The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-09-02

Shs ooRtShOCA 1ths
H.. Cornwell is in Chicago buying
fall and winter goods.
Arthur Robinson will teach the AL
mena school this year.
Miss Fay Cornwell will attend the
Benton HARDER college this year.
Miss Cora Henry will go to Jackson
this week to buy millinery goods.
Dallas Ferris went TO River Falls,
Wis, this week TO visit his sister.
Jennie King is visiting in town. She
will again work In Paw Paw this fall.
Truman Parker was in town last
week, shaking hands with home friends.
Mrs. Rockafellow and her daughter,
Louise, returned Thursday from their
northern trip.
Alice Rowland will go to Baroda,
Thursday. Her school will begin Mon
day at that place.
Mrs. Lora Drew, who has been spend
ing the summer in Branch County, re-
turned last Tuesday.
w. f. Thresher was called to South
Haven last Wednesday by the serious
illness of his cousin.
Ethel Maynard will return home in
time to commence school, she being one
of the seniors this year.
Geo Blodgett has moved his family
from Kalamazoo TO this place. They
occupy the CARLY house.
Mrs. William Wooden and children
of Kalamazoo are visiting Mrs. j. b.
Potter and other friends.
Laura Younglove. who has been in
South Haven for some time, spent Sun
day with her parents and friends.
Mrs. II. l.. Cornwell accompanied
her husband TO Chicago. From there
she goes on to Minneapolis to visit her
sister.
While assisting his father on Dick
Hutchins' new house, Chas. Stems had
the misfortune to cut his hand quite
badly.
Mrs. Carrie Hovey and children from
Chicago are visiting Mrs. Hovey's
mother, Mrs. Lamphear, and other
relatives here.
Del. Lamphear started Tuesday for
Lafayette, Ind, to attend the Purdue
of mechanical engineering.
Chas. Rockwell and wife will 60 to
Kalamazoo this week TO get located in
time to begin school on the 10th. They
will attend the Baptist college.
Mrs. Amy Brown, who was called
here by the sickness and death of her
sister, Mrs. Alice johnson, returned 10
her home in New York last week.
Birdie Robinson, niece of John
Robinson, who has been spending her
vacation with relatives here, returned
TO her work in Chicago, Monday.
Arson Carris went to Traverse City
on the excursion to visit his daughter,
Mrs Adams, and bring home his
daughter Grace, who has been spending
the summer there.
About sixty persons attended the
Baptist Sunday school picnic at Sleepy
Hollow, Wednesday Although the
day was hardly warm enough for such
a picnic, all enjoyed themselves To the
utmost.
School will open next Monday with
the following corps of teachers: Super
intendent, /. ID. Loree; preceptress,
Miss Lena Sprague; assistant, Mrs Liz
zie b idwell; intermediate, Miss Emma
Bradfeld; primary, Miss Marie Clark.
Miss Efiie jackson Grant of Marcel
lus, musician and manager of church
entertainments, will, with the aid of
local talent, give an entertainment at
the Methodist church in the interest OF
the Epworth League next Saturday
evening.
The w. G. Il. u. will hold a mothers
meeting at the home of Mrs. Jennie
Hess at o'clock p. m, on Saturday
next. The afternoons program will be
very interesting. All mothers are cor
daily invited aud it is hoped that every
one will feel free to take part in the
discussions. At the close of the meet
ing ice cream and cake will be served
These meetings ale a source of great
help to all who attend and not only
the w. G. Il. u. are expected to be pres
ent, but all mothers are invited
At midnight Monday, Lawrence peo-
pie were awakened by the sound of the
fire alarm. The house belonging to
Mrs. Thos. Lamphear on the north side
of the river was burned to the ground
together with most of the contents.
Her daughter, Carrie Hovey, and her
children from Chicago, who we're visit.
ing her, barely escaped, leaving most
of their clothing. Mrs. Lamphear and
daughter Mary lived alone and earned
their support by washing or what work
they could find and are now nearly
destitute. The fire is supposed to have