The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-06-06
GOBLEVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Whitney drove t,
Hartford on Saturday to help hi
mother celebrate her eighty-seventl
birthday.
! On decoration day the graves wer,
/ all decorated in the forenoon and thu
exercises held in the afternoon. TIL,
program was excellent, and there
was not break in the children.
drill, songs and recitations. The ad
dress given by A. Lynn Free of Paw
Paw was splendid, and Gobleville i:
very proud of their band.
Nate Brown is spending a week
with Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Mead
Lawson Herman of Milwaukee
was a visitor in Gobleville last week
Thursday, he then went to Allegan to
visit with his brother Earl.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Post spent We'd
nesday and Thursday in Allegan, the
guests of a grandson, Earl Herman
and family.
E. Bush and family spent Decora.
tion day in Grand Junction and South
Haven.
Miss Percy Bush spent Decoration
day in South Haven. Mrs. Bush spent
the entire week there.
On Decoration day each year many
from out of town come here to dec
crate the graves of relatives. Among
those who came to Gobleville this
year were Mrs. Gertie Feek and son.
the Nicolds girls and children Of
Kalamazoo, Minnie Hollaway of Flint
and Jud Holmes of Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Hayden have been
his sister Mrs. Hickson
and brother and wife. Mr.. Hayden
occupied the F. B pulpit on Sunday
The Baccalaureate address was
given Sunday evening at the F. B.
church by the pastor, Rev. c. Lemon
Commencement was held at the
Opera House Wednesday evening.
A large number of Royal Neighbors
the meeting at South Haven
last Thursday.
Mrs. Forest Wood and baby and
Mrs. Oscar Johnson and children
spent Thursday at the Fred Wesler
home to celebrate the birthday Of
Dale Johnson and Grandma Wesler
What might have been a very seri-
Gus accident happened at the crossing
by the Grist mill when a switch
engine struck an automobile. making
a complete wreck of it. The occu-
pants escaped with slight bruises and
a bad fright.
Alison Hymes of Kalamazoo spent
Sunday at the A. Lyle home.
Harry Heron and Mr.. and Mrs.
B. L. Smith of Kalamazoo were here
for Decoration day Mr.. Smith favor
ed the audience at the Opera House
with a song.
George Sage was in Chicago last
week.
DR.. f. ] Post of Benton Harbor
and F. A. Post of Allegan were call
ers at the c. Post home last Sunday.
Mrs. Edith Hymes and John Lead
er have exchanged houses.
The ladies of the Baptist church
met on Wednesday with Mrs. Well
over.
The Women's Fortnightly club held
its annual meeting at the home Of
Mrs. w. f. Miller in Kalamazoo on
Friday, May 23rd A pot luck din
ner was served after which the
following members were elected to
office. Mrs. G.. l.. Bennett, President
Mrs. John Dorgan, Vice Pres; Mrs.
A. Wauchek, Sec; Mrs. c. D. Myers,
Treasurer.
Mrs. Clarence Sheldon has been
spending a few days in Kalamazoo.
Miss Pansy and friend have been car
ing for tn birds during her absence.
Mrs. Sheldon raises many canaries
that find ready sales.
Carol Kemp of Otsego spent the
week end with friends here.
Byron Day and wife spent Satur-
day evening at the Fred Wesler home
Harvey Graves and VIM. Gault
have formed a partnership and pur-
chased the Overacker Ware house
from the Cooperative Association
and will conduct business there. 1t
is not known what line they will
specialize in.