The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27
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MIS-. u. ddWOrIn IL qulIe ill'
Saturday was the shortest day of the
year.
Mrs. E G. Butler is recovering from
sickness.
The True Northerner wishes all a
happy New Year.
Work on the sewer has been suspended
for a few days, on account of Christmas.
Born, Saturday, December q, to Mr..
and Mrs. ii. G.. Waters, 81 pound son.
The New Years reception that was
to have been given by the officers of
the Coterie has been postponed.
f. E. Stevens suffered slight stroke
of paralysis Sunday morning. His con-
dition, which was critical, is much i'm
proved.
L. w. Whitbeck has sold his coal bus
mess, including coal sheds, wagons, ETC.,
to the Lake Shore Coal Co. of Benton
Harbor
e. f. Downing has purchased the
famous stallion Monte Carlos, that has
proved himself an excellent sire. The
horse will, of course, remain in Paw Paw.
Harry Bryan won the prize guessing on
the revolutions of the wheel in Shoe
smith a. Killefer's window. His guess
was 262 JOB; the actual turns of the
wheel as registered were 262, $50.
School closed Friday until January 6.
Superintendent r. A. Wilson and wife
will go to the home of Mr.. Wilson at
Ridgeway, Mich, and from there Mr..
Wilson will attend the state teachers
association at Grand Rapids, beginning
the 26th of December. Benton Harbor
Banner Register
The pupils of the Austin district, north
of town, had "A surprise party for their
teacher, Miss Norah McFarlin, Wednes-
day evening, December Is, at the resi-
dence of A }. Austin. About 30 people
were present, and the evening was
pleasantly spent with games, music, light
refreshments, etc.
At the Kalamazoo poultry show, +. p.
Grimes of this place won first on Ply
mouth Rock cock, first and second on
cockerel, showing only three birds. The
cockerel was pronpIpaa 10y the Judge to
be the best he had seen this season, six
months old, weight85s pounds; his Pct-
ure can be seen at this office,
Joseph Henry Gidden died Monday
morning at 2 o'clock at his home in. this
village aged % years, 7 months and p
days His death was caused by pneu-
monia and heart disease. lie leaves to
mourn, a son and daughter and large
number OF friends. His funeral con
Quoted by Robt Gordon, was held
yesterday at the First Baptist church.
The remains were taken to the Bangs
cemetery for burial
Speaking of the death of Miss Josie
Thompson, which was mentioned in
The True Northerner, the Pomotropic of
Azusa, Cali, says "Fhe sudden death
of Miss Josephine Thompson was
great shock, not only to her personal
friends but to the whole community So
far as we are able to learn, no one had
the slightest intimation of the impend-
ing blow. She arose in her usual good
health and had just lighted the kitchen
! fire to prepare breakfast when she
stepped into the yard and few moments
later was found there by her sister, lying
on the ground apparently dead. =
Two physicians were summoned, but
could only confirm the verdict written
all too plainly on Miss Jose's sweet face
Apparently she passed to the great here
after without shadow of suffering
Heart disease is given as the
cause of death" Miss Thompson was
formerly resident of Paw Paw, was an
active member of the Presbyterian
church in this place, and had many
friends here who mourn her death.
The cold weather of last week did
great damage to peaches, the mercury
falling as low as Ia below zero. Just be-
fore the cold snap, the warm rain had
swelled the buds. putting the trees in
very poor condition to withstand the
week of extreme cold. Columbus Engle
and f. A. Morehouse say there are nc
live buds in their orchards. j. G.. Gould
says he has not buds enough left for
more than one-fourth of crop, and
scarcely any of some varieties. Frank
Rhodes says he has been hard hit, the
Gold Drops being in very bad shape
Geo. Prater reports great harm to the
peaches. The above growers are from all
sides OF town, and their opinions leave nc
doubt that the damage is serious. The
cold snap was not local, and it is not
thought the lake shore can have escaped
There have been two successive big
peach crops in Michigan, and even il We
do not get more severe weather, it looks
as though the crop OF 1902 must be a
short one.