The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-04-01
Lawrence.

y. u. COrnWell spent Ouuuay III hoihe'
The school children are enjoying a
weeks vacation.
Rev. Lamkin attended quarterly
meeting at Grand Rapids, Sunday.
The Ladies of the Maccabees gave n
sugar social at the X o. L. NJ. hall.
Truman Parker, who has been at
tending college at Albion, is home for
weeks vacation.
zelda Marks has the scarlet fever.
She is at the home of her grandmother,
Mrs. l.. j. Dane.
Clayton Plopper is spending few
days with Lawrence friends. He will
start for Georgia, April 6.
The ladies' aid society of the Method
ist church will meet this afternoon
with Mrs. Sophia West, north of the
river.
The w. G. T. u. will meet with Mrs.
Sebring next Friday. 1t will be the
annual election of officers, and every
member is requested to be present.
A. A. Conklin will open general
mercantile business in the grange build
ing, April g. He will carry a stock of
groceries. Miss Snyder of Grand Rap
ids will have charge of his millinery
department.
The funeral of Mrs. Geo. MCGOWAN,
who resided south of town, was held at
the Methodist church, Monday after
noon. A host of friends and relatives
mourn her death Rev. Reese preach
ed the funeral sermon.
Mr. Richard Cook, who for many
years has been a citizen of Lawrence,
died at his home II miles south of town,
Friday morning He has been for some
time a sufferer The funeral was held
Tuesday, conducted by the Masonic
lodge.
Mrs. Eva Phillips, wife Fof Alex.
Phillips, died at their home east OF
town, March 90, of heart failure. She
was Al years old and leaves "A husband
and four children to mourn her death.
Although Mr.. Phillips and family have
resided here but two years, they have
formed many friendships and Mrs.
Phillips death will be truly mourned.
Elder. y. III Reese of Bangor preached
the funeral sermon.
Mrs. Alice G.. Seaman johnson, de.
parted this life Wednesday morning,
after lingering illness of some twelve
weeks. The funeral was held from the
home yesterday at 80 and the remains
were taken to Greenville, Montcalm
county, Mich, for burial. Since 1885,
Mrs. johnson has been a resident oi
Lawrence She was born at South
Rutland, N, Y. April 10, 1920, uniting
with the Baptist church at the age OF
lnsx ..,I fnst f,rl OH sots
life. She married Egbert Brainard
Dec. 2, 1S41. One son was born To them
who died at an early age. After several
where Mr.. Brainard died Soon after
her marriage tn Mr.. johnson she NOV
ed TO Cascade, Mich, and from there
to Lawrence. She was the oldest oi
six children. Two sisters and one
brother survive her.
In last weeks issue of the NORTH
ERNER we stated that Miss Zelle Phelp:
had returned from Georgia and it is oul
painful duty to state that death called
her last Tuesday. Friday her remain:
were laid to rest by the side of her sis
ter in the new cemetery. Zelle wa,
the only child of Edwin H. Phelps anc
wife. She was born Is years ago OF
the old farm IL miles west OF here anC
entered the school here at an early age
and she remained a faithful and un
usually bright student until she reach
ed the senior grade. Bright were he
hopes for the closing year of school, bu
disease laid its grasping hand upoi
her. In October, accompanied by he
father, she went to the sunny South
hoping to be benefited by the warn
atmosphere. In January her mothe
joined them and only few days befor,
her death she was brought home. Tn,
funeral was held at the Congregations
church Friday afternoon. The higl
school attended in body, as did tn
christian endeavor society of which
Zelle was an active member. Six youn,
men and six young ladies acted as pal
bearers The church was decorate'
with flowers and ribbon, and the cas-
ket was covered with beautiful rose
and carnations. The Longfellow Club
the G.. f., the school, the bearers an'
many of her other friends contribute,
: floral tributes. In behalf of the e..
society Miss Frances Campbell made
few touching remarks, and in behalf O
J the school Miss Shafer drew few les
sons for the sorrowing friends.