The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
WHOLE NUMBER 2212.

town, Friday afternoon, August 13,
from To Z. All are invited. A ten
cent tea will be served.
Paw Paw and Allegan ball teams
will play a game at Goblevile on Fri
day of this week, the winner TO take
80 per cent of the gate receipts. Each
team has won one game, and the third
one of the series should be interesting.
Mrs. John Rickard suffered another
stroke of paralysis yesterday, and for a
time it was thought she was stricken
with death. She rallied somewhat,
however but yet remains in critical
condition. On account of her age and
weakness, her recovery is not expected.
A pleasant company of relatives and
friends met at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. Hudson Harris, on Wednesday
afternoon, Aug. 4, to witness the mar
riage of their daughter, Lenore, to MIR.
Manley Nunnerly of Gliddenburg A
number of useful and beautiful pres
ents were received by the newly mar
ried couple. Mrs. Barton performed
the ceremony.
The young ladies' society will give
graphophone concert at the Baptist
church, Saturday evening. Thirty-six
selections. vocal and instrumental, will
be rendered. The three greatest bands
on the continent will be heard-Sousas
Gilmores and the U. s. Marine band.
The cone attachment is twelve inches
in diameter, large enough to make
every sound perfectly distinct in any
part of the house. Concert will begin
at o'clock; admission, 10 cents.
On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. M. s.
Waller decided to go on Monday for
three weeks visit to her people in Ohio.
After the sermon at the Free Baptist
church Sunday morning, the officers of
the church having discovered Mrs.
Walters plan, announced that there
would be no preaching in the church
for the next two Sundays, as the pastor
was going to Ohio with his wife. The
unceremonious eviction was pleasant
surprise to Mr.. Waller, and he and his
wife are now enjoying their well-earned
vacation. The Sunday school will like
wise take vacation for two Sundays.
About 2:30 Sunday morning, Mrs.
Chas Cross was up and noticed light
in the woodshed of Emmett Northrop's
house, which was unOccupied, having
Just undergone repairs preparatory to
its occupancy by Prof. and Mrs. Wells
G.. Brown. She summoned her hus-
band and MIR. Anderson, who in
vestigated and found blaze in the
shed that threatened to burn the
house. Chas. Cole was also summoned,
and the three men and Mrs. Cross put
out the fire. no alarm being given. But
little damage was done. All the indi-
cations are that the fire was of incendi-
airy origin. There had been no fire or
lamp in the house for several days.
Mr. John Gillespie was born in Stam-
ford, n. Y, February %, 1881, and re-
maned there until 1856, when he NOV
ed to Meredith, n. Y, and was mar
red to Anzolette Mum of that place.
In 1870, he came to Michigan, and has
since that time been resident of this
vicinity. Mr. Gillespie has been a suf-
fering but patient invalid for more than
two years. He passed away Thursday,
August 5. The funeral was held at the
house Sunday, under the auspices IT
the Masonic fraternity. Rev. h. w.
Harvey delivered the address. The re-
mains were laid to rest in Prospect
Hi IL cemetery. MIR. Gillespie was an
honored and respected citizen and his
loss is regretted by all. Besides wife,
the deceased leaves three children:
Mrs. G.. S. Gilman of Minneapolis, John
w. of Chicago and Russell, who re-
mains at home, all of whom have the
sympathy of the entire community in
the loss of u loving husband aud an af
fectionate father
Lawton played the baby act yester-
day. 1t wasn't the first time Lawton
has done such thing on the base ball
field The game few seasons since,
when Paw Paw had Lawton fairly
beaten on the Decatur grounds, and
the latter team left the diamond, is not
forgotten. The performance was re-
peated here yesterday, without varia-
tions By courtesy the visiting team
were called "LawtOns," although they
had "loaded" in wonderful manner to
down the county seat boys. Suaby
Lawton at third, Allard at first, Percy
Lawton in left field and McElheny in
right were the only Lawton men in the
team. The balance of the aggrega
ton was made up as follows: Bugden
catcher, and Ransom, short stop, from
Bloomingdale; Moore, center, and
Geo Bennett, second, from Hartford;
Calister, pitcher, from Battle Creek
and he is said to be the best twirler in
the sanitarium city. 1t is hard TO see
Wner6 the team c'Dulu UdNt Detu
strengthened without the importation
of more players from outside the coun-
ty. Paw Paw, on the contrary, put up
nothing more than a usual team, COM
posed of Thurman, f. Cross, G. Cross,
Showerman, Hoover, Pugsley, Ander-
son, Paige and Warner. +. Cross
pitched the first three innings for Paw
Paw, when Anderson was put into the
box, and pitched as fine ball as is often
seen in an amateur game, striking out
such men as 5. Lawton, Allard and
Moore, and striking out the side in one,
two, three order in one inning. Paw
Paw made 13 hits and five errors, Law
ton 12 hits and errors. Several rank
decisions, in each instance against Paw
Paw, were submitted to after protest
at different points of the game. At the
beginning of the second half of the
ninth inning, the score stood s TO Z in
favor of Lawton. +. Cross crossed the
plate and was declared safe, making
the score tie. Then came the "beef."
and Lawton left the ground. With g.
Cross on third and Pugsley at first,
there was little doubt of Paw Paw win
ming out. The game was called in fav-
or of Paw Paw to 0. And "Yank"
| Showers had another attack of heart