The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-13

week
Mrs. ID. &. Ferris has been quite i'll
this week.
Bart Smith is again conscious and
convalescing.
Belle Maynard and Mabel King were
In Paw Paw, Tuesday
Miss Avery of South Haven is the
guest of Miss Barrows, this week.
Mrs. Sidney Stearns, who has been
sick with t"nsilitis, is reported better.
Those who attended the Laura Dainty
ENTERTAINMENT enjoyed rare literary
treat.
James Burns, who has been laid mp
for some time with poisoned hand, is
again able I'd be out.
Mrs. +. H. Hinckley and children
Dewey and Paul of Kalamazoo visited
relatives in town last week.
The Methodist Sunday school will
have the cantata Santa Claus Dream"
for Christmas, also Il Christmas tree.
Sherman and John Hazard and Alice
Kelly were baptized by Rev. Kendall
OF Hartford, in The Baptist church, on
Tuesday evening.
The W. T.. L. u. have arranged for
union temperance meeting, one Sunday
evening in each month, To follow The
union young peoples meeting.
Clyde Combs, while at work at the
stave mill, Monday, had his hip badly
cut by shovel accidentally slipping
from the hands of another employee.
W. L. Mercer, while ut work on DR..
Baldwin's Office, Monday, accidentally
brought hand axe in contact with two
of his fingers, cutting them nearly off.
T. o. Sweet, while shoeing a horse,
Tuesday, stumbled and, as he put out
his hand to break the fall, caught it on
nail. cutting the palm badly. For
tunately it was the lett hand.
Rev. Kendall of Hartford preached in
the Baptist church last Friday evening
and administered the ordinance of bap-
tism to Frank Lawton, Belle Hazard
and Anna Plopper. Mr.. Lawton and
Miss Hazard were received into the
church.
phoenix, or Risen From the Ashes"
played last Friday and Saturday nights
by the band boys, was not as well at
tended as was hoped, but those who
did go say the comedy was well played
and the participants reflected much
credit on themselves,
Sunday school board meeting of the
Methodist church was held last Monday
evening; the following officers were
elected: Sup't, 4. M. Gage; assistant
superintendent, Emma Bradfield; sec'y,
Carrie Hogeboom; assistant secretary,
Mary Lofts; treasurer, Martha Stearns;
librarian, Nell Rowland; organist, Lee
tina Roberts; assistant organist, Mamie
Howes; chorister, w. f. Thresher.
Teachers were elected for the several
classes and supplies ordered for the
coming year.
While Jay and Will Cole were telling
timber on the Finley farm, three miles
northeast of here, last Saturday morn
ing, the former was struck by the top
of falling tree and knocked senseless
to the ground. He was Immediately
brought to town and placed under the
care of DR.. Virgins, and later taken to
the home of Mr. Burt, where he died
about p. m. An examination was
made by Drs. Baldwin and Kent, and it
was found that the skull was fractured,
and blood clots were found all through
the brain Deceased was 81 years and
IL months old For twelve years he
was a faithful church member, deposit
ing his letter but recently in the Bap
fist church at Hartford. He resided
nine years in Colorado, where he labor
ed diligently in the church and Sunday
school. He returned from the west two
years ago, and recently purchased Il
| half interest in the sawmill belonging
to Isaac Monroe. He was one of fam
| lily of nine children, seven of whom are
| living. The remains were taken to
Arlington, Wednesday for burial.
Next Sunday evening, at the Congre-
gational church, will be held the regu.
lar union meeting of tue young peoples
societies of this place, TO be- conducted
by Miss Amanda Branch, president of
the b. Y. p. U. Following is the pro
gram:
Opening song.
Prayer Rev. {. l. Keene
Scripture lesson. Miss Branch
1 Song.
| Paper ---.--------------..- Roscoe Rouse
Recitation. Miss Louise Sutton