The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-20


Dead" ia p. M, Subject: A" The Turks"
Irving A. SEARLEs, Pastor.
Excursoa to Diamond Lake next Friday
The Bass store at Mattawan was burned on
the 18th.
green grocer-one who don't believe in
advertising.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. Heckert are back from
thor Ohio trip.
No visitors are allowed in the Kalamazoo
asylum during the warm weather.
Miss Clara Martin is enjoying her vacation
with friends in Grand Rapids and Flint.
Mr.. Arenzo searles. OF Richaeld, Ohio, is
having pleasant visit with hls son, Rev. I. A.
Searles.
A. H. Heron, who is travelling for the Kala-
mazoo Publishing Company, called on us last
Tuesday.
Mr.. William Knowles made us call on Tues
day. He reports business lively at Grand
Junction.
Mrs Llllis Bowes, OF Lawrence, after long
and tedious illness, died June 80, aged seventy
seven years.
The Episcopal ladies held one OF their pleas
ant socials at the residence Of Chan. Cookbook,
on Monday evening.
Mrs. Mary Msckellar, nee Mcguire has re-
turned from California, where she has been for
the pact three wears.
Miss Dolly Ollie, Of this place, will teach in
the intermediate department Of the Lawrence
school the coming year.
Frank Dunnlng has returned from Wyckof q
Photographic Institute Ithaca, n, Y, and will
remain home all summer.
Mrs. Ida Hamilton, of Eaton Rapids, has
been spending few days in this village visit
ing her sister, Mrs. l. b. Conner
The members OF the First Baptist society
had very enjoyable social at the residence or
j. II. Freeman, last Tuesday evening.
The Lawrence Advertiser says quite num-
Der from that place intend joining the excur-
sion to Diamond Lake on the 9th inst.
Rev. David Engle Will preach in the Meth
odist church next Sabbath, both morning and
evening. All are cordially invited to attend
Keller has temperance man who Is so en-
thusiastic on the subject that he will not allow
jug TO ride to town IN a carriage drawn by
his horses
The motto, q" Dare to DO Right" in ever.
green's, has been placed over the rear door OF
the reading room, by the ladies OF the White
Ribbon Club.
William II. Rhodes, a former resident OF
this place but now of Philadelphia, arrived
Wednesday, bringing wife with him. They
will remain several weeks.
An article entitled - Christ and the Lawyers,
by G. w. Lawton, our ex-J Judge OF Probate, is
published in 4 recent number OF tue Albany
Law Journal. 1; is highly spoken of by those
who have read II.
The quarterly meeting OF the NJ. L. church
will be held in this village on Saturday and
Sunday, the 2sth and 29th inst. Presiding
Elder J. W. Robinson is expected to preach on
Sunday evening.
The following teachers have been engaged
to teach the Lawrence school for the ensuing
year Principal j. W. Simmons; Assistant,
Miss Bedel, intermediate Miss Dolly Ollie;
Primary. Miss Mary Logan.
Miss Bertha LongwelI knew just what would
suit our taste, so she caught a couple of nice
fish at -Four Mile Lake, the other day, and pre-
scented them to US. She will please accept our
thanks for such rare treat.
Rev. Irving \. Searles, of this place. will
preach at Pine Grove on Sunday, July 22d, at
21G o'clock p. m. Should the weather be favor
able, services win be held in the grove near the
depot. The subject OF Mr.. Searles' sermon
will be Puzzles
Harry, the little son Of Aaron Van Auken.
got burned quite severely by walking into
bed or hot ashes and embers at the Bangor
furnace, on Saturday last. He is getting along
as well as could be expected and full recovery
from the effects of the burn is probable.
During the severe thunder storm on Wednes
day last, the residence OF E. o. Briggs was the
scene OF quite little excitement. Lightning
was conducted into the building on telegraph
wire and set the window curtains on fire. No
particular harm was done aside from the burn
OF the curtalus.
Mr.. A. D. Stocking exhibited to u.s. a day or
two since two heads Of lettuce OF mammoth
proportions, yet very tender and crisp and de-
void of any bitterness or unpleasant TASTE
Mr.. Stocking is gardener by profession, and
takes considerable pride IN the production OF
superior vegetables.
On saturday, the 14,h inst, MIR. David
SLOVENIAN, who runs the farm OF f. Smith,
four miles east of town, left at this Office veg
etables OF his own production as follows; green
corn, ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, beans,
beets, squasbes and potatoes. The tomatoes
and cucumbors were a little ahead Of anything
we had seen. David is good fellow, and
knows how to get the best results in growing
crops.
One day last week a son OF c. w. Whipple Of
Gliddenburg, aged eleven years, accompanied
by little fellow named Smith, aged about four