The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-03-17

Lawrence.
Leverett Gaut spent Sunday in town.
Meetings still continue at the Method.
ist church.
Mrs. Carrie Kemp is the mother of
another boy.
Ed. Thompson has gone to South
Haven to work.
Geo. Northrup is erecting new barn
on his place in town
The Neal Dow meeting will not be
held Sunday, as was announced.
Prof. Kendall of Hartford will again
occupy the Baptist pulpit next Sunday
A new meat market was opened
Monday with Frank Weed and Grove
Barnes as proprietors.
Mrs. Ellie Agrel will open fancy
goods and millinery store the first of
April. Miss Maggie Cronin will trim
for her.
Union young peoples meeting at the
Congregational church next Sunday
evening, conducted by Frank Lawton,
president of b. Y. p. u.
Little Harold Abrams entertained a
party of his young friends at tea one
evening last week The children en-
joyed themselves.
Rev Stearns is holding meetings at
Bangor this week, assisted by Mr..
Snodgrass. The latter gentleman con-
Quoted the meeting here Sunday morn.
ing and in the evening at Hartford,
taking Rev. Stearus' place.
Burglars visited Fred Seymour's
hardware store, ii. l.. Cornwells store,
III. w. Chapman's meat market and
James Burns blacksmith shop. They
took tools from Burns to open the
other buildings. From Seymour's they
got 500 in money and about So 90
worth of goods. They got nothing at
the other places.
The Anti-Saloon league received a
good start here Sunday night An eX-
ecutive committee, consisting of MessrS.
G. Rice, |. Monroe, w. +. Cornwell,
j. Thompson, ). +. Stearns George
Northrup, +. Branch and Mesdames
r. +. Rowland, 5. M. Hess, +. b
Stearns, |. c. Burt, James Abrams and
l.. u. Knowles, will meet Friday even
ing at James ThompsOn's to perfect the
organization.
Last Friday evening, about twenty
five or thirty of the neighbors and
friends of Mrs. Il. o. Sweet gave her a
very pleasant surprise, the occasion be.
ing her birthday. The band boys came
over and surprised the company with
some excellent music. The ladies sur.
prised them by inviting them to .the
dining room where they were served
with fruit, ice cream and cake. All in
all, very pleasant evening was spent,
Following is the program for the
township Sunday school rally to be held
at the Methodist church Saturday after
noon.
aoo-Devotional, Rev. /. King Lawrence
Mrs. Jennie Hess, Lawrence
azs-Quartet
a:3S-What constitutes a good Sunday school
teacher
Mrs. Stella Hutchins, Gliddenburg
z4S-IIow shall we retain youth and adults as
members of the Sunday SCHOOL,
Mrs. Cora Ferris, Lawrence
Discussion, led by
Mrs Carrie Monroe Lawrence
3.To-What shall the superintendent do to make
the Sunday school a SUGGEST
Clarence Place Shafer District
Mr. Smith. Barnes District
as Duties of the family TO the Sunday school,
Mr. f. l.. Spencer, Lamphear District
335-Music.
3.4o-Recitation, Miss Lucy Harrison
Question Box.
Reports of schools and general conference
EVENING.
7.oo--Song service Rev. G. l.. Keene, Lawrence
7;7o-What are the duties of the pastor 10 the
Sunday SCHOOL,
Rev. +. Il. Stearns, Lawrence
z.as-Cornet solo Mr.. Fred Gage, Lawrence
z:s5--Recitation,
Miss Nora Hutchins, Gliddenburl
Sos may teachers meetings be made mos
usefull
Mrs. L. u. Knowles, Lawrence
Discussion. led by
Mrs. Rose Prospect LAX,
$40 Chorus.
sas-What are the principal defects in our Sun
day school systeml
Mr.. +. Gage, Lawrence
Discussion, led by
Belle Maynard, Lawrence
s:4o-Solo.
s.is-Recitation, ora Hess, Lawrence
s.so-How can we make the Sunday school attrac
tive and interesting without losing sigh
of the great object of winning souls t'
Christi
Mr. Chauncey Rice, Barnes Distric
Benediction Rev. f. b. Stearns, Lawreno,