The true northerner., 1900-04-18
Lawrence.
Miss Maria Jennings is quite ill.

Miss Maria Jennings is quite i'll.
II. A. Cooper has moved his family
into town.
Letha Roberts is visiting friends in
Benton Harbor.
Mrs. Isaac Hendricks of Hamilton was
in town Sunday.
Mr.. Glenn Leach of Hartford visited
the boys % here Sunday.
DIR. Crowell expects to go to Chicago
this week to oattend school
The Longfellow club will meet April
1S with Mrs. Eta Conklin.
Louise Anderson of Hartford spent
Sunday with relatives here.
The G. Il. will serve dinner and sup
per at grange hall, Saturday.
John Clement, who has been very
low, is reported as improving.
Ne well Crissey and wife are both re-
covering from recent illness.
Mrs. Joseph Clark of Benton Harbor
visited at Mrs Taplins last week.
Miss Anna Rowland is spending the
week with her sister in Stevensville.
Miss Edith Allen has returned from
an extended visit in Grand junction.
The w. G. y. U. will meet Friday of
this week with Mrs. Caroline Phelps.
Miss Julia Hurley spent last week
with Miss Lizzie Straub at Hartford.
A. j. Sabin and wife of Paw Paw visit
ed friends here Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Effie Agrell leaves the first of the
week for Ypsilanti. She expects to
make the sale of her farm this week.
We understand the present pre-
ceptress of our school, Miss Phena Dun
ming, has accepted position in the
schools at Grand Ledge.
Easter was observed in the various
churches by fitting sermons and in some
of them the children furnished appro-
pirate songs, recitations and exercises.
The business of the creamery is rapid
ly increasing. New milk routes have
been started recently from the Thomp-
son district, Merritt neighborhood, and
from near Hartford.
While Anna and Lydia Butcher were
playing Sunday, the latter accidentally
hit Anna in the eye with a sharp stick
and it is feared the child will lose the
sight of the eye entirely.
Miss Margaret Wintrimyer, national
organizer and superintendent of the
Loyal Temperance legion work, will
hold meetings here next Saturday even
ing and Sunday afternoon and evening
The new officers for the w. G. L. u.
are as follows: President, Mrs Helen
Abrams; recording secretary, Mrs. Leora
A. Sanborn; corresponding secretary,
Mrs L. a. Barnard; treasurer, Miss A.
\. Haynes.
Mr.. Kirkland and family of Appleton
Wisconsin, will locate here. Mr.. Kirk
land has purchased John Robinson's
farm - miles north of town. MIR. Kirk
land and son arrived with their house.
hold goods last Thursday.
Mrs. f. f. Wood will go to Chicago
this week, if she is able to be moved to
have a delicate operation performed
She has been suffering i'll health for
several months. Her many friends here
have generously contributed to make it
possible for her to have this expensive
operation.
Monday evening at a meeting of the
directors of the Lawrence brick and tile
company, the following officers were
elected: President, j. b. Marshall; vice
president, Frank Branch; secretary, f.
S. Rockafellow treasurer, Geo. Chap
man; executive committee, E. S. Rocka
fellow, J. b. Marshall and Geo. Chap.
man. The company has purchased the
Carpp lot on the river bank, the former
brick yard; they also have purchased
machinery of the Wallace Manufactur-
ing company of Indiana, and are
negotiating for steam power. They ex-
pect to be ready for operation about the
middle of April.