The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-01
6Ioomingdaie.

Henry Ferguson has Just painted his
residence.
Mrs. Eugene Cooley is visiting rela-
tives in this place.
Born, Tuesday, August %, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Lockard, daughter.
Hiss Rae Harrison is visiting at the
home of NJ. l.. Decker in Paw Paw.
Mrs. j. A. Leavitt is lying IN feeble
condition at her home in this village
Burdette Melvin's residence is nearly
completed and he will occupy it soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Robinson spent the
past week with Mr.. Calvary in Chicago.
II. G.. Sweet has completed a new
cement walk and steps in front of his
store building.
Miss Luta Harrison entertained Miss
Jessie Millspaugh of Gobleville few
days the past week.
Mrs B. G. Day and two daughters of
Milwaukee, Wis visi ted at the home of
Davis Haven, the past week.
G. w. Beach has been grading his lot
to which he will move the building pur-
chased of Burdette Melvin.
Mrs Ada Poorbaugh Wilson, niece
of Mrs. A. D. Trim, is visiting here. Her
home is now In Benton Harbor.
The NJ. c. r. r. Co. has put extensive
repairs on the depot at this place, and y
now treating it to coat of paint.
new awning is being built in,frout
of the l. o. o. F. hall, the first floor of
which is occupied by the Clark bakery.
r. II. Ransom has moved into his new
house and W r. Wicket now occupies
the one from which Mr.. Ransom moved.
Both the Melvin and Ransom new res
licences have just had hot water heating
plants put in by Pugsley & Allen of Paw
Paw.
Erastus Cone left here last Thursday
evening tor Johannesburg, y. Y, to buy
apples for the same firm he worked for
last year.
Mrs H. 5 Sweet OF Peru, Ind, and
niece, Miss Piper of Grand Rapids, are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. h. G. Sweet in
this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Walker and Ferdinand Peck of Chicago
were guests Of Mrs. Helen Weidenfeller
over Sunday.
Mrs William thinner returned last
Thursday from her visit in Indiana. Mr..
Zimmer's sister.In-law and little daugh-
ter accompanied her.
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Harrison, Mr.. and
Mrs Albert Hodgman and Mrs. w. II.
Spayde were in Chicago the past week
purchasing goods for the fall trade.
During the past week the village has
had new cement walks laid around the
west and north sides of the main square;
also on the north side of Spring street.
AZ the y. L . Il uieellu9 last w cuutS-
day evening Mrs Blanch Smith was
chosen as a delegate to attend the
national convention at Cleveland, Ohio.
next month Mrs. Elva Lackey was
elected alternate.
Mrs. Laura Van Horn, who b as been
at the new hospital at Kalamazoo for
treatment for three weeks, returned
home last Friday, but We are sorry to
say she is not benefited as her many
friends had hoped she would be.
John A Leavtt was born in New York
in 1921 and came to Michigan over 80
years ago He had been in business in
Kalamazoo when he came 10 Blooming
dale % years ago. buying place Ia the
west part of the village. on which he and
his wife lived until three years ago. Be
coming old and crippled, they purchased
a home near the heart of the town near
the Baptist church, where the! have at
tended all these year.. Last Thursday
at the ripe age Of II years his spirit
passed to his maker. Funeral services
were held at the church Saturday. He
caves an aged widow, one son and grand
child.
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