The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-08-16
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Mrs. Finch of Bangor is visiting old
friends in town.
Mrs. DIR. Hayden of. Chicago is visit
ing at Nj. g. Wise's.
Roy Hamlin of Hastings was on our
streets Tuesday evening.
Mrs Chas Bush of Joliet was calling
on friends here this week.
j. i. Clement has erected an J. Y. l..
galvanized steel windmill.
Nina Myers is visiting the family of
George Abbott, in Bangor.
Mrs. H. L. Heron has gone To Kala-
naZoO for medical treatment.
Gus Slonaker of Kalamazoo has been
visiting relatives and friends here.
A. b. Clark and family have been
calling on friends here for few days.
Melburn Runyan of Washington, H.,
has been visiting at Harvey Slonakers.
DR.. Osborn of Kalamazoo was called
here Monday 10 see Mrs. ID. Hard, who
is very sick.
Chauncey Palmer and son of Chicago
were calling on q. k. Palmer and FAM
lily last week.
4. w. Myers and family of Lacota at
tended the picnic last Wednesday and
visited friends few days.
A large number from this place at
tended the funeral of Mrs. l.. X. Holmes
at Convey Hill, Monday afternoon.
The Junior League of the Methodist
church held an ice cream soci'A at Allen
Odell's Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Free Baptist church will hold an
ice cream social at q. w. Bush's Friday
evening.
G, IL. Reed has bought the old G.
Wise store at Pine Grove, aud is having
it put in shape for II store and dwelling
combined
At the last meeting OF the boating
club, the following officers were elect
ed: Pres't, e.. W. Bush; sec'y, b. NJ.
Speicher; treas'r, w. } Moir.
About twenty members of the w re.
and their husbands took dinner with
their commander, Mrs. l. 5 Lee, last
Tuesday. Several very nice presents
were left with her as a reminder of the
occasion. A very enjoyable time Is re-
ported.
The Pythian Day exercises ON We'd
nesday, August 9TH, were appropriately
observed, rs had been advertised. The
picnic at Mill Lake was the largest
turnout that has been at that place for
number of years. The sports, which
consisted of boat races, swimming, foot
races, etc, were enjoyed by all, and es-
pecially the fat mems race, which was
holly contested by Rev. e.. Ii. Hart, &.
ID. Myers and Geo. A Bush. The spe-
cial feature was the speech by Hon.
Philip i. ColgrOve, supreme vice chan
celor of the order, which was delivered
in the opera hall in the evening. a
large crowd turned out and listened To
one of the best speeches of the kind
ever delivered in this place. The stage
was appropriately decorated with the
tri-colOrs of the order, aud a large
shield, bearing the three letters, IF. T..
b., was hung at the opening between
the curtains Rev e.. Il. Hart and about
thirty members of the order occupied
the sta 90 with the speaker. The music,
which was very fine, was furnished by
MIR. and Mrs. NJ w. Clement, MIR. =
Nj. Brown, Mrs. G. ID. Myers and Miss
Nina Myers, Mrs. +. M. Bailey presid
ing at the organ. Mr.. Colgrove gave a
history of the order i'm all its branches
and said that. while he was a member
of other like organizations, he consid
cred il the best fraternal order in exist
ence for poor man. 1t is the first and
only order of the kind that has been in
corporated by special act of the con
gress of the United States, this being
done at the last session of that body
and the bill was signed by the president
Of no IInitnH taC nllE la N
His remarks in regard to the laws oil
the order on the liquor question, which
prohibit any person who deals in in
toxicating liquor, as barkeeper or as
a clerk for the same, becoming mem
Der, were loudly cheered. At the clos,
OF the speech. all members of the order
met Mr.. Colgrove in the lodge room fo
few minutes, after which they depart
ed for their several homes, feeling tina
much good would result from the day
meeting.