The true northerner., 1896-04-22
WHOLE NUMBER 2144.

each of the three Paw Paw christian
endeavor societies, has been chosen to
confer with the officers of the co.nty
union in regard to making arrange
ments for the convention TO be held
here in June. The committee will meet
Friday evening at the home of M. o.
Rowland
Pessimistic croakers have three frosts
scheduled for May the dates to CORES
pond with the same number of foggy
days in February When the little boy
rushed into the house and told his
grandmother that the old COW had eaten
mp the grindstone, the good old lady
replied, II told you she'd do il; didn't
the cat have dew on its back the 11th
of March?"
The total amount of tuition money
for nonresident pupils at our public
school for the current school year is
S539, an increase of about $3.50 over last
year. Considering the hard times, such
An increase is very gratifying showing
and speaks well for the popularity and
prosperity of the school under the able
management of Superintendent Wilson
and his efficient corps of teachers.
II. l.. Mcneil, l.. II. Titus, o. w.
Rowland, j. +. Phillips and Geo. Wes-
ton attended the special session of the
grand lodge of Oddfellows and school
of instruction at Hartford last Friday
With the exception of Mr.. Weston, they
all took their wives with them. The
ladies attended sch ool of instruction
in the work of the Rebekah branch of
the order, conducted by Mrs Carpen-
ter past president of the Rebekah state
convention. Three of the officers of the
grand lodge were present. Grand Mas
ter Wilder of Grand Rapids, Grand
Secretary Whitney and Past Grand
Master Davis of Lansing.
Alonzo w. Miller died at his home in
this village Monday evening, April 20.
He was one of the oldest residents of
this place, having lived here over go
years. He was born in Saltwater, Sar-
atoga County, New York, February 8,
1915, being 81 years old at the time of
his death. Mr.. Miller was good citi-
zen and an upright man, enjoying fully
the confidence and respect of the entire
community. lie was in his usual health
until about week before he died, when
he was fatally stricken with pneumo-
MIA. His aged wife is also seriously i'll
with the same disease, and her recovery
is doubtful. Two daughters are also
left TO mourn. The funeral will be held
at the house this "wednesday after
noon at 2 O'clock. Mr.. Miller was of
the Spiritualist faith, and Mr.. b. O'Dell
will be in charge of the funeral exercises.
The time of the circuit court has been
occupied since Monday Immediately
after noon in the trial of the case of the
people VS. Christiana Popendick. The
respondent is charged by the complain
ing witness, Will l.. Cole, with having
poured mixture of Paris green and
water on IA load of hay belonging to
him, with intent that the same should
be eaten by his stock. Mr.. Cole and
his wife both testify that they caught
the respondent in the act of poisoning
the hay. The pail that respondent had,
and which Cole took from her with
Paris green still adhering TO it, was
exhibited in evidence. Mrs. Popendick
claims that she had just carried grain
that she was in the barn-which be-
longed to her-looking to see if Cole
was leaving her full share of hay, that
there was then no Paris green in the
pail and that she has no knowledge of
how it came there. The case will 90 to
the jury this forenoon.
| AL The SpeCldl ilOJneTS IDecll0g, ldSU
Thursday, beautiful and touching in
cident occurred, which is worthy of
mention. AS is well known, Mrs. NJ W.
Renwick, in addition to the numberless
other good works in which she has
been engaged during her all too brief
sojourn in Paw Paw, has been instruct.
ing a class of young girls in a regular
course of scientific temperance, under
the name of the Purity Club" 1t was
arranged as sort of surprise TO have
the final exercises and the giving of
diplomas at this meeting These girls
have formed deep attachment for
Mrs. Renwick, and they wished at this
time to give some tangible proof of it.
So, at the close of the exercises, the
class, with Miss Rhetta Chapman as
spokesman in few well-choseu SEN
tences, presented her with a beautiful
souvenir spoon. The little speech of
Miss Rhetta was so pretty that it is
here given in FULL "Mrs. Renwick: On
the 14th of December, 1895, you called
tn your house a company of girls, and
organized a society called the Purity
Club. Since that time you have labor
ed faithfully and earnestly to impress
upon our minds the beautiful lessons of
godliness and temperance; and now, In
behalf OF my classmates, am assigned
this pleasant duty; yet pang of sad
ness comes over us at the thought of
separation We shall ever hold you
dear in our memories as teacher and
friend, for one of the sweetest flowers
that bloom along lfe's pathway is
friendship, and it is never so fragrant
as when expressive of high esteem for
others This thought is manifest in the
hearts of the Purity Club in presenting
you with this souvenir spoon as token
of our love, and we pray our dear
Heavenly Father that when the Satur
day night of life closes in upon us, we
may all be prepared to participate in
that great reunion on the other shore"
The surprise to Mrs. Renwick was so
complete that her usual composure for
sook her for the moment, and when she
attempted brokenly to respond, even
that had To be given up, and emotion
had full sway for a season. Two ladies
confessed To "crying on the same hand
kerchief," and indeed vigorous use of
that article was noticed all over the
room. The meeting, which started out