The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-11-29
LawtOn.

There were quite number of drunks IN
town last week.
Crawford Smith has returned from Ypsi-
lanti, looking hale and hearty.
Lawton Lodge F. d A. NJ. will have work
in the f. G. degree Thursday evening.
l.. Stern & Co. were gathering in large
quantity of hogs last Monday for shipment.
F.. Lich has been laid up for repairs
during the last week, but is getting around
again.
holidays, which improves the appearance of
their stores.
We hear that billiard hall-a prime
necessity for the town-wil be opened here
in few days.
Mr.. Couchman and family moved last
week into the house formerly occupied by
| Ish. Roberts, our city barber.
DR.. NJ. V. b. Mckinney has returned from
the west, well pleased with the country. He
reports w. 5. as doing we'll out there.
The faithful and we'll known trotter "Sam,'
owned by A. j. SHAFT, has given up the
! ghost. He kicked the bucket one day last
week.
| The NJ. G.. II. II. Co. is putting up good
and substantial coal house in which TO keep
fuel for the pump house. They have also
| blocked up the switches, frogs and other
man-traps i'll the yard.
An old gentleman by the name of Credit
who, for some time past, has suffered Sc
verely with heart disease and dropsy, died
last Saturday evening. He was compare
lively stranger here. and but few knew him.
His remains were taken to Decatur on Sun
day, for burial. This was the fourth death
here in about week.
c. d. Lawton Esq. has just received a
commission from the land department at
Washington, appointing him T.. S. sur
veyor, with instructions TO survey certain
lands in the upper peninsula of this state,
! according to the rules of the department.
The lands belong TO the government and
certain parties are DESTROYS of obtaining title
To them.
| 3 The III. +. church was filled, last Sunday.
by our citizens who desired to witness the
marriage of James Kelly Esq. TO a Mrs.
Densman of Mattawan. Rev. o. ID. Wat
kins pastor of the church performed the
ceremony. MI. Nelly dppedrSu 10 he lell
handed, scarcely knowing on which side of
the bride to stand. Quite a number of our
old bachelors occupied the front seats, watch
ing the proceedings closely so as to be able
TO get through without mistake when their
turn shall come.
Some of the young ladies and gentlemen,
if we may 40 call them, who attend the
meetings at the church nearly every evening
to laugh, giggle and whisper, would be more
respected is they would stay at home. 1t is
not the small boys and girls who SO conduct
themselves, but those who are old enough to
know better. If some of their parents knew
of their actions they would not feel very
well about it, especially those who move in
good society and are we'll thought of. 1t
will be better TO cease such unmannerly con-
duct than to wait for the application of COM
pulsory measures.
A smuggling exhibition took place on Main
street last week, the contestants on one side
being Geo. and Charley Showers, and on the
other. two bloods by the name of Kennedy.
1t seems that the kennedys had been taking
n little to much Lawton bulge and got into
a racket with George who called on "Hank
TO help him. Yank got in the first blow
and knocked his man out in one round.
George began on the other, but Yank want
ed more blood and waded i'll too, when the
crowd interfered and broke up the match.
1t is said that Yank will have TO keep shy
now or have il out.