The true northerner., 1896-10-07


Joe Carroll and wife are visiting
relatives and friends here.
Will Wooden of Kalamazoo spent
Sunday with Lawrence friends.
Mrs. Hunt has been suffering with a
very bad felon on her left hand.
Miss Laura Younglove returned TO
her work in South Haven, Monday.
Louise Sutton of Breedsville was in
town last week, visiting Ethel Maynard.
Miss Eva Knowles, who teaches in
Covert township, was home last Satur-
day.
Rev King of Blissfield has been en-
gagged as pastor of the Free Methodist
church.
The Crane house has been purchased
by Mrs. j Roosevelt, who is fitting IL up
for home.
Mrs. Nina Mott and family of Dowag-
lac are visiting Mrs. Motifs cousin, Miss
Carrie Corey.
Cards have been received announc-
ing the marriage of Burnett Robbins,
former Lawrence boy, TO Chicago
lady.
Bert Carris, wife and daughter ar
rived Wednesday from Traverse City
for a short visit with their parents and
friends.
Chas. Bowers has moved into the
old West house and Myron Sanborn
will move into the vacated house which
he has recently purchased.
The w. G. I. u. will meet next Fri
day afternoon, Oct. 8, at the home of
the Misses Haynes. A review of the
bible lessons will be conducted by Mrs.
Carrie Monroe.
The hour for Sunday evening services
has been changed to one-half hour
earlier Young peoples meetings will
for time be held from p. m till 4;
preaching at at all the churches.
The grandmother and aunt of Mrs
w. f. Thresher came from Reed City
last Friday. The former lady is help.
less from paralysis and will make her
home here with her granddaughter
The latter will return the first of the
week.
News was received last week of the
death of Geo. Bowen, a former partner
of j. III. Kelley of this place. While at
work in field with team, ploughing,
the horses became frightened and ran
away, the plough striking Mr. Bowen
and injurIng him internally. After six
weeks suffering he passed away. Mr..
Bowen has many friends here who
mourn his death.
We have this week to record the sad
death of little Winnifred, aged two
years and five months, youngest child
of Zimariah and Mary Warner. Friday
afternoon, Mrs. Warner left the house
for few moments to get some potatoes
and left little Winnifred with her five
year-old brother Harold. AS she re-
turned she met Harold with pail GO
ing for water and said 80, mama, Win
ME is all burning up" There she stood
at the window, her little hands thrown
up and enveloped with burning cloth
ing. The flames were smothered and
assistance called, but fire had done its
work and after night of suffering
Winnifred passed away. Just how her
clothing caught fire is unknown, but it
is thought she was trying TO build fire
in the stove as she had seen her mother
do. The little ones funeral was held
at Paw Paw, Monday.
sHAFER DISTRICT.
A debate between the free silverites
and the republicans, was held at the
school house on Friday evening last.
The question was, Resolved, that the
demonetization of silver in '73 is the
prime cause of the present hard times" !"
The chief disputant on the affirmative
opened his address with wild gesticula-
tiOns and delivered a speech that the
Hon. VIM. j. Bryan has been spouting
over the country. The next speaker
on the silver side claimed that every
time the republicans "MoNKEYED" with
the finances we had another run of
hard times. Another bright orator
spouted about the golden calf that was
buried in 1400 and was resurrected by
the republican party in '93. We should
hate to offer that gentleman an ear
from that fatted calf. There were
more silverites than gold bugs" pres
ent, but the &. bs got there just the
same.