The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
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and is going through to San Francisco.
Broughton, the dry goods man, speaks
another piece to the people this week.
A large amount of correspondence arrived
late this week and was unayoidably omitted.
Our town board have appointed John Free
and Joseph Dayey, as members of the town
ship board of review.
Miss Shedd closes her dancing school here
tonight and gives dance at the town hall
next Tuesday evening.
VIM Sheppard, of Gliddenburg, died on
Wednesday of last week, after lingering
illness of long standing.
Our city fathers are causing new cross
walks to be laid across and along Main street.
much needed improvement.
Mr.. y. NJ. Pugsley and family, after many
years of hard labor on his farm, have moved
into town to enjoy their otjUp cltna digRi-
tate.
Hartford has another liquor dealer, Ralph
Richmond, who has paid $500 for the privi
lege of aiding in the prosperity (?) of our
sister village.
Rev. |. T. Munroe of Hartford, will ex-
change next Sabbath with the pastor of the
First Baptist church, and will preach at
Lawton at 2:30 p. m.
The Schoolcraft Agricultural Society and
Driving Park Association, viii hold their
third spring fair at Schoolcraft, Mich, May
23, 2i. and %, 1888.
.. w. Rowland has been appointed by the
township board, as chairman OF the town
ship board of school inspectors, rice Miss
Clarbel Thompson, resigned.
1t has finally been decided to hold the next
examination of teachers at Hartford instead
of at South Haven. Teachers will take notice
of the date, Saturday, May 26th.
The Grammar Department of our union
school will give little entertainment on
this friday afternoon, at which time all its
patrons and friends will be cordially well
1 coined.
+. 4. Black1nan Esq. has been appointed
secretary of the Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company, in place of c. 4. Harrison Esq.
resigned. The office will be in the Courier
building.
The Central Michigan Agricultural Society
viii hold its second spring fair--open to the
world-at Lansing, May %, 30, 81, and
June l, 1883. Some fine speed premiums
are offered.
Vet. Myers was arraigned before Esq.
Warner, one day last week, charged with
using obscene Language ON the street. The
evidence being conclusive, he was fined $5
and costs, which he paid,
DIR. Robinson is in town and will remain
here about tea days for the purpose Of doing
dental work. He had card in our last pa
per but as his name did not appear it was
not q very valuable notice. Give him a call.
D. d. Noble of Antwerp, has been having
serious time. First he suffered from a Sc
we're illness, then he had q felou on his hand,
and Just as that was getting well he received
a kick from horse which broke his arm in
three places,
Wis Lee, of the Union House, on Friday
last, undertook to ride a log in the Briggs
pond, but not being as spry as he was in his
younger days, he took an involuntary bath
which was several times repeated before he
reached the shore.
army comrades as Billy" recently returned
from Fort Bayard, N NJ, where he has been
for the last two or three years. He is look
ing much more hale and hearty than when
he went to that country
The result of the prosecution against James
Bennett for violation of liquor law was
verdict of guilty and sentence of $40 fine
and costs and 10 days in jail. The case has
been appealed. Mr.. Brophey changed his
plea to guilty and was fined $50 and costs.
We think the services at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning deserving of
especial mention. Mr.. Haryey's discourse
was very original though forcible tempe
rance sermon, while the choir seemed to in
vest the familiar hymns with unwonted
melody.
Mrs. Elder Gilman, mother of Riley Bangs,
died on Saturday last at noon, at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. Maria Bathricl,
of Mattawan, at the ripe old age of 81 years.
The funeral exercises were held on Monday
last. The body was sent to the state of New
York for burial.
An innocent little girl not far from this
village, came 20 town the other day, and on
returning home said to her mother, ma, I
saw Mary down at the shop" "Did you,
dear" replied the mother, "what did she
say?" 80 nothing" returned the little one,
''she only just kissed pa" Tableau.
Mat. Longwell has a pile of about 300
cords of wood in the rear of the Dyckman
House. 1t was thrown in one promiscuous
pile which became so hot from the steam
and fermentation of seasoning. that he had
to handle it all over and cord il up with air
passages through it, in order to prevent its
being prematurely burned.
The Sth annual sheep shearing festival of
eastern Van Buren, and western Kalamazoo
Sheep Breeders Association, will be held at
the farm of A.. l. Weldin, 8 miles south of
Lawton, on Thursday, May oath. The usual
basket picnic will accompany the festival.
Local committee: A. II. Norton, o. A. BreclS,
John Marshall, John Haynes, and Charles
Lytle.
The double store of Geo. w. Longwell a.
Co. has been completed and fully stocked.
No other store in the county has so much
room on the ground floor, as this. 1t has
been named the "Crystal Palace" IL ia
worth visiting, even if you do not purchase
any goods, just to see how very complete it
is in all its appointments. See their new