The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-08
Obituary.

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his father at the age OF 49, his father be-
ing one of the pioneer settlers OF this
county.
He made the best of his advantages TO
obtain an education. After leaving the
public school he spent two years at AL
bion college but was obliged 10 abandon
his studies because of illness.
After leaving school, his father being
encountered with financial reverses, he
chose 10 cast his lot with him, which oe-
termined his future life and developed in
him love for nature and desire to i'm
prove the line of fruit culture, which re-
suited in his leaving to the world many
improved varieties OF fruits and vines Of
all kinds which his heart and hand
sought to improve, as he considered this
his God given talent. In his later years
be chose TO take companion, and was
married August 30, 1887, TO Mrs. Frances
johnson, which was happy union. She
preceded him to the better land five
months, Mr.. Engle dying May 30, 1906
at his home near Paw Paw, aged rs
years, IL months and % days. The wife
was buried at Rosedale, Los Angeles
Cal. From the grief Of her death be
never fully rallied. He leaves three
brothers and two sisters, beside nieces
and nephews, to mourn his loss. HIS
views were peculiar to himself, commun-
icating with his God through nature and
departed friends. He said in his last
sickness, God doeth0 all things for the
best
Funeral services were held at the
house last Friday and the burial was al
Prospect Hill cemetery. Rev. A. W
Mumford of the Nj. Z. church officiated
Received too late for last issue.
Thursday, May a. at her residence il
this village, occurred the death Of Mrs
Of Mrs. Katherine Rooney. The deceas
ed was a native of Ireland, but had liveC
in Michigan the greater part of her life
There survive her John Rooney anc
Miss Hattie of Paw Paw, Mrs. Mary Kel
ley of Chicago, Miss Cecilia OF New
York, the Misses Elizabeth and Kath
crime of Detroit, Mr.. and Mrs. JohI
Rooney of Kalamazoo and Mr.. and NJ rs
Stephen Moore of Almena.
Funeral services were held at st
Mary's church where a solemn requiu
high mass was sung by Rev. FIR. Meth,
of Detroit, assisted by Rev. FIR. Fitzpat
rick of Kalamazoo and Rev. FIR. ClarsoI
of Paw Paw.
Interment in Mount Olivet cemetery
Kalamazoo.
Charles Bartholomew was born in Ell
N ra, n. Y, July "a, 1853, and died a
his home in Paw Paw, Friday June l
1906.
Mr. Bartholomew was the younges
OF five children of Joseph Bartholome
and wife, both decea sed, and is survived
by one brother, John H., a prominen
railroad man in Elmira, the wife, TO whom
he was married in 1885 at South Bend
and one daughter, Mrs. NJ. j. Doig, bott
o. this village.
At an early age Mr.. Bartholomew re
ceived his first schooling in Binghamton
n. Y, to which place the family haC
moved. IN 1867 they moved TO Elmira
where he received the benefit of hIghe
schools. Here he also learned the trad,
Of watch making under the late Co
Yates and Henry Strang. A few year
later he moved to Saginaw, Michigan
where he followed his trade until b,
went into the hotel business at Battl,
this venture and later secured a large
hotel in Elsdon, H., a suburb Of Chica
GO. In 1901 he purchased a farm nea
this village, and retired to 1t in 1903 af
ter disposing of his hotel interests il
Elsdon
His health had been failing for SOM
time and the past winter was spent il
Texas in hopes Of partial recovery a
least, but to no avail
Mr.. Bartholomew was a member o
the Masonic order, under auspices o
which the funeral was held Monda.
from the house, Rev. G. +. Huffer off
ciating. Burial at Prospect Hill GENE
terry.
The deceased was man of kindly dis
position, genial and charitable, which
traits had won him many friends durin
his residence here. The family has tn
sympathy of the numerous friends in
mutual loss.
Bion Rogers was born in Waverl
township February 3, 1862, and died i
Paw Paw, Mich, at the home OF his sic
ter, Mrs. Theodore Davis, June 2, 1906
He leaves a mother, one sister an
brother to mourn his loss. He was
kind, atfectionate son and brother, an
has cared for his mother since the deaf
! of his father over 81 wears apo