The true northerner., 1899-11-29
Oorrasoondence Department.
La Wrence.

La Wrence.
4 DIR. Baldwin of Niles was in town last
week.
Miss Edith Allen will lead the league
next Sunday evening.
j. Smith and Ed Bailey have opened
another market i'm town.
Mrs. II. L. Bunnell has moved her
stock into the hotel building.
The Junior league will again hold
meetings Sundays at 3 o'clock.
The Methodist ladies' aid society meets
to-day as the home Of Mrs j. johnson.
Miss Cora Simmons went to the Bat
tie Creek sanitarium Monday, for treat
ment.
J.F. Barrows and wife attended a
party at the home of q. w. Merriman in
Hartford, last week.
The young ladies met again last night
at Mrs. Woods: she gave them another
interesting and valuable talk
Saturday afternoon there will be a
meeting in the prayer room of the Meth
odist church for Bible study.
Mrs. f. f. Woods Sunday school class
will be entertained Friday evening at the
home of Miss Hattie Sanborn.
X.Rev. d. w. Conkhite, state missionary,
isassisting Rev. Salyer in series of re-
vival meetings at the Baptist church.
Miss Alice Rowland will spend Thanks
giving at home. She will be accompanied
by Miss Ethel Parrish of Stevensville.
Mr., and Mrs. E. f.. Rowland were in
town .last week. They were returning
from tseir visit in the eastern part of the
state.
Mr. Nckson moved into the Tillou
house lat week. He will improve it by
the additi\n of wide porch and some
paint.
Mesdames Wait and Burns succeeded
in organizing a Patrician lodge at Goble-
VILE the 18th of November, with twenty
five members.
On account of the revival meetings in
progress at the Baptist church, there
will be no Sunday evening preaching at
the Methodist church while the meetings
continue.
Frank Kennedy and family spent Sat
urday with Newell Crissy and family, in
honor of the birthdays of Fred and Laura
Kennedy and the anniversary of Mr.. aud
Mrs. Kennedy.
The Longfellow club will meet to-day
with Mrs. Eta Conklin, their president.
The afternoon will be devoted to Tenny-
sons Dream of Fair Women" They
met with Mrs Hattie Cornwell, last week.
The children of the intermediate de
partment have secured means with which
to purchase a good dinner for the family
of one of their schoolmates They will
also see that the children are properly
clad for winter.
Lawrence held an enthusiastic meet
ing at the opera house Thursday, to talk
up the prospect of getting the county
seat, should it be removed. Some COM
mittees were appointed and the work
will be continued.
An all day Thanksgiving service will
be held Thursday at the Baptist church.
1t will commence with a sunrise prayer
meeting Rev. Conkhite will preach at
10 o'clock, also in theevening. The usual
thank offering will be taken in the
morning for the poor of the town.
l.. G.. Goodrich of Ann Arbor, lecturer
of Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons,
held a school of instruction here, Nov
ember 2l, both in afternoon and evening.
The chaDterS from ST .Ioe South Haven
Paw Paw, Bangor, and Lawrence were
sRmmoned. Visiting companions from
Hartford, Mattawan, Lawton, Watervleit
and Covert were present At the close
of the evening session the gentlemen
were served with an elegant repast by
the ladies of the Eastern Star.