The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-06-12
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HOME COMING WEEK.
PAW PAW, 1903.
AU GUST 10-l7.
JothngS.

lettings.
All stores and business places will be
closed all day the fourth of July.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. George Chap
man of Dowagiac, June 2, a 10 pound
boy
a number of our young people will
attend a dancing party at Lawton this
evening
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Hadsell died Tuesday The burial was
Wednesday in the Wildey cemetery.
The Pere Marquette has put on the
fruit train, leaving Paw Paw at 4:55 p.
IN. west, and at $3.50 p. m. for Lawton.
y An agent of the Mutual Lyceum bu-
reau is in Paw Paw arranging for an
other lecture course for next winter un-
der the auspices of the band boys.
Another meeting of those interested
in home coming week will be held at
the home of j. w. Free, Monday even
ing, June %. All who are interested are
requested to attend.
The Pennsuar hotel at Lake Cora is
now open for business. The reservation
of rooms already made for time after
July l. insures a prosperous season for
this popular resort.
New boarders at the county Jail are
Albon Pencost of Marcellus, held for
trial on a charge of forgery, and Fred
Marsh of Hartford, held for trial on
charge of beating his wife.
~-The remains of Lydia l.. Conway Ed
dy, whose death was announced in The
True Northerner last week, were Gre
mated at Portland, Oregon, June 3, in
compliance with her request.
A list of those who have contributed
for home coming week will be pub
lished next week. In order to increase
the list as much as possible in the inter
vening time contributions will be re-
ceived at the Savings bank or by Mrs
Adde Hunt.
l. Miss Hazard, the primary teacher in
our school, has resigned her position for
next year. Her work during the past
year has been exceedingly satisfactory
she being attentive to her duties at all
times, and though we are sorry to see
her leave US, we are sure she will be sue
cessful in her work at Ironwood, where
she has accepted a position for next
year.
One day last week "Ted" Huffer was
playing with a hammer and nail, when
the nail flew and hit him in the eye. In.
! flammation set in, and Saturday night
his father, Rev. G. +. Huffer, took the
little fellow to the Presbyterian hospital
at Chicago, where a successful operation
was performed. Mr.. Huffer returned
, home Tuesday, leaving the boy in the
hospital, where he is making rapid re.
covery. =
- The 33d annual meeting of the Van
Buren, county pioneers at Decatur
Wednesday, was largely attended, and
the fine new town hall was an ideal place
for the sessions. = The forenoon session
was taken up with routine business, in.
cluding election of officers, the old
officers being reelected. The picnic
dinner was most enjoyable The after
noon session opened with music and
cordially welcomed to Decatur, and re-
sponse was made by A w Hayden OF
Hamilton. 4 poem by f. Barnum, one
of the earliest pioneers of this county
: was finely read by Miss Anna Shaad
The poem was first read by its author at
the second meeting of the association 81
years ago. The principal address of the
afternoon was gwen by Rev. l.. III. Man
ming of Decatur, a talented young man
who interested the pioneers in spite OF
the fact that he is of a newer generation
} Mrs. G.. b. McOmber of Decatur gave a
fine recitation. Short five minute ad
dresses were given by Hon. G.. ID. Law.
ton of Lawton, DR.. A. S. Haskin of Law
renee, ID. Woodman and Mr.. and Mrs. j
: J. Woodman of Paw Paw, and Elias
Morris of Decatur, who was the second
= white child born in Van Buren, county
his brother, who died in infancy, having
been the first. His father was Dolphin
, Morris, the first white settler in Decatur
township. The program was interspersed
with music by Decatur quartette. A
resolution was adopted favoring the loca
tion of the new state normal school in
Decatur. The location of the next meet
ing was left with the executive com
mittee, no town extending an invitation
, except Decatur. The True Northernei
would be pleased to see the pioneers