The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-26
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Alva Norwood was in Chicago the
forepart of the week on business.
Advertised letters Mrs. Lizzie f.
Miller, w. n. Ternner, Dick Tway.
j. NJ. Longwell, Mrs Kelley and Daisy
Longwell spent Sunday in Schoolcraft.
Miss Audrey Cross of Lawrence is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. f. n. Wakeman.
George Pierce and family returned
Tuesday evening from their western trip.
Harry Bryan is in Benton Harbor,
doing business for the Scotch Medicine
Co.
Fred Webb came home from Chicago
last Friday evening to spend weeks
vacation.
Misses Fay and Winnie Anderson of
Hartford are guests at the home of DR.,
G. S. Maynard.
Mrs. Geo. Longwell, ST., leaves August
l for a four weeks outing in South
Haven, the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Master of Kalamazoo.
The Fannie Hill company, one of the
best vaudeville and burlesque companies
travelling, will be at the opera house
Tuesday, July 30; tickets, 80 and 80 cent.
Alva Norwood has rented the Robb
building on Kalamazoo street and has
opened general repair shop He will
be sure to receive his fair share of pat
ronage.
l. A. Whitman has purchased lot of
Free a. Morrison on south Kalamazoo
street, on which he is putting up new
building for his marble shop, He will
attach the building he now occupies to
the rear of the new one.
Miss Lucille Thompson entertained II
of her young friends at the home of her
grandfather A. II. Dodge, Wednesday,
on her 9TH birthday. Ice cream and cake
were served. Miss Lucille was the recipi-
ent of number of beautiful presents.
The long and severe drouth has been
broken. A light rain fell Wednesday
night, a fine, heavy shower Thursday
night, wetting into the ground several
inches. The indications are good for
more rain. The showers are of inestima-
BILE benefit to corn, potatoes grapes and
peaches, as we'll as adding to the comfort
of people
The family of the late Samuel Ellis,
whose death is chronicled by our Deca-
tur correspondent, have the sympathy
of many Paw Paw friends. They lived
in this place during his official career as
register of deeds when, in spite of bodily
affection, he made a creditable record.
For several years he had been a con-
firmed invalid and confined to the house.
Wednesday evening about 200 people
were present at a reception held on the
lawn of st. Mary's rectOry, in honor of
FIR. James Downey. Ice cream was
served and the proceeds were given for
the benefit Of the altar society. Yester-
day morning, high mass was celebrated
at the church at o'clock, a good congre-
CATION being present. FIR. Downey made
few brief remarks, and stated that his in
terests were with his friends in Paw Paw,
who consisted not only of members of
st. Mary's church, but other denomina-
tons as well, all of whom he would per-
sonally remember.
final decree has been entered in the
case Of the Pere Marquette railroad com
pany vs. Conrad Kable of Hartford. The
suit was commenced by the complainant
company to restrain the defendant from
removing or interfering with the fences
along the compliments right of way
across the defendants premises. The
defense was that there was public high
way at the crossing in dispute and that
the company had no legal right to
obstruct it. The court finds that there
is no such public highway, perpetually
enjoins the defendant from removing
any gates or fences placed there by the
complainant company and commands
him at all times, except when such cross
ing is in actual use, to keep the fences
or gates thereat closed.
Tuesday afternoon, while working
on the foundation of the new court house,
William r. Miller, a stone mason, met
with fatal accident A stone hammer
being used by fellow workman in break
ing stone was broken, and a piece of it
struck Miller in the abdomen, passing
deep into the body. At first it was not
thought he was seriously hurt, but
medical attendance was provided-to no
avail, however as Wednesday afternoon
he died. Justice Killefer was summoned,
but did not think an inquest necessary.
The body was given in charge to A. II.
Dodge of the Thompson Furniture com
pany. The dead man had been here only
little time, and was total stranger
He was an old soldier and was formerly
member of a Grand Army post in
Grand Rapids, to the officers of which
news of his death was sent He not be-
ing in good standing in the post, they
did not care to take the burden of bury
ing him, but sent the name of his sister
in Vaudeville, to whom Mr. Dodge
communicated. He also had relatives In
Kalamazoo. No word was received from
any of them, however, and yesterday
afternoon the body was buried in Pros
pect Hill cemetery, local Grand Army
men taking charge.