The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-02

Mrs. Leora Drew is on the sick list
Sarah Gage lost horse last Sunday
NOR ming.
Enos Roberts is home again for IA
short time.
Mrs. A. II. Virgins and little Zilpha
were in Paw Paw, Saturday.
The w. G. L. u. will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Jennie Hess.
John Hallet left Monday for Chicago
and Elgin, ILL.,, where he will visit his
sons.
Il. II. Cody moved To Hartford Satur-
day, where he will keep hotel in the
Richmond house.
Mrs. j. l.. LaPoint of Benton Harbor
is spending few days with Mrs Geo.
Carpp, her daughter.
Somebody helped themselves last
Tuesday night To II cords of wood be-
longing to VIM. Wait.
Miss Eva Knowles is spending a
weeks vacation with her Lawrence
friends and relatives.
Chas, Ridlon of Cadillac sent deer
from the Upper Peninsula To his father,
j. M. Ridlon of this place.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will serve ten cent tea at the
grange hall Friday evening.
The annual election of officers for the
Epworth league will take place We'd
nesday evening, Dec. 8, 1896.
Mrs. Jennie Daley and little son ar
rived Saturday to spend a few days
with her father;A IL. Draper.
Prof. + +. Wakeman and wife of Gov
ert spent Thanksgiving with Mrs VS.
parents, q. A. Cross and wife.
Miss Alice Rowland and one of her
pupils, Minnie Shafer of Baroda, spent
Thanksgiving with Miss Rs parents.
Thieves have been putting in their
work ut Sleepy Hollow lately, having
relieved the cottages of anything desir.
able
Claud Combs, who has been engaged
for some time at the Illinois hospital, is
spending few days with Lawrence
friends.
Sunday school board meeting will be
held this evening at the home of Mrs
Agnes Simmons, at which time the
election of officers for the coming year
will take place.
The funeral of Abram Knapp was
held Thursday forenoon at the house,
Rev. Keeue officiating. Deceased was
an old resident of this town, aged 20
years. He leaves wife and several
children.
A union young peoples meeting was
held last Thursday evening, conducted
| by Rev. Stearns. Although the weather
was SO unfavorable goodly number
We're present and had very interest
| ing meeting
The M. w. A. lodge of this place will
have 'woodbee" for one of their
neighbOrs in b. b. Fishers woods next
Saturday afternoon. Supper will be
served the wood cutters at Barney
Hicks at B p. IN.
A surprise party of over forty per-
sons met At Mr.. and Mrs. A. n Gaut's,
Thanksgiving morning. 1t was COM
plete surprise. Mrs. Gaut's relatives
came from Bangor. Breedsville, Airing
ton, Paw Paw and Lawrence. Many
fine presents were left and a very
enjoyable time was had
Union services were held at the
Methodist church Sunday evening, at
which time Truman Parker, who went
as "a delegate from the Methodist Sun
day school to the state Sunday school
convention recently held at Kalamazoo,
gave most interesting report. A town
ship organization of Sunday schools
was perfected and the following officers
elected: President. Mrs Jennie Hess;
vice-presdent, Mrs. Matte Rowland;
secretary, Miss Emma Bradtield; treas
urer, Miss Nell Rowland.
The following is the program for the
Epworth league rally Friday, Dec 4th:
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1:9O-Devotonal-Rev {. l.. Keene. Lawrence
145-Address of welcome F VI. Gage, Lawrence.
Response.
Music.
2O0-Paper- Relation of social life to the league"
Miss Ida Earl, Paw Paw, Mich.
Dscussion-T.T. Parker Lawrence.
Quartet-Lawrence.
245-"Our motto, Look up, lift up! "
Miss Hattie Smith. Decatur.
Recitation-"A legend of the league"
Miss Nora Hutchins, Giddenberg.
Embellishments
90. n Miss FlOy Snow, Paw Paw.
Miss Minnie Schweizer, Bangor.
Discussion--F. NJ. Gage, Lawrence.
3i5-Paper-First vice presidents work,
Mrs. l.. u. Knowles, Lawrence.
Discussion.
415-Paper- Second vice-president's work,
Mrs. Leora Drew, Lawrence.
Discussion.
Solo Mrs. Emma Bryan, Decatur.
425-Paper-ThiTd vice-president's work
Miss Vedah Dewey, Decatur.
Discussion.
40 Paper-Fourth vice-presidents work
Miss Jennie Hutchins, Gliddenberg
Discussion.
EVENING SESSION.
G.3O-Song service-Rev. c. l.. Keene. Lawrence.
7:90-Paper-"E Essential qualities of good leader "
Miss Jennie Ray, Hartford.
| Discussion
Male quartet-Hartford.
7.30-Address-"Thes standing army OF the repub
lic,"-Rev. r. II. Bready. Albion.
Collection.
Cornet duet.