justice that
was SO severely shaken by Breck's
croo kedness.
On the 18th day of July last. Mrs
Helen Nj. Brooks was 20 years old. and
on the eth of the same month, Elder
L. Brooks was 15 years of age As such
an event, to use the elders own words,
had never happened to them before. they
determined to celebrate the unique occa-
sion, and accordingly invited the mem
bers of the Christian church, of which
he was formerly the pastor, and others
: of their friends and neighbors, To meet
at their residence last Friday evening
and partaKe of ice cream with them.
Upward of a hundred responded to the
7 invitation aud a very enjoyable time was
had. 1t was planned to have the party on
the lawn aud with that in view, the elder
had caused a row of incandescent lights
to he arranged for the occasion. The
festivities, however, had but fairly COM
menced, when it began to rain aud all
were compelled to seek the shelter Of
the house. Previous IT, the serving of
refreshments, some time was passed in
listening to vocal music, reading let
; ters of cOngratulation from distant
friends, speech making, etc. At the
conclusion of this part of the program,
the cream and other light refreshments
were served. Mr.. and Mrs Brooks
? have been known to our citizens for
} many years and have host of friends.
When a few years since, they took up
: their permanent residence in this place,
il was "A source of qualification To all,
, and it is sincerely hoped that they maybe
spared for many years to- come. As the
elder remarked, II have taken a bee
, line for my s0th year." and many friends
hope he will not only reach that mile
post, but others still beyond There
are few men in this or any other COM
{ munity, who are more highly respected
than Mr.. Brooks, and his excellent
wife is equally well beloved. The elder
was born in the state of New York,
is thoroughly educated, has marvlous
faculty for word painting, is fine
|, reasoner and "a logical and eloquent
speaker. His early years were devoted
to teaching, but he has been in the min
istry for upwards of forty years. He
was raised Presbyterian, but subse-
, quently united with the Disciples and
has been in many hard fought battle
for the peculiar tenets of that people,
and none ever engaged with him but
5 found him fOeman worthy of his steel