The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-07-10

Little Maud, you're fraud.
Fred Bitely of Pierson, spent the fourth
here.
Henry Burhans of New Buffalo, spent last
Sabbath in town.
Miss Jennie Grout of Three Rivers, is Wis
iting her numerous friends here.
Miss Kitte Smith, s. H. Smith, and Dell
Woodland, spent the 4th at Fruitport, with
friends.
Miss Jennie johnson is having pleasant
visit with friends at Chicago, and Willis
looks sad.
John Taylor OF Richmond, Ind, has re-.
turned to do his harvesting, after which he
will leave again.
Chas. Pitcher and wife of South Bend,
spent few days with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nicholson, of this place.
Ish Roberts has bran new bar Der pole
but the old wooden awning 81 YES it away.
Take down the awning, Ish.
Fred Stern. who has been with l.. Stern Il
Co. of this place for the last ten years, has
engaged in business at Juniata, Neb.
Twelve couples enjoyed very pleasant
hop at Morrill's hall Tuesday evening of last
week. 1t was not a success financially.
The Lawton base-ballists' expect To 90 to
Battle Creek again this week, and say they
will have some hard work for the Battle
Creeks to do this time.
The Baptist social held at VIM. Kellogg's
Monday evening of last week was well at
tended and Melted a trife over S19. Mr..
and Mrs. Kellogg entertained all in a very
pleasant way, and everyone seemed TO enjoy
themselves.
The editor in last weeks issue, gives Law
ton bad racket on base ball. He should
remember that Lawton is the greatest base
ball town in the county without an excep
ton, and it is nothing unusual for male
children to be born with "bawls' in their
mouths.
number of our democratic friends went
to the depot Saturday, to get look at Ben
Butler if possible, when the express rushed
through. All that met their anxious gaze
was a lonely, ragged looking tramp sitting
on the platform of the express car, and they
wonder whether it was Ben or not The
Squire brought back a spoon which the
stranger threw off.
The glorious fourth has come and gone
and Lawton's celebration was small affair,
compared TO what il might have been.
First on the programme was the procession,
dazzling sight, requiring nearly three sec
onds TO pass given point. II consisted of
the kalamazoo colored band few soldiers,
and handful of men and boys. The Law
ton base ball teams did not parade, not hav-
ing been asked, but the Lawton fire depart
ment made a grand and snowy spectacle,
and the spectators gazed upon it in blank
establishment, with open mouths and I'M
covered heads. The department was imme-
diately put into O glass case for future use.
! In the afternoon a miniature pig was let
loose, which made one dive and was caught
by Howard Smith and as quickly wrenched
from him by stronger hands, quarrel be-
! ing imminent. Sack races. wheelbarrow
races, and climbing a creased pole also fur
nished amusement for the boys. The bowery
dance was not financial success. but the
evening fireworks were very good. Some
seemed to think we We're not loyal to our
town because we did not puff the pro-
gramme last week. Every one knew
there was no fire department and that
should not have been on the programme;
people are not blind. Had Paw Paw not
celebrated, il would not have been thought
of here. The celebration was got up con-
trary to the wishes of citizens and business
men. Had it been Barnum's show, we
would have thought nothing of the pro-
gramme, but in this case We could not puff
it much. Guess We'll let Paw Paw celebrate
hereafter and not try to keep the crowd
here, or else get things up in a little differ
ent shape.