The true northerner., 1896-07-29
WHOLE NUMBER 2158.


have an excursion to South Haven, Fri
day. The scholars will get tickets from
their teachers at the train. The gen.
eral public will also be given the ad-
vantage OF excursion rates at the same
time. A steamboat ride is expected.
The dead body of John Linderman
was found one day last week in the
Cady swamp, near Decatur. The body
was badly decomposed and must have
lain several days where it was discov-
cred. Death probably resulted from
exposure. Deceased was an old resi-
dent of this county, and at one time
was one of Hamiltons best known and
most prosperous farmers.
The meeting of the G. +. society next
Sunday, at the Church of Christ, will
be at p. m, instead of in the even
ing. 1t is hoped that all the members
who live in the country will be present,
as these monthly afternoon services
are for their especial benefit. All are
invited to attend and an especial lnvi-
tation is extended to the young peoples
societies of the other churches of the
village.
The marriage of Prof VIM. Cobb of
Marion, Ohio, and Mrs. Ida Hudson of
this place was solemnized at the home
of MIR. and Mrs. |. w. Van Fossen on
Thursday last, Rev. E. H. Harvey Off
ciating. The wedding gifts were many,
beautiful, valuable and useful and at
tracted the attention of the friends of
the bride after the departure of the
newly welded pair for Chicago, at 2:20
p. m, where they went for brief stay.
The remains of Charles Doughty, an
old resident of this place, were taken
to Prospect Hill for interment on Sun
day last. He died at the county house,
where he had been for some time, on
his sixty-eighth birthday. At one time
he had considerable property, but lost
it in unfortunate investments and ended
his life in abject poverty. For years
before he was taken to the county
house, his mind had been seriously af-
fected, and he was character for pity
to all who knew him.
Civilization and soap, mental devel-
opment and good apparel, walk hand
in hand. What greater luxuries has life
to offer than the pleasant consciousness
of being clean and well dressed? Soap
is inexpensive and H. S. & NJ. clothing
costs little. These two great civilizers
are within every mans reach. At the
great whale clothing success of E.Smith
& Co., the half of " shirt sale is being
added TO daily. They are determined
to close out their entire shirt stock to
make room for fall goods.
The rain storm of Sunday night was
one OF the heaviest that has visited this
section in years, and rendered certain
the remembering of the present month
as one of the wettest of Julys. The
streams are filled with water, and low
lands are overflowed. Considerable
damage was done by the rain and wind
of Sunday night to fruit, especially to
grapes. Oats are yet largely lying in
the fields, and the continued wet
weather has injured many of them.
Clean oats bid fair to be scarce this
year.
Mrs. Augusta A. Gross, wife of Ira 81
Cross, died Sunday evening, July 90, at
the home of Frank Cutter in this viii
lage, aged fifty-one years, from general
debility. The funeral was held at Mr.
Cutters Tuesday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. +. w. Corbett. The burial was
at Prospect Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Cross
and their family were former residents
of this village, but have made their
home in Chicago for some time. Mrs.
Cross was brought here a short time
before her death, in the hope that the
country air might be of benefit to her.
Deputy Sheriff w. j. Thomas went
to Benton Harbor few days since aud
arrested q young man named Bert Mar
tin, on the charge of stealing a bicycle
belonging to j. B. Showerman, which
was taken from in front OF the Savings
Bank few days before. He was ar
raigned before Justice Mason Tuesday
morning and demanded an examina-
ton, which was set for August at 10
a. m. In default of $500 bail he is in
Jail. Martin admits having the bicycle,
but denies knowing where it now is.
He claims, however, that he did not
steal the wheel, but gives no satisfac-
tory explanation of how he got it or
where it has gone.
The surveying party for the electric
road arrived in this village at 9 o'clock
Monday evening" having now covered
all the ground between this place and
Benton Harbor They entered the viii
lage across A. T. Halls stock farm, west
of the big mill, and then came up Ber
rien street, past the mill and the fruit
evaporator. The surveyors stakes are
now set in the center Of this street for
several blocks. 1t is surmised the in
tention is to reach the Harrison water
power and to utilize that The way the
surveying is being pushed looks like
business. As to any further local agi-
tation of the matter, it is entirely need
less. The people here are unanimous
in their desire for the road. Whenever
the projectors of it are ready to talk
business, they will find the citizens of
Paw Paw ready to do business with
them on any reasonable basis.
The republic an caucus last Saturday
afternoon was fairly well attended and
was organized by choosing D. w. Row
land as chairman and David Anderson,
Jr., as secretary. The only thing before
the caucus was to select delegates to
the county convention TO be held to-
morrow at South Haven, and all were
desirous that such delegates should be
chosen as were satisfactory to Judge
Heckert and Hon. f. A. Wildey A
motion was made and carried without
a dissenting voice that they be permit
ted TO name the delegation. They