The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-05-10

evening, there will be IA lecture by DIR
The Lawton Lcader man was ava,
off the rug last week. The Congrega
tional young people did not want tn,
other societies of young people To dis
band aud unite with them, but Their,
was movement To have the thre,
societies unite in one &. +. society
which is strictly undenominational.
Thursday was the anniversary of Mrs
Ransom's 59th birthday. She invited
the members of the w. e.. L. u. To hold
the weekly meeting with her and TIL,
ladies gave her surprise, after the
business meeting was over, by inviting
her into the dining room To tea, which
had been prepared unknown To her.
j III Kelly had runaway, Tuesday
He hitched up his horse to go into the
country and as he drove out of the lane
the bit broke aud the horse had IL al
his own way, resulting in demolished
wagon and harness, and IA very lame
shoulder for julie. Bert slid out of the
back end of the wagon when the bit
broke.
Last Wednesday the graduates of the
Lawrence high school organized an
alumni association. 1t is expected they
will have about one hundred members.
Harry Martin is president, +. Nj
Wakeman vice president, Mamie Cross
rec. sec, Will Roberts cor sec, Clay
ton Plopper treas. Their first banquet
will be held ut Maccabee hall, jane 5.
The w. G.. L. u. elected the following
officers for the ensuing year; Presi-
dent, Mrs. Jennie Hess; vice president
from Nj. +. church, Mrs. Fuller; f. M
church, Mrs. RANSOM; Congregational
church. Amanda Haynes; Baptist
church, Valeria Nelson; superintendent
of health and heredity, Mrs. Hurlbut;
superintendent Sabbath observance and
literature, Mrs. McCollum; social pur-
ity and mothers meetings, Mrs. Elvin
Rowland; flower mission, Mrs. Powers.
Rev. Tallman, the M. +. pastor, was
able to fill his pulpit last Sunday after
an absence of three weeks, on account
of i'll health. Bro Tallman has been
preaching for forty-two years and has
been, during this long time, only once
interrupted in his work on account OF
illness. For the past thirty-eight years,
he has not missed Sunday until his re-
cent sickness. He is over seventy
years old, and for the past three years
he has been riding from Watervliet To
Lawrence, preaching in the morning,
then to Prospect Lake and delivering
a sermon in the afternoon and back To
Lawrence and giving "A discourse in the
evening. Verify, he is diligent in the
Masters service.
Jonathan L. Phillips, whose death
was noticed last week, was one of the
old pioneers of this place, having been
in business here for forty-four years.
Mr. Phillips was born in Canaan, Litch-
field county, n. Y, Nov. II, 1911, He
was married to Miss Amanda Nj. Sweet
i'm 1888 He continued to reside in his
native place until 1851, when he moved
to this place, where he has since made
his home. Mr.. Phillips was the father
of five children. One, the eldest, died
in infancy and four are living. His
wife also survives him. He was of a
cheerful and kindly disposition and
every one had pleasant greeting for
Uncle" Phillips. He was able to at
tend To his business, almost without in
terruption, until within a few weeks of
his death He will be long and kindly
remembered by all who knew him.