The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-03-30

Lawrence.


Miss Sprague is spending the week at
her home in Kalamazoo.
Chas. Hess family moved to their new
home in Illinois, Monday.
Ila Crippen expects to go to Wakelee
soon to live with Rev. +. III. Wilson.
A literary program was given by the
Epworth league last Sunday evening.
Viva, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Mentor, is very i'll with quinsy
The L. o. II. M. will serve a 10 cent
dinner at the X. o. 4. M. hall next Mon
day.
At the donation for Rev. Deal last
Wednesday, something over SlS was re-
allied.
Anna Rowland is visiting her sister at
Stevensville and friends at ST. Joseph
this week.
Clarence Colburn and wife have NOV
ed onto Mrs. C's fathers farm i'm East
Arlington
Rev. |. b. Tallman will occupy the
pulpit at the Methodist church next
SUNDAY morning.
Mrs. Clara LamoreauX, who has been
spending several weeks at Grand Rapids,
returned Wednesday,
Evangelistic meetings are being held
at the Congregational church. Evange-
list Snodgrass is assisting the pastor.
Misses Emma and Ailsie Bradfeld
we've called to Spring Arbor by the dan
gerous illness of their brother, George.
Miss Inez Burt is visiting her sister in
jackson and attending the State Epworth
league convention in session at that
place.
A letter from Jay Blaisdell, who went
To Montana a few days ago, says they
have body of snow on the ground five
feet deep.
Myron Sanborn and wife will soon go
to the farm. The house formerly &C.
cupied by Mrs. Sanborn has been rented
to Charles Rockwell.
On account of monthly meeting of the
Free Methodist church at Hartford
there will he no preaching in their church
at Lawrence, April B.
A. p. Hunt and family will move into
Mrs. NJ. j. Hazards house. Adelbert
Abrams and wife will move into the
house vacated by Mr.. Hunt.
Willie Payne, the youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Payne, died Saturday
night of typhoid fever. He had been i'll
four weeks, during which time his suffer
ing was intense.
April 9TH at the Baptist church. Olivia
j. G. Woodman of Paw Paw will give
her most popular lecture, Patriotism.
Those who miss this will miss a grand
treat Admission 10 cents.
The Young Mems league have rented
the room so long known as 1.-The club
room" and have cleaned it and furnished
it for a reading room and room in which
their meetings will be held
Fifteen of Edith Aliens young friends
called to surprise her Saturday evening
The surprise was not very successful, but
they had an enjoyable time neverthe
less. Mrs. Allen served warm sugar.
The two years old daughter of Mrs
Alice Baisdell was standing by an oper
window at the home of her grandfather
II. G. Parker. when the heavy sash came
down and crushed two fingers of the lit
tie hand.
The following were nominated fol
township officers at the republican eau
Gus Saturday: Supervisor, Albert Sim
mons; clerk, j. B. Potter: treasurer
Jerome b. Marshall; highway commits
sioner, Thomas j. Sweet: Justices. VIM
G.. Roberts, L. j. Dane. Silver ticket
Supervisor, Frank Branch; clerk, Harry
Martin: treasurer Geo. w. Fisher: high
way commissioner, Amos Benedict; jus
tices, Fred Kelly, Chauncy Rice.
Alfred Nc Collum of California, Abel
bert of Elmira, n. Y, and John of Dow
agiac are visiting their mother at thi.
place. Adelbert is an instructor in the
state reformatory at Elmira and has bu
ten days vacation. Alfred was making
business trip to these parts and con
templated taking three days trip il
Wisconsin before coming here. When h,
got to Chicago, he felt as though h'
must come here first, although he haC
written to the contrary to his friends
here. When he reached here a day afte
his brother from New York did, he wa
somewhat surprised to- find him. Tn,
brothers had not met for seven years anC
one did not know the other was coming