The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20


Harvey Chapman visited relatives
in Covert last week.
l.. c. Howard and wife of Dowagiac
were In town last week.
Marie Clark visited Mrs. +. N. Wake
man at Covert, Saturday
Prof l. ID. Loree has been secured as
principal of our school for another year.
Anna Rowland has been compelled To
leave school on account of poor health
Ned McFern visited his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mct ern, last
week.
The w. r. C.. served ice cream Satur-
day afternoon and evening at the Il. A.
X. hall
Levi Dillenbeck. who has been with
his son in Louisville for some time, has
returned.
The Lawrence and Paw Paw Farmers
Club met Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. u Barnes.
Nina Henry entertained few of her
young friends at her home last Wednes
day evening. Ice cream and cake were
served.
Decoration Day will be observed.
Rev. w. n. Younglove will deliver the
address. A fine program has been
arranged.
+. IS Rockafellow was elected delegate
to the X. o. L. Nj. convention at Saginaw
and Mrs j Nj, Fisk will represent the
L. q. T. Nj.
People are beginning to appreciate
IS fp1 nj.
the river; we judge by the number of
picnics lately.
Rev. Cross exchanged pulpits with
Rev Kendall, Sunday. The latter adj.
ministered the ordinance of baptism to
Mrs. A. Fairbanks.
The Epworth league will observe the
9TH anniversary of the organization
next Sunday evening. A literary pro-
gram has been prepared by the third
vice president.
A Memorial sermon will be preached
by Rev. G.. l.. Keene at the Methodist
church, May "a, at the usual hour of
services. The other pastors of the
village will assist in the services.
At delegate convention held in this
place Wednesday by the Nj. w. A, IL
was decided to hold picnic ut South
Haven, June 10Th. A round trip rate
of 40 cents has been secured from this
place.
! The union temperance meeting was
held Sunday evening at the Baptist
church. Remarks by Mrs. Cross, Mrs.
Hess and Rev Kendall were given.
Leah Cornwell gave very appropriate
recitation.
Misses Ethel Maynard and Flora
Walker gave their Sunday school
classes Il picnic at the woods, Saturday
The happy little people were brought
back at three o'clock to Mrs. Monroe's
and treated to Ice cream and cake.
The commencement exercises will be
held at the opera house, Friday evening"
May %, Faye Cornwell, Leon Stebbins
and John Rice being the graduates.
Prof Ferris of Big Rapids will address
the class the same evening, after which
will occur the annual alumni banquet.
The lecture given by Rev. Thomas of
Marcellus IN the Methodist church,
Tuesday evening, was very interesting
and instructive He spoke of the
sunny side of Cowboy Life" His
costume was of the regulation style,
sombrero, shirt, tie, leather pants, high
heeled boots, squirt (whip) and lariat.
The junior class of the high sch DOL
gave reception in honor of the senior
class at the home of Miss Florence
Crawford last Tuesday evening. Soon
after arriving, the company was invited
to the dining room, where the table
was spread and decorated in pink and
white, the class colors. Following the
repast, toasts and original sonnets were
given by the Juniors, to which the
seniors responded. Remarks were
made by Miss Shafer and Prof. Loree,
Then the company adjourned To the
parlor, where was sung class song TO
the seniors, composed by the girls OF
the junior class. Games were played
and all left feeling that the evening had
been one of pleasure.