The true northerner., 1897-01-06
WHOLE NUMBER 2181.

. The remains OF IhOS Solomon, who
was reported last week as at the point
of death, arrived Saturday evening. ac-
companied by Mrs Solomon and Mr..
and Mrs. Tregoning. The funeral oc-
Cured at one o'clock Monday, at the
home, Rev +. w. Corbett officiating.
The interment was at Prospect Hill. in
"A lot selected and purchased by Mr..
Solomon during his sojourn here last
summer. Mrs. Solomon and Mr.. and
Mrs. Tregoning returned TO Illinois,
Tuesday.
The week of prayer is being observed
in this place by union services Monday
evening Rev. NJ. S. Waller gave bible
reading at the NJ. +. church, and last
evening Rev. +. w. Corbett conducted
services at the Presbyterian church. Fol-
lowing are the appointments aud lead
ers the balance of the week: Wednesday
evening, Baptist church. Rev. Ross
Mathews; on Thursday evening, Free
Baptist church, Rev II. w. Harvey;
Friday evening, Disciple church, Rev.
j II. Hammond.
The annual business meeting of the
Baptist church occurs next Thursday
evening, january There will be the
usual election of trustees and other
church officers, aud reports from the
treasurer, clerk and others, Ii is also
expected that reports will be presented
from the various societies connected
with the church: the women's aid
society, missionary society, 4. I r, u.
and the Sunday school. A full attend
ance of the church and of all interested
in its prosperity is expected.
.L. l..
ardson was held at the Presbyterian
church last Thursday afternoon, the
masonic fraternity being in charge.
There was a large attendance. which
included good many old soldiers,
among whom were several of the boys"
who were with the deceased during the
war. The services were conducted by
Rev. q. p. Linderman, assisted by Rev.
II. w. Harvey, at the close of which =
large delegation of sympathizing friends
accompanied the sOrrowing relatives
to the last earthly resting place of the
deceased on beautiful Prospect Hill.
The Free Baptist Sunday school has
elected the following officers: Supt.,
G.. +. Hutchins; Asst Supt., Rev. NJ S
Waller; Secretary, Miss Helen Wilson;
Treas'r, Miss Dora Colby; Librarian,
Miss Pearl Noble; Organist, Miss Grace
Grout. During the year just closed, the
following persons attended every ses-
sion: T.. + Hutchins. Pearl Noble, Mrs.
Webb, Mrs Noble, Mrs. Monroe, Myr-
tie Monroe, George Linderman, Beryl
Gilman, Dana Gilman and Frank Sea
bury. About twenty others missed only
one session. During the year there have
been 81 sessions. Average attendance
for the year, 80. Paid for missions,
So so; for county Sunday school work,
S4 30. The school is in very prosper
Gus condition.
About fifteen people from this place
and the neighborhood west of here
spent New Years at the very pleasant
home of Mr.. Joseph Knapp, near Co
Iona. About as many more assembled
there, and on their arrival all were
ushered into the dining room, where
feast awaited them. This part of the
program was under the supervision of
Mrs. Beddo, formerly of this place,
who demonstrated her proficiency in
that accomplishment to perfection. The
afternoon was spent in games of vari-
Gus kinds, interspersed with music, and
after an elaborate oyster supper the
large dining room was cleared, and
"those danced who never danced be.
fore, and those who always danced,
now danced the more"
Paw Paw seems to be peculiarly un-
fortunate in the matter of dwelling
house fires When house is burned,
it is almost sure to be one of the finest
in the village. The latest calamity is
the heavy damage TO A. G. Martins
new residence, which was found to be
on fire at o'clock Monday morning.
The furniture was removed from the
house, but of course suffered consider
able damage from careless handling.
The fire was in the garret and upper
rooms and was extinguished soon after
the steamer started, but not until the
fire had done considerable damage, and
the water did perhaps as much more.
The damage TO the furniture is difficult
to estimate, and it is probable the loss
on the house is $500 to 81 1,000, insured
in + p. Grimes agency. Besides the
ordinary loss, Mr.. Martin is specially
unfortunate in that 1915 in paper money
was in one of the rooms where the fire
was, and the bills were destroyed, only
few small fragments, impossible of
redemption, being found after the fire
WAS Oub. NOJ Ouly tulo, Out a NdiudOlo
diamond stud, worth $50, and Mrs
Martins watch and chain are also miss
ing. 1t is supposed the fire originated
from hot air fiue.
During the year 1896, the county
clerk issued 282 marriage licenses, an
increase Ia as compared with the pre-
vious year. There were 72 cases COM
menced on the chancery side of the cir
cult court during the year, 10 less than
in 1895. 36 of these, just one half were
divorce cases, one less than were insti
tuted during the previous year. The
court granted 20 DEGREES of divorce dur
ing the year, decrease of 16 as com
pared with 1895. On the law side of
the court, 65 new cases were entered,
decrease 45 cases as compared with the
previous year. OF these cases 20 were
criminal causes, II less than in 1895. In
the probate court, 1913 new estates were
opened in 1896, while in 1895 there were
1877, decrease of Ia. A decrease of 30
per cent in the total number of new
cases instituted indicates that the peo
pie of the county are either growing
more peaceable, or else are too poor TO
indulge in the expensive luxury of liti-
CATION, while an increase in the number
of marriages and decrease of "A per